News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Outlaws volleyball team won the 3A state championships in Eugene Saturday, November 9, defeating Estacada in the finals 12-15, 15-5, 15-8 after knocking off defending champion La Salle in a Friday night semi-final match. The Outlaws started their championship run Thursday with a 15-4, 15-8 victory over Junction City at Lane Community College. The Outlaws advanced to face Philomath in Friday's afternoon match. Coach Rod Jones admitted to feeling nervous going into... Full story
Sisters school officials are trying the understand the full impact of the passage of Ballot Measure 47, the "cut and cap" measure which will reduce property tax revenues by at least 10 percent and limit tax rate increases in the future to 3 percent a year -- half the current allowance. The measure, which rolls back school tax revenue to 90 percent of the 1995-96 fiscal year, means a reduction in tax revenue to the Sisters School District in excess of $600,000. This loss is... Full story
To the Editor: Congratulations to city residents for taking back control of your city. You have shown through your vote of new council members and the annexing measure, you want more say in what goes on in your town. It is certainly no "small local minority" that votes 2 to 1 to require voter approval of annexations. In keeping with my campaign pledge to represent the folks that live here, I would like to hear your opinions. As a council member, your opinions matter a great deal to me. Could you please take a moment to give... Full story
With no particular flair for money management, no accounting books that often see daylight, no schemes or scams, no fixed or clever plans, I stow any excess capital in the pockets of my jackets and coats at random and carry on, reliably forgetting this careless, habitual gesture, losing it altogether in the spritely current of the rest of life. My little treasure is then liberated according to the weather and my color and fashion propensities, leaping back into the arena out of the past, a gift, a surprise. I developed this... Full story
In separate incidents, Sisters Police arrested two drivers and seized their vehicles for driving under the influence of intoxicants on Friday, November 8. Michael Ross Carter of Bend, 44, was stopped after another driver reported Carter's 1985 Jeep Cherokee nearly struck two vehicles. Headed east from the Santiam Pass toward Sisters, Carter was later observed by police stopping on the highway, backing up, then proceeding toward Sisters. Black Butte and Sisters police followed Carter for several miles and during which time... Full story
Sisters area resident Tony Lee thought it was silly not to have a Christmas parade in Sisters, so he decided to organize one. After reading that the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce had canceled the parade this year due to small turnouts, Lee headed down to city hall and took out an event permit, bought insurance and set out to put on a parade. The new parade will start promptly at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 30. Lee, who is the restaurant manager at Black Butte Ranch, got... Full story
Greg Brown, who grew up in Bend and now lives in the Sisters area, has been elected sheriff of Deschutes County. While some absentee ballots may not have been tallied by press time because of Veteran's Day, as of Friday at 1 p.m. Brown had 22,825 votes to Larry Blanton's 19,273, or 54 percent to 46 percent. Blanton said he was very tired, glad the election was over and ready to focus of public safety. Blanton said of the election that the sheriff's department has "never been discussed as much as it has in the last year. I... Full story
Sisters voters made a sweeping change in their city government November 5, putting three new members on the five-person city council. Steve Wilson, Gordon Petrie and Tim Clasen will take their new posts on January 9. The vote ousted incumbent council president Jean Cooper and long-time mayor Dave Moyer; the third seat was left vacant by departing councilor Gary Miller, who is moving outside the city limits. The vote appeared to center on residents' concerns about growth and th... Full story
