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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.

Summer rains are great for the forests, but not so great for hay growers. Rain does affect the quality of hay, but not as greatly as many people believe. photo by Kathryn Godsiff

Rainfall no blessing to hay growers
Last week's rain brought sighs of relief to many people in Central Oregon as temperatures dropped -- along with the fire danger.

Schools seek same local option rate
Sisters property taxpayers will pay the same rate they currently do -- 75 per $1,000 of assessed valuation -- if voters decide in November to renew the local option tax levy that has kept Sisters schools operating since voters approved it in November 2000.

Sharlene Weed joins city council
No time was wasted at the Thursday, August 26, Sisters City Council meeting to seat Sharlene Weed as the latest city councilor. In fact, by the time City Attorney, Steve Bryant, finished the swearing-in, Weed's nameplate was in position and she had taken her seat on the dais.

Sisters activists gear up for election
With only two months until the presidential election, Sisters area residents are actively working to get their preferred candidate elected.

Lompa protects his home country
Robert "Tony" Lompa has a job many would envy.

Western festival rides into Sisters
Sisters will live up to its Western spirit over Labor Day weekend as the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the first Western & Native American Arts Festival.

Camp Sherman hosts holiday festivities
Labor Day weekend will bring two major public functions to Camp Sherman.

Appeals court rules against CEC
The Oregon Court of Appeals last week dealt a blow to Central Electric Cooperative's (CEC) plans to upgrade its power lines feeding into the Sisters community.

Sisters men arrested after car chase
Billy Bafford, 22, of Sisters was arrested along with 20-year-old Jon Paxton after they allegedly fled from police on Monday night, August 24.

Man nabbed in forest fee thefts
Investigators with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, August 30, the arrest of 41-year-old James Preston Storns of Bend in connection with a string of thefts from Forest Service fee tubes from High Lakes to Sisters.

Jazz festival plans pre-festival Cajun party
Hot jazz and zesty food will come together like Louisiana gumbo at the Village Green on Thursday night, September 16, when the Sisters Jazz Festival (SJF) offers a Cajun-style warm-up party for the three-day weekend event.

Blues ace showcases musical evolution
David Jacobs-Strain has no problem dazzling audiences and critics alike with his fluid and passionate acoustic guitar chops.

Marilyn Utzinger -- a cancer survivor who enjoys helping others
She's spunky and fun and knows the value of each day that she lives.