News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Deschutes County Sheriff Greg Brown aims to change the way the sheriff's office is funded in this November's election. Brown, sheriff for the past 3-1/2 years, attended the Sisters City Council meeting, Thursday, May 11, to ask for support in bringing Sisters into a proposed Deschutes Law Enforcement District. County law enforcement has been funded primarily through serial tax levies for the past 20 years. The sheriff's current three-year levy expires this year. According to Brown, chronic funding uncertainty because of... Full story
Stores that habitually leave merchandise outside after business hours are being asked by the City of Sisters to correct the practice -- or possibly face citation. At the Thursday, May 11, city council meeting, Mayor Steve Wilson explained that proposed ordinance changes to require businesses to clean up applied to tourist oriented businesses in the more heavily traveled parts of the business district. According to Wilson, the city is not concerned with stores that traditionally, as common and accepted business practices,... Full story
Sisters High School, already known in Oregon for its high academic standards, has established rigorous new curriculum requirements which will take effect this fall. New standards, approved at the May 8 Sisters School Board meeting, establish graduation requirements which link student coursework to performance on the state Certificate of Initial Mastery (CIM) tests. The new standards are, in part, an answer to the difficulty students in Sisters, and throughout the state, have faced in meeting new-- and sometimes controversial... Full story
Sisters High School students are worried about their school's finances and frustrated by what they see as inaction on the part of legislators to fix the school funding system. Lindsey Warner and Jamie Cundiff, sophomores, joined seniors Matthew Adams and Megan Benton to assess the damage of continuing school budget cuts. The conversation soon turned to a recent visit to the school by District 54 Representative Ben Westlund. Adams says initially he was glad when Westlund visited because he and his friends had many questions.... Full story
The soon-to-be new owners of the Pond Ranch are poised to turn back the clock 135 years. In early July, the Deschutes Basin Land Trust (DBLT) will finalize its purchase of the 145 acre property. The Hindman Barn was constructed within the holding on Camp Polk circa 1865, becoming the first structure built by white settlers between the Deschutes Basin and the Cascades. DBLT plans to rebuild the barn and to enlist community support in restoring the fragile riparian and meadow ecosystem to its pristine, pre-settlement state.... Full story
Sisters Middle School students have begun to notice the sting of budget cuts. Lauren Marcy, MacKenzie McClain, Jordan Weber, and Ford Bauer suspended their vigorous basketball game on Friday, April 28, to share their thoughts on the projected cuts to their school. Marcy says that changes to the choir program have had an impact. "It used to be my favorite class but getting a different teacher right at the end of the year makes it really hard to adjust," she said. The others nodded in agreement. Middle school music teacher... Full story
Four more teaching positions, all middle school sports and some high school sports will be eliminated under a proposal designed to overcome a $200,000 shortfall in next year's budget. The cuts come on top of reductions already made this spring, which took another $200,000 bite out of a total deficit of nearly $400,000. School Superintendent Steve Swisher presented his 2001 proposed budget to a somber school board budget committee at its meeting Monday, April 24. Swisher, noting that no good choices exist, told the board "all... Full story
