News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters officials have not deployed a building moratorium in order to preserve sewer funding, but they haven't removed it from their arsenal. The city council postponed a decision on a moratorium until its March 13 meeting, awaiting word from the federal Rural Utilities Services (RUS) that $2 million in grants and loans for Sisters' sewer system will be forthcoming. RUS warned the city in November that growth was threatening the "low- to moderate-income" status of the communit... Full story
Nellie Zook died on February 11. She was 87. Nellie blessed everyone she came near with a boundless, effervescent energy. There seemed to be no limit to her ability to selflessly give to others. Nellie was named Sisters Citizen of the Year, Central Oregon Community College Instructor of the Year, and was recognized through the Nellie Zook Citizenship Award presented to Sisters students. Nellie was a dedicated volunteer of the library, Sisters schools, the American Red Cross and Air Life. A gifted teacher, Nellie shared with... Full story
The developers of two 30-acre industrial sites north of Sisters are hammering out a plan to handle the traffic the sites could generate. Barclay Meadows Business Park has offered $138,300 and the Sisters School District has offered $143,800 to cover their share of the cost of a new road and three traffic signals that could be required to mitigate increased traffic congestion in Sisters. The developers worked together on a development agreement proposed to the Sisters City Coun... Full story
Justice will come to Sisters this summer, in the form of a new regional court. The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, on Wednesday, February 9, unanimously approved the formation of a Justice Court to serve outlying communities, including Sisters. According to Sheriff Greg Brown, the county will seek a court administrator next month and ask Governor John Kitzhaber in April to appoint a Justice of the Peace. If the appointment process goes smoothly, the court should be... Full story
More water will flow in Squaw Creek in the wake of a $260,000 grant from the Deschutes Basin Resources Conservancy to the Squaw Creek Irrigation District (SCID). Funds will be used to pipe three miles of the Cloverdale ditch and to increase the flow of water in Squaw Creek. The district will return to Squaw Creek between three and five cubic feet per second (cfs) of seasonal irrigation diversion. According to conservancy executive director Lisa Nye, the increased stream flows will not take water away from local irrigators.... Full story
Citizens who are helping to design Sisters' Transportation System Plan will host an open house on Tuesday, February 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sisters Fire Hall at 301 South Elm Street, Sisters. The project team will make a short presentation on the existing state of the transportation system and lead a brainstorming session on possible solutions to problems. For more information call consultant David Knitowski, 389-7614 or Sisters' planning director Neil Thompson, 549-6022.... Full story
Students will start school after Labor Day next year, and finish in the middle of June. The Sisters School Board approved a draft calendar for the 2000-01 school year that starts on September 5, 2000 and ends on June 19, 2001. The calendar includes a two-week spring break. The draft was chosen from among four proposals. Schools superintendent Steve Swisher favored the chosen option because it matches up well with college calendars and offers an eventual creation of a summer school quarter. He said the later start would also... Full story
Byline Hilary Hedemark successfully defended her title as District Champion in the 200-yard individual medley at the Woodburn Aquatic Center February 11. Hedemark won the race with a time of 2:22.1, ahead of Jamie Burlison of Cascade. Hedemark was silver medalist in the 100-yard breaststroke behind Elise Roberts from Cascade. Her finishes qualify her for the state championships at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham February 18 and 19. Other championship finalists included Chelsea Durdan-Shaw in the 100-yard backstroke and... Full story
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The Sisters Outlaws took a 20-point drubbing from the North Marion Huskies on Friday, February 11. The Huskies drubbed the Outlaws 80-60. The North Marion loss followed a February 8 a thumping from Capital Conference foe the Central Panthers. There were few bright spots in that 58-71 defeat. Evan Owens was Sisters' high scorer with 25 points. The Outlaws shot 85 percent from the free throw line and 23 of 46 from the field. Sisters was out rebounded by the Panthers 13-16. J.R. Ramirez led Central with 14 points and Joey... Full story
