News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Sorted by date Results 1 - 11 of 11
Extra work on the Sisters High School repairs has pushed the completion date back to September 19, according to Sisters School District facilities manager Bob Martin. The work will cost an additional $14,365 over the original bid of $461,267. The school district took out a loan against its Lundgren Mill property to pay for the repairs. The district hopes to eventually market that land to light industrial businesses. The work includes additional framing required to attach the n... Full story
Two local hikers saw a big chunk of glacier break away and fall into a lake on Broken Top earlier this month. Norman Frater of Tumalo and Randy King of Sisters had just finished eating lunch near a nameless 10-acre lake at about 7,800 feet. They turned to leave when they heard a thunderous boom. They whirled around to see a knife-cut edge of ice where an estimate 300-foot section of glacier had slumped into the water. "The icefall caused a linear 'tidal wave' to traverse the... Full story
Visitors to Sisters schools won't have direct access to students and will have to sign in with administrators under a new policy under consideration by the Sisters School Board. The district has not had a formal visitation policy in the past. "The district did not have a formal policy - though each (school) did have a fairly consistent attitude about visitors when you looked in the handbook," said board chair Heather Wester. Wester acknowledged that the trial and conviction... Full story
Two drivers escaped serious injury in separate wrecks on a quarter-mile stretch of Highway 20 east of Sisters on Monday, August 20. The first accident occurred on Monday morning. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, Kelly Clyde Johnson, 16, lost control of his Volkswagen Jetta when he attempted to pass two cars in front of him headed eastbound. Johnson was reportedly third in a line of eastbound cars. The second car passed the one in front of him. Johnson... Full story
Extreme fire danger in Central Oregon has prompted fire officials to impose restrictions on activities in Sisters area forests. Effective Tuesday, August 21, open fires are permitted only in designated campgrounds. Campfires are allowed in Sisters Ranger District campgrounds except Monty and Black Springs campgrounds. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuel and enclosed stoves with screens may be used with caution, according to Forest Service officials. Users are asked to clear an area 10 feet around the... Full story
The City of Sisters and the Deschutes County Public Library District have inched nearer to an agreement on the sale of the Sisters Library site to the library district. The city agreed to sell the library property for $177,000, including $2,000 for sewer connections. The city is also requesting payment of $20,540 in rent owed over the past year. The agreement, detailed in an August 10 letter from City Attorney Steve Bryant, requests a total payment of $197,540. The move represents an effort to salvage a deal that looked like... Full story
Though no golfer managed to sink a hole-in-one in the money round, the second annual Sisters Kiwanis Million Dollar Hole-in-One Shootout held at the Aspen Lakes Golf course last weekend was deemed a complete success. More than 217 golfers competed in the fund-raising challenge. During the qualification phase which took place on Friday, Saturday, and until 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, the aspiring golfers took over 7,000 shots (at $1 per shot - tax deductible) at a special hole placed 100 yards from the shooting stations. The... Full story
The 10-acre Durham Ranch east of Sisters provides the backdrop for Godstock, a tent revival meeting that, according to organizers, is "looking to lead people to Jesus" over two weeks of nightly worship. Winfield Durham, owner of Sisters Coffee and a committed Christian, is the prime mover behind the evangelistic outreach program. The program features speakers from around the Pacific Northwest, music, dance and prayer. Durham is particularly moved by the meeting's effect on... Full story
Sisters area residents can help school kids start the year fully supplied for class through the region-wide Tools for Schools donation drive. The drop site in Sisters is at Les Schwab Taylor Tire Center. Throughout Central Oregon, many needy children face each new school year without the resources to buy many basic school supplies. It was this realization that prompted John Gross, owner of Gross Communications Corporation (103 KSJJ and Magic 100.7 in Bend), to come up with the Tools For Schools program. Brian Canady, regional... Full story
The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. To the Editor: As most of you... Full story
* A deputy contacted a man who was driving around a neighborhood north of Sisters claiming to be lost. His two daughters were in the car with him. The driver was drunk. He got arrested for that - and for two counts of reckless endangering. * A man passed out in a bar after drinking all day. Paramedics took a look at him before he was transported home to sleep it off. He may have wanted to see them again the next morning. * Three vehicles collided at the intersection of Hood Avenue and Highway 20. Nobody got hurt. * Deputies r... Full story
