News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Most folks usually think of archaeologists searching the globe for a worthy site to excavate. However, Forest Service archaeologists and members of the Archaeological Society of Central Oregon (ASCO) spent last week digging up a front yard in Camp Sherman. Students from Black Butte School, Sisters Middle School and St. Francis School of Bend stopped by the riverside cabin to find out what the fuss was all about. According to Don Zettel, Forest Service Archaeologist for the Sisters Ranger District, the potential of the site... Full story
Painters are putting the finishing touches on the re-faced Sisters High School. The need to finish painting has pushed the completion date past the September 19 deadline to October 3. "The (painting) contractor underestimated the time it would take to finish the job," said school district construction projects manager Bob Martin. However, the delay will not add to the price tag for the repair job, Martin said. The total bill for removing the old siding and replacing it with... Full story
Community organizations and individuals from Sisters continued to rally in support of victims of the terror attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. on September 11. Sisters carried on with its day-to-day life -- more adorned than usual with red, white and blue -- and awaited the military response that appears inevitable. Several fund-raising drives have been launched to aid victims. The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department will distribute ribbons and collect donations for the families of the fallen New York... Full story
Whirling wind created a pile of tile. A brief whirl of wind churned up terra cotta roof tiles over a business in the ironically named Three Wind Shopping Center at the west end of Sisters on Friday, September 21. "We were standing in the store and heard this rumbling," said Sue Johnson, who works at The Outpost. She ran outside and saw roof tiles in the parking lot and on two cars parked in front of the business. No one was hurt and -- other than the roof, there was little... Full story
Sisters school programs, ranging from elementary school technology to middle school science to high school band, got a financial shot in the arm from the Sisters Schools Foundation last week. The foundation distributed $42,900 from funds raised last year, primarily by the Sisters Starry Nights Concert Series. Sisters Elementary School received a total of $10,300, with $3,000 going to technology such as digital cameras, a scanner, computers and seed money for the school's... Full story
Toddlers of Adoption Advocates International orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Sometimes there are stories within stories. This September has proven to be such a case for Camp Sherman's Andrea Balosky. She flew to Ethiopia September 2 to escort two young girls being adopted by U.S. parents. She did not foresee that while she was in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, a tragedy would take place back in the United States. Early reports were confused. "I was told that the World Bank had been attacked and thousands were... Full story
An early starting date, a full moon, and tinder dry conditions are among the obstacles facing deer hunters when the deer rifle season opens at the end of this week. On Saturday, September 29, hunters will head into the woods around Sisters in pursuit of Central Oregon's mule deer. Not only do dry conditions make it difficult to stalk deer, but those same conditions can make the woods downright dangerous, too. Jinny Pittman is part of the Forest Service's fire prevention team in Sisters, and she wants to make sure that... Full story
Citizens shared their thoughts on school design with architects Monday night. The taxpayers who will be paying for a new Sisters High School got a first look at designs for the facility they have purchased at a workshop on Monday evening, September 24. Architect Scott Steele and his design team displayed elevation drawings and schematics for several different design possibilities. Visitors examined the drawings, offered ideas and asked questions of the architects and listened... Full story
The Green Ridge fire lookout closed earlier this month, after another season of guarding the Sisters country from wildfire. Mainly run by volunteers under Forest Service supervision, the lookout operated between July 1 and Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during this dangerous fire season. Originally built in 1933 and rebuilt in 1954, the one-room lookout has a 180degree view over the Metolius Basin from its 4,600-foot perch. In June, volunteers got together for a lookout procedures orientation. This included welcoming... Full story
Next Tuesday evening, October 2, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Forest Service will host a public meeting to provide local residents with information on recent developments related to volcanic activity in the nearby Three Sisters mountains. The recent discovery of a ground uplift centered about three miles west of the South Sister has geologists scrambling to discover the cause. The "bulge" measures only up to about four inches in height but covers hundreds of square miles in a swath that sweeps across McKenzie... Full story
A slumping economy may take the wind out of the sails of the smooth-riding Sisters School District budget later this year. An economic slowdown in Oregon may leave the state's general fund strapped for cash, facing a possible cut in programs of $211.8 million. Schools superintendent Steve Swisher presented the bleak forecast numbers from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services at the school board meeting on September 24. The state general fund provides the lion's share of school support funds. Almost half the budget... Full story
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- A Sisters teen was cited and released into her mother's custody after she was allegedly caught shoplifting from a Sisters store. - A hiker reported a mysterious grave site marked with a black cross. Investigation revealed the site to be the final resting place of a dog. - A woman believes that two of her horses and her dog were poisoned. Vets are unable to confirm poisoning. - A chocolate lab was run over on Central Street. The dog was so badly injured it had to be put down on the scene. No one stopped to tell the owner.... Full story
