Turning energy
into s’mores page 6
Outlaws take down previously
unbeaten Elmira page 12
Skylight Cave: A little known
Sisters Country highlight page 21
The Nugget
Vol. XXXIX No. 41
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
www.NuggetNews.com
Woman
gets prison
in Sisters
case
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May you always have cows around...
Cheryl Waldron of Bend
was sentenced to four years
in prison for embezzling
$430,000 from her Sisters
employer. Waldron pleaded
guilty in August to steal-
ing from Robinson & Owen
Heavy Construction, of
Sisters.
At that time, Waldron
was given two months to pay
$200,000 toward restitution.
The agreement between the
defense and the prosecution
was that if the money was
paid prior to sentencing, the
state would recommend a
reduced sentence of two years
in prison.
Bond
oversight
committee
members
announced
By Steve Kadel
Correspondent
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Six local residents have
been named to Sisters School
District’s Bond Facilities
Oversight Committee. They
were announced during the
Wednesday, September 5,
school board meeting.
Members of the panel are
Mike Bush, Bill Duerden,
Dave Moyer, Regan Roberts,
Angela Sitz and Jay Wilkins.
“They will help improve
the quality of decisions we
make to make sure we spend
Pasture’s still green, while the mountains are turning white with fresh snow.
See WALDRON on page 25
See OVERSIGHT on page 27
Ryan throws hat in
the ring for council
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Chuck Ryan has only lived
in Sisters for three years, but
he has already firmly estab-
lished himself as a willing
volunteer in a number of
community endeavors. He
has now volunteered to run
for a position on the Sisters
City Council.
The New Haven,
Connecticut native has used
his comprehensive back-
ground in finance to provide
valuable expertise as chair-
man of the City’s budget
committee for two years,
as a committee member for
the Economic Development
of Central Oregon (EDCO)
forgivable loan program in
Sisters, and as a member of
the board of directors for the
SOAR Foundation in Sisters.
Inside...
Ryan received his under-
graduate degree in accounting
from Quinnipiac University,
his MBA in finance from the
University of New Haven,
and is licensed as a certified
public accountant (CPA).
Before settling in their
home in Coyote Springs three
years ago, Ryan and his wife
Lidia moved 11 times due to
his lifelong career as a chief
financial officer (CFO) and
financial consultant special-
izing in manufacturing and
aerospace. Ryan served as
CFO of multiple private
equity-owned companies as
well as Fortune 50 compa-
nies. He is an expert in stra-
tegic planning and budget-
ing, government contracting,
risk management, operations,
and finance and treasury
See RYAN on page 26
Harvest Faire attracts a crowd
By Jodi Schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Thousands of folks from
all over the Pacific Northwest
rolled into town for the 41st
annual Sisters Harvest Faire
hosted by the Sisters Area
Chamber of Commerce last
weekend on Main Avenue.
Fairgoers browsed through
170 juried artisan vendors
that showcased quality hand-
made items from textiles and
wood-carvings to pottery and
glasswork.
There were novelties for
everyone’s taste.
Scott Pieper from Sisters
Country and owner of
Panorama Ranch brought
along a few alpaca, and it was
a treat for the whole family.
“This is our first time at
the Faire and we are selling
our rugs that come from our
alpaca,” Pieper said. “The
alpaca is primarily a fiber
animal and are related to the
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Enjoying the Harvest Faire with her
some wooden animal art.
llama.”
Two of the alpaca were
only 15 months old and the
third was eight years old. The
trio attracted people of all
ages to come by and pet their
soft hair.
“On our ranch we run
grandma, Hannah Winder admires
between 25 and 30 alpacas.
We are breeders and primarily
sell them, but we shear every
year and use the fiber to make
rugs,” Pieper said.
Scores of folks, notably
See FAIRE on page 22
Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ......................... 6 Announcements ............... 10 Focus on Health .......... 13-20 Classifieds ..................28-30
Meetings ........................... 3 Sisters Salutes .................. 9 Movies & Entertainment ....11 Crossword ....................... 27 Real Estate .................30-32