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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.

A construction crew poured the concrete slab for a new truck barn. Photo by Jim Cornelius

City starts moving its shops
Trucks and equipment belonging to the City of Sisters Public Works Department will soon have a new home.

Redmond students could ease budget woes
Redmond students may help ease Sisters' school budget pains next year.

BBR adds defibrillators
Fire Chief Ed Sherrell has obtained seven Life Pack 500 defibrillators to use at Black Butte Ranch (BBR).

Seven vie for superintendent job
Seven "semi-finalist" candidates will vie for the job of Sisters' school superintendent.

Developers weigh in on code changes
Sisters citizens have been up in arms recently over changes to their neighborhoods. They want the Sisters Development Code changed, density reduced and multi-unit developments kept out of existing neighborhoods.

Bus donations aid camp program
Sun Country Tours, a whitewater rafting company in Bend, has donated two buses to a popular campground near Sisters, to assist in their new Outdoor Schools and Adventure Camping programs.

Community Choir offers spring concert
The Sisters Community Choir will give its seasonal spring concert this year the third weekend in March. The concert will be offered twice: Saturday, March 15, 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 16, 2 p.m.

Eugene couple purchases PMR site
Scott and Jane McCleery of Eugene have purchased the site for a hotel in the Pine Meadow Ranch development at the west end of Sisters.

Board sets policy on charter schools
Although Sisters School District has no charter schools, and none appears to be in the offing, the school board recently adopted a policy that would allow such schools under certain conditions.

Abused horses find new homes
For more than a hundred abused horses, an existence of torment and uncertainty finally came to an end last Saturday, March 1.

Local firm wins restroom contract
GJ Miller Construction of Sisters will build the restroom facilities at the Harold and Dorothy Barclay Memorial Park.

School adopts new 'sparrow'
Sisters Middle School's Sparrow Club has "adopted" Natalie Lopez, helping her family face the girl's serious health problems.

Punk rockers display their talents
Green-tinted, spiked hair creeping up the back of a pierced teenager's head might be shocking to some, but it is a staple of the punk rock look -- and part of the youth scene in Sisters.

Equestrian center opens to public
Catalyst Farms Equestrian Center on Cloverdale Road is Sisters' latest facility for those interested in training for themselves and their horses.

Sisters filmaker recounts Europe trek
Eli Pyke, a Sisters High School graduate, will present his film "Alimith," a recounting of a three-month trek in Europe and Mediterranean Africa on Tuesday, March 11 in the Sisters High School Lecture Drama Room.