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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Audit: Regulators lax in monitoring pot industry SALEM (AP) — An audit released by the Oregon Secretary of State finds regu- lators charged with tracking the state’s recreational mari- juana business have been too lax. The audit of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission released Wednesday comes after U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams convened a sum- mit last week to address what he called a “massive” prob- lem with a marijuana surplus winding up on the black mar- ket in other states. The Oregonian / OregonLive reports that the audit found monitoring and security of the track- ing system for the $480 million legal recreational marijuana industry are inadequate. The report says the OLCC doesn’t have enough inspectors and should not rely on marijuana busi- nesses to report their own data. Steve Marks, OLCC executive director, says the audit is helpful and the agency is following up on its findings. Tosello takes over as head coach for girls tennis By Rongi Yost Correspondent Crystal Tosello will take over the reins as the head coach for the girls tennis team this spring. Tosello, 24, was an accomplished tennis player in high school, compet- ing against some top-notch rivals. Crystal started to play tennis in middle school in San Clemente, California. She also competed in USTA ( U n i t e d S t a t e s Te n n i s Association) tournaments, which is very tough competi- tive play, averaging six tour- naments a year. Tosello did very well at the tournaments, and was ranked No. 2 in her division, which included all of Southern California. Crystal went on to play tennis for San Clemente High School, a school of 4,000 students. Her freshman year she played singles, and was one of only three freshmen to make the JV squad. Her sophomore through senior years she played on varsity, but switched to dou- bles play, because the singles line-up was all nationally ranked players. Tosello was coached by John Stevens, who she said was one of her favorite coaches. “He’s (Stevens) a man with high integrity, and is both caring and com- petitive,” said Tosello. “He taught me what good coaching looks like, and he taught me the importance of ARTISTS! Are you teaching a class? Get that information into the community via the Nugget’s Classes & Training classifi ed ad category! It’s a great value: Just $2 per line the fi rst week, $1.50 per line on repeat weeks. And conditioning. He’s led a lot of teams to really big success in our league, and also in CIF (California Interscholastic Federation), which is a state- wide playoff.” Tosello went to the quar- terfinals in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) her junior year. Their section (the southern section) of the CIF is comprised of more that 585 schools, so to make it to the quarter-finals was huge. In the off-season, Crystal played at the Rancho San Clemente Tennis Club. “I got to play against some highly competitive players at the club, and regu- larly attended clinics taught by Steve Johnson, Sr., whose son, Steve Jr., at one time in his career was ranked No. 21 in the world. “Tennis is really competi- tive in Southern California,” said Tosello. “There, you only play one sport, and you play it year-around because you have to be good enough to make the team.” Crystal moved to Sisters a year-and-a-half ago with her husband, Sean. Sean is from Sisters, and Crystal told The Nugget they moved back because they wanted a change of pace, slower traf- fic, and more nature. “We were living in LA County, so getting out sounded nice, and honestly, we couldn’t afford the rent,” said Tosello. Tosello helped out former Coach Susan Fullhart last season, and helped at a few of the boys’ practices as well. When she heard about the coaching opportunity she jumped at the chance, and was originally hired as the boys head coach. Carl Click had been named the girls tennis head coach earlier last year, but after Tosello’s initial hire as boys head coach, they decided to switch positions. Crystal said, “I fell in love with the girls, and I already know a few of them through being a youth group leader at Vast Church. I’m a very competitive person and natu- rally love coaching. I know tennis very well, and I really appreciate the good coach- ing I received from my high school coach. I’d love to be that positive influence in the lives of the tennis players in Sisters.” Tosello told The Nugget she wants to teach teamwork, have her players bond as a team, and develop a support- ive culture for her girls. PHOTO PROVIDED Crystal Tosello is the Outlaws’ new girls tennis coach. “I want the girls to root each other on, and be sup- portive of each other,” said Tosello. “I want to work on the basic fundamentals with the newer players, and push the more experienced girls to their fuller potential. I’m really excited to get plugged into the community in a new way. I want to inspire a love for tennis, and help give the girls a strong team commu- nity they can rely on while they’re in high school.” Sundance Shoes SPRING FORWARD SALE! Febru ar y 14 - 28 20-40% OFF Merrell • Clarks • Nao Naot Sorel • Ugg • Taos Dansko • Vionic • Teva Birkenstock • Keen Pikolinos & More ALL SHOES IN STOCK! 541-549-4240 In Town Square Sisters Chamber of Commerce Award for Business of the Year! Thank you, Sisters Chamber and the Sisters community. Your support is what makes us successful! it goes online at no extra charge! 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