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  • Students help feed Liberian children

    Kelly Moen|Updated Jan 12, 2010

    Forty-seven Sisters students with one big idea and many small creative projects will feed more than 300 orphans in the civil war-ravaged African country of Liberia this year. The K-8 students at Sisters Christian Academy (SCA) are raising funds for the second year in a row to collaborate with Mike Parker, pastor of All Nations Ministries, to bring food and medicine to children. By mid-February they hope to have raised enough to feed more than 300 malnourished kids from three... Full story

  • Bed and breakfast closing its doors

    Kelly Moen|Updated Nov 24, 2009

    Sisters' only downtown bed and breakfast, The Blue Spruce, at 444 S. Spruce St., is closing its doors to guests, who've been returning for nearly 10 years. "I want to spend more time with my family, especially my grandkids," said owner and manager, Sandy Affonso. "And I want to spend a couple months deciding what my next direction will be." Since 2005, when Affonso and her daughter Lizzie bought the place from Bob and Vaunelle Temple, The Blue Spruce has accommodated both... Full story