News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The point of land where Highway 20 meets the McKenzie Highway in Sisters may become a new "gateway" park and information center for the McKenzie Highway Scenic Byway. The Sisters City Council is studying a proposal by the U. S. Forest Service that asks the city to help maintain a facility which would include an unmanned kiosk containing information on the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway, plus items of interest to travelers in the Sisters country. The facility would be constructed this summer. Mike Hernandez of the For... Full story
The celebrated case of the state versus Diane and Dennis Nason of Sisters concluded last week with the sentencing of the couple on charges of racketeering and forgery. Except for each serving 60 days in county jail and performing community service, the Nasons will be free under five years probation. The sentencing hearing began on February 12 in a courtroom that was a strange blend of calm, tension and even joviality. There was an atmosphere of "business as usual," the kind that evolves from a very long trial. Most of the... Full story
To the Editor: I, like so many others remember the 1964 Christmas flood. That is why our local volunteer firefighters from Cloverdale are collecting new toys for the children who were victims the flood. Please help us to put a smile back on the small faces and warmth in the hearts of those children who lost not only their homes and belongings, but also that special (truck, doll, stuffed animal, book, color books, game or puzzle)that Santa brought just a short month-and-a-half ago. In times of great loss we as grown ups... Full story
Down deep, deep at the nether end of the list of those murky tasks that most of us despise and avoid, lies the moldering internal world of the refrigerator. Behind the cool, serene enamel doors, concealed behind the pristine facade of sanitary white or pebbled mauve, behind the comforting festoons of photos, reminders, lunch menus and inspirational verses attached with our cornball collection of magnets, lies a separate realm of slowly multiplying organisms. Daintily segregated, packaged with the purest intentions, airtight,... Full story
The two finalists in the Sisters School District's search for a new superintendent will be at the Sisters Middle/High School on Sunday, February 25, from 1 - 4 p.m. to meet with staff, parents and the community. "This will be an opportunity to come meet the two finalists in our superintendent search," said School Board Chairman Bill Reed. "We have two strong candidates." Steve Swisher was assistant superintendent at Eagle Point, enrollment 3,700, from 1988-90. In 1990 he was selected as the superintendent of the South Lane... Full story
After five years of battling the State of Oregon, Diane and Dennis Nason have no idea what the next five years will bring. A week after they each received a sentence of 60 days in jail and community service for convictions of racketeering and forgery (See story on page 1), Diane is still somewhat defiant. Dennis is stoic. Both are uncertain what they will do after their "debt to society," as Diane ironically puts it, is paid for forging medical certificates for children as the family imploded under the pressure of collapsing... Full story
A new water rate structure for Sisters city water users is likely to be imposed beginning July 1. Rate recommendations that could mean increases for some users and reductions for others were presented February 15 in a special meeting of the Sisters City Council. Richard Nored of H.G.E. Inc. of Coos Bay, presented a report on a water rate study conducted by his firm. The city council agreed to study for a month recommendations which establish a base rate of $16.50 minimum for up to 10,000 gallons of water per month and... Full story
"Safety First!" is the watchword behind work by the Sisters Ranger District to open roads and clean up areas damaged by the sudden thaw and flooding the first week of February. "We are identifying safety problems first and working on them now, and will then consider environmental protection and items that are not a threat," said Leonard Wesley, forest road superintendent for the Deschutes National Forest. Crews from the Sisters and Bend districts worked last week to open roads and clear culverts especially in the hard-hit... Full story
The Sisters School Board has penciled in a plan for how to spend the $2 million maintenance portion of a $5.5 million bond proposal the school district will place before voters in May. The proposed bond would include $3.5 million to pay for the construction of eight classrooms at the elementary school and remodel the old intermediate school site for seventh and eighth graders. An additional $2 million is proposed to fund maintenance projects -- such as replacing the... Full story
