Bingo draws a big crowd

Nearly 250 members of the Sisters community attended a bingo night at Sisters High School last Monday, January 11. Running for over four years now, Outlaws Together Bingo Night has become a classic event for families to enjoy bingo, a silent auction, a bake sale, and a high-quality meal.

The silent auction baskets and prizes are sponsored by specific sports teams for the season that bingo night coincides with. On Monday, many prize baskets were sponsored by the boys and girls basketball teams, Outlaw wrestling, the alpine ski team, SHS Cheer, as well as the small but proud equestrian team.

Along with the team sponsorships, Sisters Coffee Co., Blazin Saddles, Sisters Movie House, Bedouin, Dutch Bros., Martolli's Pizza, and many others contribute bingo prizes and auction items.

Tim Roth, the athletic director at Sisters High School, with his ambition of unifying the teams and bolstering the spirit of the school, began the event when he started working at SHS in 2012.

Roth stated that the bingo nights raise nearly $20,000 a year, and that money is spread over all the athletic programs at SHS, going toward travel expenses, pay-to-play, and coach salaries.

"We will always hold the philosophical aspect of working together as a school just as much as the financial aspect," Roth said.

The next bingo night will be in the spring of this year, put on by the track, baseball, and tennis teams.