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Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters
Oregon
G u i d e Sells
Sisters!
Sisters Cascade of Gifts has a new owner
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
One of Sisters’ most iconic
businesses is under new
ownership.
Kara Lappe wasn’t neces-
sarily looking for a business
opportunity when she headed
to Sisters with her husband.
“I was looking for land,”
she said, “because I’ve wanted
to live here since I was a little
kid. I ran across a store —
completely unplanned!”
That store has been a fix-
ture of downtown Sisters for
decades; first under the long-
time ownership of Barbara
Turner (1980-2011), then in
recent years with Virginia
Patskowski (2011-2016).
Lappe knows that she is
carrying on a beloved legacy
— especially with the store’s
specialty fudge.
“It was the fudge business
that really drove me,” she told
The Nugget last week.
Kara is an avid baker and
loves to cater, and she sees
opportunities with the fudge
that has become a must-have
destination item for tourists to
Sisters.
“I’m sure that part of the
business will grow,” she said.
As all those who take
on an iconic business must,
Lappe is balancing tradition
with some strategic changes.
There’s a new pet department
with plush toys and organic
treats — and a percentage
of sales will benefit Furry
Friends Foundation. There’s a
bar accessory area, and she’s
expanding the home-décor
options. Other aspects of the
store will remain the same.
“We still have Smokey
(Bear),” she said with a smile.
Kara has more than operat-
ing “a cute, adorable store in
a great area of town” in mind.
She’s plotting to get both of
her sisters here.
“We are the three sisters
and I’m trying to get all of the
sisters here,” she said. “That’s
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Barbara Turner and Virginia Patskowski visited new Sisters Cascade of
Gifts owner Kara Lappe at her opening last week.
my ultimate goal. I’m just the
first one.”
Kara grew up in Damascus
and vacationed in Sisters as a
child. For the past few years
she and her husband have been
living in California, and she’s
ready to get back to country
living and horses — and her
venerable-yet-new store.
The doors are open now,
and a grand opening celebra-
tion will be held soon.
Sisters Cascade of Gifts
is located at 150 W. Cascade
Ave. in downtown Sisters.
egon Guide resulted in
many customers coming
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Lawmakers wrap up first month in Salem
By Kristena Hansen
Associated Press
SALEM (AP) — The
Oregon Legislature wrapped
up its first month of the 2017
session last week, and the
state’s ongoing housing crisis,
budget issues and changes pro-
posed by the new White House
administration have dominated
discussions in Salem thus far.
Here’s a recap of some of
the biggest proposals most
recently debated and what’s
coming up next week:
House Bill 2004 drew doz-
ens of Oregonian tenants and
landlords Thursday to Salem,
where they spent almost six
hours voicing polarized opin-
ions about whether to do away
with no-cause evictions state-
wide. The proposal would pro-
hibit landlords from evicting
month-to-month tenants with-
out cause and 90 day-written
notice, with some exceptions,
or otherwise pay the equivalent
of three months-worth of rent
to cover tenants’ relocation
costs. Cities could also impose
caps on rent hikes within their
jurisdictions, a practice cur-
rently banned by state law.
The Democratic-supported
proposal essentially expands
similar, recently-adopted pro-
visions within Portland city
limits to the statewide level.
Critics argue the bill could
adversely affect Oregon’s
affordable housing situation,
which is largely instigated by
short supply, while supporters
say it’s an immediate fix for
struggling households. Friday
was the deadline to submit
public testimony for HB 2004.
Senate Bill 863 may soon
put a stop to Oregon pot shops’
record keeping of their recre-
ational and medical custom-
ers’ personal information — a
practice that’s either banned
or discouraged in Colorado,
Alaska and Washington state.
Amid worries of a federal
crackdown on state-approved
marijuana laws, the bipartisan
bill would require legal pot
retailers to destroy custom-
ers’ data — such as names,
addresses, birthdates, driver’s
license numbers, any mari-
juana products they purchased
and on which dates — from
their books within 48 hours.
Retailers log the information
from patrons’ IDs or medical
cards, which state law says
must be checked at the door,
to help build customer rapport
and loyalty, and also stay on
track with various regulations.
Lawmakers argue it puts cus-
tomers at risk of having their
personal information seized
from businesses by federal
agents. The first public debate
of SB 863 was scheduled for
Tuesday.
House Bill 2232 would
require Oregon health insurers
to maintain free birth control
coverage and also cover other
reproductive health services,
including abortions. Oregon
has among the most liberal
abortion laws in the nation.
The Democratic-supported
proposal aims to protect repro-
ductive health care across
the state. The bill has yet to
advance to its first public
hearing as Obamacare repeal
discussions in Washington
were still underway, and
state Attorney General Ellen
Rosenblum recently told The
Associated Press she vows
to fight back if federal funds
are pulled from Planned
Parenthood.
House Bill 2193 and Senate
Bill 828 — packaged as sister
proposals in both statehouse
chambers — would require
certain employers in the res-
taurant, retail, hospitality and
other service-and trade-related
industries to honor employees’
preferred work hours and post
employee schedules two weeks
in advance, or otherwise pay a
penalty wage for any changes.
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