News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A battle is brewing over the fate of the enclosed pavilion on the grounds of Mt. Shadows RV Park in Sisters. According to city planner Neil Thompson, RV park owner Wayne Scott took out a permit to build an open-sided picnic shelter on the site, but did not have a permit to build the kind of structure that he eventually put up. Such a structure is not permitted in the landscape management zone where the building is located. The city wants at least the sides of the "temporary st... Full story
The crime rate in Sisters dropped significantly in 1996, according to the Sisters Police Department's annual report released January 9. There were 61 reported felony cases in 1996, down from 88 in 1995. Misdemeanor cases were down to 283 in 1996 compared to 322 in 1995. According to police chief David Haynes, at least part of the decrease in reported criminal activity can be credited to a partnership between the community and the police in working "to solve or prevent... Full story
To the Editor: Does S.A.V.E's annexation measure control growth? No! This type of annexation measure only works in stopping growth when the city has something of value to a developer that he can't get outside the city -- specifically water, sewer and fire protection. In many communities water is difficult to impossible to get unless you hook up to a city's water system. A developer can find water at 22 feet in the Sisters area (HGE 7/94). I believe with the existing System Development Charges it is less expensive for a... Full story
Sisters Area Weather ReportCourtesy of the Sisters Ranger District of the US Forest ServiceFor current weather click here DateSunriseSunsetHighLowPrecip.Jan 14 7:38 4:50 20 0 0.0 Jan 15 7:37 4:51 34 4 0.0 Jan 16 7:37 4:53 34 3 0.0 Jan 17 7:36 4:54 33 24 0.19 Jan 18 7:35 4:55 54 34 0.0 Jan 19 7:35 4:56 53 34 0.0 Jan 20 7:34 4:58 47 33 0.0 Mentally I am prone. On my back with all feet and hands in the air, in an attitude of abjectness and relief as one would if one had just scaled a pivotal peak, or rowed the Pacific with one... Full story
Two Sisters teens were arrested by Bend police Monday, January 13, in connection with the robbery of a BP service station in Bend. Amanda J. Gregory, 17, and Jesse E. Sullivan, 19, were both charged with second-degree robbery. According to Bend police Lieutenant Jeanette Cleaves, Gregory entered the BP station's convenience store at the corner of 8th Street and Greenwood Avenue at about 8:50 p.m., January 8, shortly before the station closed. Gregory was allegedly carrying a BB pistol that resembled a semi-automatic firearm.... Full story
In a society that cannot agree on abortion, capital punishment, marijuana use, censorship, religion, the environment and a host of other issues, what are educators supposed to do about teaching the country's children values? It's often a touchy subject and, while values are not taught today the way they were before the social revolution of the 1960s, they are being taught. The apple cart containing the tidy values package espoused in the first half of the century was not merely upset in the 60's, it was blown apart, sending... Full story
The Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District is waiting to see how badly the fires of tax revolt will singe the district. In the wake of the passage of Measure 47, the tax roll back initiative, the district has canceled all planned hiring and has suspended construction of a new mini-station that was to service the northeast Squaw Creek area of the district. According to Greg Brown, chairman of the district's board of directors, the district is now waiting for the legislature to determine the impacts of Measure 47... Full story
The Sisters country was beset with damage, destruction and hardships in the weather-year of 1996. The year was marked by extremes -- some substantial snowfall, torrential rains which resulted in localized flooding, and intense summer heat. There were frequent rapid and dramatic weather changes throughout 1996. The year started out as if winter had forgotten Central Oregon. As of mid-January, no snow had fallen in Sisters since December 8, 1995. Hoodoo Ski Bowl was forced to closed due to a shrinking snowpack. During the... Full story
Steve Wilson was unanimously elected Sisters mayor by the new Sisters City Council Thursday, January 9. Wilson was sworn in by Judge Michael Forte along with new councilors Gordon Petrie and Tim Clasen. Petrie was selected as council president. In Sisters the mayor does not have a vote on the council except in case of a tie. The new council's first major action was the approval of a county plan to repave North Pine Street, adding curbs and sidewalks on the east side of the... Full story
