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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.

Bill Anthony, left, of the Forest Service, City councilor Dave Elliott, Mayor Deb Kollodge and Jack Boatwright from ODOT cut the ribbon.

Barclay Drive extension completed
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has completed the extension of Barclay Drive, giving motorists an alternate route through Sisters.

Schools get financial break at the polls
Sisters schools have dodged $150,000 in cuts as Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 19 on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Sisters just a rest stop for traveler and his donkey
Perhaps you've noticed them around town. They make an odd couple, the middle-aged man and his burro. Yet for sojourner Kevin Wilson, Jill the donkey makes the perfect traveling companion.

"New" officer to serve school district
Deputy Tim Hernandez is ready to tackle the job as the Sisters School District resource officer.

Habitat provides four new homes
Sisters Habitat for Humanity will provide homes for four more Sisters families in the coming months.

City awarded grant to complete sewer
The City of Sisters has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the USDA Rural Utility Service to complete construction of its new sewer system.

Park plan gets new life
Public restrooms on Ash Street may be a reality by next summer after all, if a tentative grant approval holds up.

New Sisters priest a "local boy"
Although new to Sisters and St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church, Father Jim Logan is a native of Central Oregon.

Sisters Bike Festival fest a success
The First Annual Sisters Bike Festival, held on September 21 and 22, was deemed a success by participants and organizers.

City will remove dead trees
Several trees have died along city streets over the past couple of years and it's the city's job to get rid of them.

Rotarian helps stranded student
Rotary Club members are supposed to help folks out -- especially fellow Rotarians.

Planning commission defers Willitts request
The Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission tabled an application by developer William Willitts to subdivide a 15-acre parcel of land into 11 lots, ranging in size from almost half an acre to about three acres.

Fiber optic line to Black Butte
Crews working for Qwest are laying fiber optic cable between Sisters and Black Butte along Highway 20.

Camp Sherman committee revives
A Local Advisory Committee (LAC) meeting was held September 20 in the Camp Sherman fire hall.

SOAR building drive reaches halfway point
One year ago, Tom Coffield, Managing Director of Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation, began writing grant proposals for a new SOAR activities building.

Hand creme maker moves to Sisters
Pharmacist Tara Broadbent developed her healing skin crème in 1994, while living in Bend.

Sisters drivers tagged for crosswalk lesson
Sisters drivers have an increased awareness about pedestrian-related traffic laws.

Local LDS church to expand
On Sunday afternoon, Gordon Sage, president of the Sisters Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, located on Trinity Way, broke ground with a golden shovel to symbolically launch the construction of a new addition to the church meetinghouse.

Korean War officers reunite at Ranch
Officers who served in the Korean War on board the destroyer U.S.S. Philip got together last week at Black Butte Ranch for a reunion of brothers in arms.