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Refinance saves taxpayers $715,000
Sue Staford|Updated Feb 2, 2016
A milestone occurred last week when a municipal bond issuance by the City of Sisters on it's own behalf closed on January 28. The bond issuance, which is an uncommon move for a city the size of Sisters, resulted in a savings to the taxpayers of approximately $715,000. The issuance of the bond will allow for the refinancing of $6.7 million of City debt, at a more favorable rate than was being charged by the financial institutions that held the loans. The favorable rate was due to the recent decline in the stock markets, which... Full story
Holocaust survivor shares history
Sue Staford|Updated Jun 17, 2014
History came alive last Thursday for the Sisters Middle School eighth-graders when 79-year-old Anneke Siebel Bloomfield spoke of her experiences as a "hidden child" in the Netherlands during World War II. Her presentation was dedicated to her father, Thomas Siebel, a member of the Dutch underground. For the past month, the students have been studying the Holocaust in language arts and history as an integrative learning module. Casey Pallister, history teacher, and language... Full story