News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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It's hard to find good people to run for public office these days, according to Deschutes County Commissioner Linda Swearingen. Swearingen has taken an unusual step in an effort to interest candidates in running for the position she will vacate after the November 2000 election. She has personally taken out advertisements in The Nugget, The Bulletin, The Source and The Redmond Spokesman describing the job and urging citizens to run. "If representative democracy is going to... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws crushed the Henley Hornets 40-7 on Saturday, November 27, at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, during the second round of the stat 3A playoffs. The Outlaws racked up 436 total offensive yards, while the defense held Henley to 75 yards on the ground and 26 yards through the air. Eli Pyke led the Outlaws' steamroller defense with 13 tackles. Jered Coffield dominated at the line of scrimmage with 10 tackles and two sacks. Ross Hayes came out of the secondary with nine tackles. An enthusiastic Sisters crowd spurred... Full story
Sisters area skiers were set to head for the slopes and trails as Hoodoo Ski Area set its season opener Thursday, December 2. New owner Chuck Shepard was watching the skies, hoping for more snow. "We only have about six inches of snow at the bottom and about 12 inches at the top," Shepherd said. "I understand we are supposed to have a storm coming in the next few days." Bob Freund of the Hoodoo ski patrol said, "Another two feet of snow is needed before opening. The storm coming in may not bring that much snow and there may... Full story
Mother Nature is probably the only authority who will close Forest Road 11 (Green Ridge Road) this winter. The Sisters Ranger District is reconsidering a decision to post the road "closed" due to snow. According to District Ranger Bill Anthony, the district is considering simply putting up warning signs indicating that the road is subject to snow blockage and is not maintained. According to Anthony, Camp Sherman's Resident Deputy Dave Blann originally suggested the closure due to concern about motorists getting stuck in the... Full story
Sisters High School is crafting its own "report card" to grade how well the school is preparing students for life beyond the classroom. Principal Boyd Keyser has hosted two community forums to seek ideas from parents, community members and teachers about what kind of school they want Sisters High School to be. People have spoken of goals such as "school feels more like a community than an institution; high standards are the norm; learning is seen as a positive experience;... Full story
Sisters will get particular attention in a regional "housing needs" survey conducted by the Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority (CORA) and funded by the Northwest Area Foundation. The housing survey is one of several demonstration projects backed by the foundation, which is developing a partnership program with Central Oregon that could bring as much as $20 million in grant funding to communities in the Deschutes River watershed over the next decade, according to Ted... Full story
To the Editor: Future historians may look back and view this closing decade of the millennium as a golden age for America. Just watching the stock market regularly soar to new record heights is a constant reminder of this. But there is an uneven distribution of this wealth, particularly when it comes to the subject of education. Across the state of Oregon, for example, there is a great disparity between those schools that seem to have everything and those that do not. Well meaning politicians and community leaders try to... Full story
Heavy Thanksgiving rain drenched Sisters and turned Squaw Creek into a torrent that eroded the river bank near the main highway bridge west of town. The erosion was reported early Friday morning, according to Dave Neys, maintenance manager with the Bend District (which includes Sisters) of the Highway Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Neys said that the erosion was discovered as part of routine bridge inspection following the rain. "The water was eating away the bank behind the 'wing wall' to the... Full story
