The Nugget Newspaper


Vol. XXIII No.25 - Deschutes County, Oregon

Last update: July 21, 1999

Sisters Guide

Sisters Schools

The Printed page

Sisters Chamber


Ted Creason of ODOT walks though fresh cut in snow blockade

McKenzie Pass closed until late July

Drivers are chafing at the bit to take the McKenzie Highway up and over the mountain pass, but theyÕll have to wait at least another week. Highway crews wonÕt have the scenic

route cleared and open until the end of July, according to Oregon Department of Transportation spokesperson Laurie Gould. "Their target date is July 29,"
Schools keep fingers crossed on budget

All eyes in the Sisters School District are turned toward Salem, awaiting the final state budget appropriation for education.

Schools superintendent Steve Swisher expects the final numbers to come in at $4.86 or $4.87 billion Ñ just enough to support the budget the district drafted e"arlier this summer.

"As long as we end up in the high $4.8s weÕll be okay," Swisher said. "IÕm reasonably confident, still that weÕll be able to move around the appropriations... and basically be able to stay with our plan for the year.

If the final budget comes in lower than hoped for, Sisters schools may have to cut staff or programs, Swisher noted.

The Oregon House of Representatives passed a $4.81 billion version of the school funding passage, but Swisher is confident

Suspected virus closes camp

First it was snow, now itÕs a suspected virus. As if having to postpone its opening for the first time in its 37-year history due to

Engineer hunts hookups
Terry Williams is visiting every residential and commercial building in Sisters to figure out how they will eventually hook up to SistersÕ sewer system. Williams, an employee of HGE, Inc., the engineering firm that is designing the system, will identify where the sewer lines come out of the buildings so the engineers can plan the most
Annexation official

The City of Sisters is 340.97 acres bigger, as of last Monday, July 12.

The cityÕs annexation of its entire Urban Growth Boundary,

Lots sold for $6K in early land deal
Thirty years ago, Christian J. Scherrer made a deal with the City of Sisters: If the city would annex land owned by him and his partners,
Local students score big in history
A team of Camp Sherman youths placed first in Oregon and sixth nationally in a history competition with their presentation of "Science,
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