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Serving Deschutes County Sisters Oregon
VOL. XX NO. 52 December 25, 1996

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Sisters eyes grant for community center
By Jim Cornelius
The drive to fund a community center in Sisters got a boost Thursday, December 19, with an endorsement of the project from the city council. The endorsement clears the way for the city to ask for a $600,000 community development grant to fund the project. 		Sisters Kiwanis and Rotary clubs are assessing community needs and studying potential sites for a community center that could house teen and senior activities and community organizations such as SOAR, the Sisters chapter of the Central Oregon Council on Aging and the Family Access Network. more...

Activists hail end of salvage rider
By Jim Cornelius
Environmental activists in the Sisters country are hailing the expiration of the timber "salvage rider," though Sisters Ranger District personnel say the expiration will not affect projects in local forests. more...

Sisters wrestling team caught in bus wreck
By Jim Hollon
A bus carrying the Sisters wrestling team was in a traffic accident Saturday morning in Bend. Sisters School Superintendent Steve Swisher said there were no injuries among the 25 people on the bus. more...

Barclay annexation goes to vote March 11
By Jim Cornelius
The request by Ted and Keri Eady to have the northern 13.6 acres of the Barclay Ranch annexed to the city will go to Sisters voters in the March 11 election. 		The city council approved placing the request on the ballot at their December 19 meeting. more...

Dempsey new president of school administrators
By Jim Hollon
Sisters Middle/High School principal Dennis Dempsey has been elected president of the Oregon Association of Secondary School Administrators. The selection adds to a growing number of honors for Dempsey. more...

Food drive collects 500 pounds at Black Butte
By Jim Cornelius
Members of the Black Butte Ranch Fire Department spent part of their day on Sunday, December 15, going door to door in Black Butte Ranch. They received 500 pounds of food and $135 worth of donations which they gave to the Sisters Kiwanis. more...

Season off to good start at Hoodoo Ski Area
By Jim Cornelius
The snowy start to the winter season is good news to skiers at Hoodoo Ski Area, who are finding the conditions very good.

"Ski conditions are great. Last year was a drought year, and now is the time to make up for that," said Mike Obymako, vice-president and general manager of Hoodoo. "You can enjoy January or February snow conditions in mid-December."

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