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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 Forest Service plan will protect riparian areas along Squaw Creek. photo by Jim Fisher

Update on Samaritan Home Relief
Funds have begun coming in to the Samaritan Home Relief Fund set up at Bank of the Cascades in Sisters.

Plan to protect Squaw Creek
Foresters are planning to restore and protect riparian areas along Squaw Creek south of Sisters.

Reaching out to tsunami victims
As the scale of human suffering from the December 26 earthquake and tsunami in South Asia became apparent, fund-raising efforts got underway to help victims.

'The sea is coming'
Reprinted by permission, The Gazette in Montgomery County, Md. December 29, 2004
Many county residents are waiting anxiously for news of family and friends endangered by the tsunamis that devastated 11 countries in South Asia and East Africa on Sunday (December 26). Tens of thousands of men, women and children are dead, with the death toll rising every day. Untold millions of survivors face homelessness, starvation and disease.

Sisters residents have many choices for helping tsunami aid effort
Many Sisters area residents are interested in donating to help with relief efforts in tsunami-ravaged areas of South Asia.

Sisters group pushes for more school funding
A Sisters organization is being formed to campaign for additional money for public schools in the 2005-07 state budget.

Winter weather finally arrives in Sisters
It took its time getting here and it didn't exactly come in with a bang, but winter finally arrived in Sisters last weekend.

Student attends 'Floating University'
Tracy Moore is just a junior at Oregon State University, yet has already realized a lifelong dream.

School district responds to TAG complaint
True to his word, Sisters School Board Chairman Glen Lasken sent John Shepherd a written response to Shepherd's complaint about the program for Talented and Gifted students (TAG) at Sisters High School.

Sisters travelers can dodge snafus
The holiday season was a nightmare for many travelers -- especially those who tried to get across the country by air.

Sisters couple pursues passion for cycling and martial arts
Jerry Norquist and his wife Victoria Graves have a passion for athletics -- and for the Sisters community.

Watching the Atta Boy 300 sled dog race
Two stages of the Atta Boy 300 World Sled Dog Championship Race will be held in the Sisters area on January 10-11 -- at Hoodoo Mountain Resort on January 10 and at Upper Three Creek Sno-Park on January 11.

City supports microenterprise program
The City of Sisters has formally declared support of a grant submitted by the Bend Community Action Team (BCAT) on behalf of the Central Oregon Microenterprise Progam.

Sisters youth tries for Naval Academy
Kate Canja is following a family tradition. The Sisters High School senior is pointed toward a career in the military, specifically the U.S. Navy via the U.S. Naval Academy.