News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Firefighters have declared victory over the first major blaze of the season in the Sisters country. The Black Crater blaze, touched off Monday, July 28, when lightning struck a large white fir tree on the north side of the mountain, was brought under control by Wednesday evening, July 30. According to Sisters Ranger District fire manager Mark Rapp, the fire consumed about 17 acres. The McKenzie Highway, which was closed Monday so that firefighters could stage pumpers on the... Full story
The Arthur C. F. Pratt building is no more. Welcome the Monson Building. Merritt "Lefty" Monson and his wife Joanne purchased the commercial development from the estate of Joe Fought on July 7. The Monsons, who have a home in Lake Oswego, also just purchased a log home in Sage Meadow, according to Lefty Monson. "We just fell in love with Sisters," Monson said. "We were not trying to take advantage of an unfortunate situation We just felt the building had not gotten off to its potential. We wanted to be involved with Sisters... Full story
A brief power outage at Black Butte Ranch Tuesday, July 29, led to a 70,000-gallon sewage spill from a ranch lifting station into Indian Ford Creek. It appears that the creek escaped any lasting harm from the spill, which occurred after the power interruption shut down a lifting station pump. However, signs were posted along the creek warning people to stay out of the water to avoid possible contamination. According to Central Electric Co-op general manager Jim Crowell, the... Full story
A lawsuit has been filed against Aspen Lakes Development, L.L.C., and its principals by Milroy Golf Systems of Newburg, Oregon. The lawsuit alleges that Aspen Lakes has failed to pay Milroy $42,299.25 still owed for installation of the golf course watering system. Milroy Golf Systems has placed a lien on the golf course portion of the 114-lot subdivision. The original standard form contract between Milroy and Aspen Lakes, a limited partnership of Keith Cyrus, Matt Cyrus and Pam (Cyrus) Mitchell, was for $175,073, according... Full story
When advertising magnate Dan Wieden bought Blue Lake Resort in the spring of 1996, his vision was to use the camp as a place where young people could come to have new experiences, particularly in the performing and visual arts. This summer, Wieden, his wife Bonnie, and three daughters, are hosting three camps at the newly christened "Camp Caldera." The most recent was a week-long day camp for 15 Sisters elementary students who had been involved with the SMART program in the past year. SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) is a... Full story
A tour of 24 Japanese students and two teachers from Josai High School in Tokyo, Japan arrived in Sisters on July 21. The students have been attending English classes at Sisters High School and enjoying Central Oregon. The students are living with families in Sisters and Redmond and take English lessons from Sisters High School teacher Diana Prichard and her son, Caleb, 21, who just graduated from the University of Oregon. Caleb previously tutored students for whom English is a second language. He will go to Japan in August t... Full story
The Sisters Middle School lawn will become a treasure trove for antique hunters Saturday and Sunday, August 8-9 as the Sisters Antique Festival returns to town. Antiquers can explore 150 booths full of everything from antique radios to western tack, tools and sporting goods. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Toys are a new special feature of this year's show, according to Nancy Mattison of Country at Heart Promotions, the... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Reading about the police department vs. the City of Sisters has gone on long enough, don't you think? There's obviously some bad blood between people, past and present. Who is the common denominator? Where do all these problems stem from? Why is this person still employed? Whoever the person/persons are, they are costing the city a tremendous amount of money, wasted energy and very bad PR. Fire them/him/her and move on. Sincerely, Roy Manbeck * * * To the Editor: Thank you for printing the picture of the... Full story
Taking time out to watch fish - to observe them without disturbance - is sometimes as much fun as actually trying to catch them. As a guide I go fishing without my fly rod quite a bit. Some portion of every day on the river is spent just walking the banks and observing, trying to find the best fishing opportunities for my guests. Occasionally, when I see a really pretty fish I will steal a few moments for myself and just watch him for a bit. Through this process I have learned to see fish exceedingly well. Scientists say what... Full story
