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Schools future in hands of voters |
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By Jim Cornelius 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
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Teachers hoping for contract
By Eric DolsonA 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
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National Forest sets timber sales
By Leslie BrownSThe 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
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Salem man dies in U.S. 20 crash at Lost LakeBy Leslie Brown |
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A Sunday afternoon skid on Highway 20 caused a head-
on
collision which claimed the life of a 73-
year-
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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
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Sisters to stretch its boundaries
By Jim Cornelius>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
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Nason defense questions key witnesses
By Eric DolsonMandy (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
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Camp Sherman man indicted for firearm possession
By Leslie BrownThe 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
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