News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Middle-income workers in Sisters will get rental housing relief by the fall of 2002, according to the project's future manager. Cyndy Cook, executive director of CORHA the Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority, announced that the purchase of the project's land is pending. "We expect to close on the 1.2-acre property Monday, January 22," she said. According to Cook, the site is situated behind Weitech Inc., off Larch Street and Adams Avenue. Bob Grooney, local businessman, is head of the Community Action Team of Sisters... Full story
An extremely dry fall is now being coupled with a dry winter, a situation that could lead to an early -- and dangerous -- fire season. In its present condition, the region's bare, frozen ground could pose a problem. Even if spring rains do arrive, the frozen crust could act like a seal on the surface and cause much of the water to be shed without soaking into the dry soil. Still, fire officials are not ready to sound the alarm. Instead, the U.S. Forest Service is taking advantage of a bad situation to accomplish some good,... Full story
A hearing at Sisters City Hall on Thursday, January 25, could clear away a hurdle in the path of wireless telecommunication companies that want to put up towers in Sisters. The city council will decide whether to approve an amendment to an exception to statewide land use planning goals to allow structures other than a sewer treatment plant on Section 9 at the south end of town. The city wants the option of siting cell towers there instead of downtown and also hopes to move... Full story
Sisters Habitat for Humanity will break ground on its 15th and 16th homes on Sunday, February 4. Jennifer Knowles and her family will reside in one of the duplexes located at the intersection of Washington and Cedar streets (behind Sisters Pumphouse). A family has yet to be selected for the second unit in the duplex, according to Habitat manager Sharlene Weed. Weed said the Habitat chapter, founded in 1991, is poised to serve many more families in coming years. "We now have... Full story
By Shawn Strannigan Sisters High School will literally roll out the red carpet on February 7, hosting the first annual Outlaw Film Festival. This coat and tie event event will offer valet parking, a real movie marquee, it's own box office and, of course, free popcorn. "Now is the time for students to be working on their original films and submitting their entries," said Paul Head, who came up with the idea of the film festival. "We'll be giving awards for Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress, Best Directing, Best Film... Full story
A Bend man was injured in a single vehicle wreck on Highway 20 west of Sisters on Tuesday, January 23. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, Glenn Kotera, 52, of Bend, was traveling eastbound on Highway 20 at about 9:20 p.m. when he lost control of his Ford Expedition on black ice at milepost 92. Kotera's vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree, coming to rest more than 100 feet from the beginning of its slide. A wheel and tire came off the SUV, the tire landing some 600 feet beyond the start of the slide,... Full story
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- A woman reported her car stolen from a motel parking lot. The keys were left in it and it had a full tank of gas. But whoever took it didn't go too far; it was recovered the same day. - Two pedestrians reported being chased by dogs. - A youth at a boys' home near Sisters was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a staff member and resisted arrest. - A Sisters man was arrested after he admitted that he violated a restraining order. - A Sisters resident reported that she heard a tap, tap, tapping on the bedroom window and a... Full story
Squaw Creek Irrigation District and the Keith Cyrus family have reached a mediated agreement in the dispute over piping the Cloverdale Irrigation Canal. The original lawsuit, over who owns the canal and a SCID decision to cut off Cyrus water in 1999, is unaffected. Judge Stephen Tiktin is expected to render a decision in that case any day. SCID is placing the irrigation water in a pipe to eliminate leakage from the open ditch. The district has received grants from conservation agencies to buy part of the pipe. Approximately... Full story
