News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters country proved to be prime hunting grounds over the opening weekend of deer season. "It's been excellent," Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Steven George said. "Best opening weekend, as far as I can tell, in the last 10 years, if not back before that." According to George, hunters in the Metolius Unit had the best luck, with a 32 percent success rate. The Fort Rock Unit to the east was also a hot spot with a 23 percent success rate. Overall, 18 perc... Full story
Good weather and a good cause made for a fine day on the links at Black Butte Ranch Friday, October 3, as 80 Sisters golfers turned out for the Sisters Rotary Club Shoot-out. The benefit tourney raised a total of $6,850 which will be donated to the Sisters Schools Foundation, earmarked for the classroom raising project which is adding four new classrooms to Sisters Elementary School. Teams competed in three separate flights. Craig Nelson, Susan Nelson, Mike Daughtry and Ken Pugh led the Co-ed Flight. Roy Clarke, Mike Marjalin... Full story
The long-stalled update to Sisters' comprehensive plan moved forward last week as county planners met with Sisters City Planner Neil Thompson to iron out problems. Most of the problems with the plan, designed to guide Sisters over the next 20 years, appear to be in how information is spelled out. "I think a lot of the discussion really revolved around the format," said county planning staffer Kevin Harrison. "The way it was laid out made it hard for a reader to determine how conclusions were reached." Thompson told The... Full story
The ride may be a bit bumpy, but Sisters residents can still travel on Pine Street to get to businesses in the Industrial Park. Crews from Bend Aggregate started work last week on a $160,000 county project that will widen and repave Pine Street north of Cascade Avenue, and add 2,030 feet of curbing on the east side of the street. Crews moved in on Monday, September 29, and started to work the next day. The broken-up street was nearly impassable on Wednesday, October 1, but once a grader smoothed the raw dirt road bed,... Full story
The Sisters chapter of National Honor Society, an organization for elite, active students, is looking forward to an ambitious agenda this year. "We've got enthusiastic members that are full of ideas," said advisor Glenda Hyde, who earned the title of Oregon Activity Advisor of the Year for 1996-97. The members of NHS - selected on the criteria of scholarship, leadership, service, and character - participate in service projects around the school and community including ice cream socials for honor roll students, taking local... Full story
Peter Dobert, facilitator for a recently formed Sisters Community Action Team, will interview approximately 30 residents of the area to help the team's planning process. The City of Sisters obtained a Forest Service Grant to develop a Community Action Plan for the area. The purpose of the grant is to fund a visioning and strategic planning process. The grant from the USFS provides funds for the Community Action Team and Dobert, the contract facilitator, to conduct a series of work sessions to develop a vision for Sisters and... Full story
A sure sign that fall has arrived in Sisters is the return of the annual Harvest Faire sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. The open-air market has drawn a pilgrimage of visitors from all over Oregon for the last 16 years. The 1997 Harvest Faire will take place October 11-12 in downtown Sisters on Hood and Ash Streets. There will be over 180 juried booths featuring country crafts, fine arts, jewelry, woodworking, pottery, toys, food and more. All items are handmade and many are one of a kind. The hours of the... Full story
* * * To the Editor: What a nauseous, disgusting display of chauvinistic pride, and on the front page, too!("Borland bags a Bighorn" The Nugget, Oct. 1.) How could Allan Borland do such a thing! I just bet he did it the "hard way." Too bad that gorgeous Bighorn didn't have a gun! For shame! Ursula Stauff * * * To the Editor, Recently the Sisters Schools Foundation dedicated over $25,000 to various school programs. These funds were generated mostly from last spring's Starry Nights Concert Series. Jeri Fouts and the scores of... Full story
Finding your fish and getting him to take your fly is only half the battle in catching a steelhead. You have to successfully hook him, play him and land him. There's enough work involved in the first step to frustrate a fisherman. When you get into the second step, it's easy to make a foolish mistake and lose your prize. Steelhead are supreme tackle-testers. You ought to be able to land at least 60 percent of the fish that you are able to hook solidly. For novice steelheaders the success is often much lower. It may take a few... Full story
