News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce will relocate its Visitors Center and offices to the old library building on the corner of Main Avenue and Spruce Street. The city council voted 4-1 last week to allow the chamber to lease the facility for $750 per month. The chamber will be allowed to lease the building for the next five years and it will have the chance to renew the lease for another five years if approved by the city council after the first contract period is expired. "I... Full story
There's not enough water in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates, a subdivison located some five miles north of Sisters. Residents are worried about having sufficient water both for home use and for fire protection. A rationing system has been in effect since July 1 and now some residents want a public meeting to address the fire protection issue. Residents received notice on the rationing system in a notice mailed to all users in late June by President R. D. Remund. "As you know, we have been experiencing very low water pressure,"... Full story
After 12 hours of relative calm, the Black Crater Fire was again spreading to the north and northeast Tuesday afternoon, July 25, from its location in the Three Sisters Wilderness about 10 miles southwest of Sisters. Firefighters struggled to control the fire blazing in dense, beetle-killed timber and dead and down trees on the south and east slopes of Black Crater. Estimates of the fire's size range up from 120 acres. Two helicopters were working the fire on Tuesday... Full story
