Dust off those winter blues – and warm your soul – with a visit to one of Oregon’s rejuvenating hot springs
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE SROA News ................ 4-5 Calendar ..................... 13 SHARC News ............... 22
Public Safety ............... 27 Classified .................... 38 Editorial ..................... 39
SROA members are invited to the Health & Home Improvement Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 29 at SHARC
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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
APRIL • 2017
VOLUME XLIII • NUMBER 4
Preparing for mosquito season, control efforts started By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene If winter itself wasn’t bad enough, all that snow has resulted in an accumulation of water in normally dry areas that could lead to a higher hatching of eggs and mosquito breeding. “An abundance of water will add to the intensity of a mosquito hatch, but shouldn’t start it early,” said Chris Stubblefield of Four Rivers Vector Control District (FRVCD). “Our spring is still cold with 20 degree evenings. And mosquitoes won’t even fly around if it’s below 50 degrees. Although mosquitoes usually emerge in force in late May or early June, a week of high temperatures could give the larvae a boost and hatch them out early. Completely getting rid of mosquitoes would be like trying to keep the deer from eating your landscaping (virtually impossible), but measures are taken to try and alleviate some larvae and adult insects. Each year, the Sunriver Owners Association contracts with FRVCD to spray throughout Sunriver and on Forest Service land along the Deschutes River. “If we weren’t doing what we’re doing, it would be much, much worse,” said Stubblefield, whose mosquito control district stretches from La Pine State Park to Benham Falls. Stubblefield said FRVCD has already begun control work in the area. “We started in mid-March,” he said. “Hand crews started inspecting and treating standing water for mosquito larvae as soon as the local snow pack receded.” When temperatures get warm enough this summer, fog trucks will be used on non-windy, warm evenings to kill off Turn to Mosquitoes, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLIlI • NUMBER 4 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
The Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Band will be playing at John Gray Amphitheater on June 20.
Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ announce joint tour; stop in Sunriver Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ have announced a very special, full-band tour in support of their first album as a duo, ‘TajMo’ (dropping May 5 via Concord Records). TajMo: The Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Band will see these two blues legends share the stage for a once-in-alifetime night of music, including stops in Sunriver, Nashville’s storied Ryman
Auditorium and the Hollywood Bowl, among others. Brought to you by the Sunriver Owners Association, the duo will perform in their only Oregon stop at the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic & Recreation Center (SHARC) on Tuesday, June 20. Doors will open at 6 p.m., opening act at 7 p.m. and TajMo at 8:15 p.m.
“We are truly excited to be welcoming two blues legends to SHARC this summer. With another expected sellout, this will be SROA’s fourth year of hosting nationally recognized and award-winning musical acts,” said Keith Kessaris, Sunriver Owners Association assistant general manager. “Don’t miss Turn to Taj Mahal, page 11
SROA Public Works annual ladder fuels pickup begins
Properly placed ladder fuels along the road edge await pickup by Public Works crews.
SROA NEWS – The annual ladder fuels pickup program offered by the Sunriver Owners Association Public Works Department will begin in April and run through October. Pickups take place on the first whole week of each month. How long it takes to reach your lane depends on the amount of brush to be collected around Sunriver. This service is provided only to individual Sunriver property owners for reduction of ladder fuels. Owners using contractors or contractors doing
work on private property are responsible for disposal of all debris they create. Vegetative materials generated for building construction is also the responsibility of the owner and their contractor and will not be removed by SROA. For more information about the SROA’s ladder fuels pickup program, call 541-593-2483. Read more about upcoming ladder fuels reduction on Sunriver commons on page 3. PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213