News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Cheryl Butler, seventh-grade science teacher, was selected as Oregon's runner-up for the 1998 Conservation Teacher of the Year Award. The award is sponsored by the National Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Butler's program involves students in the betterment of local soil, water, and related resources. Butler has developed three hands-on field projects, all of which are on-going. One project is a 1/4-mile nature trail; another is the Sisters Middle School landscape project. The third project is a study of Squaw Creek.... Full story
After losing money for two consecutive seasons the Sisters Folk Festival will be absent from Sisters' event schedule in 1999. "The festival is going dormant for at least one year," announced Dick Sandvik, festival director and chair of its board of directors. "We will stay incorporated as a 501(c)(3) (nonprofit organization) and will probably have some conversations about ways to restructure the festival." In its four-year history, the Sisters Folk Festival has only sold out one concert, when Ian Tyson performed at Sisters... Full story
Construction crews can get back to work on the building going up on the corner of Larch Street and Cascade Avenue. The building had been stalled after the city suspended the developer's building permit because it was issued without an approved site plan. In a 4-0 decision, the Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission approved an amended site plan that will allow the building to go forward. Commissioner Dorro Sokol abstained from the vote. Developer Dan Berrey purchased the... Full story
The City of Sisters has yet to secure the land necessary for a sewer plant, but city and U.S. Forest Service officials say they may be close to a deal. Nearly all options for a land swap have been exhausted in the city's quest for property to exchange for Forest Service land that has become known as "Section 9," the proposed site for the sewer facility. "We haven't totally abandoned opportunities for an exchange," said City Administrator Barbara Warren. "There is one good-sized parcel possible but we haven't had a chance to... Full story
Visitors to Wes Estvold's sixth grade class enter a kingdom, not a classroom. That's because his students spend a good portion of their time back in the Middle Ages, reliving history through a learning technique called the "Scottish Storyline." In the Scottish Storyline method, teachers and students set a scene in a particular time and place and students develop and play out characters and incidents that arise from the setting. The technique originated in Scotland 20 years... Full story
A festive holiday crowd jammed the Camp Sherman Community Hall for Mexican dinner and a presentation of world cultures by Black Butte School on Friday, October 30. Students presented song and dance from various world cultures as part of Camp Sherman's Fall Festival. The hall was colorfully decorated with paper cutouts made by students. Outside, lanterns dimly lit the entrance way. Exhibits inside highlighted some of the student projects including masks made in conjunction with the Africa Quest program, an Internet... Full story
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The Sisters Outlaws soundly beat the Central Panthers in a battle for the Capital Conference football title on October 30. The final score was 32 to 14. David Martin led the team to victory, rushing 22 times for 314 yards and scoring three touchdowns on long runs of 45, 63 and 76 yards. Quarterback Dusty Macauley completed five passes for 54 yards and one touchdown. Macauley also ran one in for the Outlaws first score on a 30-yard sprint. The offensive line, led by Jered Coffield and Greg Hook, opened up the field for Martin.... Full story
