News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The first of a series of spring-blooming events is unfolding now along the upper reaches of the Peterson Ridge Trail (PRT), with flowering manzanita everywhere. Apart from the conspicuous beauty, the trail is in near-perfect condition with pretty much uninterrupted firm damp soil throughout the 25-mile system, and is getting heavy use from local cyclists and runners, and ever more from Bend, Redmond, and beyond. Central Oregon Magazine's winter edition listed the PRT as runner... Full story
The Peterson Ridge Trail is in the midst of a major expansion that will benefit Sisters residents and eventually attract visitors from all over the region. The trail was originally created in 1989 by a coalition of local mountain bike groups in cooperation with the Forest Service. Local notables involved in that process include current mayor and Eurosports owner Brad Boyd, and Phil Meglasson, whose name graces the renowned Phil's Trail system in Bend. The original trail system was a pair of "lollipop" loops sharing a common... Full story
Judging from recent letters to the editor, there still seems to be plenty of persistent and even harmful misinformation circulating about the Peterson Ridge Trail system. We would all be taking a huge step in the right direction if we could just agree on the facts. Some continue to believe that the trail is a recent creation and that horses were summarily kicked off the trail after "special interests" with money to spend managed to turn the Forest Service to their way of thinking. The trail in fact was created in 1989, 19... Full story
Judging from recent letters to the editor, the possibility of having a rational discussion about the future of formula restaurants in Sisters may well have gone up in smoke with the infuriating act of senseless destruction that shook our town three weeks ago. And there may or may not be an initiative on the ballot to address the issue, widely regarded as a legitimate concern, depending on the initiative process itself and the eventual outcome of an ongoing conversation between the various involved parties and the Mayor. If an... Full story
Editor's note: John Rahm serves on the Sisters City Council. We have a general long-term challenge in Sisters that has once again come to the fore, the same challenge facing most of Central Oregon: namely, managing growth. Projections that have been done and re-done anticipate that growth here will be dramatic, with the population within the ever-expanding city limits growing 400 to 500 percent over the next 20 years, totaling out at 4,500 to 5,000 people. While we can all think of ways we may benefit from growth, possibly... Full story
