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I NS I D E The Nugget T E D I U G TER T W I N U L L O U P & SA VE www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Mule deer in steep decline in Sisters Country Song and dance... By Katy Yoder Correspondent Fernando Aleu is living a fascinating, richly diverse life. A vibrant, handsome man of 92, he has stories, and now a book, that reflect his sense of style, education, and expe- riences spanning the globe. He9s a retired neurologist 4 businessman and patriarch. His charming personality is magnetic, drawing in friends and admirers as effectively as an alluring fragrance. He9s also proud to call himself a Sisters resident. Growing up in Spain, prior to and during World War II, he witnessed events that shaped history and the man he would become. Enduring three years of the Spanish Civil War, and PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon Vol. XLIV No. 49 Sisters author brings the past to life P OSTAL CUSTOMER By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief The numbers of deer wandering through town, lounging beneath juniper trees, grazing on lawns, and crossing Cascade Avenue in the crosswalks may give a deceptive picture of the health of mule deer popula- tions in Sisters Country. While there are lots of healthy <town deer,= popu- lations across the Deschutes National Forest as a whole have declined 56 percent from 2004 to 2021. In the Metolius Basin, the sur- veyed population of 3,359 mule deer is 46 percent short Black Butte School children sang and danced their way through Camp Sherman in a unique and joyful version of their annual Winter Performance on Friday, December 10. See story, page 4. See AUTHOR on page 30 See MULE DEER on page 29 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK City may make drivers slow Construction class has new project down in neighborhoods By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent By Sue Stafford Correspondent Drivers may soon head a 20 mph speed limit in all of Sisters9 neighborhoods. That9s one of the recommen- dations from a recently con- ducted traffic safety audit. At their December 8 meeting, City Council approved Ordinance 519, making amendments to the City9s Transportation System Plan (TSP). The primary focus of the 2021 amendments to the 2018 TSP includes extending the Sisters planning horizon from 2030 to 2040 to be con- sistent with the City9s newly adopted Comprehensive Plan, and codifying solutions to safety issues raised in the recently completed traffic safety audit. Recommendations from the safety audit include: " Pursue a citywide speed reduction to 20 mph in all Inside... residential zones. " Incorporate multiuse pathway standards into the public works standards and specifications. " Standardize school zone treatments. " Ask ODOT to measure how fast drivers are enter- ing Sisters from county roads. Many people in the city would like to see speed zones extended farther out from the city limits. " Make an all-way stop on Main Avenue at North Larch Street and evaluate potential all-way stops at North Fir and North Elm streets. " Speed bumps or other devices to make drivers slow down along Jefferson Avenue, Elm Street, Fir Street, Adams Avenue, and Pine Street. " Installation of digital driver feedback signs on US 20/126 on both the east and See SPEED on page 22 Jason Chinchen needed a new project for his Sisters High School (SHS) construc- tion class this term when the traditional job of creat- ing walls for a Habitat for Humanity house had to be put on hold until new construc- tion begins on the next house. Chinchen wanted the stu- dents to have a similar learn- ing experience in wall-build- ing so the idea of creating sturdy 8-by-10-foot storage/ garden sheds took hold. <While we were waiting to price out and arrange for delivery of the materials from Hoyt9s Building Supply I did instruction on building prin- ciples and technique, but the kids were chomping at the bit to get going on something,= said Chinchen. And once the materials arrived the 20 students fell into work at such a pace the first shed will likely be fin- ished within a week from the start. After just one day of the PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG Sisters High School teacher Jason Chinchen instructs a group of students from the construction class on the how-tos of wall construction. class some walls were framed up and sheeting applied. That9s not to say things have gone perfectly. One student said he9d learned the old adage <mea- sure twice and cut once= in the project. Two of the teams building walls had to backtrack 4 pulling nails and rechecking measurements 4 to make things line up square. The shed had a buyer before the first hammer hit a nail. Thomas Arends, a Sisters High School alum See WOODS on page 31 Letters/Weather ............... 2 Announcements ...............12 Of A Certain Age ...............15 Sisters Naturalist ............ 20 Classifieds ..................27-29 Meetings .......................... 3 Entertainment .................13 Obituaries .......................18 Crossword ...................... 26 Real Estate ................ 29-32