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The Nugget Vol. XLIV No. 31 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Hedrick takes reins as school board chair PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Local youth exhibit at county fair... By Charlie Kanzig DA dismisses charges against spa owner Correspondent The Sisters School Board has installed Don Hedrick as its new chair. Hedrick, a long-serving member of the board, takes over for Jay Wilkins, whose term ended this year and who did not seek re-election to the board. David Thorsett was chosen as vice-chair. Hedrick, a retired school principal, is in his 11th year overall in serving on the board, including a previ- ous stint as chair from 2012 to 2016. Over a span of 34 years, Hedrick spent 25 in suburban Chicago as a PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT Colter Habein took top honors for market beef at the Deschutes County Fair. His is one of 30 members of the Cloverdale Livestock Club, which has been helping young people develop through 4-H for decades. (See related story, page 4.) See HEDRICK on page 31 The Deschutes County District Attorney9s Office confirmed on Tuesday morn- ing, July 27, that they have declined to pursue criminal charges against Sisters spa owner Mike Boyle. Boyle, owner of Hop in the Spa in Sisters, was arrested on Wednesday, June 30, on charges of harassment, sex abuse, and performing illegal massage. Boyle told The Nugget that he intends to sue the State of Oregon, con- tending that the Deschutes County Sheriff9s Office filed a false affidavit in order to See BOYLE on page 23 Sisters students will have to mask this fall Sisters woman connects community Sisters students will have to mask up when they return to class at the end of the summer, under a new direc- tive from Governor Kate Brown. Last Thursday, July 29, Governor Brown directed the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require masks indoors for K-12 schools statewide for the 2021-22 school year. The move is, according to the governor9s office, <in line As the founding president and volunteer administra- tor for five and a half years of Citizens4Community (C4C), Robyn Holdman has been integral to efforts to make Sisters a more con- nected community. Her work earned her recogni- tion from the Sisters Vision Implementation Team as a <Connected Community Champion.= Under her leadership, C4C grew from an idea into an organization with stable funding, playing significant roles in creating a more con- nected and collaborative Sisters Country. Through a combination of community tools, proj- ects, workshops, forums, and community celebra- tions, Holdman paved the way for C4C9s strategies to fundamentally strengthen Sisters Country and bring people together to respect- fully address challenges and opportunities so more local voices could be heard and with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention9s recently updated guidance, and based on the latest sci- ence on the spread of the Delta variant.= <The science and data are clear: the Delta variant is in our communities, and it is more contagious,= said Governor Brown. <My pri- ority is to ensure our kids are able to safely return to full-time, in-person learning this fall, five days per week and with minimal disrup- tions. With many children still ineligible to be vacci- nated, masks are an effec- tive way to help keep our kids safe in the classroom, the learning environment we know serves them best.= Some school districts were pushing back. Culver Schools Superintendent Stefanie Garber wrote a See MASKS on page 22 Add masks to your students’ back-to-school supply lists. Inside... By Sue Stafford Correspondent PHOTO PROVIDED Robyn Holdman was named Connected Community Champion by the Sisters Vision Implementation Team. more good things could hap- pen through that power of connection. <As a result of her incredible passion and h e a r t f o r c o m m u n i t y, Robyn has helped chan- nel funds from donors and state and regional founda- tions directly into Sisters9 See HOLDMAN on page 30 Letters/Weather ............... 2 Obituaries ........................ 9 Entertainment .................13 Sisters Naturalist .............21 Classifieds .................28-30 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements ...............12 Artisan Showcase ....... 15-19 Crossword .......................27 Real Estate ................ 30-32
