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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.

Local citizens examined urban renewal plans at a City Hall workshop last week. Photo by Kristina Coulter

Plan seeks to enhance Sisters
In the 1890s, Sisters was a charming little Western town. It still is today. And if all goes according to plan, it still will be in 2025.

Lightning storm gives fire season warning
Thunder rumbled and the white flare of lightning pierced the skies over Sisters Tuesday night, June 17. It was a spectacular show, but it wracked the nerves of those charged with protecting Sisters from fire.

McKenzie Pass should open soon
The scenic route over the McKenzie Pass (Highway 242) should be open this weekend, June 28-29, according to Dan Knolls, public information officer for the Central Oregon division of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).

Power and portable phones go out at BBR
Power outages are not unusual in the Sisters area, but one on Monday, June 16, coincided with a rash of residential telephone failures.

Outlaw Open funds football
Local golfers turned out for a day on the links at Aspen Lakes Golf Course on Friday, June 20, and raised $16,000, primarily for Sisters school football programs.

Camp Sherman has new solar pool system
The swimming pool at Metolius Meadows, a Camp Sherman residential area, has opened the summer season with a new passive solar heating system for warming the pool water.

Camp helps youngsters cope with grief
Nearly everyone has experienced the difficulty of recovering from grief.

Community Theatre actors just love to act
What do a gas pump jockey, a social service worker, an athlete advocate and a poet/teacher have in common?

Summer school escapes budget cuts
While some Oregon schools are cutting summer programs because of the statewide budget crunch, Sisters will conduct a small summer school as usual.

Deaf student excels on bikes and skis
Freshly graduated from Sisters High School, Nicolas Yopp is ready to see the world. The parts he hasn't already seen from the back of his bicycle or from ski slopes across the planet, that is.

Musician offers free performance
California folk singer Tyrone Wells is in Central Oregon this week for a family reunion. While he's here he will present a free public musical performance in Sisters.

Computer club learns about the fight against 'spam'
If you are on the Internet, you probably get "spam" -- and lots of it.

Sisters woman recalls family's service
Four generations of Dorothy Gridley's family have fought for freedom.

Four coffee outlets keep Sisters awake
Sisters Coffee Company has been an institution since 1989.

Foundation grants $35,000 to SOAR
The Oregon Community Foundation presented SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation) a check for $35,000 on Tuesday, June 18. The grant is dedicated to construction of SOAR's Community Activities Center.

Local artisan crafts cross for church
After three years of planning, design and building, the new Community Hall at the Episcopal Church in Sisters in now ready for public and church use.

Couple opens Lakeside Bistro at Ranch
Marty and Mindy Berry are the new owners of the Lakeside Bistro at Black Butte Ranch (BBR).

Grant funds inventory of homes
Nicole Nathan is taking a snapshot in time -- literally.