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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.

Snow storms blanket Sisters
A series of snow-laden storms rolled over Sisters during the New Year's Day holiday, blanketing the area with a the heaviest cover of snow local residents have seen in a decade.

Fires rage, schools open in 2003
In Sisters, 2003 will go down in history as the Year of Fire, as two major blazes threatened the communities of Black Butte Ranch and Camp Sherman.

Sisters calm about mad cow scare
As the investigation into the origins of America's first case of mad cow disease continues, folks in Sisters are still buying meat and dining on steaks.

Sisters man finds long-lost siblings
Reuben Joseph Beeman of Sisters gave himself the best Christmas present of his life this holiday season.

Sled dog races coming to Sisters
Sled dog racing will take over Sisters during part of the Atta Boy 300 Oregon World Cup next Tuesday and Wednesday, January 6-7.

Heavy snowfall socks the Sisters area
Well over a foot of snow blanketed the Sisters country on Sunday and Monday, December 28-29.

USFS seeks comment on salvage
Deschutes National Forest officials are seeking comment on a proposal for salvage logging, reforestation and fuels treatment on portions of the forest burned in the Eyerly Fire.

Robbery suspect caught
Sheriff's deputies arrested 16-year-old Andrew Thomas Sherrell of Sisters after an investigation into a purse snatching at Ray's Food Place parking lot on Friday, December 19.