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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.

Rachel Scidoris hits the trail at Hoodoo Ski Area on the second stage of the AttaBoy 300 sled dog race. Photo by Jim Cornelius

Sisters hosts two legs of dog sled race
Golden sunshine and the dazzling sparkle of packed-powder snow greeted mushers at Hoodoo Ski Area on Tuesday, January 7, as they launched the 47-mile second stage of the AttaBoy 300 sled dog race.

Taylor reaches plea deal in sex abuse case
Terry Taylor of Sisters faces five to six years in prison as the result of a plea agreement reached in a sex abuse case on Thursday, January 2.

FS brings citizens into forest planning
As the result of a 1999 congressional mandate, the Forest Service was granted a new tool in forest management -- common sense -- and it's being used in the Metolius region.

Sisters man arrested for trailer theft
Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputies and Bend Police arrested Jimmy Kevin McClintick, 40, for first degree aggravated theft in the early hours of Thursday, January 9, after serving a search warrant at 285 E. Washington St. in Sisters.

Dave Elliott named new Sisters mayor
Dave Elliott has picked up the gavel as Sisters' mayor -- for the second time.

Tax vote will have an impact on schools
The fiscal sky over Sisters will not fall if Measure 28 fails. Nonetheless, the fate of the measure at the polls this month will make a difference to Sisters' public schools.

Americana band plays to full house
The Waybacks returned to Sisters on Saturday, January 11, bringing their eclectic mix of bluegrass, jazz and Celtic string band music to a packed house at Sisters High School auditorium.

Finding school chief candidates is difficult
The search for a new Sisters school superintendent has quietly entered its fifth week.

Soccer star to play on State Select team
Soccer star Geovanni Ortega, a seventh grader at Sisters Middle School, has been chosen to play on the Oregon State Select Team, an Olympic development squad.

Locals brave tough world horse test
When Ellen Bettker, who works for a Sisters dentist, and local resident Vickie Hornbeck, headed to Spain in mid-September to volunteer at the World Equestrian Games endurance competition, they were expecting drought conditions.

Swiss exchange student welcomed in Sisters
Foreign exchange student Ivo Gervasi notices one big difference between his home town of Butwill, Switzerland, and Sisters, Oregon.

Author taps interest in local historical society
Author Jean Nave is exploring whether there is interest in forming a new historical society in the Sisters area.

Fathers and sons hit the hardwood
The freshman boys basketball team for Sisters High School lost to the tallest team they'll play all year last week. Made up of fathers, community members and coaches, the visiting team in the annual Father-Son Game was able to withstand the outside shooting prowess of the young Outlaws.

Sisters was dry in 2002
The main feature of the weather in Central Oregon was the unbroken spell of dry weather that lasted from February 1 through November 2002.

Sheriff to auction seized horses
Last month, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office seized 128 mistreated horses from a ranch near Brothers, and the story made the national news.