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Newspaper Page TextAnimal adventures in Sisters page 7 Community Thanksgiving Feast on tap page 19 Who were the pilgrims? page 25 The Nugget Vol. XXXIX No. 47 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Sisters- tagged Monarch made epic journey PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Wednesday, November 23, 2016 School district studies enrollment decline Is winter on its way? By Erin Borla By Steve Kadel Correspondent Correspondent Susie Werts and her read- ing class at Sisters Middle School couldn’t believe it when one of two butterflies they had tagged in September made it 700 miles to north of Ventura, California, last week (see related column by Jim Anderson on page 8). Sisters School District offi- cials are beginning to inves- tigate why enrollment has declined in recent years and what steps can be taken to stop the trend. Enrollment was 1,211 as of 2011-12 but has slipped to 1,066 by this year, according PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK The Three Sisters have put on their winter blanket, and there has been a hint of snow in town — but we’re still waiting for the white stuff to arrive for real. See MONARCHS on page 9 See ENROLLMENT on page 36 Assessing public safety in Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent At last week’s DeschutesSafe public meet- ing in Sisters, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel shared the ini- tial results of the online sur- vey recently conducted in an effort to assess what citizens see as the biggest threats to public safety in the county. The presentation was full of interesting information, but only two Sisters residents attended. The Sisters meeting was one of six being held through- out the county during the month of November. There is one more meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 30, 6 p.m., at the downtown Bend library, 601 N.W. Wall St., which is open to any citizen. The purpose of these pub- lic meetings is to share with the community the work that the DeschutesSafe team is Inside... doing, to provide a forum for the community to share their thoughts on safety and crime prevention, as well as share the survey results. The meet- ings are part of the 18-month- long DeschutesSafe initiative that Hummel launched in June 2015 to analyze, evalu- ate, and supplement current crime-prevention programs in the county. Deschutes County has joined communities across the country that are developing and implementing data-driven processes and evidence-based strategies that reduce crime and save money. The county already has numerous inno- vative crime-prevention programs such as the jail’s G.E.D. program, specialty courts, and the crisis-inter- vention team. As good as the county is at creating pro- grams, Hummel thinks the county can be better at coor- dinating efforts and using data See SAFETY on page 37 Residents safe after garage fire By Steve Kadel Correspondent A garage fire in Sisters Wednesday morning, November 16, resulted in fire and smoke damage to the home. The fire occurred in a single-family residence located at 115 N. Maple St. in Sisters. The home is owned by William and Pat Faris of Sisters. The fire started near a workbench in the rear of the garage. The homeowners noticed smoke in the garage and called 911 at 9:37 a.m. to report the fire. The owners then filled buckets with water and threw water on the flames from the back door of the garage. Firefighters arrived in less than five minutes and extinguished the fire. Most of the contents of the garage were damaged by the fire or smoke. The living area of the home also suffered smoke damage as a result of the fire. The home electri- cal wiring was damaged in the fire and Central Electric Cooperative responded to the PHOTO PROVIDED A fire that started near a work bench damaged a garage on Maple Street in Sisters last week. scene to disconnect the power to the home. The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District responded to the fire with two fire engines, one ambulance and three other units. Black Butte Ranch Fire District and Cloverdale Fire District also responded to the fire. The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District was holding its monthly staff meeting for career firefighters when the fire was dispatched. Cloverdale Fire Chief Thad Olsen was also less than a mile away at the time of the fire and responded directly to the scene. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Chief Roger Johnson said, “We were fortu- nate to have the station full of See FIRE on page 38 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements ............... 10 Obituaries ........................12 Holidays ......................17-25 Classifieds ..................33-35 Meetings ........................... 3 Movies & Entertainment ....11 Paw Prints ....................... 16 Crossword ....................... 32 Real Estate .................35-40