The Nugget Newspaper July 17, 1996 for Sisters, Oregon

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Serving Deschutes County	Sisters Oregon
VOL. XVII NO. 29	July 17, 1996

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Santiam a deadly highway
By Eric Dolson It's been a deadly year and a half on the Santiam Pass west of Sisters. According to Oregon State Police in Bend and the Oregon Department of	Transportation, 12 people have lost their lives on a 10-mile stretch of Highway 20 since January, 1995. This nearly doubled the number of fatalities of the previous three years and more...

Firefighters contain cigarette- sparked fire

By Jeff Schroeder
Firefighters have contained a blaze that swept over 1,100 acres of the Jefferson Wilderness last week and filled the air northwest of Sisters with a haze of smoke. It may be a long time before the flames are completely out. more...

Sisters loses power

By Eric Dolson
A fault in an underground power line near the Threewind Shopping Center knocked out electricity to a large portion of Sisters on Saturday, June 13. more...

Police officers help city regulate overtime
By Jim Hollon Sisters police officers are working with the Sisters City Council to hammer out a policy on overtime accumulation. The issue of pay for "comp	time" blew up into a dispute between City Administrator Barbara Warren and Sisters Police Chief David Haynes last month that lead to the temporary resignation of the police chief. more...

Sewer study grant sought

By Jim Hollon
A U. S. Forest Service grant, if approved, will give Sisters what it needs to qualify for a Department of Environmental Quality permit to build a city sewage treatment facility. more...

Quilters beat the heat at outdoor show

By Jim Cornelius
Quilts are supposed to provide warmth, of both the literal and figurative kind. Sisters provided plenty of warmth of its more...

Employees turn up heat on city hall plans

By Jim Hollon
Two city staff members put some heat on the Sisters City Council last Thursday night, letting them know they were fed up with delays in getting a new city hall. more...

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