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Wednesday, August 19, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon ARTS PROjECT: Sisters Folk Festival is working on project Sisters business at a glance Continued from page 3 one another and with the arts. SFF Creative Director Brad Tisdel noted that, “Fir Street Park is exactly the kind of space he was talking about.” SFF is hosting two free concerts there this summer, and offering free music at the park during the festival in September. Tisdel noted that the two-day rendezvous offered Sisters organizations like the Sisters Rodeo, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, SFF and the schools an oppor- tunity to show community engagement in action. Team members from each of the 18 grant sites gather at the rendezvous to col- laborate, share ideas. She described the rendezvous as “a professional-development/ teambuilding/network-build- ing event.” There were speakers, panel discussions, and perfor- mances by Americana Project students and by Tisdel. “Brad gave a wonder- ful closing to the whole two days,” Boss Barba said. Boss Barba said that she is starting to see more 17 Karen cammacK Americana project students performed at the oCf rendezvous. collaboration between com- munities as they work together to establish best practices for sustainable arts education. She noted that the event was a nice opportunity for folks from across Oregon to experience Sisters. “We had so many peo- ple who had never been to Sisters,” she said. “It really provided a nice retreat for some, in addition to an opportunity to train.” “It was a powerful expe- rience,” said Tisdel. “And one that set us up well as a community and also as an We had so many people who had never been to sisters. It really provided a nice retreat for some, in addition to an opportunity to train. — Michelle Boss Barba organization to do some pretty remarkable work.” • Bob Boswell is retiring after a long career serving Sisters as a FedEx delivery driver. Bob has been a FedEx employee for the past 33 years, 25 of those have been serving the Sisters commu- nity. The people of Sisters have relied on his delivery service, trusting his cus- tomer service to be friendly and professional. Along with his hard work and gift of gab, Bob has made many wonderful friends. He has truly enjoyed meeting the needs of his customers. He will miss you! • A new tasting room is going to open at the Three Creeks Brewing Co. brew- ing facility in the Sisters Industrial Park (on Barclay Drive, just west of Metabolic Maintenance and the sher- iff’s substation). It will open Fridays and Saturdays from 3 to 7 p.m., with three rotat- ing taps, along with beer bottles, cans, and growlers to go. • Y Knot Branded, based in Sisters, has expanded distribution of the company’s specialty Western-inspired women’s photo provided Bob Boswell has served sisters for 25 years. shoes. In addition to retail- ers located across the U.S. and Canada, custom- ers may now find Y Knot Branded’s unique offering on CountryOutfitter.com. As a featured seller on Country Outfitter Marketplace, Y Knot Branded will have access to Country Outfitter’s 10 mil- lion customers, as well as marketing and social media support from the leader in country and Southern lifestyle.