News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Rodeo brings top competitors to town. Tickets are selling fast for the 62nd annual Sisters PRCA Rodeo scheduled for June 7-9. With total purses of more than $120,000, this early-season rodeo will attract some of the best cowboys and cowgirls to the Sisters arena. Performances will be held Friday evening, June 7; Saturday afternoon and evening, June 8; and Sunday afternoon, June 9. (See schedule, p. 3). "We still have good seats available for all performances," said Cathy Williams of the Sisters Rodeo Association.... Full story
Over $70,000 in local scholarship money was awarded to Sisters High School seniors at the Senior Awards and Scholarship Program held Tuesday, May 28. "It's a great way to honor seniors after four years of dedication to school work and school activities," said counselor Charlie Kanzig. "Regarding all the scholarships, our community is amazingly generous in the way it supports the graduates." The awards program is the first big event in the build up to graduation. The seniors will take part in the annual senior retreat June 3... Full story
Weitech has been sold and operations in Sisters will eventually be shut down. Weitech, Inc. of Sisters has been sold to Applica Consumer Products, Inc. of Miami Lake, Florida, for an undisclosed amount. The operation will probably be relocated. The 13-year-old Sisters company specializes in the manufacture of electronic pest control devices. Weitech President Todd Weitzman confirmed the news on Friday, May 31. "My dad (company founder Stewart Weitzman) and I have sold the... Full story
Sisters city councilors wanted to get a look at the 690 acres along Squaw Creek that may be included in a Steens Mountain land exchange before they weigh in with an opinion on the swap. Several council members and interested citizens navigated back roads south of town on Thursday, May 30, to tour the site with Jeff Sims of the Sisters Ranger District. Sims gave an overview of the usage and management of the land, which is currently part of the Deschutes National Forest. "It... Full story
The new Sisters substation. The Sisters substation of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is in new quarters at 703 Larch Street (across the parking lot from the Weitech building). The substation was previously located next to the Sisters Flex School in the Sisters Industrial Park. The new office space is more than twice as large as the old facility and offers several amenities, including a large break room and a bathroom with a shower that can be used as deputies come off shift. With some remodeling, the office is... Full story
Sam Davis, center, installs a rail on his Eagle Scout fencing project in Sisters. Sam Davis, a junior at Sisters High School, will achieve the rank of Eagle Scout this summer. He recently completed a community service project that made his promotion possible. "You have to do a service project to become an Eagle Scout," said Davis. "And you need to put 100 hours into the project -- the planning, organizing, and then doing it." Davis selected his project with the help of the Sisters City Council. "I went to City Hall and... Full story
Making it shine... Clockwise, Steve Huillet (instructor), Kyle Anderson, Justin Crofoot, Garrett Campbell, James Richmond, Colin Hedren, Loren Cole, David Marwede (crouching.) Roller rockers and solid lifters filled the minds of Sisters High School students as they toiled away the last few months in the Bus Barn, getting greasy and earning money for their school district. The power mechanics class of Sisters High School has recently completed their latest automotive project. Last spring a small block, four bolt 350 cubic... Full story
Tom Coffield (left) accepts Sisters Library Family of the Year honors for SOAR. Sandy McDonald, Barbara Turner and Chandra vanEijnsbergen look on. The Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation (SOAR) has been named the Sisters Library's "Family of the Year." In a ceremony held last month at the library, Sandy McDonald presented SOAR Director Tom Coffield with a plaque recognizing the organization's dedication to youth reading programs. SOAR regularly brings groups of young children to the Sisters Library story time... Full story
This June, Sheriff's Deputy Scott Shelton will share some of the bittersweet feelings of the students he has worked with over the past four years as Sisters' School Resource Deputy. Shelton, like the graduating seniors, is moving on -- excited about the future but knowing he will miss the relationships he's established in Sisters schools. Shelton is taking a position as a Criminal Intelligence Officer in a newly forming Deschutes County Sheriff's Office squad devoted to specia... Full story
The Sisters Folk Festival has opened entries for its annual Songwriting Contest. The Sisters Folk Festival is set for September 6-8. The contest is a showcase for outstanding but under-recognized performing songwriters. Past contest winners such as Darryl Purpose, Bob Hillman, Chuck McCabe and Dave Carter have gone on to marked success in the folk music scene. This year, five finalists will vie for a $500 cash prize as the winner of the Sisters Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. Entries will be accepted through July 31. This... Full story
Kerani Mitchell (right) performed an original song with backing vocals Folks in Sisters were treated to an evening of original music from the young and the talented on Friday, May 31. David Jacobs-Strain, an 18-year-old bluesman from Eugene, dazzled the audience in the high school Lecture/Drama Room with his fluid fingerpicking and his apparent ability to channel the spirit of 1920s and '30s Delta blues. Just as compelling was the slate of Sisters students who opened the show with performances of their original songs. The... Full story
Slater Dixon and his prize ride. Slater Dixon has been a fan of the television game show "The Price is Right" since his childhood. Last fall, the 19-year-old Dixon became a contestant on the program -- and walked away with the grand prize: a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. "I go to Chapman University in Orange County," Dixon said. "Last fall, a group of 25 of my friends -- known as the 'Mathletes,' went to Burbank Studios to watch The Price Is Right. Everyone in the audience has the chance to be a contestant and everyone was intervi... Full story
A technician worked on the new ODOT message board last week. Travelers heading westbound out of Sisters will soon have advance word on pass conditions and other traffic-related news. The Oregon Department of Transportation has installed a new, permanent message board at the entrance to the state maintenance yards along Highway 20 at the west end of Sisters. According to ODOT spokesman Dan Knoll, the message board will carry up-to-date information on road construction;... Full story
Schools may defy the adage that there is no free lunch, but those who pay may need to come up with a little extra in the cafeteria line next year. The Sisters School Board is considering a meal price increase for its Nutrition Services department to bring the program closer to breaking even. Nutrition Services currently is at a deficit of around $16,000, according to school superintendent Steve Swisher. If adopted in full, the price increase would bring in an estimated... Full story
The Sisters baseball team's storybook season finally came to an end on Saturday, June 1, as the Outlaws lost the championship game to The Dalles 17-6. The Outlaws wound up as the runner-up for the state crown. Evan Livsey started and came out throwing strikes. But right away, the Outlaws' defense that had been so flawless and had helped get the team to this point betrayed them. "I don't know if it was the sun, but our kids couldn't get a good read on the ball," Coach Ray Garrettson said. "They weren't as aggressive as they ha... Full story
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- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 1st Monday each month, high school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters - Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors meets the 2nd Monday each month, 8 a.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 549-0771. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7... Full story
- A citizen reported spotting a marijuana pipe in a vehicle at a gas station. Deputies passed the news along to Oregon State Police. - A transient was taken to the hospital after a concerned citizen requested a check on her welfare. The woman had apparently attempted to cut her wrists. - Deputies assisted fire fighters with a small blaze that was reported by two young Sisters men off Three Creek Road. The blaze was started by a camp fire that had not been properly extinguished. - A man called the cops because his wife... Full story
Fund schools, not state cops During a previous budget crunch for schools some years back, a teacher (now a principal) told the school board they would "rather do a few things well than many things poorly." It is time to look at the current state budget crunch in the same way. It might be time to cut entire agencies, so that the ones that remain will be able to do an adequate job. Our vote for the first to go is the Oregon State Police. The OSP budget is close to $321 million. Of that, $71 million comes from federal support.... Full story
