• Council working on goals for 2020-21

  The process for determining Sisters City Council goals for the 2020-21 fiscal year had some new wrinkles this year as discussed at their goal-setting session last Thursday. When the councilors gathere
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  On a ‘ghost ship’ in Asia amid coronavirus fears

  Last month, when my wife, Kathi, and I embarked on a month-long trip to Asia, we had no idea that we were about to become part of an international news story. I’m referring, of course, to the st
• Sisters to mark Shrove Tuesday

  Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration is preparing to observe its traditional Shrove Tuesday traditions. The annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at the Church of the Transfiguration in Sist

• Sisters GRO adds eleven new scholarships

  Sisters GRO (Graduate Resource Organization), the local nonprofit that manages what totals now dozens of scholarships for graduates of Sisters High School, has announced the addition of numerous new a
• Principal accepts new position in district

  After nine years as the principal of Sisters High School, Joe Hosang has accepted a newly realigned position for the Sisters School District. He will be working as the director of human resources and
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  Chess youth excelled at tournament

  On Wednesday mornings at Sisters Middle School (SMS) you can find a classroom full of attentive K-12 kids transfixed by a vinyl chessboard. These students are improving their thinking and problem-solv

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  Sisters Dino Market opens on Cascade Avenue

  Folks traveling through town and looking for a quick bite, or locals hunting up some lunch or an evening six-pack have a new option in Sisters, as Sisters Dino Market opened last week adjacent to the
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  Longtime friends launch IT business

  As seniors in high school back in 2005-06, Harrison Womack and Chadbourne Lovegren both served as student interns for the now-well-known IEE (Integrated Environmental Expedition) program at Sisters Hi
• Nugget adapts to printing changes

  After decades of printing on The Bulletin’s press in Bend, The Nugget is adapting to changes. The Bulletin’s press shut down operations at the end of November. Plans are to shift to printi

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  Blues ace to play The Belfry

  Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, touring in support of their latest Alligator Records release, “Killin’ It Live,” will perform at The Belfry in Sisters on Thursday, February 27. C
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  Sisters students learn the mandolin

  Sisters students are learning how to play one of the key instruments of Americana music: the mandolin. Sisters Folk Festival is partnered with Sisters High School through the Americana Project to brin
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  Science talk to explore dark matter

  “Dark Matter and Its Silver Lining: Life, the Universe, and Everything” will be the topic when Dr. Larry Price speaks at The Belfry on Tuesday, February 25 for the second winter lecture in

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  8th-grade basketball team wins SPRD tourney

  The 8th-grade Outlaws girls basketball team won all four of their games at last weekend’s Sisters Shootout to take first place in their pool at the Sisters Shootout. The tournament, staged by Si
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  Outlaws strong in District swim meet

  Lydia Bartlett won two events and Osmond Bates captured one at the Special District 3 Swimming Championships held Friday and Saturday, February 14-15 at South Albany High School. The victories earned
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  Huber is SPRD program coordinator

  Jason Huber, adult and youth programs coordinator at Sisters Park & Recreation District, loves working with kids. He was hired in December 2018 as a program assistant and is now the programs coord

• Owning my wellness to love you more — a Valentine’s Day promise

  One could name a lot of reasons to be stressed these days. Putting aside personal concerns, simply turning on the news can raise anybody’s blood pressure. Much of our social economy thrives on fear-ba
• Cold and Flu Basics

  Cold and flu season begins in December, but it isn’t until February and March that it reaches its pinnacle of infectious havok, often affecting millions. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) figures
• What is it about essential oils?

  What are essential oils? Most definitions describe essential oils as the concentrated extracts of potentially beneficial plants. The terms used in the search to find which essential oils are right for

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