News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Old McKenzie Highway (Route 242) between Sisters and Highway 126 near Mckenzie Bridge officially opened at 8 a.m. on Friday, June 26. The scenic road is closed every winter from about November 1 to June 30 due to snow blockade. "Our snow plows are too wide to negotiate that road and meet oncoming traffic," explained Arlene Thomas, area maintenance coordinator with the Oregon Department of Transportation in Bend. Sharp curves and a narrow road bed through the lava fields that spill down from Mt. Washington also limit... Full story
The Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation summer schedule has been received with so much enthusiasm organizers are rushing to add programs to meet the community's needs. "The schedule we sent home before school closed is already obsolete," said SOAR Director Tom Coffield. "We are scrambling to add more programs to fill the demand." Coffield reported that over 100 Sisters youth and adults are involved each day in SOAR activities. "In just three weeks," he said, "we have already exceeded the number of kids we... Full story
To the Editor: After five-plus years as executive director for the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, I have retired as of the end of June. In recent weeks I have been visiting with our members and others with whom I have worked with to thank them for their help. However, since I know I haven't reached everyone, I want to thank them through this letter. It has been a great five years for me and I hope that I have contributed in some way to making this a better place to live, work and visit. For local businesses who are not... Full story
A low, rosy slant of afternoon sun lights the bare legs of several children as they construct and reconstruct a large muddy basin in the backyard. Since it is located immediately at the bottom of a queasy set of stairs that I personally built out of leftover two-by-fours and plumbers' tape years ago when the front porch of our house was upright logs and a sheet of plywood, you can easily step off the last riser and right into the water. So convenient. One of these intent young laborers takes fluffy dry dirt and drops it... Full story
Sisters city employees and employees of the school district won't see any changes in the way they are paid in the wake of the Oregon Supreme Court decision striking down Measure 8. The measure, which required public employees to pay 6 percent of their salaries into their retirement pension funds, was overturned in 4-3 decision June 21 on the contention that it constituted an impairment of contract. Before the measure passed, employees contributed 6 percent of their salary to t... Full story
An initiative petition from the "Committee to Save Sisters" proposes that no land be annexed to the City of Sisters without a favorable vote of the electorate. If sufficient signatures are gathered, the matter will be placed on the November 5, 1996 general election ballot. Under current law, annexations can be made by majority consent of the council. The Committee to Save Sisters has appeared at several city council and planning commission meetings, primarily objecting to elements of the city's comprehensive plan, currently... Full story
Camp Sherman will soon have an extra measure of security from fire danger and other emergencies. Starting July 4, David Wheeler, a third-year fire/paramedic student with the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District will begin three-days-a-week service at the Camp Sherman station. Wheeler will be in the Camp Sherman area 10 hours per day Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer conducting station duties, fire patrol and enforcement of burning regulations.... Full story
The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is prepared to greet the crowds that are expected to throng 10,000-strong to the event Saturday, July 13. New plans are in place to cope with the crowds of quilt-viewing pedestrians and attendant traffic problems. The Oregon Department of Transportation has given the go-ahead to ban parking along Cascade Street from Fir Street to Ash Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on "quilt show" day. Traffic cones will be set to direct pedestrian flow and to warn... Full story
Sisters Police Chief David Haynes will probably keep his job after a stormy week in which he turned in his badge in a dispute with City Administrator Barbara Warren, then withdrew his apparent resignation. Following an executive session of the city council on Monday, July 1, Warren indicated that the city would probably not accept Hayne's resignation and would retain his job. On the advice of City Attorney Geoff Gokey, she would not comment on whether Haynes would be disciplined. Warren said a dispute came to a rapid boil on... Full story
