News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Sorted by date Results 26 - 29 of 29
Governor Ted Kulongoski visited Sisters on Friday, December 16, to catch up with the changes overtaking the city. City Manager Eileen Stein’s PowerPoint presentation at Sisters Coffee Co. demonstrated what a whirlwind of activity Sisters has been over the past 18 months. New developments have sprung up, including Sisters Movie House at the FivePine development — a campus that will expand further in coming years. That development is tied into a developing network of tra... Full story
The Sisters Folk Festival got a Christmas present last week from the father of a founding member of the festival board. Bob Cornelius donated a solid oak table to the festival to be used in the Sisters Art Works conference room. He and his son John trucked the table up from Southern California and delivered it to the arts center last week. The table had been the family dining room table and was the site of many a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. “The table has history,” sai... Full story
The Sisters community rallied at the last minute to provide Christmas gifts for more than 100 Sisters area children. Sisters area residents and businesses have donated toys, clothing and money to the children’s Christmas fund of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District. “This has been an outstanding response to our appeal for contributions,” said Fire Chief Taylor Robertson. “A week ago, I was getting worried how we would meet the need,” said district fire mars... Full story
There’s a story about turkey commissioners from the Green Ridge flock who held a big committee meeting to look into other ways to explore life. After a lengthy discussion, the commissioners voted that they should all learn to read and fly. At the culmination of the flying lessons the turkey commissioners were enthralled with the exhilarating vistas viewed from 3,000 feet above the surface; they could see Warm Springs, Prineville, Madras and all the way to Bend. After l... Full story
