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Sisters students celebrate poetry page 5 MOTH tickets up for “quick draw” page 11 The Nugget Vol. XXXIX No. 20 Sisters woman is running for coffee page 27 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Sisters gets set to celebrate the arts Sisters will launch into its annual spring celebration of the arts this weekend. My Own Two Hands (MOTH), the annual fund- raiser for Sisters Folk Festival’s educational pro- grams, begins on May 13, with a parade, art stroll and a free community celebration at The Belfry in Sisters. O n S a t u r d a y, M a y 14, Ponderosa Forge and Ironworks will be trans- formed into an auction and party venue. Started 15 years ago, MOTH is an event with two purposes: raise funds for arts and music programming in Sisters Country, and bring the community together to cel- ebrate the arts. T h i s y e a r ’s t h e m e , “Connection,” has produced an inspiring collection of art donations. The community celebra- tion begins on Friday with a lively parade of students, teachers, musicians and com- munity members, showcasing their art as they march down Hood Avenue. The parade begins at 4 p.m. on the east PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Rick Allen will be interim city manager By Sue Stafford Correspondent Two Hands Art Stroll, from 4 to 7 p.m. The art will be Rick Allen of Madras, for- mer interim city manager in La Pine and Madras, will be Sisters’ interim city manager. Pending successful contract negotiation and completion of a background check, Allen will hopefully be available for work by mid-May. Sisters City Council selected him from a field of three candidates. He brings with him a wealth of experience in the public sector, which has cre- ated a broad network of rela- tionships. Allen’s résumé describes him as “a successful business entrepreneur with a significant background in the public sector in managing See ARTS on page 29 See ALLEN on page 19 photo by Jay Mather Charlie Moen, 8, a second-grade student applies some finishing touches to the River Celebration installation on the Sisters Elementary School fence. My Own Two Hands supports the arts and music education outreach of the Sisters Folk Festival. end of Hood and concludes at Pine Street. Hood Avenue will be closed to traffic for about 45 minutes for the parade. Following the parade, the community can view the art at the official My Own Teams swarm Sisters for SALI Sisters combat pilot joins return to Vietnam By Rongi Yost Correspondent By Craig Rullman Correspondent Richard Hartnack of Black Butte Ranch, a Marine avia- tor during the Vietnam War, recently returned from an historic trip to Vietnam with fellow veteran pilots from the Marines, Navy, and U.S. Air Force. They enjoyed a rare and moving opportunity to meet and reconcile with their former adversaries from the Vietnam Air Force. Hartnack, who flew 220 combat missions with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 as a Radar Intercept Officer in an F-4B Phantom II, began Inside... his journey back to Vietnam the same way he started it in 1969 — in San Francisco. In 1969, First Lieutenant Hartnack and his wife spent his last few days stateside touring the city. In 2016, they were met by 42 members of his fam- ily, and took the opportunity to celebrate his father’s 100th birthday. Hartnack told The Nugget, “I joined this group of vet- erans when a member of my squadron, Charlie Tutt, who had become the chief pilot of Delta Airlines, decided to put See VIETNAM on page 14 Teams from all over Oregon and Idaho swarmed into Sisters this past week- end for the Sisters Annual Lacrosse Invitational (SALI) tournament, held on Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8. Seventy-two teams were in attendance this year, which calculated out to approxi- mately 1,500 athletes. Add to that parents, siblings, and grandparents, and the total number estimates to easily over 5,000 people. This year consisted of boys’ teams from third and fourth grade through high school. “We are looking at the photo by Jerry baldock Tyler Friend scores against the Central Oregon Stud Muffins in SALI action last weekend. possibility of an additional are at capacity with the fields girls’ tournament, and/or the we have between the high possibility of adding girls school and middle school.” teams to SALI,” said Liam Hughes added, “The Hughes, Executive Directory SALI tournament is the of SPRD. “The issue is we See SALI on page 9 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes .................. 5 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Crossword ....................... 23 Real Estate .................29-32 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Bunkhouse Chronicles ......17 Classifieds ..................24-26 Obituaries ........................31
