News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The cougar that was scared away from a Black Butte Ranch resident's yard by a mini-doxie dog last week was not scared very far away. It was spotted several times in the upper portion of Black Butte Ranch as late as Saturday, November 22. Several phone calls went out from those who saw it to neighbors and friends warning that pets should be kept close and not allowed to roam free, as the big cat was still on the prowl. One observer, Bob Reed, reported that remnants of a goose dinner were found near his house on Candy Flower.... Full story
Ready to roll... photo by Tom Chace They are on standby 24 hours a day. They live at the peak where the highway out of Sisters merges with Highway 22 to Salem and Highway 126 to Eugene. It's called the "Junction" and it sits above the Santiam Pass. This is the staging station for the Oregon Department of Transportation's road maintenance crew. Thirteen men of ODOT's highway crew stay here, seven days a week, waiting for a storm, much as firefighters wait for an alarm. They work in two 10-hour shifts and, if it is rough... Full story
The Sisters School Board has offered Lynn Baker of Cashmere, Washington, a two-year contract as Sisters Superintendent of Schools. Baker has been serving as interim superintendent since contract negotiations with candidate Charles Hellman fell apart last spring. The board sought to fill the position before too much time had elapsed and an extensive search had to be conducted. According to Glen Lasken, school board chairman, there is a pool of potential interim candidates that the Oregon School Board Association has "in their... Full story
Taylor Robertson will bring the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District into a new era as the district's new fire chief. He takes office on December 1. Robertson was set apart from a flood of applicants by his 34 years of experience. Dave Elliott, chairman of the fire district board of directors said, "We were looking for someone to fit our department that would take us to the many next levels, not just the next one. He's a trainer and a mentor." Robertson was involved in the development of a large training... Full story
Kyla Grant wears her art as she creates a drawing. photo by Rongi Yost A wide range of art and student-performed music greeted community members, family and friends who attended the eighth annual Coffee House at Sisters High School. The event was held in the commons of the new school on Thursday, November 20. The jazz band got toes tapping in time to the music when they opened with "Snooze You Lose Blues" under the energetic and enthusiastic direction of Jody Henderson. The audience was entertained with improvised solos by Ju... Full story
The Indian Meadow water supply was found to have coliform bacteria in a routine coliform bacteria test taken on October 29, according to a notice sent to Indian Meadow Water Company customers on November 14. Indian Meadow Water Company serves the subdivisions in the Sage Meadow/Indian Ford area. The laboratory notified Indian Meadow Water Company of the positive test on October 30. The notice states, "Coliforms are bacteria, which are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other,... Full story
When water flows from the faucet it's hard to see the planning and technology behind a utility that is taken for granted. Until October 2002, Sisters' city water was extremely vulnerable. Sisters had one 12-inch pipe supplying the town, twice crossing under the sometimes torrid waters of Squaw Creek. A mile south of town there is an elbow in the water line coming down from Pole Creek Reservoir. The old water line banks to the right in a northeast direction. At this elbow, city workers patched in the new line which heads... Full story
Hikers, skiers and snowmobilers will be able to access some areas that were closed by the B&B Complex Fire. The Willamette National Forest was to terminate all remaining closure orders on Wednesday, November 26. The Deschutes National Forest is terminating the closure orders affecting the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness and the area south of Highway 20. According to Bill Anthony, Sisters District Ranger, "We've had a period of winter-testing in the areas we're opening. That is, we've got snow on the ground and we've experienced... Full story
Greg Brown was hit with a $20,000 fine by the state ethics commission last week. Brown pleaded guilty to embezzeling some $560,000 from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District. Government Standards and Practices Commision Executive Director L. Patrick Hearn negotiated the fine amount with Brown's attorney. Brown could have been liable for a fine up to twice the amount he embezzeled, or $1.1 million. Such fines are very rarely assessed, Hearn said. Hearn told The... Full story
Ray's Food Place and Coca-Cola Central Oregon have renewed their title sponsorships of the 2004 Sisters Starry Nights Concert Series. All sponsors from the 2002 Starry Nights series have the option of renewing their sponsorships. Proposals have been sent to those 2002 sponsors and their commitments must be in by December 1. A priority waiting list has been established for any unsold sponsorship seats. Those unsold tickets will be released on December 2. To be added to the Starry Nights Benefit Concert Series sponsorship... Full story
Multnomah Publishers is trying to acquire the Weitech Building through a trade that includes their approximately 35-acre property on Larch Street and the former bowling alley building that they own on Adams Avenue. According to company officials, Multnomah Publishers has no intention of leaving Sisters at this time. "Multnomah is part of Sisters and we love being a part of Sisters," said Kyle Cummings, vice president of the company. In 1989 Multnomah Publishers President Don Jacobson brought the company here as Questar. His... Full story
Bill Boyer. photo by Judy Vallembois Sisters author Bill Boyer wants to take America back from what he sees as a collusion between government and powerful corporations. He has written a new book entitled "Myth America: Democracy vs. Capitalism." Boyer says his objective in writing this book is to help students and the public get their government back. "I love what we would like to be and what we claim to be but we have lost it," Boyer said. "The American public is subject to a narrow range of information through mass media an... Full story
The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. To the Editor: "CODE SAVE."... Full story
- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 8 to 9 a.m. at Sisters Fire Hall, 549-0251. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St.... Full story
- Deputies arrested a Sisters woman for identity theft and forgery after she allegedly used several stolen checks at Sisters businesses. - The windows were smashed out of a car that had been abandoned on Three Creeks Road. - Deputies cited a Sisters man for furnishing alcohol to minors at a party. Several minors were cited for alcohol possession. - Someone, likely from the party referred to above, left evidence of a lewd act on a neighbor's porch. - Someone tried to break into the Crossroads Shell Station at the west end of... Full story
Barclay Park has already won the appreciation of passing travelers and visitors to Sisters. Now the downtown park, named after Sisters pioneers Harold and Dorothy Barclay, has won an Award of Excellence from the League of Oregon Cities. Mayor Dave Elliott, Council President Deb Kollodge and City Administrator Eileen Stein joined nearly 1,000 representatives from city governments across Oregon at the League of Oregon Cities 78th Annual Conference and Business Meeting November 13-16 in Eugene. The league offered this year's... Full story
