News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Developers of an approximately 24-unit affordable housing project in Sisters are exploring the possibilities of creating a community center on nearby city park land. Cyndy Cook of the Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority (CORHA) broached the idea at a Sisters City Council workshop on Thursday, February 15. "We have a community center on all our other sites," Cook told the council. "A community center is an important piece of an overall concept." However, the site in... Full story
An Environmental Assessment (EA) of the proposed expansion of Suttle Lake Resort is slated for completion by early March, according to Bill Anthony, Sisters District Ranger. Recent stories about Suttle Lake have examined the geology, recreational history, fisheries and water quality of the lake. Many people, however, have questions about the EA process itself and how an agency like the U.S. Forest Service goes about the process of making an environmental determination on an issue like this. Forest Service representative Jery... Full story
A three-year extension of the current sheriff's levy and the election of three school board members lead Sisters area concerns on the March 13 ballot. Sheriff Les Stiles is asking voters for a split-rate levy to fund his office's operations over the next three years. Residents of unincorporated areas would pay $1.12 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation; residents of incorporated areas or communities that have their own police force (such as Black Butte Ranch) would pay 78 cents per $1,000. The rate is identical to the... Full story
Over 150 student leaders from eight schools around the state met at Sisters High School earlier this month to sharpen their leadership skills. The all-day assembly was sponsored by the OASC --the Oregon Association of Student Councils -- a non-profit group that is dedicated to providing leadership training for both students and advisors. "Students have come from as far away as Lakeview," said Nancy Moen, OASC Program Director. "And we have a mix of both middle school and high school students here today." For their winter... Full story
Kristin Gibeau, center, will lead volunteers in building several new homes for Sisters Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers were hard at work last week, preparing the foundation on the latest Habitat for Humanity home in Sisters. The volunteer crew is working under the supervision of Kristin Gibeau, newly hired by Sisters Habitat for Humanity to ramrod the chapter's projects. Gibeau brings to her job as construction supervisor 14 years of experience in the construction field. "I... Full story
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- Deputies arrested a Sisters man who put a knot on his girlfriend's head in an argument. The argument was allegedly over his ungallant behavior in leaving her at a bar and going home. Seems the fellow was feeling down about the death of racer Dale Earnhardt. The man also allegedly assaulted a friend of the girlfriend when she tried to intervene. - A youth at a boys' home near Sisters got enraged over teasing and name calling by other boys, broke a window and climbed on the roof, threatening to jump off. Deputies talked him... Full story
The Gallery Restaurant is to be the first business connected to the Sisters sewer. After the Gallery closes at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 21, CRM Contracting will quickly hook up the lateral connection between the restaurant and the main sewer line. "At 6 a.m. when they open for business, I want to have their tanks pumped and be out of there," said Project Manager Casey Kendall. CRM Contracting is a an offshoot of Commercial Ready Mix, a Salem-based corporation. Kendall runs the company's Central Oregon operations,... Full story
