News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Contractors are set to bid on the first part of Sisters' wastewater disposal system project. According to Mayor Steve Wilson, the first phase of the project is being bid in four segments. "If we bid (this way instead of) as one big package it will be more competitive and more competitive means we'll get more for our dollar," Wilson said. Breaking the project into smaller chunks also allows smaller, local contractors to get in on the project. "Some of the local folks are very p... Full story
Housing activists are asking the Sisters City Council to address affordable housing needs in Sisters in the wake of a report which purports to show that Sisters' housing is less affordable than in the rest of Central Oregon. City Planner Neil Thompson attended the affordable housing conference held in Redmond at which the report was released. He told the council, "Frankly, I was pretty floored by what was said (about Sisters housing)." Thompson was alluding to material collected in the several-hundred page study of regional... Full story
Rich Shultz, principal at Sisters Middle School, has resigned to take a new job with the local Educational Service District. Shultz, who has served the Sisters School District for six years, will be the Director of Human Resources for the Crook/Deschutes ESD. In that role, he will handle hiring and personnel development, and also contract with the Crook County School District to manage personnel. "It came up suddenly," Shultz said of the new position. The principal has been... Full story
Inner-city kids are being exposed to the arts in the wilds of Central Oregon -- at Camp Caldera on Blue Lake. The brainchild of Dan and Bonnie Wieden of Portland, the project was launched four years ago. "This was a dream of the Wieden family," said Greg Brand, year-round facilities manager of the camp. "They wanted this opportunity for kids who would never have a chance to do something like this in such a beautiful outdoor setting." The camp is designed for at-risk middle school children, who would not normally have the... Full story
As Sisters residents, especially quilt lovers, gear up this week for the 25th Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, a cadre of high school students is hard at work to make things run smoothly before, during, and after the event. The quilt show takes place Saturday, July 8, but to ardent quilters, the whole week before the show is almost more important than the show itself. The "Quilters Affair," a series of workshops that take place at the high school, draws quilters from all over the country and around the world. This year's... Full story
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Two climbers survived two nights of freezing temperatures and biting winds on the shoulders of Mt. Washington after a bone-breaking 90-foot fall on Thursday, June 29. Eric Seyler, 27, of Gresham and Curt Smith, 27, of Portland fell at the 7,000 foot level of the mountain on a technical climb. Sgt. Wayne Inman of Deschutes County Sheriff's Search and Rescue said the cause of the accident has yet to be determined. "The impact of the bodies made a divot of about three feet into... Full story
