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UK firefighters had exceptional sojourn in Sisters page 5 Sisters Country birds page 8 The Nugget Vol. XXXVIII No. 36 The wolves of Oregon page 19 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Sisters Folk Festival set to roll into town For three days this week- end, Sisters will raise its voice in song during the 20th anni- versary Sisters Folk Festival. The festival will feature 45 acts performing more than 140 sets over three days, September 11-13. All artists are scheduled to play at least twice — many three times — to maximize the opportu- nity to see as much music as possible. Festival artists include: The Subdudes, a New Orleans blues-rock and soul band; Canadian super group The Bills; the 2014 encore artist Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Sisters teens arrested for burglary Victory is sweet... photo by Jerry baldock The Outlaws kicked off their season by prevailing over Burns for the first time in seven years See FESTIVAL on page 20 Inside... Two Sisters teens were taken into custody last week in connection with a burglary at a home in Tollgate on Sunday, August 30. A Sisters couple awoke in the wee hours to find a stranger standing in their bed- room. The homeowner chased the intruder out of the home in Tollgate and pursued him. He nearly caught him, but the homeowner tripped and the suspect got away. The hom- eowner also spotted a second suspect outside the home. On Wednesday, September 2, Detectives with the See ARREST on page 28 Sisters woman hit with $140,000 fine The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services issued a cease- and-desist order against a Sisters woman for mislead- ing at least 12 people, includ- ing a close friend, to invest $700,000 in her businesses. The businesses either did not exist or were financially unsuccessful. The department, through its Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, also fined Rebecca E. Castle $140,000 for violating state securities law. Castle convinced the investors to put money into a variety of businesses that included feature film proj- ects; exercise equipment; suntan lotion and other per- sonal products; and silver and gold mining operations purportedly owned by her family. She promised them PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 a return on their investments of multi-year guaranteed pay- ments and membership inter- ests in the mines. According to a department release, Castle, also known as Rebecca Goins, spent the investors’ money on personal expenses such as interna- tional travel, jewelry, spa services, plastic surgery, and purchases for her two chil- dren. In some cases, she used funds from some investors to pay other investors. In addition, Castle vio- lated state securities law by not having the required securities license to solicit or sell investments and not registering the investments in Oregon. In July 2014, Castle was indicted in Deschutes County on one count each of theft by deception and See CASTLE on page 20 Woman killed in Highway 20 wreck A 32-year-old woman was killed when her pickup col- lided with a school bus on Highway 20 east of Santiam Junction near Hogg Rock on Thursday afternoon, September 3. According to Oregon State Police Sergeant Dave Pond, the 1993 Chevrolet pickup was traveling westbound on Highway 20 when it crossed the center line and struck an eastbound school bus. The Chevrolet came to a rest in the westbound ditch after the impact. Upon emergency crews arriving on scene the driver of the Chevrolet, Camille Nelson of Wilsonville, was deceased. The school bus car- ried 43 members of Sheldon High School soccer team, including the driver, coaches, and students. The only inju- ries reported were minor ones to a couple of occupants. The Sisters School District sent a school bus and transported the photo courtesy of osp A collision with a school bus took the life of a Wilsonville woman and blocked Highway 20 Thursday afternoon. No school children were hurt. students to Sisters Elementary School, where counselors were made available. The students were soon transported back to their home in Eugene. Highway 20 was closed for several hours due to the wreckage and the investigation. The roads were wet at the time of the crash, which is still under investi- gation. OSP was assisted by the Oregon Department of Transportation, Black Butte Police Department, and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department. Letters/Weather ................ 2 Paw Prints ......................... 9 Announcements ................12 Entertainment ..................13 Classifieds .................. 25-27 Meetings ........................... 3 Obituaries ................... 10-11 Movies ..............................13 Crossword ....................... 24 Real Estate .................29-32