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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.

Masons are putting up the walls at Sisters High School.

Sisters High School building on schedule
Walls are starting to go up at the new Sisters High School.

Chamber hosts antique faire
Antique lovers strolled among 134 vendors' stalls at the Sisters Village Green last weekend during the Sisters Antique Faire sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce.

Sisters School Board delays start of school
Sisters school children won't start school until Monday, September 9, this year.

Lost hiker found safe
A 33-year-old Corvallis man was found little worse for wear despite wandering for two days and a night in the Three Creek area with no food, water or survival gear.

Tank truck gets stuck in parking lot
The crew piloting a massive truck and tanker rig from Coos Bay to Las Vegas, Nevada, made a bad judgment call in Sisters on Tuesday night, August 13.

Cyclists to spend a day in Sisters
Sisters will play host to 2,000 cyclists as they lay over in town on Wednesday and Thursday, September 11 and 12, during the week-long Cycle Oregon trek from Idaho to the coast.

School supplies collected in Sisters
School supplies are now being collected at Sisters Les Schwab during the month of August for the "Tools for Schools" drive.

Local band performs in contest
Sisters may be a small town, but there is some mighty big musical talent lurking here.

Sisters man recounts life in Arabia
Leeman Ingham calls Sisters his home town -- although he has spent most of his life since the 1960s living and working in Saudi Arabia.

Sonrise Christian offers preschool
Rebecca Womack, a longtime Sisters resident who recently moved back to Sisters after nearly six years in Colorado, will lead the early education program for three- and four-year-olds at Sonrise Christian for the 2002-2003 school year.

Gallery walk a success
Local gallery owners scored a success with the first Sisters Gallery Walk held Friday, August 16, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Canyon Creek Pottery opens in Sisters
Canyon Creek Pottery, located at 310 Cedar Street, is now open for business.

Bad pass leads to wreck
A Sisters teen escaped injury when she crashed into an oncoming pickup truck on Highway 126 east of Sisters last week.

Local woman hits the endurance trail
Ellen Betker has some far-reaching international connections. She is the national support team coordinator for the sport of endurance riding, working through the United States Equestrian Team.

RV parking an issue in Sisters
They're big and hard to maneuver on congested downtown streets. When they park across several parking stalls in front of a residence or business, the owners often get a little peeved.

New Sisters road nears completion
By this fall, a driver will be able to get from Sage Meadow to the Threewind shopping center without ever driving along Cascade Avenue.

Kiwanis welcomes a new member
Sisters Kiwanis has recently inducted a new member into their organization.