News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Lightning sparked a 150-acre blaze Wednesday, August 19, less than a mile north of Highway 20 near Santiam Pass. The latest round of thunderstorms sparked the "Square Fire" three miles south-southeast of Three Fingered Jack on the border of the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness. The fire was named for its origin approximately 1/4-mile west of Square Lake. Forest officials evacuated the Round Lake Christian Camp Wednesday evening and closed Round Lake itself to all dispersed camping. Square, Booth and Long Lakes were also cleared of... Full story
Hey, kids your teachers are back in school. On Monday, August 24, teachers of the Sisters School District headed back to the classroom. Not to teach students won't be back for a week but to plan for a better school year. The agenda for the day began at 8 a.m. with general comments, introduction of new staff, a discussion of goals and a report on a leadership retreat. "This day in part is an extension of last spring's leadership conference," said Superintendent Steve Swisher. A summary of the leadership... Full story
A partnership of Arnie Swarens, Jack Rinn and Mark Higham has purchased 35 acres of unimproved land bordering the city limits of Sisters. The partners plan to develop a business park on the property. The parcel is immediately north of the Conklin Guest House, across Camp Polk Road from the Sisters Airport. The project will be named the Barclay Meadows Business Park, according to a press release from the partnership. On August 24, Swarens, who owns Arnie Swarens Town & Country Realty in Bend and a number of commercial properti... Full story
Lightning knocked out Martha Yates' phone on Wednesday, August 19. She probably won't get it fixed until sometime in September, because phone network technicians for U.S. West are on strike. A handful of managers with some field experience are trying to handle orders and repairs. "I was told they'd do their best to get to it and it wouldn't be that day," Yates said. When she called again August 24, Yates got a recording saying her repair date would be September 11. A third... Full story
Healthy Beginnings, a non-profit health and development screening program for all children from birth through four years of age, is holding a free screening in Sisters on Friday, September 11. The screening will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is open to the public; however appointments must be made before September 2. The children's' vision, hearing, speech/language, movement and concepts will be assessed. Nutrition, health, behavior and dental consultation as well as information on developmental stages and lead... Full story
Volunteers are still needed in a few key positions for the Eighth Annual High Mountains Jazz Festival at Sisters to be held September 18-20. The volunteers sell badges before and during the three-day festival, work as beverage servers, rovers and as door persons. Other jobs are also available. "We have had a good response from our 1997 volunteers, but we still need a few more people to complete the staffing at the four locations," said Volunteer Coordinator Rick Murray. "With the festival less than a month away, we need to... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Only you as a voter can stop the extravagant spending at the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department. In the last four years the sheriff's budget has gone from $6.86 million to $13 million. How can a 90 percent increase be justified when the county's combined inflation and population growth rate during that period was 26 percent? In the last two years $720,000 was spent on new vehicles including fancy Ford Expeditions at $28,175 each. So far, the sheriff's massive 100 vehicle fleet has cost the taxpayers... Full story
Excitement permeated the air at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds even before the Battle of the Bulls began Saturday, August 22. The near-capacity crowd murmured in anticipation over the country/rock 'n' roll blaring from the speakers above the center of the arena. When it began to drizzle a half an hour before the show started, few ran for the car to snatch a raincoat or umbrella; most sat unfazed, knowing that the mud just makes things more interesting. The ugly beasts that the cowboys were waiting to ride moaned and thrashed in... Full story
