The Nugget Newspaper

Serving Western Deschutes County, Oregon  June 4, 1997 
Vol XXI  No. 23
Roads, campgrounds to close
in Camp Sherman

By Jo Zucker

A couple of roads and campgrounds will be closed in the Camp Sherman area, and homeowners will be required to maintain modern septic systems, according to a document

signed by Sally Collins, the Deschutes National Forest Supervisor.

On May 27, Collins signed a Record of Decision for the Metolius River Wild and Scenic River.

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Sisters residents arrested in brawl

Four Sisters residents were arrested Saturday, May 24, after a dispute over a parking space at Lake Billy Chinook escalated into a brawl.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies -- assisted by State Police,

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City to tap
cash reserve

By Eric Dolson

After voters defeated a tax levy increase, the City of Sisters will again have to tap its cash carry-forward "savings account"

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Oh, the places they'll go! Graduation 1997

By Charlie Kanzig

Seventy-five seniors began the next step in their lives' journeys at the Sisters High School commencement on Friday, May 30 in the high school gym.

 The Class of 1997 theme was "Oh, the places we'll go!" taken from the title of a book by Dr. Seuss. But the theme could have just as easily been "Oh, the places we've been!" as the salutatory and valedictory speeches included reflections
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Detour takes a bite out of gridlock

By Jim Cornelius

Getting through Sisters from east to west seemed quite a bit easier than usual during the Memorial Day holiday Monday, May 26.

Sisters Public Works Director

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Sisters dedicates Habitat Thrift Store

By Jo Zucker

Sisters residents braved a torrential morning downpour to participate in the Sisters Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store dedication Saturday, May 31. Theresa Slavokovsky, who purchased the first Habitat

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Man arrested
for burglary

Sisters Police arrested Steven Keith Boley of Sisters May 30, on charges of burglary and theft in connection with a May 16 break in on Washington Street.

Police contacted a local pawn shop owner after the burglary victim

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