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Pab Bowe: a heroic life of service page 5 Cloverdale moves inbo fire sbabion page 13 Sisbers couple marks 10 years ab café page 24 The Nugget Vol. XXXX No. 6 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Sbudenbs learn aboub healbh ab fair School snow-day makeup announced By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent Sisters High School health students staged a health fair for seventh- and eighth-grad- ers on February 2 and 3 at the high school. Students from Heather Johnson’s Health 2 class, EMS, and Sports Medicine classes put together various booths for students to check out. There were 23 booths covering subjects includ- ing: taking vital signs; stress reduction; mental health; nutrition; drug and alcohol information; rescue moves; wilderness survival; and more. The fair was attended by Julie Patton’s PE/Health classes. There were three ses- sions on Thursday and Friday with different rotations of students coming through. The seventh- and eighth- graders had “passports” with certain booths they had to go to. They would then rate the booth on appear- ance and interest. One of the By Steve Kadel Correspondent PHOTO PROVIDED High school students instructed middle school students in critical elements of health and wellness at a fair at SHS last week. most popular booths was the The middle school stu- to one place, at one time: stress-reduction booth where dents were able to interact high school students mentor- balloon hats were being with high schoolers and learn ing younger students through made. The kids effectively important aspects of health. experiential learning, reduced their stress by wear- “The SHS Health Fair ing funny-looking hats. brings the best of education See HEALTH FAIR on page 25 School enrollmenb climbs upward By Steve Kadel Correspondent The latest enrollment fig- ures show Sisters School District continuing to add students — although not yet reaching the projected level for this time of the school year. “We tend to shrink as the school year goes on, but this year we have grown,” Superintendent Curtiss Scholl said. “It’s a positive trend.” He spoke last Wednesday during the monthly Sisters School Board meeting, where enrollment details were released. Total enrollment stood at Inside... PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 1,090 as of January 30. That’s 19 students below the projec- tion but up 14 from a month earlier. The biggest dispar- ity is at Sisters Elementary School, which has 326.5 stu- dents — down 16.5 from the anticipated level. There are 328 students at Sisters Middle School. That’s just nine below projections. Sisters High School’s 435.5 student count is 6.5 above the projection. District officials have been studying the reasons enroll- ment is lagging somewhat. One plan to reverse the situ- ation is revising the District’s See ENROLLMENT on page 16 Sisters School District officials have devised a way to make up for snow closure days without affecting the two-week spring break vaca- tion or extending the school year in June. The Sisters School Board voted unanimously last Wednesday to reclaim Presidents Day, February 20, as a class day as well as March 3, June 1, June 15 and June 16. The District earlier decided to hold classes on January 20. Those six makeup days, plus one day originally built into the schedule, account for all seven of the closure days so far this winter. See SCHEDULE on page 24 Forum bo address flooding bhreab By Sue Stafford Correspondent Having a tranquil creek running through Sisters comes with a price tag — the possibility of local flooding when the weather conditions combine in just the wrong way, making it a whole lot less tranquil. Large amounts of snow, rain, and quickly rising temperatures can spell disaster. On Friday evening, February 10, 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Sisters High School lecture/drama room, there will be a community meeting regarding potential flooding in our town. The Greater Sisters Area E m e rg e n c y O p e r a t i o n s Center will conduct a PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD Whychus Creek can get wild and woolly when snow melts off quickly, creating a flooding danger in Sisters. Community Awareness and Preparation for Potential Flooding forum. There will be an overview presenta- tion about Whychus Creek, a report on the current sta- tus of the creek’s drainage, a long-range weather forecast See FLOODING on page 26 Lebbers/Weabher ................ 2 Announcemenbs ................12 Share Your Love................ 19 Obibuaries ....................... 27 Classifieds ..................28-30 Meebings ........................... 3 Movies & Enberbainmenb ....13 Sisbers Salubes ................ 25 Crossword ....................... 27 Real Esbabe .................30-32
