The Nugget Newspaper Serving Western Deschutes County, Oregon  May 28, 1997  Vol XXI  No. 22 Flylines Real Soup Sisters Schools Search the Net Online Newspapers  Back Issues   Next Page Previous Page  Letters  Classifieds  Weather Sheriff levy may boost Sisters patrols  By Jim Cornelius More sheriff's deputies will be on patrol near Sisters by the end of the summer after voters approved a one-year, $6.9 million operating levy for the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department May 20.   In recent months, two of the deputies assigned to the Sisters area have spent much of their time answering calls near Redmond, where the department is short two deputies, Sheriff Greg Brown said. The levy's passage means the department can fill those vacancies. More... Tree to be or not to tree By Jo Zucker The Sisters City Council grudgingly granted a reprieve to a 50-foot aspen tree at their meeting on May 29. The tree's execution was imminent, as it stands in More... Drive drunk: lose vehicle By Jo Zucker The Sisters City Council has unanimously voted to grant a three-year renewal of a vehicle forfeiture policy related to drunk driving convictions. More... Voters tax business, not homeowners  By Jim Cornelius Sisters voters tapped businesses and the tourist trade, but overwhelmingly nixed a request to dip into their own pockets to replenish city coffers. In the May 20 election voters turned down a three-year $67,519 operatinglevy, by a margin of 166 no votes to 92 in favor, and rejected a 5 percent franchise fee for the water and garbage funds with close to 60 percent voting no. However, a hike in the business license fee from $43 to $100 passed by a margin of 156 to 89, More ... A Day to Remember More than 120 people attended a moving Memorial Day ceremony held at the Camp Polk Cemetery on Monday, May 26. A musical prelude by students from Sisters High School was followed by the Call to Colors and opening prayer by Lt. Col. More... FS, Tribes dispute Metolius boating By Jo Zucker On May 27, Deschutes National Forest Supervisor Sally Collins signed a management plan for the Metolius Wild and Scenic River. In preparing the plan, boating was More... Sisters reviews community policing By Jim Cornelius Retired police administrator Wayne Inman calls himself a "champion" of community policing. Inman, who now lives in the Sisters area, is the former assistant More...  Back Issues   Next Page Previous Page  Letters  Classifieds  Weather

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