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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.

Natalie MacMaster's lively fiddle playing and dancing got a standing-room-only crowd at the Sisters Folk Festival Village Green Stage tapping toes and dancing in the aisles. photo by Lynn Woodward

Folk festival rocks Sisters music fans
By all standards this year's Sisters Folk Festival was a success. The weather held up (only a few raindrops), the performers were spectacular, the spectators were appreciative, the organizers were organized.

Local option campaign underway
When Ted Thonstad was hired as superintendent of Sisters schools last month, he knew that his first three months would be devoted to one overriding task: winning voter approval of a new "local option levy."

Sisters Jazz Festival opens Friday
Four bands with four distinct musical styles will provide a simultaneous kick-off in different venues at noon Friday, September 17, to open the 2004 Sisters Jazz Festival (SJF).

Bermel marks 25 years at Sisters Library
In 1979, Sisters had a population under 700, there was no sewer, no talk of a couplet, rooms upstairs at The Palace were $5 a night -- and Sisters had a new librarian.

Local man builds scale model planes
When Lee and Marti Kufchak built their house in Black Butte Ranch, attic space was finished to provide storage for Marti's sewing needs. But now it is known as "The Hangar." Lee uses the space for many of his model airplanes.

New voter registration may be needed
If your street name or street address was changed recently, you probably need to reregister with the Deschutes County Clerk's Office by October 21 if you wish to vote in the November election.

Sisters Rodeo seeks early queen entries
Selection of the 2005 PRCA Sisters Rodeo Queen has been scheduled earlier than in past years, according to John Leavitt, queen selection committee chair.

Eric Beckwith helps keep kids on right track with JET program
In December, 2003, the Juvenile Empowerment Training (JET) program lost its funding and leadership in Sisters. Eric Beckwith, Community Justice Officer for Deschutes County Juvenile Community Justice, has taken over supervision of the JET Program.

Folksingers visit Sisters schools
A number of Sisters Folk Festival featured performers spent their pre-performance time on Friday in a different kind of venue.

Scott Little wins regional high school golf title
Sisters Senior Scott Little won the 16-17-year- old division of the Central Oregon Junior Golf Association (COJGA) for summer competiton.

Sisters Jazz Festival offers raffle prizes
Gift baskets from local merchants, jazz festival tickets and a surprise sculpture from local artist J. Chester "Skip" Armstrong all are part of the more than 30 prizes that will be awarded this weekend to winners in the annual Sisters Jazz Festival (SJF) raffle.

Contest winners show their stuff
After being challenged by 149 other songwriters, then going head-to-head with four other finalists, Alastair Moock emerged as the winner of the Sisters Folk Festival Songwriting Contest on Saturday, September 11.

Locals receive donated clothing
Early Saturday morning a line starting forming outside Sisters Elementary School. They were not waiting for one of the Folk Festival acts. They were waiting for winter clothing.

It's 'steely time' in Central Oregon
Dedicated Central Oregon anglers are going AWOL from home and work, seeking Deschutes, McKenzie, North Umpqua, Santiam and John Day river steelhead.

Injured eagle leaves Sisters for zoo school
A three-year-old golden eagle that had been struck by a motor vehicle and brought to Gary Landers of Sisters has been sent to school at the Oregon Zoo in Portland.

'People meds' can be harmful to pets
Pets in Central Oregon live in a rough-and-tumble environment. From coyotes to raccoons and snakes, they have more to contend with than city pets. But when pets are injured in a fight or have other aches and pains, veterinarians say not to treat them with "people medicine."

Rodeo association hosts habitat volunteers
The Sisters Rodeo Association is hosting a nationally organized group of Habitat for Humanity volunteers on the new camp site at the rodeo grounds for 10 days.

Americana Song Academy hits sweet note
In its third year, the Americana Song Academy is a hands-on school for aspiring song writers. This year Steve Seskin, Eliza Gilkyson, and Chuck Pyle, instructed the program.

Watching America disappear
Americana singer-songwriter Tom Russell and guitar ace Andrew Hardin brought their unique stylings to the Sisters Folk Festival last weekend to the delight of hundreds. Russell is a songwriter's songwriter.