focus on n health ealth Masterful bluegrass players on the road to Sisters page 7 Winter 2 2019 Pages 14-20 The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 3 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Sisters supports family of slain woman Sworn in... Teen vaping is local and national issue By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent After years of seeing ciga- rette smoking rates decline, a new nicotine phenomenon has taken hold in the United States through a clever marketing and manufacturing strategy by companies like Juul, result- ing in a wave of teenage users who may not have any real comprehension of the health dangers involved. Welcome to the world of vaping, the common term for using e-cigarettes. Vaping devices are also common for ingesting mari- juana products, but this article PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK New City Councilor Michael Preedin and returning Council President Nancy Connelly were sworn in at the Sisters City Council meeting last week. Returning Councilor Richard Esterman was out of town for the meeting and was sworn in earlier. See VAPING on page 21 Inside... Friends and family of Jenny Cashwell are mourning her death this week and rally- ing to support her two young children. Cashwell, 37, was killed Saturday afternoon at the Cedar West Apartments in Bend. The incident remains under investigation. Bend Police reported on Sunday that they took Alan Peter Porciello, 36, of Bend into custody on charges of Manslaughter in the First Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Cashwell lived east of Sisters and worked at Fullhart See CASHWELL on page 8 Drawing offers chance to win coveted tickets