News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A. Wayne Scott was slapped with a stinging rebuke by Judge Stephen Tiktin on March 6. Tiktin ruled that Scott's lawsuit against Barclay Contractors of Sisters was "meritless." Scott had sued Barclay for $171,000 for alleged construction deficiencies at the Mt. Shadow RV Park in Sisters. But on February 5, a jury found that Scott still owed Barclay about $83,000 for work done. In this last ruling, Judge Tiktin said Scott's initial claims for $171,000 were "so grossly overstated as to be ludicrous." The evidence that Scott had... Full story
The Sisters country will get a bit smoky starting this month as the Sisters Ranger District Fire Management Group conducts its spring prescribed burning program. The annual program, which will run till about the end of May, is designed to reduce natural fuels accumulated through years of growing cycles. Burning will also be conducted in a few units with fuels generated from logging activities. Natural fuels project areas include the areas known as Canal, Underline, Black... Full story
A Sisters businessman has filed a lawsuit against the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District seeking $20,500 in damages stemming from a February 1995 fire department training exercise in the Sisters Industrial Park. During the course of training, members of the department sprayed Phos-Chek fire retardant on logs belonging to Handcrafted Log Homes. Owner Ed Adams claims he was forced to close his business while the logs were tested to determine whether they would be suitable for use in residential construction. Ad... Full story
Hikers using wilderness trails in the Sisters Ranger District this summer will pay for the pleasure by purchasing a new Trail-Park permit. The regional Trail-Park permit system is a three-year experiment that the agency hopes will help finance both trail maintenance and facility and site restoration. The experiment is in response to greater usage and declining recreation budgets. According to Paul Engstrom of the Sisters Ranger District, "In the neighborhood of 20 trails in the Sisters Ranger District -- including almost all... Full story
The Ski Inn restaurant turns 25 years old on March 15. To celebrate, owner Lill Palmer is making a generous donation to the Sisters community that has supported her family for three generations. Palmer is going to host a party on Saturday, March 15. And she is going to donate the gross proceeds to Sisters Habitat for Humanity. That's right, every pancake, every shake, every burger and each fry sold will help house a Sisters family. "I just thought it would be nice to do something for Habitat. Here in Sisters they are doing... Full story
Applications for Central Oregon Community College Foundation 1997-98 scholarships are now available. Applications must returned to the COCC Student Financial Aid Office by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 28. More than 100 scholarships, ranging from $150 to $1,600, are available. To be eligible, applicants must be permanent residents of Central Oregon, be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits, have a 2.0 or higher grade-point average and demonstrate financial need. Some scholarships may require additional criteria such as a specific... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Thank you for printing my letter. It would have been nice to print what I wrote instead of modifying it to suit your own political agenda. The state of Oregon (which is what you printed) and the State of Oregon (which is what I sent in) are not the same thing. The state of Oregon (i.e., Oregon state, Oregon country, Oregon territory) is the de jure side of the Law. The State of Oregon is the de facto side of the Law. You completely changed the meaning of my submitted letter and, if anyone was intelligent... Full story
Real Soup I have known three saints in my life. Two of them were dishwashers. Saint number three, in order of meeting, had nothing to do with this subject. Saint number two was a purist-idealist named Marcott, whom my husband and I ran across in a fantastic coincidence while we were roaming through Oregon, searching for a home with good water and clean air. Tired and discouraged, draggy from the west-side rain, we had ducked into a small restaurant in Eugene, ready to put our quest on hold, dry our feet, and return to... Full story
Sheriff's deputies, tipped off about a stolen car leaving a gas station in Sisters, intercepted Robert Nelson Howell, 40, on Highway 20 and chased him into Bend. Howell crashed his vehicle and was apprehended at the scene. According to sheriff's department reports, Howell was wanted out of Massachusetts for arson and attempted murder. Deputies attempted to stop Howell at the Tumalo grade on Highway 20, but he allegedly failed to yield and continued to head south into Bend, where Bend police joined in the pursuit. The chase... Full story
