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Sisters Paula Derrah of Fortuna, California, (left) and her sister Ann Bettiga of Eureka, California work on baskets at Village Green.

Women enjoy Sisters-in-Sisters event
Perfect weather greeted over 200 women for the Fourth Annual Sisters-inSisters last weekend. Sunny skies and daytime temperatures in the 60s and 70s made an enjoyable setting for activities.

City will offer help to residents left off sewer
The Sisters City Council plans to offer financial assistance to residents of Buck Run Phase III who were left off the city's sewer system.

Hiker injured in fall on Middle Sister
Rescuers plucked an injured hiker off the slopes of the Middle Sister on Sunday morning, September 30, after the 38-year-old man fell 75 feet down a glacier.

Drive raises thousands for disaster relief
Sisters residents and the many visitors to the community dug into their pockets last weekend to help Sisters firefighters help the families of firefighters killed in terrorist attacks in New York.

City approves memorial flag
Visitors to Sisters will soon be greeted by the Stars and Stripes as they drive into town from the east.

Making a Habitat house a home
It has been a long and often arduous journey, but Peggy Dorsett has finally found herself a home.

City, library will continue discussions
Negotiators will take a different tack in attempting to resolve a dispute between the City of Sisters and the Deschutes Public Library District.

Building in Pine Meadow picks up pace
Residential and commercial building at Sisters' west end is picking up speed as PMR DEVCO shifts into high gear.

Sisters clockmaker to restore Latvian clock
Ed Beacham will be in Rega, Latvia later this month on a mission to clean and restore the capital city's old cathedral tower clock.

Hiking historic Crescent Mountain
On a cool rainy day Tuesday, September 25, veteran forester Dick Spray led his hiking class up Crescent Mountain. The Sisters Central Oregon Community College group ambled past lichen-shrouded Douglas fir trees in old growth stands over 200 years old.

Prescribed burns could start soon
If the current moisture and weather situation continues to prevail, the Forest Service's prescribed burn program could commence in this area as early as this week.

Caldera's Hearth Building progresses
Tucked away from the confusion of a tumultuous world, an unusual organization is taking root on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains near Sisters.

E-mail virus a hoax
An e-mail message is being circulated about people being infected with a virus after opening envelopes marked, "A gift for you from the Klingerman Foundation," delivered in the mail.

New Hoodoo lodge taking shape
Last week, the first flakes of a new snow season began to appear in the Central Oregon mountains. At the same time, something new and quite different was also making an appearance at the top of Santiam Pass.