Brothers, Oregon
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon}}
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|elevation_ft = 4639
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|postal_code = 97712
|area_code = 458 and 541
|footnotes = Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey{{Cite web |date=November 28, 1980 |title=Brothers |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1138661 |access-date=August 23, 2009 |website=Geographic Names Information System |publisher=United States Geological Survey}}
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Image:Brothers, Oregon rocket launch.jpg
Brothers is an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 20. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. It lies at an elevation of {{convert|4639|ft|m}} above sea level.
In 2005 the Associated Press described Brothers as "a speck of a town".{{cite news|title=Trying to save a school|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Albany Democrat-Herald|place=Albany, Oregon|date=2005-08-21|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169502466/ C8]|via=Newspapers.com}}
History
Originally a stagecoach stop between Burns and Prineville, the Brothers Stage Stop was built in 1912. It was a gas station, restaurant, and post office up until around 2018. It has changed owners a few times over the years and is currently not in operation.{{Cite web |title=Brothers Stage Stop |url=https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/eat-drink/restaurants/brothers-stage-stop/}}
Brothers post office was established in 1913.{{Cite book |last=McArthur |first=Lewis A. |title=Oregon Geographic Names |last2=Lewis L. McArthur |publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-87595-277-1 |edition=Seventh |location=Portland, Oregon |pages=116 |author-link=Lewis A. McArthur |author-link2=Lewis L. McArthur |orig-year=1928}} One source says that the name comes from several families of brothers who settled in the area, including the Stenkamp Brothers and Varco(e) Brothers, while another notes that there was a local Three Brothers Sheep Camp, named for three nearby hills that had the Three Sisters mountains looming behind them. The wool trade around World War I helped the town develop.
Vast tracts of uninhabited land covered with sagebrush surround Brothers, which are often used for model and high power rocket launches by Oregon Rocketry{{Cite web |title=Brothers Launch Site |url=http://www.oregonrocketry.com/?page_id=200 |access-date=October 17, 2010 |publisher=OregonRocketry}} which has one of the highest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airspace waivers in the United States at {{convert|35500|ft|m}}.{{Cite web |last=Greg Clark |date=July 27, 2010 |title=Welcome to Brothers Oregon |url=http://www.oregonrocketry.com/ |access-date=2010-10-18}}
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Brothers has a steppe climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
{{Weather box
|location = Brothers, Oregon, 1991–2020 normals, 1959-2020 extremes: 4640ft (1414m)
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 61
|Feb record high F = 67
|Mar record high F = 73
|Apr record high F = 85
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 96
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 72
|Dec record high F = 61
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 51.0
|Feb avg record high F = 54.8
|Mar avg record high F = 64.1
|Apr avg record high F = 74.1
|May avg record high F = 83.0
|Jun avg record high F = 87.9
|Jul avg record high F = 94.3
|Aug avg record high F = 93.4
|Sep avg record high F = 88.1
|Oct avg record high F = 77.7
|Nov avg record high F = 63.1
|Dec avg record high F = 50.3
|year avg record high F = 95.7
|Jan high F = 37.4
|Feb high F = 40.0
|Mar high F = 47.2
|Apr high F = 54.3
|May high F = 63.0
|Jun high F = 70.6
|Jul high F = 82.1
|Aug high F = 81.4
|Sep high F = 73.1
|Oct high F = 59.6
|Nov high F = 45.6
|Dec high F = 36.6
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 27.7
|Feb mean F = 30.1
|Mar mean F = 34.6
|Apr mean F = 39.3
|May mean F = 47.4
|Jun mean F = 54.3
|Jul mean F = 63.4
|Aug mean F = 62.3
|Sep mean F = 54.7
|Oct mean F = 43.9
|Nov mean F = 33.4
|Dec mean F = 26.8
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 18.0
|Feb low F = 20.1
|Mar low F = 22.0
|Apr low F = 24.3
|May low F = 31.8
|Jun low F = 38.0
|Jul low F = 44.7
|Aug low F = 43.2
|Sep low F = 36.3
|Oct low F = 28.2
|Nov low F = 21.3
|Dec low F = 17.0
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -0.7
|Feb avg record low F = 1.5
|Mar avg record low F = 10.6
|Apr avg record low F = 13.4
|May avg record low F = 16.9
|Jun avg record low F = 24.1
|Jul avg record low F = 30.4
|Aug avg record low F = 29.3
|Sep avg record low F = 20.8
|Oct avg record low F = 13.9
|Nov avg record low F = 4.1
|Dec avg record low F = -2.8
|year avg record low F = -9.0
|Jan record low F = −30
|Feb record low F = −19
|Mar record low F = −10
|Apr record low F = 1
|May record low F = 8
|Jun record low F = 12
|Jul record low F = 18
|Aug record low F = 20
|Sep record low F = 10
|Oct record low F = 1
|Nov record low F = -16
|Dec record low F = −30
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.97
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.66
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.60
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.57
|May precipitation inch = 1.10
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.78
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.48
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.42
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.53
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.62
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.89
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.48
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 8.1
|Feb snow inch = 4.0
|Mar snow inch = 1.3
|Apr snow inch = 0.8
|May snow inch = 0.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 3.6
|Dec snow inch = 6.7
|year snow inch =
|source 1 = NOAA (1981-2010 precip/snowfall)
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00351067&format=pdf
|title = Brothers, Oregon 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = January 11, 2024
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{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00351067&format=pdf
|title = Brothers, Oregon 1981-2010 Monthly Normals
|access-date = January 11, 2024
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|source 2 = XMACIS2 (records & 1981-2010 monthly max/mins)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = January 11, 2024
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{{Weather box
|location = Brothers
|single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 61
| Feb record high F = 67
| Mar record high F = 73
| Apr record high F = 85
| May record high F = 92
| Jun record high F = 96
| Jul record high F = 102
| Aug record high F = 103
| Sep record high F = 97
| Oct record high F = 88
| Nov record high F = 72
| Dec record high F = 61
| year record high F = 103
| Jan high F = 37.6
| Feb high F = 42.1
| Mar high F = 48.1
| Apr high F = 55.4
| May high F = 63.9
| Jun high F = 72.3
| Jul high F = 82.4
| Aug high F = 81
| Sep high F = 73.1
| Oct high F = 61.6
| Nov high F = 45.8
| Dec high F = 37.7
| year high F = 58.4
| Jan low F = 17.2
| Feb low F = 20.3
| Mar low F = 22.5
| Apr low F = 24.9
| May low F = 31.2
| Jun low F = 37.6
| Jul low F = 42.9
| Aug low F = 41.6
| Sep low F = 34.3
| Oct low F = 28
| Nov low F = 22.3
| Dec low F = 17.1
| year low F = 28.3
| Jan record low F = -30
| Feb record low F = -19
| Mar record low F = -10
| Apr record low F = 1
| May record low F = 8
| Jun record low F = 12
| Jul record low F = 18
| Aug record low F = 20
| Sep record low F = 10
| Oct record low F = 1
| Nov record low F = -16
| Dec record low F = -30
| year record low F = -30 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.94
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.48
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.57
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.63
| May precipitation inch = 1.06
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.9
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.52
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.57
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.47
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.67
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.1
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.08
| year precipitation inch = 8.99
| Jan precipitation days = 6
| Feb precipitation days = 6
| Mar precipitation days = 6
| Apr precipitation days = 6
| May precipitation days = 6
| Jun precipitation days = 5
| Jul precipitation days = 3
| Aug precipitation days = 3
| Sep precipitation days = 3
| Oct precipitation days = 5
| Nov precipitation days = 7
| Dec precipitation days = 7
| Jan snow inch = 7.7
| Feb snow inch = 3.1
| Mar snow inch = 2.4
| Apr snow inch = 1.5
| May snow inch = 0.6
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.6
| Nov snow inch = 3.4
| Dec snow inch = 6.9
| year snow inch = 26.2
|date=November 2015
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Transportation
In the 21st century, Brothers is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction.{{Cite web |title=Eastern Point Schedule |url=http://www.oregon-point.com/eastern_point.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104230019/http://www.oregon-point.com/eastern_point.php |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=January 5, 2016 |publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation}}
Education
Brothers is currently in Crook County School District.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Data/Documents/County_Deschutes_04_of_04.pdf|title=OREGON TRANSPORTATION MAP DESCHUTES COUNTY Sheet 4 of 4|publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation|year=2023|access-date=2025-04-03}} - Compare to the school district map.{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41017_deschutes/DC20SD_C41017.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Deschutes County, OR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-04-03}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41017_deschutes/DC20SD_C41017_SD2MS.txt Text list] It operates Brothers Elementary School, a K-8 school.{{cite web|url=https://brothers.crookcountyschools.org/|title=Home|publisher=Brothers Elementary School|access-date=2025-04-03}} The grounds include the current school building, a one room schoolhouse, as well as the former school, used for storage.{{cite news|last=Arellano-Summer|first=Noemi|url=https://rv-times.com/2023/12/13/brothers-school-has-just-6-students-and-unique-needs-of-a-one-room-schoolhouse/|title=Brothers school has just 6 students, and unique needs of a one-room schoolhouse|newspaper=Rogue Valley Times|date=2023-12-13|access-date=2025-04-06}} The school has a teachers residence and relies on a well.{{cite web|last=Fisciaro|first=Kelly|url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/once-closed-brothers-school-is-growing-needs-a-new-well/article_d50c306f-9de8-593e-8343-16cae9d5e562.html|title=Once-closed Brothers school is growing, needs a new well|newspaper=The Bulletin|date=2017-11-03|access-date=2025-04-03}} In 2023 it had a four day school week, with two teachers alternating days. In 2023 its student count was six.
The community was previously in the Brothers School District, which operated a K-8 school.{{cite news|last=Bousquet|first=Ernestine|title=Brothers School to merge with Crook Co.|newspaper=The Bulletin|date=2005-08-30|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169503684/ C1]|via=Newspapers.com}} Sometime before 1989, the Brothers school district sent older students to Bend Senior High School of the Bend School District. Circa 1989, due to lower costs, it instead began sending older students to Crane Union High School, which had and has boarding facilities.{{cite news|last=Rhiannon|first=Thea|title=Teens become family at boarding school|newspaper=The Bulletin|date=1989-04-23|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169488395/ D-1]|via=Newspapers.com}} In 1991, Crane remained as the district's default choice, while some students instead chose to live with family members in other communities and attended high school there.{{cite news|title=Brothers faces loss of school|newspaper=The Bulletin|date=1991-08-18|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169501047/ D-1]|via=Newspapers.com}} Due to a loss of enrollment, effective 2006, the Brothers district was consolidated into the Crook County district. The Brothers School closed in 2006. In 2007, one student who lived in the Brothers area went to a school in Prineville.{{cite news|last=King|first=Rachael Scarborough|title=Paulina Elementary: One of Oregon's smallest schools worries about its future|newspaper=The Bulletin|date=2007-05-12|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169516481/ A1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169516573/ A10]-[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/169516649/ A11]|via=Newspapers.com}} Brothers Elementary reopened in 2015, with 7 students in the 2016-2017 school year and 13 students in the 2017-2018 school year.
Deschutes County is in the boundary of Central Oregon Community College.{{cite web|url=https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf|title=Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts|publisher=Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development|accessdate=2025-04-03}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041012013156/http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0%2C1284%2C43837%2C00.html Wired News article on technology-assisted learning in Brothers]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Deschutes County, Oregon