News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Tami Willis. Photo by Sue Anderson Tami Willis, Sisters High School Class of 2000, will enter the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah, on March 26 to begin her 18-month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She will be in Provo for three weeks, then she will move on to the Carlsbad, California area where she will remain for the rest of her mission. "I was about 10 when I decided to go on a mission," Willis said. Later on her goals were more specific. "I wanted to graduate from high school,... Full story
Charley Thomas. Photo by Sue Anderson Sisters resident Charley Thomas has learned the easy way how it feels to get $50,000 -- at center court at the Sunday, February 9, NBA All Star game. Thomas had been pretty depressed after the new year. "My peer group has passed me by," he said, "and here I am struggling hand-to-mouth. I have a degree in Business Marketing and I can't pay my bills; 2002 wasn't a productive year for me." Then one day at work, Charley saw an ad in USA Today about taking a half court shot during half time... Full story
