News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Outlaws basketball team clinched their first Capital Conference championship on Tuesday, February 24, with a 62-51 victory over the Cascade Cougars. In front of a standing-room-only Sisters crowd, the Outlaws jumped to a first quarter lead of 14-7, a lead they would never give up. "We showed great composure," said head coach Rand Runco, "especially down the stretch. We knew they would make a run and they did. I wasn't really worried. We took care of business." The Outlaws stifled the Cougars offense all night long. The... Full story
A group of Sisters area residents is trying to preserve and expand programs for Sisters youth by forming a recreation district. The Sisters City Council climbed on board last month, when they unanimously agreed the city would be part of the proposed district. The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce has also pledged its support. Voters will have to approve a tax base for the district in the November election. The district will ask for a property tax rate of 22 cents per $1,000 of... Full story
Wayne Scott, owner of Mountain Shadows RV Park, and Nor'Wester Industries, Inc. are threatening legal action to force the city to allow the siting of semi-permanent "park trailers" at Mountain Shadows RV park. City ordinances limit the length of time an RV is allowed to stay on a site to three months out of any six-month period. The city planning commission has rejected Scott's request for a variance. When the city adopted the ordinance, the intent was to preserve local sites... Full story
Sisters will grow with or without a sewer, and it is up to Sisters' citizens to shape that growth, according to planning activist Brian Scott. Scott is a planner with Livable Oregon, a group of citizens, business people and public officials dedicated to channeling growth in a way that preserves Oregon's quality of life. He was invited to address a sewer workshop Monday, March 2. "If you don't build a sewer, I think you'll continue to grow," Scott told the workshop... Full story
The Deschutes National Forest is due for a pruning - but this time timber is not part of the harvest. The U.S. Forest Service plans to rid the Deschutes National Forest of nonnative plants, called noxious weeds. Treatment of the undesired flora is likely to include the use of chemical herbicides, as well as hand picking, insect control and prescribed burning. Exotic plants were introduced into the forest from Europe and Asia many years ago and now threaten native plant populations. Other threats stimulating the control... Full story
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Department is sponsoring a Sisters Town Hall meeting, Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Fire Hall on Elm Street. Sisters area residents are invited to attend the informal meeting to discuss concerns and opinions about public safety services. The Sheriff's Department, in partnership with the community, is developing sheriff services to fit individual areas of the county. Some of the issues that will be addressed at this meeting are the merger of Sisters law enforcement services in... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Congratulations boys on an extraordinary basketball season and a berth into the championships. I was thrilled to see you guys win. You deserve every second of it. Each of you pulled together and worked as an unstoppable team. I will miss you next year Jacob, Jon, Kyle, Walter and Lee. Good luck! See you at the finals! Way to go boys. Lindsey Warner * * * To the Editor: There was one important omission from the Sisters Starry Nights concert, February 21, and I would like to offer an apology and a... Full story
The number of citizens registered to vote in the City of Sisters may drop significantly this month. Out of 45 people who have so far responded to a query about their legal residence, 32 have moved elsewhere, according to Deschutes County Clerk Susie Penhollow. Until questions were raised by the city, these people were registered to vote in Sisters. In a story in The Nugget on January 21, City Administrator Barbara Warren said there were 512 voters on the rolls. Warren believed as many as 123 of those, or 20 percent, no... Full story
