News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Jodie Hoskins, 35, of Sisters, was seriously hurt in a car wreck on Santiam Pass Saturday, February 7. According to Oregon State Police reports, Hoskins was headed westbound at milepost 82.2 at about 7:37 a.m., when she lost control on ice, and began to fishtail into the oncoming lane. Hoskins' 1980 Datsun B-210 was hit on the driver's side by an oncoming eastbound Toyota pickup truck. The driver of the truck suffered minor cuts and was not transported. Hoskins was taken by AirLife to St. Charles Medical Center, where she... Full story
Governor John Kitzhaber stopped at the Redmond Airport on Friday, February 6 as part of a tour announcing his campaign for reelection. "It was important that we make it east of the mountains," said Kitzhaber. "What happens here affects people in Portland and Eugene." On Monday, February 9, Republican Bill Sizemore announced his intent to oppose Kitzhaber in the fall election. According to published reports, Sizemore intends to stress reducing the size of government and attack Kitzhaber's proposals for more spending on roads,... Full story
Farmers and ranchers along Squaw Creek are working to protect the creek as part of a federally funded conservation program. The Environmental Quality Incentive Program was established in the 1996 Farm Bill to provide a voluntary conservation program for farmers and ranchers who face serious threats to soil, water, and related natural resources. Todd Peplin, Resource Conservationist for the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service, is head of EQUIP. "The program is based on developing a whole farm plan," Peplin said.... Full story
Sisters area residents from many walks of life and with a wide range of ideas and beliefs have gathered to try to hammer out a vision of Sisters' future. A 22-member "Community Action Team" has formed under the auspices of a Forest Service grant to set a course to guide the greater Sisters community over the next 15-20 years. CAT members are hopeful that the team can help bring consensus to an often fragmented community, where there is tension between "insiders" and "outsiders... Full story
Sisters Habitat for Humanity volunteers joined new home owners Barbara Hinkey and her mother, Georgia, on February 1 to dedicate the eighth Habitat home to be constructed in Sisters. Steve Michel of the Three Sisters Fellowship offered an opening prayer, followed by comments by the owners of existing Habitat homes and Bob Sherman, chair of the building committee. Then, the blessing of the home was offered. Tom Worcester, of the Family Partnership Committee, spoke briefly, followed by the ribbon cutting and a tour of the... Full story
In the battle to keep Oregon's roadways clear of ice and snow, crews from the Oregon Department of Transportation draw on an arsenal of weapons. Today, chemical de-icers have become a significant tool in ODOT's winter weather fight. Chemical de-icers, such as calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) or magnesium chloride (CG90), lower the freezing point of water. When applied before a storm, this either prevents a strong bond from forming between snow and ice and the pavement, or prevents ice from forming at all. Unlike many of the... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Stephen Shunk attempts to distort my letter, (The Nugget, January 28) which suggested that the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce's support for a large-scale sewer needed some explanation about who is to pay for the inevitable growth to come, into a no-growth position. That is not what I wrote, and not what I meant. My concern is that Sisters residents not vote to install a sewer in the absence of adequate controls on growth and assurance that new developments pay the lion's share of the costs. If the... Full story
Sisters businesses will pay about a third of the cost of a proposed sewer system, according to the city's sewer engineering company. Businesses and residents alike will pay for the proposed system - to be voted on in May - based on the water consumption of an "equivalent dwelling unit." A single-family residence makes one EDU; businesses may be charged multiple EDUs according to how much water they use. Monthly fees per EDU are projected to be about $39 dollars. Dick Nored of... Full story
