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Fundraiser supports injured teen page 8 January was colder than ‘normal’ in Sisters Country page 13 The Nugget Vol. XXXIX No. 5 SPRD enhances music education page 23 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Sisters youth honored for Patriot Pen PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Refinance saves taxpayers $715,000 Rockin’ the house..... By Jim Cornelius By sue stafford News Editor Correspondent Sisters veterans presented Sisters Middle School student Sydney Wilkins with the first- place Patriot Pen Award last week for her 100-word essay on “What Freedom Means To Me.” (See sidebar, page 24). Her essay was chosen from more than 30 essays submit- ted. The award of the Patriot Pen Medal, a $100 check, and certificate were presented to her by Bill Anttila, com- mander; John Miller, quar- termaster; and Jack Kinsey, trustee of VFW Post 8138, Sisters. “I believe freedom is a force that should be for A milestone occurred last week when a municipal bond issuance by the City of Sisters on it’s own behalf closed on January 28. The bond issuance, which is an uncommon move for a city the size of Sisters, resulted in a savings to the taxpayers of approximately $715,000. The issuance of the bond will allow for the refinanc- ing of $6.7 million of City debt, at a more favorable rate than was being charged by the financial institutions that held the loans. The favorable rate was due to the recent photo by Jay mather the Wood Brothers packed sisters High school auditorium in the first of this season’s sisters Folk Festival Winter Concert series shows. See essay on page 24 See ReFINaNCe on page 18 Is heading the ball safe? From Sisters to South Africa By Jim Cornelius News Editor One of the key questions raised in the discussion over the prevention and treat- ment of youth concussions is whether or not it is safe to head the ball in soccer. While it trails football considerably, soccer — espe- cially girls soccer — sees more concussions than many other sports. Since strik- ing the ball with the head is an integral part of the game, it is natural to assume that heading and concussions are related. But it’s a little more complicated than that. The University of Washington explored the question and noted that “A study involving men’s and women’s college soccer Inside... teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference found a total of 29 concussions in a two-year period. The most common cause of the concussions was when one player’s head struck the head of another player. This was also the most common source of con- cussions in a group of soccer players at the US Olympic Sport Festival in 1993. The second most common cause of concussions occurred when a ball struck a player’s head. These head-to-ball concussions happened when a player was hit in the head by a ball kicked from close range. In many cases, the ball traveled so quickly the player did not have time to react. None of the concussions were See HeadINg on page 30 By Craig Rullman Correspondent “If you see a baby rhino,” says Alex Cyrus, “Run!” This is one of the many lessons that local broth- ers William and Alex Cyrus learned on their recent expe- rience at the Tsakane Safari Camp in South Africa. “The babies are curi- ous,” older brother William explains, “and will come up to see what you are, but the mother will be right behind defending them.” Feeling an itch to travel, the Cyrus brothers decided on Tsakane, where their father, Matt Cyrus, had previously travelled. On his own safari, Matt had befriended Terry Schulze, owner of Tsakane, and a short time later the photo by Craig rullman William and alex Cyrus are returned from the adventure of a lifetime. brothers found themselves deep in the African bush, inside the Balule private game reserve, on the edge of the nearly 7.5-million acres of Greater Kruger National See soutH aFRICa on page 31 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ......................... 8 Announcements ................12 Valentine’s Day ............ 15-17 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Sisters Salutes ................ 10 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32
