News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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It was probably not the best decision, and Delmas Rodney Holsapple, 49, would probably do it differently if he had it to do over again. But he doesn't. On Wednesday, October 25, Holsapple was on his way through Sisters with a friend, but nearly out of gas. And out of money. A local gas station sent him over to city hall to pick up a gas voucher, sponsored by a local church. But the vouchers are issued by Sisters Police. They scrutinized the folks who ask for them. Holsapple told police he was on his way to Eugene, where he... Full story
Even with the sun shining on a late October Saturday, the water temperature of the Metolius River near Wizard Falls Trout Hatchery was a daunting 45 degrees. Yet, for 13 members of the all- volunteer Camp Sherman Hasty Team of Jefferson County Search and Rescue, it would take more than a frigid Fahrenheit reading to cool their mutual desire to river swim the Metolius. Each one plunged into the turquoise water of the main channel -- at that point a narrow, deep, swift- flowing stream -- and with feet up and forward, steered... Full story
The Sisters City Council has embarked on a new street numbering and addressing system for the community in the interests of public safety. At its October 26 meeting, the council heard City Planner Neil Thompson bid for consistency, a virtue lacking in the present numbering system. Some houses bear odd numbers on the even-numbered side of the street, and vice versa, while other numbers don't progress consistently down the blocks. Gary Frazee, director of public works, noted that entire blocks are out of synch: "There are three... Full story
In last week's Nugget, it was reported that teachers claimed school administrators received a salary increase this year. This is incorrect, according to school business manager Earl Armbruster. No raises have been granted to administrators for the '95-'96 school year, according to information Armbruster provided. No salary increases were budgeted for any continuing personnel. For the 1994-95 school year, the school superintendent did receive a 6.4 percent raise, the high school principal a 4.7 percent increase, the elementary... Full story
The rumble of log trucks may be heard again in Sisters after a hiatus of nearly three years. The Forest Service hopes to put the 3.58 million board foot Big Bear Timber Sale on the block by the end of December. The Big Bear sale is located on 1,500 acres (with 578 acres actually scheduled for harvest) on Green Ridge just past Bear Spring. It will be the first timber sale of over 1 million board feet on the Sisters Ranger District since the 4.2 million board foot Twin Swamp sale in 1992, according to Alan Heath, Timber... Full story
Even with the advent of cold weather, fire remains a threat in the Sisters country. "During the transitional period of fall, fire danger is very unpredictable," said Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District Chief Chuck Cable. "We get a few rainfalls and the phone calls start pouring in for permission to burn. Contrary to belief, the first rains of fall have very little effect on fire danger. Warm temperatures coupled with high winds can place us in a very high fire danger immediately following those rains," he said. Cable... Full story
With good reasons Nanci Reuter admitted "I don't like wind anymore!" It was nearly a year ago when hurricane-force winds whipped through Sisters toppling huge ponderosa pines and spooking residents. A limb from a tall pine, torn loose by the wind, struck and injured her husband, John, outside the Reuters' Fotos in a Flash store. On that Halloween Day wind gusts of 82 miles per hour (seven m.p.h. over what is termed "hurricane-force") were recorded by Douglas Sokol at the Sokol Ranch southwest of Sisters. However, winds of... Full story
