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Seed to Table offers art workshops page 10 They’re back... page 15 The Nugget Vol. XXXIX No. 29 New owner takes reins at RE/MAX page 29 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, July 20, 2016 Classic car show struts its stuff in Sisters Sisters riders take on grueling BC event By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent From classic to eccentric, creative works of automo- tive art glistening of chrome and steel lined both sides of Main Avenue on Saturday for the eighth annual Glory Daze Car Show hosted by Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD). Malt shop sounds of ’50s and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll breezed down the street while hun- dreds of classic car enthu- siasts checked out rows of gleaming classics; from pick- ups to roadsters to rat rods to hot rods, there was some- thing for everyone’s eye. And it wasn’t too hard to accommodate a record num- ber of 145 classic cars on Main Avenue with an extra block closed off for the event. Rob Meeter, SPRD pro- gram manager, was on hand at the registration booth set up in front of Bank of the Cascades. “We have a whole group of judges, mostly classic car guys from the commu- nity including Mick Hunter, By Jim Cornelius News Editor Correspondent Preparations continue for construction of the Highway 20/Barclay round- about, a joint project of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the City of Sisters, reported Gary Farnsworth, ODOT area manager for Region 4, at last week’s Sisters City Council meeting. A focus group of neigh- bors, businesses, and prop- erty owners surrounding the area of the intersection has been meeting to discuss plans for the aesthetics of the Inside... See CaR ShoW on page 18 See palaNuk on page 30 photo by Jerry baldock Best of Show 1936 Desoto Sedan (with rear suicide doors) owned by Ron Robbel. manager of 3 Sisters Shell, who helped us set up the entire event,” he said. This year’s event was sponsored by FivePine Lodge, Sno Cap Drive In, Takoda’s Restaurant, Van Sisters roundabout preparations continue By Sue Stafford 1985. “A friend of my dad’s passed away, and his wife sold the truck to me back in 1985,” said Pease. Sisters riders Joel and Shawna Palanuk are no strang- ers to grueling cycling events. They shake off Central Oregon’s biggest climbs, and charge through technical sec- tions on local trails. They put in big rides, embody the true spirit of cycling. This spirit guided them to a new chal- lenge, as the couple took on one of the toughest mountain biking events available: The BC Bike Race, where they took third in the final stage and fourth place overall. The BC Bike Race is a seven-stage event held near Vancouver, British Columbia. It boasts seven days, 300 kilo- meters of riding, and 10,000 meters of vertical ascent. It is roundabout as well as pro- posed management of the construction traffic. Farnsworth told the City Council that actual construc- tion is scheduled to begin in February 2017 with comple- tion by Memorial Day 2017 in order to limit the upset to tourist traffic as much as possible. The construction will be done in two main stages, one on the east side of the intersection and the other on the west side. Weather, of course, is the biggest fac- tor in meeting the timeline See RouNDaBout on page 24 Handel Automotive, and 3 Sisters Shell. Steve Pease and his 12-year-old son, Tanner, from Sisters, stood talking together by the 1953 Chevrolet pick- up that he has owned since Marines land in Camp Sherman By Craig Rullman Correspondent A platoon of U.S. Marines — members of the 23rd Combat Logistics Battalion, Engineering Services Company, a reserve unit based in Springfield — landed at Camp Sherman on July 13 to assist the Forest Service with the decommis- sioning and demolition of the historical Allingham Guard Station. As part of a broader effort, approximately 50 Marines were located at several sites in both the Deschutes and Willamette National Forests for various projects. Major Justin Dirico, the Marines’ commanding photo by craig rullman u.S. Marine engineers took down the allingham guard Station house. officer, told The Nugget, “The Forest Service has been really good to us, and this is a great opportunity. We get great training — this is what we do: demolition, carpentry, and road work. It’s also great for the state of Oregon, as their sons and daughters are able to work on the lands See guaRD StatIoN on page 25 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ....................... 10 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Hike ................................. 19 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Sisters Naturalist ..............15 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32