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The contents of the on-line edition of The Nugget represent a selection among the stories that appear in the weekly print edition.

George Winterfeld presented Blue Star Banners to parents of local service men -- Jan and Bob Martin, Martha Lee and Susan Bird -- at a Memorial Day ceremony at Camp Polk Cemetery on Monday, May 27.

Services take note of special Memorial Day
Members of the Sisters community gathered at Camp Polk Cemetery on Monday, May 27, to pay tribute to the men and women who have fallen in the service of their country.

Sisters schools face more cuts
The Sisters School District took another financial hit with the failure of Ballot Measure 13 in the May 21 election.

Aesbestos found after fire training exercise
A recent fire training exercise in Sisters has raised concerns about environmental hazards.

Water flow normal through Sisters
Squaw Creek looks summer time dry to Sisters residents who live along its banks.

Sisters crews battle a pair of car fires
Summer traffic heated up -- literally -- with two vehicle fires calling for response from Sisters fire crews.

Building boom raises doubts
Some folks in Sisters are having second thoughts about the building boom sparked by the creation of smaller city lots.

Fire district has brand new engine
Sisters firefighters now have a state-of-the-art weapon to take on structural fires in the growing Sisters community.

Sisters Kiwanis to hold rummage sale
The Sisters Kiwanis Club will hold its annual rummage sale at Mountain Shadow RV park, 68915 W. Highway 20, on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Talent show raises funds for Sparrow child
Sisters Middle School students showed their stuff in the second annual Talent Showcase held Tuesday, May 21.

Lake Creek project described
Brad Chalfant, Deschutes Basin Land Trust (DBLT) head, explained his group's plans to acquire 1,240 acres in the Lake Creek area to a meeting of Friends of the Metolius (FOM) at Camp Sherman on Saturday, May 25.

Sisters student triumphs in spelling contest
Garrison Dinsmore, a Sisters Elementary School fifth grader, won his division in the Crook and Deschutes County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, May 22.

Local students join in ceremony
Family and friends of Black Butte School students held their graduation and honors ceremony on Thursday evening, May 23, at the Camp Sherman Community Hall.

Craft shows seek to incorporate retailers
Local summer craft shows draw plenty of people to Sisters. This year, organizers are encouraging those folks to stroll the streets and visit Sisters retailers.

Local rider competes in reining horse event
Rachel Eady, a 16-year-old sophomore at Sisters High School, and her four-year-old quarter horse Dunnit By Chex (Brandy) turned in a winning performance at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, earlier this month.

Camp Sherman resident sets swim record
Tom Landis of Camp Sherman set two national records at the U.S. National Masters weeklong swim meet held at the University of Hawaii on Oahu May 14-18.

Folk fest sponsors songwriting academy
The Sisters Folk Festival is sponsoring an intensive songwriting academy September 3-5 at Camp Caldera on Blue Lake west of Sisters.

Baseball team rolls through playoffs
The Sisters boys' baseball team is making the most of its opportunity in the state playoffs.

Book store celebrates 10th year
Dick Sandvik and Diane Campbell, owners of Paulina Springs Book Company, invited the public to come celebrate their 10 years of business in Sisters last Sunday evening, May 26.

Track girls take second at state
Amy Cretsinger won one event and was second in three others to lead the Outlaw girls to second place at the OSAA 3A Track and Field Championships.

Timber framers contribute to trails
Mallets beat on chisels making wood chips fly while chain mortise tools buzzed and eight people from as far away as Portland and Eugene worked in a timber frame workshop held in Sisters on May 18 and 19.