News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Construction of a 40- to 50-bed assisted living center for seniors is tentatively scheduled to break ground in Sisters in November. Randy Scheel, who will own and operate the facility with his wife Vicki, hopes to have the doors open by next July. Randy Scheel said the center will occupy Lot 1 and Lot 2 in the New Sisters Village development, west of Pine Street and south of Cascade Avenue. Purchase of the lots was to have been completed on August 3. The two-story facility will occupy 32,000 square feet. Construction and... Full story
A lightning-caused fire in the rugged terrain of the Cache Creek drainage west of Sisters erupted Monday afternoon, August 2, quickly throwing Sisters under a pall of smoke. The fire was reported at 2:40 p.m., burning on the west side of Cache Mountain, four miles southeast of the Santiam Sno-park. The fire grew to 200 acres as of Tuesday morning, burning south of Highway 20. The fire was burning out of the Mt. Washington Wilderness Area east into the general forest, but it was not threatening any populated areas on Tuesday... Full story
A Sisters Ranger District employee found a collection of syringes with hypodermic needles inside the steel canister of one of the district's newly installed "iron rangers" while he was collecting trail park fees on Sunday, July 25, off Forest Road 12, just east of Suttle Lake. The fee collection stations were installed earlier this season "to make it more convenient for the public to get a Trail Park Pass," according to Deschutes National Forest recreation program manager Mark Christiansen. Four steel tubes, known as "iron... Full story
Bulldozers will push dirt next spring, building Sisters' long-awaited sewer. Sisters Mayor Steve Wilson signed the paperwork on Thursday, July 29, for a $2.8 million grant and a $3.3 million loan from Rural Utilities Services (RUS; formerly Rural Development). RUS, under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to formally approve the loan by Wednesday, August 4. "This is the lion's share of the commitment we needed to do the sewer system," Wilson said. "I think... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Several points made in the recent article by Jim Cornelius regarding the joint Central Oregon and ESD lawsuit need clarification for the benefit of your readers. It is indeed flattering that your reporter considers me the "sole component of the Sisters special education program," however this is inaccurate. This program serves well over 100 students in Grades K-12. It is staffed at the elementary level by Sherry Bowne as the resource teacher. Her counterpart at the middle school is JoAnn Anderson. At the... Full story
We climbed to the top of a little earthen bluff about 30 feet above the Deschutes River. From there we had a perfect view down into the eddy below. At first we didn't see any fish. Then someone exclaimed, "Oh my gosh! There they are!" Three or four nice rainbows had converged on a foam line. They were slashing at the helpless insects trapped there. By the time we finished scouting, we had spotted close to a dozen fat, native, redside rainbows actively feeding. There was room for only one person to fish, so my guests had to... Full story
Byline Nationally-known story-teller and best-selling author Philip Gulley will read stories from his latest book "Harmony" in Village Green Park on Thursday, August 5, at 7 p.m. Gulley, also the author of "Front Porch Tales," is published by Multnomah Publishers of Sisters. Multnomah decided to put on the program as a "thank you" to the community of Sisters. The free event is planned as an informal evening in the park for families - or anyone who wants to come. Those who attend are advised to bring a chair or quilt to sit... Full story
Sunlight blasted off chrome. The rumble of 600 horsepower V-8s echoed down the main drag. Shine was so deep, you could drown in it. Welcome to the High Desert Rod and Custom Car Classic show in Sisters. Over 160 cars were on display, from gas gulpin' firebelchin' monster Chevrolets to whisper quiet 1940 Plymouths with skinny tires, original seat fabric and hubcaps. Jerry Forster of Sisters was there with his '37 Ford "Slant." Jerry bought the all-steel car (there is a growing number of fiberglass reproductions on the market)... Full story
Deschutes County will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 17, at 7 p.m., to consider a plan amendment and zone change to place Sisters School District property next to the Sisters Industrial Park inside the urban growth boundary of the city of Sisters. The school district also wishes to change the plan designation of the land to "industrial" and to rezone the property to light industrial (IL). An exception to Statewide Planning Goal 3 (Agriculture) is also proposed. The property address is 69030 N. Pine Street, Sisters.... Full story
