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‘Winter Olympics’ come to Sisters Middle School page 4 Fire district offers free smoke alarms page 8 Outlaws capture Sky-Em League basketball title page 14 The Nugget Vol. XLI No. 8 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Winter finally arrives in Sisters Country By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Old Man Winter took his time getting here, but he finally drew his blanket of snow across Sisters Country over the weekend. Depending on where you were in Sisters Country, you got perhaps five inches of the white stuff in the first real snowstorm of an unusually mild and snow-free winter. The storm was led into the region by a sharp edge of wind. Heavy gusts brought down trees across the area. Along Cloverdale Road, a falling tree took down power lines on Saturday, knocking out power in the area. A tree took out a trailer and pieces of big ponderosas fell on Sisters streets, temporarily creating blockages and traffic hazards. Construction materi- als were picked up and scat- tered across roads and fields. Considering the intensity Correspondent In a wide-ranging discus- sion regarding possible mar- ijuana-related businesses in Sisters, the City Council spent 90 minutes at last week’s workshop listening to and questioning City legal counsel Alan Dale in front of a packed Council chamber. Passage in 2014 of state ballot Measure 91 legalized the “recreational use of mari- juana, based on regulation and taxation to be determined by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.” However, Sisters business license code currently states, “no busi- ness license shall be issued to engage in a business that does Inside... Crime is down in Deschutes County By Sue Stafford Correspondent reminded Sisters Country residents that it is, indeed Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel made a presentation to Sisters City Council about Community Safety and Reporting, on the most recent crime statistics for the County as well as the first months of the new Goldilocks program. Juvenile crime and depen- dency filings are projected to decrease for 2017-18 as a result of a different approach to handling juveniles who come into the system. The aim is to conduct risk assess- ments on the youths and See STORM on page 25 See CRIME DOWN on page 31 PHOTO BY KIKI DOLSON A strong wind storm knocked down trees across Sisters Country. A falling tree on Cloverdale Road took down power lines, leaving some residents without power until 3 a.m. of the wind, there was rela- tively little damage. The Sisters Fire District reported no injuries associated with Council investigates marijuana regulations By Sue Stafford PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 not comply with local, state, or federal law.” Marijuana is still illegal under federal law. If federal law were to change, as things currently stand, Sisters would no lon- ger be able to deny business licenses to marijuana busi- nesses on the grounds of Federal statute. City manager Brant Kucera set the stage for the discussion last week by reminding Council and informing visitors that, for the past two years, addressing the matter of marijuana in Sisters has been a Council goal and it is the job of staff to see that Council goals are addressed. See MARIJUANA on page 30 the windstorm. A decent snowfall and overnight temperatures dip- ping into the single digits Seeking school safety in Sisters By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Incidents such as the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last week hit edu- cators, parents and students hard, no matter where they are. The sheer shock and hor- ror that such an event can happen at all is compounded by the realization that it can happen anywhere. “We know that time and time again, people are say- ing ‘We never would have thought it would happen here,’” Sisters High School Principal Joe Hosang told The Nugget last week. “We know we’re not immune to it.” School security has become a significant concern across the nation in recent years, and it is at the fore- front of concern in Sisters. PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS A new, more secure, entryway is under construction at Sisters High School. The project was funded through a voter approved bond issue. Among the current construc- tion projects funded by voter- approved bonds is the remod- eling of the entryways to local schools in order to make them more secure. But Hosang believes that too much emphasis on the See SAFETY on page 24 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements ............... 10 Sisters Salutes .................12 Obituaries ........................21 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Movies & Entertainment ....11 Sisters Naturalist ..............15 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32
