News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Everything Outdoors
When Dave Kelly named his business Everything Outdoors, he meant it. The father-son team really does literally everything associated with outdoor projects, from construction to landscaping. The quality of their work and their dedication to realizing their customers’ vision for their outdoor spaces has earned them steady referral business throughout Sisters Country.
“Camp Sherman has always been real good to us,” Kelly notes. “We’re there every week of the year now, almost.”
The work that Everything Outdoors does can enhance quality of life and improve your home’s defensible space, a critical aspect that is at the forefront of many homeowners’ considerations in Sisters Country.
The advent of fall and winter doesn’t necessarily mean it’s too late to start a project.
“The last couple of years, we worked all through winter because it’s been so mild,” Kelly said.
Get your project going now — or get it planned and budgeted out for spring.
“Plan your project now,” Kelly advises. “When spring arrives, it’s hard to breathe.”
Metolius Painting & Cabinet Restoration
Winter is quickly approaching and with that, more time to gather indoors with family and friends sharing stories and home-cooked meals.
Bring new life to the most important gathering space in your home with Metolius Painting’s “Four-Day Cabinet Restoration.” New cabinets are expensive but old cabinets professionally prepped, primed, and painted can look brand new at a fraction of the cost.
As with all renovation projects, preparation is the key to success, and our technicians are meticulous about all aspects of the process to insure your cabinets look fantastic for many years. Cabinet doors and drawers are taken off site for prep and paint in a climate-controlled space and we set up containment barriers, HEPA dust extractors, and vent paint fumes outside while working on the cabinet frames in your home. Rest easy knowing we stand behind every job and offer a 10-year Peel Free Guarantee. Learn more about the process and receive a near-instant quote at http://www.metoliuspainting.com.
Sisters Heating & Air
Sisters Heating & Air has built a stellar reputation in Sisters for high-quality work and honest, ethical service.
Sisters Heating & Air serves residential and commercial customers with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) — including air purification and humidification, system diagnostics, maintenance, replacements, and new installations.
They also work with fireplaces — inserts and free-standing. They have access to a range of brands.
“We have tons of experience in service, repair, and installation, as well,” said owner Mike Whitlatch.
Sisters Heating & Air offers yearly maintenance plans for HVAC systems — and you can add a fireplace and dryer vent cleaning to the list at small cost.
Sisters Heating & Air understands that HVAC and fireplaces are vital equipment in Sisters Country — and it’s stressful when they act up. With Sisters Heating & Air, you can count on getting an honest assessment and the right fix — whether it’s a small repair or a replacement.
Sisters Forest Products
Sisters Forest Products is a small, local company that works year-round at fuel reduction forestry.
We started with tree-thinning projects in the 1990s awarded by both the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Deschutes Project Wildfire.
Sisters Forest Products has a two-part mission: First and foremost we create parks out of overgrown or overstocked forest land both public and private. We have quietly spent the last 25 years at this work and have improved thousands of acres in that time.
The second half of this mission involves the utilization of as much woody materials as we can harvest from the projects. Most of this wood is recycled through the Sisters Forest Products log yard, and sold to the public as firewood, chips, posts and poles, etc. This makes the mission a super-green endeavor, truly a full-circle way to help prevent the spread of wildfires, enhance the health of local forests, and provide environmentally sound heat energy to the public.
Northwest Emergency Medical Training
Tracy Trotter of Northwest Emergency Medical Training is dedicated to helping his community stay safe — through empowering each of us to respond effectively to an emergency. The medical training his team offers is for everybody, from those with no medical experience to seasoned healthcare professionals. Northwest Emergency Medical Training will be training eighth graders at Sisters Middle School in CPR this November through a program in partnership with Sisters business Holy Kakow.
“Wintertime is kind of the time when we start doing our wilderness first-aid classes,” Trotter notes.
Despite the title, these classes have a broad application — in the woods or at home. Participants learn emergency first-aid techniques that can save a life when ambulance response is far away or delayed due to multiple calls.
Northwest Emergency Medical Training also offers child and babysitter first-aid classes, stop-the-bleed classes, and more. They work with civic organizations to provide training and often donate classes.
Sisters Country Property Management
Owning a second home in Sisters Country should encompass seamless support for exceptional living. That’s why estate management and concierge is more than an occasional drive-by. It’s steady care between visits. Someone is keeping track while you’re away. Someone stays ahead of preventative maintenance. Someone calls the right local vendors and records every repair. Someone knows the property well enough to spot what’s different.
Sisters Country Property Management (SCPM) provides that care through home watch, private concierge, and project oversight, with a full report after every visit and quick response to storms and emergencies.
And when it’s time to return? The fridge is stocked, vehicles are serviced, and the house is prepared for your arrival as requested — because time is the greatest luxury of all.
Serving Sisters and surrounding areas for seven years, SCPM is NHWA accredited and licensed, bonded, and insured in Oregon.
Contact Leah Hodges at 541-699-9415 or [email protected] to learn more.
BestVue Blinds
BestVue Blinds is always on the lookout for products and services that enhance their customers’ quality of life. The family-owned and operated company in Sisters now offers Sarasota, Florida-based MagnaTrack outdoor screens. They wanted a screen and shade product that would meet their customers’ needs — and one that could stand up to tough high desert outdoor conditions.
“We have really high winds here,” said Mike Hernandez, who handles residential sales, installation, and service for the company. “Most outdoor shades don’t last that long, but these are built for hurricane-rated winds,” Hernandez said.
The continued determination to offer customers the best in both product and services is a characteristic ethic of the company: “We want people to be happy when we’re done. We’re down to take the extra steps. We care about the work we do,” Hernandez said.
The company was built on a tight-knit group that operates like family. Gilbert Porraz, a longtime employee, is now a partner in the business.
NAPA Auto Parts
Customers who walk into NAPA Auto Parts at 303 E. Hood Ave. in Sisters will find the shelves fully stocked — with more on the way — and a staff that’s ready to help them with their needs.
Owner Chris Hylland and General Manager Mike Chaput opened the store, newly acquired from Baxters last month, and immediately began getting the store stocked up. Whether you need a windshield wiper replaced, or a battery, or a jug of coolant, they’ll have what you need. Any orders have a very quick turnaround.
The new NAPA store is ready to serve both retail and commercial customers from the automotive shops in town to construction companies, loggers, the agriculture community, RV, boat and marine users, and do-it-yourselfers in need of