News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters School Board will return the bulk of the $1.9 million earned from the $20.5 million high school bond approved by Sisters area voters last year. The board voted unanimously on Monday, December 10, to return any bond and interest money above the "guaranteed maximum price" of the project, which will soon be nailed down with a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC). Current cost estimates stand at $20.88 million (there is an additional $450,000 set aside to... Full story
The Sisters community has woven an intricate -- and highly effective -- safety net for local families in need. Theresa Slavkovsky, who operates Sisters Family Access Network (FAN), sees that safety net work again and again, with a generous community finding ways to help those who have hit hard times. Recently, Slavkovsky arranged for an eye exam for a Sisters youngster who was having trouble seeing properly in school. The child's family could not get the exam on their own.... Full story
Sisters City Councilors are reviewing 40 applications for the position of city administrator. Barbara Warren is retiring from that post, effective December 31 (she will stay on past that date if the council needs the time to hire her successor). The League of Oregon Cities helped Sisters conduct a candidate search and has compiled the applications. Ten candidates are considered "A list" candidates by the league. Among them is Sisters' current planning director Neil Thompson.... Full story
Principal Boyd Keyser announced that Sisters High School was accredited with merit -- a signal honor in Oregon. Sisters High School was "accredited with merit" by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges this month. SHS was the only high school in Oregon to be so honored this year. Schools must be accredited in order for students' transcripts to be accepted at other institutions. To be accredited, schools must meet basic standards in student/teacher ratios library... Full story
A packed holiday audience at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church heard Peg Bermel, Library Manager, tell the group that the library was busier than ever during 2001. "We handled 55,000 items checked out this year -- up from 48,000 last year," said Bermel. The event held Tuesday, December 4, was the 19th annual library Christmas dinner honoring the many dozens of library volunteers. "These people play an important role in day-to-day library operations and keeping the library shelves restocked. At minimum wage, the library... Full story
The Sisters Community Choir will offer Christmas concerts to the public on Saturday, December 22, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 23 at 2 p.m. Both performances will be at the Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on Brooks Camp Road and are free of charge. The choir, which is a community education class of Central Oregon Community College, currently numbers around 20 and is made up of both men and women. The group rehearses two hours every Monday evening and is open to any interested singers. There are no try-outs... Full story
Adam Hillis and Nathan Harpham presented Dana Massopust with a guitar at an Americana Project/U-Turn Lounge event. It wasn't even December yet, the traditional month of gift-giving. But on November 29, the spirit of good will and generosity prevailed in a musical gathering in Sisters. Youth pastor Paul Stone and Americana Project director Brad Tisdel worked together to host an open mike night at Epicure Exchange. The event, sponsored by U-Turn Lounge, was offered to provide a constructive alternative activity for students... Full story
The projected $720 million state budget shortfall will send shock waves throughout Oregon and Sisters schools won't escape. Sisters School District will be forced to cut another $100,000 in expenditures this year, according to Superintendent Steve Swisher, and will likely trim $300,000 more out of next year's budget. "Nobody really knows for sure until the legislature meets and makes some decisions," Swisher said. The Oregon Legislature is expected to meet in special session... Full story
Lee Haglund, left, is retiring after 24 years as Sisters' service man. There will be a changing of the guard in Sisters at the end of 2001 when Central Electric's Les Haglund retires after 24 years at the co-op. Replacing him as the Sisters area "serviceman" will be Jon Paxton, himself a 16- year employee of Central Electric. Haglund has been Central Electric's 24-hour-per-day presence in the Sisters area since 1987. Prior to that he was a journeyman lineman for CEC. As CEC's serviceman in Sisters, Haglund was responsible... Full story
The ever-popular Sisters Act is now taking applications for performances for the 2002 show. The theme of next year's talent show is Sisters Act Celebrates America. "We are looking for acts that celebrate America, both past and present," said Sisters Act coordinator, Theresa Slavkovsky. "It doesn't necessarily have to be patriotic. We have a committee that previews all acts to make sure they are family appropriate." The show doesn't go on until March 9, but it is so popular that performing slots book up early. Sisters Act got... Full story
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 17, at 9 a.m. in the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Hearing Room at 1130 N.W. Harriman Street in Bend to consider the Sisters School District's request to bring the future high school site into the Sisters Urban Growth Boundary. County Hearings Officer Karen Green has recommended approval. The school district is requesting a plan amendment and zone change to allow the inclusion of approximately 98.2 acres within the urban... Full story
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Are we a nation of one-night stands? What do Sisters and Estonia have in common? It's kind of a trick question, because I don't know the answer, either. Since Russian troops withdrew from the Baltic states in 1994, we no longer hear much about those former Soviet republics. How about Nicaragua? Remember when the deluge of information on that Central American nation rivaled today's flood from Afghanistan? We lavish attention on the glamorous international intrigue that potentially impacts us and, then, we move on. It's sort... Full story
Corporal Wayne Morgan of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office received a Lifesaving Award from the Oregon State Sheriff's Association on December 5. He was honored for an incident in May in which he saved a Sisters man from suicide. Another local deputy, Tim Hernandez, was honored for exceptional work in connection with the homicide of a Redmond woman allegedly slain by a group of teens last spring. Morgan responded to a call regarding a suicidal 52-year-old man in Sisters... Full story
- A deputy responded to a 911 hang-up call at a Sisters home and found a confused and angry man in a torn T-shirt. His wife had allegedly come in drunk and started hitting him in the face and chest. Her 14-year-old son witnessed the fracas. The woman was arrested on assault charges and taken to jail. - A Sisters couple reported that they had been threatened by a woman with whom they are having a business dispute. The incident allegedly took place at the courthouse in Bend after a hearing. The woman allegedly called the... Full story
