News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A few Sisters citizens are exploring alternative sewer systems. They believe alternatives could be cheaper and more efficient than the system voters are being asked to approve on May 19. However, Dick Nored of HGE, Inc., the engineer for the system now being considered, believes the conventional municipal system his firm has designed is the least expensive in the long-term, the most efficient and lowest in maintenance alternative for Sisters. The most common alternative... Full story
Two employees of Barclay Contractors interrupted an apparent burglary in progress at the company's shops west of Sisters in the early hours of Thursday, April 2. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Department reports, the workers arrived at about 5:30 a.m., surprising suspected burglars, who left the scene in what was described as a newer model white Volkswagen. Only one suspect was seen as he entered the passenger side of the vehicle. Sheriff's reports described him as a white male in his 20s, about six feet tall and... Full story
Sisters children up to age 11 will be on the hunt in Sisters City Park on Easter Sunday, April 12, participating in the annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Sisters - Camp Sherman Volunteer Fire/Ambulance Association. The park is located at Highway 20 and East Jefferson Avenue. A siren signal will kick off the hunt promptly at 1 p.m., regardless of weather. The Easter Bunny will greet children of all ages, and assist the members of Sisters - Camp Sherman V.F.A.A. along with the Cloverdale Volunteer Firefighters Association in... Full story
Work continues at Pine Meadow Ranch. Developer Steve McGhehey said he would be listing and promoting nine of 10 lots in the commercial zone between Hood and Cascade avenues in about a week. "The work on Hood is at a point where potential buyers can see what it's going to look like," said McGhehey. The 10th lot is already under construction for the Les Schwab tire store. The commercial property is separate from the 50-acre residential and mixed-use zone which lies to the south. Development of that property has been appealed... Full story
A group of Sisters-area residents are debating the location of a proposed community center. They are racing to convince the Sisters City Council to apply for a $600,000 grant by Friday, April 10. The council was to decide Tuesday, April 7, whether to apply for the Community Development Block Grant, which must be administered by a government entity. The council has hesitated to request the grant; some councilors are not satisfied with the proposed site. Carole C.B. Davis, one... Full story
Sisters area residents who have fire fighting apparatus or want to work during emergency fire situations can attend a wildland fire training class sponsored by the Oregon Department of Forestry. The class includes basic fire behavior and safety. This training, held at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District firehall, is a requirement of OR-OSHA and those without it will not be allowed to work on any state-directed fires. The class will begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 20, and last two to three hours. Those... Full story
Mary Johnson of Bend took a trip back in time last Sunday, April 5, to the little chapel where she taught Sunday school 50 years ago. "I just knew it had to be the same school," Johnson said on her return to the Chapel in the Pines in Camp Sherman. "After seeing a newspaper article about the old Chapel, it had to be my old school." In those not-so-long-ago logging days, Shevlin-Hixon lumber camps moved from area to area harvesting timber, Johnson recounted. The workers' houses were loaded on railroad flat cars and moved to... Full story
* * * To the Editor: In last week's editorial by Jim Cornelius, he voiced his opinion that the Sisters Sewer Focus Group should disband. As members of that group, we strongly disagree. We have voluntarily committed our time to sift through all of the information presented to us by various agencies (a time-consuming proposition), and report our findings, whether we agree with them or not, back to the community. Some of this information is interesting and some a little tedious and repetitive. It takes time. That is a fact. But... Full story
