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Articles from the June 16, 2015 edition


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  • Wilderness survival classes coming to SPRD

    Updated Jun 16, 2015

    As a new offering through the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), a five-day wilderness survival class/camp is being scheduled through the Parks and Rec Summer Activities program July 27-31. The class meets Monday through Friday and introduces youth to various emergency "scenarios." Youth are taught various hard skills such as shelter and fire-building, creating and setting primitive traps, fashioning rope out of T-shirts, grass or bark, orienteering; and are introduced... Full story

  • Star-studded action marks 75 years

    Jodi Schneider, Correspondent|Updated Jun 16, 2015

    "The Biggest Little Show in the World" isn't called that for nothing. Sisters Rodeo's 75th anniversary was a spectacular celebration that pulled out all the stops from vintage airplanes flying over Sisters on Sunday, to past rodeo royalty in attendance. The weather smiled on the milestone anniversary: there were sunny skies and perfect temperatures for every performance. This year's 75th-anniversary poster by Dennis McGregor gave a true historical representation of the era of the first Sisters Rodeo, with a saddlebronc cowboy... Full story