Black Crater fire is out

 By Jim Cornelius

Firefighters have declared victory over the first major blaze of the season in the Sisters country.

 The Black Crater blaze, touched off Monday, July 28, when lightning struck a large white fir tree on the north side of the mountain, was brought under control by July 30.
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Pratt building sold
The Arthur C. F. Pratt building is no more. Welcome the Monson Building. Merritt "Lefty" Monson and his wife Joanne purchased
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Sewage hits creek
A brief power outage at Black Butte Ranch Tuesday, July 29, led to a 70,000-gallon sewage spill from a ranch lifting station into
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Contractor sues Aspen Lakes
 A lawsuit has been filed against Aspen Lakes Development, L.L.C., and its principals by Milroy Golf Systems of Newburg, Oregon.  The lawsuit alleges that Aspen Lakes has failed to pay Milroy $42,299.25 still owed for installation of the golf course watering system.
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Camp Caldera hosts SMART kids
When advertising magnate Dan Wieden bought Blue Lake Resort in the spring of 1996, his vision was to use the camp as a place
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Japanese students learn in Sisters
A tour of 24 Japanese students and two teachers from Josai High School in Tokyo, Japan arrived in Sisters on July 21.
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Antiques to Sisters
The Sisters Middle School lawn will become a treasure trove for antique hunters Saturday and Sunday, August 8-9 as the Sisters Antique Festival returns to town.
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