News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Nicholas Levine has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and 36 months probation for dealing drugs in Sisters. Levine was arrested last September with Jeffrey Trainor and a female juvenile for delivering marijuana in Creekside City Park. Trainor pleaded no contest, has served his time and been released on probation. Levine pleaded guilty. His sentencing hearing was held on April 12. In delivering the sentence, Circuit Court Judge Alta Brady found that Levine would benefit from a treatment program and that probation would serve... Full story
A wayward spark from a spring burning operation on Pine Meadow Ranch ignited a conflagration that consumed a hay barn in minutes on Tuesday, April 13. According to Doug Sokol of Pine Meadow Ranch, a crew of ranch workers was burning grass in an irrigation ditch when the wind kicked up and blew a spark into a barn full of tons of cured hay. The barn erupted in flames. "In just a matter of 10 minutes it was over with, Sokol told The Nugget. The fire destroyed the hay as well as... Full story
Sisters students will soon be sending circuit boards down the assembly line at Desertronics, a once-defunct Sisters company that is getting a new lease on life as a vocational training facility. The company is expected to start producing again in May, under the umbrella of the Sisters School District. A paid staff will supervise students in the production of the circuit boards. Weitech, a local manufacturer of electronic pest control devices, is the sole buyer for the circuit... Full story
Sisters area resident Shirley Weber experienced a rare and exciting encounter with a cougar while walking her dog in the woods north of Sisters on Sunday, April 18. "I was with my dog and about 20 or 30 yards ahead of me there was a cougar just walking along, Weber told The Nugget. "It took off because my dog took off after it. Luckily for the dog, he didn't catch the cat. "My dog is about 70 pounds, Weber said. "I'd say this guy was twice as big - tan and a long, long tail.... Full story
Paul Head. Matt Adams, Tiffany Adams, Emily Sims, all of Camp Sherman and Linda Nagle of Sisters, have earned a place at the National History Day competition to be held in College Park, Maryland, June 13-17. The students took honors at the state History Day competition at Willamette University on Saturday, April 17. The National History Day theme, "Science, Technology, Invention in History inspired Paul Head to produce a 10 minute documentary titled "The Science of Little Boy: The Impact of Radiation Disease. Head traveled... Full story
The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) has eliminated Sisters Eagle Air from a list of small airports which were proposed for protection under new state airport planning rules. The decision means Deschutes County officials will continue to control land use and development at the Sisters airport, since the facility lies outside the Sisters urban growth boundary Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) aviation land use planner Tom Highland told The Nugget that the OTC wanted to take a closer look at the Sisters airport.... Full story
* * * copy To the Editor: Senator Wyden and Senator Smith have a bill (SB 416) that is about to be taken to committee. It would transfer Forest Service land for Sister's sewer treatment project. But an unrelated proposal was added - to transfer up to 77 acres of the land in back of the Forest Service (offices) into the real estate market. The Forest Service would get 25 percent of the funds with the rest used to buy up water rights along Squaw Creek. No study of effect or feasibility was done. This public land will be sold fo... Full story
Editor's Note: The following column was originally published in July 1997. AUSTIN - In a world in which about 18 guys own every media outlet in the country, and in which about half the outlets are doing stories about the Ten Best Places for Barbecued Sushi, my journalistic alma mater has been a breath of fresh air. Not to mention courage and highly unusual memories. I think of my years at The Texas Observer, 1970 to 1976, the way some folks think of their college years: a happy, golden time, full of sunshine and laughter and... Full story
The Friends of the Sisters Library honored Cal and Marsha Allen as Family of the Year at its Monday, April 12, meeting. Cal was chairman of Friends of the Library for two years and spearheaded the successful "Bucks for Books campaign. Last year he led the group through three elections supporting better library funding and formation of the new Deschutes Library District (which starts July 1). Cal and Marsha worked tirelessly on the telephone committee to get out the library vote during last year's elections. These elections... Full story
