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BBS program brings capacity crowd to Camp Sherman hall
Black Butte School's spring program theme this year was "Found Objects & Unnecessary Things." A capacity crowd filled the Camp Sherman Community Hall Thursday evening for an annual event... — Updated 6/2/2015 Full story
Commentary... Perils of pesticides
Where have all the flowers gone? It's that old Pete Seeger song that comes back to haunt us as we are finally beginning to realize the damage done to the food chain by pesticides. Brought to... — Updated 6/2/2015 Full story
Coffee kiosk reopens in new spot
The popular Huckleberry Bush coffee kiosk is back in business. The owner, Tiffany Adrian, at the end of her first week said, "We had a great turnout and our grand opening was quite... — Updated 5/19/2015 Full story
Sawdust flies during Women Build
It's not often that you walk onto a construction site and come upon a bunch of women in pink T-shirts up on ladders, wielding hammers and wrangling two-by-fours. But for three days last week... — Updated 5/12/2015 Full story
Sisters seeks economic vitality at summit
Many of those who want to be part of shaping the future and strengthening the economy of Sisters were at FivePine Conference Center last Friday as part of the Economic Vitality Summit - Shaping Sisters. The event was sponsored by the Ford Fa... — Updated 5/12/2015 Full story
Of a certain age...
My oldest grandson, who will turn 16 in a few weeks, drove me and his mother/my daughter to a DMV last week so he could take his driver's test (He passed!). I can't believe a grandchild of mine is turning 16! Pretty soon he'll be off to... — Updated 5/12/2015 Full story
BBS students "pay it forward'
When Black Butte School teacher Stephanie Blakelock was informed that her classroom had won $100 from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District for participating in the FireBusters program fire... — Updated 5/5/2015 Full story
Radio show goes 'In Your House'
One of the great things about having a local radio station like we have in Sisters with KZSO 94.9 FM, is that the hosts are often our friends and neighbors. With Shawn O'Hern and Thomas Means... — Updated 4/28/2015 Full story
Dental van brings care to Sisters
You might have wondered what the story is behind that dental clinic on wheels you may see parked occasionally in front of the Kiwanis building on Main Avenue. The idea grew from the dream of... — Updated 4/21/2015 Full story
BBS students earn awards
Several students from Ethan Barron's upper-grade class at Black Butte School have been recognized in statewide competitions for their outstanding achievements. Kincaid Smeltzer, a... — Updated 4/14/2015 Full story
Veterans retreat founded in Central Oregon
It has been the dream of Alison Perry for six years to create a place where veterans could come to heal, and find purpose and meaning in their lives. Perry, a licensed professional counselor... — Updated 4/14/2015 Full story
Of a certain age...
I know I came into this room for a reason. Let's see. I got an email from my daughter telling me about ... what the heck did she tell me? OK, back to the computer, read the email again. Hmmm .... no, no clue why I felt I had to go into my... — Updated 4/7/2015 Full story
Firefighters train for early wildfire season
Fire season will likely start early this year due to the lack of snow over the winter. Property owners in the areas surrounding Sisters should already be clearing the pine needles and... — Updated 3/31/2015 Full story
Preschoolers get a good start
We all hope to have bright kids, and starting them off right is a step in that direction. Now Sisters Country parents can take preschoolers to Bright Kids at 202 E. Fir St. for an early... — Updated 3/31/2015 Full story
Potential community projects to go on display
After months of work, a citizens' committee is ready to roll out its analysis of potential community projects. As the result of a town hall meeting concerning the announcement from the City of Sisters about a proposed amphitheater project... — Updated 3/24/2015 Full story
Maxwell family breaks ground
Sisters Habitat for Humanity volunteers will be twice as busy this spring on the 900 block of Cascade Avenue, constructing two new homes side by side. On Sunday, March 15, family and... — Updated 3/17/2015 Full story
Addressing end-of-life issues in Sisters Country
We'd all like to think we're going to live forever, but the truth is, 100 percent of us are going to die. Whether from old age or disease, most of us would prefer to die while doing something we love to do or at home in our own bed in our sl... — Updated 3/17/2015 Full story
Of a certain age...
It started one Friday afternoon while sitting at my computer... just a little tickle in the back of my throat. By 10 o'clock, I could no longer form a coherent thought. My head felt like it expanded to the size of a watermelon. My throat... — Updated 3/10/2015 Full story
Sisters woman teaches aerial dance
Aerial dance incorporates the use of hanging equipment or aerial apparatus. It is similar to high-flying acrobatic feats seen in the circus combined with theatrical expression popularized by... — Updated 2/24/2015 Full story
Equestrian group takes on highway cleanup
Mustang horses Duncan and Otter helped clean up the highways and byways between Sisters and Redmond. A volunteer crew from Mustangs to the Rescue (MTTR) filled yellow trash-bags along... — Updated 2/17/2015 Full story
Gallery owner to read from her novel, "Right of Way"
When you step into Cha for the Finest art gallery on Hood Avenue, it's like stepping into the past ... 20,000 years into the past. You immediately become immersed in a wonderland of what... — Updated 2/10/2015 Full story
Volunteers thrive with Habitat for Humanity
Would you like to do something meaningful for your community and help hardworking families achieve their dream of homeownership? Are you a newcomer to Sisters and want to meet local folks... — Updated 2/3/2015 Full story
Of a certain age...
Yay! My book is finally in print. Do you have any idea what it takes to get a book into a finished product these days when you do everything yourself? Publishers don't want anything to do with you unless you have an agent, and agents won't... — Updated 1/13/2015 Full story
Of a certain age...
I remember Christmases when I was a kid - when my sister and I got so many presents we'd fall asleep before we could open them all. We always had huge Christmas trees in our two-story living room, fully decorated with ornaments and tinsel... — Updated 12/16/2014 Full story
Habitat celebrates two new homes
A little frost and freezing rain couldn't keep Sisters Habitat for Humanity volunteers from coming together last week to celebrate the completion of two new homes on Greenridge Avenue. Chrys... — Updated 12/9/2014 Full story
