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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 shared chocolate eggs and hugs with children -- and photo opportunities with their parents -- at the annual Sisters Easter Egg Hunt. photo by Jim Cornelius

Sisters student in custody for Bend killing
Monday, April 19 -- A Sisters High School student is in custody in connection with the killing of a man in Drake Park on Friday, April 16.

Schools struggle to serve gifted students
As Sisters educators struggle to serve each student with shrinking resources, some parents are concerned that the district's best and brightest are getting short shrift.

New Cycle Oregon event comes to Sisters
The new event is a mini-version of the legendary seven-day Cycle Oregon ride. Designed to appeal to all those people who can not commit to a week-long ride in the fall, this year's summer event will be based in Sisters, on July 23-25.

B & B Complex Fire closures to be lifted in most areas
Deschutes National Forest officials will authorize entry into areas the B&B Complex and Link Fires burned last summer in the Sisters Ranger District starting Saturday, April 17.

Egg hunters have a happy day
It was all over in about three minutes.

Baker to leave school district
Sisters School Superintendent Dr. Lynn Baker announced Monday night, April 12, that he will leave the Sisters School District at the end of his one-year interim contract in June.

Kathy Mattea will perform at Starry Nights concert
Country and folk performer Kathy Mattea will take the stage at the Sisters High School auditorium on Sunday, April 18, to close out this year's Sisters Starry Nights Concert Series.

City Hall funds are in new budget
When the newly-appointed budget committee looked at the first draft of the proposed city budget on Thursday, April 8, there was some concern over the costs to build a new City Hall.

Sisters resident has hearing restored with donated hearing aids
Longtime Sisters resident Joan Morris had lost much of her hearing by the time her friend and pastor Rodger Hall returned to Sisters after an extended absence.

Sisters student wins Seattle University scholarship for service
Sisters High School Senior Kerani Mitchell recently won the coveted Sullivan Leadership Award from Seattle University.

Sheriff to hold Sisters town hall meeting
Deschutes County Sheriff Les Stiles has scheduled a Town Hall meeting at the Sisters Sheriff's Substation, 703 N. Larch St. on Monday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m.

Sisters band keeps conference title
Sisters High School's Concert Band continued its reputation for excellence and top performance by taking first place once again at the Capital Conference Band Festival on Wednesday, April 7.

Library plan hearing set for April 15
The City of Sisters Planning Commission will review plans for the proposed new Sisters Library on Thursday, April 15.

New library to be three times larger
The proposed new Sisters Library will be more than three times the size of the present building, according to the schematic layout being presented to the City Planning Commission April 15.