News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Santiam Pass highway crews are going to cut the amount of sand they put down on the highway this winter nearly in half from prior seasons. Chains will be required more often. The Oregon Department of Transportation's Highway Division is responding primarily to environmental concerns, according to Don Jordan, District 3 Manager in Salem. District 3 extends east past Suttle Lake to the Jack Lake Road intersection with Highway 20. Jordan said the Forest Service has indicated that cinders flowing into creeks and rivers harm... Full story
Sheriff Greg Brown assured Sisters area residents Thursday, October 9, that county taxpayers will not subsidize police services for the City of Sisters under a proposed police merger. In the second of three public hearings before the Sisters City Council, Sheriff Brown fielded questions about a proposed contract that would make the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department responsible for law enforcement both inside and outside the City of Sisters. Indian Ford resident Howard... Full story
An 18-month-old child was killed Wednesday, October 8, when he apparently ran behind a sport utility truck that was backing out of a driveway in Tollgate. According to a Deschutes County sheriff's deputy who responded to the scene, Adam Spencer was running around in the yard at 69369 Silver Spur, and "somehow slipped in behind the rig" driven by 23-year-old Chelsie Hoyt. The deputy reported that the child was struck by the left rear tire of the Nissan Pathfinder. Medics attempted to resuscitate the child and transported him... Full story
Sisters City Councilor Tim Clasen has gained some personal experience with the zoning laws he has argued passionately to uphold. Clasen operates an irrigation business in the Sisters area, listing 266 West Sisters View as his business address. According to city planner Neil Thompson, Clasen is operating a business in a residential neighborhood, which requires a conditional use permit. Thompson told Clasen he needs to apply for a conditional use permit by October 29. Clasen... Full story
The Pine Meadow Ranch development at the western edge of Sisters will get city water, despite the efforts of citizen activists to impose restrictions. Project developers applied for and were granted city water services in the summer of 1996, before an initiative was passed requiring voter approval to extend city services outside the city limits. Sisters City Attorney Steve Bryant told the city council Thursday, October 9, that the contracts approved by the previous city counci... Full story
Artist Leyah Jensen, a junior at Sisters High School, lent her talents to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department last week, producing a highly accurate composite sketch of a burglary suspect. Detectives circulated 2,600 posters featuring the sketch, and through citizen tips were able to identify 21-year-old Jeremy Dan Thompson as the suspect in a string of daytime burglaries north of LaPine. Thompson remained at large at press time, Monday, October 13. "She does super... Full story
The Oregon Department of Transportation has set an open house from 4 to 7 p.m., October 27, at Sisters City Hall to get input on transportation corridor planning on the Salem-to-Bend highway corridor. A study is being conducted by the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments and the first phase of the study is expected to be completed by June 1998. A corridor plan is a long range plan for managing and improving transportation facilities and services to meet needs for moving people and goods. A variety of transportation... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Thank you for the picture and the article "Borland bags a Bighorn" (Nugget October 1). As a legitimate news source for the community, there is an obligation to all members to provide news. Our community has a substantial number of hunters and this article and picture were welcomed news. A recent letter condemned Allan Borland for his harvest. Apparently the author is ignorant to the fact that, through hunting, wildlife managers keep animal numbers at an optimum, thus ensuring their health as a species.... Full story
