News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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It will be late summer before the backhoes roll on the Sisters' wastewater project. According to project engineer Dick Nored of HGE, Inc., the city is still waiting for final approval of plans from the major funding agency, the federal Rural Utilities Services. "They've got a plan review process, just like anyone else," Nored said. "We're still in that cycle." According to Nored, the plan review could be completed and the project could go out for bid in two weeks to a month.... Full story
Voices silent, eyes wide in awe, breath caught in their throats, Sisters Elementary School students got a rare look into the heart of the wild on Friday, April 28. Rami, an eight-year old female gray wolf, paid a visit to the school as part of a Central Oregon tour by Mission: Wolf, a Colorado wolf refuge and education organization. Kent Weber, director of Mission: Wolf, prepared the students for the visit with a long explanation of the difference between wolves and dogs and... Full story
Sisters area residents rolled up their sleeves on Tuesday, April 25, and got to work on solving Sisters' looming traffic problems. The citizens looked at options ranging from a bypass around the city to a one-way couplet to more moderate proposals such as removing some parking from Cascade Avenue to create extra travel lanes. The citizens' advisory committee is working on the city's Transportation System Plan (TSP), which will guide road construction and traffic control... Full story
Sisters Middle School students have begun to notice the sting of budget cuts. Lauren Marcy, MacKenzie McClain, Jordan Weber, and Ford Bauer suspended their vigorous basketball game on Friday, April 28, to share their thoughts on the projected cuts to their school. Marcy says that changes to the choir program have had an impact. "It used to be my favorite class but getting a different teacher right at the end of the year makes it really hard to adjust," she said. The others nodded in agreement. Middle school music teacher... Full story
Sixth grade students from Sisters Elementary School spent most of last week in the woods learning about nature -- and about themselves. The site for the special outdoor school was Camp Tamarack, in the heart of Deschutes National Forest west of Sisters. Carol Packard, sixth grade teacher at Sisters Elementary, coordinated the program that teaches youngsters about the natural world in a format that combines fun with a memorable outdoor experience. Packard praised the high school seniors who served as volunteer camp counselors... Full story
Local bluesman Bobby Sims and his band will rock the Sisters Smokehouse Corral on Sunday afternoon, May 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. in a fund-raiser for the Sisters Folk Festival. Sims, who will also perform at the folk festival this fall, will play on the outdoor stage at the Smokehouse. A $5 donation to the Sisters Folk Festival is requested. According to Smokehouse owner Al Herauf, the blues concert is the first in a series of summer concerts designed to provide entertainment on Sunday afternoons and to raise interest in the... Full story
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A Deschutes County Sheriff's Office investigation of possible gunshot vandalism to the Tollgate power substation on April 11 has turned up no leads. According to sheriff's office reports, the investigating deputy is not certain the outage, which affected some 850 Central Electric Cooperative customers, was actually caused by gunshots. A CEC technician reportedly told the deputy that the damage to the substation equipment could have been caused by an animal crawling around. However, no remains were found. A Tollgate resident... Full story
