News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Lorry Williams, a custodian at the Sisters Middle/High School, spotted him first. "I was getting ready to take out some garbage on the west side of the school auditorium. His back was to me. I thought, `Gee, that dog is moving pretty slow.' Then he turned around. It was a bear!" Williams said. The 250-pound black bear was just getting ready for what was probably his second trip in 24 hours into the school dumpster at about 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10. Garbage had been scattered around when the staff arrived at the school earl... Full story
The United States Olympic Boxing Team spent Saturday evening in Sisters, enjoying barbecued ribs at the Hotel Sisters and learning how to do the Western line dance. The boxer's dinner in Sisters was hosted by timber firm Crown Pacific. According to Coach Patrick Burns, there are 12 Olympic boxers on the squad and 12 alternates. They arrived in the Bend area on April 24 to train for their May 17 match in Portland against Germany. "Bend is secluded and it's a nice (training) camp," Burns said. Although there was no plywood for... Full story
To the Editor: I am writing this letter in support of the school bond coming before Sisters voters in the election on May 21. Having served on the Sisters School Board for the past four years, I thought it would be helpful for voters to understand the extensive process that was used in developing the current bond proposal. Over two years ago the school board realized that if our student population growth rate continued, our district would face an overcrowding problem in our facilities. In an effort to take a proactive... Full story
I love car trips. When I was a child, my family took three weeks to drive to Philadelphia and back west, attempting to visit all points of historical import along the way including the relatives. My father drove. My sister and I rode in the back seat and attempted to make the car fishtail with our rhythmic, chanting, animal-cracker-swaying until my long-suffering mother, finally out of patience, reached behind her seat and trounced us with the map. I loved the capsuled feeling, the rush of changing air, the hum and tap of... Full story
Images of Sisters will fill living rooms throughout Oregon as "A.M. Northwest" broadcasts from Sisters. The production will be taped Thursday, May 16, at 10 a.m. behind the Gallery Annex. Spectators are invited to watch as hosts Jim Bosley and Mary Starrett interview Sisters merchants and artists. The show is scheduled to air Friday, May 17 at 9 a.m. on the ABC affiliate (Portland station KATU). "We are very excited about the coverage planned for Sisters and invite the community to extend a warm welcome to the production... Full story
Former Indian Meadow Water Company bookkeeper Nancy Simpson pleaded guilty March 8 to one count of aggravated theft in the embezzlement of over $55,000 in water company funds. Simpson was proprietor of Nancy Simpson Bookkeeping in Sisters and had a number of clients. She kept the water company's accounts from 1983 to 1995. The embezzlement took place over a period from January, 1991, to August, 1995. Indian Meadow Water Company officials told police that Simpson overpaid... Full story
Some co-curricular programs in Sisters schools will be fighting for their lives next year as budgeted funds for the programs shrink. Faced with the prospect of heavy fund-raising to keep programs going, the Sisters School Board in its May 13 meeting formed a fund-raising steering committee to oversee all fund-raising activities and to set guidelines for how groups and activities should raise money. The committee's job will be to act as a clearing house for school groups who... Full story
As the summer season approaches, the City of Sisters is moving closer to establishing new rates to charge for water. The Sisters City Council, in its May 9 meeting, directed the city administrator to draft a resolution establishing new water rates to be presented to the council May 23. The city has been wrestling with the issue of water rates since the completion of the new water system last summer. With new rates established based on the metered system, many Sisters residents saw their water bills leap dramatically. The... Full story
After admitting he violated conditions of his probation and did not complete his rehabilitation program at the J Bar J Ranch near Bend, Jeremy Moyer has been placed into the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority. Moyer had planned to go to work on Monday in a construction job, helping to build a home in the Tumalo area. Instead, immediately after the 10 a.m. hearing on May 13, Moyer was handcuffed, hugged by his parents and transported to the Haag Group Home in Junction City. Moyer had been living at home in Sisters after... Full story
Three Sisters men are facing third degree rape and sex abuse charges after three 14-year-old Sisters area girls allegedly spent the night of May 8 at one of the men's Washington Street residence. After an investigation, Darren Weich, 21, Jeremiah Anthony Dorsett, 20, and Michael J. Connelly, 20, were arrested by Sisters police Tuesday, May 14. The girls were reported missing as runaways by their parents May 9 after they failed to come home the previous night. The girls were... Full story
Drivers in the Sisters country need to keep their eyes on the edges of the roads in the coming weeks as the annual mule deer migration gets underway. Deer are beginning to move from lower elevations into their higher summer ranges, crossing highways -- and sometimes running afoul of traffic. "The kill rate is starting, but it isn't high," said Arlene Thomas of the Oregon Department of Transportation. That may be because the migration, which is often in full swing in early... Full story
