News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Steven Gage pleaded not guilty on Monday, September 11 to charges that he had sex with girls in his care when he operated Royal Haven Equestrian Center for Girls, according to Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan. Gage also pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal mistreatment for allegedly failing to provide adequate medical care, and charges of theft and money laundering. Gage's daughter, Merilee Groesz, 21, called The Nugget to say that she believes her father is innocent. Groesz said she lived at Royal Haven, "o... Full story
The approximately 700 people who pay water bills in the City of Sisters got a bit of a shock when they opened their August statement. After discovering that the city had under-billed for water usage from May through July, city accountants adjusted the bill in August, creating a surprising jump in the billing amount. The billing problem was caused by a technical glitch, according to city administrative finance assistant Kathy Pittman. "The computer and the meter-reading machine weren't communicating and we didn't know it,"... Full story
Sheriff's deputies arrested Elizabeth and James Dennis of Sisters for third degree assault on September 4, after a dispute over possession of some clothing allegedly turned physical. According to sheriff's office reports, a woman and her 14-year-old sister went to the Dennis residence in Sisters to exchange a pair of pants for a pair of boots after arguing over the items on the phone. Elizabeth Dennis, 21, allegedly struck the woman and grabbed the 14-year-old girl around the neck and kneed her in the abdomen. James Dennis,... Full story
A month after a majority of the Sisters City Council voted to allow "park model" trailers to occupy 12 to 16 spaces at Mountain Shadow RV Park, councilors are having second thoughts. Because the vote to change an ordinance to accommodate the trailers was not unanimous at the July 27 meeting, a second vote was required. But the matter never made it back on the council's agenda and now it appears that it won't. "It would appear that the issue is dead in the water," Mayor Steve... Full story
Over 3,000 people will converge on Sisters this weekend to attend the 10th annual High Mountains Jazz at Sisters festival. The event kicks off Thursday, September 14, at 7 p.m. with an "early bird" concert at the Mountain Shadow RV Park. The main festival starts Friday at 1 p.m. at the Village Green Park and Coyote Creek Restaurant and at 2:30 p.m. at Mountain Shadow RV Park and the Hotel Sisters, according to Festival Director Ray Buselli. First-time visitors to the festival will include the Hot Jazz Syncopators from... Full story
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The 2000 Sisters Folk Festival was such a big success that latecomers had to be turned away on Saturday night, September 9, for want of room. The fire marshal closed the gate to last-minute arrivals when an overflow crowd of more than 700 folk music fans packed the mainstage tent on The Village Green. From the moment that Chuck McCabe opened the festival on Friday afternoon until headliner Guy Clark closed it down before a raucous crowd late Saturday night, Sisters swayed to the beat of some of the best folk music in the... Full story
