News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A police pursuit of a 24-year-old fugitive ended with a shooting incident on Ivy Lane east of Sisters early Saturday morning, September 27. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, the incident began Friday night when Bend Police officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute in the area of 3rd Street and Yew Lane in Bend. The officers spotted a white 1997 Nissan Altima leaving the scene and gave chase. The suspect eluded the officers. Later, at about 3 a.m., the sheriff's office requested that Black... Full story
Sisters area business hit hard by economic losses from the B&B Complex Fire now have access to loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). On Friday, September 26, SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto approved Governor Ted Kulongoski's request for an economic injury disaster declaration for Sisters. SBA's action makes available low-interest disaster loans to small businesses directly affected by those fires that caused the closure of Highway 20 for approximately two weeks. SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs... Full story
Sen. Ben Westlund discusses legislative actions with Bob and Carol Illinik at COCOA luncheon. photo by Conrad Weiler The state of the State is not too good, according to State Senator Ben Westlund. The Republican Senator for the 27th District reviewed recent legislative activities with a large crowd at last week's COCOA (Central Oregon Council On Aging) luncheon held at Sisters Community Church on Tuesday, September 23. Among the problems highlighted were a state budget of $12.3 billion that lost $2.2 billion due to a... Full story
Facing Sisters' growing population and tourist-packed summers, City of Sisters staff began negotiations this week with Cogan Owens Cogan, a consulting team that will refine plans to change Hood and Main Avenues to one-way highways. Creating a one-way east-bound Hood Avenue and a west-bound Main Avenue should ease out-of-town traffic off of Cascade and onto Hood and Main, said City Administrator Eileen Stein. The Oregon Department of Transportation has expressed concern over heavy traffic back-ups on Cascade Avenue during busy... Full story
The B&B Complex Fire area remains closed. graphic courtesy USFS (click image for larger version) The B&B Complex burned across some of the finest hunting grounds in Central Oregon. Mule deer general hunting season, which opens Saturday, October 4, will be affected by road closures and off-limits areas this fall, but wildlife experts don't expect much long-term negative affect. "It's affecting about 30 percent of the (Metolius) Unit and about 45 percent of the better hunting... Full story
Metolius River Lodges is up and running, as are other Camp Sherman businesses shut down by this summer's B&B Complex Fire. photo by Conrad Weiler Camp Sherman is home to several businesses that suffered during the fires as visitors were warned away and residents were evacuated. Visitors, vacationers, tourists and locals seem to have gotten the word that Camp Sherman is up and running again after the B&B Complex Fire. Leslie Grina-Lutz of McMinnville said, "I was surprised. I expected the area to be really charred but only... Full story
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon is looking for caring adult mentors in the Sisters area. The Big Brothers Big Sisters program is an opportunity for adults of all ages to form a lasting friendship with a child. "It only takes a few hours a week to get involved and make a 'Big' difference," said case manager Aimee McClinton. According to the organization's website, more than 500 Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies nationwide match volunteers with children who will benefit from some additional support and guidance. The... Full story
Sisters area residents will have two opportunities to find the used and like-new books of their choice at the Friends of the Sisters Library Book Sale this fall in the old library building adjacent to Sisters Library. The first sale is on October 3 running from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the day of the Sisters in Sisters Celebration. The next Friends Book Sale will be on October 11, at the same place but with different times: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. "Recycling books has proven to be a big payoff for the Friends of the Sisters Library,"... Full story
The City of Sisters is exploring new mail options. photo by Torri Barco The Sisters City Council is taking steps to provide free mail delivery to residents. Many are fed up with post office box fees or with long waits for counter-top general delivery. The council met with city staff and the branch postmaster in a workshop on Thursday, September 25, to discuss the option of providing home mail delivery. The issue was initially brought before the city council in May 2000 when it was determined that all 1,860 Sisters branch... Full story
Weed washing helps stop the spread of knapweed. photo by Sue Anderson A puzzling sign greets travelers at the junction to George McAllister Road and Highway 20: It says "Weed Washing," with an arrow pointing down the road. The Forest Service is not washing down the weeds -- it is washing down trucks, vans, buses and other heavy equipment that went into the fire zone and possibly came out contaminated with seeds and spors of noxious weeds or other undesirable vegetation. "We're here seven days a week, sunup to sundown, to... Full story
Suttle Lake is returning to normal. photo by Conrad Weiler The Sisters Ranger District, U.S. Forest Service, has taken over management of the 90,769-acre B&B Complex Fire. The fire camp at Sisters Rodeo Grounds was closed on Friday, September 25. A Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) team is working on flood control measures and is removing safety hazards such as snags. Most of the remaining personnel on the fire are on patrol for hot spots. According to Kris Martinson of the Sisters Ranger District, "The biggest... Full story
Bethanne Kronick. photo by Conrad Weiler Camp Sherman resident Bethanne Kronick is a championship rower. She and teammate Evelyn Hamann, from Portland, hold the world record (19:09.36) for the Head of the Charles three-mile race in their age category (40-47). They set this record in the Boston area's Charles River in 2000. They are training for this year's event to be held in October. "This is the biggest rowing event in the world," said Kronick from her Camp Sherman home. "We hope to better our record this year." Local... Full story
Curt Kallberg (68) holds the lead for at least another moment at the Pacific Northwest Historics in Seattle. photo by Bob Dunsmore Vintage car racing means more to drivers than speeding old cars around a racetrack. Sure, the cars go really fast (around 160 mph) and are loud, but the very act of driving a restored piece of history adds a certain extra cachet to the sport. Five men from Central Oregon, vintage models themselves, just completed a successful April-September race season. Curt Kallberg, Jerry Taylor and Eric... Full story
Watch out out there The woods in Central Oregon are getting increasingly crowded in the fall. What used to be the almost-exclusive domain of back-country deer hunters is now also the playground of mountain bikers, hikers, trail riders and other explorers out to enjoy the best time of year in the Sisters country. This year, with fire closures restricting the areas in which hunters can hunt, it's going to be a bit more crowded than usual. Some common-sense precautions and a bit of courtesy and consideration among all parties... Full story
Sisters is a ways away from the Deschutes River, but a controversy over access to the river came to town at the city council meeting Thursday, September 25. The president of Sun Country Tours presented a resolution before the Sisters City Council which demands the public have open access to the Lower Deschutes River. Dennis Oliphant asked the city council to join the cities of Maupin, Madras and The Dalles in signing a resolution which states, "It is hereby resolved the Bureau of Land Management shall not implement any... Full story
Deb Frigulti warms up for competition. photo by Jim Cornelius Several riders from the Sisters area participated in the season closing show staged by the Oregon Dressage Society's Central Oregon Chapter. This show was held at Stonepony Dressage Centre in Redmond on Sunday, September 28. Dressage is the execution of a series of complex movements by the horse in response to barely perceptible "cues" from the hands, legs and seat of the rider. Twenty-eight horses were entered in 14 classes. The Sisters area entrants included... Full story
David Magers and Wendy Wilsey-Magers of Alfalfa and Gib and Beth Carter of Sisters adopted mustangs. photo provided The High Desert Museum's resident wild mustangs "Steens" and "Beaty" have found homes with two local families. The mustangs were adopted on Sunday, September 28, as part of the Bureau of Land Management's Adopt-A-Wild Horse or Burro Program. Gib and Beth Carter of Sisters adopted the two-year-old filly "Beaty." The two-year-old gelding "Steens" was adopted by Wendy Wilsey-Magers and David Magers of Alfalfa.... Full story
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- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 8 to 9 a.m. at Sisters Fire Hall, 549-0251. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St.... Full story
Right-wing talk show host Laura Ingraham really wouldn't like Steve Earle. The author of the just-released "Shut Up and Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America" rails against cultural "elites" who, she says, "want America to be torn down, tradition by tradition." That's left-wing "elites" of course. In Ingraham's primary-color world, politically active Hollywood conservatives like Arnold Schwarzenneger and Clint Eastwood aren't elites. A... Full story
- Deputies contacted a couple feuding loudly on the street outside a restaurant. They determined that it was only an "extremely verbal" dispute. It seems the engagement is off. - A driver lost control of her vehicle while talking on her cell phone. - A man complained that a person harassed him by taking his photograph and pointing a finger at him like he was firing a gun. - A woman reported a Sisters youth as a runaway -- along with her car. - Deputies contacted a possibly suicidal woman. She was not suicidal, though she was... Full story
