| Current News | | SAR saves lives in Sisters Country | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | In David Mamet's 1997 survival-thriller, "The Edge," Anthony Hopkins warns that "Most people lost in the wilds, they die of shame. Because they didn't do the one thing that would save their lives.... thinking." | | Firefighters knock down blaze near Sisters | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | Cloverdale firefighters knocked down a blaze last Tuesday that started at an electrical box and spread to burn several cords of firewood. | | Mayor appoints three new planning commissioners | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | Sisters Mayor Lon Kellstrom has appointed three new members to the seven-member Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission.
Steve Auerbach will hold the in-city position, while Doug Roberts and Darren Layne will serve in the at-large (outside the city limits) positions. | | Hikers rescued on South Sister | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | A mother and her two sons from California ran into trouble on South Sister on Friday, July 23, and search and rescue teams turned out to help them. | |
| Business | | City council backs Aspen Lakes | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | In a 3-2 vote on Thursday, the Sisters City Council agreed to send a letter of support for Aspen Lakes to the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners.
| | New hair salon opens | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | Just a hop, skip and a jump from the Sisters Post Office, New York West Hair Designs is now open for business.
In opening the new salon, New York native Bernice Rossana is finally realizing her dream to work in Sisters - the town she chose to live in 20 years ago. | | Can Sisters learn from Maupin's economic development efforts? | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | Economic development-wise, Sisters might learn something from Maupin. | | Turner marks 30 years in business | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | Sisters Cascade of Gifts owner Barbara Turner and her husband John have watched the economy of Sisters ebb and flow for the past three decades. | |
| Arts & Entertainment | | Arts festival fills Creekside City Park | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | The Sisters Arts & Crafts Festival was the spot to find rustic metal cowboys for the yard, an alpaca sweater, a beautifully handcrafted flute, or just a good book to read.
The grounds sported several wet dogs who found the creek in Creekside City Park. People took time to relax in the shade where a light breeze made it pleasantly cool. | | Artists paint in the open air | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | Twenty-three adults and 11 children were drawn to the Metolius River on Saturday for the second annual Plein Air Paint Out. | | Black Butte Ranch to host Americana Project fundraiser | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | Misty River will headline the third concert in the "Live at the Ranch" summer concert series at Black Butte Ranch on Sunday, August 8, at 4 p.m. | | Western duo to perform at Slick's | | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | | One of the country's top Western music and poetry acts, Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue, will hit the stage at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 30, at Slick's Que Co. in Sisters. | |
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| Schools | | School taxes to go down in 2011 | | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | | Taxpayers in the Sisters School District got some welcome news last week: their taxes will be going down next year. | | High Street to headline "Starry Summer Night" | | Tuesday, July 06, 2010 | | The High Street Band will bring its high-energy brand of jazz to Aspen Lakes in Sisters on Friday, August 13, for "A Starry Summer Night," a benefit for the Sisters Schools Foundation. | | Students negotiate their way around China | | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | | Sisters' second-year Mandarin students experienced a whirlwind two weeks in China last month with plans to spend time seeing the sights and learning about life in China in a way most tourists never experience (see "Mandarin students experience China," The Nugget, July 14, page 24). | | Longtime Sisters teacher retires | | Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | | "I've taught in every building in the school (district)," Diana Prichard reflected as the 2010 school year came to a close. | |
| Sports | | Outlaws see summer softball action | | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | | Following the high school's best-ever season, a half-dozen Sisters High School softball players are competing for area summer teams. | | Running commentary... | | Tuesday, July 13, 2010 | | Summer is upon us and the running calendar has been full of action for local runners, including a large contingent who participated in two very popular half-marathons, The Dirty Half and the Smith Rock Sunrise Summer Classic. | | Riders take a whack at polo | | Tuesday, July 13, 2010 | | Central Oregon is horse country sure enough, but until recently polo has made few inroads. | | Outlaws fall in first round of playoffs | | Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | | The Outlaws were errorless on defense for the second game in a row but just couldn't get the offense going in their state playoff game against Siuslaw on Wednesday, May 26. Sisters lost 9-4, bringing their season to a close. | |
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