News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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School board should reconsider 900-seat auditorium The Sisters School Board is making a mistake by forging ahead with a 900+ seat auditorium at the new high school. The seats are unneeded for school purposes. A 900-seat facility will be less than half full for almost any school function. This does not enhance a performance. The primary proponent of the large auditorium is board member Glen Lasken, who seems to have a "build it and they will come" mindset. Yet Lasken has not been able to offer cost or revenue projections on... Full story
The audience at Saturday's Sisters Starry Nights concert was treated to some of the best entertainment to be found anywhere -- all with an eye to supporting Sisters schools. Hal Ketchum offered up a set of his powerful country tunes in an intimate setting that showcased his rich voice and the guitar playing of Bill Cooley and the intricate percussion of Chris Nieto. Ketchum has enjoyed major chart success with songs such as "I Know Where Love Lives" and "Hearts Are Gonna... Full story
Dave Haynes. David Haynes, who served as Sisters Police Chief from June 1991 to May 1997, died Tuesday, January 29, of natural causes at his home in Bend. He was 52 years old. Haynes' tenure in Sisters was sometimes stormy, but the officers who served under him credit him with making the Sisters Police Department an effective, professional agency on a par with other law enforcement agencies in the region. "I'll always credit Dave with improving the training and equipment and... Full story
Together for Children has served more than 140 children in Sisters over the past 14 years. Now the parenting program is on the chopping block as the state legislature tries to find a way out of an $800 million budget shortfall. The program currently receives $162,000 in state funding for Central Oregon ($300,000 total). If budget cuts go as deep as they might, that money will be gone. According to director Edie Jones, losing state funding would also mean the program would... Full story
This is cougar country... Tollgate resident Glen Lasken got a glimpse of the wild side of life in Sisters while cross country skiing with his brother in the woods just west of the subdivision. The skiers were about a mile west of Tollgate on Sunday, January 27, when Lasken came upon a deer trail. Soon, cougar tracks intersected the deer tracks. "We kind of followed the cougar, following the deer," Lasken said. Then the skiers found what was clearly the site of a cougar kill.... Full story
Kirby Nagelhout Construction of Bend will serve as the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) for the new Sisters High School. The Sisters School Board selected Nagelhout for the post after a four-hour interview session with three final candidates. The selection is contingent upon negotiation of a final contract and "guaranteed maximum price." Under the CM/GC process, the contractor assists in the design phase of the project as well as the actual building. . Nagelhout... Full story
This week's Preschool Parade program, "Let's Get Dressed," takes place on Thursday, February 7, at 10:30 a.m. Each Preschool Parade session features stories, finger rhymes, songs and movement skills appropriate for children ages three through six years old. Parents or caregivers are required to attend with the child and encouraged to participate in all the activities. "Library Lollapalooza!" is the library's after-school program for children six to 10 years of age. During this week's offering, "Very Valentine" children will... Full story
The digging goes on, but the end is in sight. Crews are working along Barclay Drive in the Sisters Industrial Park, installing mains for the final phase of the sewer project. As that work gets underway, the city is taking bids to catch up on water and sewer hook-ups to newly partitioned lots. Many lots are being broken up into smaller parcels as sewer service becomes available and the City of Sisters wants to make sure it has a handle on the work. Property owners will pay for... Full story
Parents and their young children may craft handmade Valentines Saturday morning, February 9, and again on Monday afternoon. The event is offered by "Mommy & Me Joyfully" which meets the second Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the following Monday from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. each month. Saturday's session will be led by Genevieve MacKenzie, an experienced crafter and child-care teacher. Evelyn Brush will lead the Monday afternoon session. "Mommy & Me Joyfully" is a play group for parents and their children between toddler... Full story
Allan Godsiff shearing Jumping Bean, a Suffolk ewe owned by PJ Gates. Allan Godsiff was born and raised on the South Island of New Zealand, where the sheep easily outnumber the human inhabitants. His father was a sheep and cattle farmer, and Allan was drawn to the art of shearing from his boyhood. "I would watch the shearers when they came each year to shear our sheep," said Godsiff. "It seemed a decent, if hard, way to earn a living." When Godsiff turned 17, he got a job as a learner-shearer and gradually mastered all the... Full story
Mrs. Harriet "Curly" Anderson, 93 and still going strong. Not too many years ago, taking an ageing person into one's home for care could be overwhelming, especially if the person was suffering with serious physical or mental problems. Usually these lovely old people ended up in a "rest home," left to fade away quietly among strangers. About a year ago it became obvious that my mom could no longer care for herself. My wife, Sue, had said earlier that when the time came there was no question who would care for her: us. So we... Full story
The Deschutes County Hearings Officer will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Hearing Room at 1130 Harriman Street in Bend, to consider an application for a conditional use permit and site plan for a guest ranch on a 155-acre parcel in an Exclusive Farm Use zone. The applicant is David M. Herman; the proposed guest ranch is located at 70994 Indian Ford Road. All interested persons may appear, be heard, be represented by counsel, or send written signed... Full story
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Songs that touch the heart Hal Ketchum is an endangered species in country music today: an artist who writes songs with integrity and still manages to get them on the charts. He credits "dumb luck," acknowledging that there are plenty of great songwriters who labor in relative obscurity, below the industry radar. It's true that Ketchum came around at the right time, in the middle of what maverick songwriter Steve Earle called "the Great Nashville Credibility Scare" of the... Full story
