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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.

Construction and real estate sales are booming in Sisters -- and inventory is shrinking. photo by Jim Cornelius

Schools face $600,000 deficit
April 2, 2004 -- Sisters schools face a $600,000 deficit next year, according to the most recent estimates provided by Superintendent Lynn Baker.

Real estate market booms in Sisters
April 1, 2004 -- While home prices skyrocket in Sisters, Realtors struggle to maintain enough inventory.

Sisters hosts art stroll and auction
The Sisters community will celebrate the arts in grand style with a two-day event on Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3.

Three killed in plane crash on Three Fingered Jack
Three people were killed when their four-seat Cessna 182 aircraft crashed on Sunday, March 28, on the slopes of Three Fingered Jack.

Spring break means volunteer work
Two groups of college students spent most of their spring break working in Sisters as volunteers on several Habitat for Humanity houses.

Sisters 'Y' intersection to be changed soon
The Oregon Department of Transportation is inviting the public to an open house on the "Sisters Intersection West Project (US20/OR242)."

Low-income aid programs are active
Low-income housing programs in Sisters are in full swing.

Sisters residents argue over density
Ardent residents packed Sisters City Hall on Thursday, March 25, to voice their desires for future residential development in the City of Sisters.

Sisters faces tension between density and affordability
While some locals argue for more smaller lot sizes to make housing more affordable in Sisters, others turned out at City Hall on Thursday, March 25, to voice their desire to keep Sisters a beautiful retirement community, with large lots and low density.

Sisters Athletic Club ready to open new building on Monday
Sisters Athletic Club is ready to open its new18,000-square-foot facility on Highway 20 at the east end of Sisters on Monday, April 5.

Locals to pitch in on burn restoration
Sisters area residents and visitors can pitch in to help the forest recover from the scorching flames of last summer's B&B Complex Fire.

Stitchin' Post adds knitting supplies
Sisters knitters no longer need to travel out of town to satisfy their creative urges. The Stitchin' Post, famed for meeting the imaginative needs of quilters, is now carrying colorful lines of yarns and other knitting supplies.