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The Nugget Vol. XLI No. 27 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Sisters showcases golf on world stage By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Golfers from all around the Pacific Northwest turn out each year to play in the Oregon Open at Aspen Lakes. This year, that show- case event was followed by an influx of international golfers who played at both Aspen Lakes and Black Butte Ranch during the International Association of Golf Tour Operators con- vention, which was held this year at Sunriver Resort. Aspen Lakes hosted a pre- familiarization dinner and a post-familiarization tour din- ner for the national and inter- national guests last week. In between, two groups played a range of courses across Central Oregon and around the state. Some 100 buy- ers were part of the event, with approximately 400 total attendees. The guests represented tour operators from Asia, Correspondent Art Blumencron and Cris Converse have been named by Mayor Chuck Ryan to fill the two four-year vacancies on the Planning Commission. Converse and Blumencron both live outside the city lim- its and are replacing Roger Detweiler and Tim Klem. With a field of eight appli- cants for two positions, Ryan enlisted the assistance of councilors Andrea Blum and Nancy Connolly in interview- ing all of the well-qualified candidates. In the recent past, an interview process hasn’t been necessary because of so few applicants for openings on the various City commis- sions and boards. Blumencron, who moved to Sisters three years ago after 43 years living in Portland, is currently building two work/ live buildings in Sun Ranch Inside... SPRD cancels some summer events By Sue Stafford Correspondent FivePine Lodge and Con- ference Center and Aspen Two summer community events organized by Sisters Park & Recreation District have just recently been can- celled, according to Executive Director Todd Garrett. SPRD outgoing board chair Bob Keefer confirmed for The Nugget the popular luau will take place. The Glory Daze Car Show, which was begun by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, came under the purview of SPRD when Liam See GOLF on page 29 See EVENTS on page 19 Sisters Country showed off its best golfing conditions to an international audience last week. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Europe, Canada and other regions of the U.S. — all of whom book clients for golf packages. They were here to Two named to Sisters Planning Commission By Sue Stafford PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Business Park with businesses on the ground level and apart- ments upstairs. In one of the spaces Blumencron will open his Goby Walnut Products with wood from his urban sal- vage sawmill in Portland. Blumencron is a graduate of Reed College in physical psychology and is active in the Reed Entrepreneurial group. He told the councilors, “I have a great desire to see Sisters grow properly in a measured way.” He pointed to the traffic congestion and expensive real estate prices in Portland as things he would like to see Sisters avoid. Blumencron volunteered for the Planning Commission because of his love for Sisters. “I would like to have a part in determining the direction Sisters is going,” he said. He mentioned particularly See PLANNING on page 24 see first-hand what Central Oregon and Sisters Country have to offer. Sisters Athletic Club, Tom Worcester’s long musical journey By Katy Yoder Correspondent The 4th of July is an impor- tant day for Tom Worcester. It will mark a musical milestone he planned many years ago. At 89 years old, he’s lived a long, interesting life that included military service dur- ing the Korean War, a career as a journalist and a long-time love affair with music. Now, he’s taking the stage in what may well be his final public performance. Worcester inherited his first musical instrument in high school. It came to him when his brother Jack, who was a P51 pilot in World War II, left for the war. Jack did not survive his service. Tom played his brother’s horn in the high school band. “My all-time best friend was a horn player and we had a horn quartet,” he recalled “As we moved on to col- lege, we continued playing together. We drove to Denver and took lessons from an old PHOTO BY KATY YODER Tom Worcester is playing his beloved French horn — possibly for the last time — on July 4. man, about 80, who was very good. He taught us things that others didn’t.” Worcester’s horn is a brass French horn called a King Double, which can be very difficult to play. The benefits for Worcester were worth the See WORCESTER on page 25 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Bunkhouse Chronicle .........4 Announcements ................12 Obituaries ....................... 14 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Sisters Salutes .................. 5 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32
