News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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After more than eight years and countless workshops, meetings and hearings, the plan that is to guide Sisters for the next 20 years has been sent on to the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) for approval. The Sisters City Council unanimously voted in its Thursday, November 11, meeting to submit the Sisters Comprehensive Plan to LCDC and to Deschutes County. According to city planner Neil Thompson, the plan could be returned to the council for final... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Williver remains in the hospital recovering from serious injuries sustained when his patrol car collided with a cow on Highway 126 on Sunday, November 7. Deputy Williver sustained skull and facial fractures, facial lacerations and a broken arm in the accident, which occured at about 11:30 p.m. while he was responding to a report of a potentially suicidal person in Sisters. Deputy Williver was driving at high speed with lights and sirens on when his patrol vehicle struck the cow at about... Full story
Sisters Elementary School principal Tim Comfort and his staff are trying to figure out what to do with a suddenly booming population of kindergartners. There are 67 students enrolled as of this month, according to Comfort, up from 57 last year at this time. "It looks like we've rebounded from our low of 45 two years ago," Comfort noted. The jump in kindergarten enrollment has placed a strain on class sizes, Comfort said. "I have kindergarten classes with an average of 22... Full story
A burglar allegedly swiped a laptop computer - and nothing else - from Suttle Lake Resort in a break-in on Tuesday night, November 9. According to Stacy Solie, one of the managing partners of the resort, someone broke in through a kitchen door, apparently with an ax, and made off with the computer and backup discs containing reservation records for the resort. Solie said that it did not appear that any attempt was made to get into the cash register and no money was taken. Solie said very little cash is kept on the premises.... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws football team is a well respected force in the Capital Conference, and the league paid its respects by honoring 14 players with "All League" status. The team garnered a total of 21 awards. Senior quarterback Dusty Macauley was first-team "All League." He shared Offensive Player of the Year with Nate Tyler of Sweet Home, Tyler Brack of North Marion, and Will Cook of Cascade. Eli Pyke was recognized in two positions, honorable mention at guard and first-team linebacker. Pyke also was Defensive Player of the... Full story
by Jim Cornelius The Sisters City Council has proposed a six month building moratorium in the city in a last-ditch effort to save grant funding for the Sisters sewer project. The federal Rural Utilities Services warned the city on Thursday, November 18, that the agency will not fund the sewer in order to facilitate growth in Sisters. Rural Utilities has already loaned the city $3 million and granted more than $2 million. The city needs approximately $5.5 million more to fund the sewer. The city can borrow some of that total,... Full story
* * * To the Editor: I read the article pertaining to the growth of Sisters in relation to the sewer grant ("Growth could threaten sewer grants," The Nugget, October 27, p. 1) and I had to laugh. With all the promotion for tourism to Sisters and these high-dollar developers, what did they expect? Their proverbial nose is being cut off to spite their face. The people in positions of "importance and power" have no one to blame but themselves. Low- to moderate-income people are the ones who helped build Sisters and now it seems... Full story
The Lady Outlaws volleyball team went to the state tournament in Corvallis last week with high hopes, but they returned without a trophy. The girls finished ninth out of 16 teams after losing to Lakeview and Rainier. The finish was a disappointment to the Capital Conference champions, who had their eyes on the prize. "I think we were really set for number one, though we were going to take state one step at a time," said senior co-captain Anna Summerfield. The Lady Outlaws... Full story
A Salem man and his sister were arrested in Sisters on assault and weapons charges on Tuesday, November 9, after a dispute over the ownership of a car. According to sheriff's office reports, Stephanie Christensen, 28, and her brother Erik Christensen, 32, went to a rural residence east of Sisters to recover a 1990 Geo Storm that the younger Christensen claimed she owned. Stephanie reportedly contacted the Sisters sheriff's station that afternoon to request deputies' assistance in recovering the vehicle. A deputy informed her... Full story
