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30 Wednesday, July 27, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Arts & CrAfts: Vendors ranged from crafters to foodies Continued from page 3 Kentucky, who vacations in Sisters every summer, admired a remarkable-looking necklace at Jenee Mohler’s booth. Mohler designs elegant repurposed and upcycled jew- elry, and showcased jewelry crafted with authentic antique pocket watches, porcelain dials, old gears and parts, vin- tage jewelry pieces and what- ever else strikes her fancy Mohler, a Sisters resident and first-time vendor, shared the booth with her daughter Beth Garner, who upcycles bike-tire inner tubes into stun- ning jewelry. “This venture started last year when my mother took me to a basic wire wrapping class,” Mohler said. Mohler has always been intrigued with the intri- cate mechanics of early timepieces. “I love the mystery sur- rounding the vintage pieces I start with and enjoy creating something beautiful to wear out of them.” Rock & roll blues-style music by Derek Michael Mark & Double AA band entertained throughout the day on Saturday, as folks stopped by and listened for a while on their way for more browsing or getting ready to grab a delicious pulled-pork sandwich from Bad Boys Barbecue. And you couldn’t keep folks away from the enticing Chocolate Moonshine Co. booth all weekend — includ- ing this Nugget correspondent. “Our company is located in Grove City, Pennsylvania and has been operational for three years,” said Sean Babuso, company employee. “I actually flew in from Pittsburg a couple of days ago for training and am having a great time in Sisters.” Chocolate Moonshine Co. uses sustainable natural and organic raw materials that are not overly processed. Their fudge recipe was voted as the “best tasting fudge in America” by Hershey’s Chocolate Co. “Our fudge is creamy and not overly sweet. It’s made with fresh cream and fresh butter with 30 percent less sugar than other fudge,” Babuso added. I actually flew in from Pittsburg a couple of days ago for training and am having a great time in Sisters. — Sean Babuso Reed and Sarah Boeder, from Bend, new distributors for the company, were hand- ing out samples of fudge. People took time to relax in the shade where a light breeze made it pleasantly cool. The festival also had several wet dogs walking around that had found the creek that runs through the park. stAff: Department recruiting for additional planner Continued from page 1 applications, as explained by Davenport. “CDD priority is focused on performing plan reviews for building permits and land-use applications. Code enforcement, grant-writing, and long-range planning proj- ects are not a priority given the current staffing situation.” Davenport went on to say, “There are some delays in customer-service requests, but so far our response is not too bad considering the situation.” He did warn, however, that a great deal of his time over the next few weeks will be taken up with pre- paring staff reports for the Planning Commission meet- ing on August 18, dealing with a modification for the remaining vacant land held by Hayden Homes, as well as a modification to ClearPine subdivision to allow for con- struction of nine cottage- style dwellings in Phase 2. Davenport will also be pre- paring to present develop- ment code text amendments for cluster developments and site plan reviews. “I am trying to train Carol for a shift in her responsi- bilities to assume some more duties, but this takes time, which is in short supply these days,” said Davenport. Allen remains optimistic about finding the right per- son to fill the senior planner position. “I am confident that Sisters is a desirable place to work and we will be success- ful. It just might take a little longer. We have only been at it for three weeks; that is not considered close to a long recruiting process,” he said. A Parteership Beyoed Your Expectatioes Stop by aed visit with Tiaea Vae Laeduyt & Shelley Marsh. 220 S. Pine St., Ste. 102 | 541-548-9180
