News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters' mayor now has a vote on the city council after Sisters residents voted Tuesday, November 4, to approve changes to the Sisters City Charter, which sets laws for the city government. One hundred eighty-eight, or 88.67 percent, of the 212 voters cast ballots in favor of the changes, according to the Deschutes County website. Twenty-four residents voted against the changes. Residents living inside the city limits received the ballots via mail. The former charter was approved in 1967, said Eileen Stein, city... Full story
Locust Street/Cascade Avenue is slated for a traffic signal. photo by Jim Cornelius More people, more traffic and congested intersections -- and more people yet to come: Sisters is growing at an annual rate of about 13 percent, which is comparable to the growth rate of Las Vegas, according to city and county reports. With about 700 more residents expected by 2006 and the promise of even heavier traffic, the city is taking a look at ways to make maneuvering around town more feasible. So far, the city has identified two interse... Full story
Construction should start this week on a pedestrian path traveling along Highway 242, from the Forest Service triangle to the high school. Deschutes County imposed requirements on Hap Taylor and Sons, Inc. in September 1995 to build the pedestrian path to mitigate traffic impacts resulting from the creation of the company's gravel mine, located west of the high school on Highway 242. At that time, mining opponents argued the gravel mine would add traffic from large trucks, which would create safety hazards along the route.... Full story
Sisters area residents may discuss plans for the future of the Sisters Library at a public town hall meeting on Wednesday, November 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm Street. Library staff will provide an overview of the building specifics, floor plan, budget and timeline for the project. The focus will then shift to discuss what qualities the community believes represent the "spirit of Sisters. Sisters Library Manager Peg Bermel explained that Architect Richard Turi has completed the footprint for the... Full story
Bob Repine (left), Caroline Gabrielson and Bruce Peterson prepare to dedicate six new Habitat for Humanity houses in Sisters last Sunday afternoon. photo by Tom Chace Sisters Habitat for Humanity won praise from the organization's regional director as the local chapter dedicated six homes in Sisters on Sunday, November 9. The chapter has now provided 26 affordable homes in the Sisters area. "This is an incredible showing for any community, said Bruce Peterson, regional director representing 13 western states. "For the people... Full story
SOAR will raffle off a Rose Bowl Package that includes two Rose Bowl game tickets, air transportation for two from Portland to Los Angeles and a two-night stay at the Burbank Hilton. The raffle is a fund-raiser for Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation. Tickets are provided by Dan and Jeri Fouts, airline tickets provided by Desert Wings Travel and hotel stay courtesy of the Burbank Hilton. The entire package has a value of over $2,500. Raffle ticket price is $5 per ticket or five tickets for $20. To purchase... Full story
After a year's hiatus, the Sisters Starry Nights Benefit Concert Series is back in a new venue with a stellar line-up of performers. The event, now in its seventh season, has raised more than $330,000 to date for the Sisters Schools Foundation. Pop superstar Kenny Loggins, in his first-ever Central Oregon appearance, will kick off the 2004 Starry Nights season backed by his touring band on Saturday, January 17. With a career spanning more than 30 years, Loggins has 12 platinum and 14 gold records. Starry Nights favorite Kim... Full story
Sisters Elementary School students, faculty, veterans and guests join in a flag raising salute Monday morning marking Veterans Day. photo by Tom Chace Early Monday morning, November 10, the children at Sisters Elementary School joined with faculty members and many local veterans in a special Veterans Day tribute during an all-school Pledge of Allegiance ceremony. A special flag was raised over the school at the front entrance. The flag originally was draped over the coffin of Craig Benton's father, Ed. Craig teaches third... Full story
A new bridge, a new upscale subdivision, a new road to disperse traffic and a bridge over Squaw Creek are in the works for Sisters. The city is planning to build a 1,450-foot road connecting East Cascade Avenue and Highway 126. The road will run along the east side of the partially-built Squaw Creek subdivision, past Sisters Elementary School and over Squaw Creek. One-third of Squaw Creek's planned 106 lots have been completed, said city planner Neil Thompson. The development is a hallmark of the times: Sisters population... Full story
Students may soon have different requirements to earn a 26-credit Sisters High School diploma. The school board on Monday night, November 10, heard a request from school staff to repeal the district's policy linking the diploma to local standards derived from state Certificate of Initial Mastery (CIM) test scores. Those standards require students to meet certain scores on state tests in reading, math and writing. Those scores are lower than those required to meet CIM... Full story
Hoodoo Ski Area escaped the B&B Complex Fire relatively unscathed as the monster fire cut a large swath around the ski area. The fire damaged only 50 acres of the 800-acre Hoodoo Ski Area, limited to the Nordic area to the north of the lodge. Hoodoo Recreation Services, the summer division of Hoodoo that manages forest land and campgrounds, didn't fare as well. According to Chuck Shepard, president and head parking lot attendant (as he likes to describe himself), the Hoodoo Ski Area will be "open for business as usual this... Full story
The Multnomah Publishers general office building at 204 West Adams Ave. is on the market. The Sisters City Council agreed unanimously in its October 23 meeting to market the building and lot for $949,900. The City of Sisters purchased the building in early 1999 to use as a new city hall, but discovered it would be too expensive to make the extensive changes needed for the building to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Instead, the city plans to use the money from the sale of the Multnomah building to help fund... Full story
Sisters businesses and sportsmen who ply the Deschutes River for fishing and rafting will likely have to get used to new limits on using the river. The Bureau of Land Management consented on Tuesday, November 4, to implement a limited entry permit system on Segment 1 (Pelton Re-regulating Dam to Harpham Flat) of the Lower Deschutes in 2005. By 2008 boaters will be required to have permits from Warm Springs to the river's mouth. Northwest Rafters Association and National Organization for Rivers filed a complaint against the BL... Full story
Hector V. Barreto, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), was in Bend on Monday, November 10, making a whistlestop on the agency's nationwide Economic Growth Tour. The event provided a forum for area small businesses, SBA's resource partners, community leaders and elected officials to discuss the challenges and opportunities that small business faces in the region. Sisters businesses had close contact with the SBA this fall as they took advantage of the agency's emergency loan program in the wake of th... Full story
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- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 8 to 9 a.m. at Sisters Fire Hall, 549-0251. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St.... Full story
Nearly 100 hiking, riding and cycling enthusiasts gathered at Sisters Village Green on Saturday morning, November 8, to celebrate the completion of the Sisters Community Trails plan. The extensive plan, which will take years to complete, envisions a total of 36 trails running 143 miles and covering the entire Sisters School District. It is proposed as a trail system for everyone from residents of Cloverdale and Tollgate to the citizens of Crossroads and Aspen Lakes. "We are also celebrating the announcement that our trails... Full story
- A deputy arrested a Sisters youth (by citation) after the young driver attempted to elude the deputy by turning off his headlights and running several stop signs. - A man reported an apparent sales phone call that degenerated into dirty words and a threat -- from the caller, that is. Deputies investigated the origin of the call. - A deputy responded to a dust-up between a father and son over the son allegedly not taking proper care of his dad's sick dog while dad was out of town. - A local construction company reported a... Full story
