News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A postman was honored Saturday, March 23, in one of the nation's oldest ski races. The John Craig Memorial Race, held on National Forest Land at the snow gate on Highway 242 eight miles out of Sisters, hosted more than 250 people. The day consisted of classic and freestyle races ranging in length from three kilometers to 30km. Children's events and a non-competitive tour of the course were included in the schedule. "The conditions are ideal," said race director Toby Bayard. Bayard, who is also the Cross Country Ski Race... Full story
Sisters school officials are casting a wary eye toward Salem as they try to anticipate the local impact of an ongoing budget battle between Governor John Kitzhaber and the state legislature. The outcome could mean cuts of between $200,000 and $450,000 in next year's Sisters School District budget, according to School Superintendent Steve Swisher. The difference between the best-case and worst-case scenarios hinges on the fate of Ballot Measure 13 in the May election and on... Full story
Tawny Morris, Sisters Rodeo Queen 2002. Tawny Morris of Prineville is the 2002 Sisters Rodeo Queen. Judges selected Morris, age 20, from among three candidates based on an interview, a speech and a demonstration of horsemanship. "I was born and raised as a cowgirl," Morris told the audience at the Sisters Rodeo clubhouse on Sunday, March 24. "I was raised with down-to-earth values." Those values include hard work and responsibility, traits that were honed raising livestock in... Full story
The Sisters-Camp Sherman Volunteer Fire & Ambulance Association, Cloverdale Volunteers and the Easter Bunny will host the annual Easter Egg Hunt, on Easter Sunday, March 31, at 1 p.m. The hunt will be held at Three Sisters Overnight Park and Creekside Park at the junction of Highway 20 and Jefferson Street at the east end of Sisters. The Easter egg hunt will have over 4,000 colored eggs and 16 plastic prize eggs. The Easter Bunny will have chocolate candy eggs for all participants. All children from infants to 11-year-olds... Full story
David King of Sisters was found dead in a vehicle at his residence east of town at about 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 21. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, King, 43, apparently died of a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies and Sisters-Camp Sherman fire personnel responded to King's residence at 67183 Harrington Loop after family members contacted 911 to report that King had attempted or committed suicide.... Full story
More like these, please... Everyone interested in planning potential trail routes for the Sisters Trail System may attend a workshop on Wednesday, April 3, at the Sisters High School Cafetorium from 5 to 8 p.m. The workshop will be ongoing and members of the public may stop in anytime during those hours and stay as long as they like, according to organizers. Refreshments will be served. There will be maps of the area and general information about the proposed Sisters Trail System. The goal of the workshop is to gather ideas... Full story
Eileen Stein will step into her new position as Sisters City Administrator on April 2. Stein succeeds Barbara Warren, who is retiring. Stein has served for the past four-and-a-half years as a senior management analyst with the City of Springfield Public Works Department. Stein said she has long been interested in becoming a city administrator and went to Springfield with that career goal in mind. When the Sisters position was advertised, Stein was interested. "My husband and... Full story
Sisters citizens and businesspeople hoping to develop a vital, year-round economy in Sisters met Wednesday, March 13, to share ideas. Their ideas will be incorporated into a strategic plan being devised by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce with support from CATS (the Community Action Team of Sisters). Although the strategic plan covers a variety of economic "sectors," this month's meeting emphasized tourism and retail issues. Participants seemed to find the discussions... Full story
Rodeo fans have less than three months before the 62nd annual PRCA Sisters Rodeo opens. Reserved seating tickets are now on sale for four performances of the "The Biggest Little Show in the World," scheduled for June 7-9 at the Sisters Rodeo grounds. Rodeo performances will be held Friday, June 7, 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 8, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, June 9, 1 p.m. Special events include a rodeo parade in downtown Sisters, Saturday, June 8, 9:30 a.m.; a cowboy dance at Sisters Middle School, Saturday, June 8, 9 p.m.; and... Full story
Developers will take a second crack at getting their requests for two new Sisters subdivisions heard by the Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission next week. The planning commission did not have a quorum at its Wednesday, March 20, meeting and was forced to cancel hearings on a 45-lot subdivision and a 16-lot subdivision -- both off Larch Street on the north side of town. Also delayed were hearings on several variance requests. The hearings have been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 3, 6 p.m. at Sisters City Hall (see... Full story
Off-loading a 4,000 pound flagpole base. Jeff Smith, a member of the Sisters School Board, is the proud owner of five massive flagpoles that graced the medals pavilion at the Salt Lake City Olympics. Smith took delivery of the 33-foot-tall flagpoles and their 4,000 pound concrete bases at his home east of town on Sunday, March 24. He plans to put one up at his house, give two to friends and donate two others for the new Sisters High School. The high school poles would... Full story
Charles "Chuck" Rutschow died on Thursday, March 21, 2002, in Warm Springs at the age of 84. Chuck was born on September 23, 1917. He was a dairy farmer in Wisconsin for 38 years. After his farming career, he and his wife Pearl traveled by RV around the nation and in Canada. They settled in Sisters in 1975, where he was a member of Sisters Christian Church. He moved to Highlookee Lodge, Warm Springs, in January, 2001. He was a pilot and a member of the Flying Farmers club. He was very community minded, according to his... Full story
X-Press Printing's new Heidelberg GTO-52. X-Press Printing of Sisters has a new Heidelberg GTO-52 printing press in its facility in the Three Wind Shopping Center. According to owners Tony and Mary Allison Meyer, the new press will allow X-Press to handle a larger volume of four-color printing "We have been developing our staff in pre-press and design to offer more in terms of marketing and advertising with our graphic design," Tony Meyer said. "These projects are most often full color and need to be produced quickly."... Full story
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