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Santa and Mrs. Claus greet the crowd at the Sisters Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 30. Photo by Jim Cornelius

Sisters kicks off holiday season
The Sisters Christmas Parade kicked off the holiday season in fine style on Saturday, November 30.

Sisters man recovering from blows
Mark Kolberg is recovering at his father's home in Portland from a severe beating he suffered at the hands of unknown assailants in Sisters on November 7.

Conservationists offer vision for safer forests
CAMP SHERMAN, Ore. (AP) -- Against the spectacular backdrop of the head waters of the Metolius River, a busload of people listened raptly as Scott Aycock talked about making flooring out of skinny little pine saplings.

SOAR receives donated playground equipment
Several SOAR volunteers unloaded $15,000 worth of playground equipment at the Storage Station on Friday, November 29.

Habitat partition plans rile neighbors
Plans to put three Habitat for Humanity homes on a 16,770-square-foot-lot have raised the ire of neighbors in Edge of the Pines at the east end of Sisters.

Bazaar shows spirit of Christmas
Hundreds of holiday visitors enjoyed browsing at Camp Sherman's annual Christmas bazaar, held last weekend at the historic and gaily decorated Community Hall.

New high school may open early
A snow-free and sunny fall may be bad news to skiers, but it has been a boon to the construction crews building the new Sisters High School.

Christmas trees can pose a fire hazard
A dried out Christmas tree can be consumed by flames in a matter of seconds. Be wary of buying your tree so early it dries out before Christmas.

Sisters galleries to host Gallery Walk
Central Oregon art lovers will sample the holiday atmosphere of Sisters' art galleries at the December edition of Sisters Gallery Walk on Saturday, December 14.

Sisters hunts for top administrator
Although it was foggy outside, there was no lack of clarity in the meeting room Monday night when a couple dozen area residents described for the Sisters School Board the characteristics they would like to see in the district's next superintendent.

Cloverdale volunteer honored
Deanne Dement, a volunteer with the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District (RFPD), was this year's recipient of the Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative Smokey and the American Cowboy belt buckle for outstanding service to the community and fire prevention efforts.

Sisters woman works in Mexico
Sisters resident Tracy Leonhardy put her veterinary technician skills to good use recently in Mexico.

Lunch and Learn math program measures motion
Math professors Jack McCown and Doug Nelson presented a fitting conclusion to Central Oregon Community College's fall Lunch and Learn program last month.

Outlaws fall to Scappoose in state semi-final
The Sisters football team ran into a buzz saw named Scappoose in the state semi-final football game on Saturday, November 30 in Hillsboro.