News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The 45 members of the Sisters Sno-Go-Fers gathered November 7 to celebrate the kickoff of the snowmobiling season in Sisters Country. This year, the group raffled a quilt made by Lynne Steele as a fundraiser for Sisters Family Access Network. Last week, Virgil LeBlanc presented a check to an appreciative Dawn Cooper and Theresa Slavkovsky, of FAN. "This is the first year that we've done this," said Inez LeBlanc. "The need that's out there is just overwhelming." The club also... Full story
The Sisters Charter Academy School, also known as Sisters Charter Academy of Fine Arts, will host an open house for prospective students and their parents on December 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school, 450 E. Cascade Ave. Classes will be set up during the open house so that prospective students can experience the learning environment while parents explore the school. The academy is an accredited K-8 charter school that offers a tuition-free public education. Small class... Full story
William H. Herget was born in Oakland, California, September 16, 1928 and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area until he was about nine, when his family moved to Alturas, California. He had many happy memories of growing up in Alturas and learned to hunt, fish and appreciate nature there. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a teenager and served as a waist gunner on a B-17, flying missions out of England over Germany. At the end of the war on the European front he was transfe... Full story
As of 4 p.m., Tuesday, Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) had restored power to 60 percent of the 3,000 accounts in the north Bend, Tumalo, Tollgate, Black Butte Ranch and Camp Sherman areas affected by a series of predawn equipment failures caused by subzero temperatures. "Cold weather is making power restoration difficult. Do not wait this out. Central Electric strongly advises affected residents that conditions are dangerously cold. Residents should not wait for their power to be restored if they cannot c... Full story
