Residents of Trapper Point subdivision oppose development of adjacent open land for light industrial use.

Gage pleads
guilty on 27 counts
Steven Gage pleaded guilty on Thursday, January 4, to 27 counts of sex abuse, criminal mistreatment and theft stemming from his operation of Royal Haven Equestrian Center for Girls, a home for "troubled" teens located east of Sisters.
Mayor pledges to protect view
Sisters Mayor Steve Wilson said the city soon will hire a consulting firm to give advice on whether it must approve the siting of cell towers within the city and, if so, how best to minimize the visual impact.
Local residents oppose industrial development
Residents of the Trapper Point subdivision just north of Sisters don't want to see industrial parks crop up on the open land adjacent to their homes.

Hoodoo ski area in full swing for the holidays
After a false start earlier this month, Hoodoo ski area is operating with all lifts for the holiday vacation period.

Shawver honored at sheriff's office
Nearly 150 persons attended a reception at the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office last week to honor departing members of the staff.

Food drive makes holiday happy
Some 87 families in the Sisters area had a warmer, merrier Christmas holiday thanks to the efforts of the Sisters Kiwanis Club and a generous community.

Local OSP game officer to retire
The year was 1972, and a young man named Greg Cazemier was pumping gas in a Roseburg Standard Oil station. He didn't know it, but his life was about to change.

Draft Squaw Creek plan unveiled
Last week, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council presented its draft action plan for restoration of Squaw Creek.

Six winners named in lighting contest
Two Sisters businesses and four residences were named winners in the Holiday Lighting Contest sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce.