News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A quiet game of tug-of-war is going on between teachers in Sisters schools and the Sisters School Board. The teachers have asked for a 6.7 percent pay increase. The school board says money for pay increases is not available without cutting staff and increasing class sizes. Both sides are trying to stay upbeat and calm. There are also some non-monetary issues. The teachers want complaint procedures modified, and what they call "fair share," where all of the teachers "would bear the cost of union representation" by the Oregon... Full story
A Sunday afternoon skid on Highway 20 caused a head- on collision which claimed the life of a 73- year- old Salem man. John M. Palmer was pronounced dead at the scene. The two occupants of the second vehicle escaped with minor injuries. Palmer's small pickup truck was westbound at Lost Lake when it skidded on ice, crossed the center line and struck another pickup head- on in the east- bound lane, according to the Albany office of the Oregon State Police, which investigated the crash. A father and son from Metolius, Kevin... Full story
The Deschutes National Forest has announced a forest- wide timber sale of mostly salvage wood for the 12- month period starting October 1, 1995, and ending September 30, 1996. The sales, located in the Bend, Sisters, Crescent and Fort Rock Ranger Districts, will involve salvage operations as part of the Deschutes Forest's "effort to be responsive to the need for improving forest health and ecosystems," according to the announcement. "Consequently, large volumes of dead and dying timber may be expected in the (current)... Full story
Sisters may soon stretch its boundaries, bringing 170 acres of land within the city's urban growth boundary. The Sisters Urban Area Planning Commission approved a boundary and zoning map at its October 18 meeting that expands the urban growth boundary to include a total of 170 acres of developable land. The commission also passed a statistical appendix to support the boundary and zoning plan. The map completes the Sisters Comprehensive Plan, which is now before the Sisters... Full story
Mandy (Nason) Mays was on the stand at the Nason trial last week. The defense probed changes in her testimony since May, 1992, when she denied she had ever been shocked with a cattle prod or hit with a bottle by Diane Nason. These are key accusations in the trial of Dennis and Diane Nason on charges of abuse, forgery, manslaughter and racketeering. Mandy (Nason) Mays, 18, was an armless baby girl from the slums of Calcutta when the Nason's brought her to Sisters in 1980. The Nasons argue the adoption of Mandy was an act of Ch... Full story
The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted Garth M. Nelson, 53, of Camp Sherman, on three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to trial court records in Madras. Nelson, free on security release, was to be arraigned Monday afternoon, October 23, in circuit court. The charges arose out of an early morning incident at Nelson's home October 1, when police were notified he was allegedly holding a woman companion against her will. Other charges related to the incident were dropped for insufficient... Full story
Sisters voters will decide this week whether to pass a $5.5 million dollar bond levy that the Sisters School Board considers the cornerstone of their 10-year plan to maintain the capacity of Sisters' schools. The bond includes $3.5 million dedicated to building eight new classrooms on the elementary school campus and for refurbishing the old intermediate school to accommodate the seventh and eighth grade classes. Approximately $2 million will be used for capital projects such... Full story
