News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Searchers were still looking for a missing hunter west of Camp Sherman near Round Lake on Monday, October 28. Terry W. Carver, 40, went elk hunting with friend Royce D. Nelson, 30, on Friday morning, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. At about 3 p.m. the pair split up. Nelson made it back to Carver's pickup, parked on a spur road about one-half mile north of Round Lake, later that evening. He spent the night keeping warm with a small Coleman camp stove. He said Carver never showed up. On Saturday, Nelson... Full story
Growth in Sisters is the issue that divides the five candidates for Sisters City Council. At a forum sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, October 22, the candidates responded to eight prepared questions presented by moderator Rick Ingham of the Central Oregon Intergovern-mental Council. Questions about how Sisters should respond to predicted growth in the region and on procedures for annexing new developments drew the sharpest distinctions. Candidates... Full story
To the Editor: On November 5, three seats on the Sisters City Council are up for election. This seems like a very good time to "clean house" and elect new people. If the present council was doing its job, the city would not have its current budget problems. Who is monitoring city affairs? In the August 14 Nugget Council President Jean Cooper stated: "I am pleased to report that the city is given very high marks for our budgeting and fiscal management." From this statement you would think everything is fine with city... Full story
Amongst all the ballyhoo of year's end, year beginning, there are a few reflections roiling around that are worthy of sober consideration. It is, in a way, the planet's birthday; we are, as a species, another year older. Our replacements, more advanced beings, hopefully, are being born every minute while we watch our own legacy forming. The river of life passes another identifiable milestone and, despite the gravity of our earthly problems, we do find ourselves carrying on. Persistence is our temporal nobility. We are, all... Full story
Christmas elves will not parade down the streets of Sisters this holiday season. The annual Sisters Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, was called off after a vote by the chamber's retail council. "We left the decision up to the retail committee and they voted no, so we're abiding by their wishes," said Chamber Manager Adrienne Van Bemmel. Van Bemmel said the retail council cited lack of community interest and dissatisfaction with the quality... Full story
A Tillamook woman was killed Thursday, October 24, and her passenger seriously hurt when she lost control of her vehicle on a snowy Highway 20 and slid into the path of an oncoming pickup truck. According to Oregon State Police reports, Nancy Jane Taylor, 58, was headed eastbound near Hogg Rock when she lost control of her 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier in snowy, slushy conditions at about 4:25 p.m. Taylor slid into the path of an oncoming Ford F-250 pickup truck towing a travel trailer. The truck struck Taylor's vehicle in the... Full story
A contract with the county sheriff for police services in Sisters is an idea favored by both candidates for Deschutes County sheriff. During a candidate's forum last week at Sisters Elementary School, candidates Greg Brown and Larry Blanton both indicated some kind of an agreement with the sheriff's office would be favored to help curb police service costs to the city. A written, unsigned, question from the audience asked if either candidate had any idea on how the county can help reduce police costs in Sisters. The writer... Full story
C. Lane Powell, president and chief executive officer of Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. since March 1977, died form an apparent heart attack Sunday, October 27, while visiting his parents in Shreveport, Louisiana. Powell, who grew up in Shreveport, was 58. Loy Peterson, chairman of the Central Electric board of directors, said that the day-to-day operations of the co-op will be directed by the existing four person senior staff. He indicated that the board of directors would hold a special meeting sometime this week.... Full story
Oregon State Police recovered a homemade bomb found on the McKenzie Highway near Sisters after a resident reported juveniles throwing objects off the old Brooks-Scanlon Bridge onto his car. The driver reported that juveniles dropped gravel and debris on his car at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, October 23. The driver told police he went back to the bridge but did not find anyone. He did find a plastic device on the roadway. Officers contacted the driver at his home where he gave them the device. According to state police... Full story
