News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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For the first time in recent memory, smoke from a Forest Service controlled burn became so dense on Thursday, April 5, that traffic was stopped along Highway 20. The Forest Service stopped traffic in both directions with emergency vehicles and flaggers three miles west of Sisters, and pilot cars were used for several hours to permit one-way traffic. According to Mark Rapp, Assistant Fire Management Officer for the Sisters Ranger District, the sort of smoke that developed was to be expected, given the conditions that were... Full story
The State of Oregon considered certifying the home operated by Steven Gage for "troubled" female juveniles as far back as October, 1998, but decided not to do so. Gage closed Royal Haven Equestrian Center for Girls near Sisters in December, 1999 as the State Office for Services to Children and Families (SCF), Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and the Oregon State Police began investigating the facility. Gage, 43, was sentenced on January 31, 2001 to 45 years behind bars on 27 counts of theft, criminal mistreatment and sex... Full story
Sisters city councilors got a good look at the wireless future at a workshop on Wednesday, April 4. It's a future that will require good planning if Sisters wants to balance the values of the community with the needs of a growing industry, according to consultant Ted Krienes. "Standards are key," Krienes told the councilors repeatedly in the three-hour workshop. According to Krienes, a partner in a Tiburon, California consulting firm specializing in wireless technology, cities... Full story
If voters approve a $20.5 million bond in May, Sisters Middle School students will move out of the aged facility on Locust Street and into the 10-year-old high school. The school board agreed on Monday night, April 9, to then sell the approximately 3.5 acre middle school site, using most of the proceeds to pay down the bond that will construct a new 700-student high school. "We've all talked about the need to be clear about what we're going to do about the disposition of the... Full story
State forester Wayne Rowe is spearheading a fire prevention drive in the Sisters area. A half dozen local fire officials met at the Sisters fire hall last week to discuss what promises to be a challenging fire season. Already, they said, a few small fires have broken out -- and they know that more are on the way. Planning is a key factor at this point in the fire season, but so is prevention. FireFree is a program new to the Sisters area and is one of the tools being promoted by officials this year Contingency plans,... Full story
The second annual Empty Bowls Soup Dinner fund-raiser will be on Friday, April 20, at 6 p.m. held at the Sisters High School cafetorium. While the local event was the idea of art teacher Mike Baynes, the concept actually came from an international project to fight hunger launched by art teachers in Michigan. The school wanted to use the proceeds locally, however, so Empty Bowls hooked up with the Family Access Network (FAN). At last year's event, $1,575 was raised for distribution to local families in need. "Empty Bowls is... Full story
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- Two men got into a fist fight at the intersection of Highway 20 and Central Street. Surprisingly, their accounts of what caused the dust up and who was to blame varied somewhat. Driver #1 said the other passed him on the right at a crosswalk in Sisters, where a young girl was waiting to cross, posing some danger to the youngster. According to this story, that made #1 mad, so he caught up with Driver #2, flipped #2 off, then turned on Central. Driver #2 followed and the fight was on. In another account, #1 flipped off #2, th... Full story
