• Hazard tree removal will block access to Dark Lake

  Beginning Monday, August 10, the Deschutes National Forest plans to close Forest Service Road 2066-600, which provides access to Dark Lake and Camp Tamarack, while contractors conduct tree removal wor
• SAR teams recover body of climber

  Search and Rescue teams from across the region coordinated last Saturday to recover the body of a climber who fell to his death on Mt. Jefferson last week. According to Jefferson County Sheriff Jim At
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  Battling invasive weeds in Sisters

  There is a weed among us, and we need to be on the lookout for it because, left to its own devices, it will take over our fields, gardens, public rights-of way, and stream beds. Knapweed (Centaurea ma

• Schools will be online for six weeks

  In a letter shared with school district staff and families dated July 30, Superintendent Curtiss Scholl announced that school will be conducted under Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) model for th
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  4-H livestock show falls victim to pandemic restrictions

  The 4-H program strives to prepare young people for success in life by teaching them life skills through many different experiences — in science, health, agriculture and civic engagement. Raisin
• District planning for challenging school year

  Planning school schedules is always a challenge for a small district: How can you ensure that all students have the best possible access to limited numbers of electives, etc.? The coronavirus pandemic

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  Artisans ‘re-enchant’ Sisters Country

  “If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers, and artists, then the rich would have little power to dominate others. Neither to serve nor to r
• Helping businesses through tough times

  Despite several weeks of being shut down or having business severely curtailed, despite seeing major events cancelled, Sisters shops and restaurants are hanging in there. Significant tourist traffic,
• Sisters salutes - 7/29/2020

  Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District was unable to hold their annual awards banquet due to coronavirus restrictions — but their volunteers and staff still deserve a salute: • EMS of th

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  Folk festival stays ‘Close to Home’

  For Sisters Folk Festival, “Close to Home” meant just that — bringing live music close to home in Sisters Country. Last Saturday, Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) put on their first live
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  Jacobs-Strain sticking ‘Close to Home’

  David Jacobs-Strain, roots and blues songwriter and fierce slide guitar player is returning to the Sisters stage for the Sisters Folk Festival’s event Close to Home concert event on August 1. T
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  Haley Johnsen to play for Sisters at folk event

  Haley Johnsen, a singer-songwriter from Portland, is one of the featured artists in the Sisters Folk Festival’s Close to Home concert event at the Sisters Art Works Building on August 1. The eve

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  New Peterson Ridge Trailhead dedicated

  Peterson Ridge Trail, a popular destination for cyclists, hikers and runners across the Pacific Northwest, has a new trailhead. It took a concerted collaborative effort to get a project approved, fund
• The history of a successful trail

  The Peterson Ridge Trail, which now has a new trailhead (see related story) has become one of the signature recreational amenities of Sisters. Its creation was a true grassroots effort. Beginning in 1
• Striving toward a plan for fall school sports

  As the state of Oregon continues to struggle with how to safely open schools in the fall in the midst of an ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Oregon Sports and Activities Association (OSAA) presented

• Red Cross seeks volunteers for fire season

  Experts say the Pacific Northwest could be in for a busy wildfire season this summer and the American Red Cross needs volunteers to help in local communities. “The coronavirus pandemic will make
• Preparing for wildfire season

  Nobody wants to think about it much, but the advent of beautiful, sunny, hot weather also marks the arrival of wildfire season in Sisters Country. Deschutes County Health Services encourages residents
• Stabilization Center opens doors in Bend

  The Deschutes County Stabilization Center is now open and serving children and adults who are in need of short-term, mental-health crisis assessment and stabilization. The Stabilization Center, locate

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