News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sheriff's deputies arrested David Elroy Costanzo of Bend on Wednesday, November 17, after he allegedly assaulted and harassed a former live-in girlfriend. According to sheriff's office reports, a deputy responded to a report of a criminal trespass in progress at a residence on Highway 20 east of Sisters. Costanzo had allegedly assaulted a woman in Bend. She found his vehicle in her driveway when she returned home and called 911 on her cellular phone. She reportedly lost contact with 911, so she got out of her car and ran to h... Full story
Deschutes County Hearings Officer Karen Green shot down two separate applications that would bring more than 60 acres of new industrial land into the Sisters Urban Growth Boundary. Last week, Green denied Barclay Meadows Business Park's request to add 35 acres along the west side of Camp Polk Road near the airport and rezone it from farm to industrial use. She also turned down a virtually identical request from the Sisters School District on approximately 30 acres at the end of North Pine Street. According to Green, both... Full story
Black Butte Ranch personnel tracked and killed a large black bear (Ursus americanus) after it made several destructive nocturnal visits at several golf course homes at the ranch last week. Dale Larsen, maintenance manager at the ranch, said that the bear had been "tearing things up," rummaging through garbage cans and dumpsters and knocking over outside barbecues and bird feeders at several homes. The golf pro shop was also damaged one evening during the bear's visit. The rogue bear returned Saturday night, November 20, to... Full story
A new force has enlisted in the war on noxious weeds in Central Oregon with the recent formation of a Deschutes County Weed Board. Up until the appointment of the 19-member board by Deschutes County Commissioners, work to halt the explosion of noxious weeds has been piece-meal at best, and far from effective. "It was way past time to get something more effective going in Deschutes County to arrest the spread of weeds," said Deschutes County Commissioner Linda Swearingen, "an organization that will coordinate weed-control... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws football team defeated a tough Estacada Rangers team 21-12 on Saturday November 20. The Outlaws looked a little jittery after a week out of action and were not able to dominate Estacada the way they have other teams. "It was an ugly win," said senior Shane Crowder "but I'll take any win in the playoffs." The Rangers took Sisters' air attack out of the game with smothering defense. Quarterback Dusty Mac-auley only completed five of 10 passes for 38 yards and he did not record an aerial touchdown. The... Full story
Frank Baldwin looks right at home with the control panel overseeing his HO model railway system. The Sisters area resident has an upper level room in his home specially designed for his railroading hobby. Frank has an HO scale system that is 1/87th actual size and his system spans the equivalent of about 10 miles of track. "You never finish projects and I'm right on schedule," he said. There are double tracks circling much of the large room. A side track goes "up the mountain" with a timber harvest train. Frank's railroad... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Are high scores on the state multiple-choice assessment tests the best way to measure the success of a school? The state legislature and Department of Education seem to think so and are using these scores to rate schools around the state. At Sisters High School, we want to know what the parents, students and community feel are the most important factors in measuring school performance. We will be holding our second "community forum" on Tuesday, November 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Lecture/Drama room at Si... Full story
The Sisters City Council has proposed a six-month building moratorium 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. According to Sisters Mayor Steve Wilson, Rural Utilities representative Ken Durrell,... Full story
