News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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How will scarce dollars be spent by the Sisters Schools? What sports will be funded, and who will decide? Should wrestling, with relatively high per student costs, be eliminated in favor of soccer, which would serve many more students for less, according to soccer supporters? Should one or more sports be eliminated in favor of more instructors for a seriously overcrowded eighth grade language arts program? These questions may lead to a sharp divide in the weeks ahead as the Sisters School Board attempts to develop formal poli... Full story
The Sisters Rodeo Association Clubhouse burned Sunday evening, March 24. The fire is thought to have started in a box of rodeo brochures stored near a propane furnace. The fire was reported by a neighbor at about 9:02 p.m. who saw flames shooting as high as 50 feet above the clubhouse roof. Another neighbor rushed over to check on the rodeo grounds caretaker, who was just getting out of the shower, according to Cloverdale RFPD Assistant Chief Dave Harris. Harris said the fire started in boxes of brochures and beer chits... Full story
To the Editor: On March 13 you published an article by Eric Dolson titled "Kids and alcohol: Is there a solution?" He asked the question "Can anything be done?" His answer: "Probably not. Teen-agers have been getting drunk for hundreds of years, and parents, many of whom got drunk themselves (and used drugs, and survived) as teens, have been worried about it. Not that much has changed through the generations." What a sad and despondent response to a terrible problem which is touching the lives of many of today's youth.... Full story
Racketing through the dusty city-town with young adults, surrounded by and saturated with music that has begun to sound like an asylum full of whining inmates armed with drums and chains, everyone who is actually in my company is lost in their own sphere. Silent beneath the din. Excess noise, of which there is plenty, pours out the windows, attracting the attention of our companions on the road. I must appear to be extremely patient. In fact, I am on a mission. In the capable hands of our driver, we park grandly. We... Full story
The student-run Sisters Middle/High School Internet access company Outlawnet published the first page in its "web site" -- an electronic location in the computer world of the Internet -- Friday, March 22. The web site will provide information on the school to users of the international electronic computer network. It will eventually include pictures of the school and a newsletter. According to technology teacher and Outlawnet CEO Jon Renner, the web page will be updated... Full story
Deschutes National Forest firewood cutting permits are now on sale for the 1996 firewood season which opens on April 1. All firewood cutting areas on the Deschutes will be designated. Firewood cutters will be required to have a permit, synopsis and a map in their possession when they go out to cut. The price is $10 per cord and each household is limited to eight cords for the year. To purchase a permit, a valid drivers license or DMV ID will be required. Cutters can purchase BLM permits at the Crescent Ranger Station and... Full story
The deadline is approaching to apply for summer employment in the Youth Conservation Corps program of the Deschutes National Forest. Work is out- of- doors including slash disposal, trail maintenance and campground cleanup. There will also be some administrative positions available. Activities are planned to include environmental education. Applicants must be 15 years of age by June 1, but not over 18 by August 30, and must live within 35 miles of the work site. Previous participants are not eligible to apply. Those selected... Full story
Forty-four citizens posted 30 reactions Tuesday night to four alternatives for salvage logging in the 7,000 acre Santiam Corridor. A standing room only crowd filled the conference room of the Sisters Ranger District to hear Forest Service officials detail four alternatives for managing the area where large stands of dense, white fir are visible along Highway 20. After the alternatives were presented, the audience used adhesive backed note paper to stick comments on each of the four alternatives which were taped to the walls... Full story
Former Sisters book keeper Nancy Simpson was arrested in Arcata, California Monday, March 25 on two counts of aggravated theft for an alleged embezzlement of approximately $54,000 from Indian Meadow Water Company. Simpson's book keeping business kept the water company's accounts from 1983-95. She allegedly embezzled the funds in a period from January, 1991 to August, 1995. Indian Meadow Water Company representatives told police that Simpson had authority to pay herself and... Full story
