News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce emerges from a bumpy past year into 2004 with a fresh outlook and new standards for its budget. The Sisters economy has felt the effect of tumultuous events. The terrorist attacks in 2001 started the chain of events that led up to last year. "We can't do anything about 9/11 and the fact that the country is in recession," said Chuck Fadeley, Chamber president. "It hurts a town like Sisters because we're so dependent on tourism, traveling, elective spending. This is the sort of thing people... Full story
Construction of a new sewer line in the third phase of the Buck Run III subdivision will resolve a lingering controversy involving property owners who were not included in the original sewer system. The Sisters City Council voted 2-1 Thursday, January 22, to charge six property owners on Tyler Avenue a reimbursement fee to install a sewer line along their street and connect it to the sewer line on Maple Street. The city council agreed to work with the property developers to shoulder part of the cost to install the sewer... Full story
Multnomah Publishers of Sisters has announced the elimination of 15 positions within the organization. The downsizing is due to an attempt to streamline the company's business. "In light of our effort to adjust to a refined market strategy of publishing fewer books and to contend with the publishing industry's economic conditions, we determined it was necessary to restructure the company for the future," said Don Jacobson, president and publisher, in a press release from January 8. Kyle Cummings, senior vice president, was... Full story
Oatmeal instead of cheese fries or pizza is a tough sell anywhere -- especially in a school cafeteria. In the face of national concern over youth obesity, school cafeterias are under pressure to fight back. Janice Comfort, Sisters School District nutritionist, said the challenge is finding ways to serve foods that are healthy and still sell. "Some parents want us to serve hot oatmeal, but we can't get kids to eat it," Comfort said. "Our biggest thing is trying to find healthy foods the kids will eat. There's also the matter... Full story
One of the least known services in this area is Volunteers in Medicine (VIM), helping those who need medical care but are unable to pay for it. Until recently, those uninsured or underinsured who had need for medical care went to an emergency care facility or, more commonly, to the emergency room of a local hospital or clinic. Now, they have a place to go where they can receive professional care, follow-up treatment and medical record keeping, much as if they had a personal doctor -- all without charge. "Most of our patients... Full story
Well-known Camp Sherman master quilter Andrea Balosky will be heading for language school in Darjeeling, India, in March. First she plans a visit with her mother in Oahu, Hawaii, where she was born and raised; then she is on to India to start the nine-month Tibetan language program. To help finance her trip, Andrea recently held a sale of many of her possessions. A weekend sale in Sisters attracted a large number of friends and well-wishers. "I want to thank all the people who came to my sale and the help they gave me," said... Full story
The City of Sisters is trying to make its rules easier to enforce. The Sisters City Council unanimously passed amendments to ordinance 324 in The Model Development Code for the City of Sisters on Thursday, January 22. Brian Rankin, assistant city planner, said the new language emphasizes more clearly criteria that the city had already intended to communicate in the former ordinance. "Before, if a developer wanted to rezone, he would have to demonstrate it would not have a negative effect on the city," said Brian Rankin, city... 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
- A deputy arrested a man on felony warrants after a traffic stop. - In an unrelated episode, a deputy arrested a Sisters man on multiple warrants after the man was spotted in the area. - A driver earned a citation for failure to yield after a crash at a Sisters intersection. - A man reported being in a building when a door closed by itself. A deputy checked the building and it was secure. There was no report as to whether Ghostbusters was summoned to the scene. - A man driving an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife truck... Full story
To someone who has never suffered the numbing loss of a beloved pet, a support group might seem kind of over the top. So you lost a pet, the thought goes -- at least it wasn't a human member of your family; just get over it and get another kitten, puppy, goldfish, whatever. Not so to those of us who were present at Sisters' first pet-loss support group meeting on Thursday, January 22. Facilitator Kathy Johnson, who has lost two cats well before their time, is also a hospice volunteer and understands the grieving process very... Full story
Anticipating urban growth, the City of Sisters is trying to maintain the "feel" of Sisters and still provide adequate housing. The Sisters City Council made a decision Thursday, January 22, that will shape commercial and residential development in areas currently just outside the city limits. The council approved amendments to ordinance 324 of the Model Development Code for the City of Sisters. The new provisions limit commercial services and require some affordable housing. If the city's Comprehensive Plan is adopted in the... Full story
Wildlife officials weigh safety concerns in dealing with cougars. File photo courtesy Larry Pacenka, ODFW The trapping and killing of a cougar that had taken up residence in the Camp Sherman community has saddened and angered some local residents. They wonder why the cougar was killed instead of being relocated. According to Stephen George, a wildlife biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, relocation is not an option. The Camp Sherman cougar, a... Full story
A new destination resort could be sited on a large parcel of land near Sisters, though owners of the property say such a resort is currently just an idea. In the spring of 2003 the partnerships controlled by the William Colson family of Salem purchased 27,750 acres near the northeast flank of Black Butte. At that time the Colsons approached the Jefferson County Land Use and Planning Department about the potential for a destination resort on this site. Since the property is in a forest zone, it is not possible to build a... Full story
Sisters attorney Charles "Chuck" Fadeley is the new justice of the peace for Deschutes County. He was appointed by Gov. Ted Kulongoski earlier this month to fill a vacancy created when the incumbent justice, Steve Forte, was elected to the Deschutes County Circuit Court. Forte took office at the beginning of the year. In his new part-time job, Fadeley will be one of 30 justices in 19 counties around the state. Justice courts deal primarily with traffic violations but also have jurisdiction over boating, wildlife and other... Full story
Sisters High School has almost abolished the concept of "dropout." Last year (2002-03), according to the annual state report issued last week, the school had four drop- outs, producing a rate of 0.8 percent. While that is extremely low, ironically it constituted an increase for Sisters. The year before, 2001-02, only three students dropped out, producing an official rate of 0.7 percent. Dropout rates represent the percentage of students in grades 9-12 who leave school during the year. The rates do not include students in... Full story
Camp Sherman residents line up for dinner at a Cabin Fever Potluck. photo by Conrad Weiler January's snow created some genuine cabin fever --and produceda large turnout for Camp Sherman's first Cabin Fever potluck dinner of the New Year on Saturday, January 24. Meeting at the historic Community Hall, friends, neighbors and guests basked in friendly conversations and the warmth of the large fireplace during the social hour. Dinner supplied a large variety of tasty foods including salads, pizza, meat loaf, stuffed cream puffs,... Full story
