News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Sorted by date Results 1 - 8 of 8
The Easter Bunny must have used some leverage to induce a nice, mild sunny day for the young Easter Egg hunters who turned out on Sunday, April 15, at Creekside City Park. Sisters' annual egg hunt provided the usual fun for children from infancy to 11 years of age. Many a lass was seen in a snazzy Easter bonnet (with all the frills upon it) and little baskets were heaped high with eggs. Smiles abounded. The event is staged each year by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Volunteer & Ambulance Association, under the leadership of... Full story
The vacant sergeant position in Sisters is not going to be filled. Deschutes County Sheriff Les Stiles made that declaration twice last week, once before the Sisters City Council on Thursday, April 12. "There is no intent to fill that position with another sergeant, period," Stiles told the council. "We had a lot more sergeants than we needed and we had a lot more than we could afford, county wide." Stiles addressed the council at the request of Sisters Mayor Steve Wilson, who had heard about the decision not to replace the r... Full story
After earning second place at the Capital Conference Band Festival for the last four years, the SHS Concert Band outdid themselves on Wednesday, April 11, and took first place. The annual event was staged in Mollala this year, where each of the seven Capital Conference bands performed their best work. The bands played before a panel of three state-certified adjudicators. This year's judges were university band directors from Portland State University, the University of Portland, and Willamette University. Each judge... Full story
The current site of Sisters Middle School is under Public Facility (PF) zoning. Sisters School Board members estimate that the approximately 3.5-acre parcel would be worth up to $1.5 million under General Commercial (CG) zoning. The board would have to seek a zone change to get CG zoning. The board agreed last week to sell the property if voters approve a bond to build a new high school and move middle school students to the current high school. The majority of proceeds from the sale would be used to pay down the... Full story
Construction crews will replace the siding, soffits, and some roof panels at Sisters High School over the summer. According to current cost opinions developed by construction manager Bob Martin and architect Scott Steele, the repairs are expected to cost approximately $694,000, including a 20 percent contingency. The school district has borrowed $800,000 against the value of the Lundgren Mill property to cover the cost of repairs. That property was annexed to the City of... Full story
Contested ground... Over the vehement objections of neighbors, the Sisters City Council annexed two approximately 30-acre industrial parcels to the city on Thursday, April 12. The council approved development agreements and annexation for Barclay Meadows Business Park and the Sisters School District Lundgren Mill property. Sisters' voters authorized annexation in separate votes more than a year ago. The properties will be zoned Light Industrial. The agreements limit the kinds... Full story
The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. To the Editor: This letter is in... Full story
Byline copy... Full story
