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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.

Mayor Steve Wilson, center, announces his resignation as Dave Elliott, left, and Lon Kellstrom look on.

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Mayor announces he will resign
Mayor Steve Wilson announced on Thursday, July 25, that he will step down from the Sisters City Council effective September 12.

Hikers discover human remains
Hikers on the west slope of Broken Top discovered human remains on Friday, July 26.

Local businesses chilled by fires
With the evacuation of Black Butte Ranch and closure of Highway 20 due to the Cache Mountain fire, Sisters' businesses saw a sharp decline in sales Monday.

Kiwanis golf tourney a success
The annual Kiwanis Hole-in-One golf tournament, held Friday through Sunday, July 26-28 at Aspen Lakes was a success despite difficulties created by the Cache Mountain Fire.

Driver training little help in crisis
In another recent wreck near Sisters, a driver drifted off the road to the right, overcorrected and crossed back over the roadway and into a tree.

Slide show features Glacier Park artists
Author Larry Len Peterson will return to Paulina Springs Book Company on Saturday, August 3, at 6 p.m. to present slides from his latest book "The Call of the Mountains: The Artists of Glacier National Park."

College students enjoy best of two worlds
Sisters High School graduates Tiffany Adams and Beth Golden are enjoying a summer home from college at Camp Sherman.

Injured hiker lifted off South Sister
A U.S. Forest Service employee and his pack horse took an injured hiker to a landing zone where he was air lifted off South Sister last Tuesday, July 23.

Church country fair on August 10
The Sisters Episcopal Church Country Fair will offer several new features this year on August 10.

City accepts new water line bid
The city of Sisters will pay $164,455.76 for a new, back-up water line from the Pole Creek reservoir to Pine Meadow Ranch running west of the creek.

Taylor pleads guilty to sending flowers
Terry Taylor of Sisters pleaded guilty to one of five counts of violating a restraining order on Monday, July 29. Four other counts were dismissed.

New internet policy set at library
Sisters Library instituted a new internet use policy, starting Thursday, July 25.

Girls "run" the McKenzie
In what has promise to become a tradition, eight members of the Sisters girls' cross country team spent three days and two nights camping, rafting and running along the scenic McKenzie River.

Living with fire season smoke
Folks in Sisters have been living with smoky air since the middle of July when the Eyerly fire blew up, sending a smoke cloud 30,000 feet in the air, only to settle over the flatlands for days afterward.

Car show goes on in smoky Sisters
A low rumble was heard west of Sisters this past weekend as the 13th annual High Desert Rod and Custom Car Classic returned to Sisters.

Veterans reunite in Sisters
Jack Kinsey invited a couple of old friends to Sisters last week -- friends who haven't all been together since 1946, when they were stationed in north China with the 6th Marine Division.