News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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In the face of controversy over the direction of development in Sisters, the planning commission began kicking around ideas for modifying the city's code on Thursday, January 16. The code is based on goals of efficient use of land; meeting a range of housing needs (including affordable housing); and preserving the historical character of Sisters. Two of those goals seem to promote greater density and different types of housing while the third seems to promote the open... Full story
Home for geese and deer now, home for Multnomah Publishers soon. Photo by Jim Cornelius Residents of the Trapper Point subdivision at the north edge of Sisters are asking for berms and landscape plantings to screen their view of Multnomah Publishers' proposed new headquarters. The site plan for the 55,039-square-foot, two-story office building on the 35-acre site met mostly smooth sailing before the Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission at its Thursday, January 16 meeting.... Full story
Three of the five Sisters School Board positions will be on the ballot next May 20. The three incumbents whose seats will be on the ballot are Eric Dolson, Steve Keeton and Jeff Smith. Dolson and Smith say they will run for re-election. Keeton will not. "The main reason I'm not running again is the time commitment," Keeton explained last week. "It's really a big time commitment." Keeton, 42, operates his own construction company. Dolson, 53, is co-publisher with his wife of The Nugget. He was appointed to the board last June... Full story
More than 20 Sisters area residents turned out last week to explore their interest in protecting and enhancing the Squaw Creek watershed in the Sisters country. The January 14 meeting was hosted by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council to encourage citizens to weigh in on an action plan designed to improve stream flows, fish passage and water quality on the Squaw Creek watershed. Council member Len Knott said the meeting brought some new faces to the table. However, he said,... Full story
Lois Gill, Elke Dortmund and Norma Funai discuss Forest Service plans at a Camp Sherman meeting. Photo by Conrad Weiler Local residents weighed in on plans to enhance the management of the Metolius region at a meeting at Camp Sherman's Community Hall on Saturday, January 18. The ambitious Forest Service project would treat about 12,000 acres in the Metolius Basin at a cost estimated at over $4 million dollars and take about five years or more (see "FS brings citizens into forest planning," The Nugget, January 15). Toni Foster... Full story
The City of Sisters is seeking volunteers to review changes to the city charter proposed by the city council. The city charter is the document that defines the basic structure of Sisters' city government, much as the state constitution defines the structure of state government. The voters last approved the city charter, as a whole, in 1967. Since then, various changes have been made through supplemental elections. The city council wants to update the 1967 charter with the goal of putting a charter update measure before city... Full story
Songs to celebrate America will highlight the Youth Choir of Central Oregon's annual Winter Concert on Saturday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m., at the Bend High School Auditorium. The concert will showcase two choirs totaling 110 young voices from throughout the tri-county region, including about a dozen from Sisters. The public is invited. YCCO's Debut Choir, under the direction of Shirley Van Paepeghem, will open the program. With 60 choristers in grades 3 through 8, the Debut Choir has prepared lively folk songs and traditional... Full story
Leslie Satcher shared music with kindergartners on Friday, January 17. Photo by Jim Cornelius Ace Nashville songwriter Leslie Satcher enjoyed a busman's holiday in Sisters over the past two weeks. Satcher, who performed last year at Sisters Starry Nights, returned to Sisters for a vacation. But for songwriters, the work is what they are, not just what they do and Satcher spent much of her time sharing her craft with Sisters residents. "I've played for every school kid in... Full story
(From left): Tiffany Martin, Shannon Pollard, Jeff Josten, Cortney Gibson, Lady Reynolds. Photo by Kathryn Godsiff Sisters' newest eatery, Allstars, is not your run-of-the-mill sports bar. In fact, owner Don Pollard and manager Jeff Josten are quick to point out that Allstars is a non-smoking, family-friendly place to come watch sports and eat some homemade food. "All our food is prepared from scratch, just like at home," said Pollard. So there may be a little wait but that's where the 65-inch TV screen, two dartboards, and... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a Sisters man on Saturday, January 19, after an investigation of alleged theft of services from Mt. Bachelor. Deputies arrested Gary Michael Pages, 40, for using another person's ski identification pass to obtain free ski lifts, according to a Deschutes County Sheriff's Office press release. According to Chris Johnston, a Mt. Bachelor spokesman, Pages found a lost pass and used it to gain access to the lifts. "(A) ticket agent realized he was using a teen pass," Johnston said. The... Full story
Bill Anthony, Sisters District Ranger, has been selected by the Community Action Team of Sisters (CATS) to chair its board for the coming year. Sisters merchant Bob Grooney, outgoing chairman, will continue as liaison with the Sisters Chamber of Commerce on economic development. Kathy Deggendorfer will continue as vice chair. Charles Warren will continue as secretary as well as representing seniors and Deb Kollodge, past mayor of Sisters, has rejoined the board as treasurer. Additional directors include: Bryn Hazell, encourag... Full story
Judge Michael Sullivan imposed the maximum 74-month sentence on Terry Taylor of Sisters in an emotional sentencing hearing on Friday, January 24. Taylor pleaded guilty by way of Alford plea on January 2 to two counts of third degree sex abuse; one count of first degree attempted sex abuse; and two counts of second degree sex abuse. All counts involved incidents involving his step-daughters occurring between 1999 and 2001. Under the Alford plea, Taylor did not admit to the allegations, but agreed to accept the plea agreement... Full story
The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. To the Editor: If anyone reading T... Full story
Both The Nugget and The Bulletin editorially oppose Measure 28. Their arguments are not unreasonable. But in sum, they ask voters to sacrifice the good on the altar of the perfect. Said The Nugget: "...there is a very real possibility that passing a tax increase to get us by for a few years will take the pressure off the legislature to enact real reform." Echoed The Bulletin: "What Oregon really needs isn't a three-year hike...Rather, as Kulongoski's predecessor emphasized last spring, Oregon needs permanent solutions." In ot... Full story
Fishermen have occasionally been known to curse underwater snags when a fishing line becomes tangled on one. However, such snags -- "large wood" to biologists -- produce benefits to the fish that are far greater than the annoyance of ripping off an incidental hook. Scott Cotter is a fishery biologist with the U.S. Forest Service, and he's working on a project with the Sisters Ranger District to introduce even more such snags into the Metolius River. These trees, he says, provide fish habitat and maintain the stability of the... Full story
