News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Residents will get a chance in January to air their opinions about a traffic signal in Sisters. The Sisters Community Action Team proposed a signal at the intersection of Camp Polk Road and Locust Street with Highway 20 to promote safety and make it easier to get onto the highway. The Oregon Department of Transportation acknowledged that a signal is warranted there and may allocate funds for the project early next year. The agency asked the Sisters City Council for its... Full story
Friends, and co-workers from the Sisters/Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District said "thank you" to Don and Carole Mouser at a special dinner on December 11. Don Mouser retired after 33 years with the department, 22 years as chief. The gathering on Friday also celebrated the service of Carol Mouser, an Emergency Medical Technician with the RFPD, who volunteered thousands of hours of service. RFPD Board Chairman Greg Brown noted that when Mouser became chief in 1976, the district had four pieces of used equipment. Today,... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws slipped past arch rival Central Panthers 33-28 on Saturday, December 12, to claim the 1998 State 3A Football Championship. The last time these two teams met the Outlaws crushed the Panthers, 32-14. It was a far different story this time. The championship game was a hard-fought battle, with the outcome in doubt until the final second. The Outlaws' offensive line, a key to success all season, came through in the championship game. "Central lined up to stop (running back) David (Martin) and our linemen... Full story
Dave Elliott has assumed the seat on the Sisters City Council left vacant by the recall of Gordon Petrie. Elliott was one of four Sisters citizens who submitted letters of interest in the position. He was elected by a 2-1 vote of the incumbent council, with Tim Clasen voting against. Elliott was in his second term on Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission; he left that position to take his council seat. Elliott said he brings a "fair, unbiased" approach to his role on the council, as Sisters faces major changes. "There's a lo... Full story
Larry Dudley and two of his friends are setting up a "reach-out" plan to help Sisters area elderly, physically incapacitated, or homebound. "Our purpose is to reach out to let those members of our community know that someone cares about them," Dudley said. "Sometimes, they need an extra hand. It might be for repair of a faulty light switch, a leaky faucet, a sticky garage door. Or, it might be the need of someone to talk to or, maybe, just someone to share a smile with." Though Dudley's plan is for year-round assistance with... Full story
Students from Black Butte School sang at the annual Christmas dinner hosted by the Sisters Library last week. Held at St. Edward's Hall, the dinner honored 100 volunteers, Friends of the Library, board members and others. This year's volunteers included the large group of telephone committee members who helped get out the vote in three library elections in six months. Their efforts culminated in November's successful election securing stable funding for the Deschutes County Library System, including the Sisters branch. Cal... Full story
* * * To the Editor: It was with great interest that I read The Nugget's recent story on surveying for sensitive species at Suttle Lake ("Rare species delay Suttle Lake project," November 25, p. 1). The need for such a survey serves as a metaphor for the larger picture of why further development at Suttle Lake is not wise. In a nutshell, the largely intact ecosystem at Suttle Lake holds many unknown, irreplaceable values that would be threatened were the plans for expansion of the resort to continue. The Suttle Lake area is... Full story
Sisters citizens will decide in the next election whether to annex all the land in the city's urban area. The Sisters City Council voted 3-1 on Tuesday, December 8, to place an annexation measure on the March 9 ballot. Mayor Steve Wilson, who proposed the action, said annexation would give Sisters more control over a looming "tidal wave of growth." Three residential developments and at least two commercial developments are in the works within the city's Urban Growth Boundary.... Full story
