News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The proposed FivePine development will run along Highway 20 from Sisters Athletic Club to the Lazy Z Ranch. The Sisters Planning Commission reviewed project plans last week. photo by Jim Mitchell A major new development is on the drawing board for the east end of Sisters. The FivePine Master Plan calls for the construction of two restaurants, a theater, office buildings, a lodge and cabins, a sports complex, and a conference center on property next to the recently completed Sisters Athletic Club. Last week, developer Bill... Full story
Gary Lovegren surveys salvage logging site. photo by Jim Fisher Travelers driving into Central Oregon on Highway 20 can look down over Blue Lake at the eastern base of the Cascades and see the first signs of forest restoration after the devastating B&B Complex Fire of 2003. The Lovegren Estate, which owns 117 acres in the area, is completing salvage operations of fire-killed timber on their lands. Some 300,000 board feet of timber have been removed this summer with logs transported to mills in Gilchrist, Sweet Home and... Full story
The algae-related health advisory at Suttle Lake that had kept vacationers out of the water -- and away from campsites and the lakeside resort -- has been lifted. Swimmers and boaters were back in the water over the weekend, according to Tammy Patterson at The Lodge at Suttle Lake. "It's been beautiful over the weekend," she said. "The water's clear and swimmers and everybody are in the water." Kris Martinson of the Sisters Ranger District confirmed that the health advisory had been lifted because "the level of algae in the l... Full story
About 800 bicyclists are expected to roll into Sisters this weekend in the inaugural Cycle Oregon spin-off event known simply as Cycle Oregon: the Weekend. The new event is a mini-version of the legendary seven-day Cycle Oregon ride. Designed to appeal to all those who cannot commit to a week-long ride in the fall, this year's summer event will be based in Sisters on July 23-25. "Riders like Sisters," said Jerry Norquist, a Sisters resident and member of the Cycle Oregon board of directors, when the event was announced this... Full story
Grading has been completed on Sisters' new ball field complex. Little League parents and volunteers hope to get the fields seeded with grass soon. photo by Jim Cornelius Little League parents and volunteers are working at a furious pace to get the fields seeded during the peak summer growing season. Robinson & Owen Construction of Sisters completed grading of the four-field complex last week, according to league vice president Brian Witt. "They're donating all their heavy equipment and doing all the grading work for free,"... Full story
Skaters are trying to get off the streets and sidewalks. photo by Jim Cornelius Sisters business owners don't want them using their porches and railings for stunts. Pedestrians -- and local sheriff's deputies -- don't want them on the sidewalks. In recent weeks, young Sisters skaterboarders have begun hunting for an alternative to riding on the streets and sidewalks where they are not welcome. "We're really hoping to get a skate park here so that people don't yell at us on the sidewalks and store owners don't yell at us,"... Full story
The rumbling sound and the flash of bright sunlight on polished chrome that will predominate on Sisters roads next weekend will mark the 15th running of the High Desert Rod & Custom Car Classic. Classic car lovers from all over the Pacific Northwest -- and points far distant -- will converge on Sisters Friday-Sunday, July 23-25, for the annual event. A Show & Shine at Sisters Comfort Inn and Mountain Shadow RV Park will feature more than 100 beautifully restored hot rods and classic cars of all vintages and descriptions.... Full story
The mission of theater owner Lisa Clausen is to make the Sisters Movie House the cultural center of the community. To be completed by spring 2005, the planned theater, according to Clausen, "will feature quality food, quality experience, and quality environment." Located toward the eastern edge of the proposed new FivePine development (see story, page 1), the theater will include four screens and a maximum occupancy of 300. Two screens, each seating 100 viewers, will play first-run feature movies. Another will show... Full story
Several sculptures are displayed outside at the Ghiglieri Gallery. The horses must have been a little too big to move. photo by Jim Cornelius Thieves made off with a 200-pound bronze sculpture of a bald eagle valued at $70,000 on Tuesday evening, July 13, according to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports. The eagle sculpture by Lorenzo Ghiglieri was secured with a chain outside the new Ghiglieri Gallery at 103 East Hood Ave. (the former location of the Buffalo Horn Gallery). "It was chained up, so they had to bring... Full story
Russ Burke releases fish into Hand Lake. photo by Conrad Weiler Three small lakes in the Corbett State Park area were stocked last week with fingerlings and adult cutthroat trout from Camp Sherman's Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery. The fish were transported by a three-member team of fisheries specialists: Doug Curtis and Mike Sims, along with volunteer Russ Burke. Two trucks were used in the operation, one large fish hauler and a smaller vehicle to navigate the narrow lake roads. After early morning fish loading at the hatchery,... Full story
Bud Beechwood films and Leo Wilson narrates during the Tollgate fire. photo by Jim Fisher It was a hot, summer morning July 26, 1979 -- 25 years ago. Waiting at the Sisters airport with Fire Prevention Director Leo Wilson for the Oregon Department of Forestry plane to arrive, I visited with two Sisters residents, logging contractor Harold Barclay and airport owner Cliff Clemens. I introduced myself as Public Affairs Director with the department and told them, "We drove from Salem this morning to meet Bud Beechwood, a... Full story
Deb and Tom Hainisch with Spiriano Khunguni. photo by Jim Cornelius When Tom and Deb Hainisch decided to get married at Black Butte Ranch, they knew they would have to include a special friend. The couple met in Malawi, Africa, where Tom, a Peace Corps volunteer, worked closely with Spiriano Khunguni, a local assistant to the Ministry of Health. Deb was a teacher and the trio became fast friends. "Khunguni was good to us," Tom said. "He taught us a lot about the culture and introduced us to a lot of people," Tom said.... Full story
Dave Clemens watches as a crew paves the 3,200-foot Sisters Airport runway. photo by Jim Fisher The Sisters Airport runway got a facelift on July 23 thanks to a cost-share grant from the Oregon Department of Aviation, according to David Clemens, secretary-treasurer of Eagle Air, Inc. who operates the airport. A work crew patched cracks and sealed the entire 3,200-foot runway surface with an asphalt-based emulsion. The treatment will extend the life of the runway for about seven years, according to James A. Kirby, Jr.... Full story
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- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 549-0771. - Sisters Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Sisters Fire Hall. 549-1223. - Sisters Habitat for... Full story
Ric Nowak will leave his post as Director of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce on October 1. photo by Jim Mitchell Last week Ric Nowak announced that he will be leaving his position as Executive Director of the Sisters Chamber of Commerce in October. "I want to spend more time on my duties with the Redmond City Council and on the private antique business I have in Redmond that I work with my wife," he said. "And if I can get the financial support, I would like to take another run at a Deschutes County Commissioner... Full story
Editor's note: John Rahm serves on the Sisters City Council. We have a general long-term challenge in Sisters that has once again come to the fore, the same challenge facing most of Central Oregon: namely, managing growth. Projections that have been done and re-done anticipate that growth here will be dramatic, with the population within the ever-expanding city limits growing 400 to 500 percent over the next 20 years, totaling out at 4,500 to 5,000 people. While we can all think of ways we may benefit from growth, possibly... Full story
- A resident reported suspicious activity near a rural home and asked for extra patrol. - A deputy has been dealing with an ongoing dispute between neighbors. One neighbor reported that the other called her an idiot. The other neighbor denied the charge. Perhaps extra patrol of the sand box is in order. - Sheriff's office investigators arrested a Sisters woman (by citation) for allegedly forging written orders for prescription drugs and then placing the orders at a local pharmacy. The incidents were allegedly ongoing. - A... Full story
