News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Central Oregon's own Bech's Big Bore Bad Boys, raced through the weekend at the Portland International Speedway. The race on Sunday was hard fought between Bill Cotter of Seattle and Art Brumton of Clovedale, British Columbia, each driving Corvettes with 427 cubic inch engines in a field of 26 race cars. Brumton held the lead at the first lap, but Cotter got by him going into the turn one, a tight right hand at the end of the main straight. The two exchanged the lead several times, but Brumton locked up his brakes going into... Full story
A looming plume of smoke on Friday afternoon, July 19, made Sisters residents wonder if the fires to the north had blown up again. But according to fire information officer Kate Goossens, the plume actually was evidence of a successful back burning operation designed to create a buffer for Green Ridge. The smoke rose rapidly as an inversion lifted. "The plume was actually a very successful finish to (firefighters) burning operations," Goossens said. "They were very positive about their progress yesterday." Goossens said the... Full story
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- A deputy arrested a Sisters man for a restraining order violation after a traffic stop. The man and his paramour are back together, but they hadn't had the restraining order dismissed. - A 17-year-old youth decided to quit the Oregon Youth Challenge diversion program. He called his parents, who reportedly told him he was on his own. The youth got scared in Sisters, realizing his home in Portland was a long way away. A deputy tracked down his parents at the Inn of the Seventh Mountain and delivered the youth to them. He... Full story
