News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Glen Corbett surveys the remains of the historic Black Butte tower. For more than 65 years, the historic Forest Service fire lookout tower stood like a sentinel atop Black Butte; then, suddenly, it was gone. Al Chase is a local resident whose home looks out on Black Butte. On the morning of Friday, December 7, he looked up at the million-year old cinder cone and noticed something different. "I can look out my computer room window and look right at it," he said. "Right away, I noticed that it was gone." Forest Service... Full story
A Sisters businessman made a brief stop in town on Friday evening and left his Chevy pickup truck running, with the keys in the ignition. When he finished his errand, his truck was gone. Thinking at first that somebody was playing a prank on him, the man looked for his truck. There was no sign of the rig. He called the sheriff's office, then called his wife and told her what had happened. She was shopping in Bend and decided to drive out to Tumalo to watch Highway 20 in hopes of spotting their truck. While a sheriff's deputy... Full story
Deschutes County will decide in January whether to bring 98.2 acres into the City of Sisters urban growth boundary for a new high school. Even with county approval of a required zone change and comprehensive plan amendment, annexation will depend on a vote by citizens of the City of Sisters next March. The board of County Commissioners held a hearing on December 17 to review a decision by the county hearings officer that approved the proposed UGB and comprehensive plan amendments. Mel Bryan of Sisters spoke against the propos... Full story
The crew (left to right): Ryan Karjala, Ted Creason, Gary Hughes, Mike Berg, Dave McConnell, Dave Snow. Not pictured: Dan McDonald and Dave Culver. If the ill-fated pioneers of the Donner Party had been able to call upon the Oregon Department of Transportation snowplow crew in Sisters, they might not have had to resort to.....well, what they resorted to. Fortunately, those of us in the Sisters area don't need to worry about being trapped for months in the snow, and we've come to take the appearance of the plows for granted.... Full story
Roj Marchand and Jennifer Comstock are manning a weather station in Sisters. First came the six foot chain link fence enclosure at Sisters Airport, and people wondered, "A really big dog run, perhaps?" Then came the porta-potty, and "Maybe a very small minimum security prison," was one of the more amusing conjectures. When the truck arrived with all the antennas, gizmos and gadgets, there was only one possible conclusion: Mad scientists. As it happens, they don't seem to be all that mad, but they sure enough turned out to be... Full story
The Forest Service is providing some festive holiday lighting out in the forest these days. For the last several days, isolated fires could be seen burning in wooded areas around Sisters -- particularly along Highway 20 near Black Butte Ranch. The controlled burn signs were up again, and smoke wafted across the highway. The smoke, however, wasn't nearly as dense as that created by some of the earlier projects that involved underburning whole forest sections in the same general area. Mark Rapp, Assistant Fire Management... Full story
Tom Anderson surveys his handiwork. Looking for a Christmas tree to buy at the Outlaws Booster Club sale last week, Carl Newport unexpectedly found a magnificent miniature holiday village. As it was early in the day, nobody was on duty at the tree lot so Carl went into the nearby Comfort Inn asking for help. Manager Tom Anderson said he could lend a hand and after getting Carl his tree asked, "Would you like to see something special?" Carl followed Tom into one of the side rooms at the motel and was astonished at the beauty... Full story
Buck Run Phase III homeowners left off the City of Sisters sewer system may get their main lines and laterals installed on their own. The Sisters City Council, at a Thursday, December 12, workshop, provided an engineer's estimate of $150,803.78 to do the work, and offered to pay 1/3 of the cost (assuming property owners and developer Mylon Buck would each pay 1/3). Some homeowners said they believe they can get the work done to city standards at a much lower price. That may be true, since the city must pay "prevailing wage,"... Full story
The City of Sisters is reminding all property owners about snow removal within the city limits. According to city officials, property owners are responsible for maintaining the adjacent public sidewalk and are liable to any person injured because of any negligence of the owner failing to maintain the public sidewalk in good condition. Good condition means meeting the requirements of the City of Sisters, Ordinance No. 282 (ordinance is available for review upon request). City ordinances require that "no snow is to remain on a... Full story
The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. To the Editor: Twenty-five years... Full story
- A woman called 911 after a domestic argument with her boyfriend and her son. She complained that her family doesn't love her and requested transport to the hospital. That's not where she went. Dispatch confirmed an outstanding warrant for drunk driving and criminal mischief and she was arrested and taken to jail. - A family got their vehicle stuck in the snow while Christmas tree hunting. A deputy responded and got them unstuck -- but his car got stuck in turn. The deputy summoned yet another unit to come to the rescue. -... Full story
