News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Cool, wet weather bodes well for deer hunters, according to Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife biologist Steven George. Bow hunters have been out since August 24; the regular rifle season begins September 28. "If it stays like this -- cool with some rainy spells -- it should be a great hunting season," George said. Damp brush makes for quieter stalking conditions and deer tend to concentrate together more when weather turns stormy, George noted. Cool temperatures mean deer move around more during daylight hours, making... Full story
Stormy skies, wind and showers couldn't dampen the spirits of the thousands of Dixieland Jazz fans who flocked to Sisters for the Sixth Annual High Mountains Dixieland Jazz Festival September 13-15. They were treated to more than three days of top-notch jazz. "Artistically, this was the best festival we've ever put on," said festival president Ray Buselli. Buselli said visitors raved about the quality of the bands, and the musicians themselves had a wonderful experience. "The... Full story
To the Editor: Reference comments regarding the disaster on the North Santiam: I sincerely hope the Forest Service stays with their plans to finally address this time bomb ready to explode with a lightning strike or man-caused fire. For whatever reason, the environmentalists in this country have been running the government agencies. There are over 13 environmentally active groups addressing timber problems and most of them have probably never set foot in the forest. Yet they are experts and have been able to tell... Full story
There are days when I watch our old cat, playing with a ball, leaping across the kitchen in tall goofy arcs, hind feet kicking up like a kitten's, her blotchy ears perked forward. She is intent, girlish, forgetting herself, noisy and heavy-footed now, but slipping handily into the early flinging energy of her bygone youth. If I sit down, she will soon join me, because she is a social creature with a full agenda. Pushing on me, shedding, kneading, drooling copiously, she has been boss cat around our house for many years.... Full story
More school financial woes loom if two ballot proposals coming up in the November general election pass, according to Sisters School Superintendent Steve Swisher. Measure 47, often called the "cut and cap" measure, would reduce the Sisters School District budget by an estimated $572,000 a year. Measure 46 would render it virtually impossible to pass bond issues in the future, according to Swisher. Volunteer donations to the district, made in conjunction with property tax payments, would not be affected by the measure,... Full story
When new school facilities were built east of Sisters four years ago, the new building absorbed students from grades 7-12 without making any real distinction between middle school and high school. Now school officials are trying to deal with an identity crisis among middle school students. Sisters school officials and the Family Access Network held a barbecue September 12 to recruit parents of seventh graders to help study this and other issues. Parents are also being asked to become part of a Middle School Development Team.... Full story
Business owners in Sisters are being asked to choose between four options to create new parking in Sisters. The City of Sisters is sending out a questionnaire asking business owners to decide whether to create a new parking lot, more on-street parking, or a combination of both. The questionnaire was approved at the Thursday, September 12 meeting of the city council. The city has $118,873 in its parking district fund dedicated to parking improvements. The city hopes that the... Full story
The estate of Joe Fought will ask the United State Bankruptcy Court to lift a stay of foreclosure against Sisters accountant Arthur C.F. Pratt in a hearing scheduled for September 19 in Portland. Pratt owes the estate $2,258,903.61 according to documents filed on July 26, 1996 by estate attorney Charles L. Kobin. In 1993 and 1994, Fought loaned approximately $1.6 million to Pratt to build a large office building at the corner of Hood and Pine streets in Sisters. Fought loaned the accountant another $600,000 so Pratt could pur... Full story
On Friday morning, September 13, it was reported to school officials by a student that a friend of hers had been sexually assaulted off school grounds in the forest west of the middle/high school complex. The assault allegedly occurred after school was released on Thursday, September 12, at about 3:15 p.m. The student directly involved was interviewed by school staff on Friday morning, and the matter was turned over to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department. Detectives began their investigation on Friday and asked that... Full story
