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Scientist to talk bees at The Belfry

The birds and the bees.

Dr. Jerry Freilich is quick to confess that he is quite interested in the birds and the bees, and he’s confident that everyone else is, too.

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Rallying for good attendance

Passers-by may have wondered what all the police vehicles with flashing lights and sirens out front of Sisters Elementary School were all about the morning of Thursday, October 10.

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Seed to Table expands reach around Sisters

“This is my first field trip ever!” exclaimed a second-grade student from K-8 Warm Springs Academy as he bounced off the bus onto Seed to Table’s education farm.

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Attendance and health focus for school board

Concerns about the health of the Sisters High School health program, about attendance and about student vaping occupied the Sisters School Board at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 2.

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School district to investigate coaching claim

The Sisters School Board agreed Wednesday, October 2 to investigate concerns of several Sisters parents regarding coaching in the Sisters High School girls basketball program.

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Seed to Table seeks $20,000 for grant

An anonymous donor has stepped forward to assist Seed to Table (S2T) in raising funds for the continued support of Seed to Table’s expanded education program.

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Commentary — The attempted murder of the First Amendment

The president is a man of tremendous and highly sensitive ego, and he feels himself under constant and bitterly unfair attack.

The world is full of tumult — and Fake News.

The year is 1798.

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Share your historic treasures in Sisters

The Three Sisters Historical Society (TSHS) office, located at 204 W. Adams Ave. #117 (Sisters Art Works Building), will be “history central” on Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Stars over Sisters

After crossing the threshold from summer to fall late last month, October’s arrival will ensure cooler temperatures and longer nights as the new season progresses.

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Wilkins takes reins as school board chair

Following a vote at the July school board meeting, Jay Wilkins took over the position of school board chair for the Sisters School District after three years of serving on the board.

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Commentary — Madison, robocalls and the First Amendment

Robocalls — I detest them. You probably do, too. If James Madison had had a cell phone when he was writing the First Amendment, he’d have pulled his powdered hair out in frustration over the frequent interruptions.

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Song Academy is an experience like no other

The Americana Song Academy (ASA) is a three-day music camp where musicians come together to learn from each other, regardless of skill level.

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Ocean scientist to speak in Sisters

An eighth-grade science project that flopped inspired a lifelong love of oceanography for a New York City kid who recently retired as chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Sisters teachers ratify new contract

The certified teachers of Sisters School District ratified a new contract Monday, September 9, that was then adopted at the school board meeting two days later.

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Raptor survey gets underway this month

The photo accompanying this story on page 25 of a bald eagle leaving its juvenile life and slowly becoming an adult shows why that phase of the eagle’s life can cause a lot of trouble among birders: Some observers just don’t know what to call it.

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Teacher’s husband fulfills big league dreams

Brittaney Brown, kindergarten teacher at Sisters Elementary School, got a phone call recently that felt unbelievable at first.

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SFF and schools have close bonds

The Sisters Folk Festival and the Sisters School District have a long-lasting and deeply rooted relationship that continues to deepen as the years pass.

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High Desert Museum wildlife curator to speak in Sisters

Jon Nelson, from the High Desert Museum, will be the speaker at a presentation next week sponsored by the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA).

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SHS graduate Lauren Wattenburg dances to New York City

Lauren Wattenburg has always known that she wanted to pursue ballet. She has been dancing for as long as she can remember.

Wattenburg is a graduate of Sisters High School in the class of 2017.

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Successful balloon launch in Sisters

The University of Washington’s Earth and Space Sciences team led by Research Associate Professor Michael McCarthy returned to Sisters Eagle Airport last week to continue their balloon-based research. They conducted a successful balloon launch on Monday morning.

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