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Urban and rural are interdependent
On February 26, The New York Times published a column by Professor Paul Krugman titled “The Mystery of White Rural Rage.” While the professor’s opinion perpetuated stereotypes and tropes about many communities across America, I can imagine i... — Updated 3/5/2024 Full story
'Journey's Flight' was educational
Sisters Middle School students can be proud of what they have accomplished: raising and releasing a record-setting Western monarch butterfly, creating a monarch waystation to help the... — Updated 9/19/2017 Full story
Sisters craftsmen build solar system masterpieces
For the past seven months Ed Beacham and his long-time friend Gary Lovegren have been steadily working on a project to commemorate the upcoming solar eclipse. Beacham, using his skills as a... — Updated 8/15/2017 Full story
Sisters resident competes in Special Olympics
Local resident Lizzie Affonso celebrated a great achievement last month by attending the Special Olympics State Games to play golf. Lizzie, 33, living with Down syndrome, grew up in... — Updated 8/8/2017 Full story
Painted rocks project rolls out in Sisters
Calling artists and creative types of all ages - Sisters Rocks! The Nugget Newspaper is inviting the public to create hand-painted rocks to hide in all sorts of fun places throughout Sisters... — Updated 8/8/2017 Full story
Foundation provides outdoor school opportunities in Sisters
When Camp Tamarack originally opened its doors in 1935 it was designed as a camp for girls to learn strong leadership and outdoor skills. Now today, 82 years later, it has a new life with sim... — Updated 6/13/2017 Full story
Youth show the flag at cemetery
Heart of Oregon Youth Build students, volunteers and staff joined representatives from local veterans organizations in a cemetery cleanup and flag placement ceremony at Camp Polk Cemetery on... — Updated 5/30/2017 Full story
Long-time Sisters educator retiring
After 31 years teaching in the Sisters School District, Norma Pledger is retiring. Pledger, born in Prineville, was hired in 1986 by long-time Sisters Elementary School Principal Earl... — Updated 5/23/2017 Full story
Poet visit a hit with Sisters students
Sisters' elementary and middle school students heard former Children's Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt speak last week. Nesbitt, brought to Sisters by a grant through the Sisters-based Roundhouse... — Updated 5/2/2017 Full story
Café has established itself in Sisters
La Magie celebrated the first anniversary of their Sisters location on April 1. The French-inspired café located on the corner of Hood Avenue and Cedar Street in downtown Sisters, has pl... — Updated 4/25/2017 Full story
New adult foster care home opens
Sisters' new adult foster care home, Mac's Country Haven, is open on Rope Street and taking new residents. Sarah Spurlock, a third generation caregiver and her husband, James, along with... — Updated 4/25/2017 Full story
A greenhouse rises from beneath the snow
In 2014, a kind of tragedy struck at Sisters Middle School when the newly refurbished greenhouse was crushed under a snowstorm. David Hiller of the Sisters Science Club - who had spent time,... — Updated 3/28/2017 Full story
Developing young leaders in Sisters
Developing leaders in young students is a theme at both Sisters Elementary School and Sisters Middle School. Both schools have leadership programs designed for the older students within their buildings. It's Becky Aylor's fifth year... — Updated 3/28/2017 Full story
Kiwanis Food Bank supports those in need
Some 167 families utilized the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank throughout the month of January. Oftentimes donations can slow during the months after the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season.... — Updated 3/21/2017 Full story
Sisters students learn about 'Wild Weather'
Sisters Elementary School students got a special visit from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland on Tuesday and Wednesday last week. Thanks to a grant from the Sisters... — Updated 3/21/2017 Full story
A thousand engage in Battle of the Books
More than 1,000 people congregated at Sisters Middle School prepared to battle this past weekend. The Region 7 competition for Oregon Battle of the Books kicked off at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday.... — Updated 3/14/2017 Full story
Fifth-grader wins middle school Geobee
Fifth-grade student Teague Wessel is the Sisters Middle School Geographic Bee Champion. He recently tested for the regional championship. If Wessel is in the top 100 students in the region... — Updated 2/14/2017 Full story
SMS students 'Ping It On!'
Sisters Middle School students have a new afterschool activity they can participate in this winter: ping pong. Propelled by language arts teacher Becky Aylor, students in grades 5-8 are... — Updated 12/13/2016 Full story
Sisters business lands Disney contract
Longtime Sisters resident and local artist Susanne Redfield has landed a major contract with Disney. Redfield has been in the hand-painted tile industry creating patterns and ceramics as the... — Updated 12/13/2016 Full story
Students clean up cemetery
Sisters High School Interdisciplinary Experiential Education (IEE) students got to experience a piece of Sisters history last week. 23 students from the IEE program participated in a cleanup... — Updated 12/6/2016 Full story
Students celebrate First Peoples
Sisters school children celebrated and learned about Oregon's First Peoples in Clay Warburton and Katie Parsons' classes last Wednesday. The 28th celebration held at Sisters Elementary School... — Updated 12/6/2016 Full story
Nonprofits benefit from local farm program
Local farm and educational asset Seed to Table has provided over 3,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables to local nonprofits this year. Over the course of the past several months locally and organically grown produce has been distributed to... — Updated 11/29/2016 Full story
Community feasts together on Thanksgiving
Close to 200 members of the Sisters community feasted together at the third Annual Sisters Community Thanksgiving Dinner last Thursday afternoon. Several volunteers, led by a dedicated group... — Updated 11/29/2016 Full story
Families get creative at art night event
Sisters Elementary School students and their families got a chance to get creative at Family Art Night last Thursday. The evening, hosted by Sisters Parent Teacher Community (SPTC) and funded... — Updated 11/15/2016 Full story
Young families still moving to Sisters
Sisters is a picturesque community, nestled in the mountains and surrounded by natural beauty. The community is supportive, helpful and rural - the picture of small-town America. It's not hard to believe that people want to live here. While... — Updated 11/8/2016 Full story
