Sisters salutes...

• Taylor Eagan of Sisters won a basketball hoop from Ray's Food Place in the March Madness Basketball Contest.

• Central Oregon Community College student David Green of Sisters won the Stihl Timbersports Western Collegiate Challenge title for the second consecutive year last

Friday.

Lumberjacks and jills representing 11 western colleges and universities converged on Fort Collins for the 71st annual Association of Western Forestry Clubs conclave.

The ESPNU-televised event was hosted by Colorado State University in sub-freezing temperatures and was the second of five regional qualifying events.

With his win, Green received a $1,000 scholarship for his school and will advance to the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Championship, held in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Stihl Timbersports Professional Series quarterfinals, semifinals and U.S. Championship event at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, August 27-29.

• Daisy Girl Scout Troop #50034 of Sisters thanked the residents of the Ponderosa Cascade neighborhood for their support and generous donations for the troop's hygiene/food drive.