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Robert L. Wood
Robert (Bob) L. Wood, a long-time resident of Sisters, died on January 13, in Coos Bay, Oregon. He was a long-time employee of Crown Zellerbach Paper Company, retiring in 1985 after serving...—Updated 5/30/2023Full story
ByJim CorneliusNews
Shooting is major forest recreation activity
Recreational target shooting is an increasingly popular activity on the Deschutes National Forest. That popularity has an impact on local residents who are not happy hearing frequent...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
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Blues, bluegrass, Irish music on tap for festival
After a successful 2019 event, Sisters Folk Festival is celebrating its 24th festival this year. The organization started announcing the initial lineup for the 2020 festival, releasing one...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByHelen SchmidlingNews
On the road to adventure at Arabian Horse Show
Equestrian artist, trainer, and rider Kimry Jelen embarked on a challenge that is both a leap of faith and a fulfillment of a dream. Her colorful and fanciful equine artwork is being...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
BySue StaffordNews
Fireside event to feature lost ski areas
Early Oregon skiers didn’t have any of the luxuries afforded today’s boarders and skiers, but ski they did, at a number of ski hills. Discover those hills and their histories on Tuesday, Feb...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByJodi SchneiderNews
Love is a positive emotion with many tangible health benefits, and you can express it in many ways — including a home-cooked meal. Cooking is an expression of love, so plan a night in with y...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
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Sisters salutes...
•?Oliver Lemon’s presented the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank with a check for $13,545 raised in their Food For February drive. The drive is designed to provide a boost to the Food Bank in the...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByJim CorneliusNews
District charts course for future
Sisters schools want to prepare students to change the world. They’ve launched a plan designed to prepare them to do that. The Sisters School District has completed two years of strategic p...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
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5th grade — 4.0: Backus, Juliette; Brang, Mason; Buller, Emmitt; Corcoran, Audrey; Davis, Spencer Ellis, Bauer; Goe-Alayon, Kainoa; Goff, Brandon; Grummer, Pia; Hamerly, Thomas; Howdyshell, Nevaeh; Morris, Luxen; Sartelle, Gisele; V...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByCody RheaultNews
Hoodoo Winter Carnival celebrates season
Hoodoo’s premiere annual event kicked off on Saturday, February 8, amid winter’s fury, but that didn’t deter the crowds. Festivities began at 9 a.m. where families participated in a numbe...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByCharlie KanzigNews
With Edie Jones seated as its newest member, the Sisters School Board found that the books are in good shape at their meeting on Wednesday, February 5 at the Sisters School District administrative building. With no citizens present to...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByRongi YostNews
The Outlaws raced on the Leeway run at Mount Bachelor on Saturday, February 8. Weather conditions were quite windy, which delayed the start of the race, and only allowed time for a one-run race. The varsity girls were short two racers, but...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByJodi SchneiderNews
This year, 2020, is a leap year. We get that extra day because time needs to be counted. Every four years our calendar must come into agreement with the calendar that governs the universe. You can thank Julius Caesar, the catalyst behind...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
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Sisters Habitat lobbies for housing at capital
Representatives from Sisters Habitat for Humanity advocated with their state representatives for resources to be allocated for affordable housing in Salem on February 5. Executive Director Sh...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByCharlie KanzigNews
Winter doesn’t afford many opportunities for prep runners to test their training, but a contingent of Sisters Outlaws track athletes trekked to the Boise, Idaho, area to do some racing at one of the few indoor track and field meets available...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByRongi YostNews
Kramer Croisant takes reins as baseball coach
Kramer Croisant was recently named the new head coach for the Sisters High School boys baseball team and is excited about the opportunity and the season ahead. Croisant played baseball from t...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
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According to preliminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton, temperatures at Sisters averaged warmer than normal during the month of January. The average temperature was 34.8 degrees, which was 3.1 degrees above n...—Updated 2/11/2020Full story
ByRongi YostNews
The Outlaws dropped both their league games this past week: a 32-49 loss at home against Sweet Home on Tuesday, January 28, and a 52-63 loss at home against Newport on Thursday in a make-up game that was rescheduled from earlier in the...—Updated 2/5/2020Full story
ByAndrew LoscutoffNews
Cold and flu season begins in December, but it isn’t until February and March that it reaches its pinnacle of infectious havok, often affecting millions. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) figures that between October of 2019 and January...—Updated 2/5/2020Full story
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William Rich ReedNovember 28, 1924 – January 28, 2020
William Rich Reed passed at his beloved Cold Springs Ranch, surrounded by family, on January 28. He was 95. Bill was born in Portland, Oregon, on November 28, 1924, to Mable and Julian Reed....—Updated 2/5/2020Full story
BySue StaffordNews
City snapshot
•?Sisters City Council will hold their annual goal-setting meeting on Thursday, February 13, starting at 3:30 p.m. Staff has been working on department work plan objectives and y...—Updated 2/5/2020Full story
ByCharlie KanzigNews
Another double-meet weekend for the Sisters Outlaws swim teams moved them one step closer to the district meet scheduled for later this month. Results from the meet in Stayton Saturday, February 1 were not made available before press time,...—Updated 2/5/2020Full story
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Warfighter Outfitters is hosting its annual fundraising dinner and auction benefit this Saturday, February 8, at the Riverhouse Expo Center in Bend. Warfighter Outfitters is a veterans nonprofit that provides free of charge guided hunting,...—Updated 2/5/2020Full story
ByIan ReidNews
Big boots to fill in Sisters
It’s hard to believe it is February 2020 already! Where does the time go? Here are some recent happenings and some “new year’s resolutions” for the Sisters Ranger District. First, we are sti...—Updated 2/5/2020Full story
ByConrad WeilerNews
Metolius photographer overcomes obstacles
Landscape photographer Gary Albertson continues his photographic work even though he has faced years of challenges with deteriorating sight. Albertson has pigment dispersion glaucoma, which...—Updated 2/5/2020Full story
