Wednesday, June 14, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Engineers test design at airport
Engineering students
from the Oregon Institute
of Technology (OIT) tested
their Formula race car at
the Sisters Eagle Airport
last weekend in preparation
for a national competition
in Lincoln, Nebraska, next
week.
The SAE Collegiate
Design Series is an engineer-
ing design competition for
undergraduate and graduate
students. The competition
provides college teams with
parameters for the design and
construction of a single-seat
race car with the best over-
all package of design, con-
struction, performance and
cost. Over 100 colleges from
across the country are regis-
tered to compete with their
Formula race cars in June.
The competition is the
culmination of a year’s effort
designing and building the
race car. Each year the design
criteria is changed, so the
teams must start from scratch
in their design and materi-
als. OIT provides funding for
some of the materials, and
students must secure spon-
sors for the remainder. Many
of the OIT team members
have participated in the com-
petition for several years.
In addition to the per-
formance-based race, the
students must present the
technical aspects of their
project to a panel of engi-
neers in an oral inquisition.
The OIT team says this is
the most intimidating part
of the competition. To help
EVENTS•ENTERTAINMENT
PHOTO PROVIDED
An Oregon Indtitute of Technology (OIT) team tedted their Formula race car
dedign at Sidterd Eagle Airport ladt weekend.
them practice, owners of two
engineering companies based
at the Sisters Airport asked
the students technical design
questions. Steve Marsan
of Innoviator, and Benny
Benson of ENERGYneering
Solutions posed a series of
questions representative of
what the students will be
faced with at the competition.
Throughout the after-
noon, the students performed
several sessions of testing
to measure various aspects
of the car’s performance on
both straight-away accelera-
tion down the entire length
of the runway, and serpen-
tine maneuvers. Using a run-
way for testing is critical to
ensure the car’s performance
is ready for the competition,
which will also be held on
an airport runway. Although
the students attend OIT at the
Klamath Falls campus, they
are not allowed to use a run-
way at a nearby airport.
The owners of the Sisters
Eagle Airport, Benny and
Julie Benson, who are also
mechanical engineers, have
supported the OIT Design
Team by hosting the field
tests of engineering design
projects for several years.
Because the Sisters Airport
is privately owned, they have
the option to make the run-
way available for educational
purposes such as engineer-
ing design testing of Formula
Race Cars.
Starts Friday
Fri., June 16 – Thurs., June 22
HAPPY HOUR
4-7 MON-FRI
Wed.~June 14
Wed.~June 21
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Trivia Night
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (6:15 sign-up).
Free! For additional information
call 541-549-2471 or go to
foodcartgarden.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Karaoke Night! 9 p.m.
Every Wednesday, no cover!
For additional information
call 541-549-6114 or go to
hardtailsoregon.com.
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Trivia Night
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (6:15 sign-
up). Free! With beer tasting
with Fort George Brewing. For
information call 541-549-2471
or go to foodcartgarden.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Karaoke Night! 9 p.m. Every
Wednesday, no cover! For
information call 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Thurs.~June 15
Thurs.~June 22
Sisters HomeLand Realty
Sisters Chamber Mix-n-
Mingle 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
For chamber members and
prospectives! 541-549-0251.
Sisters Saloon Karaoke
Night! 9 p.m. Every Thursday,
no cover! For more information
call 541-549-7427 or go online
to sisterssaloon.net.
Chops Bistro Live Music
with Melanie Rose Dyer &
Daniel Cooper 6 to 8 p.m.
No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6015.
Chops Bistro Live Music
with Melanie Rose Dyer &
Daniel Cooper 6 to 8 p.m.
No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6015.
Sisters Saloon Karaoke
Night! 9 p.m. Every Thursday,
no cover! For more information
call 541-549-7427 or go online
to sisterssaloon.net.
Friday~June 16
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Live Music
with Red Diesel 5 to 7 p.m.
No cover for bluegrass! For
info: 541-549-2471 or go to
foodcartgarden.com.
Chops Bistro Live Music
with Tony Lompa 6 to
8 p.m. No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6015.
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Karaoke Night! 9 p.m. Every
Friday, no cover! For more
information call 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Fir Street Park Sisters
Farmers Market 2 to 5:30
p.m. Oregon-grown produce &
plants, with live entertainment
too! sistersfarmersmarket.com.
Sat.~June 17
It’s time for
Summer Music
at Angeline’s!
Paris Can Wait (PG)
Fri 7:45
Sat 1:15, 3:15, 7:45
Sun 3:15, 5:45, 7:45
Mon-Thurs 1:15, 3:15, 7:45
Rough Night (R)
Daily Food Specials
Karaoke Wed & Fri
Live Music Sat Nights
Custom Burgers
Friday nights • $5 cover
Shows start at 7 p.m.
Fri 5:00, 7:30
Sat 2:30, 5:00, 7:30
Sun 3:30, 5:15, 7:30
Mon-Thurs 2:30, 5:00, 7:30
175 N. Larch St.
Friday, June 23
The Mummy (PG-13)
541-549-6114
www.hardtailsoregon.com
h
Facebook darcymacey
The Mostest
Friday, June 30
Cuppa Joe
Friday, July 14
Abbey Road
Live
Rockin’ the music
of the Beatles
AngelinesBakery.com
121 W. Main Ave.
541-549-9122
13
Fri 4:45, 7:15
Sat-Thurs 2:15, 4:45, 7:15
My Cousin
Rachel (PG-13)
Fri-Sat 5:15 • Sun 1:15
Mon-Thurs 5:15
Wonder Woman (PG-13)
Fri 4:00, 7:00
Sat-Thurs 1:00, 4:00, 7:00
Chasing Trane (N/R)
Sun 1:00
Movie times and titles are
bsite
subject to change. Visit we
n.
atio
rm
info
or call for latest
WWW.SISTERS
MOVIEHOUSE.COM
541-549-8800
Paulina Springs Books
Author Reading with Jenny
Forrester 6:30 p.m. Forrester
presents “Narrow River, Wide
Sky,” a memoir about growing
up on the Colorado Plateau.
Refreshments will be served.
Info: paulinasprings.com.
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Live Music
with Jim Cornelius & Mike
Biggers 5 to 7 p.m. No cover!
For info: 541-549-2471 or go to
foodcartgarden.com.
Sisters Saloon Live Music
with the Bobby Lindstrom
Trio 8 p.m. No cover for blues &
rock! For additional information
call 541-549-7427 or go to
sisterssaloon.net.
Sisters High School Dance
Recital 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
“Dancing Through Time” with
Sisters Dance Academy. Adults
$10, kids $5. 541-280-7159 or
go to danceinsisters.com.
Cork Cellars Live Music
with Doc Ryan 7 to
9 p.m. No cover! For info call
541-549-2675 or go to online to
corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Chops Bistro Live Music
with Mark Barringer & Jo
Booser 6 to 8 p.m. No cover!
For additional information call
541-549-6015.
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Karaoke Night! 9 p.m. Every
Saturday, no cover! For more
information call 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Friday~June 23
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Live Music with
NTT 5 to 7 p.m. No cover! For
info: 541-549-2471 or go to
foodcartgarden.com.
Angeline’s Bakery Live
Music with The Mostest
7 p.m. $5 cover. For additional
information call 541-549-9122.
Paulina Springs Books
Author Reading & Slide
Show with John Shewey
and Tim Blount 6:30 p.m.
The bird enthusiasts present
“Birds of the Pacifi c Northwest.”
Refreshments will be served.
For info call 541-549-0866 or
go to paulinasprings.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Karaoke Night! 9 p.m. Every
Saturday, no cover! For more
information call 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Chops Bistro Live Music
with Tony Lompa 6 to
8 p.m. No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6015.
Fir Street Park Sisters
Farmers Market 2 to 5:30
p.m. Oregon-grown produce &
plants, with live entertainment
too! sistersfarmersmarket.com.
Downtown Sisters 4th
Friday Art Stroll 4 to 7 p.m.
Galleries & shops feature live
entertainment & refreshments!
Info: sistersartsassociation.org.
Sat.~June 24
Cork Cellars Live Music
with Bill Keale 7 to 9 p.m.
No cover! For info call 541-
549-2675 or go to online to
corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Live
Music with the Emerald
City Band 7 to 10 p.m. No
cover for classic rock on the
outdoor stage! For additional
informaiton call 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Live Jazz with
Elise Franklin & Warren
Zaiger 5 to 7 p.m. No
cover! For more information
call 541-549-2471 or go to
foodcartgarden.com.
Chops Bistro Live Music
with Mark Barringer & Jo
Booser 6 to 8 p.m. No cover!
For more info: 541-549-6015.
Sisters Saloon Live Music
with Riley’s Range Benders
8 to 11 p.m. No cover for
Americana, roots & blues! For
more information call 541-549-
7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Event listings are free to advertisers. Submit items
by 5 p.m. Fridays to teresa@nuggetnews.com