News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Children up to 11 years old will race across Creekside City Park gathering up colorful plastic eggs in the annual Easter Egg Hunt co-sponsored by Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire and Ambulance Association and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District on Easter Sunday, March 27. The eagerly anticipated traditional event kicks off promptly at 1 p.m. — and with hundreds of fast-moving kids racing through the park it doesn’t last long. All eggs are plastic; the hunt no longer provides hard-boiled Easter eggs. This eve... Full story
The Oregon Court of Appeals, on Wednesday, March 16, upheld a Deschutes County Circuit Court decision in favor of the Eagle Air Estates Homeowners Association in a long-running battle with homeowner plaintiffs Michael and Janet Morgan and Cydnie Harp over "reversionary interest" in the adjacent Sisters Airport. However, the appeals court rejected the lower court's ruling awarding attorney's fees to the homeowners association for assistance to Vernon and Sandra Goodsell in defending themselves against claims. The Morgans and... Full story
What began as a story for her Swedish-Finn family has now grown into two popular books. “Mainly, it was just done for family on a lark,” said author and Black Butte Ranch resident Agnes Rands. She recently self-published her second book, “Even Seagulls Cry.” Rands began her account of her immigrant parents with “Where the Huckleberries Grow.” Her parents grew up in the Swedish-speaking section of Finland, married in Portland and then moved to the logging camps of Northwest Washington where Rands was born. Her book brings... Full story
Bill Anthony, Sisters District Ranger, freely admits that he is “lucky to do what I am doing, where I am doing it.” Anthony, a compact bundle of energy, is the Chief Line Officer, responsible for everything in the Sisters Ranger District which runs from Mt. Jefferson to the South Sister and east to Billy Chinook and the Metolius area. He is a man who loves his job which, in a nutshell, is caring for the land and serving people. That, too, is the mission of the United States Forest Service, for whom he has worked for 27 yea... Full story
Last week, youngsters at A Joyful Noise Preschool were treated to the excitement of a giant excavator ripping up the sidewalk in preparation for an 888-square-foot expansion. The preschool is located on Adams Avenue. The addition will contain a playroom, kitchen, closet, entry and restroom. The remodel will increase the capacity to 27 children.... Full story
Sisters area residents Keith and Connie Cyrus and the Cyrus Living Trust have filed three claims totaling $37 million against Deschutes County. The claims were filed under Measure 37, approved by Oregon voters last year. The claims, the second largest filed to date in the State of Oregon according to the Department of Land Conservation and Development, state that land use changes made by Deschutes County on the Cyrus’s 1,135 acres of farmland in the Cloverdale area prevent t... Full story
