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Cell tower site issue remains unresolved
The tentative rural site for the location of the Mericom/Sprint PCS communications tower, scheduled for placement in Sisters, may have to be changed. At the last Sisters city council meeting on September 14, councilors reported positively... — Updated 9/26/2000 Full story
Sheriff showdown at the school
The two candidates for the office of Deschutes County Sheriff went toe-to-toe at the Wednesday, September 23 political forum held at Sisters High School. Incumbent Sheriff Greg Brown and Bend Police Department Lt. Les Stiles wasted little... — Updated 9/26/2000 Full story
Rising enrollment crowds middle school
Teachers and administrators are packing them in at Sisters Middle School. According to figures presented at the Thursday, September 11 school board meeting, enrollment at the 6th-8th grade facility has jumped to 307 -- an increase over last... — Updated 9/19/2000 Full story
City plans to help largest employer
The Sisters City Council wants to help the growing Multnomah Publishers find a place to stay in Sisters. The council unanimously decided at its Thursday, September 14, meeting to examine working together with Multnomah Publishers to secure... — Updated 9/19/2000 Full story
District to ask for levy, new school bond
Sisters voters will decide in November whether to build a new high school and provide a "local option" levy to help fund the cash-strapped school district. The Sisters School Board at its Thursday, August 31 meeting decided to place on the b... — Updated 9/5/2000 Full story
Sisters firefighters battle Ochoco blaze
Three Sisters-Camp Sherman station firefighters left their extraction training (see related story, this page) Saturday morning, August 26, to respond to a real-time emergency: the forest fire raging in the Ochoco Mountains to the east. Siste... — Updated 8/29/2000 Full story
Drill teaches life-saving skills to firefighters
There was no mistaking the sound even from 100 feet away -- metal was being forcibly torn apart. But the nerve-jarring sound that filled the Sisters Industrial Park on Saturday, August 26, did not signify an accident: Captain Gary Lovegren o... — Updated 8/29/2000 Full story
School faces building problems
Significant water-related damage to Sisters High School is spurring school officials to investigate a legal remedy. At its August 7 meeting, the school board, in a closed executive session, conferred with Steve Herron, Education Service... — Updated 8/15/2000 Full story
Schools assess chances of tax measures
The Sisters School Board is considering two local tax measures it is for placement on the November general election ballot. Over the past several weeks, board members personally have reached out to citizens and explained a plan which... — Updated 8/15/2000 Full story
Industrial plans win county approval
The Sisters School District and Barclay Meadows Business Park have cleared a major hurdle toward developing property for light industry on a pair of 30-acre parcels at the north edge of Sisters. The Deschutes County Commissioners unanimously... — Updated 8/1/2000 Full story
Nordquist takes middle school helm
The 300 students, 15 teachers, and three support staff of Sisters Middle School will have a new leader this fall. Eight-year Sisters school system veteran Lora Nordquist has been chosen as the interim principal, replacing Rich Shultz. Nordqu... — Updated 7/25/2000 Full story
City accepts sewer bids
Low bids to construct the Sisters waste treatment facility were accepted by the five-member Sisters City Council on Monday, July 17. Several key issues, however, remain to be resolved before contracts are prepared. According to City... — Updated 7/25/2000 Full story
Neary joins council
Sisters resident Mike Neary hopes to preserve the livability of the community through his new post on the Sisters City Council. Neary, the 56-year old owner of Oregon Log Homes, was appointed to the city council by Sisters Mayor Steve... — Updated 7/25/2000 Full story
Fireworks ban may go up in smoke
The Sisters City Council will change city ordinances prohibiting the use and sale of fireworks within the city limits. Mayor Steve Wilson made the case for allowing fireworks stands and displays at the council's Thursday, July 13 meeting.... — Updated 7/18/2000 Full story
Sisters poised for explosive growth
After decades of slow and measured increase, the City of Sisters and its surrounding community are undergoing explosive growth. In fact, within the 310 square-mile school district (which includes the city of Sisters), the population has... — Updated 7/18/2000 Full story
Cell phone tower hearing set
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on cell phone tower regulations on Wednesday, August 9, at 5:30 p.m. The hearing will address regulations for wireless telecommunications facilities and height... — Updated 7/18/2000 Full story
Sisters students beat state test averages
Sisters students out performed state averages in the four categories of academic skills measured by the state annual aptitude tests last year. In reading, writing, math, and math problem solving, Sisters area elementary, middle, and high... — Updated 7/11/2000 Full story
Housing report spurs city council
Housing activists are asking the Sisters City Council to address affordable housing needs in Sisters in the wake of a report which purports to show that Sisters' housing is less affordable than in the rest of Central Oregon. City Planner... — Updated 7/4/2000 Full story
Speed limits lowered in Sisters
Drivers approaching Sisters from the east and west along McKenzie Highway, and from the north along Santiam Highway, will soon face mandated lower speed limits. In a report accepted by the Sisters City Council at its June 22 meeting, the... — Updated 6/27/2000 Full story
School sports saved, but cuts are deep
After several weeks in which it flirted with eliminating all high and middle school sports funding, the Sisters School Board has settled on the middle road. On June 19, the five-member board decided to sever all middle school sports... — Updated 6/27/2000 Full story
Traffic relief may depend on parking
Sisters business owners may go along with taking parking off Cascade Avenue to improve traffic flow -- but only if 100 parking spaces are found elsewhere. Parking concerns were raised as a caution flag at a workshop of the Citizens'... — Updated 6/5/2000 Full story
Schools may seek local option levy
Sisters schools may seek a local tax levy to rescue the cash-strapped district. The 10-member Sisters School Budget Committee, at its final meeting May 22, recommended the school board place a local option levy on the November ballot. Under... — Updated 5/30/2000 Full story
Do sports have a sporting chance?
The Sisters school budget committee has recommended slashing over $75,000 from sports and approximately $100,000 from educational spending. But a large group of citizens attending the committee's final meeting on Monday, May 22, urged the... — Updated 5/30/2000 Full story
Sisters schools may cut all sports programs
A steep budget shortfall and strong parental sentiment have pushed the Sisters School Board into considering cutting all sports programs -- including the reigning state championship 3A football team program. Over 50 onlookers jammed the... — Updated 5/23/2000 Full story
Home mail delivery considered for Sisters
The necessity for daily trips to the Sisters post office may soon be eliminated. United States Post Office Senior Clerk Shanna Sproat told the city council Thursday night, May 11, that all 1,860 Sisters branch post office boxes are taken,... — Updated 5/16/2000 Full story
