News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A 22- year- old Salem man died sometime Saturday night, January 27, after crashing into a tree at Hoodoo Ski Area. The body of James Scariot was recovered at 6:20 a.m. Sunday after an all- night search by Scariot's companions and members of the Santiam Ski Patrol. Their efforts had been hampered by a heavy snowfall. Scariot's friends said they last saw him at 8:45 p.m. Saturday as the group skied the Powder Valley Trail run. When Scariot failed to appear at the bottom of the run, his friends contacted the Ski Patrol and the... Full story
Two members of a Newberg family have been released from St. Charles Medical Center in Bend after treatment for injuries they sustained in a January 13 motor vehicle accident near Santiam Pass which claimed two lives. Marcia Worlock, 47, was treated for fractures of the pelvis, right hand and right shoulder. Daniel Worlock, 9, had a serious head injury. Todd Sprague, a spokesman for St. Charles, said Daniel was discharged January 19, and Marcia left the hospital January 20. Sprague was unable to say whether they had been... Full story
A Redmond mother and daughter were killed outright at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 13, in a two- car collision on U.S. 20 near Lost Lake. A 2- year- old girl in the same car was secured in an approved child restraint seat and was not injured. This was the second fatal accident in a little over two weeks on the same short stretch of road between Hoodoo Ski Area and Lost Lake. Three people died after an accident on December 27, including Willard and Mae Cyrus, farming pioneers of the Sisters area. The dead were Kathryn Nelson,... Full story
Break- ins and thefts occurred at three Camp Sherman recreation cabins sometime between Thanksgiving and December 29, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department has disclosed. The three residences are located at the end of Summer Home Tract "O," located one mile north of Camp Sherman on the banks of the Metolius River. Owners of the cabins are Tom and Janet Harper of Junction City, John and Katharine Burr of Salem, and Harry and Genevieve Watson of Bend. The Burrs discovered the burglary of their home December 29. Stolen from... Full story
Forest Service workers at the Sisters Ranger District returned January 8 from what was probably their longest Christmas vacation since school days. But the shutdown of federal government offices for 19 days, while Congress and the Clinton administration tangled in a budget impasse, was hardly a time of unalloyed enjoyment for the foresters. They are now making up for lost time on several projects delayed somewhat by the furlough. District Information Assistant Tori Roberts said the situation wasn't as bad as it might have bee... Full story
A Bend woman, her daughter and a man from Salem sustained multiple injuries Friday, December 22, in a three- vehicle collision on Highway 20 at the Suttle Lake grade. The accident, which occurred at 12:50 p.m. near Mile Post 86.5, blocked the highway for 2-1/2 hours, the Oregon State Police reported. According to the report, an eastbound car driven by Sandra McDonald, 47, of Bend, drifted across the center line, struck the side of a westbound trailer and then smashed head- on into a car driven by Jack Bass, 29, of Salem, who... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District hopes to publish a final environmental assessment January 24, 1996, of the Jack- Canyon Vegetation Management Project on 16,600 acres of national forest land west of Camp Sherman. The project area includes the drainages of Jack Creek and Canyon Creek, both major tributaries of the Metolius River which provide high levels of dispersed recreational activity. In a recent letter, District Ranger Karen Shimamoto asked for public reaction to the project description by December 8. Comments should be direc... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District is seeking public comment about a proposed exchange of federal and Deschutes County lands which could add 80 acres to the holdings of the Sisters School District. Comments are due by December 15, and should be addressed to Jeff Sims, the ranger district's lands forester, 549- 2111, or P.O. Box 249, Sisters 97759. Sims will also answer any questions citizens might have about the proposed trade. According to a letter from the ranger district, Deschutes County has offered two parcels, containing... Full story
Camp Sherman residents are proud to announce they have a new national champion living among them. They've been rooting for him all along, but now that he has achieved high honor, there won't be any parades. No one will fashion a crown, and a ceremonial belt isn't practical for one whose waist measurement is 24 feet. Actually, the Camp Sherman folks prefer to keep their new champ a well- guarded secret, so don't ask for his address. He can't give autographs anyway, nor will he speak to visitors. This illustrious resident of... Full story
Seven years after the Metolius River was designated a wild and scenic stream by the federal government and the State Scenic Waterways system, the U.S. Forest Service has released a draft environmental impact statement for management of the river. Interested groups and individuals have until February 16, 1996, to comment on the draft, which is contained in a very detailed, 234- page document mailed recently to "Metolius enthusiasts." The Draft EIS presents a preferred alternative plan gleaned primarily from five original alter... Full story
The Camp Sherman Local Advisory Committee to the Jefferson County Planning Commission has been one member short since March. More recently, the planning commission member representing Camp Sherman, Suttle Lake and Blue Lake resigned. He has not been replaced. Why? "We have advertised (in The Nugget), we have solicited, we have begged for replacements," said County Judge Dan Ahern, "but we cannot get them." Land- use and zoning issues have resulted in controversy in the Camp Sherman area in recent years. "People are unwilling... Full story
The Land Conservation and Development Department has remanded to the Jefferson County Commission "periodic review work task number 4," which concerns zoning and land- use regulations in the Camp Sherman area. "The department concludes that the county's inventory, analysis, exception statement and new zoning for the Camp Sherman area does not fully comply with... task number 4 which required the county to address Goal 14 and the (Oregon) Supreme Court decision" in what is commonly referred to as the "Curry County case,"... Full story
Even with the sun shining on a late October Saturday, the water temperature of the Metolius River near Wizard Falls Trout Hatchery was a daunting 45 degrees. Yet, for 13 members of the all- volunteer Camp Sherman Hasty Team of Jefferson County Search and Rescue, it would take more than a frigid Fahrenheit reading to cool their mutual desire to river swim the Metolius. Each one plunged into the turquoise water of the main channel -- at that point a narrow, deep, swift- flowing stream -- and with feet up and forward, steered... Full story
The Sisters City Council has embarked on a new street numbering and addressing system for the community in the interests of public safety. At its October 26 meeting, the council heard City Planner Neil Thompson bid for consistency, a virtue lacking in the present numbering system. Some houses bear odd numbers on the even-numbered side of the street, and vice versa, while other numbers don't progress consistently down the blocks. Gary Frazee, director of public works, noted that entire blocks are out of synch: "There are three... Full story
A Sunday afternoon skid on Highway 20 caused a head- on collision which claimed the life of a 73- year- old Salem man. John M. Palmer was pronounced dead at the scene. The two occupants of the second vehicle escaped with minor injuries. Palmer's small pickup truck was westbound at Lost Lake when it skidded on ice, crossed the center line and struck another pickup head- on in the east- bound lane, according to the Albany office of the Oregon State Police, which investigated the crash. A father and son from Metolius, Kevin... Full story
The Deschutes National Forest has announced a forest- wide timber sale of mostly salvage wood for the 12- month period starting October 1, 1995, and ending September 30, 1996. The sales, located in the Bend, Sisters, Crescent and Fort Rock Ranger Districts, will involve salvage operations as part of the Deschutes Forest's "effort to be responsive to the need for improving forest health and ecosystems," according to the announcement. "Consequently, large volumes of dead and dying timber may be expected in the (current)... Full story
The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted Garth M. Nelson, 53, of Camp Sherman, on three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to trial court records in Madras. Nelson, free on security release, was to be arraigned Monday afternoon, October 23, in circuit court. The charges arose out of an early morning incident at Nelson's home October 1, when police were notified he was allegedly holding a woman companion against her will. Other charges related to the incident were dropped for insufficient... Full story
Charges of attempted rape and first- degree sexual abuse against Garth M. Nelson of Camp Sherman were dropped in Jefferson County for lack of sufficient evidence, according to court records in Madras. Nelson was arrested October 1 at his home after authorities received an early morning report that a woman was being held there against her will. Nelson still faces possible prosecution on three charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The county grand jury is expected to hear those charges Thursday, October 19. If... Full story
Fanned by sudden high winds, a permitted trash fire at a residence on Ponderosa Loop quickly went out of control Sunday afternoon, bringing the Cloverdale RFPD out in force. Bill and Kathy Wolfe, occupants of the house in the Ponderosa Cascade Estates subdivision, had obtained a burning permit from the Cloverdale Fire Department, and reportedly had started their fire between 8 and 9 a.m. Sunday. The unexpected northwest wind struck about 1 p.m., quickly spreading the remainder of the Wolfes' burning pile eastward across... Full story
A deer hunter's discovery 10 days ago of bones and items of women's underclothing stashed near the Santiam highway has stirred an investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. The stash, located in a brushy area off a closed access road, included up to seven pairs of underpants which had been slashed at the sides, a training bra and slip. The garments had been hung on shrubby growth, according to Lance McKenzie, resident deputy at Camp Sherman. Also found were a man's ski jacket in good condition, a clipping... Full story
Motorists and emergency services officials in the area were relieved to learn last week that the Sisters Ranger District plans work on a notorious Highway 20 curve just east of Suttle Lake. The proposed vegetation treatment near Milepost 88 should provide adequate long- term sunlight on a stretch of pavement which has been the site of numerous winter accidents and some fatalities in the past, owing to unexpected ice and snow on the surface. Work could start as early as this fall unless the Forest Service decision is... Full story
A Camp Sherman man was arrested in his home early Sunday morning, October 1, after police were alerted to a possible hostage situation. Garth M. Nelson, 53, was to be arraigned in Jefferson County Circuit Court Monday on charges of attempted rape, fourth- degree assault (a misdemeanor) and three counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He was being held in the Jefferson County Jail in Madras. Authorities responded to a report that an unidentified female was being held against her will in Nelson's home by... Full story
