Sunriver Resort remodels and renames the Owl’s Nest, Meadows Restaurant and great room areas
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center ............... 8 Calendar ..................... 13 SROA Board................ 22
Public Safety ............... 30 Classified .................... 38 Commentary ............... 37
Celebrating 38 years, the Sunriver Music Festival announces its concert lineup to be held in August
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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
APRIL • 2015
VOLUME XLI • NUMBER 4
Owners invited to SROA open house in Portland area
The Sunriver Owners Association will host an open house in the Portland metro area on Friday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza - Lake Oswego. The open house will feature listening sessions and information booths promoting new and existing programs and services available in Sunriver this summer — including the SROA boat launch and changes at the North Pool. “Staging an open house in the Portland metro area, where more than 1,500 Sunriver owners live, is another way the SROA Board of Directors is trying to communicate with the members,” said Hugh Palcic, general manager. “We’ve hosted ‘road shows’ in the past (during the development of SHARC and the boat ramp project) and they were well attended, but those were for specific initiatives. This event is different in that we want to engage members on a variety of topics and updates. The board of directors established an owners outreach budget for 2015, and this open house is one of several efforts to increase awareness and expand dialogue with owners.” In addition to the new boat launch and North Pool enhancements, owners who attend the May 8 event can look forward to learning about ongoing pathway improvements, efforts to brand and promote Sunriver, a mobile office to renew Member Preference ID cards and opportunities to share ideas with SROA Board members and staff. Appetizers and liquid refreshments, including samples of Sunriver Brewing Company beer, will be provided. Reservations are required by April 24 so staff can prepare accordingly for the number of attendees. Go to www. sunriverowners.org > News & Notices > SROA Open House Reservation or call 541-593-2411. Invitations will be mailed to Sunriver owners in the Portland metro and southwest Washington area in early April. All owners, regardless of their primary residence, are welcome Turn to Open House, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLI • NUMBER 4 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Mud participants take a moment to ham it up for the cameras.
A variety of fun costumes added a humorous element to the event.
Participants drag themselves through the muck and mud More than 950 folks from around the region braved chilly temperatures to crawl, slog and slide through 1.5-miles of muddy trenches and obstacles at the Sunriver Owners Association’s third annual Sunriver Mudslinger, held March 22 in the meadow near HOLA Restaurant. With the exception of one competitive wave, the majority of participants were there to have fun. Many traversed the course in costumes with family members and friends, hooting and hollering and helping one another along the way. The top three male competitors fin-
ished within 11 seconds of one another. Ryan Pierson was first with a time of 14-minutes, 45-seconds. Tyler Alsin was second in 14:46 and Michael Witczak was nipping at their heels at 14:56. The women’s competition was closely contested as well, with Lauren Brandt’s 16-minutes, 39-second finish time beating Beth Leavitt by one second. Liz Sawyer was third with a time of 20:20. Mudslinger participation rose from 450 the first year, to around 800 in 2014 to around 950 this year. It took a small army of approximately 65 volunteers to register participants, manage parking, drive shuttle buses,
supervise obstacles and clean up after the event. “The Mudslinger was a huge success with participation far greater than we anticipated,” said Hugh Palcic, SROA’s general manager who volunteered as a parking attendant. “I observed a maturity of organization and preparedness. The event ran calm and smooth, all in the face of unprecedented numbers.” “It is difficult to shower praise in any one direction, as each SROA department and event sponsors were on hand and helped make the event as safe and Turn to Mud, page 3
How Sunriver will handle legal use of marijuana By Brooke Snavely What will legal possession, private use and cultivation of recreational marijuana mean to Sunriver? Where will medical and retail marijuana dispensaries be permitted to operate? Who will enforce intoxication limits that don’t yet exist? Better yet, how? These are among many questions state, county and local government officials are attempting to clarify. Measure 91 was approved by Oregon voters in November 2014 and takes effect this summer, but many particulars about how marijuana is to be regulated are yet to be determined. State of Oregon,
Deschutes County and Sunriver agencies are trying to answer those questions and seek public comment in the rule making process. State law Personal use and possession of up to 8 ounces of marijuana by persons 21 years of age becomes legal July 1, 2015. An adult can carry up to 1 ounce in public, but cannot consume in public. Marijuana cannot be consumed in bars and restaurants and it cannot be taken across state lines. Turn to Marijuana, page 3 PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213