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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.

John "Preacher" Salisbury demonstrated leather work at Sisters' Western and Native American Arts Festival.

Sisters festival showcases cultures
Sisters' first Western and Native American Arts Festival offered a vivid glimpse of western pioneer and Native American cultures.

Battle brewing over Squaw Creek water
The Cyrus family of Sisters, and several farmer advocacy groups are fighting Squaw Creek Irrigation District's plan to return water to Squaw Creek.

Sisters teenagers leave their mark on drinking issue
Cascade Avenue looked like an episode of "CSI" last Thursday, August 29.

BBR honors local service personnel
A picnic celebration on Saturday honored local fire, police and Forest Service personnel and staff members who fought the Cache Mt. fire that threatened Black Butte Ranch.

Schools await fate of funding measure
Sisters schools stand to lose $150,000 if voters reject Ballot Measure 19 on September 17.

Sisters Folk Festival schedule

Breakfast supports Hasty Team
Several hundred people turned out for the annual Labor Day weekend Sunday pancake breakfast, supporting Camp Sherman's Hasty Search and Rescue Team.

Folk festival explores roots music
One of Sisters' signature events will kick off Friday evening, September 6, as the Sisters Folk Festival gets underway. Evening performances on Friday and on Saturday, September 7, sold out well in advance, marking the surge in the popularity of American roots music.

Camp Sherman enjoys holiday BBQ
A mellow, end-of-summer crowd, enjoyed chicken, hamburgers, wursts and jazz and blues music at last Saturday's barbecue at the Camp Sherman Store.

Customers feel like family to Sisters workers
Folks who stick to their long-time jobs in Sisters tend to have a lot in common: Each day feels fresh and exciting and they come to see their co-workers and customers as friends and family.

Lady Outlaws runners expected to be a force
The Lady Outlaws cross country team is preparing to defend its district title and improve on its third place finish at the state meet.

Boys soccer kicks off season
The 2002 Sisters boys soccer team is ready to take its play to a higher level.

Sisters couple keeps highway clean
Barbara and Lloyd Gust have been keeping Highway 242 clean for years.

Outlaws football gets set for season
The 2002 Sisters High football team begins the year with both high expectations and uncertainty.

Boys cross country expects to improve
The Sisters High School boys cross country team will return a solid core of runners from a squad that last year missed qualifying for the state meet by a mere six points.

Girls soccer team plays in jamboree
The varsity soccer team traveled to Philomath on Thursday, August 29, to participate in the annual pre-season jamboree.

Sisters resident wins fiscal services award
Karen Fenty, Fiscal and Administrative Services Manager for the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for COIC's comprehensive annual financial report.

The trouble with cats
If you want to start a lively discussion at dinner parties, bring up the subject of free-roaming cats; it'll be almost as exciting as politics and religion.

Killer cats are hard on wildlife
The National Audubon Society recently accumulated data regarding the impact of feral and free-roaming cats on wildlife:

Sisters dentist works along Brazil's Amazon River
Sisters dentist Dr. Mark Francis and a team of 25 American doctors, dentists, nurses and support personnel flew to Belem, the port city of the Amazon River basin, last July.

Historic steam engine on display
The Crooked River Dinner Train will celebrate the third annual Railroad Day festival at the train station at 4075 N.E. O'Neil Junction in Redmond on Saturday, September 7.

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