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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.

Jean Nave, President of the Sisters country Historical Society, displays ancient artifacts uneartheed at Black Butte Ranch. photo by Conrad Weiler

Sisters Country Historical Society formed
March 29, 2004 -- The Black Butte Ranch Historical Society has grown to become the Sisters country Historical Society.

Pillar runs for county commissioner seat
March 28, 2004 -- Scott Pillar of Sisters has jumped into the crowded field seeking the Republican Party nomination for Position # 2 on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners.

Driver runs into Eurosports
March 26, 2004 -- A Sisters woman drove her car into the front wall of Eurosports on Friday afternoon, March 26.

Earthquakes swarm on South Sister
March 26, 2004 -- At approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, while Willie Scott, geologist with US Geological Survey (USGS) was giving a talk in Bend on the South Sister "bulge," a swarm of small earthquakes began shaking things up about four miles beneath the dormant South Sister volcano.

Llama herd leaves Patterson Ranch
March 25, 2004 -- The large pack of llamas, so familiar to all who drive west on the McKenzie Highway, has moved across the mountains.

Forest Service ignites burn near Tollgate
Foresters put 85 acres to the torch on Friday, March 19, west of the Tollgate subdivision.

Activist group sues over Metolius Project
The Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project (BMBP), working with the League of Wilderness Defenders filed a lawsuit on Monday, March 22, to stop parts of an extensive project in the Metolius basin designed to reduce fire danger and improve forest health.

Growth strains electrical system
As Sisters grows, the local electric utility has to continually upgrade its system to keep up.

Folk musicians play for school
Sisters students got a glimpse of the life of a traveling folk troubadour last week during an appearance by Justin Roth and Danya River.

Young artists contribute to Sisters fund-raiser
Artists from age five on up -- students and professionals alike -- will offer up their works in a variety of media next month as part of a celebration of the arts as a force for change in the world.

Sisters choir to present its spring concert
The Community Choir of Sisters will present its spring concert on Saturday April 3, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 4, at 2 p.m.

Local residents review ODOT's revised Lake Creek bridge project
Local residents weighed in last week on a proposal to replace a bridge over Lake Creek near milepost 87 west of Sisters on Highway 20.

Carol Woosley is heading home soon
Long-time Sisters resident and Black Butte Ranch waitress Carol Woosley learned this week that she will be coming home from her 100-day cancer treatment program in Portland -- possibly by the end of this month.

New sewer truck is key tool for the city
With 25 miles and about $18 million worth of sewer line to take care of in the City of Sisters, the Public Works Department has purchased a jet-vac truck to suck debris out of sewer lines.

Sisters woman helps disabled skiers
Sharon Sparrow's mother lost both of her legs in an accident last year. After that, Sharon learned to ski.

Dental machine a crowning glory
When Sisters dentist Kris Blodgett tested the CEREC 3D at a trade show, he knew he had to have one.