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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.

The Easter Bunny greeted egg hunters at the park on Sunday.

Sisters enjoys picture-book Easter
Sisters was graced with picture-perfect spring weather for Easter celebrations last Sunday.

'Watchdog' guarding school internet
The internet is a powerful learning tool, giving students access to huge amounts of useful information.

Study puts steelhead back in Squaw Creek
Steelhead may swim again in Squaw Creek in 10 years.

Sisters poised for growth boom
The Sisters area will likely become a lot more populous -- and a lot denser -- over the next 10 years.

Students serve with Habitat
Last week, 10 students trekked to Sisters from Western Washington University to help build a home for the Kolb family of Sisters.

Donkey basketball returns to Sisters
Sisters students and community members will compete on the hardwood in a Donkey Basketball tournament on Saturday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in the high school gym.

Ranch prepares for restaurant opening
Black Butte Ranch residents are helping staff prepare for the mid-May opening of a restaurant at the new Big Meadow Club House.

Golfers seek repeat championship
The Sisters boys varsity golf team knows there's only one way to improve upon last year's state championship run: They'll have to repeat their performance.

Real estate recovering in Sisters
The World Trade Center attack last September 11 sent shock waves through the local economy, including what had been a tremendous real estate market in Sisters.

Sisters skier makes Deaf Olympics team
Nicolas Yopp of Sisters qualified for the U.S. Deaf Olympics Team in races at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, last month.

Ranch launches vanpool program
Beginning Monday, April 1, a Dodge Ram 15-seater is transporting workers who live in Redmond to their jobs at Black Butte Ranch.

City sets conditions on Sisters Library
After an 18-month-long argument over rent and equity, the City of Sisters has handed the Deschutes Public Library District a list of conditions for using the Sisters Library facility.

Sisters Folk Festival headliners
The Nashville Bluegrass Band -- one of the top outfits in the country -- will headline the Sisters Folk Festival September 7-9.

Students transition smoothly after spring break
After two glorious weeks of freedom and sunshine, the students at both Sisters Elementary School and Middle School were ready to hit the books again. For the most part, anyway.

Boys tear through baseball preseason schedule
While everybody else was vacationing, the Sisters boys varsity baseball team stayed plenty busy during spring break.

Coach protests length of spring break
A two-week spring break may be nice for some families and kids in Sisters, but it's tough on the track program at Sisters High School.

School groundbreaking set for May 1
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sisters High School has been scheduled for May 1, 2002.