Wednesday, January 30, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SISTERS FOLK FESTIVAL:
To buy a building
In the immediate
aftermath of a success-
ful <comeback= event in
September 2018 after the
2017 fire cancellation,
Sisters Folk Festival
launched into a cam-
paign to raise funds to
purchase the Sisters Art
Works (SAW) building
where the organization
has been headquartered
for most of the past two
decades. The purchase
will enable SFF to fur-
ther develop the facil-
ity as an educational
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
center and multi-use
events and performance Sisters Folk Festival is raising funds to purchase the Sisters Art Works
venue.
building, where the organization has been headquartered for 13 years.
The owners of
the SAW building, Frank and Kathy for at least a decade been talking about cre-
Deggendorfer, offered SFF the opportu- ating a hub for artist residencies, recording,
nity to purchase the property at half of its and expanded educational opportunities 4
appraised value. SFF hopes to complete the all of which would be furthered by secur-
purchase by June 2019. The appraised mar- ing a permanent headquarters owned by the
ket value of the property is $1 million. The organization. He noted that the Festival has
Deggendorfers9 gift is
long wanted to find ways
valued at $500,000. With
to expand its successful
planned improvements
model of the Americana
and upgrades, an operat-
We don’t know what Project into <lifelong
ing reserve and an esti-
learning= opportunities
mated $50,000 in cam-
all those programming for people of all ages.
paign costs, SFF needs
More year-round pro-
to raise a total of $1.4
gramming
could have
elements are going to be...
million (including the
an economic benefit by
initial donation value) to
— Development Director expanding the <shoul-
complete the transaction.
der season= of the tour-
SFF Development
Steven Remington ist economy, Remington
Director Steven Reming-
noted.
ton told The Nugget that
The unique opportu-
the <Connected By Cre-
nity for a purchase raises
ativity= capital campaign is close to goal, a range of opportunities that is only begin-
having raised $1.1 million.
ning to be explored.
<We9re working on some final grants 4
<We don9t know what all those program-
foundations that have indicated an interest ming elements are going to be, what all those
in what we9re doing and would like to be the collaborations are going to be,= Remington
last funds in,= Remington said.
said.
Once the purchase is complete, SFF will
Remington said that he believes that the
explore whether or not to pursue funding to building purchase pushed SFF toward other
build a permanent structure on the expan- changes.
sive lawn behind the SAW building, which
<We had this great offer and I think that
is now the Sisters Folk Festival9s largest certainly accelerated the board9s research
venue space. A permanent structure would and discovery in terms of organizational
allow for more year-round concerts and change,= he said. <We9re on the road to an
other events, but there are varying opinions organizational shift that I believe will ele-
as to whether the SAW site is the right spot vate that growth. It9ll allow us to have some-
for such a venue.
body who9s always flying at 10,000 feet 4
Remington said that SFF leadership has that9s their view.=
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Rackowski to direct
Alzheimer’s group
Shannon Rackowski is
the new Alzheimer9s Support
Group Facilitator for Sisters
Country.
The
A l z h e i m e r 9s
Association support group
is an open gathering of peo-
ple with common problems,
needs and interests who
come together to share their
feelings, thoughts and expe-
riences in a combined effort
to better cope with and man-
age the shared problems of
dementia in a safe environ-
ment. The goal of AA support
group is to provide emotional,
social and/or educational sup-
port to group members, said
Rackowski.
Some of the signs of
Alzheimer9s/dementia are:
" Poor judgement and
decision-making.
" Inability to manage a
budget.
" Losing track of the date
or the season.
" Difficulty having a
conversation.
" Misplacing things and
being unable to retrace steps
to find them.
Alzheimer9s disease is
the most common cause of
dementia, accounting for 60
to 80 percent of all demen-
tia cases. Alzheimer9s is not
a normal part of aging 3 it
is a progressive brain dis-
ease. Two abnormal brain
structures called plaques and
tangles are the hallmarks of
Alzheimer9s disease and are
thought to damage and kill
nerve cells.
Rackowski has chosen to
take the position as the new
support group facilitator in
Sisters because of her family
genetics with her dad, mom,
and several of her brothers
suffering from AA before
their passing. Everyone is
welcomed to attend, whether
you are a caregiver or this
might run in your family.
The Alzheimer9s Support
Group meets the first Tuesday
of each month from noon to
1:30 p.m., at Sisters City Hall.
For more information contact
Shannon at shanrack@gmail
.com or 541-272-0529.
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