News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Ladies from all around the country gathered in Sisters last weekend to celebrate the bond of sisterhood. Sponsored by the Central Oregon Visitors Association, this year's event drew about 220 women, some from states as far away as New York and Alaska. The Sisters in Sisters idea came from a brainstorming session by the retail committee of the Chamber of Commerce," said Mardyth Peterson, a volunteer worker at the Sisters event - and former chamber manager. We started working on the project in '96, and the first Sisters in... Full story
Statewide standardized academic tests administered in May show that last year's Sisters High School 10th graders are regional champions in math problem-solving, and close runners-up in English writing. In both tested subjects, local sophomores handily bested state averages. Oregon Department of Education results released last week show that 49 percent of Sisters' 10th graders met or exceeded the math standard, compared to 42 percent statewide. Regionally, only Redmond, scoring at 44 percent, was competitive with Sisters.... Full story
Rachel Eady of Sisters is the youngest rider -- at age 14 -- ever to win the Amateur Final of the World Championship Snaffle Bit Futurity. The September 23 win earned the Sisters High School freshman $7,000. Her proud dad, Ted Eady, says Rachel's horsemanship winnings for the year are now close to $30,000. This is the 28th year for the Snaffle Bit Futurity, which ran from September 20 to October 1 in Reno, Nevada. The event offers hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes and attracts riders and spectators from all... Full story
The Sisters City Council has begun to flesh out what it envisions could be its role in helping Multnomah Publishers acquire one of the few large tracts of land left within the city's UGB (Urban Growth Boundary). The Thursday, September 28, meeting was the first of several proposed public hearings the council is holding to take the community's pulse as to whether the city should actively help Multnomah Publishers acquire a 20-acre parcel of U.S. Forest Service land. Responding to a question from citizen Cheryl Rutgers, Mayor... Full story
Camp Sherman residents turned out on Saturday, September 30, to learn about a proposed a three-way land exchange involving Kim Lundgren, owner of The House on the Metolius and the Forest Service. The proposal would exchange Lundgren's 5.99 acres on Lake Creek for a 2.5 acre property on the Metolius River and 5.5 acres at the site of Black Butte School and Chapel in the Pines. Presently the 2.5 acre Metolius River property is operated under a special use permit to allow for encroachment of two cabins built by a private owner... Full story
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Steve Swisher, superintendent of Sisters schools, underwent a successful six-hour surgery on Friday, September 29, to repair a broken pelvis and ankle. Swisher was badly injured in a head-on automobile crash on Highway 20 on the eastern outskirts of Sisters on Friday, September 22. Swisher's condition has improved steadily after surgery at St. Charles Medical Center on Saturday, September 23, that repaired injuries to his chest and rib cage. According to Sisters School Board Chair Bill Reed, if all goes well in Swisher's... Full story
