News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Former Police Chief David Haynes has filed a lawsuit in Deschutes County against the City of Sisters and City Administrator Barbara Warren. Haynes served as police chief from June 1, 1991 until he was fired on May 15, 1997. From January, 1996, until he was dismissed, Haynes and City Administrator Barbara Warren had a number of disagreements over the police department budget and her refusal to pay for overtime earned by individual officers. In April, 1997, police officers sued the city over the non-payment for accrued leave,... Full story
A recent grant from Bend Cable may help Sisters schools purchase 130 computers. But another $5,725 has to be raised locally - and soon. The computers are coming from Intel through Oregon Education Service Districts, and are being distributed to schools around the state. The computers are being sold to the schools for $165 each, although Sisters has a chance to get them for $44 each of "locally raised" money. "That's a pretty good deal," said Sisters Schools Superintendent Steve Swisher. The price may be rock-bottom, but... Full story
Boyd Keyser has accepted the job of principal at Sisters High School. Keyser is currently principal at Central High School, serving the towns of Independence and Monmouth. "Boyd was one of three very qualified final candidates," said Sisters Schools Superintendent Steve Swisher, who stressed that the Sisters School Board still has to ratify the selection. Keyser was one of 24 who expressed interest in the job. The district interviewed 7 candidates; three were finalists. Swisher said that as principal at Central, Keyser... Full story
Sisters school officials are closely watching the roll of the education budget dice in Salem. If the numbers stay stuck around $4.6 billion in Governor John Kitzhaber's proposed budget, Sisters schools face more cuts to an already depleted budget. But if the state Legislature allocates something closer to the $5.1 billion advocated by education lobbyists, local schools could get a much needed shot in the arm and return to a level of financial stability they haven't... Full story
Sisters voters will decide May 18 whether to annex all the land within the city's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). The Sister City Council unanimously agreed at its Thursday, February 24, meeting to put the annexation measure before the voters. "I think it's time to get this on the ballot so the voters can tell us what they want," said councilor Maggie Hughes. Only residents of Sisters will vote on annexation. The city has already obtained consents for annexation from more than... Full story
Singer-songwriter John Hiatt, scheduled to perform at the April 3 Sisters Starry Nights Concert, has been forced to cancel. Hiatt must undergo surgery to remove a cyst that has developed in his throat. The cyst is not life threatening and will not cause him to permanently lose his voice. The surgery and recovery required to correct the condition will prevent Hiatt from speaking for some weeks. He is expected to recover fully in three months. All of Hiatt's other spring tour dates are canceled in addition to his planned trip... Full story
It all depends on the weather. If a warming trend gets mixed up with a potent storm that drops heavy rain on a deep snowpack, Sisters residents could see some high water this spring. If the rate of melt-off is fast enough, the community could be looking at a flood. Fortunately, such floods are relatively rare in Sisters. A rain-on-snow episode in February two years ago washed out Highway 20 and periodic freshets have made Sisters soggy. But the last real gully-washer came at... Full story
* * * Flood danger outweighs computer fears Most of the energy dedicated to preparing for the Y2K "millennium bug" would be better spent with shovels, filling sandbags. With the Oregon snow pack as deep and as wet as it is, a major flood is much more likely than a melt-down of the global economy because computers have forgotten how to tell time. We've read that gun stores are selling a lot of weapons in response to the Y2K "threat." Oh, my. Some of us apparently have more faith than others that man will still be able to bake... Full story
