News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The High Desert Custom Car Classic brought 120 hot rods and custom cars to Sisters last weekend. "They came from all over the Northwest," said event organizer Tom Griffin. He reeled off hometowns including Lodi, California; Boise, Idaho; and Seattle, Washington. Sponsored by Customs Northwest, a regional car club in Oregon and Washington, the three-day event included a twilight cruise through Sisters, scavenger hunt, a "coolest cruiser contest" and a street dance. The American cars ranged from a 1915 "C cab truck, made... Full story
A 15-year-old Sisters youth, convicted of a series of crimes ranging from burglary and criminal mischief to harassment, assault and theft, will spend one day in juvenile detention. The youth was convicted of a February burglary of Leavitt's Western Wear, criminal mischief for throwing rocks through store windows and harassment for "unwanted touching" of a teen-age girl. Juvenile Court Referee Stephen Forte handed down a sentence that included eight days of detention with... Full story
Police are seeking information on a vehicle that ran a Sisters man down in a crosswalk on Monday afternoon, July 20. The 70-year-old man suffered contusions and abrasions in the incident, but was not severely hurt. According to the sheriff's office reports, the man parked near Hucklebeary's and started across the street to Sno Cap Drive-in. One westbound car stopped for him, but another passed the stopped car on the right, striking the man and knocking him down and continuing on. The man could only give sheriff's deputies a... Full story
Mountain Shadow RV Park cannot site semi-permanent "park model trailers" at their facility at the west end of Sisters. The Sisters City Council decided Thursday, July 23, not to change the city's zoning ordinance to accommodate the park trailers. Mountain Shadow had sought to eliminate a clause limiting the stay of an RV to three months in any six-month period. Mountain Shadow manager Tom Anderson told The Nugget that he would keep trying to get the trailers allowed. Though... Full story
Keith Ironside of Tualatin must have been looking over a four-leaf clover on Saturday, July 25. He won the BMW Z3 roadster in the Sisters Schools Foundation raffle drawing held at the High Desert Custom Classic Car Show at Sisters Middle School. Darren Layne, a foundation representative, had not been able to reach Ironside to tell him the good news as of press time. The foundation sold approximately 1,200 tickets for the drawing - with a lot of orders coming in at the last minute. "We sold about 100 tickets on Saturday at... Full story
Camp Sherman residents raised questions about plans for roads in the rural area in a meeting held last week at Camp Sherman's Community Hall with Jefferson County Commissioners Bill Bellamy, Janet Brown and Jodi Egan. About 25 local residents attended the question and answer session that focused particularly on a plan to connect of Metke Lane (a public usage road) with Pine Lodge Road (a county road). Mike McCain, Jefferson County public works director, explained his reasons for signing approval of the permit last October 2.... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Kudos to the compilers, editors, photographers and writers of the Sisters 1998 Visitor's Guide. And God bless the advertisers, too. Without them there wouldn't be such a first class publication. The centerfold map and sections on accommodations, recreational choices and the dining guide are all helpful to the visitors who come to linger or stop while passing through. The photo art of Fran Schupp, Sue Anderson, Eric Dolson, Sharon Hrdlicka, Jim Anderson, Steve Shunk, Beryl Morrison and others make the... Full story
The number of buildable lots in Sisters' Urban Growth Boundary may nearly double in the next five years. In addition to more than 200 houses planned on Pine Meadow Ranch, two other housing developments are in the works on county land at the edge of Sisters. Bruce Forbes owns approximately 40 acres adjacent to the Sisters Elementary School and straddling Squaw Creek. Forbes declined to discuss his plans, but city planner Neil Thompson, told the Sisters City Council Thursday,... Full story
