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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.

Sisters Middle School was consumed in a burn-to-learn exercise. photo by Tim O'Neal

School goes up in flames
The old Sisters Middle School was reduced to a pile of smoking rubble on Monday morning after a weekend training burn that gave 185 firefighters a unique live-fire experience.

Voters kill tax measure; schools plan more cuts
Sisters students will likely have days cut from their class schedule and see the size of their classes increase in the wake of the resounding defeat of Measure 30 at the polls on Tuesday, February 3.

School board grapples with money question
The Sisters School Board moved closer Monday night, February 9, to final answers for two money questions that seemed to come with the winter's snow:

Boundary changes face criticism
The City of Sisters Planning Department faces mounting opposition to proposed changes to the city's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB).

Shooting proposal draws fire
The Bend Trap Club is seeking a change in forest zoning to allow "firearms training facilities."

Habitat breaks ground on No. 27
A brilliantly sunny afternoon greeted a gathering of Sisters Habitat for Humanity supporters celebrating the groundbreaking for the chapter's 27th home on Sunday afternoon, February 8.

Camp Polk Meadow history reviewed
Martin Winch, local writer and historian, took his Lunch and Learn audience on a virtual exploration of Camp Polk Meadow last week.

Fate of older library building is undecided
With the recent practice burn at the old Sisters Middle School site, attention will now focus on the replacement buildings proposed for that site. A new library, scheduled during 2005, a new City Hall and possibly a school administration structure are on the planning board.

Nowak seeks county seat
Ric Nowak has thrown his hat into the ring for the May 18 Republican primary election for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Position #2.

Couplet continues to spark debate
Locals are sharpening their swords as various couplet design options go up on the drawing board -- each option protecting different interests.

Sisters man is fair foundation president
Jim Fisher of Sisters is president of the newly-organized Oregon State Fair Foundation, Inc.