News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Outlaws girls cross country team won its third consecutive district title -- by the narrowest of margins. The squad nipped the Molalla Indians on a tiebreaker at the Friday, October 24, meet at Bush Park in Salem. The two teams tied with 41 points, but Sisters' Kaitlin McAlister placed ahead of Molalla's sixth runner to secure the trophy for the Outlaws. "I felt it would be a very tight race, but it was a little too close for comfort," said coach Charlie Kanzig, who was named the Capital Conference Coach of the... Full story
Firefighters prepare to attack a blaze engulfing an outbuilding on Adams Ave. photo by Jim Cornelius A pretty, warm fall day turned suddenly smoky and tumultuous as a yard debris burn swiftly got out of control and burned three structures on Adams Avenue in Sisters on Monday, October 27. "It looks like it was a legal open burn," said Captain Thornton Brown of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District. "The wind kicked up and some sparks got into the grass and... Full story
Pacific Northwest Regional Forester Linda Goodman has quashed an appeal by the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project that sought to stop parts of an extensive project in the Metolius Basin designed to reduce fire danger and improve forest health. Karen Coulter, director of Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project, had sought a reduction in the diameter of trees to be thinned in the project. Coulter had asked the Forest Service to separate what she considers commercial logging aspects... Full story
The driver of a truck involved in a fatal accident on Highway 20 while hauling equipment to the Link Fire last July has been cited for careless driving in the incident, according to Oregon State Police. OSP also reported that the driver of the passenger car, who died along with two passengers in the wreck, had a blood-alcohol level that was over the .08 legal limit. The accident occurred on July 6 at approximately 3:42 a.m. on Highway 20, 11 miles west of Sisters Glen Kraus Jr., 41, and his two passengers, Bernadine Arlene... Full story
Runners take off from the starting line at the Sisters Scramble, where 73 runners competed. photo by Jim Cornelius At the signal of a honking car horn, 73 runners of all ages and capabilities took off down Jefferson Avenue to start the fifth annual Sisters Scramble. The 5 and 10K race on Saturday, October 25, was staged as a fund-raiser for the Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation (SOAR). According to Matt Macauley of SOAR, the money is beneficial to the organization, helping to keep the cost of outdoor... Full story
The Sisters Rotary, SOAR and the Sisters Library will hold their annual Halloween Parade on Friday, October 31. Children ages one to seven will assemble on Friday at the Village Green Park, between Fir and Elm streets. "Bewitching hour" for the parade is 3:15 p.m. Trick-or-treaters and their parents are welcome to join the parade through the downtown area of Sisters. Costumes are required to participate. All participants are asked to bring one canned food item to support the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank. All participants must... Full story
Carol Woosley, a 16-year veteran waitress at Black Butte Ranch (BBR) received good news last Friday, October 25: A bone marrow transplant donor has been found to help her in her fight against cancer. She will proceed with the operation. In fact, two donors have come forth, one male and one female. Her medical team has chosen the man, who is younger, which makes for less complication. Both donors matched on 11 of 12 points of reference required of the donor. Woosley will spend this week, October 26-31, at St. Charles Medical... Full story
A teenage girl's dad sexually abuses her and returns home from two years in prison. He lives in a county that lists registered sexual offenders on a website. Soon, the girl's neighbors and friends are discovering why her dad disappeared in the first place. That's the picture Deschutes County Adult Parole and Probation officers painted Thursday, October 23, at a Sisters City Council workshop. They told city staff and council members it would be a bad idea to list sex offender names on the county website. Councilmember Lon... Full story
Home building is moving at a rapid pace in the Camp Sherman area. photo by Conrad Weiler Following trends in Bend, Redmond and Sisters, Camp Sherman is also experiencing growth in housing starts and remodels. While attention has been focused on the expansion of Lake Creek Lodge, there has been plenty of building activity in the residential resort community. The residential area at Metolius Meadows has had six new homes in construction plus two major remodels over the last year. Seven-day workweeks are quite common for... Full story
The Sisters City Council approved changes to its personnel handbook, including adding a section about the effects of domestic violence in the workplace. The council took the action at its Thursday, Ocober 23, meeting. The handbook gives guidelines for employee/employer management. Councilor Judy Trego had requested the addition earlier this month. She said domestic abuse victims often lose jobs because employers grow tired of dealing with the abuser. Trego works for the Community Action Team of Sisters (CATS), which works to... Full story
City representatives are responding to residents' fears that Sisters will lose its character and quality of life due to city plans to allow for higher density. City staff met in a workshop Thursday, October 23, to consider amending the Sisters Development Code to allow fewer houses per gross acre. The new Sisters sewer system has allowed for more development in and around the city limits. Planners and city officials have differing opinions on how much housing density is appropriate to accommodate Sisters' accelerating... Full story
Daiya Dillman-Owen and John Leavitt prepare for the 25th annual fashion show this Saturday at Black Butte Ranch. photo by Tom Chace For the 25th consecutive year, Leavitt's Western Wear of Sisters will hold its annual fashion show for the benefit of the Central Oregon Cancer Treatment Center at St. Charles Medical Center. The event is set for Saturday, November 1. The noontime event will again be held at Black Butte Ranch. The fashion show is coordinated by Daiya Dillman-Owen, manager of the downtown Western wear store. "We... Full story
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- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 8 to 9 a.m. at Sisters Fire Hall, 549-0251. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St.... Full story
Our team got hammered. It was the last game of the season, the sort-of playoffs you have when your soccer team is made up of eight- and nine-year-olds. We had a couple good runs down the field, a few chances to score on corner kicks, but couldn't put the ball in the net. We were outplayed. Daughter Sabrina was bummed out. Her sister K.C. was not nearly as devastated. Sabrina sat in the hallway, her back against the wall, more than an hour after the game was over. At first, she wanted to say that it was unfair, that whenever w... Full story
Four deer passed across the path of a bus carrying 30 people Sunday, lightly skipping over charred stumps and burnt foliage in the forest area burned by the B&B Complex Fire. Eager eyes peered out of the windows and greeted the deer as if they were old friends. The animals, some said, are a sign of a new beginning. Sisters District Ranger Bill Anthony and other Forest Service personnel gave a six-hour tour of miles of damaged forest area to Camp Sherman residents, members of Friends of the Metolius and Forest Service... Full story
- A deputy arrested a Sisters man for felony domestic abuse. - In an unrelated case, deputies arrested a young Sisters woman for felony domestic abuse. She had earlier been cited for Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle. - Deputies cited a man and impounded his car after a rollover accident north of Sisters. The driver was not injured. - A man crashed his ATV on a forest road, but refused any medical treatment. - Someone forged a check to purchase $1,000 worth of merchandise from a Sisters merchant. - A man reported the theft of... Full story
