News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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With the help of industry, Sisters High School has scrounged computer parts and pieces, even whole machines, and will do a major technology upgrade by spring break. And save as much as $200,000 in the process, according to Schools Superintendent Steve Swisher. On Thursday, teacher Jon Renner drove over to the Willamette Valley and took delivery of 24 p166 Pentium processors, 30 Pentium overdrive processors and 24-type AX Intel motherboards from computer giant Intel. These pieces were received through the Students Recycling... Full story
Two sixth-grade students at Sisters Middle School were suspended for 10 days after school officials found what was alleged to be a marijuana pipe in their possession on Friday, February 6. According to Principal Rich Shultz, a drug sniffing dog was used to find the paraphernalia as students left for a school ski outing. "I did a search of the ski bus," Shultz said. "I had heard rumors that we were having some abuse in our program, so I brought a drug dog in." Sheriff's deputies were notified, but they did not cite the youths.... Full story
A 19-year-old Sisters man was cited Friday, February 13, for damaging natural resources after he sunk his four-wheel-drive truck up to the hubs in mud west of town. "He just got his 4X4 fixed and wanted to go four-wheeling," said Sisters Ranger District law enforcement chief Larry Duncan. "He wanted to play and he just sunk out of sight." According to Duncan, the four-wheel drive vehicle, driven by Bradley Bradon, left deep gashes and several holes in soft ground off the Cold Springs Cut-off road about two miles north of the... Full story
A Canby man was killed Monday evening, February 16, when his car was hit head-on as he drove westbound on Highway 126 toward Sisters. Thomas Lee Tye, 61, died at the scene before Cloverdale fire rescue units arrived. According to sheriff's department reports, the accident occurred at 5:05 p.m., when a 1985 GMC pickup truck driven by 22-year-old Michael Lee Hocker crossed over the centerline into the westbound lane and hit Tye's 1988 Ford Tempo head-on. The wreck occurred at a tight curve approaching the intersection of... Full story
Independent consultant Vergie Ries will provide information and help identify residents' concerns regarding a proposed sewer system in Sisters. The Sisters City Council hired Ries for $6,700 to act as a "communication and citizen involvement specialist." Ries will be paid with funds already set aside as part of the grant awarded the city for the sewer project study. The council also voted on Thursday, February 12, to put a request for $7 million sewer bond on the May ballot.... Full story
Jim Prichard and Tracey Anthony, both of Sisters, won tickets to the sold out, February 21, Sisters Starry Nights concert. Sisters Elementary School third grader Lauren Kallberg selected the ticket winners in a drawing at Ray's Food Place. Each winner receives two tickets to Saturday's performances by Karla Bonoff and J.D. Souther and a case of Coca-Cola products. A similar drawing for tickets to the March 14 concert with Kim Carnes will begin next week at Ray's Food Place.... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Regarding Sisters sewer system, I am an in-town homeowner with a one-year-old house (and septic system), which I share with my sister and nephew, and am also a business owner that would like to build a new office and shop in Sisters. On the one hand, I don't need a new system, on the other, I do. Since it's obvious The Nugget has organized a media blitz in support of the system, here's what we can expect: More reporting with headlines like, "County to get tough on old systems," "Businesses carry the weigh... Full story
The fight over the Pine Meadow Ranch development at the western edge of Sisters has landed in the Oregon Supreme Court. The court decided February 12, to hear an appeal filed by the Alliance for Responsible Land Use in Deschutes County. ARLU DeCo., led by anti-growth activists Howard Paine and Bill Boyer, challenged an Oregon Court of Appeals decision which cleared the way to zone approximately 50 acres of Pine Meadow Ranch for standard and high-density residential use. ARLU D... Full story
