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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.

Musicians Mollie Edwards, Dennis McGregor, Katie Cavanaugh, Joe Leonardi, Charley Engel, Doug Cavanaugh and many others gathered together for a jam session to cap off the Friday, March 21, KiteStrings Art Stroll. Photo by Jim Cornelius

Sisters enjoys lively kite art stroll
Rainy weather couldn't dampen the spirits of local art lovers, who turned out to take in 25 pieces of kite-inspired art at the KiteStrings 2003 Art Stroll on Friday, March 21.

Sisters High School principal to step down
Sisters High School Principal Boyd Keyser will resign his post at the end of this school year.

Umback named Sisters Rodeo Queen
Sara Umback of Bend and Lincoln City has been selected as the 2003 Sisters PRCA Rodeo Queen following auditions held Sunday, March 23, at the Sisters Rodeo Arena.

Five vie for school board seats
There will be contests for two of the three Sisters School Board positions to be filled in the May 20 election. Ballots will be mailed to voters early in May.

Forest Service readies prescribed burns
Spring has officially arrived and, with it, the Forest Service is studying its options for the season's prescribed burns.

City considers public facilities
Sisters City Councilors will kick around the possibility of helping create a public facilities campus in Sisters at a workshop on Thursday, March 27 at 6 p.m.

Group seeks Costa Rican exchange
Bill and JoAn Power of Partners of the Americas are seeking volunteers to host 22 retired teachers from Costa Rica.

Small business group solves problems
Making a small business prosper in Sisters is a lot tougher than it looks -- ask any small business owner. It helps to benefit from the experience and insight of peers.

Trio faces combat
Lance Corporal Kevin Haines was most likely engaged in combat in southern Iraq over the past week.

Superintendent field narrows
Sisters' next school superintendent will come from Jackson County. That much is certain.

Schools tackle controversial issues with care
Teachers in Sisters don't shy away from controversial issues.

Sisters pair receive advertising awards
The AdFederation of Central Oregon presented awards of merit and excellence to Sisters artist Dennis McGregor and book publisher David Banks at the Drake Awards dinner and ceremony Saturday, March 15, at Sunriver.

Horse trainer holds Sisters clinic
Richard Shrake, one of America's most highly regarded horsemen, lives right here in Central Oregon. Last week saw him at Cisco Stables in Sisters where he held one of his Resistance Free Training clinics.