News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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And they're off... This year's John Craig Memorial Ski Race drew a record crowd. Close to 300 skiers ventured up the McKenzie Pass for the John Craig Memorial Ski Race and Mail Carry on Saturday, March 24. From Olympians to recreational skiers, the event offered something for everyone. Events included races of 20 kilometers in both classic and freestyle, a 10-kilometer classic, a junior 5-kilometer classic, a 3-kilometer kids classic, and the 30-kilometer mail carry that passes the grave and memorial of the race's namesake.... Full story
Work has begun on a 19-unit apartment complex on Adams Avenue in Sisters. Sisters' planning commission gave the go-ahead to Hap Taylor on Wednesday, March 21, to build a 19-unit apartment complex on Adams Avenue in Sisters. The complex is made up of three buildings: one containing 12 units; one containing six units; and the third housing a public Laundromat with a manager's apartment above. Planners granted a conditional use permit and a variance to allow more than four units... Full story
Fears about school safety hit close to home in recent weeks, with the arrest of a Mountain View High School student for allegedly plotting to murder a teacher and fellow students. Scott Shelton, who serves as Sisters' School Resource Deputy, acknowledges that threats and school violence can happen anywhere, but he considers Sisters schools to be safe. "Schools are still, statistically, one of the safest places in this country," Shelton said. "And Sisters schools, I would say,... Full story
Stephanie West rode "Vegas" in her audition for the title of Sisters Rodeo Queen. Stephanie West of Bend has been selected as the 2001 Sisters Rodeo Queen, following auditions held March 25 at the Sisters Rodeo Arena. She will reign during the 61st annual Sisters Rodeo to be held June 8-10 and she will represent the rodeo at other events during the year, according to John Leavitt, queen selection committee chair. Stephanie is the daughter of Roland and Sherry West of Bend. The new queen, who turned 19 on March 27, plans to... Full story
Outlawnet won a temporary restraining order last week against Verado, the company that provides Outlawnet with its connection to the internet. Outlawnet is the local Internet service provider affiliated with Sisters Schools. Verado, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, apparently attempted to knock Outlawnet off the Internet without any notice. Under law, a 30-day written notice is required. In fact, Verado had been telling Outlawnet representatives for several months that no cancellation was anticipated. "In the middle of January... Full story
The burbling waters of ??? Creek? Local activists are working on a plan to restore the health of Squaw Creek. However, if Senate Bill 488 were to become law, "Squaw Creek" would cease to exist altogether. In reality, the creek itself would continue to flow -- but the name would be gone. The change is part of a nationwide movement to end the use of place names bearing the word "squaw." According to some sources, the word "squaw" can be interpreted -- in a Native American language -- as a vulgar anatomical reference and... Full story
A driver for High Country Disposal got a fiery surprise as he hauled his load from Black Butte Ranch to Redmond on Thursday morning, March 29. As he pulled through Sisters and down Highway 126, he noticed that his load was smoking. He stopped and got out to see the paint blistering on the side of his truck as the trash he carried began to burn. The driver pulled into a wide, dirt turnout and dumped his load. The Sisters fire department was summoned and they knocked the fire down in minutes. According to Assistant Fire Chief K... Full story
St. Edward's Church is graced by new stained glass windows depicting the Garden of Eden. New stained glass window tableau's now grace St. Edward's Catholic Church in Sisters. The windows were installed on Friday, March 30. "Over two years ago we asked various members of the parish to submit ideas for our stained glass windows," said Father Thomas Faucher in prepared release. "After a long process the idea which was clearly the best was to use the words of the Book of Genesis, Chapter 2, verses 8 and 9." The windows represent... Full story
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- A local resident reported men sneaking around in the woods wearing camouflage and carrying guns. Deputies were unable to locate the insurgents, but it was surmised that they were engaged in a paintball operation. - A deputy followed a trail of beer cans and bottles down a forest road to a campsite. He told the campers to clean up or be cited. - A wayward emu was caught and returned to its owner. - Deputies came to the aid of a horse that got caught in a wire fence. - A woman reported that a man keeps calling and asking her... Full story
