The Nugget Newspaper JUNE 26, 1996 for Sisters, Oregon

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Serving Deschutes County	Sisters Oregon
VOL. XVII NO. 26	JUNE 26, 1996

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Drug charge dropped
By Eric Dolson Charges for possession of methamphetamine filed against Brent Sherman Jr. following a police raid in Bend have been dropped, according to Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan.	Charges that Sherman tried to extort, with a baseball bat, $10,000 from a lawyer who used to represent him are still pending. As a result of the various charges and investigations, Sherman was returned more...

Gravel mine to begin operation in September

By Jim Cornelius
Hap Taylor and Sons, Inc. of Bend is set to begin work at the site of their new gravel mine and crushing operation four miles west of Sisters around the first of July. more...

Water company makes bookkeeping changes

By Jim Cornelius
Indian Meadow Water Company is trying to move forward after putting a painful embezzlement case behind it. The company held its annual meeting Saturday, July 23, when ballots for the board of directors more...

Forest Service training prepares firefighters
By Shea Andersen Every summer the call goes out, and every summer they come. From all walks of life, people sign up to become Forest Service foot soldiers in America's annual battle with fire.	These days, however, the Forest Service doesn't just hand you a shovel and send you out on the fire line. If you want to fight fire in the modern Forest Service, you have to go through Guard School. more...

Pratt files bankruptcy

By Eric Dolson
Sisters accountant Arthur C. F. Pratt filed on June 17 to reorganize his debts under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

The bankruptcy is in response to a civil suit against Pratt filed by the Estate of Joseph M. Fought on March 29, claiming that Pratt owed the estate more than $2.3 million. more...

14-year-old rolls car on Highway 20 west of Sisters

By Jim Cornelius
Three members of a Redmond family escaped serious injury Thursday, June 20, when the Hyundai Excel in which they were riding rolled on Highway 20 four miles west of Sisters. more...

Chamber bids Fisher farewell

By Jim Cornelius
Jim Fisher headed into retirement with a brand-new straw cowboy hat and the good wishes of friends and colleagues as the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce bid their executive director farewell at the chamber's sunset social Tuesday, June 18. more...

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