The Nugget Newspaper October 30, 1996 for Sisters, Oregon

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Serving Deschutes County	Sisters Oregon
VOL. XX NO. 44	October 30, 1996

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Homemade bomb found on roadway
Oregon State Police recovered a homemade bomb found on the McKenzie Highway near Sisters after a resident reported juveniles throwing objects off the old Brooks- Scanlon Bridge onto his car. The driver reported that	juveniles dropped gravel and debris on his car at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, October 23. The driver told police he went back to the bridge but did not find anyone. He did find a plastic device on the roadway. more...

Hunter just disappears

By Eric Dolson
Searchers were still looking for a missing hunter west of Camp Sherman near Round Lake on Monday, October 28. more...

Christmas parade nixed

By Jim Cornelius
Christmas elves will not parade down the streets of Sisters this holiday season.

The annual Sisters Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of more...

Growth issue divides city council candidates
By Jim Cornelius Growth in Sisters is the issue that divides the five candidates for Sisters City Council. At a forum sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, October 22, the candidates responded to eight prepared questions presented by moderator Rick Ingham of the Central Oregon Intergovern-mental Council.	Questions about how Sisters should respond to predicted growth in the region and on procedures for annexing new developments drew the sharpest distinctions. Candidates Jean Cooper, Dave Moyer and Steve Wilson indicated acceptance of growth and urged careful management. Gordon Petrie and Tim Clasen urged tight more...

Woman dies in wreck at Hogg Rock

A Tillamook woman was killed Thursday, October 24, and her passenger seriously hurt when she lost control of her vehicle on a snowy Highway 20 and slid into the path of an oncoming pickup truck. more...

Sheriff candidates favor Sisters/county effort

By Jim Hollon
A contract with the county sheriff for police services in Sisters is an idea favored by both candidates for Deschutes County sheriff.

During a candidate's forum last week at Sisters Elementary School, candidates more...

CEC chief Powell dies of sudden heart attack

C. Lane Powell, president and chief executive officer of Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. since March 1977, died form an apparent heart attack Sunday, October 27, while visiting his parents in Shreveport, Louisiana. more...

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