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Ray April ties off a banner wishing good luck to Sisters Olympian Chris Klug.

Fire board renounces Greg Brown "contract"
The Sisters fire district board of directors has declared a "purported employment contract" with former board president Greg Brown to be invalid.

Locals support Sisters Olympian
Some local folks will be watching the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City with special intensity this week as their friend Chris Klug hits the slopes in the snowboarding Parallel Giant Slalom.

School computer lab restored and improved
Two months ago, a water pipe in the Sisters Elementary School heating system broke. Water and oily steam poured into the computer lab, destroying all the equipment, the carpet and the fixtures.

Fire department launches inspections program
The Sisters fire department is having trouble keeping up with fire inspections as Sisters grows. So the department has launched a new self-inspection program that will allow some businesses to check their own fire safety.

Man walks away from Sisters wreck
A Redmond man survived a wreck that, to all appearances, could have cost him his life on Friday, February 8.

Snowfall bodes well for water year
Water users are cautiously optimistic that substantial snowfalls of this winter will turn around drought conditions that parched the region last year.

Project meshes art and music
Using guitars as their canvasses, students at Sisters high school have designed and created 11 unique pieces of art.

Citizens can weigh in on Sisters trails project
Sisters area residents may attend an open house to learn about efforts to develop a community trail system for hikers, bicyclists, walkers, cross-country skiers and equestrians within the greater Sisters area.

Film fest rolls out red carpet in Sisters
Movie fans arrived at Sisters High School last Saturday night to find the place transformed.

Businesses focus on details to weather winter doldrums
Winter is always a slow and scary time for Sisters businesses. The tourist crowds of summer and fall thin out and the cash registers stop ringing.

Developer acquitted on theft charges
Bend developer T.M. Pete was acquitted on Friday, February 8, on six charges of theft and three charges of forgery.