News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Local golfers teed up to benefit the Sisters High School football program at the fifth annual Outlaw Open held last Friday, June 29, at Aspen Lakes golf course. The event grossed $20,590 and, after expenses, netted $13,970 which will be used to purchase equipment, supplies and uniforms. Coaches' salaries and transportation costs are funded through the school budget. The event should leave the football program in good financial shape for the fall season. One football player said, "It's the only fund raiser we do, but because... Full story
Awaiting restoration... Back in the early 1900s, cattle ranchers in the Sisters country worked hard to turn Trout Creek Swamp into good grazing land for their cattle. "They dug ditches through the swamp to channel the multiple meandering streams into a few deep, narrow ditches so that the water table would be lowered and there would be more dry areas for cattle to graze," according to a restoration project outline provided by the Sisters Ranger District. The hard work paid... Full story
The boon and bane of Sisters existence... Sisters will have a couple of traffic signals in the next few years and eventually a one-way couplet will shuttle traffic through downtown. The Sisters City council adopted its Transportation System Plan on Thursday, June 28. The plan was crafted by David Evans and Associates, an engineering firm that works on contract with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). A Citizens Advisory Committee composed of local residents and bus... Full story
Construction crews will soon begin hooking up Sisters residences to the sewer system. The Sisters City Council awarded contracts on Phase III of the sewer project -- residential hook-ups -- on Thursday, June 28. Richard Bartels of Powell Butte won the "Schedule A" contract to work north of Cascade Avenue with a bid of $259,910.16. That bid was $81,598 below engineers' estimates. Scenic Builders of Myrtle Creek will work on "Schedule B" south of Cascade Avenue. Their bid of... Full story
But it’s drying out fast... A couple of days of gentle, soaking rain aren't enough to snap a drought that has farmers worried about their crops and fire fighters scanning the skies for smoke. "It sure helps alleviate the demand, but it doesn't really change the drought," said Deschutes County Watermaster Kyle Gorman. The quarter-inch of rain that fell last week actually came at a bad time for hay growers, many of whom had hay down and raked or in bales. Moisture is not... Full story
The Oregon Department of Transportation has filed for condemnation of the access from the Mountain View Mall to Highway 20. The action, called a "Proceedings in Eminent Domain," was filed on June 25 and followed months of failed negotiations between ODOT and SIMA Mountain View LLC, of Santa Barbara, California, owner of the Mountain View Mall. Closing the access will allow ODOT to open the overpass from the Bend parkway to Sisters, according to Cliff Houck, Right-of-Way Supervisor for ODOT . ODOT has said that the existing... Full story
Local artist Dennis McGregor created a poster image for the Sisters Centennial. Sisters is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the platting of the town with a series of events throughout July. The town was laid out back in 1901 by Alex and Robert Smith. Walking tours of the town will provide a historic backdrop for the celebration events. Tours meet every day at 2 p.m. at the Sisters Visitors' Center, 164 N. Elm Street. On Saturday July 7, there will be a craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Village Green. There will be... Full story
Kelly Hervey. Local singer Kelly Hervey performed in May at the National Association of Christian Artists and Songwriters (NACAS) Showcase in Nashville, Tennessee. She was selected from nearly 2,000 entrants to be one of the 10 artists to perform. Hervey graduated in 1999 from Sisters High School where she participated in a variety of vocal groups. The 20-year-old flew to Nashville and spent a week there sightseeing, meeting other artists, attending seminars and performing before major Christian record company... Full story
The Deschutes County Prevention Office will receive $20,000 in grant funds to finance programs to reduce underage drinking in the local community. Funding is provided through the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and administered by the state Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. Deschutes County will utilize the funding to implement a pilot program using Life Skills Training curriculum in Sisters Middle School and in middle schools in the Bend-La Pine school district. "The Life Skills Training... Full story
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- A Shih Tzu dog met a bitter end last week, almost certainly at the hands -- paws, rather -- of a hungry cougar. According to a law enforcement technician, drag marks and a substantial amount of blood indicated a cougar kill. The Indian Ford Road area west of Sisters is known cougar country. - A man reported finding an arrow in his yard. - Deputies chased down one of two heelers that escaped from their yard. The other fugitive remains at large. - Several shoppers left wallets in stores, which might be taking the imperatives... Full story
Sisters took charge of its traffic plan Sisters' citizens and public officials have wrestled control of our destiny away from the Oregon Department of Transportation. The Transportation System Plan approved by the Sisters City Council last week is Sisters' plan, not ODOT's plan. It is designed with the best interests of our community in mind, not the best interests of an agency whose priority is moving traffic from Salem to Bend. Instead of having a Hood/Cascade couplet rammed down our throats, we have a viable Main/Hood... Full story
