News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The site plan for the new Sisters High School has a green light from the City of Sisters. The Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission approved the site plan at its Wednesday, May 15, meeting. There was no opposition. The school and attendant facilities such as ball fields and parking lots will be built on 46.81 acres of a 102.87 acre site at the far west end of Sisters. The site was annexed by voters this spring. Planners noted that the school district will extend McKinney... Full story
Sisters depends on one vulnerable line for its water. The water line that runs from the Pole Creek Reservoir approximately five miles from town crosses Squaw Creek twice before it hits town. The line has been exposed by scouring waters several times and is vulnerable to a washout in one of the periodic floods that turn Squaw Creek into a torrent. "We'd be in trouble" if that happened, said City of Sisters Public Works Director Gary Frazee. The city plans to build a secondary l... Full story
Forest Service workers salvaged wildflowers from a construction site at Suttle Lake. Forest Service crews broke ground at Suttle Lake Resort last week, beginning a summer full of changes for the popular recreation area. But crews were not building the new entrance road or helping with resort improvements. They were digging up and saving wildflowers and other native plants. Construction of a new, safer entrance road to Suttle Lake Resort and Cinder Beach is set to begin in late June. The new road will pass through a shady... Full story
Excavators have moved the pond at the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge at the west end of Sisters to make way for a new road intersection with Highway 20. The new Barclay Road extension will run across Forest Service property to link the Sisters Industrial Park with Highway 20. The pond was previously situated in the way of the intersection. According to city planner Neil Thompson, the Barclay Road extension will be in place by November. The final cost is expected to be $840,000,... Full story
Due to the high fire danger, all outdoor debris burning in Deschutes County is prohibited effective 12:01 a.m., Thursday, May 23. The areas affected by the closure include Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District, Cloverdale RFPD, and Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD. Fire officials urge that residents call 9-1-1 to report all illegal burning activities or smoke sightings immediately.... Full story
A festive crowd enjoyed the opening of the new Big Meadow Clubhouse. Neither overcast skies nor light drizzle could dampen the spirits of Black Butte Ranch homeowners, guests and well-wishers at the festive grand opening of the new Big Meadow restaurant on Saturday, May 18. Several hundred partygoers spent the evening enjoying the ambiance of the lovely setting with friends while dining on creative appetizers and beverages. The new $1.4 million dollar building provides vistas of the local mountains with its bright and airy... Full story
Sisters Elementary School counselor Melinda Halpern-Collins will present a conference titled "Child Sexual Abuse Workshop: Keeping Our Kids Safe" on Thursday, May 30, from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Sisters Elementary School Library. Free childcare will be provided. According to Halpern-Collins, this is a free workshop to educate parents on how to deal with the issue of child sexual abuse, how to talk to their children, and how to keep their children safe. "The emphasis is on being smart, not scared," Halpern-Collins said. The... Full story
Friends of the Metolius will hold its annual public meeting on Saturday, May 25, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Camp Sherman Community Hall. Brad Chalfant will speak about the Deschutes Land Trust's option to purchase 1,320 acres of Metolius Basin land from Weyerhaeuser. He will outline the Trust's fund-raising efforts for purchase and the process for management of the land. Friends of the Metolius members will review the local management demonstration project just completed in partnership with the Forest Service. Small... Full story
Fr. Thomas Faucher. Six years ago this week, W. Thomas Faucher arrived in Sisters to assume the mantle of parish priest at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church, which had been without a priest for two and a half years. It wasn't an auspicious beginning. Upon arrival, he promptly slipped and fell, shattering his quadriceps tendon in three places. As a result, he celebrated his first Sisters Mass from a wheelchair. "It was the day of the Pole, Pedal, Paddle race," he recalled. "They thought I was the first casualty of the... Full story
Amy Cretsinger set a record in the long jump. Sisters' track team turned in a strong district meet performance last week to qualify girls for the state meet in eight of 10 running events. Outlaws girls will also go to state in two jumping events, putting them in position to match or improve last year's third place team finish. The Capital Conference District meet was held May 17-18 at Molalla High School. Cascade won the team title with 178 points, followed by Sisters with 157.5, Stayton 95, Molalla 86.5, North Marion 61.5,... Full story
Fewer students are attending Camp Sherman's Black Butte School this year. "In March 2002, the Board of Directors directed a reduction in work force for certified staff due to anticipated long-term decrease in student enrollment for Black Butte School (BBS)," budget officer and teacher Toni Foster stated at a budget meeting last week. "Enrollment in the 2001-2002 year declined 30 percent and another 30 percent decline in student enrollment is expected in the 2002-2003 year." Enrollment for next year is projected to be between... Full story
Even Tiger Woods doesn't win every time he takes to the links. So it was that the Sisters boys varsity golf team finished in second place at the state tournament, held at Eagle Crest on Monday and Tuesday, May 13-14. The Outlaws put up a spirited defense of their state crown, but could not overcome a six- stroke deficit after day one. "It was between us and Tillamook, just as we thought it would be," said Coach Jeff Barton. "On the first day, they got an early start and played in virtually windless conditions. We got off late... Full story
Elting, Inc. of Gladstone, Oregon, withdrew its low bid for excavation of the new Sisters High School site, due to an error, according to Sisters School District officials. The bid was awarded to the next-lowest bidder, KN Exco, Inc., owned by Kirby Nagelhout. Nagelhout is the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) on the project. Nagelhout's bid of $390,832 is $88,726 below the budgeted estimate. Savings could allow the school board to restore cuts made to bring the project within a $21 million bu... Full story
The 10th Annual Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at Camp Polk Cemetery on Monday, May 27. Sisters American Legion Post 86 and Sisters Veterans of Foreign War Post 8138 will be conducting the ceremony. Assembly will be sounded at 11 a.m. followed by the Call to Colors, Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem. This year there is no parking available at the cemetery. There will be free shuttle bus service beginning at 9:30 a.m. from the Sisters Elementary School parking lot. Attendees should plan plenty of time... Full story
A vote last month on a walking and biking path in the Tollgate subdivision west of Sisters wound up short of the 2/3 super-majority required for passage. According to Tollgate manager Betty Fadely, 192 voted in favor to 153 opposed; however, 230 votes were needed to pass the proposition. The 3.5 mile path on "commons" ground around the subdivision would have cost $156,928, requiring a $357 assessment on each Tollgate property. This was the second attempt at securing owner approval for a path. The first effort fell short in... Full story
Sisters City Council City Hall, May 23, 6 p.m. A. Workshop: minimum lot size. 7 p.m. regular meeting: A. Public Hearing: Ordinance 330, vacation of a public right of way located in tax lot 15-10-9bb (Ash Street Park). B. Discussion and consideration of a motion to name the Ash Street park in memory of Harold Barclay. C. Contract for urban renewal planning services with Tashman/Johnson, LLC., for an amount not to exceed $23,100. D. Collection agreement between the City of Sisters and the Forest Service to complete field... Full story
Paulina Springs Book Company will celebrate its 10th anniversary over Memorial Day weekend. There are two special events scheduled on Saturday, May 25, and a party will be held on Sunday, May 26. On Saturday morning, lifelong butterfly enthusiast William Neill will lead a field trip to the Metolius River area to view local butterflies. Neill is the author of "The Guide to Butterflies of Oregon and Washington." At 9:30 a.m. he will be at the store to present a short slide show and sign books. Then hikers will head out to the... Full story
Don't call Curt Pate a "horse whisperer." As far as this Montana cowboy and horse trainer is concerned, "that's just a book term," a marketing fad that has rightly "kind of faded away." What's left are "the good hands, the ones who can get it done and talk about it are the ones that are staying." Pate will bring his brand of common sense horse work to Sisters for a one-day clinic on Tuesday, May 28 at Cisco Stables on Cloverdale Road. He'll demonstrate colt starting techniques... Full story
The Outlaws baseball team beat Baker 5-3 on Monday, May 20 to advance in the playoffs. The win came after the Outlaws lost the league title in a ragged performance, and a comeback that re-established the Outlaws' power. On Tuesday, May 14, the Outlaws traveled to Central to take on the Panthers for the Capital Conference championship. Both teams entered the contest with 10-1 league records, and Sisters had defeated Central in their previous meeting 5-3. This time, the hosts exacted their revenge with a 7-0 blanking of the... Full story
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Nearly six months ago, in observance of Veterans Day, I wrote of a new war and "veterans in the making." Sadly -- although certainly not unexpectedly -- the list of those to honor on Memorial Day has since grown. That list will continue to grow. Memorial Day was first observed on May 30, 1868, as Decoration Day. The purpose was to decorate, with flags and flowers, the graves of soldiers killed in the Civil War. Since that time, the annual observance has evolved to honor all of those who have died in the nation's armed... Full story
- A Bend woman was arrested after she followed deputies who picked up a friend on an unrelated charge. She was concerned about her friend and curious about his fate. A deputy contacted her because he knew she had a suspended driver's license and a previous arrest for drug possession. The woman allowed the deputy to look in her car and he allegedly found a vial with white powder in her open purse. The woman allegedly acknowledged that the vial contained methamphetamine, though she said she was not using. The woman went to... Full story
