News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters High School is one of the smallest 3A schools in Oregon, but it now has a big-time volleyball coach. Rod Jones, who has coached 4A high school teams to six state championships, will lead a Sisters volleyball squad that reached the state finals in 1995. Jones, who taught health and physical education for 14 years at Marshall High School and nine years at Gresham, is anticipating an opportunity to change his lifestyle and "re-energize" as he moves to Central Oregon.... Full story
Developers of two pieces of property on the outskirts of Sisters' city limits have applied for city water services to be delivered their properties. Attorney Liz Fancher has filed an application for city water service to the proposed Les Schwab Tire Store and portions of Pine Meadow Ranch that are slated for development. According to Fancher, the water service extension is being made at this time so Fancher's clients, PMR Dev., Inc., "can proceed with plans to develop this commercially zoned property." PMR Development has a... Full story
Editorial... We agree the existing Sisters City Hall is woefully inadequate and support a move of city services and employees to better quarters. But does Sisters really need a new city hall worth $1 million? We think City Administrator Barbara Warren is siphoning cash from various departments to build a facility far in excess of need. The $95,000 taken from support services last year and the $75,000 from water and garbage this year probably have good use in those departments. If not, taxpayers should get a refund. Under the... Full story
My family lived, for a time, just beyond nose distance, from a catsup factory. When we drove east through the magnetic industrial section of town with its mysterious metal-sided buildings, the heavy, red, vaguely scorched aroma of enormous vats of spiced tomatoes, overrode all the other senses. I tried to imagine what it would be like to live in a little tired house under its inescapable veil, as many families did, spending every day under the deep blanket of cloying, sweet, aggressive, sticky steam. My sister liked it. And... Full story
Every year the City of Sisters budgets hundreds of thousands of dollars more than it actually plans to spend. This money, which is listed in the budget as a "carryforward cash" revenue, is like a revolving savings account the city uses to pay bills between July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year, and November, when tax revenues replenish city coffers. By telling citizens that the city plans to spend the money, as opposed to putting it aside for next year's bills, the city preserves the option of spending more than would... Full story
The views from the Santiam Highway near Suttle Lake will soon be considerably altered. The Sisters Ranger District has approved a project that will thin the forest along Highway 20 in the Suttle Lake area, removing many of the dead and dying trees that are clearly visible from the highway. The salvage logging slated for the Santiam Corridor between the Santiam Pass and the Suttle Lake curve on Highway 20, is an effort modify what the Forest Service fears is extreme fire danger and to restore the overgrown, blighted forest... Full story
There's nothing new about llamas being shipped out of Sisters headed for other parts. After all, Sisters is a Mecca for llama raising and people from everywhere in the United States and several foreign countries have purchased the animals from Sisters ranches. But 10 llamas from Sisters' Hinterland Ranch are pioneers. They have taken up new homes and jobs in Japan in what llama breeder Kay Patterson believes may be the first private importation of llamas to Japan. It seems... Full story
A motorcyclist and his passenger were hurt Saturday evening, July 20, after he hit a deer while heading southbound on Three Creeks Road outside Sisters. Craig A. Steinpfad, 41, and his passenger Peggy L. Briler, 40, both of Bend, reportedly told emergency medical crews that they were cruising at about 40 miles per hour heading for a barbecue when the deer jumped out of the brush in front of the bike. The motorcycle collided with the deer, spilling Steinpfad and Briley.... Full story
A 66-year-old Sisters woman died Tuesday, July 16, after the minivan she was driving crossed over the center line as she drove westbound on Highway 20, colliding head-on with a truck. Jane M. Grider, a resident of Sisters for six years, died on the scene after emergency crews worked for nearly an hour to extricate her from the vehicle wreckage and treat massive internal injuries. The accident occurred at about 5:25 p.m. at Milepost 1 just east of Sisters. Police who... Full story
