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Rodeo president receives cowboy proclamation page 9 Neighbors concerned about traffic page 20 The Nugget Vol. XXXVIII No. 30 Backyard Bistro puts its wheels down in Sisters page 25 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, July 29, 2015 Bikers honor the fallen... Holzman resigns city council seat PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 City affirms approval of senior facility By Jim Cornelius News Editor Second-term Sisters City Councilor Wendy Holzman has resigned. Her departure means that only two remain- ing councilors on the five- member council — David Asson and Nancy Connolly — were elected to their positions. In announcing her resig- nation last Friday, Holzman cited the need to focus on helping her daughter recover from a life-threatening bicy- cle accident that occurred last April. Maya Holzman was completing her PhD work on the Soviet partisan move- ment during World War II at the University of Wisconsin- Madison at the time of the By Sue Stafford Correspondent photo by Jerry baldock a contingent of motorcycle riders on their way to Sturgis stopped for a break in Sisters. They are honoring fallen soldiers in america’s recent conflicts with a memorial torch ride. See story, page 16. See HolzmaN on page 30 See approVal on page 29 Burgstahler seated on Sisters City Council By Sue Stafford Correspondent A m y B u rg s t a h l e r, a relatively new resident of Pine Meadow Village, was selected by members of the Sisters City Council to fill the seat left vacant by the recent resignation of Bill Hall. Hall resigned his posi- tion in June, after less than a month on the job, citing undue levels of stress imposed by a contentious civic climate in town. Burgstahler was sworn in and immediately took her seat at the July 23 council meet- ing. Her “baptism by fire” Inside... It was standing-room-only in Council chambers Thursday night, and some heated accu- sations were thrown out as the Sisters City Council unanimously approved the McKenzie Meadows Village (MMV) plans for a senior- living facility at the west end of town. That approval in effect denied the appeal brought by Pinnacle Alliance Group regarding the planning com- mission’s approval on June 18 of MMV’s master plan and site plan. The assisted-living facility involved hearing extended testimony on the contentious issue of approving requested modification to the master plan for McKenzie Meadows Village. She joined her fellow councilors in a unanimous vote to approve the modifica- tion. (See related story, page 1.) The council will be required to make another appointment soon, in the wake of Wendy Holzman’s resignation, announced last Friday (see story, page 1). Holzman is the third coun- cilor to step down in the past four months. Flight Science student earns wings Sisters High School Flight Science student Cammi Ben- son is the first in the innova- tive program to complete the requirements and earn her private pilot certificate. This achievement is the culmina- tion of two years of study, practice, and preparation. Benson began the pro- cess of becoming a pilot as a sophomore by enrolling in the Flight Science class offered at SHS. The year-long course uses a private pilot ground school as the curriculum, which prepared her to take the Federal Aviation Admin- istration (FAA) written test. The test covers all subject areas relevant to flying an airplane, including aerody- namics, aircraft systems and photo provided Cammi Benson, second from left, earned her pilot’s certification. maintenance, weather and meteorology, flight planning, navigation, and regulations. Benson passed it on her first try, soon after completing the Flight Science class. The program sparked her fascination with aviation. The class, which is unique to Sis- ters High School, provides an introduction to aviation through interesting field trips, See BeNSoN on page 24 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ........................11 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Sisters Salutes ................ 18 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Sisters Saver ....................15 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32