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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.

Agnes Warren dishes up marionberry cobbler at the fair. photo by Jim Cornelius

Walden holds forest hearing in Sisters
Take fast action in salvaging fire-killed and fire-damaged timber and streamline the federal review process.

Country Fair was crowd pleaser
Though thunder clouds loomed overhead, nothing could dampen the spirits of the hundreds of local folks and visitors who turned out for the ninth annual Country Fair at Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration.

Lightning sparks yet more fires across Sisters area
Just as firefighters were mopping up 31 fires sparked by last week's thunderstorms, another powerful cell rolled over Sisters, bringing yet more thunder and lightning.

Sisters airman awarded Bronze Star
Senior Airman John Leese, a 1995 Sisters High School graduate, has been awarded a Bronze Star for his actions during a convoy ambush in northern Iraq near Mosul last March.

No bids for Eyerly Fire salvage timber sale
No bids were received by the Sisters Ranger District in an auction held August 10 for the purchase of fire-killed and fire-damaged timber on the 2002 Eyerly Fire.

Public workshop on couplet scheduled
Sisters area residents will have another chance to weigh in on a proposed one-way couplet on Tuesday, August 31, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Sisters Elementary School.

Sheriff's Citizen's Academy scheduled
Beginning this September and running through November, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office will host a Citizen's Academy at Sisters High School.

Folk festival announces songwriting finalists
Five finalists will vie for a $700 cash prize at the Sisters Folk Festival's annual songwriting contest.

Sisters revises 20-year population forecast downward by 941
Sisters just lost 941 people -- in the year 2025. A challenge before the Deschutes County Commissioners has prompted Sisters to revise its method of population forecasting, dropping the projected population from 4,688 to 3,747 for the year 2025.

Preschool begins for Sisters' youngest
Big kids are not the only ones heading back to class this September -- many little Sisters residents are starting school, too.

Sisters firefighters encourage safety
SISTERS, Ore. (The Nugget) -- A couple of recent structure fires in the Sisters area have sparked interest in fire safety precautions.

Sisters team competes in Bend meet
The Sisters Athletic Club youth swim team dived into its first official meet on Tuesday, August 10.

Transfer station operator thanked
Camp Sherman residents gathered at the local Post Office Wednesday morning, August 11, to honor Doug Gyllenskog for his service at the transfer station (dump).

Sisters grad performs teaching stint in her native India
Kerani Mitchell had always wanted to travel to India, the land of her birth.

Aspen Lakes hosts PGA sectional
The top club professional golfers in the Pacific Northwest will tee off at Aspen Lakes this month in the Pacific Northwest Section Club Professional Championship (PNWCPC).

Rehab owl adjusting to life at the zoo
"Sweetie Pie," the great horned owl rehabilitated by Gary Landers of Sisters and donated to the Oregon Zoo, is doing well in her new surroundings.

Tools for School donations accepted
Sisters' Les Schwab Taylor Tire Center has an empty truck-bed tool box. It needs to be filled with supplies for school-age children, grades K-12.