Wednesday, March 21, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD
Roundabout Art Selection Committee members from left: Paul Alan Bennett, Bob Burgess, Dennis Schmidling, selected artist Danae Bennett Miller,
Kathy Deggendorfer and Gary Cooley. Not pictured: Robin Gyorgyfalvy.
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Council approves ‘Land of Contrasts’
City Council decided they
need another workshop to dis-
cuss further the City’s noise
ordinance.
Staff and councilors were
all in agreement about one
factor: there should be spe-
cific clear criteria regarding
noise levels to make enforce-
ment fair and easy.
Areas of consideration
include time restrictions:
What are they and should
they be different for week-
days and weekends/holidays?
Should there be exemptions
granted for certain events or
businesses? Can a variance
be issued for certain events?
Should there be noise limits
based on decibels measured?
Most of the complaints
received in the City have to do
with live outdoor music and
some for construction jobs
beginning work before 7 a.m.
City Manager Brant
Kucera indicated the City is
getting more requests for vari-
ances for live music that goes
beyond 10 p.m., the current
cutoff time. He pointed out
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Sisters City Council
concurred with the recom-
mendation of the Sisters Art
Selection Committee and
voted unanimously to select
Danae Bennett Miller ’s
art proposal, “A Land of
Contrasts,” for the round-
about at the Highway 20/
Barclay Avenue intersection.
In making the recom-
mendation to Council, Public
Works Director Paul Bertagna
said, “It was clear who the
preferred artist was,” based on
the over 700 comment forms
filled out by the public. The
committee reviewed those
comments and then set them
aside. Using score sheets
designed specifically for the
art selection, each committee
member individually scored
the three finalists and came to
the same conclusion.
The original theme for
the entire project was “A
Journey Through the Passes
is a Journey Through a
Land of Contrasts.” Robin
Gyorgyfalvy, Scenic Byways
program leader and land-
scape architect with the U.S.
Forest Service, proposed that
theme. She also served as a
See ROUNDABOUT on page 30
City snapshot - building and more building
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
• The community is invited
to attend a public meeting on
March 21, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
at the Sisters High School
Lecture Room regarding a
future land use application
to be submitted by Hayden
Homes located at 1680 W.
McKinney Butte Rd. The land
use applications will consist
of zoning map amendment to
See NOISE on page 27
shift 1.8 acres of open space
zone to another area on the
project site, a master plan and
tentative subdivision plat.
The proposed project will
enable the construction of
199 mixed residential unit
types including single-family
detached dwellings, town-
homes, a multi-family com-
plex, and a small commercial/
residential mixed use (final
use to be determined). Ten
percent of the residential units
must be affordable housing
units according to the prop-
erty’s annexation agreement.
The public will have an
opportunity to listen to the
applicant’s presentation, ask
questions and provide feed-
back to the applicant and
City staff. A graphic of the
proposal will be available
for viewing at the time of the
meeting.
• A number of building
projects are underway on the
north side of town, in the light
industrial area. Next to the
post office, between North
Larch and North Locust
Streets, construction of The
Lodge at Sisters is proceed-
ing on schedule. Laird
SuperFood’s first new build-
ing is almost ready for occu-
pancy and the second one is
well under way. Ground has
been broken off of Sun Ranch
See CITY on page 9
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-678-5483.
Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m.,
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.
location information: 541-549-2072.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Thursday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSIDi Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion
Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.
Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., Episcopal
Church of the Transfi guration.
541-549-1527.
Central OR Spinners and Weavers
Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Sisters
Library (Jan.-Oct.). 541-639-3217.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal
Church of the Transfi guration / Mon.,
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs.,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri.,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church. 541-548-0440.
Central Oregon Woodworkers
Guild 2nd Tuesday. 541-639-6216.
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
3rd Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., Ray’s Food
Place community room. 541-771-3258.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays,
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-923-1632.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Parent Teacher Community
3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405.
Support Group 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m.,
are held quarterly; please call for details.
Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
541-388-9013.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Library community room. 541-549-1471. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.
SCHOOLS
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
& Enrichment) Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters Christian Academy Board
of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m.,
RE/MAX Out West Realty offi ce at
Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wednesday per month,
SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online
at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
CITY & PARKS
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays,
6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
FIRE & POLICE
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of
Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black
Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288.
Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors
3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Station 602,
67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815.
See the agenda at cloverdalefi re.com.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday,
5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Mondays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
This listing is for regular
Sisters Country meetings;
email information to
teresa@nuggetnews.com