News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Rachel Zimmerman remembers Royal Haven Equestrian Center for Girls as a virtual prison, run on fear. Royal Haven operators Steven Gage and Karen Lee were arrested on June 2 after a months-long investigation by Oregon State Police. Gage faces 45 charges of rape and sexual abuse and Lee faces seven charges of criminal mistreatment. Zimmerman, now 20, lived under the care of Gage and Lee for about nine months in 1997 before running away during a visit with her family in Chicago,... Full story
Sports programs will survive in Sisters schools next year, but parents and students will have to take on a big share of the burden of funding them. Cross country, wrestling, swimming, skiing, junior varsity soccer, tennis and golf have all had their funding for coaches' salaries and transportation cut. Track lost funding for one assistant coach. Middle school sports funding was cut, though the district will contribute $15,000 toward helping the Sisters Organization for... Full story
Gary Pepperling and his family are moving -- and coming home again. The Pepperlings will be the first family to move into the new gated community in Sisters known as The Pines. They were evicted from the site off Highway 242 a year and a half ago and had to vacate the premises when the former logging camp housing was burned down to make way for the new community. Gary grew up living in The Pines, when his parents lived there in the mid 1960s. He returned to live in the former logging camp after he was married and had... Full story
The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce won't get a boost in room tax revenue from the City of Sisters -- and the organization is sorely disappointed. The Sisters City Council turned down a budget request by the chamber for a bigger share of the Transient Room Tax, an 8 percent surcharge on each motel room rented in the city. Chamber president Jeff Jones stated that the "City of Sisters currently has the region's highest room tax (8 percent) and the lowest share going to the Chamber of Commerce (25 percent)." He proposes that... Full story
The Oregon State Police investigation that led to the arrest of Bend contractor T.M. Pete earlier this month may be the last of its kind conducted by the agency. The OSP Construction Contractor Fraud Unit was disbanded during the last legislative session and its duties moved to the Department of Justice Construction Contractors Fraud Evaluation Unit. The OSP unit followed up a 1998 complaint about Pete from Sisters area resident Michael Hooey. The unit's investigation led to... Full story
Inside the Sisters Rodeo arena is a maelstrom of cowboy hats, Wranglers and belt buckles the size of license plates. Twelve-year-olds with programs hound every person that enters. Most buy one, probably as much for Dennis McGregor's cover art of world-class bull fighters Rob Smets and Rowdy Barry as for the information inside. The clamor inside renders an air of excitement for this, the final day of the 60th annual Sisters Rodeo. Smets and Barry, the bullfighting stars of this year's show, sit at a folding table by the... Full story
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