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Cyclists to spend a day in Sisters
By Jim Cornelius

Sisters will play host to 2,000 cyclists as they lay over in town on Wednesday and Thursday, September 11 and 12, during the week-long Cycle Oregon trek from Idaho to the coast.

The cyclists will roll into town on Wednesday afternoon, after the 98-mile Mitchell-to-Sisters leg of the tour. Merchants may want to extend their hours that night, as local support staff hope to organize an "art stroll" for the riders.

The cyclists will spend the entire day Thursday, September 12, in Sisters and the surrounding countryside -- shopping, hiking, fishing and rafting.

That night, there will be entertainment at the Sisters High School encampment and a shuttle will take riders to a Sisters Jazz Festival venue.

A hospitality tent will provide a map and information on Sisters.

"Primarily, we're going to promote the town," said local organizer Pat Lamoreaux.

According to Lamoreaux, the cyclists are excited to be coming to Sisters for the lay-over time on the long ride.

For more information, contact Jerry Norquist at 549-8103.

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