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4 Wednesday, December 30, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW Remembering Sisters woman at sentencing Judge Wells Ashby told a packed and solemn courtroom on Tuesday, January 14, that no sentence can <properly honor Jenny Cashwell or square the ledger on her death.= Alan Peter Porciello, 37, shot and killed Cashwell after a date on January 12, 2019, in his apartment in Bend. Porciello pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the killing, which occurred when, as he told police, he was <being facetious, acting like I was going to shoot her, and accidentally did.= On January 14, the judge sentenced Porciello to nine years in prison with 12 months of post-prison supervision. Any firearms and ammunition that he possessed are to be forfeited and he is to have no weapons of any kind after release. viewing, seasonal closures or historical notes... I wonder if the residents of Junipine would like to have some kiosks&= He consulted with Gretchen Matos who, in partnership with her husband, Gary, are part of the Common Area Committee of Junipine Acres, and they lit upon an idea to create an informational kiosk, and away they went. Heuberger built and installed three kiosks on Junipine Acres9 common areas for his Eagle Scout project. Man arrested on child pornography charges Sisters has a new Eagle Scout Austen Heuberger, a Sisters High School junior member of Boy Scout Troop 188 was hiking around on the common area of Junipine Acres where he lives when he thought, <Gee whiz, there9s no information about the boundaries of the property, places for wildlife event-related street closures will be cut back and streets will not be closed for events during the summer 4 with exceptions for the Rodeo Parade and the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Those are key results of new City Ordinance 500, having to do with public events, and Ordinance 501 regarding tran- sient merchants, passed on a four-one vote at the January 22 Sisters City Council meeting. According to City Manager Cory Misley, staff and Council have undertaken the task of rebuilding the framework of the City9s codes to tighten up the language for better clar- ity, remove outdated and irrel- evant regulations, and make improvements so that the City codes more realistically reflect what the future of Sisters will need. PHOTO BY ERIC LIDDELL Austen Heuberger. City makes changes to event rules Creekside City Park will be closed to large events, and Shootout!... The robust Cub Scout Pack 139 staged a lively Pinewood Derby in the Sisters Community Church fireside room. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK A 44-year-old Sisters man faces 22 child pornography- related charges after being arrested on Tuesday, January 21, in the wake of a six3month investigation by the Deschutes County Sheriff9s Office. The sheriff9s office reported Wednesday, January 22, that the detectives division had acted on a tip from Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) regarding Michael Wills possibly possessing and distributing child pornography. During the investigation detectives reportedly con- firmed that Wills was the per- son involved. New Habitat home dedicated The sun came out as Sisters Habitat for Humanity dedi- cated a home with the Likens family on Tuesday, January 21, in the Village Meadows sub- division. Seth, Kastle, Araya and Malita are the 69th fam- ily to benefit from the Sisters Habitat Homeownership Program. Board President Chuck Harper welcomed the crowd of about 100 people as every- one celebrated and honored the donors, volunteers, and the family. The home was built by Youth Build students and Habitat volunteers. FEBRUARY Cub Scouts revel in Pinewood Derby The racing action was hot Friday night at Sisters Community Church, as Cub Scout Den 139, and friends and family, gathered in the fireside room for their annual Pinewood Derby and potluck. A few weeks prior, each scout had been tasked with designing and building their own derby car 4 with a few requirements. Each derby car had to weigh less than five ounces and be built mainly by the scout it belonged to. New planner in place at City Hall Nicole Mardell, the City9s new principal planner, who joined the staff in December, became familiar with Sisters as a facilitator for the Sisters Country Horizons Vision Project while she was a mem- ber of the Deschutes County Project Management Team. <Through that process I found a deep appreciation for the community here, the his- tory that led to the Sisters we see today, and the shared goals for the future,= Mardell said. Project to require cutting trees Some 500 trees will need to come down to clear an existing power-line corridor in Camp Sherman. A proposed project in the recreational area west of Sisters will establish a 20-foot- wide corridor and upgrade 131 poles along 13 miles of Central Electric Cooperative power line right-of-way across National Forest land. The project will, in part, mitigate against the danger of the kind of fire that occurred in November 2018 in Paradise, California, when high winds caused PG&E power lines to malfunction. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Reese Moore drives for Outlaws fifth-grade boys during Sisters Shootout. The annual event offers fun and competition for youth basketball players from across the region. STAY CONNECTED WITH SPRD THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS! Visit our virtual recreation center for new and fun ideas that are a safe way to recreate during these cold and blustery months at sistersrecreation.com! Storewide After-Christmas and Remodeling… SALE UP TO 75% OFF! 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