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Articles from the April 15, 2008 edition


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  • Sisters hair stylist opens her own shop

    Updated Apr 15, 2008

    Owning her own business is old hat for entrepreneur Tami Jones. The Sisters resident brings worlds of experience and a wealth of creativity to her latest venture. Metamorphosis Hair and Skin Renewal, LLC. The new shop is located at 161-C N. Elm Street, next to Cork Cellars Wine Bar & Bottle Shop. Jones moved to Sisters with her husband and children four years ago from Marin County, California, where she also owned her own beauty shop. "I did hair and facials and nails. As I... Full story

  • Olive company has new owners

    Kathryn Godsiff, Correspondent|Updated Apr 15, 2008

    Sisters Olive and Nut Company's new owners, Mitch and Julie Mansfield, had a list of criteria when they looked for a business to buy: It had to be in a small town with good quality of life. They wanted to live close to work, and they wanted to be able to run the business together. Their three daughters, age six, four and three, needed to be able to spend time with them at work. Sisters Olive and Nut Co. beckoned and caught their attention. Within a few months, the Mansfields... Full story

  • Community turns out for art stroll

    Updated Apr 15, 2008

    Sisters streets were abuzz last Friday evening as the first burst of springtime warmth welcomed art lovers to the seventh annual My Own Two Hands Art Stroll. Money raised during the two-day My Own Two Hands event provides dollars for applied and visual arts programs in all three of Sisters schools. "It (My Own Two Hands) is the primary source of funding for the program that we do in the Sisters School District. So everything from partial staffing to materials to guitars to... Full story

  • Girls golf team wins two

    Rongi Yost, Correspondent|Updated Apr 15, 2008

    The girls golf team took first place at the golf tournament held at Kahneeta, on Tuesday, April 8. The match was originally scheduled for Eagle Crest, but there was too much snow on the course to make a round of golf possible. At Kahneeta players still had to contend with rain, sleet, hail and wind. Sisters finished with a team score of 349, 31 strokes ahead of runner-up Crook County. Summit placed third (386), Mt. View fourth (413), Hermiston fifth (426), Madras sixth (476), and Seaside finished at 483. Lindsay Reeve carded... Full story