News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters children who are currently in the seventh grade may have to work a little harder to graduate from Sisters High School. According to a draft proposal which was to be presented to the Sisters School Board on Tuesday, February 16, starting with the Class of 2004, students must earn a "C" or better (70 percent or better) to get credit for a course. Students would also have to successfully complete "work samples" which are based on the state-mandated standards of the... Full story
Developers of a proposed business park at the north edge of Sisters are asking state land use officials to allow Sisters voters to decide on whether their property can be annexed to the city. Barclay Meadows Business Park, LLC asked the Sisters City Council Thursday, February 11, to be placed on the May 18 ballot for a vote that would allow the property to be annexed once it is brought within the city's Urban Growth Boundary. Sisters voters overwhelmingly passed similar votes... Full story
Efforts to install a traffic light installed at the intersection of Highway 20 and Camp Polk/Locust Street have come to a stop - at least for a couple of years. The City of Sisters will not try to get a light included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP), according to Mayor Steve Wilson. A final regional hearing on the statewide plan is set for Thursday, February 18, in Bend. An Oregon Department of Transportation study shows that there is enough traffic at... Full story
Oregon Senator Gordon Smith introduced a bill to Congress on Thursday, February 11, that would convey 240 acres of U.S. Forest Service land to the City of Sisters for wastewater treatment and disposal. Passage of the legislation, co-sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden, would transfer ownership of the land known as "Section 9" to the City of Sisters at no cost to the city, other than that of preparing an environmental assessment of the site. "The people in Sisters should not have to live every day concerned about a possible... Full story
The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce has formed a committee on economic development. According to chamber manager Mardyth Peterson, the move is designed to complement the efforts of the Sisters Community Action Team (CAT) to promote the economic growth and stability of the Sisters area. At the February 2 chamber board of directors meeting, board member Bob Grooney presented a proposal to establish an economic development committee as part of the overall goals and strategies of the CAT. Grooney was recently elected to the CAT... Full story
Camp Sherman area residents can feel a little more secure knowing there are more firefighters available in an emergency. The ranks of volunteer firefighters at the Camp Sherman station of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District have swelled to 10 dedicated individuals. More are needed. Gene Lorenz, who worked with the Portland Fire Department for 30 years before moving to Camp Sherman, is spearheading new efforts to energize the volunteer group. Lorenz rose to rank of Deputy Fire Marshall while in Portland.... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Who is Sisters, city hall, the people, who? In 1994, Joseph Fought gave a $500,000 building, (the bowling alley) to the city. I strongly feel that the money that was made from the sale of the old bowling alley, should be used to build a pool or a recreation center. Please, people of Sisters, do not let the gift Mr. Fought gave us, (the people) be only used by a few, (city hall) but by the many; let there be a pool. We should not waste this opportunity. I do not believe that there has been a workshop invol... Full story
Larry Starling Dunn was arrested at Crooked River Ranch on Saturday, February 13, and charged with the attempted murder of his wife. Dunn, 49, has been a police patrol officer at Black Butte Ranch since August 3, 1997. He was placed on administrative leave following the incident, according to Black Butte Police Chief Hank Fegette. According to a press release issued by the Jefferson County Sheriff's office, deputies from both Jefferson and Deschutes counties were called to a Crooked River Ranch residence shortly after... Full story
