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Crystal artisan sculpts frozen light page 5 SHS grad helps build Ducks football program page 15 Christine Dalton: Alive at 105! page 18 The Nugget Vol. XLI No. 13 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Village Meadows breaks ground in Sisters PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Leadership changes coming to Sisters schools A golden lining... By Sue Stafford By Jim Cornelius Correspondent Editor in Chief Good feelings abounded as golden shovels turned over the first soil at the March 20 groundbreaking celebration for the 48-unit affordable Village Meadows apartment complex on Brooks Camp Road. “The City’s involvement says a lot about the City Council’s commitment to creating affordable housing,” City Manager Brant Kucera told The Nugget. In the 2017-18 budget, New leadership will be in place next year at Sisters Middle School and Sisters Elementary School. SES Principal Becky Stoughton announced her resignation effective June 30, Superintendent Curt Scholl reported. A letter to staff cited “personal reasons.” “We’ll be working on replacing that position,” Scholl told The Nugget. “We’re in a hiring process now at the middle school.” See APARTMENTS on page 30 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK One good aspect of the persistently unsettled, wintry weather is that it has given Sisters Country some spectacular sunsets. The forecast calls for warmer, more spring-like conditions through this week. 199-unit development on the drawing board By Sue Stafford Correspondent There was no question how most of the attendees felt at last week’s community meeting regarding Hayden Homes plans for the former McKenzie Meadow Village (MMV) property. They gener- ally didn’t like what they saw and heard. According to Community Development Director Patrick Davenport, the City wanted the community to provide feedback on Hayden’s plans so the developer could hear local concerns before Hayden formally files a land-use application. The application will consist of zoning map amendments to shift 1.8 acres Inside... of open space zone to another area on the project site, a mas- ter plan, and tentative subdi- vision plat. “The neighborhood meet- ing was not required; how- ever, Hayden Homes and City staff felt that it would be worthwhile to discuss this plan with the commu- nity prior to making a formal application,” said April Pust, land development manager for Hayden Homes. The proposed project would allow for the con- struction of 199 mixed resi- dential unit types includ- ing single-family detached dwellings, townhouses, a multi-family complex, and a See HAYDEN on page 21 See SCHOOLS on page 24 Police serve warrant in hollgate Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office personnel deployed a robot and a muz- zled canine to resolve a situ- ation that evolved out of an attempt to serve a warrant in the Tollgate subdivision on Tuesday morning, March 20. DCSO Sergeant Mike Sundberg told The Nugget that deputies attempted to serve a felony warrant for a drug-related parole violation on Sarah Rose Heisler, 38, on Silver Spur in Tollgate Tuesday morning. Heisler allegedly ran into her house and locked herself in a bed- room, then got down into a crawl space below the house. Multiple units, includ- ing a K-9 unit, responded to the scene. Deputies became concerned that Heisler might be suffering from a medical problem in the crawlspace, so they deployed a robot and a muzzled canine to investigate, Sgt. Sundberg reported. The recon- n a i s s a n c e determined that H e i s l e r w a s u n res po n s i v e and deputies v o l u n t e e r e d to go into the c r a w l s p a c e t o p u l l h e r o u t . M e d i c s responded to the scene and trans- PHOTO PROVIDED ported Heisler Deputy Slater and Brolo helped bring a potentially to the hospital dangerous situation to a satisfactory close. for evaluation and treatment work of Deputy Keith Slater prior to her being booked into and the dog Brolo. Deschutes County Jail. “The dog did a great job,” Sgt. Sundberg praised the he said. Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes .................. 8 Announcements ............... 10 Sisters Saver ...................20 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Business Roundup ............. 8 Movies & Entertainment ....11 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32
