News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Three Sisters men were acquitted Thursday, July 10, of charges stemming from an alleged sexual encounter with three underage Sisters girls. Darren Weich, Jeremiah Vincent and Michael J. Connelly, all in their early 20s, were found not guilty of third degree rape, sodomy, sex abuse and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. A charge of distribution of marijuana against Weich was dismissed before the case went to the jury. The verdict came over a year after the men were arrested for having sexual relations with... Full story
On Wednesday, July 9, a golden shovel turned a spadeful of dirt at the ground breaking for four new, volunteer-built classrooms at the Sisters Elementary School. "Over the weekend all the footings were dug out, including a huge rock they had to get out of the way," said Schools Superintendent Steve Swisher. "We expect forms on the foundation this week." Swisher said the project was still on its aggressive timeline, with hopes that the classrooms will be ready by the time students return to school at the beginning of... Full story
Could steelhead someday swim again in Squaw Creek as it roars down from the mountains and flows through Sisters? That dream could become a reality if the Squaw Creek Stewardship Working Group succeeds in its mission to restore water to the creek. One of the ways that can be done is to acquire water rights from willing landowners and convert them into an "in-stream" water right; water that was taken out of the stream for irrigation stays in the creek. The watershed working... Full story
For one day each summer, Sisters becomes a matron's Mecca, a quilter's Canterbury, a place of pilgrimage and wonder. With perfect summer temperatures, blue skies and hundreds of quilts stirring in a gentle breeze, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Saturday, July 12, was a sight to warm the hearts of the thousands of members of the steadfast sisterhood of scrap sewers who came from all points of the compass to partake of the largest show of its kind. One quilter came from... Full story
Leigh Hoagland, a senior at Sisters High School, just returned from a two-week tour of Europe with some of the state's top student musicians. The tour actually began with a three-day camp at Lewis and Clark College from June 21-24, according to Hoagland. The ensemble embarked for Europe on June 24, and returned on July 9. "First we went to London, then Paris. Then we went to a little village in Switzerland, through Liechtenstein and to Austria. We had a day trip to Venice, then went to Germany," Hoagland said. "We were suppos... Full story
After three-and-a-half years, and $12,228 spent on plans, the Sisters City Council has given up on converting the 9,200-square-foot bowling alley into a new city hall. The council decided Thursday, July 10, to hold a public hearing to declare the bowling alley, donated to the city in April, 1994, as surplus property. That would clear the way to sell the building and use the proceeds to add on to the existing city hall. Previous city councils were unable to decide what to do... Full story
Hot sunny weather last Saturday provided perfect conditions for holding the 11th annual Metolius Butterfly Count. Thirteen adults and as many children swept up Green Ridge and around the Metolius netting butterflies for identification and tallying. All butterflies were released back to the wild. "We recorded 61 species this year which broke last year's record by nine," reported count leader Sue Anderson. Anderson attributes the high numbers to an increase in rainfall in recent years. "When plants, especially wildflowers, have... Full story
* * * To the Editor: On our recent visit to Sisters we stayed at the Sisters Motor Lodge, where we have stayed on our visits over the last 30 years. We were shocked and saddened to learn that Les Schwab will build on the site next door to the west toward the llama ranch. We consider that one of the most scenic sites in Oregon. How can this happen? Who is making a judgment that there should be a commercial strip on that prime land as people head west toward the Sisters and McKenzie Pass? It is difficult to believe that the... Full story
On grit and grace Rain has a way of putting things at a distance. With a netting of grey clouds around the house, enclosing it with a soft textured music and welcome sensations of humidity and relaxed air pressure, giving a lovely backdrop to the early flowers and green, I like to think of the sky endlessly falling softly into the yard, pattering onto the fields and into all the mouthy roots below the surface. Breaking through this easy tender storm, come fine, delicate strands of sunlight. Golden. Clean. With the clarity of... Full story
Every so often you run onto a fishing story that just has to be told. This one proves the old adage, "sometimes it's better to be lucky than good." Bob is from Minnesota. Up until our trip, his fishing experience was largely on Pike, Musky, Walleye and Bass. He was accustomed to heavy tackle and heavy tactics. Bob was a bit out of his element, engaging in the graceful art of fly fishing on the Deschutes. His Minnesota game fish tactics applied to the fly rod was like a bull in a china shop; it had not made for a very successf... Full story
