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Artist’s show reiounts National Park adventure page 7 Sisters students turn themselves into deteitives page 15 Author publishes short stories page 20 The Nugget Vol. XXXIX No. 42 Fire season is offiiially over The soaking rains of the past several days were prob- ably a sufficient clue, but just to make it all official, the Central Oregon fire chiefs announced that the end of wildland fire season was declared Saturday, October 15. Open burning within the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District is now allowed with the following requirements: • Download (www.sisters fire.com) or pick up a copy of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Outdoor Burning Regulations at any one of the stations located in Sisters, Squaw Creek Canyon Estates, or Camp Sherman and have on site where burning is to be performed. P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, October 19, 2016 A moment of glory... Esterman running for iouniil seat By Sue Stafford Correspondent PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK B.J. Groat, who has Down Syndrome, lined up for a special play after the coin toss at the Outlaws’ homecoming game. He ran for a 40-yard touchdown and was congratulated by his teammates in the end zone. Groat has been helping with the team for two years and this was his first chance to suit up and get on the field. See FIRE SEASON on page 30 Correspondent Sisters’ Three Creeks Brewing Co. recently cap- tured a gold medal at a pres- tigious international brewing competition in Colorado, winning with their FivePine Chocolate Porter. The Great American Beer Festival, now in its 30th year, is held in Denver and sponsored by the Brewers Association, a parent trade group for craft breweries. The competition and festi- val are billed as “the largest commercial beer competition in the world, and a symbol of brewing excellence.” Zack Beckwith, who has been brewing professionally for 10 years and is now head Inside... Longtime Sisters-area res- ident and event coordinator Richard Esterman is running for one of three seats on the Sisters City Council. “I’ve lived in the commu- nity for a long time,” he said. “I’ve watched it through good times and bad times. I think I have positive input. I know I can be fair, consistent, and without favoritism.” He sees several areas that he thinks the Council needs to work on: “Getting the trust of the community again; working together as a team See ESTERMAN on page 19 Three Creeks Brewing Co. wins gold By Craig Rullman PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 brewer at the brewery, told The Nugget that the competi- tion at the GABF is “fierce,” and that the Three Creeks team was both “surprised and happy” with their gold- medal result. In the event, 21 medals were awarded to breweries from Oregon, and only five of them gold, land- ing Three Creeks in rarified air. This year, the competition saw a total of 7,227 entries divided into 96 categories, with a total of 161 different styles of beer up for judging. The 264 judges, composed of industry professionals certi- fied in beer judging, hailed from 12 countries around the world. See GOLD AWARD on page 10 Hudson oversees sihool projeits By Steve Kadel Correspondent The man who is oversee- ing Sisters School District’s bond measure projects has deep roots in Sisters and Central Oregon. Project Manager Brett Hudson and his wife, Cara, moved to Sisters in 1997, and their two children went from kindergarten through gradu- ation in the District. The couple still lives in Sisters and remains active in school activities, including helping operate concession stands at Outlaws athletic contests. They also were found- ing members of the Outlaw Booster Club, and he is presi- dent of the organization. “We have a lot of ties to Sisters,” Hudson said. “Our hearts are in this town. I have a lot of ownership with these PHOTO BY STEVE KADEL Brett Hudson is the project manager coordinating renovation work throughout Sisters School District under the bond voters approved. projects.” He was born in Portland, but grew up in Bend and Redmond, graduating from Redmond High School. Cara, too, grew up in Central Oregon. Now Hudson is bring- ing his background in development to the job of making sure capital projects funded by the bond proceed in an efficient, cost-effective way. His role is to serve as the school district’s liaison to the architects as well as See HUDSON on page 24 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes ..................4 Announiements ................12 Crossword ....................... 26 Real Estate .................30-32 Meetings ........................... 3 Bunkhouse Chroniiles ....... 6 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Classifieds .................. 27-29 Hike ..................................31