| Sisters men acquitted in sex case |
Three Sisters men were acquitted Thursday, July 10, of charges stemming
from an alleged sexual encounter with three underage
Sisters girls. |
Darren Weich, Jeremiah Vincent and Michael J. Connelly, all in their
early 20s, were found not guilty of third degree rape, sodomy, sex abuse
and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. |
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| Golden shovel heralds construction |
| On Wednesday, July 9, a golden shovel turned a spadeful of dirt at the ground
breaking for four new, volunteer-built classrooms at the Sisters Elementary
School. |
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Water rights could go back to
Squaw Creek |
Could steelhead someday swim again in Squaw Creek as it roars down from
the mountains and flows through Sisters?
That dream could become a reality if the Squaw Creek Stewardship |
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| Thousands of visitors enjoy Quilt Show |
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For one day each summer, Sisters becomes a matron's Mecca, a quilter's
Canterbury, a place of pilgrimage and wonder.
With perfect summer temperatures, blue skies and hundreds of quilts stirring
in a gentle breeze, the Sisters |
Outdoor Quilt Show Saturday, July 12, was a sight to warm the hearts
of the thousands of members of the steadfast sisterhood of scrap sewers
who came from all points of the compass to partake of the largest show of
its kind.
One quilter came from Australia and a group of East Coast quilters |
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| Sisters musician on tour in Europe |
Leigh Hoagland, a senior at Sisters High School, just returned from a
two-week tour of Europe with some of the state's top student musicians.
The tour actually began with a |
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| City council gives up on new city hall |
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After three-and-a-half years, and $12,228 spent on plans, the Sisters
City Council has given up on converting the 9,200-square-foot bowling alley
into a new city hall. |
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| New record set on butterfly count |
| Hot sunny weather last Saturday provided perfect conditions for holding
the 11th annual Metolius Butterfly Count. Thirteen adults and as many children
swept up Green Ridge and around the Metolius netting butterflies |
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