The Nugget Newspaper November 27, 1996 for Sisters, Oregon

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Serving Deschutes County	Sisters Oregon
VOL. XX NO. 48	November 27, 1996

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Suspect nabbed in chase
Sisters Police and a Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputy arrested a 16 year old male who allegedly stole a car at gun point in Bend on Monday, November 25. Matthew David Brinduse, 16, was allegedly on a test drive with a salesman from	Car Company Auto Sales when Brinduse brandished a gun, said he was taking the 1989 Honda and dropped the salesman off east of Bend, according to police reports. more...

Hoodoo may open if snow falls

By Eric Dolson
The Hoodoo Ski Area at Santiam Pass may open this weekend -- if only six more inches of snow will fall.

A Thanksgiving weekend opening would get the season off to a good start, more...

Sisters kids may write to Santa

Sisters area children are invited to write to Santa Claus as part of the annual Letters to Santa program.

Jim Lowery, Sisters postmaster and friend of Santa, will forward all letters to Santa for a personal response. more...

Leaky roof is symptom of school budget woes
By Jim Hollon When heavy snow and rain fell last week on Sisters, some of it didn't stop at the roof of the Sisters Elementary School. It went right on through the flat roof of the gym, serving only to remind school officials again of the district's money problems.	Before the storm hit school board chairman Bill Reed was complaining that the budget has been so tight that the district had to make a choice between school maintenance and teaching staff. He said the board opted for retaining staff more...

Madras man arrested on assault charge

A man wanted for an assault with a tire iron in Weiser, Idaho, was arrested while cutting wood on Green Ridge west of Sisters on Wednesday, November 20. more...

City to give $5,000 to SOAR

By Jim Cornelius
The Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation will still receive the $5,000 contribution promised earlier this year by the City of Sisters. more...

Auditors okay budget, concerns remain

By Jim Cornelius
The budget process used by the City of Sisters received a clean bill of health from the independent auditor the city hired to prepare its annual financial report for last year, but city officials remain worried that the city is living beyond its means. more...

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