News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Developer Ted Eady's plans for a 25-unit motel on his Barclay Ranch property got unanimous approval from the Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission on Wednesday, November 19. Eady plans to put the four-building complex on 1.5 acres of the Barclay Ranch property that was annexed to the city by the voters in March. The motel, which could be expanded to 50 rooms, is situated on a fairly expansive piece of ground given the number of rooms planned. "I've tried to put this together... Full story
Even though police did not immediately return files and aircraft radios seized from Brent Steven Sherman when ordered to do so by the court, Sherman failed to prove that Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan "willfully failed to obey the Court's directive." So ruled Circuit Court Judge Stephen Tiktin in a decision signed on November 19, finding that Dugan was not in contempt of court. Sherman said he will ask the judge to reverse the ruling, and, failing that, will appeal to a higher court. The files and avionics... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District is trying to protect habitat for spotted owls and bald eagles while treating and restoring a large section of unhealthy forest along Highway 20 northwest of Sisters. But treatment does not pay for itself, and foresters say timber sales must come quickly if dying trees are to retain their commercial value. Nearly 3,600 acres of National Forest land northwest of Sisters is the subject of a massive restoration project proposed for the Santiam Late Successional Reserve. Up to six pairs of spotted owls... Full story
While the Forest Service and Crown Pacific get set to swap thousands of acres in Central and Southern Oregon, the Sisters Ranger District is focusing on the exchange of a 16.2-acre parcel inside the city limits. The United States Forest Service has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed land exchange, which would include almost 72,000 acres of land in the Deschutes, Fremont, and Winema National Forests. The Sisters Ranger District will acquire a total of 9,200 acres, 2,080 acres on Little Squaw... Full story
Sisters has to fully justify its desire to expand the city's Urban Growth Boundary in the proposed comprehensive plan. That was the message Deschutes County staff planner Brian Harrington gave the Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission at their Wednesday, November 19, meeting. "Basically I'm here to give you a friendly heads up on what's going to be the focus as this thing moves through the legal process," Harrington said. Harrington indicated the county planning commission... Full story
The Sisters community Christmas Parade begins at 3 p.m., Saturday, November 29. The parade begins at Hood Avenue and Pine Street, going east on Hood to Cedar Street, then south one block on Cedar to Jefferson Street. The parade moves west for five blocks to Ash Street, then north one block back to Hood Avenue. Santa and Mrs. Claus will welcome children from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Three Creeks Building, on the corner of Ash Street and Hood Avenue. Music will be provided by the Sisters High School Band, under the direction of Jody... Full story
* * * To the Editor: Congratulations to the Sisters Outlaws, to Coach Bob Macauley and to all his assistants. In the state 3-A football quarter-final play-off game last Friday night at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, the Outlaws showed everyone what "true grit" really means. A shoulder dislocation in the first offensive series of the game took out our starting quarterback. It appeared a disaster was upon us. I agonized for the team, but as a dad, it was especially painful watching the coach put his injured quarterback-son into... Full story
Car thieves struck twice in the Sisters Elementary School parking lot Thursday, November 20, stealing a car belonging to a high school student and a van belonging to a middle school employee. Both vehicles were later recovered. The student's car was a 1990 Dodge Spirit, which, according to the student, was parked and locked at the school parking lot. The school employee's vehicle was a 1991 Plymouth Voyager van, reportedly left unlocked with the woman's wallet under the seat.... Full story
