News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The fight over rent and responsibility between the City of Sisters and the Deschutes Public Library District may be winding down. The library board wants to make sure it holds onto $210,000 in equity from the grant and donations that built the Sisters Library a decade ago. The city wants to make sure that city residents aren't stuck with bills for maintenance and to replace roofs, carpets and siding while they're also paying taxes to the library district. The library Board of... Full story
Architects have reduced the cost of the new Sisters high School to $20,874,607, about $125,393 below the school board's target of $21,000,000. Most of the savings ($800,000) came from the elimination of about 8,000 square feet, achieved by reducing hallways and the size of the commons, according to a cost sheet from Steele Associates Architects dated November 11. The new proposal also reduces locker room sizes ($100,000), eliminates the football stadium ($270,000), four tennis courts with lights ($128,000), softball and baseb... Full story
As black clouds descended on Broken Top on Monday, November 12, searchers still had no sign of the whereabouts of Danny Curran, a hiker who was reported missing by his brother on November 9. According to sheriff's office reports, Curran left his camp at Green Lakes on the afternoon of November 7, intending to hike to the summit of the rugged mountain to the south and east of the Three Sisters. Curran's brother reported him missing after he failed to return to camp by November 9. A 30-member search party including Deschutes Co... Full story
Captain Steven Henderson spoke at Sisters' Veterans Day observances. The Third Annual Veterans Day Celebration kicked off at Sisters High school last Thursday with "The Star Spangled Banner" and ended with "God Bless America." The hour-and-a-half long assembly brought laughter, tears, and applause as veterans were honored for their sacrifice and service. "In these times of pain, we look to you as an example," said senior Lindsey Warner as she welcomed the veterans in the auditorium. Band teacher Jody Henderson then led the... Full story
John Rahm has taken a seat on Sisters City Council. Sisters resident John Rahm was sworn in as a member of the Sisters City Council on Thursday, November 8. He will serve out the year remaining on the term of Mike Neary, who stepped down due to time constraints. Rahm has lived in Sisters since 1995. He operates a home inspection business. Rahm, his wife Sarah and daughter Julia moved to Sisters from the San Francisco Bay area after visiting friends in the Sisters area and... Full story
Sisters students work on their bat houses. Kirk Albertson's second grade students have been going "batty" over their recent study of bats. They have been learning about bats, bat habitat, and how people can help bats. Since bat habitat is an important part of having a healthy bat population, the second graders decided to make bat houses to encourage larger bat colonies in the Sisters area. (See related story, p. 21). Large bat colonies can be beneficial, getting rid of pesky insects. A single bat can eat up to 600 mosquitoes... Full story
The outreach committee for The Church of the Transfiguration is sponsoring a local food drive on Friday and Saturday, November 16-17 at Ray's Food Place in Sisters. The hours are Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Each year the outreach committee hosts this food drive to enhance the Sisters Kiwanis food pantry for the holiday season. The Kiwanis food pantry distributed over 100 food baskets serving over 313 individuals in the past quarter. The need for food has increased over the past year by 10 to 20... Full story
John Turner and his wife sat in the second row of folding chairs in the cafetorium, waiting for the November 8 Veterans Day Celebration to begin. "I was just a kid of 18 when I joined the air force. I saw it as a great adventure for me," said Turner, his eyes twinkling at the memory of his youthful enthusiasm. "But all that changed after two or three flights over Germany..." Turner enlisted with the Army Air Corps during World War Two, stayed with the Army after the war and served there for twenty-five more years. He deeply... Full story
If you'd like to end your week with laughter and get to experience two plays for the price of one, check out Sisters High School's rendition of Rick Abbot's popular comedy "Play On!", scheduled for Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the play is set to begin at 7 p.m. In addition, one act of the play will be performed Thursday during the Arts Week assembly at school. Sally Benton and Lisa Fetrow are co-directing the play. The pair worked together three years ago on the production of... Full story
Sheriff's deputies arrested three local youths on Saturday, November 10, for allegedly trespassing on forest property owned by Willamette Industries. According to Jefferson County Deputy Dave Blann, the three were arrested at their camp site off the 900 spur road of Forest Road 1018 west of Sisters. The site was strewn with beer cans. The area is in Deschutes County, but the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has a contract with Willamette Industries to patrol their properties. According to Blann, Willamette Industries is... Full story
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