News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A cold wind blew through the Pacific Northwest on Easter Sunday, cut power to homes in the Sisters area and brought a small plane to safe haven at Sisters airport. Warm, sunny weather changed suddenly and without notice into a cold, blustery s torm, with winds reaching their peak at about 2 p.m. According to a wind meter at Sisters Eagle Air, local gusts topped 50 miles per hour. A branch from a pine tree cut a power line along Camp Polk Road just beyond the city limits, and the downed wire started a small blaze in the... Full story
Two women who got lost on an afternoon horseback ride Friday, March 28, turned up at a Tollgate house the following morning little the worse for spending a cold night in the woods. Gale Etherington, 40, of Albany, and Chris Seija, 42, of Lebanon, were part of a group camped at Graham Corral west of Sisters. According to Deschutes County Search & Rescue, they left the camp at about 2:30 p.m. Friday for a short ride. When they had not returned by 6 p.m., their companions launched a search. When that proved fruitless, they... Full story
Sisters will keep its own police force, at least for the forseeable future. The Sisters City Council unanimously affirmed that position in their March 27 meeting. Sisters Police Chief David Haynes has urged the city to explore consolidating services with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department as a way of coping with the city's ongoing financial problems. The city faces a budget shortfall that could force the elimination of two police officers' positions. Mayor Steve Wilson said he brought the issue up to let the public... Full story
Over a dozen teen-agers, most of them from Sisters, were cited as minors in possession of alcohol after sheriff's deputies backed up by Sisters police and others broke up a party at 69430 Green Ridge Loop in Sisters. Sheriff's deputies responded at about 6:45 p.m. March 29, to a complaint about loud music and a "party atmosphere" at the house. The deputies requested additional assistance to keep the party-goers from leaving. Back IssuesFront PageNext PagePrevious... Full story
Carol Wulff, who has been finance assistant for the City of Sisters since November 26, resigned March 28 after only four months. Wulff claims she was treated unfairly by City Administrator Barbara Warren, a charge Warren denies. Mayor Steve Wilson is aware of the disagreement and believes Warren has acted appropriately. Wulff said at least one city employee, Finance Officer Laura Deddo, has been given a raise and overtime, while everyone else works under a wage freeze as the city attempts to balance its budget. "When we were... Full story
Retired policeman Wayne Inman believes that racism and hate crime can happen in any town, and the only way to stop it is to mobilize the community to fight back. Inman, who has lived in Sisters for the past two years, did just that as chief of police in Billings, Montana in the early '90s. The story of how Billings rallied in support of its Jewish community, besieged by skinhead vandals, is recounted in the USA Network movie "Not In This Town," airing April 16. Signs of... Full story
* * * To the Editor: I agree with Gary M. Pages that the new trail head parking fee system stinks (The Nugget, March 19), but I have a problem with his attitude concerning stock use in the woods. Mr. Pages states that he doesn't care if "the trails are maintained or not," and complains about "others" who are "too lazy and/or out of shape" and need to ride horses and use pack animals to get around in the woods. These "lazy" people, he declares, are the cause of all of the erosion and abuse of the trail system in our forests... Full story
Real Soup On the business of being We have a large cat. Inclusive of tail, he is over four feet in length. He has the bearing of a small fluffy horse when he gallops across the clover. He is not especially cattish. He is friendly, for example, and he does not insinuate himself: if he wishes to sit on your lap, then he will bestow himself upon you largely, as an honor you may or may not deserve, but no matter. If you toss him off, he will land with a loud thump and, with the lovely, lordly, looseness of the feline, he will... Full story
Five Sisters area youths, ages 11 to 15, were arrested March 29 on charges stemming fro m a break-in at the Sisters School District Bus Barn. Sisters police responded to a theft complaint at the bus barn March 26. According to police reports, the juveniles entered four school buses and took two Motorola radios and four fire extinguishers. They also allegedly did damage to the inside and outside of the buses. Four youths were cited to the JET program; one was cited to the Deschutes County Juvenile Department. Police reported... Full story
