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Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 959 at the 2000 census. By 2005 the population had grown to about 1500 with growth predicted to 4700 by 2020.
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Sisters Education
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The Sisters area is served by Sisters School District #6, one of the most successful and highly acclaimed school districts of its size in the state of Oregon. The district is responsible for the education of approximately 1,300 students at four facilities.
* Sisters Elementary School - Kindergarten through Grade 5.
* Sisters Middle School - Grades 6 through 8.
* Sisters High School - Grades 9 through 12.
* Sisters High School Alternative Programs - Grades 9 through 12.
The Sisters Schools Foundation helps to fund programs that have been reduced by budget problems.
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Sisters History
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Camp Polk was established as a military post in 1865 in response to the Paiute Indian wars that were raging throughout eastern Oregon during the 1860s and 70s. Named after the Oregon county from which the camp’s commanding officer hailed, it consisted of a group of cabins along the west bank of Squaw Creek, about three miles northeast of Sisters. The troops spent the winter of 1865-66 there. After discovering that there was no Indian problem they left. Around 1870, the area was homesteaded by Samuel Hindeman who also ran the post office. The post office at Camp Polk was moved to the present site of Sisters in 1888, and the name was changed to Sisters after the Three Sisters mountains that dominate its western skyline.
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Sisters News
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Search for "Sisters OR" - "Jackie Hoffman: Live from Joe's Pub" to Hit Stores Nov. 11 - Playbill
| Jackie Hoffman's debut solo album, "Jackie Hoffman: Live from Joe's Pub," will be released on the PS Classics label Nov. |
- 'Dancing With the Stars' helps ABC win TV season's first week - Slam Sports
| Strong openings by "Dancing With the Stars" and ABC's most popular prime-time soaps led the network to victory during the first week of a new TV season. |
- Swaralaya festival begins in Palakkad today - The Hindu
| Prominent musicians, dancers to perform at the 11-day festival. PALAKKAD: The Swaralaya Dance and Music Festival-2008 will be inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Finance Palani Manikkam at Rappady ... |
- The vintage boys of fall - Warwickonline.com
| Loretta Rotondo joined the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership four years ago and began mentoring Megan, then a first-grade student at Randall Holden School, but when one day a week wasn't enough for the two, ... |
- Michael Oppenheimer Named Market Manager of Clear Channel Radio-Memphis - Business Wire
| SAN ANTONIO & MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- --Clear Channel Radio today announced the promotion of Michael Oppenheimer to Market Manager of the company ' s six Memphis radio stations, effective immediately. |
- Rock Picks: Detour Music Festival, Dandy Warhols, David Byrne, Die Rockers Die - LA Weekly
| "You take the world for granted as you float up on your cake," Karmen Guy purrs with a deceptive sugariness on Mad Juana's new album, Bruja on the Corner , before digging in the knife. |
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Sisters Recreation
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Sisters is surrounded by the Sisters District of the Deschutes National Forest. Hiking, biking and horse riding trails go from the city limits into the Three Sisters Wilderness. The Sisters Community Trails Committee is working to improve the trail network.
The Sisters area is also home to several mountain biking trails, including the Peterson Ridge and Suttle Lake trails.
Hoodoo ski resort and many snow parks are nearby.
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