The Nugget Newspaper

Serving Western Deschutes County, Oregon  April 16, 1997 
Vol XXI  No. 16
Police officers sue city

By Eric Dolson

A claim against the City of Sisters was filed in U.S. District Court by members of the Sisters Police Department on Tuesday, April 15, 1997.

The lawsuit alleges that the city and City Administrator Barbara Warren, individually, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as the contract between the city and its employees, and also infringed on employees' First and Fourteenth
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Sisters area
burglary
investigated
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary at a home on Highway 126 near Sisters. According to police,
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School land exchange gets
green light
A land exchange that would ultimately allow the expansion of the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge on 16 acres currently owned by the U.S. Forest Service
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School calendar decision again delayed

By Jo Zucker

Sisters parents and teachers packed the lecture/drama room at Sisters Middle High School Monday night, expecting a decision on whether the school district should adopt an "alternative calendar."

The board, short two members, declined to make a decision. Board member Harold Gott is in Portland while his wife undergoes cancer treatment. Jan van den Berg was out of the country on business.

But even without a decision

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Only you can promote forest fires

By Jo Zucker

The Deschutes National Forest and the Columbia River Bioregion Campaign are the hottest new couple in town.

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Sisters supports sheriff's levy

By Jim Cornelius

Deschutes County Sheriff Greg Brown has won the endorsement of the Sisters City Council for a $6.9 million levy

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Students show vocational ability

By Charlie Kanzig

An enthusiastic contingent of Sisters High School students fared well at the annual State VICA competition held Saturday

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