News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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They call sunny days like Saturday, October 13, "chamber of commerce weather" for a reason. The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce could not have ordered a more perfect day to kick off the 20th Sisters Harvest Faire. The weather was Indian Summer warm and the sunshine made for a festive environment as shoppers from all over the region strolled among the 200 vendor tents set up along Hood Avenue. Visitors came from Western Oregon and Washington and as far away as California. The... Full story
Last week, wood smoke from several large fires wafted through Sisters. Everyone seemed to know that the Forest Service was burning again, but many people were unsure as to exactly where the smoke was coming from. According to Mark Rapp, Assistant Fire Management Officer for the Sisters Ranger District, the most dramatic of the burns took place on forest land adjacent to Glaze Meadow, just east of Black Butte Ranch. "I saw someone in town who told me that it looked like a bomb went off out there," said Rapp, referring to the h... Full story
The Sisters School Board dodged a decision on what to do with $1.9 million of interest money that will be earned while the district builds a new high school. The board held a special meeting on Saturday, October 13 to decide the issue. By a three to two vote, they asked their architect to show them design for a lower cost school, but made no commitment to adhere to a smaller budget. Voters approved a $20.5 million bond in May, 2001. The bond money will earn about $1.9 million... Full story
Sponsors of Sisters events including Saturday Markets, High Mountains Jazz at Sisters and the Sisters Folk Festival want to ensure that the events will continue to have good venues in Sisters. Representatives of the festivals and the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce met with the Sisters City Council on Thursday, October 11, to discuss use of the Village Green and a possible new site near the Sisters Industrial Park. Saturday Markets and both major music festivals have used... Full story
Coming soon... 33 housing units. A 33-unit affordable housing apartment complex will be built in Sisters. A tax credit grant was awarded October 11 by the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department. Funding of over $4 million will come from the OHCSD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program and a private loan through the Bank of the Cascades. Rents at "Tamarack Village," located on a 2.1 acre site on Larch Street in Sisters, will range from $235 to $612 per month, based on income and family size. According to a market... Full story
Now that's a field trip. Sisters High School students traverse a glacial wilderness. Sisters students headed for the hills earlier this month for a unique educational experience in a magnificent outdoor classroom. The trek into the Three Sisters Wilderness was part of the Sisters High School I.E.E. (Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition) program. This program, under the tutelage of Rob Phelps, Samra Spear, Glen Herron, and Rand Runco, was created to integrate several different subjects into an exciting learning... Full story
The first annual Sisters Middle School Book Fair will be conducted during Parent/Teacher Conferences October 17-19 in the multi-purpose room. The book fair hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday. Hundreds of middle school age-appropriate books will be available during the fair. All proceeds will benefit the Sisters Middle School Library. This event is similar to the highly-successful Sisters Elementary Book Fair that is being held to provide books for younger... Full story
Teachers, coaches and volunteers at Sisters schools are sporting new identification badges this year. According to school board chair Heather Wester, the use of ID badges has been in the works for some time. "As Sisters is growing, we've been looking at ID a couple of years," Wester said. She noted that Sisters, while still intimate, isn't a place where everybody knows everybody else anymore. The ID badges allow students to quickly and easily identify authority figures at... Full story
Since all branches of the Deschutes Public Library will be closed on Thursday, October 18, for in- service training, this week's Story Time has been canceled. The next Story Time will be held on Thursday, October 25, at 10:30 a.m. Story Time programs feature stories, songs and other creative activities with books. For more information call the Library at 549-2921.... Full story
On the trail around Clear Lake... It is both humbling and invigorating to hike around 3,000 year-old Clear Lake on a sunny, fall day. Dick Spray led the COCC Sisters group from Sahalie Falls to the Clear Lake loop trail. This is a little over one mile and uses part of the old Clear Lake Road. The road went from Belknap Hot Springs to Lava Lake and is quite bumpy and difficult to navigate. "My father used chains on his car tires to traverse parts of these roads in summer," said Spray. A half-century ago, there was a proposal... Full story
Pastor Levi Johnson plans to reach out to the Sisters community through his new ministry at Sisters Church of the Nazarene. "I believe an ecumenical spirit is important in these critical times," Pastor Johnson said. "We have people looking for answers that churches can provide." The new pastor has three primary goals for his new ministry: "To get to know people in the church; to know people in the community; and to be available for people," he said. Johnson and his wife live in Tollgate. "My wife Bonnie and I have been here... Full story
Deri Frazee serves up a hot one... For many local folks, a day just wouldn't seem complete without a stop at a Bright Spot Û the coffee stand that is. Bright Spot has been dispensing coffee drinks, munchies and good cheer at the corner of Main Avenue and Pine Street since last May. "I've always wanted to own my own business," said Deri Frazee of her enterprise, which employs four people. "I just thought it would be fun." The biggest fun comes from encounters with... Full story
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community debate Sisters citizens are weighing in on the question of the final price tag for a new Sisters High School. School board members report calls from constituents split between those who insist the voters gave them a $20.5 million budget and anything beyond that should be rebated and those who want $1.9 million in interest money put into the construction project. Some of those citizens turned out for a Saturday, October 13, board meeting. Mike Mehring reminded the... Full story
- A teenage girl reported a sword stolen from her bedroom. - A deputy responded with paramedics to help a woman who had such a bad migraine headache that she could not drive. Her husband was contacted and he came to drive her home. - A woman reported dogs in the back of a truck harassing people (it was not clear whether they were making sexist remarks, drooling indecently or exactly what). - A Sisters teen reported that his car was damaged by a hit-and-run driver in a parking lot. - Deputies reported criminal mischief done... Full story
Stronger than tyranny On the morning of the school board meeting that would be held later that night, my daughters and I were having breakfast before school. One leaned over to show me where she had scribbled out the face of Osama bin Laden in the newspaper. We hadn't talked much about the man, except to say he had hurt many people, and my twins don't watch TV much, but she knew his photo. The girls made shooting noises at the breakfast table. I am losing the ability to insulate them from the world. "Why did he do that?" one... Full story
