News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The music will go on this summer, with the Sisters Summer of Festival, at the Sisters Art Works venue. The Sisters Folk Festival’s summer concert series will feature 16 artists over four weekends on Friday and Saturday evenings, with two artists performing each night. Concert dates are June 25 and 26; July 16, 17, 30, and 31; and August 13 and 14. Seating will be offered in three lawn sections to give audience members plenty of room to spread out on their tarps, blankets, a... Full story
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis. The broad-daylight public killing of Floyd — an unarmed Black man, handcuffed and held down with a knee on his neck for over nine minutes — spurred demonstrations around the world. Here in Sisters, people were on the streets every day after the killing, sometimes marching through town, often congregating at the corner of Cascade Avenue and Larch Street. These spontaneous demonstrations evolved into a weekly Sa... Full story
Editor’s note: Letter-writer JK Wells is not the same person as Jean Wells Keenan. Grappling with homelessness To the Editor: I read, excitedly, to the end of your article on Sisters ‘grappling with homelessness,’ assuming there would be input from our City Council in response to the homeless issue – something about how they are “grappling.” Yes, the County has come on board with new paid positions; the Forest Service and several local committees and churches are currently, and have been, involved; and members o... Full story
You don’t have to be a hydrologist to know that we are in the midst of a drought, worsening by the week. A look at the snow cover on the mountains, streamflows in nearby rivers, and reservoir levels reveals tell-tale signs of what forest and fire district managers see as potential danger signs as the summer progresses. Nearly 70 percent of Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties are in level D3 (extreme drought) as of May 13, according to the National Weather Service. P... Full story
Sisters Habitat for Humanity has won approval to build at greater density in a neighborhood at the west end of town. The Sisters Planning Commission voted 4-2 to approve — with conditions — an application from Habitat for Humanity to make 10 lots from an existing six lots to accommodate attached or detached single-family houses in the Village Meadows subdivision. The vote came at the end of a 2-1/2-hour hearing covering a number of issues, not necessarily relevant... Full story
There will be a new Sisters Elementary School in a new location in a couple of years — thanks to a resounding “Yes” vote from the Sisters community on Measure 9-141 in the May 18 election. The passage of the levy with a tax rate of 93 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value will allow the creation of a $33.8-million fund for construction of the new school. Construction of the school is the primary focus of the endeavor, but any funds left over could be allocated to... Full story
Sisters is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Sisters with a new historical mural on the South Fir Street side of the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store. Sisters resident Melanie Nelson contacted Minnesota muralist Steve DeLaitsch and his assistant Scott Duffus for the project. Nelson formerly lived in Owatonna, Minnesota, and worked with them both on previous mural projects. Nelson has been coming to Black Butte Ranch over the last seven... Full story
