© 2001
The Nugget Newspaper
Sisters, Oregon
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Comments to
Eric Dolson, Publisher

A memorial service was held in Sisters today at noon for the victims of the terrorsit attacks in New York City and in Washington D.C.

Attack echoes across nation
Far away from likely terrorist targets, people in Sisters nevertheless felt the shock and fear instilled by an apparently well-coordinated terrorist strike against the World Trade Center in New York City and against the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Folk fest thrills crowds in Sisters
Several hundred fans of American roots music gathered in Sisters last weekend for the sixth Sisters Folk Festival.

City makes new sewer offer to USFS
The Sisters City Council erased its line in the sand on Thursday, September 6, setting a new figure to hook the Forest Service compound up to the sewer system.

Fees piling up in Cyrus water case
The Keith Cyrus family may have lost an important battle in its war against the Squaw Creek Irrigation District.

Sisters man cited for poaching
Cecil Smith of Sisters was cited by the Oregon State Police for three game violations while hunting antelope last August.

Barbara Warren to retire from city
After 12 years on the job, Barbara Warren will retire at the end of this year.

Quilt raffled for BBR art funds
Quilters are a creative lot, and a local one came up with an idea to turn a quilt into money for a Black Butte Ranch art program.

Sheriff Stiles to hold town hall discussion
Sheriff Les Stiles will address police issues in Sisters at a Town Hall meeting at Sisters Fire Hall at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 12.

City contemplates room tax hike
It may soon get a little more expensive to rent a motel room in Sisters.

Outlaws lose season opener
The Sisters Outlaws started their 2001 football season with a disappointing 47-28 loss to The Dalles Indians on Friday, September 7.

Girls set to defend volleyball title
Sisters volleyball has an unparalleled tradition of excellence. In the nine years of competition since the school's opening, the Outlaws girls have captured the league title every year.

Blues prodigy performs his kind of music at high school
Sisters High School auditorium reverbrated with the haunting tones of slide guitar and the anguished cries of the Delta blues on Thursday, September 6, as 18-year-old David Jacobs-Strain launched this year's Americana Project.