Community Corner
🌱 What will new coach Sam May change for Outlaws cross-country?
Be sure to catch Sisters Farmers Market on the Sisters Patch calendar
Greetings Sisters! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What will new coach Sam May change for Outlaws cross-country?
- Which big-name artists are headed to downtown Sisters this month?
- Fentanyl seizure: what deputies found during a traffic stop near Sisters.
Also on today's calendar: Sisters High Desert Chorale Welcomes New Singers! and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy and cool with a shower, temps: high: 60, low: 40.
- Saturday: Rather cloudy with a t-shower, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Outlaws cross-country has new head coach (nuggetnews.com) — Sisters High School's Outlaws cross-country team is starting the 2026 season under new head coach Sam May, a 2021 SHS graduate and former standout runner. He's emphasizing intentional, fun practices and sees strong potential in both the boys and girls squads as they adjust to a new, far-flung Special District and aim to build on last year's district and state results. 
2. Music, Community & Discovery Await at the 29th Annual Sisters Folk Festival (cascadeae.com) — Downtown Sisters will soon be packed with music as the 29th Sisters Folk Festival brings 33 folk, Americana, and roots acts to seven local venues September 25–27. Families can enjoy free KidZone activities and a Sunday Community Celebration, while a new executive director aims to grow the festival's role in Sisters' cultural life.
3. Traffic stop near Sisters leads to fentanyl seizure and arrest of Bend resident (elkhornmediagroup.com) — A month-long narcotics investigation ended with a late-night traffic stop near Sisters, where deputies arrested a Bend resident and seized a commercial quantity of fentanyl. The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team coordinated with Deschutes County deputies at U.S. Highway 20 and Indian Ford Road, underscoring ongoing regional efforts to disrupt drug trafficking around Sisters.
4. Oregon motorcyclist sets out on 70,000-mile trip around the world (rv-times.com) — A man who grew up in Sisters, Eli Callan, has just left his parents' home near Sunriver to begin a two-year, 70,000-mile motorcycle trip through more than 60 countries. Now a Bend-based geologist, he spent years planning a route that will span Africa, Central Asia, Tibet, Australia, and the Americas, and will share periodic dispatches from the road.
📸 Around Sisters
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sisters
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★ Featured events ★
- Sisters Farmers Market →
Fir Street Park, Sisters
10:00 am
Sunday September 6
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Other local events
- Kindergarten Stop and Drop
Sisters Elem Sisters, OR 97759
11:00 am - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
Sisters Elem Sisters, OR 97759 - Kindergarten - 1st day of school
Sisters Elem Sisters, OR 97759 - Pre K -1st Day of School
Sisters Elem Sisters, OR 97759 - Sisters High Desert Chorale Welcomes New Singers! →
Episcopal Church of The Transfiguration, 121 Brooks Camp Rd, Sisters
6:30 pm - Sisters Farmers Market →
Fir Street Park
10:00 am
Friday September 4
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Monday September 14
Sunday September 20
📣 Sisters Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Soccer vs Springfield / Thurston
Ridgeview High School, 4555 SW Elkhorn Ave, Redmond, OR 97756
4:00 pm - Boys Soccer vs Springfield / Thurston
Ridgeview High School, 4555 SW Elkhorn Ave, Redmond, OR 97756
4:00 pm - JV Football @ Crater TBA
Ridgeview High Crater High School, 655 N 3rd St, Central Point, OR 97502, USA
5:00 pm - Volleyball vs Tigard
Ridgeview High School, 4555 SW Elkhorn Ave, Redmond, OR 97756
5:00 pm - Middle School Back to School Night
Redmond Proficiency Academy Redmond, OR 97756
5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Community yoga starts tomorrow!
5:15pm. This is an all levels class each Wednesday. It is perfect for beginners, or anyone who want to unwind. Our twist class is 45 Mins and just … (Nextdoor Sisters)
- Ulta Beauty posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor in Redmond. Apply here.
- Redmond School District posted a job opening for Facilities/Custodial Support Intern - Temporary/Substitute Positions in Redmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sisters here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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