News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Rapid enrollment growth in grades 7-12 could crowd students in K-6, as the Sisters School District ponders moving students in grades 7 and 8 out of the middle/high school and back to the intermediate school campus. No decisions have yet been made and the district is reviewing a variety of alternatives, according to Superintendent Steve Swisher. But some teachers at the elementary school are very worried that their facility will bear the brunt of district growth. The space crunch at the high school has been caused by a nearly... Full story
Barclay Contractors of Sisters won more than $83,000 from A. Wayne Scott, owner of Mt. Shadow RV park, in a Deschutes County courtroom on February 5. The jury found that Scott still owed Barclay for construction of the motel and recreational vehicle park, finished in 1994. The same jury decided that Barclay did not owe Scott anything for alleged problems with the project. "We won our case. They (the jury) found we did not breach our contract," said Eldon Howard, owner of Barclay Contractors. Scott acknowledged the outcome,... Full story
To the Editor: Having been in his wonderful area only since November I read your paper with relish to absorb the feelings of the locals. The dogs on death row issue has been going strong now, on the county level, for some time. I'll have to say I was on the side of the dogs till after reading the letter to the editor from Ms. Morris, last week. She wrote a very concise, to-the-point letter, that truly explained, to us non-livestock owners, what the law is and why it's there. It made sense. It's nice to see both sides of an... Full story
I learned from my mother the art of getting lost gracefully. She would position my sister in the front seat of our wonderful, teetering A Model Ford and head out for anywhere because my sister had what is known as a sense of direction. I was allowed to loll across the back seat, humming at the sky or to send my piercing stare into the houses, front yards, parked cars, alert and interpreting the human drama as it was revealed according to the predilections of the day. Once I saw a man with no feet planting flowers. He was... Full story
Sisters residents and businesses may have to choose between paying new taxes and higher fees or losing city services as the City of Sisters hunts for new sources of revenue to plug a $48,000 hole left in the city's budget by Measure 47 cutbacks. The budget committee was to meet at city hall Wednesday, February 12, to explore ways of increasing the city's revenues. The city council must act by March 20 if new tax issues are to make it onto the May election ballot. In recent... Full story
Habitat for Humanity volunteers are looking for a few more dedicated nail-pounders to help them finish construction of the organization's big new thrift store on Main Avenue in Sisters. Crews have braved cold and snow since early December to work on the building. "We've basically got it framed and we're working on the siding and interior partitions," said Habitat president Bruce Vaughan. According to Vaughan, the volunteer construction crews have been very dedicated, stopping... Full story
Outlaws football standout Griff Judy signed a national letter of intent February 5, accepting a full-ride scholarship to attend the University of Montana. Judy, the 6-foot-3, 255-pound fullback who helped lead the Outlaws to a winning season last fall, is the first student athlete in Sisters Middle/High School's five-year history to receive a full-ride athletic scholarship. "I couldn't be more excited about going to the University of Montana," Judy said. "It feels real good." Signing Judy probably feels real good to the... Full story
If you build it, will they come? If organizers procure grant money to build a community center in Sisters, will residents support the effort with their patronage of events and services offered at the site? That's one of the questions the Sisters Community Center Planning Committee addressed in a meeting at Saturday at the Best Western Ponderosa Inn. The group, which includes members of the Sisters Kiwanis and Rotary clubs and other community leaders, met for six hours on Saturday to discuss area needs and review the results... Full story
Police arrested Curtis Lee Ladd, 39, of Sisters February 9, after he led a Sisters police officer on a chase over snowy backroads northeast of Sisters. According to police reports, a Sisters officer saw Ladd speeding eastbound on West Adams Street at about 8 p.m. Sunday. Ladd allegedly turned south on Ash Street, then east on Main Avenue, running a stop sign. The officer followed Ladd at an excess of 50 miles per hour on North Locust to Camp Polk Road and turned on his emergency lights. Ladd allegedly ignored the lights,... Full story
