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Outlaws crush White Buffaloes on gridiron page 4 Sisters artist opens downtown gallery page 19 The Nugget Vol. XXXVIII No. 37 Black Butte School ads ‘STEAM’ to curriculum page 23 P OSTAL CUSTOMER PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Festival hit a high note on 20th anniversary Parents play pivotal role in kids’ athletics experience Bunny Thompson Correspondent “From Blues to Bluegrass” is part of the Sisters Folk Festival theme and, for the 20th festival anniversary, there was a lot sandwiched in between blues and bluegrass. This past weekend, folk, Celtic rock, country, zydeco, soul, soft acoustics, rocking Texas swing and more filled Sisters with over 45 acts on 10 stages and an appreciative audience on their feet scream- ing “More! More!” The three-day event sailed along seamlessly as over 140 music events, an equal num- ber of set changes, sound checks and artist relocations, were all kept on-time by vigilant stage managers and a steady stream of dedicated volunteers. In addition to the usual array of guitars, fiddles, mandolins and stand-up base, there was an eclectic blend of horns, cellos, a saw, unusual drum sets and accordions. Many of the artists were new to the Sisters Folk Festival, but some were returning from previous years. By Jim cornelius News Editor Correspondent Opposition to Sisters City Council-approved changes to the ingress/egress for Creeks ide Campground surfaced at the September Parks Advisory Board (PAB) meeting. When asked why they waited until now to voice their objections, Pat Thompson, former City Council member, replied that “no one thought it made sense to use Buckaroo as the entrance. That’s why you’re only hearing from us now.” Peter Storton, owner/ Inside... See feSTIVal on page 28 See aThleTIcS on page 18 photo by Lynn WoodWard. The Subdudes brought New Orleans to Sisters — and tore it up all weekend. The Subdudes, an American roots rock band hailing from New Orleans, preformed on stage at a much smaller Sisters Folk Festival 10 years ago. With a blend of folk, New Objections raised on approved park fixes By Sue Stafford Darlingside, again provided an eclectic blend of folk, beautiful harmonies and rich voices around a single How parents act can have a major impact on their child’s experience of youth sports. It can either be an uplifting, sharing family experience — or a bad childhood memory that damages relationships. Bruce Brown, founder of the Positive Coaching Alli- ance, discovered something startling in an extensive study of youth sports: When he asked kids what the worst part of their sporting experience was, it wasn’t losing or play- ing poorly in the big game. It was overwhelmingly “in the car with dad after the game.” Athletes from middling broker of RE/MAX Revolution in Sisters, spoke representing Robinson & Owen, who have plans to develop a 24-residence subdivision bounded by Highway 20, Buckaroo Trail, and Desperado. He objected to shifting the entrance for Creekside Campground to the Highway 20/Buckaroo Trail intersection. He con- tended that the 24-foot-wide Buckaroo Trail is not of suf- ficient width to handle large RVs turning off the 45 mph Highway 20. Storton pointed out that See PaRK on page 17 Orleans rhythm and blues and country sounds, they rocked the stages playing to packed tents and people standing around the edges dancing. Last year ’s favorite, Council OKs agreement on roundabout By Sue Stafford Correspondent The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Sisters and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to construct a round- about at Highway 20 and Barclay Drive was approved by the City Council in a unan- imous vote at their September 10 meeting. After a period of questions and clarifications between Council members and ODOT’s Gary Farnsworth, the “Intersection Improvement Project” was given the green light. Highway 20 through Sisters is part of the state highway system under the photo by Jim CorneLius The city of Sisters and OdOT have a deal on creating a roundabout at the busy intersection of Barclay drive and highway 20. jurisdiction and control of are part of the City of Sisters the Oregon Transportation street system under the Commission. Barclay Drive and McKinney Butte Road See ROuNdaBOuT on page 22 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements ................12 Obituaries ..............10, 11, 31 Classifieds .................. 25-27 Real Estate .................29-32 Meetings ........................... 3 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Crossword ....................... 23 Sisters Naturalist ............. 29 Paw Prints .......................30