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Articles from the March 1, 2005 edition


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  • Sisters man recounts trek to Antarctica

    Updated Mar 1, 2005

    Roscoe Creed of Sisters is a man who has walked on all seven continents. He shared his exciting Antarctica adventure with a large Sisters COCC Lunch and Learn audience last week. Traveling aboard the Russian research vessel Akademik Shuleykin as part of The Ends of the Earth travel group, Creed, his wife Jody and fellow travelers stopped at several nations’ research stations, saw giant icebergs up close and made island stops to view animal and plant life. Countries with resear... Full story

  • Activists demand more school funding

    Jim Cornelius, News Editor|Updated Mar 1, 2005

    A crowd of parents, teachers, activists and school children 2,000 to 3,000 strong hit the Capitol steps in Salem on Monday, February 21, to demand that legislators put away the budget knife when it comes to schools. Some 50 people from Sisters joined the demonstration under the auspices of the activist group Stand for Children. They met with local State Representative Gene Whisnant and with Senator Ben Westlund to hammer home their message: They want the state to provide $5.4... Full story