News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Deanne Drake, a fisheries biologist, releases salmon fry into the Metolius River. Nearly 100,000 Chinook salmon were seen in the upper reaches of the Metolius River during the last few weeks. Of course, each fish was only about an inch and a half long. Between January 24 and February 7, the tiny fish were released by members of the U.S. Geological Survey, Portland General Electric, and the Warm Springs Tribe. The release is part of an ongoing cooperative study to help determine the potential viability for restoration of... Full story
Steven Gage will probably spend the rest of his life in prison. Gage, 43, the former proprietor of Royal Haven Equestrian Center for Girls near Sisters, was sentenced to 45 years behind bars on 27 counts of theft, criminal mistreatment and sex abuse of teenage girls under his care. The sentence was handed down by Judge Stephen Tiktin on January 31, 2001. It followed the guidelines of a plea agreement between Gage and the Deschutes County District Attorney reached January 4. Prior to sentencing, victim after victim of Gage's a... Full story
The Sisters School Board has tapped Scott Steele and Associates of Bend to be the school district's Architect of Record. Steele's firm will supervise repairs at Sisters High School and would almost certainly act as lead architect in the construction of a new school, should the district seek and pass a bond. The firm would also oversee work at other facilities in the district. The Bend firm was one of four that made the final cut for selection as Architect Of Record. According... Full story
A Las Vegas man was killed on Friday, January 26, when the van he was riding in left the roadway on Highway 20 between Sisters and Bend and rolled over. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, the van, carrying nine occupants, was headed eastbound on icy roads at 10:18 p.m. when the driver lost control. The van rolled at least once and came to rest on its side. The other occupants had injuries ranging from minor to serious in nature and were transported to St. Charles Medical Center for treatment. Florencio... Full story
Sisters Elementary School was recently awarded a "Creative Ticket School of Excellence Award" by the Oregon Alliance for Arts Education. The honor was one of five awards given to schools around the state. Sisters Elementary School won the award based on its arts education, student and parental involvement, community connections, and the creation and use of imaginative learning environments. The programs and activities which helped the school win the award are: successful Oregon Arts Commission grant for the Sisters through... Full story
The Sisters sewer project has progressed smoothly through a mild winter, but there have been a couple of delays and some extra work required in the past month. An extra main line section was required to service businesses from Space Age Gas west to Les Schwab, according to engineer Dick Nored of HGE, Inc. Nored said he had thought those businesses would tie into a line laid by PMR Dev Co., but that line along the Hood Avenue extension proved unsuitable. PMR has a pressure... Full story
Some 12,000 years ago, the depression now filled by Suttle Lake was buried under tons of glacial ice. According to Larry Chitwood, Forest Geologist for the Deschutes National Forest, the glacier was more than 300 feet thick at Santiam Pass. Suttle Lake Resort, he said, is built on the terminal moraine of that now-vanished glacier. A moraine is the pile of dirt and rock rubble pushed up at the snout of an advancing glacier. That debris, left behind by the retreating ice, formed a dam that created Suttle Lake. The Forest... Full story
Sheriff Les Stiles doesn't plan any major changes in the way his office serves the Sisters area. Stiles told the Sisters City Council on Thursday, February 1, that he has no plans to change the city's contract for police services or to shut down the Sisters sheriff's substation. "We have every intention of maintaining that (substation) unless or until you (the council) come up with another building and have a better offer," Stiles said. Sisters Mayor Steve Wilson noted that... Full story
The Sisters City Council has cleared the way to site cell phone towers and other "public facilities" near the city's sewer treatment facility on Section 9 at the south end of town. The council unanimously approved an amendment to state land use requirements at its Thursday, January 25, meeting, which would allow structures other than the treatment plant on the land. The city has long desired to put city maintenance shops on Section 9. The move was a win for Spectracite, a cell... Full story
Voters will decide on March 13 whether to continue paying for sheriff's services. Sheriff Les Stiles told the Sisters City Council on Thursday, February 1, that he is "optimistic" that voters will approve the three-year operating levy, which does not increase the rate from the current levy, which expires on June 30. The levy carries a split rate: residents of incorporated urban areas will pay 78 centers per $1,000 of assessed valuation and rural residents pay $1.12 per... Full story
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- A deputy took a suicidal subject to the hospital. She was reportedly drunk and had ingested prescription medication saying she just wanted to die. - A 41-year-old Sisters man was arrested for domestic assault and harassment after he and his girlfriend got into it over thawing out frozen pipes in their trailer. Beer was consumed. Bad words were uttered. The man allegedly pushed the woman and her 11-year-old son around. The woman allegedly swatted the man with a frying pan before running off to her brother's house. - A car... Full story
