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The Nugget Vol. XLI No. 12 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Sisters Science Fair educates By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent The air vibrated with elec- tricity in the Sisters High School commons as students from all three Sisters public schools shared their creative abilities and knowledge in the seventh annual Sisters Science Fair. Hundreds of folks got involved through hands-on challenges with science experiments, activi- ties and demonstrations from constructing rockets and the magic of slime, to learning about aeroponics in Sisters High School greenhouse. The fair was sponsored by the Sisters Science Club and free to all. “Outdoor Science” was this year’s theme and was evident throughout the fair with displays ranging from “What do our Trees Tell us?” to “Native Bird Care.” Sisters Science Club President Bob Collins was having a great time observ- ing students demonstrate Correspondent Residents who live within Sisters city limits will have the opportunity in the November 2018 general election to vote on whether or not marijuana- related businesses should be allowed in the city and whether a three percent tax should be levied on the sales. Despite the fact that Sisters voters approved state Measure 91, making recreational mari- juana legal, with a 51-49 per- cent split, and the measure carried statewide, Mayor Chuck Ryan told Council at their March 14 workshop he thinks lots of things have changed since that vote. “I think we owe it to the Inside... Airport/ ODOT dispute headed to court kids of all ages By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief aren’t just growing lettuce. That’s a dream come true for me to have a greenhouse A year ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation sent a demand letter to Benny and Julie Benson, owners of Sisters Eagle Airport, seeking the repayment of $377,152 in ConnectOregon V grant funds and payment of an additional $13,033 to meet the minimum requirement for matching funds for grants entered into in 2015. The state agency alleges that the airport “misexpended” See SCIENCE FAIR on page 25 See DISPUTE on page 29 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Youngsters were irresistibly drawn to the display of static electricity at the Sisters Science Fair. the science behind each unique project to hundreds of spectators. “This year we are empha- sizing outdoor science,” Collins said. “And what is exciting to me is what’s going on in the greenhouse this year. They are doing experi- ments in the greenhouse, they Bullfighter named Grand Marshal Citizens to vote on marijuana businesses By Sue Stafford PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 public to put it (allowing mar- ijuana businesses) to a vote,” Ryan said. Although voters said yes to recreational marijuana, they previously voted down amending the City code to allow medical marijuana dis- pensaries, indicating mixed reactions to marijuana in this community. Even though recreational marijuana is legal state- wide, the previous council maintained the status quo by relying on the word- ing in the City’s business license application to keep marijuana-related businesses from opening in Sisters. The current wording states that See MARIJUANA on page 37 Sisters Rodeo has selected Bullfighter Rowdy Barry as the 2018 Grand Marshal of the Rodeo Parade to honor his decades of dedication to the sport and 25 years of “mem- bership” in the Sisters Rodeo family. Barry is retiring from bull- fighting after the 2018 season. Barry began his career with Rob Smets, a legendary bullfighter who was his men- tor. He worked with Smets for several years at Sisters Rodeo. “Sisters is a special rodeo for me, beginning with Smets, but it is also like com- ing home,” Barry explained. “I’ve watched kids grow up at Sisters just as the membership has watched mine grow. And Sisters Rodeo is where I met my wife.” A rancher in Kennewick, Washington, Barry has also served as the president of the Columbia River Circuit Rodeo for the last six years. Barry’s rodeo job is to protect bull riders from bulls after their attempt at eight-second rides. The job requires great ath- leticism, instincts and risk, which Barry has been doing well since he was 14 years old. In 1986, he became a member PHOTO BY GARY MILLER of the Professional Rowdy Barry has been tangling with bulls on Rodeo Cowboys behalf of cowboys at Sisters Rodeo for decades. Association. In 2015, Barry and his chute boss. An irate bull bullfighting partner were slammed the cowboy into instrumental in rescuing Curt Kallberg, a Sisters Rodeo See BARRY on page 38 Letters/3eather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes ..................4 Movies & Entertainment ....11 Obituaries .................. 31-33 Classifieds ..................34-36 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ............... 10 Home & Garden ........... 14-25 Crossword ....................... 33 Real Estate ................. 37-40 High school sports are online this week at www.NuggetNews.com Go Outlaws!
