News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Articles from the September 5, 2006 edition


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  • Sisters racers put pedal to metal

    Updated Sep 5, 2006

    Car racers from Sisters, Curt Kallberg and Eric Dolson, kept their cool during a hot afternoon on the asphalt at Portland International Raceway over the Labor Day weekend. Dolson, driving a 427-cubic-inch Corvette roadster, won the Group 4 race of the Columbia River Classic on Sunday, after pressing Steve MacDonald from Seattle, also in a 1969 Corvette, for most of the race. Kallberg took third, passing Bill Cotter who nearly spun his vintage Cobra into the wall at the grandstands. That was a classic Ford vs. Chevy, Cobra vs.... Full story

  • Motorcyclist killed in Highway 20 wreck

    Updated Sep 5, 2006

    A North Plains-area man died Monday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle on Highway 20 about 25 miles west of Sisters. The victim was ejected off his motorcycle and struck by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Efforts to revive the victim by an Oregon State Police trooper and a cardiologist traveling in the area were unsuccessful. According to state police, on September 4, at about 12:30 p.m., a 2002 Suzuki motorcycle operated by Kouman Ly, age 29, from... Full story