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With fall comes the wind to Central Oregon |
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By Raymond R. Hatton, author of "Sisters Country Weather and Climate" and
other books. With good reasons Nanci Reuter admitted "I don't like wind anymore!" |
It was nearly a year ago when hurricane-force winds whipped through Sisters
toppling huge ponderosa pines and spooking residents. A limb from a tall pine, torn
loose by the wind, struck and injured her husband,
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Out of gas? Out of luck!
By Eric Dolson It was probably not the best decision, and Delmas Rodney Holsapple, 49, would probably do it differently if he had it to do over again. But he doesn't.
On Wednesday, October 25, Holsapple was on his way through Sisters with a
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Council mulls new street addresses
By Leslie BrownThe Sisters City Council has embarked on a new street numbering and addressing system for the community in the interests of public safety.
At its October 26 meeting, the council heard City Planner Neil Thompson bid for
consistency, a virtue
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Hasty Team trains for swift water rescuesBy Leslie Brown |
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Even with the sun shining on a late October Saturday, the water temperature of
the Metolius River near Wizard Falls Trout Hatchery was a daunting 45
degrees. Yet, for 13 members of the all- volunteer Camp Sherman |
Hasty Team of Jefferson County Search and Rescue, it would take
more than a frigid Fahrenheit reading to cool their mutual desire to river swim
the Metolius.
Each one plunged into
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School salary increase correction
In last week's Nugget, it was reported that teachers claimed school administrators received a salary increase this year. This is incorrect, according to school business manager Earl Armbruster.
No raises have been granted to administrators
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Federal timber to be sold in Sisters area
By Eric Dolson The rumble of log trucks may be heard again in Sisters after a hiatus of nearly three years. The Forest Service hopes to put the 3.58 million board foot Big Bear Timber Sale ...
Cloverdale changes burn policies
Even with the advent of cold weather, fire remains a threat in the Sisters country.
"During the transitional period of fall, fire danger is very unpredictable,"
said Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District Chief Chuck Cable.
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