News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Deschutes County plans to cut your taxes this year. So will a number of other local governments, including the City of Sisters, Central Oregon Community College and Black Butte Ranch. Others are taking a more cautious approach, waiting for direction from the state Legislature before cutting services. The problem arose when taxing districts in Central Oregon ended up with a higher tax rate last year-and more money-than they should have because of a glitch in the new way Oregon collected property taxes after Measure 50. Efforts... Full story
Sisters may expand its city limits if voters approve a move to annex all the land within the city's Urban Growth Boundary. The Sisters City Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 9, to get citizen input on the idea, which could go before voters in the November 3 election. For Mayor Steve Wilson the benefits of annexation are clear. If voters approve the mass annexation, the City of Sisters will gain planning and management control over land that is now in the... Full story
Crews from Deschutes County Community Justice spent the past two weeks battling knapweed on federal land around Sisters. The community justice crews are operating under a contract with the U.S. Forest Service to hand-pull the noxious weed. Forest Service personnel will follow on to bag the weeds and dispose of them. Hand-pulling is the most effective - and most tedious method of getting rid of the ubiquitous weed. Last week, they thoroughly weeded a forest service parcel... Full story
The art of quilting showcased each year in the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show has inspired artists in other media. Sisters artist Dennis McGregor has launched a series of prints titled "Seasons of the Quilter's Gardens." Goldsmith Peter Jon has created a series of Commemorative Quilt Show charms. Both artists will have their quilt-inspired work on display during the show Saturday, July 11. The first painting of McGregor's new series will be shown at McGregor's Artist Reception, Studio and Garden Tour. The public is invited to the... Full story
Searchers headed up the rugged slopes of the North Sisters on Monday, July 6, searching for a missing climber. According to Rick Meyer of Deschutes County Search and Rescue, Martina Testa, a 35-year-old German national working in Albany, headed into the wilderness alone on Saturday and failed to return to Albany at her scheduled time Sunday evening. The woman was believed to be carrying climbing gear. She "was described by friends as not an experienced climber," Meyer said. "She'd only been climbing about a year." The woman... Full story
Sisters eighth graders took a step toward their future Monday, June 29, in the Sisters Middle School promotion ceremony. Ninety-five eighth graders were promoted to high school in the ceremony, which was followed by a dinner and dance staged by parents. The following day, the class rafted the Big Eddy section of the Deschutes River with Sun Country rafting. Merit awards were presented during the promotion ceremony. The Nellie Zook Award for citizenship went to Casey Glick and... Full story
Sisters residents who missed the Sisters Watershed History Fest can catch a glimpse of the past at a couple locations in town. A series of photos entitled "Sisters Then and Now" lines the walls of Sisters City Hall. Local photographer Patrick Faughnan captured specific images that were depicted in historic photos as they appear today. Faughnan's comparisons include a classic scene of the Hotel Sisters. Also at City Hall are copies of the "Sisters in a Nutshell" flyer, featuring a timeline of significant events from Sisters'... Full story
* * * To the Editor: On June 30 the Sisters Fire Hall hosted an open forum on youth violence and specifically how Sisters is affected by this. We in Sisters tend to feel immune to the violence in our society. However, according to Sheriff Greg Brown, we have all the crimes that big cities have just not as many. The panel consisted of professionals that work with Sisters' youth from kindergarten through high school. Representatives were Steve Swisher, school superintendent; Amy Straneri, elementary school counselor; Carol... Full story
We came upon my son from downstream. He was fishing the pool at the big bend. I had sent him ahead, hoping he would find the right spot. Sure enough he had been drawn to it like a magnet. "Look at his casting," my friend commented. "Isn't that beautiful." Brian was out on the very tip end of a log jam. He was well out in the river; all around him, rooted in logs, the wild flowers were in bloom. The loops of his line were silhouetted against the darker green of the forest canopy behind him. He cast with a smooth fluid motion.... Full story
