The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

• Sean Meissner of Sisters won Central Oregon Community College’s 11th annual Storm the Stairs race in 12:58. Tate Metcalf was seventh in 14:10. Aimee Metcalf was 48th (time unavailable).

The two-mile race included 360 stairs and had 120 participants.

• Jan Morgan offered: “Many thanks to Sisters Community Church for allowing us to use their facility over the past few months to counsel and enroll seniors in the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program.

“Pastor David Yost made his personal computer and printer available, while Cheryl Whent and Josephine Davis scheduled rooms for us on very short notice, even as their remodeling project was in full swing. We appreciate the use of Pastor Yost’s computer equipment and the comfortable and confidential atmosphere provided for us at the church.

• Clayton Rogers of Sisters was named to the Dean’s List at Liberty University for the spring 2005 semester. Rogers was one of 1,964 students at Liberty who earned Dean’s List recognition for the spring.

Students named to the Dean’s List earn a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and carry an academic load of at least 12 credit hours.

• Kathy Kemper-Green thanked the individuals and business that have sponsored a hole for the upcoming Disc Golf Course (see story, page 4).

Sisters Starry Nights performer Jonathan McEuen; Community Mortgage Services; Terry Brannon of Sunriver; Bonnie Malone; Scott and Robin Buckles; Brad Boyd; Bill Duff; Gene Trahern/Cascade Crest Consulting Engineering; Patty Vandiver; Aspen Lakes Golf Course; John and Joannie Hartsfield.