News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Hoodoo Ski Area at Santiam Pass may open this weekend -- if only six more inches of snow will fall. A Thanksgiving weekend opening would get the season off to a good start, especially following last year's disastrous weather, including floods that for weeks cut Hoodoo off from a large number of skiers in the Willamette Valley. There has been snow this season, but rain has followed and washed away some of the needed base. About 20 inches remains. According to forecasts, Thanksgiving Day could give the mountain the boost it... Full story
When heavy snow and rain fell last week on Sisters, some of it didn't stop at the roof of the Sisters Elementary School. It went right on through the flat roof of the gym, serving only to remind school officials again of the district's money problems. Before the storm hit school board chairman Bill Reed was complaining that the budget has been so tight that the district had to make a choice between school maintenance and teaching staff. He said the board opted for retaining staff positions and let "important maintenance like... Full story
To the Editor: Thank you so much to everyone who has stood by my family and I in these past months. Your love, concern and prayers have been very important. I have been overwhelmed by your goodness and generosity, but not surprised! Thank you for all your hard work and kindness in putting on a bake sale in our behalf. For every way you are helping us in our journey, Thank You! I thank my God for all of you. Our God is good! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Sincerely, Linda Gott To the Editor: I just wanted to thank Mr. Myrick f... Full story
Dry leaves and petals have collected in the low corners of the bedroom where my houseplants have tidied themselves and carry on overhead. A dome tent has been sitting in full bloom in the living room for three and one half weeks stuffed with animals and bedding and usually children of all descriptions. Enormous white high heels lounge with odd incongruity on top of the outdoor gear. They are perfect for stream wading I'm told; they grip the bank resolutely and look dressy, too. In the midst of this, as emblems to one of my pe... Full story
Sisters area children are invited to write to Santa Claus as part of the annual Letters to Santa program. Jim Lowery, Sisters postmaster and friend of Santa, will forward all letters to Santa for a personal response. "We feel very lucky that Jim is letting us take advantage of his North Pole connection," noted Adrienne Van Bemmel, Sisters Area Chamber manager. The Chamber and the Sisters Post Office initiated the Letters to Santa program in 1991. Santa letters should be addressed to: Santa Claus, The North Pole, Sisters Post... Full story
A man wanted for an assault with a tire iron in Weiser, Idaho, was arrested while cutting wood on Green Ridge west of Sisters on Wednesday, November 20. The Jefferson County resident deputy in Camp Sherman, backed up by two units from Black Butte Ranch and one from the Oregon State Police, arrested Billy Ray Heaton, 32, of Madras, on the interstate felony warrant. According to Jefferson County deputy Lance McKenzie, the suspect was first spotted by an Oregon State Police cadet checking on wood cutting permits. The suspect's... Full story
The Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation will still receive the $5,000 contribution promised earlier this year by the City of Sisters. The city council had raised the possibility of reducing or eliminating the SOAR contribution in the face of a city budget shortfall. According to city councilor Jean Cooper, the city "may have been more generous than we could afford to be." But the council decided Thursday, November 21, to follow through with the contribution... Full story
The budget process used by the City of Sisters received a clean bill of health from the independent auditor the city hired to prepare its annual financial report for last year, but city officials remain worried that the city is living beyond its means. The report for the year ending June 30, 1996, was presented at the Thursday, November 21, city council meeting. It indicated that the city's budgeting practices conform to legal requirements and that the city is financially... Full story
Sisters Police and a Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputy arrested a 16 year old male who allegedly stole a car at gun point in Bend on Monday, November 25. Matthew David Brinduse, 16, was allegedly on a test drive with a salesman from Car Company Auto Sales when Brinduse brandished a gun, said he was taking the 1989 Honda and dropped the salesman off east of Bend, according to police reports. Brinduse was spotted driving through Sisters at about 1 p.m. Sisters Police and a Deschutes County deputy followed the vehicle west to... Full story
