News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Now comes the waiting. After a year of courtroom examination and cross-examination of the Nason family and its saga, the fate of Dennis and Diane Nason -- accused of racketeering, three counts of manslaughter and sundry charges of criminal mistreatment, forgery and aggravated theft-- is finally in the hands of the jury. And Diane Nason is at home in Sisters -- sewing. "I'm sewing and making Christmas presents for the kids," Nason told The Nugget. "I'm making shirts for the... Full story
More than 40 teachers wore T-shirts and three carried signs urging an immediate settlement to wage negotiations during the first part of the November 13 Sisters School Board meeting. Two of the signs read "Settle NOW!" The third said "Compensate EXCELLENCE." Before the meeting, teacher Chuck DeKay said the teacher's union and the board "were closer" to a contract agreement. He declined to give details. "When we met last time (on Wednesday, November 8) the board made an offer and we countered back. I think both sides felt it w... Full story
Deschutes County's approval of a proposed gravel mine and crushing operation four miles west of Sisters will stand, at least for now. In a 3-0 vote Monday, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners declined to hear an appeal of the county hearings officer's approval of the mine site plan filed by Crown Pacific and Hap Taylor and Sons, Inc. Mine opponents say they will now appeal that approval to the state Land Use Board of Appeals. They also said they were working to locate... Full story
Seven years after the Metolius River was designated a wild and scenic stream by the federal government and the State Scenic Waterways system, the U.S. Forest Service has released a draft environmental impact statement for management of the river. Interested groups and individuals have until February 16, 1996, to comment on the draft, which is contained in a very detailed, 234- page document mailed recently to "Metolius enthusiasts." The Draft EIS presents a preferred alternative plan gleaned primarily from five original alter... Full story
The Camp Sherman Local Advisory Committee to the Jefferson County Planning Commission has been one member short since March. More recently, the planning commission member representing Camp Sherman, Suttle Lake and Blue Lake resigned. He has not been replaced. Why? "We have advertised (in The Nugget), we have solicited, we have begged for replacements," said County Judge Dan Ahern, "but we cannot get them." Land- use and zoning issues have resulted in controversy in the Camp Sherman area in recent years. "People are unwilling... Full story
Voters turned down a $5.5 million bond request from the Sisters School District that would have added eight classrooms to the elementary school, remodeled the old intermediate school for seventh and eighth graders, funded fencing, field irrigation, school labs and maintenance projects. According to Deschutes County Clerk Susie Penhollow, the Sisters school bond was defeated by a vote of 1,087 in favor to 1200 opposed, or 48 percent yes against 52 percent no. School board chairman Bill Reed was disappointed by the close defeat... Full story
