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Map
of Booth Fire as of Tuesday, August 26. |
Camp
Sherman mail goes to Sisters Post Office
Tuesday, August 26, 12 p.m.
Mail
for Camp Sherman residents may be picked up at Sisters Post Office (general
delivery).
Fire
spots to the east
Tuesday, August 26, 9 a.m.
Southwest winds over night blew the Booth Fire back into itself on Potato
Hill near Hoodoo Ski Area.
National
athletic event still on despite fire
The Sisters
High Cascades Off-Road Triathlon is still on for Sunday, September 7,
despite being forced to relocate by the Booth Fire.
Antique
Faire draws big crowd
The Sisters Antique Faire drew a large crowd
of shoppers to the Sisters Village Green on Saturday and Sunday, August
16-17 -- and they seemed to be in a mood to buy.
Sisters
schools meet federal standards
All
three Sisters schools earned passing grades measured against the Oregon
Department of Education's "Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)" standards.
Trail
will link Tollgate to new high school
A
trail linking the Tollgate subdivision to the new Sisters High School
tops the priority list of an ambitious master plan for a community trails
system in Sisters.
Impasse
leaves schools in dark
There
is a pretty good chance that Sisters will start its school year without
knowing how much money the district will have to operate.
Lake
Creek Lodge project appealed
The
approval of an expansion plan for Camp Sherman's Lake Creek Lodge has
been appealed to the Jeffer- son County Board of Commissioners.
Art
at the Barn show coming soon
One
of the highlights of the summer season at Black Butte Ranch (BBR) is the
annual Art at the Barn show and reception.
Help
is spotty in medical crisis
The
Sisters community has rallied repeatedly to help local folks who have
a medical crisis.
Deer
slaughter continues on highways
Last
year, in the Sisters area alone, drivers killed 77 deer on local stretches
of highway.
School
district to sell industrial land
Developers
will have a chance to purchase 29.5 acres of industrial land in Sisters
in the wake of a school board decision to put its Lundgren Mill property
on the market.
Sisters
"tribe" gathers for Cycle Oregon
A
whole "tribe" of Sisters area residents will hit the highways and byways
of Eastern Oregon next month to ride hundreds of miles in Cycle Oregon's
tour of the Wallowa Mountains and Hell's Canyon.
Post
Office serves Camp Sherman
Camp
Sherman may be kin to the rural hinterlands, but it's got its very own
zip code (97730) -- and its own post office, run by Postmaster Karen Sheldahl.
Swing
jazz singer will be featured
Small
town atmosphere will get an infusion of big city attitude on Saturday,
September 13, when the Sisters Jazz Festival spotlights Portland's Lily
Wilde, backed by her 14-piece Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra (JJO).
Festival
announces contest finalists
The
Sisters Folk Festival has announced the five finalists for this year's
Songwriting Contest.
New
choir director comes to Sisters
Sisters
schools will welcome a new choir director with the start of the school
year.
Metcalf
seventh in Masters race
Tate
Metcalf, owner/manager of Sisters Athletic Club, decided three months
ago that at age 35 it was time to put his body to the test on the track
again.
Local
woman has adventure of a lifetime
Some
people live for adventure. Sarah Lawrence, 21, of Lower Bridge is one
of them.
Sisters
hikers tackle Obsidian Trail
The
hiking group that will attempt the summit of South Sister is in the final
two weeks of training. They plan, depending upon weather, to start the
assault a few days after Labor Day.