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Hal Ketchum gave Sisters a heartfelt performance on Saturday, February 2. Guitarist Bill Cooley (left) provided accompaniment.

Hal Ketchum performance a hit
The audience at Saturday's Sisters Starry Nights concert was treated to some of the best entertainment to be found anywhere -- all with an eye to supporting Sisters schools.

Former Sisters police chief Haynes dies
David Haynes, who served as Sisters Police Chief from June 1991 to May 1997, died Tuesday, January 29, of natural causes at his home in Bend.

Sisters children's program faces ax
Together for Children has served more than 140 children in Sisters over the past 14 years. Now the parenting program is on the chopping block as the state legislature tries to find a way out of an $800 million budget shortfall.

Cougar tracks sighted in snow near Tollgate
Tollgate resident Glen Lasken got a glimpse of the wild side of life in Sisters while cross country skiing with his brother in the woods just west of the subdivision.

Board names school contractor
Kirby Nagelhout Construction of Bend will serve as the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) for the new Sisters High School.

Children's programs offered at the library
This week's Preschool Parade program, "Let's Get Dressed," takes place on Thursday, February 7, at 10:30 a.m.

Sewer project marches on in Sisters
Crews are working along Barclay Drive in the Sisters Industrial Park, installing mains for the final phase of the sewer project.

Parent/child craft session set for Friday
Parents and their young children may craft handmade Valentines Saturday morning, February 9, and again on Monday afternoon.

New Zealander knows how to shear
Allan Godsiff was born and raised on the South Island of New Zealand, where the sheep easily outnumber the human inhabitants. His father was a sheep and cattle farmer, and Allan was drawn to the art of shearing from his boyhood.

Ageing with dignity
Not too many years ago, taking an ageing person into one's home for care could be overwhelming, especially if the person was suffering with serious physical or mental problems.

Hearing set on Sisters guest ranch
The Deschutes County Hearings Officer will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. in the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Hearing Room at 1130 Harriman Street in Bend, to consider an application for a conditional use permit and site plan for a guest ranch on a 155-acre parcel in an Exclusive Farm Use zone.