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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.

A plume of smoke rises from a controlled burn that was set Thursday afternoon, September 30. photo by Jim Cornelius

Foresters ignite burn west of Sisters
A plume of smoke rose into the air west of Sisters Thursday afternoon, September 30, when federal and state prescribed fire specialists burned 39 acres off Highway 242.

Trail crews repair fire damage
It's hard, dirty work -- but a mighty satisfying way to spend a summer.

Soldier speaks of fighting
in Iraq
Sgt. Nathan Phillips has spent the past several months being mortared and rocketed at his base in central Baghdad, Iraq.

Rhea named new chamber of commerce director
Cheryl Rhea has taken the reins as Executive Director of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. She replaces Ric Nowak, who stepped down from the post effective this month.

Sisters team tests fire mapping tool
A new tool for fire lookouts has been undergoing testing this past summer at the Black Butte fire lookout tower.

Strolling through Sisters' art
Artists created with their hands, paintbrushes, voices and bodies at the Third Annual Sisters Art Stroll sponsored by the Sisters Gallery Association.

Top jazz performers to take the stage in Sisters
Five of the Northwest's most prominent jazz musicians will be featured in the first Harvest Jazz concert at Sisters High School Saturday, October 9, under the sponsorship of the Sisters Jazz Festival.

Some stories behind the SAT scores
When the 2004 SAT scores for Central Oregon high schools were published earlier this month, one set of numbers stood out like a palm tree in the High Desert: Compared with the year before, the scores for La Pine rose 71 points on the verbal section and 64 points on the math section.

Local groups support Forest Service in suit
Two Central Oregon environmental organizations who have often opposed U.S. Forest Service actions in the past have now joined together to support the agency by intervening in a lawsuit over plans for thinning forests in the Metolius Basin.

Part of Hood Avenue to remain two-way
Hood Avenue between Pine Street and Highway 242 will remain a two-way street if a couplet is constructed in Sisters.

City fee transfer arrangement questioned
The transfer of a fee imposed by the City of Sisters from water bond payoff to sewer bond payoff has raised eyebrows among citizens and city councilors.

Squaw Creek project delayed by water
Most people looking for water in the Sisters area would be happy if they encountered a high water table. But water at a depth of only two feet has slowed Sisters developer Roger Forbes in his efforts to cross under Squaw Creek from Timber Creek development to Creekside development with an eight-inch city water main.

Judah Slavkovsky witnesses conflict along Israeli-Palestinian 'wall'
A recent online news report from Jerusalem indicated that as the Palestinian intifada enters its fifth year, Israel seems more determined than ever to expand its settlements into the West Bank.

Baxter photograph captured Ike
Jack Baxter's May, 1960, picture of Dwight Eisenhower addressing the people of Pittsfield, Maine, may bring back memories of a gentler time for some mature readers.