News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Leavitt's Western Wear 24th Annual Fashion Show is set for "high noon" on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Restaurant at the Black Butte Ranch Lodge. The show will benefit the Regional Cancer Program at St. Charles Medical Center. This year's special guest will be the Cliff Scharf Gallery. Tickets for the show are $40, including a champagne lunch. Leavitt's will contribute $25 for each ticket sold to support cancer care programs in the region. Door prizes for the event will include a $100 gift certificate to Leavitt's; dinner at... Full story
Jack Barringer discusses trees and forest health. Forester and Black Butte Ranch resident Jack Barringer gave the Friends of Black Butte Ranch an armchair examination of forest health at their meeting Thursday, October 10. He reviewed basic plant anatomy and physiology with the attentive group, discussed local forest ecology and offered some suggestions for future planning in the area. With the recent Cache Mountain fire and loss of two homes at BBR fresh in everybody's mind, Barringer reminded his group of the three main... Full story
Coach Bob Macauley did double duty during the Homecoming game, escorting his daughter Misty. The Sisters football team survived a scare in its homecoming contest against Molalla last Friday, October 11. The Outlaws ultimately prevailed over the Indians by a 20-14 score to improve to 6-0 and remain undefeated for the season. "We just didn't hit on all cylinders," said Coach Bob Macauley. "We weren't in sync." The game started out well. The Outlaws controlled the first half. The defense shut down the Indians' attack and... Full story
Former Deschutes County Sheriff Greg Brown will return $390,378.16 to the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District as part of a plea agreement with Federal prosecutors. Brown allegedly misappropriated the funds while serving as president of the RFPD board of directors. Brown served on the board since 1985 and served many years as president. He also acted as a grant writer for the district. According to a resolution passed by the district board Wednesday morning,... Full story
Former Deschutes County Sheriff Greg Brown pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday, October 16, to three felony charges stemming from embezzlement of more than $575,000 from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District. Brown, 49 and a resident of Sisters, faces up to 10 years in prison for each count, including Federal Program Fraud, Money laundering and Interstate Transportation of Stolen Funds. According to United... Full story
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- Deputies warned a man to keep his dogs on his own property. Seems they think the pooch latrine is on the neighbor's yard. - A Salem woman won a citation for theft after she was allegedly caught shoplifting at a Sisters clothing store. - A deputy arrested a Camp Sherman man for drunk driving after the deputy watched the man back his vehicle into the deck at Sisters Market. The man's blood alcohol count was .22 percent, almost three times the legal limit. - Internal Revenue Service agents requested that deputies stand by... Full story
How we vote -- ballot measures Measure 14 -- Removes historical racial references from Oregon Constitution: Yes. Measures 15 & 16 -- Allows the state to issue general obligation bonds for seismic rehabilitation of public education and emergency buildings: Yes on both. The work will eventually be mandated and it has to be paid for. This way does not place any direct burden on state or local governments. Measure 17 -- Reduces minimum age requirement to serve as State Legislator from 21 to 18: Yes. If a young adult is old... Full story
