The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 38
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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Brewing up a hop festival in Sisters By Ceili Gatley Correspondent
The fresh hop IPA is brewed and the crisp air has the feel of harvest time. It must be the season for the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival. Three Creeks Brewing Company will honor Oregon’s hops crop in the the 11th annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival in Sisters on September 24, at their local production facility in the industrial park. Before the Fresh Hop Festival, Three Creeks brews their award-winning Conelick’r fresh hop IPA. They began the process in mid-August during prime hop-growing season, as they use the hops directly, fresh from the vine. Three Creeks gets their fresh hops from B & C Hop Farms located in Woodburn. During the week of August 15, every morning, crew from Three Creeks drove to Woodburn to pick up fresh Centennial hops for creating the Conelick’r fresh hop IPA. Ross Duckery, Marketing Director for Three Creeks spoke with The Nugget during a visit to the brewing facility. The facility has a 30-barrel setup, and each batch of fresh hop IPA takes
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Explore Sisters will provide destination management services for Sisters — their mission being to support and lead tourism promotion, development, and stewardship. A contract approved by the Sisters City Council formalized the allocation of $350,000 of transient lodging tax (TLT) funds for tourism promotion and destination management services. Each year, the City will compensate Explore Sisters with a portion of the TLTs that the City assesses pursuant to Oregon State law and local ordinance. That action was one of
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Don’t feed the wildlife in Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent
boiling. The process takes several brewers and days to process especially using fresh hops. “We soak the hops and spin the hops in a kettle and then using that, we steep them to get the flavor from
People new to Sisters Country, or those visiting, often come from larger urban areas. They are understandably enchanted by local wildlife, particularly our town deer. The urge to feed wildlife can be tempting, and it seems like a caring thing to do. Wildlife experts have been trying for years to get people not to feed deer and other wildlife. They don’t need food from humans to survive. Human food is not healthy for wild animals, and can make them sick. Wild animals have specialized diets, and they can become malnourished or die if fed the wrong foods. Feeding them can lead to a number of serious problems. Many foods people commonly feed to animals, such as peanuts, are actually bad for them, and can cause health problems. Bread is harmful to most animals, including birds, squirrels,
See FESTIVAL on page 13
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Three Creeks Brewing Co. has brewed its Conelick’r IPA in anticipation of the Sisters Fresh Hops Festival. 300 lbs. of hops. The brewing process is quite different from normal beer brewing, because they are dealing with the fresh hop from the vine versus groundup hops and grains. “The Pacific Northwest is one of the best hops producing regions in the nation,
City funds visitor organization By Sue Stafford
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several contracts signed off on at the September 14 City Council meeting, involving expenditures of $475,000, all included in the 2022/23 budget. Council also approved an agreement with Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) for economic development services in the amount of $40,020, with Deschutes County providing an additional $36,225. The contract is for nine months, the remainder of FY 2022-23. Eric Strobel, the EDCO manager for Sisters, plans to do some private fundraising, which has proven a See CONTRACT on page 22
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with Oregon being the No. 3 hop producing state in the country; the Midwest region can’t do things with fresh hops and this style of brew,” said Duckery. The brewing process is a complex scientific mixture of using grains, bitter hops, malt flavoring, yeast, and kettle
Aspen Lakes has buyer interest By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
Go to aspenlakes.com and you will be greeted by an invitation to join “the world’s first NFT private golf resort and gated residential community, located in Sisters, Oregon.” There’s a lot to unpack, but at core is the sale of Aspen Lakes to outside investors. It’s shrouded in mystery, and the Cyrus family, current owners, are bound by an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) that binds them from discussing the matter. The Nugget has unearthed a corporation in South Dakota that matches the description of the proposed purchaser. Matt Cyrus did not deny the location of the pending purchasers. Cyrus told The Nugget: “If all goes well, we Sisters Salutes ..................7 Announcements...............10
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Aspen Lakes Golf Course may become an “NFT resort.” hope to close in October or November.” He says they are optimistic but added: “We have been
down this road before, twice in the last two years or so,
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See ASPEN on page 14