News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Faced with fewer teachers and more students, Sisters High School changed from the two semester "block" schedule to a trimester system. Under the new schedule, students will attend five 70-to 75-minute classes which will meet every day for 12 weeks. Credit will be awarded at the conclusion of each 12 weeks. In other words, each 12-week course will be worth .5 of a credit, so students can earn 2.5 credits each trimester and 7.5 credits for the year. For the past six years, high school students have carried eight classes at a ti... Full story
Don't neglect your drainfield now just because the City of Sisters plans to build a sewer. That could be a very, very expensive mistake. "We don't have a sewer yet. Until such time as we are actually hooked up to a sewer, we still have to use drainfield rules," said John Mason, County sanitarian for the Sisters area. The one exception is the area set aside for a reserve drainfield. "Once we know a sewer is going to be provided within five years, we can eliminate the requirement for a reserve area," said Mason. But if a... Full story
An Air Life helicopter lifted Wayne Evans of Eugene off the slopes of South Sister on Saturday, August 15, after he injured his leg while descending the peak. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Search & Rescue, Evans' climbing companion, Shannon McGlothin, called by cell phone from the Devil's Lake Trail Head at 9 p.m. on August 14, to report that the 51-year-old man had injured himself in a fall. The fall apparently occurred at 6 p.m. Although not life threatening, the leg injury was severe enough that Evans was unable... Full story
Alcohol was possibly involved in an automobile wreck that took the life of a 19-year-old near Sisters on Sunday, August 16. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, Jeffrey Leo Hewitt was traveling east toward Redmond at a high rate of speed at about 1:48 a.m. in a 1993 Honda coupe. Hewitt lost control of the vehicle at the corner just west of Camp Polk Road, nearly striking a westbound vehicle. The Honda continued off the pavement, flipping several times and sliding across a fairway at the adjacent golf course.... Full story
Eleven Sisters teen-agers were arrested, Monday, August 10, in connection with the destruction of a trailer south of Sisters on Friday, July 31. Six boys ages 15 to 18 and four girls, all age 15, were arrested for first degree burglary, a Class A felony, and second degree criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor. Two boys were also cited for unauthorized use of a vehicle in an earlier incident at the trailer. One of those boys was not charged with any other offense. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, the... Full story
More than 800 fair-goers flocked to the Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on Saturday, August 15, to enjoy the third annual Country Fair. The weather cooled to a delightful 85 and the mountains provided a magnificent backdrop for music, food and shopping. Children enjoyed pony rides, sheep cart rides, games, a story teller and Hobie the Clown. A full-scale art show, now in its second year, outdid its predecessor by more than tripling sales of work done by local artists. "Best of Show" went to Walter Alexander... Full story
Seven people have filed for the board of directors of Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation District. Five of them will serve on the board if a Sisters recreation district is approved by voters on the November 3 ballot. The recreation district will guarantee the continuation of the three-year-old SOAR program which offers an after-school latchkey program and a variety of arts, learning and sports activities for both youth and adults in the Sisters School District. Without approval, SOAR would be left without... Full story
* * * To the Editor: A measure on the November ballot will ask Sisters residents to amend the city charter requiring the city to charge the highest system development charges allowed by the State of Oregon. There are many people who are unaware of what a SDC is, let alone what the implications of high SDCs are to a city like Sisters. It is a confusing issue. At the August 13 city council meeting, I read the following: "In light of the November elections and on behalf of Citizens For Cooperative Urban Planning we'd like to req... Full story
The reports were not good before we left on our trip to the lower Deschutes. According to the fish passage center, we would be looking at a below-average run of steelhead. Throughout July, the numbers had been down slightly, but well within acceptable levels. In early August, with warming in the Columbia, the migration had all but stopped. In the lower Columbia, thermal barriers like the one that has stopped this season's run, are not at all uncommon. During the heat of summer, migrating fish start their long journey inland w... Full story
