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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.

COCC's popular Lunch & Learn programs will likely fall victim to the budget ax. Photo by Conrad Weiler

Sisters College Center may be cut
The popular Sisters College Center is likely to be a victim of $3 million in budget cuts at Central Oregon Community College.

More Sisters residents seek help from FAN
More Sisters area residents than ever are seeking emergency assistance from the Sisters Family Access Network (FAN).

Forest Service takes a cautious approach
Littering the road's edge like so much roadkill are brown heaps of forest debris. Local residents are wondering how much longer the piles will persist.

Board launches search for superintendent
Steve Swisher plans to resign as Sisters School Superintendent on April 1, 2003. However, he will continue to work past that official date to complete the school year.

Sisters holiday parade date changed
The Sisters Christmas Parade has been moved back to its traditional date on Saturday, November 30, at 2 p.m. on Hood Avenue.

Sisters man fights back against disease
Rick McNerney is putting up a real fight against an inexorable and debilitating disease. And he has the help of some friends in Sisters.

Christmas tree permits on sale now
National Forest Christmas tree permits are available now for use in local woods.

Holiday projects help people and pets
The Sisters Kiwanis Club is launching its annual holiday food drive to help local folks in need.

Math teacher again captivates audience
Captivating his audience with a wide range of examples, COCCs math department chairman Mike Sequeria demonstrated graphic examples visual displays of information.

Blue Star Banners honor service
Local representatives of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) honored community members with relatives in active service last week by presenting them with Blue Star Service Banners during a Sisters High School Veterans Appreciation Ceremony held last week.

Where are they now... Sisters grad is a sous chef
When Jessica Toney, a 2001 graduate of Sisters High School, took her first culinary arts class her sophomore year, she would rather have been in ceramics or band.

Outlaws triumph in cliffhanger
Down by 11 points with 2:42 left in the game and on the brink of playoff elimination at The Dalles, the Sisters football team staged a memorable comeback to beat the Indians 32-28.

Middle school soccer teams have great season
The Sisters Middle School girls soccer program had a great turnout this fall with 31 girls participating in the program.

Veteran speakers encourage patriotism
Sisters area veterans stood to be honored by local youth at this year's Veterans Appreciation Ceremonies at Sisters High School on Tuesday, November 12 and Wednesday, November 13.

Veterans scholarship aids Sisters student
As an outgrowth of the annual Sisters High School Veterans Appreciation Ceremony, Lynn Johnston, a local Vietnam veteran, established the Veterans Appreciation Scholarship in 2000.

Local dancers to perform in ballet
Nine young people from Sisters will be on stage in this year's performances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet in Bend on Saturday and Sunday, December 7-8.

Earthquake effects apparently not unique to Blue Lake
Two weeks ago, a Caldera poet witnessed sudden waves and turbulence at Blue Lake.

Fifth graders raising rainbow trout
Julie Kemper's fifth graders have teamed up with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and are raising rainbow trout to release the first part of December.

Sisters women lead 'Life by Heart'
People who are facing life-altering situations, such as a cancer diagnosis, will be able to find help through a new nonprofit group called Life by Heart.