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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.

Jared Schneider, Trevor Jutte and Zachary Cummings show off their invention. Photo by Jim Cornelius

Tire idea wins for inventive kids
Three Sisters youths have parlayed their idea for self-deploying studs on tires into a prestigious national prize.

School candidates square off in forum
To judge by their public statements, the four candidates for two contested seats on the Sisters School Board have no major school-related disagreements. They believe the schools are doing a good job but face serious budget problems.

Local mushroom crop poised to boom
Despite the downturn in Oregon's economy, one industry in the Sisters area is, well, mushrooming.

Forest brush-clearing projects continue
Forest Service crews are clearing land of brush and small trees in Glaze Meadow in order to lower fire risk and maintain the meadow.

Chase ends in Sisters man's garage
A 32-year-old Salem man led police on a wild chase near Sisters last week before he was finally nabbed while trying to steal a Sisters man's truck.

Fiesta fundraiser supports SOAR
Senoras, senoritas, y senors flowed into a little piece of Mexico Saturday evening, May 3, for a Cinco de Mayo fiesta fantastica

Steve Swisher takes new job in Brookings
Sisters School Superintendent Steve Swisher will trade the high desert for the beach next school year. He will become interim superintendent of the Brookings-Harbor School district on the southern Oregon coast.

School budget plan maintains services
Superintendent Steve Swisher on Monday night, May 5, proposed a 2003-04 Sisters school budget that would keep the level of service about the same as the current year.

Sisters resident will cycle coast to coast
Elizabeth Renner has been thinking about biking across America for at least the last 15 years. She has decided that this is the year to do it.

Region prepares for West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus is heading for Oregon this summer, borne on the wings of migrating birds coasting up the Pacific Flyway from Mexico.

Pinecone pickers reap local harvest
Ten to 12 semi-truck loads of local pinecones are shipped from here each year to wholesale warehouses for sorting and re-shipment to floral shops and other outlets throughout the United States. Now is the heart of the harvest season.

Sisters girl creates unique creatures
Naomi Teeny's art would be remarkable under any circumstances.

Public aid needed to help rescued cats
The Humane Society of Central Oregon and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office rescued 53 cats from a single-wide mobile home in La Pine on Saturday evening April 26.

Episcopal priest retires from military service
Most people know Larry Harrelson as the guy in the white collar who serves as Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. But until recently he was also a Colonel in the Army.

Flamingos sprout on lawn at Leavitt's
John Leavitt is seeing pink flamingos -- on the front yard of his western wear store at the corner of Cascade Avenue and Elm Street.

New chef in the kitchen at BBR Lodge
Laotian-born Chef Silisak "Jerry" Phaisavath is the new Executive Chef at the Black Butte Ranch (BBR) Lodge restaurant.

Sisters man collects exotic costumes
Holm Neumann collects pieces of history like some folks collect spoons. Except Neumann gets to have more fun with his collection than most.