News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The plan that is supposed to be guiding Sisters into the new millennium is still stalled -- and has been for about six years. The Sisters Comprehensive Plan was approved by the city council and sent on to Deschutes County and the state Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) last year --after years of changes and review. Now the state has kicked the plan back to Sisters for changes. "We're rewriting it again in light of the sewer," said city planner Neil... Full story
Recent controversy surrounding a Multnomah Publishers proposal involving a swap of Forest Service land has a lot of people asking questions about the practice of exchanging public land to private interests. Many of those skeptical about the swap seem to consider Forest Service lands to be inviolate wilderness bastions in perpetuity. In reality, National Forests sometimes bear more similarity to banks than hereditary real estate holdings. Like a bank -- where dollars bills withdrawn are usually different dollars than those act... Full story
The Sisters School Board has decided to aggressively reach out to voters before making any firm decisions on when to once again seek a bond for a new high school. Foremost in the members' minds was the recent defeat, on November 7, of the district's $22 million bond. The passage of the four-year local option levy, however, coupled to the fact that the bond was defeated by a slender margin, clearly invigorated the five-members to consider trying again. At a four-hour, November 27 workshop, consensus was reached that two-way... Full story
Last month, a major federal reorganization consolidated the management of many federal lands in Central Oregon. Already, the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests are being managed as one, and Bureau of Land Management holdings are being brought under the same banner, as well. It's all part of the Federal Government's "Central Oregon Initiative," which is designed to "streamline" land management practices. "Reorganization" and "streamlining" are buzzwords tossed around in corporate and government circles and generally refer... Full story
Rand Runco, physical education teacher at Sisters High School, has been named "Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year for the State of Oregon." The award is given by the Oregon Association for Physical Education. According to OAPE president Shelley Randall, Runco was chosen for the honor because of "the unique program he has at the high school, the level of energy he puts into his teaching, and the fact that his students just love him as a P.E. teacher." Runco was pleased with the honor. "I'm obviously very honored,... Full story
The Sisters Veterans Group is looking for a few good men and women to fill out its ranks and carry on its community service efforts. The group is composed of two formal veteran's organizations, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8138 and American Legion Lee Morton Memorial Post 86. The veterans group's main community service effort is a firewood cutting program designed to provide emergency supplies to the "shut-in" elderly or anyone else so financially strapped that they are forced to choose between heating their homes and... Full story
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Jazz festival will be missed in Sisters We are saddened by the decision of the High Mountains Jazz at Sisters festival to fold their tent. Hopefully the board of directors will be able to find a new executive director and enthusiastic new volunteers and come back strong in 2002. Events such as the jazz festival are too valuable to the Sisters community to lose. The value is not found so much in the economic benefits the festivla has brought --though they have been significant, particularly in the early days when Sisters rolle... Full story
