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Hundreds of kids and parents joined in on the fun activities and an Easter egg hunt at the Los Osos Community Center on Saturday, March 30, 2013.

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Meet the Easter bunny, hunt for eggs, watch a parade and more this weekend in SLO County.

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Arroyo Grande police Cmdr. Kevin McBride, left, and Cmdr. Beau Pryor work out of their new space at the Women's Center on Vernon Street while the police station on South Halcyon Road is remodeled.

A.G. police may have to stay in temporary digs through year's end

The Women’s Center in Arroyo Grande has been transformed with a banner reading “Arroyo Grande Police Station” and temporary fencing blocking off a parking area for police vehicles.

Sports

Cal Poly shortstop Peter Van Hansen drives in the run to make it 3-3 in the eighth inning against Cal State Fullerton on Friday, April 18, 2014. The Mustangs won 4-3 in 13 innings when Nick Torres later doubled in Mark Mathias.

Cal Poly baseball team outlasts Cal State Fullerton in 13 innnings

Nick Torres hit a walk-off double to score Mark Mathias in the 13th inning, backing 4 2⁄3 no-hit innings of scoreless relief by Reed Reilly as the No. 3 Cal Poly baseball team beat Cal State Fullerton in 13 innings and clinched the series victory...

Business

North County resident Derek Ehinger is in the process of converting Blades on Ice, his seasonal ice rink, into a temporary roller rink in downtown Atascadero.

Atascadero ice rink to become roller rink for summertime skating

Derek Ehinger is ready to trade in his ice skates for roller skates as he converts Blades on Ice in downtown Atascadero into a temporary roller rink.

Opinion

Pismo council shows wisdom, ends council meeting prayers

Pismo Beach City Council ended the practice of prayer at council meetings last week, showing respect and inclusion to the Pismo Beach community.

Entertainment

Actors rehearse a boxing scene Monday for the 25th annual Pilipino Cultural Night event "Bayani" at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande. Photo by Joe Johnston 04-14-14

Pilipino culture at the Clark Center

Pilipino Cultural Night features 44 cast and crew members celebrating the culture, music, dance and folklore of the Philippines.

Living

The numerous benefits of compost include moisture retention, weed suppression and a slow release of nutrients into the soil.

Using compost in your garden can save water

Compost is a mixture of carbon-rich dry brown materials and nitrogen-rich green plant materials. Composting is the process by which organic materials are decomposed through a series of biological events. The resulting small volume of material, what...

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Daughter of Nepalese mountaineer Ang Kaji Sherpa, killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, cries as her father's body is brought to the Sherpa Monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 19, 2014. Rescuers were searching through piles of snow and ice on the slopes of Mount Everest on Saturday for four Sherpa guides who were buried by an avalanche that killed 12 other Nepalese guides in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak. The Sherpa people are one of the main ethnic groups in Nepal's alpine region, and many make their living as climbing guides on Everest and other Himalayan peaks.

13th body pulled from snow in Everest avalanche

Search teams recovered a 13th body Saturday from the snow and ice covering a dangerous climbing pass on Mount Everest, where an avalanche a day earlier swept over a group of Sherpa guides in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak. 8 minutes ago

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Daughter of Nepalese mountaineer Ang Kaji Sherpa, killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, cries as her father's body is brought to the Sherpa Monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 19, 2014. Rescuers were searching through piles of snow and ice on the slopes of Mount Everest on Saturday for four Sherpa guides who were buried by an avalanche that killed 12 other Nepalese guides in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak. The Sherpa people are one of the main ethnic groups in Nepal's alpine region, and many make their living as climbing guides on Everest and other Himalayan peaks.

13th body pulled from snow in Everest avalanche

Search teams recovered a 13th body Saturday from the snow and ice covering a dangerous climbing pass on Mount Everest, where an avalanche a day earlier swept over a group of Sherpa guides in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak. 8 minutes ago