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Sisters Habitat needs store volunteers
When was the last time you helped make the dream of homeownership possible for a family or helped someone build their own home? Did you know you can do that without lifting a board or... — Updated 8/2/2016 Full story
Of a certain age...
I'm not big on conspiracy theories but I am convinced there is a plot afoot to drive people insane - especially those of us of a certain age. The perpetrators are the people who design protective product packaging for consumer products. Now... — Updated 7/26/2016 Full story
Of a certain age...
The main reason I live alone is that through my experiences of living with others I've developed a preference for having my own space and making my own decisions. Some might say it may just be me, that I'm impossible to live with or have... — Updated 6/14/2016 Full story
Of a certain age...
In some cultures, those who reach a certain age quietly walk way from their villages and go off to die so they won't be a burden to their family. I'd like to think we've risen above that in this day and age, but here I find myself... — Updated 4/5/2016 Full story
Of a certain age...
In some cultures, those who reach a certain age quietly walk way from their villages and go off to die so they won't be a burden to their family. I'd like to think we've risen above that in this day and age, but here I find myself... — Updated 2/16/2016 Full story
School-based health clinic operating in Sisters
St. Charles School-Based Health Care (SBHC), housed in the small red building next to Sisters High School, opened its doors last year to serve the healthcare needs of all children in... — Updated 1/19/2016 Full story
Of a certain age...
What does "retirement" mean? The word itself suggests pulling back, withdrawing; calling it quits, packing it in. Nothing in there about a new beginning, the realization that there's more to life than working, that's there's a whole world... — Updated 1/12/2016 Full story
Of a certain age...
I haven't had a TV for years - and rarely do I get to watch one for more than a few minutes just in passing - so imagine my shock when I was house-sitting recently, and decided to turn on the TV and flip through the channels. It's all... — Updated 12/1/2015 Full story
Of a certain age...
A nightmare for any writer is to not be able to find the right word you're looking for, and I seem to be experiencing that more often lately. I don't even have to be writing to forget my words. I'm in Bi-Mart last week on a mission to find... — Updated 11/3/2015 Full story
Sisters habitat throws a block party
Sisters Habitat for Humanity celebrated its 25th anniversary, honored World Habitat Day, and broke ground on its 58th and 59th Habitat homes in Sisters last Sunday. The block party and... — Updated 10/13/2015 Full story
Qigong offers a program for physical, emotional health
We are tuned into heart health (walking, cardio, stretching, strengthening) and paying more attention to our diet (eliminating fats and high-fructose corn syrup, eating more fruits and veggies), but we live such highly active lifestyles,... — Updated 10/6/2015 Full story
Library offers digital downloads
Did you know you could now borrow ebooks from the library and read them immediately right on your device with a single click? You simply download OverDrive Read, a browser-based ebook reader that works on most computers, tablets and mobile... — Updated 9/15/2015 Full story
Care-A-Vanners help Sisters families
For some, an RV vacation means doing some real work - and having some real fun. Sisters Habit for Humanity board members and volunteers welcomed a group of Habitat RV Care-A-Vanners with a... — Updated 9/8/2015 Full story
Beware of apathy
After attending all the Community Assets Committee meetings this past year because I was interested in observing the process, I can say I was pleasantly surprised at how well organized it was. Everybody participated cooperatively, there was... — Updated 8/25/2015 Full story
Habitat honors its volunteers
Sisters Habitat for Humanity board members expressed gratitude to all their volunteers who have helped make home ownership possible for working families in Sisters, at their annual Volunteer... — Updated 8/25/2015 Full story
Kids get ready for kindergarten
Sisters Library welcomed the class of 2028 to "Get Ready for Kindergarten" on Friday morning. Community Librarian Paige Bentley-Flannery gave the children a taste of what kindergarten will... — Updated 8/25/2015 Full story
Folks in Sisters Country discover joy of coloring
This summer's hottest trend, in arts and crafts at least, is coloring books. These are not your children's coloring books. These are highly detailed, intricate, delicate, often whimsical designs that need to be studied and planned out... — Updated 8/18/2015 Full story
Program introduces kids to heroes
A group of a dozen or so youngsters gathered outside the library last Saturday to "Meet a Real Hero" as part of the Summer Reading Program. Several firefighters from Sisters-Camp Sherman... — Updated 8/4/2015 Full story
Garden celebration marks milestone
The members of Sisters Community Garden hosted a garden party last week to recognize all the people and businesses that have contributed to the success of this community project. As honored... — Updated 7/21/2015 Full story
Coos Bay students beautify Sisters
A group of young people from Coos Bay came to Sisters last week to help the Sisters Garden Club with their annual beautification project at both entrances to town. They are part of Upward... — Updated 7/21/2015 Full story
Of a certain age...
Sometimes my body just has to quit working to get me to slow down long enough to readjust my compass. A severe bout with sciatica this past month left me barely able to do much of anything but the bare necessities, giving me plenty of rest a... — Updated 7/21/2015 Full story
Anna's Home opens in Sisters
Absolute Serenity Senior Care, LLC, opened its second licensed adult foster-care facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Saturday, June 27. The newly built and beautifully... — Updated 6/30/2015 Full story
Hunter believes she has a treasure
You never know what you're going to find when you start rummaging around in your old storage boxes. When Cha, the fossil hunter and owner of Cha For The Finest Gallery at 183 E. Hood Ave.,... — Updated 6/23/2015 Full story
Sisters Habitat names new manager
Sisters Habitat for Humanity has hired a new construction manager. Darleene Snider, who grew up on a farm where she learned to "fix things," spent 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, traveling to... — Updated 6/9/2015 Full story
Veterans get a look at ranch retreat
A group of over 100 veterans and their families came out to Central Oregon Veterans Ranch (COVR) on Memorial Day to have a look around the newly acquired 19-acre ranch property with a four-bedroom home and barn. COVR started as the vision... — Updated 6/9/2015 Full story
