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Libraries are community
Scottish-born businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in steel, but used his wealth to build libraries. Beginning in 1880, he gave away $60 million to build 1,689 libraries across the United States. Many still exist... — Updated 10/6/2020 Full story
The internet access gap is wide — and has an impact
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright and broad light on how much the average American relies on the internet. The gap between who has access to the internet and who doesn’t has been h... — Updated 9/9/2020 Full story
Library will turn page to next reopening phase
The next chapter in Deschutes Public Library’s phased reopening will provide the public with increased access to library buildings. Starting Tuesday, September 1, Sisters Library will be open for more general use, Tuesday through S... — Updated 8/25/2020 Full story
Library turns the page to ‘Chapter 2’
No one was sure what the future would hold when Deschutes Public Library closed its doors to the public on March 16. The duration of the closure, how to continue serving the community, even what to do with checked-out books — it was... — Updated 6/23/2020 Full story
Library establishes plan for reopening
Deschutes Public Library has announced its reopening plan, which will begin the last week of May. The plan, approved by the Library director and board, lays out three chapters that move the library toward a return to a “new normal” for its... — Updated 5/19/2020 Full story
Class of 2020 to have commencement ceremony
A team of dedicated educators and parents have saved the day and created a plan for the Sisters High School class of 2020 to have a commencement ceremony after all, despite the limitations imposed by COVID-19. The one-of-a-kind ceremony... — Updated 5/19/2020 Full story
Shooting fish in a barrel is not an Olympic sport
Some friends of mine are pissed off at the government, especially our state. One friend — let’s call her Lucy — complains that the State of Oregon is “incompetent.” It’s a reaso... — Updated 5/12/2020 Full story
High school students launch science balloons
Sisters High School students from Rima Givot’s chemistry class took to the field on Thursday, May 2, for the now-annual science balloon launch. It was the fourth consecutive year Givot has le... — Updated 5/7/2019 Full story
Connecting with real life for one week
What would happen if you turned off all your distracting screens for seven days? For years, teacher and artist Clay Warburton has challenged his fourth-grade students at Sisters Elementary... — Updated 4/23/2019 Full story
Sisters science students explore solar system
Six student members of the Sisters community RECON team recently returned from the 2019 network-wide conference held in Boulder City, Nevada, with renewed enthusiasm and dedication to... — Updated 3/26/2019 Full story
Sisters filmmakers win distribution
“The Far Green Country,” a documentary film created by Eli and Kelly Pyke of Sisters, has found distribution through a company called Indie Rights Movies. They are helping the filmmakers rel... — Updated 3/26/2019 Full story
Capturing Cambodia in missionary work
My second time to Cambodia I was welcomed with a lecture about avoiding the voluptuous prostitute. Apparently the streets of Takeo, Cambodia where we were staying, were a trap for tourists. T... — Updated 2/12/2019 Full story
The Fulfillment Machine
If you don't know, artificial intelligence, AI, is creeping inexorably into our lives. From facial recognition technology to autonomous vehicles, from drone swarms to Siri, from Tesla to... — Updated 11/27/2018 Full story
Community Policing
Sisters doesn't need its own police department. To begin with, we can't afford one. Police departments, like an effective military, are extremely expensive to operate and maintain. That's par... — Updated 8/28/2018 Full story
Letters to the Editor 07/25/2018
To the Editor: As many of your readers are aware, the new SPRD executive director, Todd Garrett, resigned unexpectedly in early July. These types of partings are never happy, but it was felt by all parties that the fit was just not working.... — Updated 7/24/2018 Full story
Computers and quilting are a perfect match for prolific artist
When Mike Denton, featured quilter in the 2018 machine quilter showcase, retired in 2009 he decided to make up a list of activities he wanted to do to keep busy. "There's about, oh, 60... — Updated 7/17/2018 Full story
Exploring help for the houseless
The collective knowledge and experience represented at the three-hour meeting last week concerning "houselessness" challenges in the Sisters community was considerable. Close to 30 people from throughout Deschutes County, as well as... — Updated 7/3/2018 Full story
Christine Dalton April 8, 1913 - April 9, 2018
Christine was born and raised in Hawaii on the island of Kauai and passed away in Redmond Oregon on April 9, one day after her 105th birthday. Family and a few close friends celebrated her... — Updated 5/2/2018 Full story
Couple depicts 'the Far Green Country'
Long-time Sisters residents Eli and Kelly Pyke have just launched the public release of the trailer to their upcoming documentary film, "The Far Green Country," along with a crowdfunding... — Updated 4/3/2018 Full story
Something for nothing
My grandfather warned me a long time ago that "You can't get something for nothing," which always sounded like an unassailable bit of wisdom pulled from Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims.... — Updated 1/2/2018 Full story
A newspaper's enduring legacy
I felt sadness and pride when Kiki Dolson told me she'd sold The Nugget Newspaper. Sadness because my family owned The Nugget for nearly 40 years. In 1978 my father, Hull Dolson, and his wife, Evelyn Borning Dolson, became publishers,... — Updated 11/28/2017 Full story
Unsportsmanlike conduct
The biggest problem with the NFL isn't the mostly meaningless and entirely self-congratulatory fad of anthem protests. The biggest problem with the NFL is that the product is becoming... — Updated 9/26/2017 Full story
The shoulder season
"Lord, let me die but not die out." - James Dickey, "For the Last Wolverine" A few weeks ago, on our way to the End of Summer Concert and Barbecue at the Camp Sherman Store, my wife and I cro... — Updated 9/19/2017 Full story
Indie film goes to heart of Lakota country
A Lakota elder and his protective friend suck a white author into the heart of Lakota Country, encouraging him to see their reality without falling prey to white men's guilt-ridden cliché... — Updated 9/12/2017 Full story
Speed wobbles
Once, while attending a summer program for young students at UC Santa Barbara, I attempted to skateboard down a long, sloping hill. I had no business doing that. I was not a skateboarder. Whe... — Updated 6/13/2017 Full story
