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Coast Guard recollections
The arrival of Coast Guard Day this week set me to reminiscing about my years in the U.S. Coast Guard. My personal connection with the Coast Guard actually began early in World War II,... — Updated 8/4/2020 Full story
Oregon Adaptive Sports will explain mission at talk in Sisters
Pat Addabbo, Executive Director of Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS), will make a presentation this week as part of the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) speaker series on local outdoor recreation and natural resource issues. The event will be held... — Updated 11/11/2018 Full story
Maret Pajutee caps forest career
Maret Pajutee, district ecologist for the Sisters Ranger District, will bring her lengthy Forest Service career to a conclusion with a final address at the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) speakers forum next week. For the past 25 years, Pajute... — Updated 4/12/2016 Full story
YCC offering summer jobs
The Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (COYCC) is currently accepting applications for nearly 100 summer jobs, and one of the crews will be based here in Sisters. Amy Racki, the Forest Service's recreation team leader for the Sisters... — Updated 4/5/2016 Full story
From lumber yard to art gallery
Just how does a lumberyard owner come to be the proprietor of an art gallery? "Well, it just sort of fell together," said proprietor Kevin Langdon. "Dave Elpi of Sisters Forest Products is... — Updated 3/25/2008 Full story
Blacksmith forges an artistic career
Jeff Wester. file photo He started out shoeing horses out of the back of a pickup truck. Now, he runs a 14,000-square-foot forge, welding, and iron works business in the Sisters Industrial Park. Along the way, he created some of the... — Updated 7/15/2003 Full story
Musician offers free performance
Tyrone Wells. Photo provided California folk singer Tyrone Wells is in Central Oregon this week for a family reunion. While he's here he will present a free public musical performance in Sisters. The outdoor concert is scheduled for 8 p.m.... — Updated 6/24/2003 Full story
Activists claim fee demo deception
Opponents of Forest Service trail fees are citing a General Accounting Office (GAO) report that they say proves the agency is padding the numbers in an effort to make its fee program look like a success. In a recently released joint... — Updated 6/17/2003 Full story
PRCA tour abandons the Sisters Rodeo
It wasn't televised, but it sure was dramatic... Photo by Jeff Sperber As always, the Sisters Rodeo was a big success, and big cowboy names made the annual pilgrimage to town. However, one of the rodeo's more recent claims to fame... — Updated 6/17/2003 Full story
Cowgirl rides with the cowboys
Kaila Mussell. Photo by Craig Eisenbeis Rodeo fans are used to seeing lots of pretty girls at the rodeo. They're the rodeo queens, the barrel racers, the flag girls. What people don't expect, however, is to see the girls riding the rough... — Updated 6/17/2003 Full story
Wild Child wows rodeo crowd
Troy Lerwill and Rebecca Rigal. Photo by Craig Eisenbeis Faster than a wild bronc, more powerful than his sleek Dodge truck, able to leap a tall Sundowner trailer in a single bound. Superman? Nope, even better. It's The Wild Child, also... — Updated 6/17/2003 Full story
Rodeo draws big crowds to Sisters
A sea of cowboy hats, traffic at a standstill on Highway 20, and funny brown stuff on your boots. It must be rodeo weekend in Sisters! The 63rd annual Sisters Rodeo drew big crowds and some top-drawer performances -- including a phenomenal... — Updated 6/17/2003 Full story
Beware of beetles in freshly downed firewood
Although the Forest Service's tree thinning program is primarily designed to help prevent wildfires and enhance forest health there are additional benefits, as well. One such beneficial side effect is an abundance of (almost) free firewood -... — Updated 6/10/2003 Full story
Thinning program allows firewood gathering
With last year's loss of two homes at Black Butte Ranch still fresh in everyone's mind, the Forest Service's wildfire prevention program is in full swing. "Our thinning program for Highway 20 and Black Butte Ranch is going real well this... — Updated 6/10/2003 Full story
New name coming for Squaw Creek
Colleen Roba (left), and Olivia Wallulatum are at work on renaming Squaw Creek. Photo by Craig Eisenbeis Since Oregon Senate Bill 488 passed nearly two years ago, the name "Squaw Creek" has been living on borrowed time. The name-change bill... — Updated 6/3/2003 Full story
Burn season closed
After deciding just last week that debris burning could continue a while longer, Central Oregon fire authorities reversed themselves and closed all burning last weekend. Interim Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Chief Ken Enoch said, "We had another... — Updated 6/3/2003 Full story
New Suttle Lake Lodge about to rise
Construction crews at work on the kitchen. Photo by Craig Eisenbeis The much-anticipated new lodge at Suttle Lake Resort is one step closer to reality. "We hope to be clearing ground by the first part of July," said John Bingham, new Resort... — Updated 6/3/2003 Full story
New bridge access to Suttle completed
The new bridge at Suttle Lake Resort has wooden facing. Photo by Craig Eisenbeis One of Central Oregon's more dangerous intersections has finally been eliminated. Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, the partially blind entrance to... — Updated 6/3/2003 Full story
Fish die as Squaw Creek runs dry
Keeping water flowing in Squaw Creek requires constant diligence. Photo by Jim Cornelius About a mile-long stretch of Squaw Creek went dry last week when competing irrigation interests siphoned off the entire stream flow. Like the recent lun... — Updated 5/27/2003 Full story
New Ranger named for Grassland
Kristin Bail was recently appointed as the new District Ranger for the Crooked River National Grassland, which is located about eight miles northeast of Sisters. Bail brings 15 years of wildland administration experience with the U.S.... — Updated 5/20/2003 Full story
Church tea benefits St. Winefride's Guild
Young models displayed fashions at St. Edward's annual Mother's Day Tea. Photo by John Hartsfield Last Saturday, St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church hosted its third annual Mother's Day weekend tea and fashion show for more than 100 partic... — Updated 5/13/2003 Full story
Sisters arts educator recognized for youth education
Annie Painter. Photo provided Sisters artist and educator Annie Painter will receive the 2003 Sunburst Award for her "exemplary commitment to young people, the arts, and education." The award is sponsored by Young Audiences, a national... — Updated 5/13/2003 Full story
Local mushroom crop poised to boom
The highly sought-after Morel. Photo by Alan Heath Despite the downturn in Oregon's economy, one industry in the Sisters area is, well, mushrooming. According to Alan Heath, Special Forest Products Manager for the Sisters Ranger District,... — Updated 5/6/2003 Full story
Squaw Creek committee explores
Maret Pajutee, center, led a Stewardship Commitee field trip along Squaw Creek. Photo provided The Squaw Creek Stewardship Committee held its third meeting last week and looks to be gaining momentum in its bid to become a factor in the... — Updated 4/29/2003 Full story
Public to weigh in on Squaw Creek 'wild and scenic' plan
A new Sisters event for this year's Riverfest celebration is something called the "Secrets of Squaw Creek Charrette." Maret Pajutee and the U.S. Forest Service will host the event, unofficially billed as "Maret's Charrette," on Monday, May... — Updated 4/29/2003 Full story
