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14 Wednesday, April 4, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon CITY: Legal team working on marijuana ballot title Continued from page 3 Friday and Saturday night, July 1 through September 9, with no variance requirement. • Councilor Richard Esterman inquired of the City attorney at last week’s Council meeting if it was ever possible for the five council- ors to meet in private without staff or press in attendance. The attorney informed him that private meetings of pub- licly elected officials are not legal. Even when they go into executive session, the press is allowed to attend, although they cannot report on what was discussed. Esterman told The Nugget that he misspoke and did not intend to suggest secretive meetings. He said he is looking for a way to be sure that all councilors can be fully informed on issues that come up suddenly before they have to make a decision. • The City will be sending out a business survey along with their business license renewals to gather informa- tion from local businesses regarding issues of impor- tance to them such as parking, housing for employees, street maintenance, City codes, and snow removal. The input received from the survey will provide some direction for the Council and staff in their planning for the 2018-19 fis- cal year and beyond, • Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) asked the Council for a letter of sup- port to accompany ODOT’s submission of an application for a Federal FLAP grant to repave Highway 242 from the east portal in Sisters up to the Dee Wright Observatory. Given the amount of time involved in the grant process, the paving would probably take place in 2020, provided ODOT receives the grant. • Creekside Campground is now open for the sea- son, with camp hosts on site beginning in May. Campers will find five new full-hook- up spaces, a dishwashing sta- tion, and WiFi available in the campground. • The City legal team is working on the language for the City ballot measure that would appear on the November general election ballot, regarding whether the citizens of the city of Sisters want to allow the establish- ment of marijuana-related businesses within the city limits and if the City should impose a three percent sales tax on marijuana-related products sold. When the draft wording is determined, Council will review it and vote as to whether or not it will go on the November ballot. • The City barbecue that was held for the first time last summer is scheduled for Thursday, June 21. The City will provide the food, bever- ages, and music. • At their May 9 meeting, City Council will hold a pub- lic hearing on and be consid- ering adoption of new water and sewer system develop- ment charges (SDCs) and a new methodology used to arrive at those rates. This would be the first time since 2011 that the rates would be adjusted, despite all the build- ing that has taken place over the past seven years. The new methodology would result in a $99 increase in the sewer and water SDCs, which are the fees paid by builders of new construction. The new methodology, based on meter size rather than number of plumbing fixtures, is expected to reduce ambiguity and be a more customer-friendly approach. • The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office conformed that there was a break-in at Dutch Bros. coffee kiosk on Cascade Avenue last week- end. No details were available at press time. Smile, Sisters! We’re committed to your dental health! Exceptional Health, Prevention & Aesthetics For Your Family! Trevor Frideres d.m.d. Ben Crockett, d.d.s. p 541-549-9486 f 541-549-9110 410 E. Cascade Ave. • P.O. Box 1027 • Sisters Hours: Mon., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thurs., 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Fit For Sisters Andrew Luscutoff Columnist The problem with processed foods Over the course of a cen- tury many aspects of our day-to-day livelihood have progressed. No longer do we have to stoke the fire, hitch up the buggy, or fill a foun- tain pen to write an article. These innovations, often taken for granted, are allow- ing humanity to progress fur- ther with leisure, productiv- ity, and intellectual prowess. Technology is a wonderful thing: no longer are typhus, malaria, or sepsis worries medically. Food is abundant, and water flows from every faucet with drinkability. Food is fast and cheap. Fewer people are going hun- gry and the power of the dollar goes further. Driving this trend is processed foods. White bread, cellophane- wrapped cheese product, chips, dips, convenience frozen food, the list can go on. And therein lies the downside. The advent of these Year-round FIREWOOD SALES — Kindling — — — SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS 541-410-4509 SistersForestProducts.com products results in a growing waistline because processed food is easy and it tastes good. Marion Nestle, author of many books on public health and nutrition, proclaimed there are 3,900 calories pro- duced daily per American. When the average person only needs 2,000, over- production and overselling becomes a reality. Food is wasted, or repackaged as a delectable snack. According to Yoni Freedhoff, obesity researcher, Americans eat up to 500 more calories per day today than they did several decades ago. What is the problem with processed foods? After all, it’s calories that mat- ter, right? Eat less and there won’t be a problem. This is partly true — but it’s easier to assimilate and store pro- cessed food calories. Over years of ingrained eating habits, this is a problem. For example, research compared white bread and processed cheese sandwiches to whole grain bread with traditional cheese and found a discrepancy of 10 percent in calories absorbed. It is also fact that whole peanuts will have fewer absorbed calories than peanut butter. Whole foods require more digestion. Sometimes, they move through the digestive tract before being fully bro- ken down. Whole grains, vegeta- bles, and other foods con- tain fiber, effective in slow- ing the digestion. Insoluble fiber won’t be digested, and the eater will feel more full. This is part of the thermic effect of food, which means how much energy is required to digest and break down the nutrients in the food. At times, there may be a 50 per- cent increase in the net ther- mic effect in a whole-foods meal. With the processed nature of our diet, there are many instances where the foods are digested so easily they cause a blood sugar spike and insu- lin responses. Eventually, this response is dulled and the sugars are more likely to be stored as fat. One solution is to mini- mize the processed foods in the diet. Sugar and fat are not the enemy, just constitu- ents of the problem. Enjoy food, and fill a plate with veggies and nutritional fiber- rich foods like whole grains. Limit liquid calories because of their propensity to be absorbed very quickly. The idea here is to enjoy mini- mally processed foods. Cooking at home with whole-food ingredients will help. The kitchen is a sanctu- ary, a place that ought to be used more often on a whole- foods mission. ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/SAMAEL334
