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The Nugget Vol. XLIV No. 11 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, March 17, 2021 DCSO hound is on the scent in Sisters By Bill Bartlett Correspondent In all of Washington and Oregon there is only one <employed= bloodhound in law enforcement. That would be Copper, all 81 pounds of him, assigned to the Sisters Substation of the Deschutes County Sheriff9s Office. Copper is all muscle and all heart and every bit as playful as you might expect of any dog under two years old. But he also knows his job that he takes seriously. Bloodhounds have been immortalized in dozens of Hollywood films featuring jail break and prison break scenes where the trusty hounds track down the pris- oners through all sorts of gnarly terrain. It has never been fully decided if the loveable Disney character Pluto is at heart a blood- hound. Then there9s Bruno from Cinderella and Trusty from Lady and the Tramp adding to the lore and Correspondent Most local residents avoid trying to enter Highway 20 from North Locust Street. There are long delays for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists wanting to cross the highway, or for vehicles wanting to turn left onto or off the highway. Plans are currently under- way to remedy that situation with construction of a new roundabout intersection the same size as the one at the other end of town at Barclay Drive and Highway 20. Because Highway 20 is a state highway, the City is working with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) in a partnership to acquire the property necessary to build the roundabout and funding for its construction. Most of that property belongs to the Sisters School District, the majority being part of the ele- mentary school9s playground, including the tennis courts, Inside... Providing for hospice care By Sue Stafford Correspondent National Police Bloodhound Association, where the team As a healthcare pro- fessional and owner of Integrated Care in Sisters, Maureen Bidasolo, R.N., is well-acquainted with the vital services provided to her clients by local hospices and the Partners In Care Hospice House. According to Bidasolo, her 10-person team of care- givers <help seniors stay in their homes, wherever that may be.= They start out being companions to their clients, providing house- keeping, meal preparation, and medication management, for which they are specially trained. As clients9 health issues become more serious, See COPPER on page 21 See HOSPICE on page 15 PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT Deputy Donny Patterson works with the bloodhound, Copper, out of the Sisters Sheriff’s Substation. affection of the long-eared breed. Copper and his han- dler, Deputy Sheriff Donny Roundabout concept taking shape By Sue Stafford PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 and some on the corner of the Administration building property. According to a draft update presented at last week9s City Council meeting, the Highway 20/Locust inter- section went through a thor- ough feasibility study in 2011 due to both safety and congestion issues. The feasi- bility study included polling Sisters9 citizens. Residents favored the roundabout solu- tion over a traffic signal by 93 percent. Additional public out- reach occurred with the 2018 City of Sisters Transportation System Plan (TSP) update, resulting in overwhelming support for a roundabout. Continued backing from the community made this a high-priority action item in the recently completed 2020 Sisters Country Vision Plan. This project proposes the construction of a single-lane roundabout at the intersection See ROUNDABOUT on page 17 Patterson, just completed their rigorous certifica- tion testing in California9s Riverside County by the Repairing a truck restored a future By Julie Spor Correspondent To graduate from high school in Oregon a student must have 24 credits in a vari- ety of subjects. In September 2020, the start of his senior year, Astyn Buring had com- pleted five. <Astyn was always a nice kid, but I couldn9t get him to respond,= said Neil Fendall, dean of students at Sisters High School. Astyn moved to Sisters in the fourth grade with his brother, mom, and stepdad. By the time he was 14 years old, Astyn was living in a trailer with his 16-year-old brother, on a property out- side of Sisters owned by his brother9s girlfriend9s family. <My sophomore year, my brother and I would skip class, drive around out in the woods, and work sometimes,= said Buring. <I didn9t really have any structure at that time because I was living alone.= At one point his sopho- more year, Astyn was offi- cially unenrolled from Sisters High School. PHOTO PROVIDED Left to right: Skylar Sutherland, Astyn Buring, and Eric Spor. That is when Rod Robinson stepped in. <Astyn and my son, Jackson, were friends around age 14,= said Robinson. <Astyn would come over to See FUTURE on page 23 Letters/Weather ............... 2 Sisters Salutes ................. 5 Announcements ................ 8 Fun and Games ................16 Classifieds .................. 19-21 Meetings .......................... 3 Obituaries ..................... 6-7 Events Calendar ................ 9 Crossword .......................18 Real Estate .................21-24