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The Nugget Vol. XLI No. 36 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Annual BBR event celebrates art By Jodi Schneider Correspondent The local community cele- brated the arts on a spectacu- lar weekend in a magnificent setting in the annual Art at the Ranch event at Black Butte Ranch. On Friday evening, August 31, the annual artist reception and silent auction held at Black Butte Ranch (BBR) Lodge kicked off Art at the Ranch. The BBR Art Guild has been supporting art in Sisters schools with schol- arships from the proceeds of the annual show for over three decades. Dail Hartnack, co-chair of the BBR Art Guild, was this year’s event coordinator. “Art at the Ranch has been a part of the end-of-summer activities at the Ranch for more than two decades,” she said. “The event provides an interesting outlet for the work of our region’s talented artists, gives our residents a chance to meet the artists, see their work and purchase items for their homes at the Ranch. All of this creates a fundraising success that has in magnificent setting “Now I can sit out on my front porch and find Pegasus and Andromeda.” You can also find the dif- ferent constellations in his See ART AT BBR on page 24 See FOLK FESTIVAL on page 19 PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER the art reception. “Since I was a kid I’ve always enjoyed the night sky, and recently started reading books and studying the constellations and it was quite exciting,” Bennett said. Sosters Folk Festoval set to roll onto Sosters With some 50 bands and individual artists playing at 11 venues through town, the Sisters Folk Festival returns to bring a wide array of roots- based music to the community this weekend. The festival is marking a comeback year, after being forced to cancel due to hazard- ous smoke conditions associ- ated with the Milli Fire last summer. That was a blow to the whole community, but the festival is ready to put that experience in the rearview mirror. “There were many impacts including missing a great cel- ebration of community and music, the economic impact for the town, impact on guest artists not being able to per- form and the challenges of facing a cancellation and doing everything we can to Jano Hocks, watercolor artost, took on the PleonAor Paontout challenge at Black Butte Ranch’s Art at the Ranch event on Satur/ay. benefitted local art students who are pursuing their inter- est in the arts.” Featured artist and Sisters resident Paul Alan Bennett showcased paintings from his recent constellation series at PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Developer, Coty of Sosters New proncopal takes the reons at SES negotoatong on property By T. Lee Brown Correspondent By Sue Stafford Correspondent Ongoing negotiations are underway between the City of Sisters Community Development Department, Hayden Homes, and the City’s legal team regarding potential development of the McKenzie Meadow Village (MMV) property. Hayden Homes has pro- posed purchasing the prop- erty on McKinney Butte Road originally annexed into the city with plans for a residential development including single-family homes, senior apartments, cottages, an assisted-living facility, and a large commu- nity park. Due to multiple Inso/e... legal challenges, the entire development was delayed for years, and the owners now want to sell the property to Hayden. Delays seem to be an ongoing condition with this particular piece of property. When the City Council began investigating the possible imposition of a construction excise tax (CET) on all new building in the city, Hayden Homes postponed purchase of the MMV property until several issues could be resolved. Part of the original MMV annexation agreement required that one in every 10 housing units be affordable and that requirement would See PROPERTY on page 22 Joan Warburg has old ties to Sisters Country. She visited with family here for years, eventually moving to be closer to them. Now she’s forging a new bond with Sisters — as principal of the district’s only public elemen- tary school. Warburg is impressed by the relationship between local schools and the general community. “It’s a very special qual- ity,” she told The Nugget. “We have retired scientists that are investing in the stu- dents. We have people in the community who are passion- ate about music and the arts, who are invested in bring- ing them to our students. To have all those different Joan Warburg os the new proncopal at Sosters Elementary School. PHOTO BY TL BROWN enthusiasms makes us a unique place. I’ve never seen that before, not at any other school.” One month into her new position, Warburg is pleased with the quality of teachers and other employees. “I feel like they’re a phe- nomenal staff,” she said. “They are passionate and excited and enthusiastic.” See PRINCIPAL on page 25 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obotuaroes ......................... 5 Entertaonment ..................13 Bunkhouse Chronocle ....... 16 Classofoe/s ..................26-28 Meetongs ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Sosters Salutes .................15 Crosswor/ ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32
