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Articles from the May 2, 2006 edition


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  • Sisters youths march for children

    Shane Simonsen|Updated May 2, 2006

    More than 80 Sisters residents, mostly youths, carrying sleeping bags, guitars and toiletries walked from Sisters High School to Sisters Elementary School Saturday night. They gathered at the elementary school to create art and write letters and poetry to people in positions of power and to the children of Uganda. Their effort was in accord with some 55,000 people throughout the world who signed up for the Invisible Children Global Night Commute. The goal of the evening was... Full story

  • Mosquitoes, mosquitoes and more mosquitoes

    Jim Anderson, Correspondent|Updated May 2, 2006

    Most of the time I can keep a smile when people tell me they have killed this or that “pest.” But I have to tell you, I really lost my cool one evening just after I gave what I thought was a balanced, ecological pitch to a group of Sunriver home-owners about the values of insects — especially gnats, mosquitoes and other teeny-tiny buzzers. A woman elbowed through the group of people I was talking with, pushed her face into mine, and grumbled “You don’t know what you’re talking about, Mr. Naturalist. There is no place on th... Full story

  • Black Butte Ranch launches large renovation project

    Jim Cornelius, News Editor|Updated May 2, 2006

    There are big changes afoot at Black Butte Ranch. The Black Butte Ranch Association Board of Directors officially broke ground on the new Glaze Meadow Recreation Complex on Saturday, April 22. Features of the new facility include a year-round indoor pool, steam room, multi-use exercise room, relaxation and rejuvenation spa with massage, facial and exfoliation rooms, snack bar and a new Glaze Meadow Sport Shop and Bike Shop. Outdoors the facility will offer a multi-use pool,... Full story