News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters' summer sunshine added extra gleam to premium paint jobs and custom chrome of 189 classic cars gathered last weekend for the annual Customs Northwest High Desert Custom Classic. The show ran from Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30, at Sisters Comfort Inn. There were 25 more cars this year than last, marking the growing popularity of the show among custom car aficionados. There were more than a few cars from Sisters parked on the concourse at the motel and RV... Full story
Mountain Shadows RV Park will be allowed to site semi-permanent "park model" trailers on as many as 13 percent of the park's 106 sites, as soon as the Sisters City Council gives final approval later this month. The city council voted 3-1 on Thursday, July 27, to change Sisters' RV code to allow the trailers, which resemble small mobile homes. Because the vote was not unanimous, a second vote is required at the next council meeting, August 10. RV park manager Tom Anderson has... Full story
The Sisters Bombers Senior Little League baseball team won the state championship on Wednesday, July 26, defeating the Battle Creek all-star team 3-1 in a showdown at Sprague High School in Salem. Pitcher Jon Paxton led the Bombers, allowing only one unearned run on seven hits. Pat Burke scored all the runs for the Bombers, including a solo home run. Battle Creek threatened to overtake the Sisters squad in the bottom of the seventh inning, loading the bases with one out on a walk and two infield hits. Ryan Harper, who had... Full story
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The Sisters School District and Barclay Meadows Business Park have cleared a major hurdle toward developing property for light industry on a pair of 30-acre parcels at the north edge of Sisters. The Deschutes County Commissioners unanimously agreed Wednesday, July 26, to approve two plan amendments and zone changes for the two parcels. The commissioners overrode the opinion of one of the county's land use hearing officers, attorney Karen Green. Green had recommended denial of the applications based on concerns about the impac... Full story
