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DLT dedicates new Whychus acreage page 7 Black Butte hike reveals extent of pine pollen page 21 The Nugget Vol. XXXVIII No. 22 Sisters man graduates at West Point page 28 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Hundreds celebrate grand opening By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent The grand opening celebra- tion for Three Creeks Brewing Co., located in the industrial park of Sisters, kicked off at 5 p.m. on Friday evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new 9,000-square-foot, 30-barrel production facility. While company partners Victoria Graves and Rob Durand held the ribbon taut, owner Wade Underwood cut the ribbon, and head brewer Zach Beckwith cheered them on. Beckwith has been with Three Creeks for almost three years. “I’ve been over here brew- ing since late December and I oversee all the operations in the brewery and the pub as well. We coordinate a lot between both,” Beckwith said. “We will be having a tasting room right here in the lobby where you walk in, hopefully by July.” The new industrial park facility significantly expands Three Creeks Brewing Co.’s capacity. News Editor The two finalists for the position of Sisters Schools Superintendent spent a long day in Sisters on Monday, meeting with staff and com- munity members and touring the school district each hopes to lead. Curtiss Scholl of Salem- Keizer School District and Joe Wehrli of St. Paul School District each met with com- munity members in a Q&A session at Sisters High School Monday evening. The questions were prob- ing and revealed different Inside... Oregon Solutions drops out of trail discussion By Jim Cornelius News Editor photo by Jodi Schneider mcnamee Company partners Victoria Graves and Rob Durand held the ribbon taut while owner Wade Underwood cut the ribbon Friday evening. Head brewer Zach Beckwith cheered them on. “This facility has a 30-bar- all over Oregon, and we have creativity, and we’ll have rel system compared to our expanded to Vancouver and more ability to brew differ- brew pub, which is a 10-bar- Southwest Washington as ent beers at the pub,” added rel. And each barrel is 31 well. We have 45 employees Underwood. gallons, and we are making including the brew pub, and The new Three Creeks about 300 gallons per batch jobs at the production facility Brewing facility will be brew- at our brew pub and here we are expected to triple over the ing their three biggest craft make about 930,” Underwood next two years. beers for distribution: Knotty explained during a tour of the “This facility allows us to Blonde, Hoodoo Voodoo and production facility. experiment more at the pub, See BReWeRy on page 29 “Right now we distribute so you’ll be seeing a lot more Community meets school candidates By Jim Cornelius PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 strengths and styles in the two candidates. Wehrli, who has been the superintendent for St. Paul School District in St. Paul, Oregon, since 2013, talked about his experiences and successes in negotiating con- tracts with staff where there had previously been a rift between staff and the school board. He also discussed his experience passing a bond, noting that is it critical to lis- ten to the public. Wehrli also emphasized the importance of supporting teachers, citing professional See CaNDIDateS on page 28 The latest casualty in a long and grinding conflict over a proposed paved trail from Sisters to Black Butte Ranch fell last week. Oregon Solutions (OS) Network, which specializes in conflict resolution, stepped away last Thursday from a process it had tried to initiate this spring to restart a commu- nity discussion on the concept of a paved trail. In a letter announcing the decision, Michael Mills, a project manager with Oregon Solutions, stated that, “Given the inability to bring the key parties to the table the OS Network has determined that See tRaIlS on page 27 Team of pros makes Sisters Rodeo rock Sisters Rodeo has gained a reputation for being a fast- paced, exciting and consis- tently entertaining rodeo because of the team of pro- fessionals it has assembled. Most of this crew has worked Sisters Rodeo for a decade or more. The team includes the f o u r- t i m e P r o f e s s i o n a l Rodeo Cowboys Association Announcer of the Year Wayne Brooks, a smooth announcer on horseback who shares the stage with one of the best historians and statisticians in rodeo, Curt Robinson. The complementary duo keeps the crowd informed and interested in all eight events of the rodeo, and both of them have enviable quick photo by Gary miller the bulls make the action hot — bullfighters keep the riders safe. wits that shine in the unusual and unexpected twists that spice up any rodeo. Both announcers are familiar fig- ures and voices at National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. In the arena, the bullfight- ers are experienced athletes who have to leap in nanosec- onds to protect a bull rider. See RoDeo pRoS on page 22 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements ............... 10 Sisters Salutes .................12 Obituaries ....................... 23 Classifieds .................. 24-27 Meetings ........................... 3 Movies & Entertainment ....11 Home & Garden ........... 13-20 Crossword ....................... 23 Real Estate ................. 27-32