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8 Wednesday, December 2, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Warren Miller ski movie to show at SHS Bill would regulate hobby drones Since 1949, winter has started with Warren Miller. On Saturday, December 12, launch your ski and snow- board season with Warren M i l l e r E n t e r t a i n m e n t ’s 66th annual film, “Chasing Shadows.” Follow extreme snow athletes as they chase their dreams across the globe, and cast shadows on the world’s most spectacular peaks. The Sisters High School (SHS) Alpine Ski Team is hosting the show for the first time in Sisters. Tickets will be available for advanced purchase at several local establishments, includ- ing the Sisters Airport, Blazing Saddles Bike Shop, Eurosports, and The Fly Fisher’s Place. Tickets will also be available at the door starting at 6 p.m. The movie shows at 7 p.m. in the SHS auditorium. Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $12 for students. As the premier sponsor of the event, Hoodoo Ski SALEM (AP) — If you’re planning to arm your hobby drone, your window is closing. Oregon lawmakers are working to add to the state’s laws on the small, unmanned aerial systems, better known as drones, that have taken to skies across the country in numbers that have left lawmakers — and pilots — scrambling to create rules that limit their use. Rep. John Huffman, R-The Dalles, has become Salem’s go-to on drones. He plans to bring a bill in the 2016 ses- sion that he hopes will address concerns about recreational pilots who fly their drones near wildfires, airports and other areas that have fright- ened commercial pilots and at times prevented firefighting planes from dropping water or flame retardant at crucial times. “The (Federal Aviation Administration) has gotten roughly 100 notifications from pilots this last year — from manned aircraft — that they have viewed or witnessed drones as they’ve been fly- ing,” Huffman said. Huffman has for three years spearheaded a drone work group that is rounding out state rules and regula- tions that will govern the skies while the federal govern- ment figures out how it will address a growing demand for the small, remote-operated Resort will be giving away a free Thursday day ticket to the first 100 attendees to the movie. Hoodoo will also pro- vide a season pass as a prize for the raffle. There are many valuable prizes also included in the raffle. In addition to the movie, a ski swap will be held in the commons area. Used alpine and cross-country skis and snowboards will be available at bargain prices. Donations of ski and snowboard gear is greatly appreciated. Contact Alpine Ski Team Head Coach Greg Ausman at ausmangreg@gmail.com or 541-815-0060 for details and pick-up arrangements. Proceeds from the event will go toward Alpine Ski Team expenses, which are not covered by the SHS Athletic Department. 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The ACLU of Oregon, which was early to propose restrictions on the use of drones in policing, has con- tinued looking for ways to ensure there are no privacy loopholes in the 2013 law. The group fears law enforcement could seek to get informa- tion from agencies that aren’t required to follow the 2013 warrant restrictions — like the Department of Forestry — unless rules against informa- tion sharing are spelled out in state law. The proposal the drone work group will present prob- ably would restrict recre- ational drone pilots from fly- ing around sensitive spaces, like chemical factories, dams or prisons, Huffman said. It would also likely restrict fly- ing near wildfires. Hobby pilots have made headlines in recent years, as some have flown camera-mounted drones above wildfires, hampering key air support for wildfires. Huffman added that his drone bill, which will be one of his two allowed during the 35-day legislative session that begins Feb. 1, will be vetted and ready to pass despite the short timeline. DAVIS TIRE Call now to schedule your complimentary consultation 541-382-0410 aircraft. He and a wide group of civil liberties advocates, busi- ness leaders and state agency officials worked in 2012 and 2013 to limit how law enforcement agencies could use drones. House Bill 2710, which passed widely in 2013, requires police to get a war- rant if they’re using a drone to gather information in a case, unless the agency has prob- able cause and believed time was a crucial factor in solving a case. “A part of that bill was that law enforcement and govern- ment agencies could not wea- ponize drones,” Huffman said. “In that bill we didn’t address recreational or hobby drones at all.” The bill instead focused on what are called public drones, any drone used by a govern- ment entity, and required any public body that uses them to register the flier with the state Department of Aviation start- ing Jan. 2, 2016. The bill also stripped from local governments the author- ity to pass rules or ordinances regarding drones, leaving that power solely to the Legislature. The drone work group is now taking aim at private recreational and commercial drones, the machines that are Smiles by Carmen and The Brace Place! CentralOregonBracePlace.com