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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.

Skiers returned to Hoodoo Ski Area despite less than optimal conditions. Photo by Shane Simonsen

Hoodoo reopens -- and prays
While Central Oregon's non-winter is raising the specter of summer water shortages, Hoodoo Ski Area is suffering right now.

City to take on code challenges
In the face of widespread criticism from citizens, the Sisters City Council and the Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission will meet Wednesday night, February 12, at 5:30 p.m. to consider changes in the city code.

Frazee: 'Dirt is going to fly in Sisters'
Construction crews are laying water pipe and sewer lines around Sisters. Excavators are breaking ground on subdivisions.

Bus has some minor troubles
Several Sisters students traveled to Portland on January 31 to tour Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Their bus encountered a couple of problems during that trip.

School spending compared statewide
Sisters schools spent $7,553 per student on operating costs in 2000-2001, according to an audit by the Oregon Secretary of State's office.

Sisters woman reunited with son
Jacqueline Roberson of Sisters reunited with her son last month, after 23 years of darkness in which she did not know if he was still alive.

New LDS Meetinghouse almost finished
There has been a great deal of construction activity at the end of Trinity Way in Sisters over the past 4-1/2 months.

Local students enter history competition
Students from Black Butte School in Camp Sherman will carry on their tradition of competing in Oregon's History Day competition.

Horse event draws many entries
Cisco Stables held the first of its Fat-n-Fuzzy Buckle Series horse shows on Saturday, February 8. The turnout surprised everyone, with between 30 and 50 entries in many of the classes.

Church marks centennial in 'wild'
On June 19, 1903, Pope Leo the XIII issued a papal decree that continues to affect life in Oregon east of the Cascades.

Act now to get travel immunizations
Travelers planning to explore exotic locales this spring and summer need to visit their doctor well in advance.

Mr. SHS contestants tour hospital
Each year the Mr. SHS (Sisters High School) pageant raises money for Doernbecher Children's Hospital. To bring the impact of the work home, contestants visited the facility last week.

City hires part-time assistant planner
Brian Rankin takes his position as Assistant Planner for the City of Sisters in the midst of high interest in growth and change in the city.