News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Deschutes County deputies arrested a Sequim, Washington, man who allegedly molested his six-year-old niece in Sisters last week. Joshua Stephen Murray, 18, was arrested for an incident that allegedly took place Tuesday, April 18, while he was staying with his sister's family in the Sisters area. The girl's family reported the alleged incident to the sheriff's office. When deputies went to the house, Murray was gone. The deputies searched the area and found Murray lying behind a tree in the woods about 200 yards from the... Full story
Four more teaching positions, all middle school sports and some high school sports will be eliminated under a proposal designed to overcome a $200,000 shortfall in next year's budget. The cuts come on top of reductions already made this spring, which took another $200,000 bite out of a total deficit of nearly $400,000. School Superintendent Steve Swisher presented his 2001 proposed budget to a somber school board budget committee at its meeting Monday, April 24. Swisher, noting that no good choices exist, told the board "all... Full story
The restaurant and a new full-service cabin opened at Suttle Lake Resort Easter weekend, but a major expansion of the resort has been delayed. Stefani Abbott, part of the managing team of a five-owner consortium, said she's proud that the restaurant and the cabin were completed on schedule and opened Easter weekend. Winter storms left much debris from downed limbs and trees to be cleaned up before the resort could get back in action. However, the addition of a lodge and the conversion of more rustic shelters to full-service... Full story
The Forest Service is making non-marketable wood available to the public. All along the Highway 20 corridor north of Sisters, the Forest Service continues to thin trees as part of a program intended to enhance forest health. The trees are already down and waiting. Alan Heath, who administers the Forest Service firewood program in Sisters, is anxious to have the public take advantage of the offer. "These trees are smaller than we would traditionally be able to sell in a timber sale, so we're offering them to the public at low... Full story
The Canadian hacker who allegedly brought down some of the world's busiest Internet sites is likely the same one who attacked Outlawnet in Sisters last year. "Mafiaboy" was arrested in Montreal, Canada, on April 15 for a series of attacks that occurred on February 8. From Canada, he allegedly accessed a computer at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and then used that machine to launch an attack at CNN in Atlanta. According to an email sent to Outlawnet President Jon Renner by a special agent with the FBI, "my inv... Full story
Twelve Camp Sherman students and one from Sisters advanced to the National History competition by winning a first or second place at the state History Day event on April 15, at Willamette University. The national competition will be held this June in Maryland. The year 2000 theme "Turning Points In History: People, Ideas, and Events" challenged students to develop a museum exhibit, a dramatic presentation, or a documentary depicting some event in history which proved to be a turning point in history. A high school team made... Full story
The Community Action Team of Sisters ( CATS ) board of directors unanimously voted Monday morning, April 24, to lay-off Executive Director Ted Viramonte. The board's decision was based on information presented by Viramonte showing the cash resources of the agency are near exhaustion. Viramonte will step down as full-time director this Friday, but will continue on for several weeks to aid the transition. The demise of Viramonte's directorship, just before its first anniversary, was caused by a delay in a grant application.... Full story
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