News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A Sisters woman who was hurt after she tripped over a log at the High Mountains Jazz at Sisters festival in September 1998, is suing the festival and the City of Sisters for nearly $3 million. The lawsuit, filed in circuit court in Deschutes County, alleges that Dolores Pritchard was severely injured when she fell over a parking log divider in the dark outside the festival tent at the Village Green on September 19, 1998. The suit claims the festival and the city were... Full story
Sisters voters approved the annexation of more than 30 acres of property along Camp Polk Road, proposed as a new business park. Voters gave their blessing by a margin of 159 votes to 46. The vote means that the Sisters City Council can annex the property as soon as it is brought within the city's Urban Growth Boundary. A request to bring the property within the UGB and rezone it for industrial use is currently before Deschutes County Hearings Officer Karen Green. Green's decision on that request, and an identical request by... Full story
Sisters citizens will soon begin planning how to deal with the city's traffic through a state-mandated Transportation System Plan (TSP). The Oregon Department of Transportation is funding the $100,000 plan to be conducted by the consulting firm of David Evans and Associates. Sisters schools, businesses, government agencies and citizenry will participate in a citizens advisory committee to help guide the plan. The TSP will attempt to address the traffic problems created by the... Full story
Sisters Kiwanis and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District have kicked off the annual Spirit of Christmas Foodshare and Gifts program. Applications for holiday food baskets, along with gifts and clothing, are available for low-income people, seniors and singles at Sister Firehall, the Kiwanis Food Bank and through local churches. Food donations are now being accepted at the food bank. According to Kiwanis Food Bank coordinator, David Hiller, donations of canned vegetables and pie fillings are particularly... Full story
The Outlaw boys' soccer team lost a controversial match 4-2 to Western Mennonite to drop out of the state 3A/2A tournamen, in Salem on Friday, November 5. According to Coach Bob Bowling, the Outlaws faced not only driving rain, but questionable calls. "I don't usually complain about the refs," said Bowling. "But this one particular side judge let three blatant offsides happen in the first 10 minutes, and two became easy goals. Then in the second half the same guy disallowed a goal that we scored, when we were not offsides. He... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws finished their regular season with a 46-0 drubbing of the Mollala Indians on Friday, Nov- ember 5. The win solidified Sisters' playoff berth and gave the Outlaws its third straight Capital Conference title. Sisters is undefeated in the past two seasons. Sisters took control of the game quickly. On Mollala's second play from scrimmage, Shane Crowder picked off Mollala's quarterback. On the ensuing play Dusty Macauley scrambled for the end zone, starting off the scoring. Macauley passed for 185 yards and... Full story
Rachel Beck capped her Sisters High School cross country career by placing 23rd at the State 3A cross country meet at Lane Community College in Eugene on Saturday, November 6. Beck's finish earned her All-State Honorable Mention status among 3A girls. Unseasonably warm weather, combined with mud from the previous day's rain, resulted in relatively slow times for all the competitors. Beck's time of 21:21 was among her slowest of the season for 5,000 meters, but she placed about where her coach predicted. "I figured that... Full story
A misunderstanding worth $75,000 may land a new Sisters business and two government agencies in court. Timothy Rote, owner of Northwest Telemarketing, moved his company from Wilsonville to Sisters last summer. Northwest Telemarketing provides telephone marketing services. The company currently employs more than 30 people in Sisters, and anticipated as many as 150 jobs at full capacity, with a payroll that could exceed $3,000,000, according to documents provided by the company. According to company human resources director... Full story
To the Editor: In an article titled "Authorities close Green Ridge Road" in last week's Nugget, the following statement (by Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff Dave Blann) appeared in reference to the closure of Road 11: "Also, there were nine search and rescue operations on Green Ridge last winter by the Hasty Search and Rescue Team. We would like to keep these people, who are volunteers, at home with their families, wherever possible, rather that out on a rescue mission." As the coordinator for Jefferson County's Camp Sherman... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Williver was injured Sunday night, November 7, in a collision with a cow on Highway 126 east of Sisters. According to sheriff's office reports, Deputy Williver was responding as backup on a report of a suicidal person . He was heading westbound with lights and siren from Redmond to Sisters at about 11:30 p.m. when his patrol car struck the black cow in the westbound lane. A sheriff's office spokesman said the patrol car was probably traveling in excess of 50 miles per hour when the... Full story
