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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.

Investigator Randy Wight recounted the start of the B&B Complex fires. photo by Jim Cornelius

Investigators explain fires' start
Lightning blazed across the skies in the Sisters country in a series of storms August 4-7.

Girls soccer team wins league title
For the first time in the history of Sisters High School the girls soccer team has won the Capital Conference Championship.

Sisters residents weigh in on library design
Residents voiced their desire for a pretty library --one that matches the ambiance of Sisters -- at a meeting of the Deschutes Public Library District Board on Wednesday, October 15.

Forest Service will begin burning project
Even as rehabilitation crews work to repair the destructive effects of fire, the Forest Service plans to intentionally light some fires to enhance the health of the forest in the Metolius Basin.

Sisters district hires new fire chief
Taylor Robertson of Eugene will be Sisters' new Fire chief.

Lake Creek Lodge project approved
Plans to expand Camp Sherman's Lake Creek Lodge cleared a major hurdle on Thursday, October 16, as Jefferson County Commissioners Mary Zemke, Bill Bellamy and Chairperson Walt Ponsford voted unanimous approval of the expansion plan and denial of an appeal brought by Friends of the Metolius (FOM).

Sisters Gals gather for reunion
About 40 current and former residents of Sisters gathered from all points of the compass to have lunch at The Fountain Restaurant in Redmond on October 17.

Sisters Scramble run set for Saturday
The fifth annual Sisters Scramble 5- and 10-kilometer run is scheduled for Saturday, October 25.

Daylight saving time ends this Sunday
It's time for those who have been on daylight saving time D.S.T for the past 6-1/2 months (since April 6) to "fall back" to standard time.

Local runner is tops again in Tahoe Triple
Finishing a marathon is quite an accomplishment. Local endurance runner Sean Meissner tripled that feat, running marathons on three successive days to win the Lake Tahoe Triple event for the third year in a row on October 9-11.

Scholarship helps preserve veterans' history
Many veterans of World War II and the Vietnam War believe that today's young people have no concept of what it was like for the millions of men and women who served their country in those difficult times.

Mentor program works for youth
Rick Silver gave a high-five to an animated young boy at Sun Mountain Fun Center. The boy jumped in the air after bowling a ball that sunk some pins. He ran at Rick exclaiming, "Look what I did!"

Sisters radio station will be on air soon
Tune your dial to FM 106.7: Sisters is going to have its own radio station, probably as soon as next fall.