News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters School Board has ratified a two-year agreement that gives teachers a net 2.5 percent salary increase for the current school year,'94-'95, and an additional three percent in '95-'96. Teachers also won "fair share," under which the district will collect union dues from all teachers whether or not they belong to the union, according to board chairman Bill Reed. The board gained some restrictions on when personal leave may be used. For example, personal leave will not be automatically granted for the first week after... Full story
Two dogs belonging to Sisters-area residents Frank and June Hoyt died December 3, the apparent victims of arsenic poisoning. June Hoyt told The Nugget that the dogs -- a 12-year old German Shorthair Pointer and a Border Collie mix -- became sick on the morning of December 3. "They were vomiting and pretty soon they couldn't stand up," she said. The Hoyts took the dogs to the Highland Veterinary Clinic in Redmond where they died that night. Dr. Richard Hoffman performed an... Full story
Opponents of the proposed Hap Taylor/Crown Pacific gravel mine four miles west of Sisters have dropped their lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service. However, a Notice of Intent to Appeal county approval of the surface mine was filed with the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals on December 6. In a letter dated December 8, lawyer James T. Massey wrote to the Office of General Counsel "...My clients intend to enter into direct discussion and mediation with representatives of Hap Taylor & Sons and Crown in an effort to resolve the... Full story
The Sisters School Board has decided to review in greater detail construction and operational costs for a new middle school before deciding on what kind of bond measure to put before the voters, probably next May. In their December 11 meeting the board agreed to revisit the middle school option as part of a post mortem assessment of the $5.5 million bond request narrowly rejected by voters in November. That bond was to finance new construction at the elementary school,... Full story
Sometime the weekend of November 25 and 26, someone drove four-wheel-drivevehicles into Three Creek Meadow, the Sisters Ranger District reported. According to the Forest Service, the drivers plowed through the soft -- and in some cases saturated -- alpine meadow leaving scars that will last for many years in the fragile environment. Damage was reported in two locations; the worst was immediately adjacent to the Three Creek Meadow Campground, the other was along Forest Service Road 16. Forest Service agents reported that the... Full story
Redmond, Ore.)--The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds military flight demonstration team will appear at next year's Central Oregon Air Show. The theme for the August 24 and 25 show is "Altitude is Everything." Central Oregon Air Show Committee members traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, December 3, 4 and 5 to book the Air Show acts. "We are fortunate to have secured such a talented group of flyers," said Ken Gasior, chairman of the Central Oregon Air Show Board of Directors. "It is quite a thrill to have the Thunderbirds in Redmond for... Full story
The weather has given us some bad roads in the last couple of weeks, and proof that having four-wheel-drive does not suspend the laws of physics. Losing control of your vehicle on the ice can give you and whatever you hit a seriously unpleasant afternoon. This has been demonstrated over and over again in Central Oregon since the snow began on December 5, sometimes with tragic results. Some are new to winter conditions, others have perhaps forgotten the basics, so The Nugget reprints here some driving tips from the Oregon... Full story
