Wednesday, September 8, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Hop Fest run still on By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Despite the sad news that the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival, hosted in part by Three Creeks Brewing and Circle of Friends, is not hap- pening this year, the associ- ated Sisters Hop Fest Half- Marathon and 5k will still be taking place, according to race director Sean Meissner. Registration is still open for the race, which is set for Saturday, September 25. The event benefits the Sisters High School swim team. The Sisters Hop Fest Half- Marathon starts and finishes at the Three Creeks Brewing production facility on Barclay Drive in the industrial park at 8 a.m. The course is a single 13.1-mile loop, taking advan- tage of rural paved and dirt county and forest service roads north of town, accord- ing to Meissner. The 5k course begins at 8:15 on Sun Ranch Drive, just a quarter mile from the half- marathon start. The course, which Meissner says is actu- ally a tad over 5 kilometers, is mostly flat on a mix of paved and dirt roads. Meissner, a former Sisters resident now living in Fruita, Colorado, said he was inspired to do a race tied to a brewfest after taking part in a similar event in Durango, Colorado.