News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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How embarrassing for the City of Sisters. The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing -- in Sisters -- on Wednesday, January 26. The hearing was about rezoning industrial property that will be brought into the city, probably sooner rather than later. The city has been a key player in this process, especially relating to issues of transportation and planning. The commissioners had questions that could only be answered by someone from the city. But no one from the city showed up. Not one elected official,... Full story
The official execution last week of a cougar that was killing livestock out in McKenzie Canyon has stirred intense feeling in The Sisters community. Some believe the cat should have somehow been rehabilitated, or released in a location where it could not attack livestock. Almost as many believe the cougar received its just desserts. State law dictates that any wildlife or domestic animals found guilty of killing or molesting livestock must pay with their lives. That in itself is enough to seal the fate of a cougar -- or any... Full story
Concerns over traffic and the impact on neigborhoods from two potential industrial developments dominated 5-1/2 hours of testimony before the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday night, January 26. The commissioners held their hearing at Sisters Firehall; they left the record open for two weeks, postponing a decision at least into February. The Sisters School District is seeking to bring approximately 30 acres of land at the end of North Pine Street into the Si... Full story
Sheriff's deputies arrested a Salem man January 28 after an alleged burglary attempt in Redmond. According to sheriff's office reports, dispatchers alerted deputies that a suspect in an attempted burglary had fled Redmond in the direction of Sisters. One deputy spotted the suspect vehicle heading west on Highway 126. It was the only car on the road. The deputy alerted a back-up officer from Black Butte Ranch, who picked up the vehicle coming into Sisters. When the Black Butte officer pulled out behind the suspect vehicle,... Full story
One of the school district's main computers is growing so popular with students that it can no longer handle the traffic. It crashes once or twice a week, cutting the middle and elementary schools off from the rest of the district. For $350, the 200 MGz Pentium computer "server" could be upgraded to a 450 MGz Pentium III. For $600, technology specialist Jon Renner could build a computer using dual processors running Linux. But the money just isn't there. Renner already has the new processors, the "chips" that lie at the heart... Full story
Local hikers, bikers and nature lovers are lobbying to keep a trail that runs through the area slated for Sisters' sewage treatment facility. At a town hall meeting Tuesday, January 25, a citizens' committee that has been reviewing options for effluent disposal took testimony from the public on whether the city should acquire 240 acres or 160 acres of land known as Section 9 from the U.S. Forest Service. Brad Boyd, owner of Eurosports and a Sisters resident, urged the... Full story
The "Black Butte Ranch Cookbook" has provided many delicious recipes for Sisters residents and visitors, while supporting various local community causes. In the past, $1000 was donated to the Sisters Elementary School classroom raising project and a like amount was given to Sisters Elementary School to help fund a sound system. Now the BBR cookbook committee has created a scholarship of $2,000 for a Sisters High School student going on to an Oregon college. Cookbook chairman Marilyn Handy and BBR Women's Association... Full story
The Sisters High basketball team won its first league game on Friday, January 28, downing Stayton 77-70. "It was another classical capital conference game," said coach Rand Runco. "This time we finally came out on top." Dusty Macauley continued to be Sisters' top scorer with 21 points; Evan Owens had 13. The Eagles' Ryan Cupp was the game's leading scorer with 25 points. The Outlaws held a 12 point lead heading into halftime but squandered it during the third quarter. The game headed into the fourth quarter with the score... Full story
Individual Outlaws swimmers performed well, while overall team scores were low in an eight-way meet with Marist, Valley Catholic, Sweet Home, Cascade, Sherwood, Jefferson and Stayton on January 27. The event in Stayton was one of the team's last meets before district championships. Sisters was short two competitors in each discipline and did not fare very well in the team scores. The majority of events featured 14 to 16 competitors which gave an accurate preview of what can be expected at the upcoming district and state... Full story
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Both the boys' and girls' Sisters Outlaws ski teams fought icy conditions and placed third in slalom competition on the Ed's Garden run at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday, January 29. Nasty run conditions and a power failure on Mount Bachelor didn't keep the boys' team from finishing one of its most impressive races of the year. Ryan Geser finished the day with a combined time of 1 minute, 40.94 seconds, good enough for a fourth place finish. Scott Schriener posted a 1:48.16 which secured a ninth place finish. This was the first... Full story
