News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A relaxed, "down home" atmosphere prevailed at Sisters High School Saturday evening, March 13, when T. Graham Brown led a group of Nashville music personalities, former Starry Nights headliners and local recording artists in the second concert of the 1999 benefit series. It was easy to forget, as a three-year-old danced in the aisle, that the folks on stage were some of the most renowned songwriters and performers currently working in country music. Planning for this show began a few months ago when Starry Nights chair Jeri... Full story
The Sisters City Council, by a 3-1 vote, has simplified the way annexations will be placed on the ballot. Under the new procedures, annexation requests will go first to the planning commission for a public hearing. The planning commission will make a recommendation and advise the city council on the issues it should consider before sending the matter to an election. The city council will hold a second public hearing to gather additional public input and then may decide to put... Full story
Russell Eugene Dunn of Sisters will spend most of 1999 in jail after he was convicted of one count each of first-and second-degree assault. According to Deschutes County court reports, Dunn was sentenced to two consecutive 120-day terms in county jail (less time served) in connection with a Christmas Day incident in which he assaulted a woman friend and then resisted the sheriff's deputy who came to arrest him. Dunn's sentence also carries 60 months of probation, requirements to abstain from alcohol and to undergo substance... Full story
Two young men from Sisters who were convicted of dealing drugs are in even more trouble after allegedly contacting the informant who participated in their original arrest. Nicholas Levine, 19, turnedhimself in to police on Tuesday, March 16. Jeffrey Trainor, 19, has already been returned to jail. On September 29, 1998, Levine and Trainor were arrested for possession and delivery of marijuana to a man in the Sisters City Park. A female juvenile with the two young men was arrested for conspiracy to deliver. During the bust,... Full story
Two Sisters community organizations recently filled board of directors vacancies left by the unexpected death of Charles Trachsel. Trachsel, who suffered a fatal heart attack February 1, served as chief of the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District for over 30 years, followed by a four-year term on its board of directors. He had also just begun his second year as a board member for the Squaw Creek Irrigation District (SCID). Fire chief Chuck Cable explained that Trachsel "was appointed to his (board) position in Spring... Full story
Karen Lee has resigned her school board position because she has moved outside school district boundaries, according to schools superintendent Steve Swisher. Although she plans to move back into the school district, Swisher said, she is now ineligible to serve. Swisher said that the school board will appoint a substitute to serve the remaining two years of Lee's term. According to Swisher, the board will likely solicit inquiries from those interested and appoint a new member... Full story
* * * To the Editor: I have just returned from what was one of the most enjoyable concerts I have ever been to. It was the second concert of the Starry Nights Concert series. The auditorium was filled with what seemed to be the entire town of Sisters. The comedy music video of the children thanking the sponsors was absolutely fantastic. As I sat in my chair and laughed, clapped, stomped my feet and shed some tears as T. Graham Brown spoke about why he wrote his most recent songs, I thought about how lucky I am to live in a... Full story
Sisters school officials are hoping for a strong turnout to fill up next year's kindergarten class and continue the new full-day program. According to elementary school secretary Kathy Perry, the full-day program "was a success this year," but continuing it next year "depends on the numbers because it is self-supporting." Kindergarten this year has 62 students in three classes, one of them a full-day class. Parents paid $200 per month in tuition for the full-day program.... Full story
