Sisters to hold clean-up day

In honor of Oregon's 150th Birthday, several community organizations will hold a Sisters Country clean up day on Saturday, May 16.

This day will be known as the official "Take Care of Sisters Day" as proclaimed by Mayor Lon Kellstrom at the April 23 city council meeting.

Several area clubs and organizations will coordinate projects and volunteers for the community clean-up. Organizations and their projects include: The Deschutes Land Trust - Metolius Preserve spring clean-up; Evelyn Brush - clean the green; Sisters Area Habitat for Humanity - planting day; Sisters Trail Alliance - work party and trail building; Sisters Village Association and Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce - take care of Sisters litter clean-up; Sisters Rotary Club - upgrade landscaping at Veteran's Park.

All of these groups are recruiting both businesses and community members to do their part for the clean-up effort. Volunteers can sign up at http://www.solv.org/volunteers/volunteer_county.asp#Deschutes, and pick the project they would like to help with.

At 4 p.m. at the Village Green, there will be a community barbecue, sponsored by the City of Sisters and prepared by Sisters Rotary.

For more information contact the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce at 549-0251 or visit http://www.solv.org.