The Nugget Newspaper December 13, 1995 for Sisters, Oregon

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Serving Deschutes County	Sisters Oregon
VOL. XVI NO. 49	December 13, 1995

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Winter driving is a hazardous skill
By Eric Dolson 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,

Teachers get a contract

By Eric Dolson
The Sisters School Board has ratified a two-year agreement that gives teachers a net 2.5 percent salary increase for the current

Mine opponents drop lawsuit

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

Arsenic suspected in death of two dogs
By Jim Cornelius 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

School board to reconsider bond

By Jim Cornelius
The Sisters School Board has decided to review in greater detail construction and operational costs for a new middle school before deciding on

Four-wheelers tear up Three Creeks Meadow

Sometime the weekend of November 25 and 26, someone drove four-wheel-drive vehicles into Three Creek Meadow, the Sisters Ranger District reported.

According to the Forest Service, the drivers plowed through the soft

Thunderbirds Headlining Air Show, Theme Chosen

Redmond, Ore.)--The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds military flight demonstration team will appear at next year's Central Oregon Air Show. The

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