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6 Wednesday, January 13, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon City snapshot By Sue Stafford Correspondent News clips of happenings around town • City of Sisters received two awards in 2015: the Tree City USA and Growth award (covering 2014) as well as the Big Chainring Award acknowledging our bike- friendly community. • City Council will hold their annual goal-setting ses- sion at City Hall on January 21, 8 a.m. The public is wel- come to attend. For more information call Kathy Nelson at 541-323-5213. • Communications from City Hall to Sisters residents is to be enhanced with quar- terly notices from Sisters City Council to be included in City utility bills. The Community Development Department will do a sepa- rate quarterly newslet- ter, including a comment form, also sent with utility bills. • Pay showers are work- ing in the new Village Green restrooms and bike lockers are available (bring your own padlock). • Citizens are welcome to come to City Hall dur- ing business hours to review the draft of the updated City Parks Master Plan before it goes to Council for adop- tion. There are currently 14 acres of developed park- land and seven undevel- oped in the city, with sev- eral potential acquisitions identified. • Sisters Planning Commission will hold a spe- cial workshop on Thursday, January 21, at City Hall to continue discussion of future Year-round FIREWOOD SALES — Kindling — — — Sisters Robotics Team will compete Development Code revi- sions. Time not yet deter- mined – check the City website at www.ci.sisters. or.us, go to Committees and click on Planning Commission. • At the January 28, 7 p.m. City Council meet- ing, consideration will be given to accepting proposed modifications to select rear setbacks and height restric- tions along the northern property line in the Clear Pine subdivision. Planning Commission approved, in a 4-1 vote, a compromise reached between devel- oper Peter Hall and Trapper Point property owner Duane Lee and is recommending approval by Council. • City staff is proposing providing electronic meet- ing packets for City Council and Planning Commission members on either a thumb drive or in Dropbox, in an effort to cut expense and save staff time and resources. • The City is conven- ing a series of Dark Skies meetings for parties inter- ested in the Dark Skies standards currently part of the City Development Code (2.15.2400), which can be viewed on the City’s web- site. The meetings are in response to a Dark Skies study conducted by Rima Givot’s astronomy students at Sisters High School and presented to City Council. The next meeting is sched- uled for Tuesday, February 2, 1:30 to 3 p.m. in a confer- ence room at City Hall. For information contact Patrick Davenport at 541-323- 5219. This weekend, select high schools throughout the coun- try will host competitions dif- ferent than their typical bas- ketball games — one among robots. Sisters Robotics Team 8023 has shown strong again after finishing second over- all in Central Oregon FIRST Technical Challenge (FTC). The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) program and competitions provide one of the best platforms for young people to get excited about the challenges and rewards of engineering. Teams build a remote-controlled robot and compete in two-team alliances combining autonomous and operator-controlled play. During the season, teams document their progress and deployment of their robot, then present their results to judges. Teams can also earn awards in design excellence, motivation, community out- reach and sportsmanship – FIRST motto “Gracious pro- fessionalism” echoes through all season. After the series of local competitions, Sisters Outlaws team is heading to Hood River FTC League Championship this Saturday, and they are busy fine-tuning their robot and team presentation. The team consisting of David Novotny, Spencer Bordonaro, Tyler Wonderly, Wyatt Adams, Corbin Johnson and Aiden Cummings is coached by Jirka Novotny. “This year’s game RES- Q, modeled after rescue situ- ations faced by mountain explorers, is a very complex challenge, and our team’s strength is in reliable delivery Enjoy a breakfast sandwich with your favorite Sisters Coff ee drink! 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For the second year David Novotny and Spencer Bordonaro also serve as men- tors to younger Sisters team FIRST Lego® League, which successfully advanced from regional competitions to state. Both Sisters Robotics teams FTC and FLL will dis- play and demonstrate their robots at Sisters Science Fair in February. “We want to thank all sponsors and volunteers for their generous support,” Novotny said. To learn more visit www. sistersrobotics.com.
