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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.

Congressman Greg Walden, right, confers with businessman Steve Wilson. photo by Jim Cornelius

Walden surveys fire's impact
Republican Congressman Greg Walden, fresh from a fact-finding expedition to Iraq, turned his attention to the condition of Sisters in the wake of the B&B Complex Fire.

Lightning blamed for B&B Complex fires
Lightning was the cause of both the Booth and Bear Butte fires, which broke out on August 19, according to the Central Oregon Arson Task Force (COATF).

Harvest Faire overcomes weather
Neither chilly drizzle nor a destructive windstorm could put a damper on a highly successful Harvest Faire in Sisters last weekend.

City to share sewer costs with residents
After weeks of postponement, the Sisters City Council cast a 3-1 vote Thursday, October 9, to approve a sewer connection and reimbursement agreement with residents of Maple Street in the Buck Run Phase III subdivision.

Jazz festival seeks matching funds
An anonymous benefactor has offered a $10,000 challenge grant to the Sisters Jazz Festival.

Students get a taste of wilderness
Nearly 60 juniors at Sisters High School took a walk on the wild side last week as part of the fall expedition into the Three Sisters Wilderness for the Integrated Environmental Expedition (IEE) class at Sisters High School.

Concert marks school auditorium opening
Sisters High School will host the band Slick Side Down in a concert to celebrate the opening of the new Sisters High School Auditorium.

Sisters mountaineer bags three peaks
Sisters mountaineer Brent McGregor set a blistering pace in a solo climb of all three Sisters mountains September 30, traveling trailhead to trailhead in 11 hours and 54 minutes.

Warm Springs elder blesses ground
Wilson Wewa Jr. performed a ground-blessing ceremony Paiute-fashion at the site of a new Suttle Lake Resort lodge on Saturday, October 11.

Citizens to shape couplet plan
Six Sisters citizens will help shape plans for a one-way couplet through town.

School gets funds for equipment
High school Principal Bob Macauley won approval Monday night, October 13, to spend an additional $210,000 to purchase equipment for the new Sisters High School.

Deliberations continue on Lake Creek Lodge appeal
Despite anticipation by both proponents and foes, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners made no decision last week on the appeal brought by The Friends of the Metolius (FOM) against the proposed Lake Creek Lodge expansion proposal.

Six fawns to re-enter the forest
Deer hunting season ended October 12. Six baby deer will be set free to roam the woods this weekend, October 17.

Camp Sherman fire survivors celebrate
Camp Sherman's historic Community Hall overflowed with nearly 200 celebrants for a Saturday evening "Survivor Fest" potluck on October 11.