News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Jim Cheatham, for 19 years the owner of The Gallery Restaurant, acknowledges that his business is one of those that needs a sewer most. He is looking at spending $75-$100,000 to build a treatment system to handle his restaurant's waste disposal if a sewer isn't built. But Cheatham believes that if septic problems and spiraling costs harm businesses, residents will be harmed, too. "(Residents) should be concerned about the fate of the business district, because if you don't hav... Full story
The can-do spirit displayed by Sisters in building four elementary school classrooms without government assistance sets an example for the rest of Oregon. That was the message Governor John Kitzhaber delivered at a celebration held Wednesday, April 22, at Sisters Elementary school. Hundreds of area residents turned out to enjoy the festivities honoring those who volunteered time and expertise and contributed materials and cash to the nearly $500,000 project. Kitzhaber drew a... Full story
Hikers, campers and fishermen will forever be able to enjoy one of the most scenic stretches of Squaw Creek northeast of Sisters after a deal was struck between Ochoco National Forest and the Trust for Public Land. The trust bought the 840-acre Alder Springs Ranch property from Pioneer Resources, a timber company, for $900,000. The trust then sold the land for $755,000 to Ochoco National Forest, the agency that manages the Crooked River National Grasslands that surround the... Full story
Camp Sherman will likely have to patch together funding to keep Deputy Dave Blann on the job as resident deputy. Jefferson County has allocated $30,000 of the $52,500 needed to fully fund the position for fiscal year 1998-99. County Public Works will kick in $10,000 because Blann plows Camp Sherman's county roads in winter. The Forest Service will provide $5,000 for county law enforcement presence in local forest areas. Willamette Industries supplies another $1,200 for support of protection in lumbering areas. The last piece... Full story
Six students from Black Butte School will represent Oregon at National History Day competition held in College Park, Maryland, in June. CJ Adams, Alan Dale, Laura Lake, Kelly Lake, Paul Head and Bill Young earned first place in different categories at the state competition held at Willamette University, April 18. Following the theme of Migrations in History, five of the student focused their attention on the little known Great Palatine Migration of 1709-1710. A team of four, Dale, Lake, Lake, and Adams created a 10-minute... Full story
Local volunteers turned out to read to Sisters Elementary School students at the Sisters Library as part of National Library week celebrations. The library has participated in the Great American Read Aloud for the past eight years. This year the event was expanded to two days of reading, Wednesday and Thursday April 23-24. The reading event focuses attention on the importance of literacy and emphasizes the enjoyment reading can bring to both reader and listener. State Representative Ben Westlund was one of the invited readers... Full story
* * * To the Editor: The following is in response to Letters to the Editor in the April 22, issue of The Nugget by Melanie Curry, Allan and Dianne Herauf, Terry Whatley and the Sewer Focus Group. It must be nice to be wealthy enough to be able to abandon almost new, approximately $8000-$10,000 sand filter systems as shown by the Curry and Herauf families being in favor of a city-wide sewer system. Yes, they have almost new sand filter systems in the new upscale Buck Run subdivision. Both families speak against "sprawl," but... Full story
It's a riddle. If Deschutes County property owners didn't pay more taxes than they owed, how did they pay too much? The riddle has snagged county politics, and may have an effect on the county commission race between Nancy Pope Schlangen and Tom DeWolf, as well as the upcoming vote on the sheriff's levy and library bonds. The problem is that Measures 47/50 - attempts to revolutionize Oregon's system of property taxes - had some flaws. The legislation was intended to roll back property taxes to levels below those paid in... Full story
