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Volunteers are replanting Abbott Creek. Nugget News photo Local stewards of the forests planted trees on Abbott Creek Saturday, April 24, as part of an effort to restore the area burned last summer in the B&B Complex Fire. Buses left hourly from the Camp Sherman turn-off of Highway 20, ferrying volunteers to the blackened site. The forests of Abbott Butte, west of Camp Sherman toward Mt. Jefferson, were utterly destroyed by the B&B Complex Fire. The trees are still standing, but charred. Every tree was scorched, in this... Full story
A grand jury handed up an indictment of 17-year-old Steven Withrow on Thursday, April 22. The 17-year-old Sisters High School student was indicted for murder, first degree manslaughter, assault and first degree robbery in connection with the killing of 42-year-old Curtis Dean Kizer in Drake Park a week earlier. According to prosecutor Candy Geis, the "felony murder" charge is leveled when a death results from another felony crime -- in this case the alleged first degree robbery. The charge carries the possibility of a life... Full story
A controversial ordinance that would require developers to build four to eight housing units per gross acre in new residential zones in Sisters -- instead of six to seven units -- made it to the table again at last Thursday's Sisters City Council meeting. Once again, though, a decision was delayed indefinitely. The proposed amendment to Ordinance 324 of the Sisters Development Code received sharp criticism at a March city council meeting. The visitors at that meeting said they wanted the council to approve a density of two... Full story
Concerned residents expressed relief at the Sisters City Council's decision to table a controversial ordinance on Thursday, April 22. The ordinance would have amended the Sisters Development Code to require developers to build new subdivisions with a density of four to eight units per gross acre. Currently developers must submit to the existing development code, which was approved in June 2001, and requires six to seven units per gross acre. Councilors agreed that six to seven units per gross acre is a tight restriction, whic... Full story
Kris Martinson points out areas requiring recreation passes. photo by Conrad Weiler Folks interested in local hiking, picnicking and boating using Forest Service recreational facilities this summer will be faced with an array of different options for recreation passes. "This is part of a national strategy offering consistency," said Martinson. "There are some changes in this new phase for recreation access and the public will have to do some shopping for what pass or passes work best for them." The good news is that the... Full story
Sisters area residents opened their hearts -- and their wallets -- to support the parent education program Together for Children (TFC) at a fund-raising auction on Friday, April 23. Together for Children provides parent education services and parent-child interactive activities. Susan Robinson, TFC board member, noted that "those of us with children know that parenting is the toughtest job there is -- and there's no instruction book." TFC helps provide that "instruction book." The program operates under the auspices of the... Full story
Adults and families with children ages 5 and up will be swept away by the beauty of "Asian Waters: A River of Stories and Music." Award-winning storyteller and koto master, Elizabeth Falconer, will perform at the Sisters Public Library on Friday, April 30, at 3:30 p.m. This free concert featuring Asian stories will be accompanied by the haunting music of the Japanese koto. The koto is a member of the zither family, but is commonly referred to as a "floor harp." The performance is offered as a celebration of stories, music,... Full story
One hundred forty nine acres of Deschutes National Forest land burned in the B&B Complex Fire last summer is being salvaged starting this week. The Sisters Ranger District signed a contract Thursday, April 22, to sell 1.2 million board feet of trees to a logging company. The sale area, called "Lower Jack," is located 13 miles northwest of Sisters, between Forest Service road 1230 and the Metolius River. The contract is with Brewer and Brewer Inc. of Fall Creek, Oregon. The company purchased the dead and severely burned trees... Full story
Sisters Mercantile is celebrating 25 years in business. photo by Jim Cornelius Kay McLaren, owner of Sisters Mercantile, will be the first to tell you that surviving in Sisters is not easy for any business owner. It takes creativity, smarts, luck and persistence to make it through the winters and to build a customer base that will sustain a small business over the years. McLaren and Sisters Mercantile manager Pam Creason have now joined the handful of Sisters businesses that can boast 25 years of operation in Sisters.... Full story
The SOAR facility near Sisters High School was built on grant funds and donations. No tax dollars were used. photo by Jim Cornelius SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation) moved into a new facility this year, adjacent to the new high school. Since the move, the organization has received many queries and some complaints based on the misconception that the facility was built with tax dollars. Not a dime of tax money was spent on SOAR's facility, according to the organization's director Tom Coffield. "One... Full story
Christian Green won medalist honors with a five-under-par 67 to lead the Outlaws to their first place Capital Conference victory on Tuesday, April 20. The match was held at the Mallard Creek Golf Course in Lebanon. According to coach Jeff Barton, Christian's score represents one of the lowest scores in the state so far this season. "Christian birdied four of the first seven holes and many of his approaches were inside five feet," said Barton. David Green and Scott Barton tied for fourth place with rounds of 73. Scott Little c... Full story
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Sisters kids are swinging into Little League season. Opening day ceremonies on Saturday, April 24, were held under blue skies. Most teams played their first games of the new season. photo by Peggy Chesser Dazzling sunshine greeted 180 baseball players Saturday morning, April 24, at the annual Sisters Little League opening day ceremonies held at the Sisters Community Church south ballfield. The church has made the fields available to Little League for many years and, thanks to the grounds keeping efforts of Elton Wilmot, the... Full story
- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 549-0771. - Sisters Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Sisters Fire Hall. 549-1223. - Sisters Habitat for... Full story
