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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.

The Link Fire sent a fresh plume of smoke skyward on Friday afternoon. Photo by Jim Cornelius

Weather aids Link fire fight
Cooler temperatures and up to 1/2 inch of rain over portions of the fire area helped firefighters gain ground on the blaze Saturday night.

Link Fire 80 percent contained
Despite facing some stiff winds, firefighters had a good day battling the Link Fire west of Sisters on Saturday, July 12.

Fire holds steady overnight
The Link Fire did not move overnight.

Link Fire 60 percent contained
Heavy aerial attacks by retardent-dropping planes and water-dropping helicopters helped firefighters battle the stubborn Link Fire on Friday, July 11.

Link Fire moving southeast
The Link Fire west of Sisters continued to spread toward the southeast on Friday, July 11, creeping within 3-1/2 miles of Black Butte Ranch.

Black Butte Ranch readies for Link Fire
Now it all depends on the weather and the wind.

Black Butte Ranch residents ready to act
Black Butte Ranch residents are ready for something they hope they won't have to do: evacuate for the second time in as many years (see story above).

Link Fire at 2,100 acres
The Link Fire doubled in size yesterday, to 2,100 acres. Some law enforcement and fire personnel had believed the fire was even larger than that, at 3,500 acres, but that information turned out to be incorrect.

Link Fire grows significantly
Firefighters lost ground to the Link Fire west of Sisters on Thursday, June 10, according to fire officials.

Firefighters pushing for Link fire containment
The Link Fire west of Sisters is now 70 percent contained, according to fire officials.

Fire ignites in forest west of Sisters
A towering column of smoke rose into the sky late Saturday afternoon, July 5, as a fire ignited in the forest west of Sisters.

Three dead in Highway 20 wreck
Three people were killed in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 6, when their vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer rig on Highway 20 between Camp Sherman and Suttle Lake.

Quilt Show will drape Sisters on Saturday
Thousands of quilters are already on their way to Central Oregon, making the annual pilgrimage to Sisters for the largest outdoor quilt show in the country.

North Sister climber falls
Search teams from Eugene Mountain Rescue and Deschutes County Search and Rescue units were unable to reach the body of a climber who fell to his death on North Sister on Saturday, July 5.

City designates alternative route
As Sisters streets fill with thousands of quilters on Saturday, July 12, drivers heading through town can avoid the logjam on Cascade Avenue on a city-designated alternate route.

Shoe donations help women
Most people appreciate a nice new pair of shoes. For women released from incarceration in Central Oregon, a new pair of shoes is a necessity -- and a symbol of hope.

Swisher looks back on his time as school chief
He didn't talk about the new high school, or even the local option levy.

Fourth celebration a real firecracker
It was a red, white and blue festive day at Black Butte Ranch as residents, guests and people from the Sisters area celebrated the Fourth of July.

Volunteers staff this lookout
A fire spotter atop Green Ridge saw the first puff of smoke for what has become the 600-acre Link Fire on Saturday, July 5, at 4:27 p.m.

National triathlon planned for Sisters
Sisters' full calendar of events just got more so.

Musical benefit for artist set for Friday
Friends of injured Sisters artist Dennis McGregor will gather for a benefit concert to help McGregor with his medical expenses.

Noted golf course architect dies
Robert Muir Graves was internationally renowned for his golf course designs. The famed golf course architect died at age 72 last week of complications of cancer.

Sisters artist's work featured by Ducks Unlimited
Sisters artist Don Zylius has been named California Ducks Unlimited Companion Artist of the year. His work will be featured in the conservation organization's state art package for 2003-04.

Habitat housing families at record rate
Sisters Habitat for Humanity continues to house families in Sisters at a record pace.

DSL coming to Camp Sherman
Later this month, Qwest communications will begin offering DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) to Camp Sherman residents for Internet connections.

Cloverdale firefighter works toward medic role
Rick Schneibel is one of Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District's finest. Named Rookie of the Year 2002-03, Firefighter Schneibel is a full -time student whose responsibilities include emergency response, maintenance of all apparatus and equipment and normal station maintenance.

Transient merchants push their wares in Sisters
They crop up overnight like a relative who "just drops in for a visit."