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University students spend spring break with Sisters Habitat
Seven students from Gonzaga University out of Spokane, Washington spent their spring break in Sisters volunteering for Sisters Habitat for Humanity. Their visit was part of a nation-wide...
Habitat meets with legislators
More than 50 Habitat for Humanity advocates met with Oregon legislators on March 8 to advocate for policies that increase the supply of needed housing and promote broader access to safe,...
A long and winding road for Sisters musician
In 2019, Slater Smith sat down with three very close friends to deliver some big news: He was planning to move to New Zealand. He wasn’t sure what their reactions would be. After all, they...
Bluegrass bands celebrate St. Paddy’s
The Belfry will host two bluegrass bands in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17. The Muddy Souls of Eugene will kick off the evening at 7 p.m. with their unique and...
Sisters High School Jazz Choir to perform
In late April of this year, the Sisters High School Jazz Choir will sing at one of the most magical places on the planet: Disneyland. This is a special opportunity available to the choir...
Sisters Folk Festival will host summer creativity camps
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) will host seven summer creativity camps for middle- and high-school-aged students at Sisters Art Works in July and August. The organization partnered with...
Sisters to welcome astrophotographer
Sisters Astronomy Club’s next meeting will feature astrophotographer Bill McLaughlin on Tuesday, February 21, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be “hybrid,” with the opportunity for attendees...
Sisters Folk Festival hosts show
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) will present a special concert with Charlie Parr and Marisa Anderson at The Belfry on Sunday, March 12 at 7 p.m. Charlie Parr is known as “an incorruptible...
All-star Portland band to play The Belfry
Reb and the Good News, a Portland-based band, will bring their danceable blend of funk, world, and soul music to The Belfry on Friday, February 10. The band includes some of Portland’s...
Volunteers can serve Oregon Adaptive Sports
Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) is hosting a get-together at the Coffield Center (west end of Sisters High School parking lot) on December 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. with Oregon...
Motorcyclists hit the trail in Sisters
More than 30 off-road motorcycle riders from around Sisters took part in an inaugural group trail ride last month. As the annual Sisters Folk Festival drew celebrating crowds into town, a wid...
Fireside Evening transports Sisters
The audience at the Three Sisters Historical Society’s (TSHS) October 18 Fireside Story Evening enjoyed a presentation by historian and author Steve Lent on the history of early...
Museum exhibit celebrates Black rodeo
Black cowboys have long been an integral part of the American West. Thousands of Black cowboys, for instance, rode in the Western cattle drives of the 1860s. Their stories are largely untold...
Outlaws win cross-country meet
The Outlaws boys cross-country team took full advantage of competing at the home course on the school fields and forests behind the high school, on the way to winning the team title in the th...
SFF presents Jake Blount at The Belfry
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) presents a special concert with Jake Blount at the Belfry on Thursday, November 10. A powerfully gifted musician and a scholar of Black American music, Jake...
Outlaws picking up the pace
The Outlaws cross-country teams had a busy week with two meets within four days against many of the best 3A and 4A teams in the state. Wednesday, the teams traveled to Silver Falls State Park...
Sisters Habitat honors volunteers
Sisters Habitat for Humanity honored their hardworking volunteers at the 14th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue in Village Green Park on Wednesday, August 17. Sisters Habitat boasts...
Sisters salutes...
- The 14U Outlaw Baseball Club team had a successful 2022 season, going 13-17-1. Grant Roberson, Jace Owens, Dominic Pulver, Hunter Bronson, Isaac Dunn, Cooper Pronold, Nate Palmer, Ethan Eby...
Connecting the outdoors and storytelling on an international stage
Sydney Wilkins has been exploring the Central Oregon outdoors since moving here with her family when she was 8 years old. As a kid, Wilkins attended Black Butte School in Camp Sherman before...
Sisters dancers hold spring performance
The Sisters Dance Academy held their 13th Annual Spring Dance Performance on Saturday, June 18 at Sisters High School. This year the dance studio’s theme was “Movies, Musicals, and...
Finding inspiration in art
With a summer breeze rustling through the cottonwoods and the song of Whychus Creek singing in the background, a group of Sisters adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities...
Folk Festival disperses $9,000 to schools
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) delivered checks totalling $9,000 to Sisters School District as part of their efforts to support music and arts programming in the community. A check for $4,000...
Rescuers airlift hiker off South Sister
Search and Rescue personnel came to the aid of a 23-year-old man from Ithaca, New York, on Saturday, after he took a fall on South Sister. Deputy Donny Patterson, Deschutes County...
Sisters salutes...
• Sisters Habitat for Humanity wrote: Thank you to the following companies and individuals who helped make Sisters Habitat for Humanity’s “Rock-the-Block” event such a big...