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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.

Mike Abbott and Stefani Kirsch survey the results of flooding at Suttle Lake. Photo by Shane Simonsen

Rains cause minor flooding
Everyone in Sisters has noticed that we have seemingly jumped into spring -- at the beginning of February.

Sisters man gets seven years for sex abuse
Steven K. Boley, formerly of Sisters, will serve more than seven years in prison for sex abuse. Judge Alta Brady handed down the sentence on Tuesday, February 4.

Sisters youth to ski in 2003 Deaflympics
Skiing sensation Nicolas Yopp hopes to dazzle audiences at the 2003 Deaflympics in Sundsvall, Sweden, this month.

Sheriff avoids cuts
Deschutes County Sheriff Les Stiles is pulling a fiscal rabbit out of the hat to avoid some budget cuts this year. And the rabbit has Greg Brown's name on it.

Schools win highest ratings
Sisters High School and Sisters Elementary School received the highest possible grade -- "exceptional" -- on the annual school report cards issued by the state last week.

Sisters COCC faces rocky future
Local residents weighed the future of Central Oregon Community College's Sisters Center in a meeting with college officials at Sisters Elementary School last week.

Sisters High School has few dropouts
Sisters High School has a near-zero dropout rate. During the last school year (2001-02), only three of the 453 students enrolled at the beginning of the year withdrew before the year was over.

Schools to close February 18
The Sisters School Board decided Monday night to cut one more day from the current school year. They chose Tuesday, February 18.

Influenza arrives in region
The flu is here. The first confirmed cases of Influenza A and B for the season were documented in Bend late last month, according to Dr. May Fan of the Bend Memorial Clinic Sisters office.

Local social services being cut
The bewildering array of social services that receive at least some government support in Oregon is composed of two large groups today -- the lucky and the unlucky.

Local llamas do well in big show
A llama amongst a flock of sheep is a guardian, protecting his charges from predators. Some llamas have a natural aversion to strange four-legged creatures entering their space, and will aggressively protect that area.

Local doctor fights virus through research
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is not generally a topic of discussion around the dinner table.

New rodeo poster on sale
Sisters artist Suzi Sheward has completed the poster for the 2003 Sisters Rodeo. The poster is now for sale at the Sisters Rodeo Office, 220 W. Cascade Avenue.

Deggendorfer chosen for seat on fair board
Frank Deggendorfer will serve on the Deschutes County Fair Board after his selection last week by the Deschutes County Commissioners.

Local learns ancient meditation technique
Marta VanPatten will return to India at the end of the month to take another course in the study of Vipassana, a 2,500-year-old meditation technique.

Outlaw skiers expand league lead
The Sisters High School varsity boys ski team served up an exciting come-from-behind victory in fourth race of the Central Oregon High School Ski League on Saturday, February 1.