Earl Educates Club on Armed Forces Day
Starting with an Armed Forces Medley sing along, Earl Schroeder helped open the meeting on May 17th.
Hoodoo Challenge 2018
EVENT DATE: Saturday, July 28, 2018 from 8 AM – 3 PM The Hoodoo Challenge is a half marathon that starts at the Corbett Parking area off Hwy 20 and ends at the top of Hoodoo. The course follows scenic trails with views of Island Lake, Link Lake, and Sand Camp Lake with 1920 feet in elevation …
Season of giving gets underway in Sisters
Sisters is a generous community all year round, but that spirit is especially in evidence during the holidays. Several organizations are ramping up their annual holiday giving programs. Families who wish to participate in the annual Kiwanis holiday food program are encouraged to fill out their applications now, so that the various providers have time to put …
Food Bank adopting ‘shopping style’
The Kiwanis Club of Sisters Food Bank has provided food to low-income Sisters-area residents for 30 years. Big changes are afoot that affect the food bank building, clients and food bank volunteers. Since the Kiwanis food bank is licensed, it is subject to policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Food Bank. The Oregon Food Bank …
Homebrew gets Sisters hoppin’
Americans have been brewing beer in their homes since colonial times. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were home brewers. On Saturday, Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) carried on the tradition with the first Sisters Homebrew Festival in partnership with Sisters Kiwanis at Creekside Park. Read more at the Nugget News
Kiwanis awards career grant
Sisters Kiwanis recently awarded a career grant to Lori-Jean Pruitt. Her award brought the total Kiwanis grant awards past $75,000. Pruitt’s grant is perhaps the most unusual in the history of the program. Lori-Jean, with the aid of the Kiwanis grant, will be attending ATA Tattoo School in Salem. Read more at the Nugget News
Kiwanis awards career grant
Diedre Jones of Sisters was recently awarded a Kiwanis Opportunity Fund (COF) grant to pay for training as a medical radiology technician. Sisters Kiwanis awards grants to Sisters-Area adults who are seeking a career change.
See’s Candies Sale
Come out and support our big winter fundraiser, and enjoy some of the finest chocolates!
Athletes take on Hoodoo Challenge
Thirty-eight bold souls took the Hoodoo Challenge and ran or walked the 13.1 miles of a half-marathon at the local ski resort. The event was sponsored by Sisters Kiwanis and served as a fundraiser for the club’s many service endeavors in Sisters. Read more at the Nugget News.
Greenhouse returns home to school
Fourteen years ago, Shannon Pollard discovered an unused greenhouse at Sisters Elementary School. She used that greenhouse to start an elementary school garden club that had 55 members in the first year. Read more at the Nugget News.