August 2012 Sunriver Scene

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center.............. 10 SROA News.................. 26 Calendar...................... 13 Public Safety................ 34 Women’s Club.............. 21 Commentary................ 45 Classified..................... 47

Celebrating 35 years as Central Oregon’s only classical music festival, the SRMF kicks off its concert season on August 10

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Government accepts responsibility for asbestos in Sunriver A lawsuit filed by Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) against the United States has been settled with the government’s payment of almost $500,000 to cover the cost of investigation and remediation of asbestos-containing material discovered in the soil near the association’s former amphitheater and sledding hill.

The July 2010 lawsuit filed by SROA alleged asbestos contamination on six acres of a 22-acre parcel that, in the 1940s, was part of Camp Abbot, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers training camp. Beginning in 1944, the United States demolished most of the Camp Abbot buildings; many had floor tiles, siding, insulation and other construction materials that contained asbestos.

These materials were abandoned on site when the United States left the property. The community of Sunriver was developed on the former Camp Abbot grounds beginning in 1968.

SROA first discovered the asbestos debris in 2002 and worked with the Oregon Department of Environmental Turn to Asbestos, page 3

SROA Annual Meeting Saturday, Aug. 18, 1pm Benham Hall @ SHARC

All SROA mem b and encourage ers are welcome d out what your a to attend. Find ss accomplished in ociation has the last year.

Bend Broadband acquires local Chambers Cable

People enjoy free live music during one of the Sunday Serenade concerts held at the outdoor amphitheater at SHARC. The concerts are 5-8 p.m. every Sunday through Sept. 2. For upcoming concerts, see the schedule on page 5.

BendBroadband, a regional technology leader in broadband, digital cable and communication services, has agreed to purchase the Chambers Cable system that serves Sunriver, Crosswater and the surrounding areas. The transaction was expected to close July 31. This means customers in the Chambers Cable service area will soon have access to the same technologically advanced, integrated services that BendBroadband provides in other areas.

“We are pleased that we could put this deal together to bring Sunriver into BendBroadband’s larger Central Oregon footprint. Once the technology is upgraded, homeowners and businesses can expect the same high quality service we are known for in the region. The Turn to Chambers, page 7

Art faire hitting its stride

Sunriver gets its own microbrew pub

By Brooke Snavely In the third year of the Sunriver Art Faire, organizers are increasingly confident in the event’s ability to attract and please crowds with quality art for sale, artist demonstrations, hands-on activities for children, live entertainment and a food court, all in a family-friendly environment. The faire takes place Aug. 10-12 in The Village at Sunriver and is free.

On a feel-good note: the event raises funds for local charities. This year’s goal is to earn $20,000.

“You could easily spend four or five hours visiting all 60 artists’ booths and listening to the live music,” said Betty Jo Simmons, faire executive committee member. “We hope you’ll attend the

By Susan Berger For us adults, nothing beats the summer heat better than an ice-cold beer.

Though consumable any time of year, it’s the quintessential summer libation.

The microbrew business in Central Oregon has boomed in recent years so it’s only fitting that Sunriver should get its own brewhouse.

Sunriver Brewing Company & Brewhouse officially opened in The Village at Sunriver July 4, occupying the entire 3,600 square feet of building 4 (previous home of Bottom’s Up and Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty).

A family-run business, owner Marc Cameron works alongside his wife Karol and his son Brian. “We are really happy with the space and village management,”

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Saturday night street dance and the Sunday morning pancake breakfast.”

Simmons was executive director of the Salem Art Faire in its early years. By the time she left, Salem Art Faire revenues had increased tenfold.

“From that experience, I knew the Sunriver Art Faire had to have food, entertainment and children’s arts and crafts, and this year we are bursting with Turn to Faire, page 4

said Cameron. “Brian and I did a lot of research prior to selecting Sunriver and the reason we’re here is we liked what we saw going on in Sunriver — it’s really changing for the better.”

Working in collaboration with brewers at their offsite location, Brian Cameron is responsible for creating the four brews currently offered: an IPA, a pale ale, an amber and a light summer stout.

Brian’s grandmother, Gladys, was his inspiration for the pale ale.

Although the beer is currently brewed offsite, Cameron will have a fully operational 3.5 barrel beer development center at the brewhouse this fall, where they will plan and test new recipes. Ryan Turn to Brewhouse, page 3 PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213

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Quality (DEQ) to investigate the extent of contamination and develop a remedy to prevent any contact with the contaminated soil.

In 2010, SROA’s members approved construction of the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic & Recreation Center (SHARC) on the 22-acre site. The center functions as a cap over the contaminated soil.

Had it not been constructed, SROA would have been required to spend an estimated $3.2 million to remove all of

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Duley, formerly of Pronghorn, has been tapped as brewhouse and restaurant manager.

“During the winter we’ll be having new beers a couple times a month, including more complex seasonals,” said Cameron.

“We’ll also create beer and food pairings.”

The beer is available by the keg, and in the future could include bottles. “We have to walk before we can run,” said Cameron. “If the market suggests it we’ll be prepared to do it.”

Aside from their own beer, on tap is a selection from Central Oregon’s most popular craft brewers such as 10 Barrel, Boneyard, Deschutes Brewery, Phat Matt’s and Silver Moon.

A variety of northwest wines and non-alcoholic drinks are also available.

And this restaurant/pub isn’t off limits to youngsters. There is a Kidz Zone with toys and games to keep them occupied while mom and dad enjoy a cool quaff or two over lunch

Asbestos containing material

the asbestos-contaminated soil.

The Portland-based environmental consulting firm Ash Creek Associates oversaw most of the investigation and or dinner.

The restaurant’s menu is a step above the usual brewpub fare. Chef Justin Hanson creates dishes with a focus on using fresh, northwest-sourced ingredients.

“We have a pretty unique menu and a host of natural ingredients from local sources,” said Cameron. “We also have gluten free and vegetarian dishes.”

Menu items include the river Reuben, grilled steelhead with smoked tomato cream cheese, swiss cheese and beer-braised cabbage on grilled marble rye.

Ever heard of portobello fries? The mushroom is cut into wedges and coated with a batter with Sunriver Brewing’s pale ale. The fries are served with an IPA horseradish dip.

Main entrees include a steelhead spa bowl, IPA fish & chips, sweet tacos, a three cheese mac and cheese and grilled rib eye steak.

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remediation of the site. DEQ approved the remedy prior to construction of SHARC and is currently preparing to issue a conditional “No Further Action” determination for the site, indicating that all unacceptable risks to human health and the environment have been resolved and no further investigation or remediation is necessary other than ongoing inspection and maintenance of the cap.

Attorneys David Blount and Jennifer Gates at Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP in Portland represented SROA in the lawsuit against the United States.

According to Gates, “While it appeared from the beginning

that the United States might be the source of the asbestos, with assistance from a military architectural historian, archaeologist and aerial photo expert, we were able to convince the United States that it bore most, if not all responsibility.”

SHARC received an Oregon Brownfields Award earlier this year. The awards recognize those who work together to transform contaminated sites into productive uses.

According to DEQ, a brownfield is “a real property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination.” Hugh Palcic, SROA’s

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Having moved from Portland to Sunriver permanently, Cameron is looking forward to his new life in Sunriver. “We hope to be here a long time,” he said.

Sunriver Brewing is open daily 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Info: 541593-3007 or visit www.sunriver brewingcompany.com Sunriver Brewing Co. opened July 4 with a full house of patrons.

happen. We strive to provide an enjoyable place to work with a focus on the quality of food, brews and customer service,” said Cameron. “It’s been fun.

There are so many good people in the community supporting us.”

That community support has compelled Cameron to give back, already participating as a sponsor for several local events, including the Sunday Serenade concerts at SHARC and the

in Central Oregon serving certified Angus natural beef,” said Cameron. “Hoof to plate there is a rigid protocol followed from the ranch to the restaurant.”

Although Cameron comes from a software services background and has been involved in several startup companies, this is his family’s first venture into the restaurant and beer brewing business.

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for sale and fun activities in a diverse setting,” Simmons said.

“It’s a great event to pick up inexpensive $15 souvenirs on up to high-end $5,000 art pieces and see how art is created.”

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those ingredients. This thing is really taking on a life of its own,” Simmons said.

The faire will spread throughout The Village at Sunriver courtyard and up onto the lawn adjacent to the pavilion that houses miniature golf and bumper cars. The entertainment stage and artist demonstration booth are strategically located in the middle of the venue with the food court and its seven vendors nearby.

The event has grown to include a third day, Sunday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is labeled “Family Day” with entertainment focused on children. Sunday’s acts include a puppet show, magician and a caricature artist.

Continuous live music will be performed 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 12. Music styles range from early Americana to Dixieland jazz, bluegrass, acoustic guitar, pop and ’50s rock ’n’ roll.

Artist demonstrations include a potter’s wheel, weaving, wood staining and oil painting.

Logistics This year’s faire has 59 exhibiting artists, the same as 2011

CinderBlue, last year’s Sunriver Art Faire talent winner, returns as part of the faire’s entertainment lineup.

when half the artists reported earning more than $1,000 in sales. One artist earned more than $5,000.

Approximately 120 artists applied to be in this year’s show and about half didn’t make the cut. Many artists are returning from last year.

“The artists say it’s the friendliest faire they attend and most of them work the circuit, so we take that as a compliment,” said Corinne Andrews, logistics coordinator. “They love our hospitality. We serve them breakfast, set up a hospitality area where they can go for a break and provide booth sitters for when the artists step away.”

A small army of 120 community volunteers take care of the smallest details.

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Entertainment lineup In addition to fine arts and crafts booths, demonstrations, Kids’ Art Center and food court, the village will be filled with the sounds of a variety of professional entertainers.

Here’s a closer look at some of the entertainment.

On Friday, enjoy a range of music from bluegrass to funky jazz, including Bend N’ Strings, KC Flynn, The Noisy Neighbors and Slick Side Down. The day wraps up from 5-7 p.m. with CinderBlue, winner of the 2011 Sunriver Art Faire’s Talent Competition.

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they are here. One of last year’s artists from the mid-South got invited to a show in Eugene as a result of contacts made here,” Simmons said.

“We strongly believe this is an opportunity to showcase Oregon based artists to people who are visiting Sunriver from all over the country and many parts of the world,” said Judy Stedman, publicity chair.

Community benefit Stedman said the community benefits by drawing thousands of people to the faire who patronize property management companies, restaurants and retail outlets.

“We really have something for everyone in terms of quality entertainment, quality art

Victor Johnson

An acoustic band in their fourth year of making music, CinderBlue plays blues to bluegrass to new country, all under the umbrella of Americana at its best.

On Saturday, enjoy music from American roots to contemporary rock and Dixieland jazz from Home Grown, The Rock Hounds, Summit Express and Quincy Street Band.

One of the day’s highlights will be the popular sound of Lindy Gravelle at 2:15 p.m.

Gravelle grew up in the small Eastern Oregon town of Heppner where her parents owned the Wagon Wheel Café.

At the age of three, Gravelle joined her brothers and sisters in a country western band, performing songs by Hank Williams, Buck Owens and Patsy Cline. She fell in love with the music.

A contract with Ripcord Records marked Gravelle’s transformation from band member to recording artist, and spurred her on to write more and more of her own songs. After spending time in San Francisco and Nashville, she returned to Central Oregon. The musiciansinger-composer says she finds renewed inspiration within the dramatic natural environment she cherished growing up.

During Family Day, the faire features entertainment to delight all ages, beginning with the Treehouse Puppet Theater at 10 a.m. followed by vocals from Kristina Simmons. At noon, enjoy instrumental guitar and flute by Tyler Downs and Nick Loeffler, Sunriver Music Festival Young Scholarship winners.

Family Day rounds out with American roots music by Victor Johnson. He believes music is good for the body, mind and spirit and is one of the best ways to have fun and connect with others. Drawing from country, blues, swing and traditional music from around the world, Johnson plays tunes that all ages can groove to. “Music is a powerful way to learn and retain information and knowledge,” said Johnson.

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Prints, oils, watercolor on display Sunriver Lodge Betty Gray to pursue graduate degrees in Gallery presents an exhibition printmaking at New Mexico featuring fine art prints by State University (M.A.) and Yuji Hiratsuka with a feature Indiana University (M.F.A.), The artist, using his personof oils by Joanne Donaca and watercolors by Mike Smith. Hi- ally developed and innovative technique, ratsuka and combines Donaca will chine collé be present and traat the openditional ing recepetching, tion on Satdr ypoint, urday, Aug. aquatint 11 from and other 4–6 p.m. methods to in the upcreate the per gallery. limited ediYuji Hition print. ratsuka, Passing Pro f e s s o r the print of Fine through the Arts at Orpress only egon State four times, University‘Summer on the Deschutes Near remarkably Corvallis, Sunriver’ by Joanne Donaca, oil on removing is an in- canvas. the previternationous image ally recognized printmaker who travels from the plate each time, he throughout the U.S. leading adds black and the primary specialized printmaking classes hues of yellow, red and blue at numerous universities. Hi- successively.

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mer images such as sunlight enhanced grapes in vineyards, sunflowers in bloom and luminous landscapes of Central Oregon. Mike Smith also presents his whimsical watercolors of “animals, places and people that I love.”

The artists will discuss their art during the Aug. 11 reception with complimentary light appetizers and wine. The public is invited to the reception and to the exhibition continuing through Aug. 31. It is open during Lodge hours.

Art consultant Billye Turner coordinates the Sunriver Resort exhibition schedule. Contact Turner at 541-382-9398.

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‘Futago Kannon’ (Twin Goddess of Mercy) by Yuji Hiratsuka, limited edition fine art print.

smiling females, using both Asian and American imagery to depict the irony of, perhaps satirize, daily life with its paradoxical interface. The figurative works, whimsically narrative, suggest realities of modern global existence.

A prolific printmaker, his graphic work appears in frequent exhibitions in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He received numerous international

awards and his many collections include The Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, San Francisco, The British Museum, London, Tokyo Central Museum, New York Public Library and Portland Art Museum.

Joanne Donaca, 2012 poster artist for the Sunriver Music Festival, will sign copies of the poster during the reception.

Her featured oils include sum-

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Donations are 100 percent tax deductible and sale proceeds from your donated goods is given back to the community to help those in need.

Thanks to organizations such as Newberry Habitat for Humanity and support of the Restore, 16 houses have been constructed to assist deserving families in southern Deschutes County since 1993.

The La Pine Restore has been so successful they’ve recently been able to purchase the land and building of their location at 52684 Highway 97, about a mile north of Gordy’s Truck Stop.

The Restore is always in need of donations and volunteers. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 541-5363234 or visit www.newberry habitat.org

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BendBroadband team looks forward to welcoming Sunriver area customers to our company.

We will work closely with the Sunriver Owners Association and the Resort while we complete the improvements over the next 14 months. Chambers

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• Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.

Coffee and e-books at Bellatazza. Learn about the library’s free digital downloads.

• Aug. 11, 1 p.m. Write Now: Enjoy writing? Don’t miss this opportunity to put your writing talent into practice along with others who enjoy your passion. Word games and skill building exercises are incorporated to make this an engaging, encouraging, and fun afternoon.

• Aug. 7 and 14, 10:30 a.m. Family Fun Story Time. Fun for ages 0-5 years.

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Cable employees will join us at BendBroadband,” said Amy Tykeson, CEO of BendBroadband.

“The announcement is an important step toward the next generation communications and entertainment system that the community deserves. BendBroadband’s plans align very well with the long term vision that Chambers Cable and Sunriver have been working toward,” added Scott

Chambers, CEO of Chambers Communications.

Along with the purchase of the company, BendBroadband will spearhead a major technological upgrade to the Sunriver area, providing a new wave of technical capability to residents and visitors alike. As upgrading occurs, Chambers Cable residential and business customers will be migrated to BendBroadband’s digital cable TV service and Internet offerings. These

include high performance Internet (up to 100Mbps), Alpha whole-home DVR, On Demand programming, 107 HD channels and bendbroadband2go TV Everywhere. Residents and businesses will also have access to BendBroadband’s high-reliability, full-featured phone service. Business services include hosted PBX, T-1/PRI and 1Gbps Optical Ethernet.

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about BendBroadband’s acquisition of Chambers Cable of Sunriver and what it means for the community of Sunriver. In this ever-changing technological age it’s not only important to have a company that can provide the bandwidth, Internet speeds and cable TV channels that meet the present needs; but one that is also Turn to Chambers, page 8

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Lake Penhollow clears trees, expands irrigation

Automatic door installed at SHARC

An automatic door opener has been installed at the east side main entrance at SHARC to provide those with physical limitations an easier entry into the building.

Although the entire facility is already ADA compliant, a concerned owner brought the door issue to the SROA Board of Directors during one of its meetings. Following a brief discussion the board decided that installing an automatic door opener was the “right thing to do.”

From start to finish, the project took about six weeks to complete at a cost of approximately $10,000. Installation included running electrical wires and patching and repainting where those wires were run.

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By Brooke Snavely A project to expand irrigation systems on private property due east of Sunriver is nearing completion. It began in April with clearing of trees on 40 acres of Sunriver Environmental (SRE) LLC’s land across the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad tracks from Sunriver.

The clearing was done to “create clear ground that can be equipped with irrigation equipment and hay crops that will be used to dispose of treated wastewater from the Sunriver wastewater treatment plant,” said Steve Runner, Sunriver Resort’s vice president of development, planning and construction.

Timber thinning for forest health was conducted simultaneously along much of the northern and western portions of SRE’s property, prompting questions about why so many trees were being cut. According to SRE officials, the timber harvest offset some of the expense of expanding the irrigation areas and reduces fire danger.

“A potential side benefit of this work is an added firebreak

should a forest fire approach Sunriver from the east,” read an April 11 letter SRE sent to about 150 property owners closest to the project.

SRE said it would not “remove any trees within the western-most 100 feet of our property adjacent to the railroad tracks and maintain that as a buffer to Sunriver.” But some parts of the 100-foot buffer were sparsely forested to begin with. Combined with the thinning timber harvest, some Sunriver homes bordering the railroad tracks now have views of the expanded irrigation areas.

The project expands the existing 50 acres of irrigated cropland to approximately 86 acres, and replaces labor-intensive hand line irrigation systems with automated center pivots.

Center pivot irrigation is a form of overhead sprinkler irrigation consisting of segments of pipe supported by trusses, mounted on wheeled towers with sprinklers positioned along its length. The machine moves in a circular pattern and is fed with water from the pivot point at the center of the circle.

The center pivot systems are new and fully automated, mov-

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provider is just one more positive step toward maintaining Sunriver as a premier residential and resort community,” added Peck.

Wade Holmes, BendBroadband’s vice president of technology, said construction is set to begin as soon as possible, “We have design and validation steps to perform before breaking ground, and we’ll start by targeting opportunities that can provide immediate benefit to the highest number of customers.” Holmes said construction will take place over 14 months and be divided into five phases.

Chambers Cable customer care and installation personnel will join BendBroadband with the Sunriver office remaining open during the transition.

Questions concerning the Chambers Cable acquisition should be directed to the BendBroadband office at 541382-5551. Customers in the Sunriver area are asked to continue to contact the Sunriver office for change of service, technical support and billing assistance at 541-593-1296.

Information about BendBroadband’s service offerings can be found at www.bend broadband.com

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Sunriver residents organize pickleball club

By Anita Lohmman Like to exercise outdoors?

Like playing a sport with other Sunriverites? Want a change of pace from golf or tennis?

Why not join us every Tuesday morning 10:30 a.m. until noon at the pickleball courts at Fort Rock Park? There are two adjacent courts available for play.

Pickleball was created in 1965 and is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong. It is played on a badminton-sized court, with tennis-like rules, using paddles like ping pong, and plastic baseball-size balls with holes similar to a wiffle ball.

It does not matter if you are a novice or a seasoned player.

You can learn the game by playing with others. More experienced players can hone their skills, and are willing to help newcomers learn the game and rules (go online to read the rules and find equipment at www.azpickleballfun.com).

Bring a water bottle, paddle and ball with your name printed on each with permanent marker.

Paddles and balls are also available to rent for $5 for the day at Tennis Hill and The Racquet Shoppe in Bend has pickleball equipment for sale.

Each game is played in a doubles format, and the game ends at 11 points. In the case of a tie, your team must win by two points.

Players are rotated in at the end of each game in the following fashion: The losing team sits out the next game, while

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Sunday Serenade free concerts the winning team splits and stays for another game. Players who have been waiting take the place of a losing player. You can learn a lot about the game by observing others play while you are resting or waiting to rotate back in.

Since the court size is smaller than a tennis court there is less area to cover. However, the game gets really fast as players learn how to put spin on the ball, angle their shots, and play up at the net.

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Players agree that after an hour and a half of play, we have had a great aerobic workout.

If you would like to join us, please call Anita Lohman (541-593-2171) to get on the roster. You can play as often as you like, but the club has the courts reserved for our use every Tuesday through August.

If you want to see why this game has grown in popularity, come by and to watch. This might be something you would enjoy, too.

Live music, food and fun will take place at SHARC’s outdoor amphitheater every Sunday through Sept. 2.

The free Sunday Serenade concerts are held 5-8 p.m., and are open to all. Bring a blanket or low beach chairs for these casual concerts.

To encourage event sponsor support, no outside food or drink can be brought in. Dogs are also prohibited in the amphitheater.

Concerts will feature bands

playing everything from new age to light jazz and rock.

Upcoming concerts: • Aug. 5: Moon Mountain Ramblers – bluegrass • Aug. 12: Lloyd Jones Experience – roadhouse R&B • Aug. 19: Woodstock Weekend. “The Tempest” at Woodstock and Bart Hafeman tribute to the ’70s – pop/rock • Aug. 26: Elliot – motivational pop rock • Sept. 2: Michelle Van Handel Quartet – light jazz/Latin

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Central Oregon invaded by hungry little caterpillars sunriver nature center & oregon observatory from? Are they going to destroy my plants? The answer, my dear readers, is a little fuzzy.

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Tent caterpillars can be seen around the Sunriver Nature Center.

in large numbers. This genus of caterpillar is considered to be one of the most social of caterpillar families. After undergoing metamorphosis within their tent, the caterpillars transform into Lackey moths. These moths make a delicious meal for our native brown bats.

According to researchers at Washington State University, the caterpillars can present some concern. Most established plants can withstand around 25 percent defoliation before any real damage is presented.

Some experts say tent caterpillars usually defoliate about 20 percent of plant foliage before metamorphosing into moths.

Still, that’s pushing it pretty close. But researchers also suggest that these outbreaks tend to disappear naturally after 2-3 years based on available resources, predators, parasites and disease.

In the meantime, if you are interested in removing these pests, there are a few measures you can take to reduce populations during these natural

Register now: Run for the Birds and Adventure Walk

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory’s third annual Run for the Birds and Family Adventure Walk are just around the corner on Saturday, Aug. 11. We urge you to try these fun events.

From resident runners to those runners from foreign countries, everyone seems to enjoy the runs. “It is a well run event.” “You couldn’t ask for a nicer morning run,” and “What great volunteers you have!” are all comments from participants in previous years. It is this

positive feedback that keeps our volunteers coming back to help make it a great day for all.

Want to watch your kids or grandkids learn and laugh at the same time? Sign up for the Family Adventure Walk. Six specially designed science/nature stations will keep kids’ attention focused and imagination soaring during this one-mile event.

This year each group of kids will have their own “nature guide” to help them stay on track and keep the conversation going between the stations.

Sunriver’s annual noxious weed pulling day is Friday, August 3.

For information on how to volunteer, call (541) 593-1522.

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A grandfather who brought his 10 grandkids last year said he could not believe the fun that each child had – no matter their age. He found it to be the perfect event for the wide age range of his grandkids.

Space is limited for this event so sign up now at sunrivernaturecenter.org or by calling 541593-4442.

Thanks to this year’s major sponsors: Sunriver Resort, Action Printing, Deschutes Brewery, The Village at Sunriver and Bennington Properties.

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Removal of eggs in the early spring can help alleviate severe defoliation later on. Locate new egg patches (usually easily visible on most bark) and simply remove the bark or egg sacks by peeling them off (with a knife or hand). You can then throw them in any household yard debris bin, close the lid tight, and the eggs will die.

If removing the eggs is out of the question you can wait until the caterpillars have formed their tents. Grab a pair of plant sheers, prune the occupied branch and place it in your household yard debris bin. Be sure to close the lid to prevent the hairy creatures from escaping.

There you are, concerned Sunriver residents. Western tent caterpillars are naturally here in abundance, the outbreaks tend to be limited in duration, and there are removal methods, if you are so inclined.

The Sunriver Nature Center staff is more than happy to provide more information.

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SRNCOO events Pictures in the Pozzi: Landscapes, wildlife and close ups Lecture The fourth lecture in the human origins series, “Oregon’s Earliest Inhabitants: Archaeological Investigations at the Paisley Caves,” is Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m. in the Pozzi Education Center at the Sunriver Nature Center. Lecture by Dennis Jenkins, senior research archaeologist, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon. Tickets are $10, $8 for SNCOO members and $3 for students. Call for tickets 541-593-4442.

Kids’ classes Monday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For ages 4-10 with exciting topics: Reptibians, Tracking the Wild Beast, Life in the Pond, Bio Blitz and Friends of Flight. $15. Call 541-5934394 to find out which class is offered on which days.

Observatory kids Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Build your own air rocket, water rocket, and learn about our solar system. Ages 8 and up. $20.

Owl prowls Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 7:45-8:45 p.m. Join a naturalist at dusk to explore animals of the night. Meet a real owl and take a short hike. $4 adults, $3 children, members are free. Register by 5 p.m. on the day of the event.

Special programs Tuesdays, 2-3:30 p.m., Animal Mask Making, ages 4+, $20 Wednesdays, 2-3:30 p.m., Nature Kite Building, ages 5+, $20 Thursdays, 2-3:30 p.m., Garden in a Bottle, ages 4+, $20 Information: 541-593-4394.

Pictures in the Pozzi, a changing display of works from area artists exhibiting in the Pozzi Building at the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, presents Velcro Bears, photography by Marcus Schwing, on display through August. Schwing is relatively new to the art of photography, but his work belies that fact.

“I decided about three years ago that I wanted to try a new hobby,” Schwing said. “I don’t consider myself a very artistic or creative person. So I guess I was looking to find that hidden talent. I’m not sure that I have succeeded yet.” He began by taking classes with Mike Jensen and at COCC and joining the Cascade Camera Club.

Starting out mainly shooting landscapes, Schwing has found that this hobby is great motivation to travel around looking at waterfalls, wildflowers, sunrises and sunsets. He has recently moved toward close up, or macro photography.

Long-time residents of Central Oregon, in Sunriver and Bend, Schwing and his wife, Connie, are former owners of the Village Bar & Grill, which they sold in 2005. They are now real estate brokers with Sunriver Realty.

Pictures in the Pozzi continues through 2012 featuring nature photographs from Tom Lawler in September-October, Jennifer Curtis in NovemberDecember and 2013 will begin

Nature calls in the form of chickadee chicks

Three Rivers area residents Allan and Nancy Flood were enjoying a warm evening when they noticed the persistent chirping of baby birds coming from one of five bird houses on their property.

After dark, when it was obvious something had happened to the adults, the Floods brought the birdhouse inside and began feeding the chicks dog food and mealworms. “When we took the top off the birdhouse, we were astounded and delighted by four trembling, chirping, wide-open, bright-red throats rimmed in yellow beaks begging for food,” wrote Allan Flood. The Floods delivered the birds to a wildlife rehab in Crooked River Ranch.

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The art may be viewed by to 4 p.m.

For more information, call the public free of charge during open hours of the Pozzi Build- 541-593-4442.

The Tern currently uses a small truck for donation pickups.

Tern wishing for a truck with a lift Lots of people bring their “wish lists” to the Second Tern Thrift Shop, and often they come away with clothing, furniture, tools, jewelry, books, toys, sporting goods or whatever at a fraction of the cost if purchased new.

Now we have a wish list of our own. The volunteers at the Tern need a truck with a lift mechanism so they can pick up and haul large donated items. If you have a line on a truck with a lift, please let us know.

The Tern appreciates all the wonderful donations of good used items we receive and make sure they get used to their best advantage. We participate in local recycling programs, working to alleviate the demands

on local landfills. One example is seen in the dumpster out behind the store, which fills up with metal items such as broken appliances and metal parts from broken lamps, bikes, etc. These are periodically picked up by Schnitzer Steel, which recycles the metals and pays the Tern for them. By the way, we’re still asking a donation of $10 per donated TV so we can afford to dispose of the sets we can’t sell.

The Second Tern is located at 17377 Spring River Road, just across the bridge over the Deschutes west of Sunriver.

The store is open Friday and Saturday 9-3 p.m. Call 541593-3367 or 541-598-7397 for a donation pickup or to volunteer.

Join us Aug. 11 in The Village at Sunriver for the third annual

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Shakespeare at Woodstock live performance coming to SHARC Innovation Theatre Works (ITW) is taking its production of “The Tempest” on the road. Following an Aug. 10-12 presentation at the GoodLife Brewery in Bend, ITW will bring the first ever live, local Shakespeare to Sunriver Aug. 19 at 1 p.m. at the outdoor amphitheater at SHARC. “We are pleased to be presenting what has often been called Shakespeare’s ‘most perfect play,’” said Brad Hills, ITW artistic director.

The play combines the best elements of Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies, and rolls them up into one exhilarating package replete with storms, fairies, sea creatures, kings, drunks, revenge and true love.”

“Our version will be set against one of the most defining moments of the 20th century as we incorporate the music,

atmosphere and celebration that was Woodstock. Woodstock has long been referred to as an island of humanity unto itself and we felt the elements that make ‘The Tempest’ such a classic will be well served by mashing it up with this iconic moment in our contemporary history.”

Hills said ITW’s production of “The Tempest” features original outdoor staging and a cadre of Bend’s best theatrical talents, “all honed in the craft and language of Shakespeare and ready to enchant our audiences.”

And, it’s free. Bring a blanket or low-profile chair to enjoy this al fresco performance. Outside food/drinks are not allowed, but will be available for purchase from event sponsors. And please leave Fido at home.

Information: 541-585-5000.

Artists Gallery featured August artists from left: Tina Brockway, Diane Miyauchi, Nancy Cotton and Dottie Moniz, below.

Sunriver a hub of fine art, fine wine and music Artists Gallery Sunriver beats the heat with four “cool” artists.

August offers up wonderful precision fabric art, exquisite fine pottery, splendid collage and watercolor and gorgeous functional kitchen pottery. Plan to attend the Second Saturday reception on Aug. 11 from 4-7 p.m.

Artists Gallery teams up with fellow sponsor of the Sunriver Art Faire, Willamette Valley Vineyards, for all three days of the Sunriver Art Faire (Aug. 1012). The vineyard will be pouring some of their best wines inside the gallery. They will be there, too, for the Second Saturday Reception. Be sure to stop by to appreciate fine wine and art.

During August you can take our classes taught by professional artists at the SHARC facility. SHARC accommodates the growing demand for these fun beginner classes. If you’ve never picked up a brush don’t let that daunt you. Call or drop by the gallery to sign up.

•Aug. 8, 2-5 p.m. oil painting taught by Bonnie Junell; •Aug. 16-17, 1-4 p.m. Kim Jones offers a two-day acrylic class focusing on texture.

•Aug. 16-17, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Doreen Foster teaches a “no experience necessary,” pine needle basket class.

Featured artists Nancy Cotton is beginning her second year with the gallery.

A retired teacher who taught mathematics in and around Portland, Cotton loves geometry, precision and patterns in nature.

Cotton learned to sew at an early age and was soon creating her own clothes. She began

quilting in 2009 when she en- and she began sharing a kiln rolled in a beginning quilting with a friend. Miyauchi’s stuclass at Morrow’s Sewing so she dio soon expanded to include everything necessary to produce slab, wheel, and hand-built pieces that are finished with high temperature, alternative, and raku firings.

Currently, Miyauchi shows her art locally and participates in art shows throughout the northwest. She also enjoys enrolling in art workshops and traveling to ceramic shows for enrichment. Miyauchi likes the variety of creating functional and non-functional pieces. It is this constant, evolutionary could learn to use her new sew- process that fuels her interest ing machine. It didn’t take long and provides new expressions before she was hooked. for her art.

“Quilting appeals to me beDottie Moniz attended Santa cause of the wide variety of Rosa Junior College, UC-Davis techniques, patterns, and skill in Sacramento and Mendocino levels,” she said. “Right now, Art Center, as well as many I’m having lots of fun using workshops from nationally beautiful contemporary fabrics known artists. While living in with traditional patterns. I don’t Sonoma County, Moniz was the think I’ll ever get bored with recipient of numerous awards in quilting, because there are so local art competitions. many different directions you In 2006, Moniz retired and can go, and I have so much to moved to Central Oregon, learn.” the fulfillment of a childhood Cotton is currently working dream after falling in love with on quilts involving circles and the area while on vacation with is planning to teach two classes her parents. After several years at QuiltWorks in Bend this fall. of painting watercolors, Moniz Fellow featured artist Diane discovered the art of collage.

Miyauchi has always had art She now combines the two in her life. processes. Her latest interest She has a Bachelor of Fine has been creating collages with Arts in design and was an art fabric. teacher for 20 years (which “My intention is to eventuincluded a large ceramics pro- ally combine the two elements gram). She now concentrates producing more textured and on her own art. Her focus unique surfaces,” Moniz said. on ceramics began when she Tina Brockway, this month’s moved to Bend 12 years ago. featured ceramic artist, finds She started out by volunteering working in clay a miraculous at the Art Station and making journey in physics. “It is not a few pieces a week. Then her unlike a painting, a sculpture husband bought her a wheel

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Visit the online calendars at www.sunriverowners.org for event info, meeting agendas and minutes

meetings & gatherings

SROA Committees Contact the chair if you have questions about a committee or the projects they are currently working on.

SROA Board Bob Nelson, president bob@duckwerk.com

Community Planning & Public Affairs Jane Boubel, chair jboubel@chamberscable.com

Chris Christensen, co-chair rchrischristensen@msn.com

Covenants Scott Hartung, chair shartung@chamberscable.com

Design George Pagano, chair drgfish@aol.com

Election Marcia Schonlau, co-chair jmschonlau@chamberscable.com

Sandra Kendle, co-chair sandimo47@yahoo.com

Environmental David Jendro, interim chair djendro@jendrohart.com

Finance Bob Wrightson, chair bobnkatie10@msn.com

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Public Works Gary Gehlert, chair ggehlert@chamberscable.com

Recreation No chair at this time infosroa@srowners.org

SROA committees are always in need of volunteers. Interested in joining?

Contact the chair.

Sunday Serenade Free Concert--------------------- SHARC, 5 p.m.

Magistrate---------------------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 8:15 a.m.

Citizens Patrol----------------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 3:30 p.m.

Design Committee---------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 10 a.m.

Coffee with the GM-------------------------------------- Hosmer Room/SHARC, 8 a.m.

Finance Committee-------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 8:30 p.m.

Service District Board Meeting----------------------- Fire Station, 3 p.m.

SROA Board Workshop---------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 9 a.m.

SROA Board Meeting------------------------------------ Admin. Bdlg., 9 a.m.

Public Works Committee------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 3:30 p.m.

Design Committee---------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 10 a.m.

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or a beautiful piece of music, all strings of pearls touched by thought and held together with the unknown. Everything in clay is of the natural elements,” Brockway said. “I am constantly amazed that everything we need is already provided here if only we look closely and listen.”

Brockway says she is especial-

Create a legacy; buy a brick The first batches of legacy bricks have been installed in the pathway behind the SHARC amphitheater, and a number of people have been stumped trying to find their brick. A notebook listing the bricks (by purchaser) and the location, is available at the SHARC front desk to assist finding an individual brick.

Sponsored by the Sunriver Women’s Club to raise money for their philanthropy fund, the project continues to generate interest. The club will place two orders for bricks this summer, so get your order in soon.

A legacy brick is a unique way to honor those cherished people in your life (parents, grandparents, siblings, children, friends, etc.). Or how about honoring a beloved pet, anniversary date, high school, college, hometown, or those special times

ly grateful to share show with the Sunriver Music Festival.

“They always bring us a deep appreciation for the beauty in life. Where would we be without music and art?”

Artists Gallery is located

between next to El Caporal Mexican Restaurant in The Village at Sunriver.

Information: 541-593-4382.

Artists interested in being a part of the gallery can email vern@ vernbartley.com

Sunriver Rotary accepting funding applications

The mission of the Sunriver Rotary Club Foundation is to financially assist organizations that aid and support youth, families, seniors and the disadvantaged within the Sunriver, Three Rivers and La Pine communities. If your organization falls within these criteria, you may meet the qualifications for funding distributions. The club is accepting applications through Nov. 1.

For additional information and applications please go to the Service Projects section at www.sunriverrotary.org or contact Dick Chapin 541-593-2727.

Find and “LIKE” SHARC on Facebook to keep up on the latest events at the facility.

We would also like to see photos posted of your family having fun at SHARC!

in Sunriver? You could also choose to engrave a brief poem, quote or other tasteful personal message. Business names are welcome, but cannot include advertising-related phone numbers, websites, etc.

The 4x8-inch bricks are $50.

Order forms can be downloaded at www.sunriverowners. org, under SHARC in the main menu bar.

For information email srwc. bricks@yahoo.com or call Carol Cassetty, (541) 610-8483 or Kathy Wrightson, (541) 5936135.

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Group Gatherings These groups meet regularly, same time, same place

Mondays Ladies Lunch and Bridge 11:30 a.m., The Meadows at the Sunriver Lodge Sign up at the Marketplace Alcoholics Anonymous 7 p.m. Pozzi building at the Sunriver Nature Center

Tuesdays Couples Bridge 6 p.m. Crescent Room, SHARC Sign up at the Marketplace Info: 541-593-9397

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Nominating Ken Arnold, chair patorken@gmail.com

Farmers Market--------------------------------------------- Hola @ SR Marina, 10-4 Sunday Serenade Free Concert--------------------- SHARC, 5 p.m.

Magistrate---------------------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 8:15 a.m.

Citizens Patrol----------------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 3:30 p.m.

Blood Drive--------------------------------------------------- Holy Trinity Church, 1-6 p.m.

Farmers Market--------------------------------------------- Hola @ SR Marina, 10-4 Sunday Serenade Free Concert--------------------- SHARC, 5 p.m.

Coffee with the GM-------------------------------------- Hosmer Room/SHARC, 8 a.m.

Finance Committee-------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 8:30 a.m.

Service District Board Meeting----------------------- Fire Station, 3 p.m.

Design Committee---------------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 10 a.m.

Farmers Market--------------------------------------------- Hola @ SR Marina, 10 a.m.

SROA Board Meeting------------------------------------ Admin. Bldg., 9 a.m.

SROA Annual Meeting----------------------------------- SHARC Benham Hall, 1 p.m.

Sunday Serenade Free Concert--------------------- SHARC, 5 p.m.

Public Works Committee------------------------------- Admin. Bldg., 3:30 p.m.

Farmers Market--------------------------------------------- Hola @ SR Marina, 10-4 Sunday Serenade Free Concert--------------------- SHARC, 5 p.m.

Sunriver Library Book Sale------------------------------ Library, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Farmers Market--------------------------------------------- Hola @ SR Marina, 10-4

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Thursdays Le Cercle Francais 8:30 a.m. Cafe Sintra Info: 541-550-1459 Duplicate Bridge 6 p.m., First, second & fourth Thursday, Hosmer at SHARC Info: 541-593-9397

Churches Catholic Holy Trinity

Mass: 8 a.m. Thursday; 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. Sunday.

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9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship, 10:45 a.m. Coffee Fellowship, 11:15 a.m. Bible Fellowship Hour. At Beaver and Theater drives. (541) 593-8341 www.cbchurchsr.org Pastor: Glen Schaumloeffel

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By Susan Berger The drone of a mosquito has to be one of the most irritating sounds on the planet. That high-pitched whine buzzing around your head is enough to send anyone running – arms flailing in an attempt to fight off a seemingly invisible foe.

In a bad year, the mosquitoes in and around Sunriver and throughout Central Oregon can quickly spoil one’s summer fun. It’s been an unusually light mosquito season so far, but that could change in an instant if conditions are right.

Lucky for us, the greater Sunriver area has Four Rivers Vector Control (FRVC) on our side to battle the pesky insects.

FRVC manager Chad Stubblefield said that before the control district was formed in 1986 the mosquitoes would be so bad “you couldn’t even go outside.”

“If we weren’t doing what we’re doing, it would be much, much worse,” said Stubblefield.

Around since the dawn of the dinosaurs, there are 3,000 species of mosquitoes worldwide, with 176 in the United States. Six are common to the northwest with the Aedes vexan the most prevalent in Central Oregon.

Completely getting rid of mosquitoes would be like trying to keep the deer from eating

your landscaping, but measures are taken to help alleviate the insects in the community.

Each year, the Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) contracts with FRVC as a benefit to residents and visitors. The control district covers 20 square miles — stretching north to Benham Falls and south to La Pine State Park.

Throughout the summer SROA staff fields and records owner calls and reports “mosquito hot spots” to FRVC for treatment. FRVC has been in Sunriver six times in recent weeks, and has made three helicopter sweeps as well.

Spring snowmelt, summer rains and water released from area reservoirs all contribute to how bad a mosquito season may be, turning low-lying areas into a wetland – the perfect egglaying nursery.

“An increase in water levels can reach eggs that have been waiting dormant for years,” said Stubblefield.

Female mosquitoes lay eggs in warm, standing water where the larvae mature into flying adults in about a week. Anything that can gather water — rain gutters, tarps, birdbaths, pet water bowls, plant pots, buckets and tires are potential egg-hatching sites.

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The most commonly used larvacide is Bti (bacillus thuringiensis israelensis). An environmentally safe, naturally occurring soil bacterium, the Bti is distributed in standing water, and once ingested, kills the mosquito larva before they can emerge from the water as adults.

“Controlling larva is the most effective method,” said Stubblefield.

To combat flying adults, FRVC cruises affected areas in a fogging truck spraying a permethrin-based insecticide.

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Boy Scout paints hydrants to earn Eagle Scout award Brady Hewitson, 14, of Bend, led a group of volunteers in an Eagle Scout project to paint approximately 65 Sunriver fire hydrants. Eagle Scout projects typically involve some kind of physical improvement that benefits the community at large. In this case, Hewitt and his friends, fellow Scouts and family members painted yellow hydrants red, bringing consistency to the color of the approximately 400 fire hydrants throughout Sunriver.

“We’ve been to Sunriver so much, I always thought painting fire hydrants would be a good Eagle project,” Hewitson said. “Where we used to live in Bandon I saw people painting fire hydrants but at the time I didn’t know why they were doing it. After I saw the condition of the Sunriver fire hydrants, I thought that would make a good project.”

Hewitson developed a project proposal and had it approved by a scouting district advancement coordinator.

“I had to plan every step of the project and then inform people. I sent emails to friends and friends’ parents to get their

help. I spoke to Terry Penhollow at the Sunriver utility company, because they are in charge of hydrants, and he said ‘yes,’ told us what color, and supplied all the paint and paintbrushes.”

Over several weekends in May Hewitson met, supplied and supported his approximately 25 volunteers. They used oilbased paint and put down drop cloths to keep the work sites clean. A few hydrants needed wire brushing and preparation, but most had been cleaned and were ready for painting.

On average it took about 25 minutes to paint each hydrant, Hewitson said. He estimated 150 hours of labor were required to complete the project.

“I rode around the pathways with my dad checking the workers, making sure they had all the supplies they needed.”

Volunteers have to be watered and fed and Hewitson had plans there, too. He brought pizza for lunch and took some volunteers who wanted to go swimming to SHARC’s grand opening.

Hewitson started in Cub Scouts at age 8, and has been a Boy Scout since age 12.

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He’s heading into his sophomore year at Summit High School and earned straight As throughout middle school and his freshman year. His father, Huey Hewitson, is Sunriver Resort’s area director of human resources.

Hewitson said he needed to earn one more merit badge before he undergoes review for the Eagle Scout Award in August.

“I’m pretty prepared and I think I’m ready for it.”

Penhollow said Hewitson and his volunteers did a “good job.”

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ing themselves with electric motors and a series of sensors.

The irrigation systems are climate controlled.

“If we get three-quarters of an inch of rain, the system shuts itself off or if there’s strong wind, the end guns won’t run,” said Terry Penhollow, SRE vice president.

SRE needs to dispose of all the treated wastewater that comes from its treatment plant in Sunriver. Originally, the treated wastewater was, and still is, used to irrigate the Woodlands golf course. But as Sunriver has grown, and Crosswater and Caldera Springs added to SRE’s service area, so has the need to find new ways to store and dispose of the effluent.

The Lake Penhollow storage and initial hay crop irrigation

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August 4, 5:30 p.m.

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Sunriver will be colorfully decked out in beautiful quilts during the annual quilt show in the village. After the show, join us to hear Arlene Sachitano give a presentation on The Quilt Before The Storm, the latest in her quilting series.

Events/clubs are free and open to all!

Light refreshments served

6:30 p.m. Book Clubs

August 11, 5:30 p.m. - William Dietrich Sunriver will be in the midst of the annual Art Faire. Following an afternoon of strolling through the exhibits, join us for Dietrich’s presentation in the latest in his Ethan Cage series, Emerald Storm.

This swashbuckling adventure series is great fun to read.

August 25, 5 p.m. - Jonathan Evison & Willy Vlautin Jonathan Evison’s newest book, Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, is daring, original and full of heart. His previous work, West of Here, won the PNBA Award. Evison’s epic story is set in the Olympic Peninsula in the late 1800s and in 2006.

He writes with bold confidence and humor.

Willy Vlautin is a talented writer, musician and songwriter.

His first book, Motel Life, is soon to hit theaters as a major motion picture.

Lean on Pete won the Ken Kesey Award.

Vlautin teams with Evison for this doubleheader author event.

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Boy Scout Brady Hewitson paints Sunriver fire hydrants to help earn his Eagle Scout badge.

systems were developed in the mid-1990s. With the recent growth in Sunriver, including the SHARC which is attracting more people to Sunriver for longer periods of time, the demand for increased storage and disposal of treated wastewater continues to grow.

“An additional 20 to 25 percent capacity can be added with only the addition of more irrigation equipment when conditions require,” Runner said.

Penhollow said most comments he’s received suggested neighbors “are willing to give the project time to make it green.”

He said he’d started spraying with the new pivot irrigation systems to control dust and sta-

Weight Watchers wanted Weight Watchers is looking for members to open weekly Saturday morning meetings in Sunriver.

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bilize the ground over which the pivots will move. Planting hay in two of the pivot areas is expected to occur by mid-August.

Penhollow said ground for the third pivot that was cleared but will not be irrigated any time soon, will be planted this fall with a cover crop of grasses to retain the loose topsoil.

He said fall rains and winter moisture should be sufficient to establish the cover crop in that area.

As the Scene was going to press, SRE was preparing to cut, dry, bale and sell the existing crop of hay. SRE harvests an average of two hay crops each year and sells them for horse and cattle feed.

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p.m. and midnight when most people are sleeping. We obviously don’t want to fog people,” said Stubblefield. “And we don’t fog on Fridays and Saturdays when there are more tourists.”

For those worried about West Nile or other mosquito-transmitted diseases, FRVC traps and tests mosquitoes regularly

for mosquito-borne viruses.

“We want to know if the virus is here before a person gets it,” said Stubblefield. “And we would obviously notify the public of any health issues.”

Depending on conditions, the mosquitoes are usually gone by mid-September.

Report excessive mosquitoes in Sunriver by calling 541-5932411.

To deter mosquitoes

• Wear light-colored, loose fitting, long-sleeved shirts and pants • Use a repellent with Deet or Picaridin (apply to clothing rather than skin to limit chemical exposure). Natural lemon-eucalyptus oils also repel mosquitoes and have no ill side effects • Although the mosquito Aedes vexan are out any time of day, avoid being outdoors during sunrise and sunset when most mosquitoes are active • A mosquito can lay eggs in as little as 1/4 inch of water. Keep water from collecting and change water daily in pet bowls, birdbaths, plant trays, etc.

• Some garden plants are shown to repel mosquitoes such as geraniums, basil, oregano, catnip and citrus or lemon-scented plants like lemon balm and lemon grass.

Mosquito facts

• A single female mosquito can lay 100 to 300 eggs at a time and average 1,000 to 3,000 offspring during her brief lifespan • A mosquito develops from egg to adult in four to eight days • Most mosquitoes remain within a one-mile radius of their breeding site, but can migrate up to 20 miles • Mosquitoes do not feed on blood. The female mosquito requires a blood meal for development of her eggs. They feed on flower nectar and juices for energy. Males do not feed on blood • The average life span of a female mosquito is three to 100 days. Males live 10 to 20 days • Mosquitoes locate a blood host by scent, sight and heat.

From 100 feet away a mosquito can smell your scent, especially the carbon dioxide you exhale

Proposed Sunriver to Lava Lands pathway modified

By Jonathan Kahnoski The U.S. Forest Service has modified its plans for a paved path connecting Sunriver’s circle 7 and the Lava Lands Visitor Center, according to information released June 29.

During site-specific implementation planning of the original plan, Forest Service officials determined certain changes and additional actions were needed.

Planning for the SunriverLava Lands paved path began in 2009 with a decision memo signed in April 2010. Initial tree-marking and tree removal started in some segments of the plan and then was halted to allow for re-evaluation of how much vegetation, including larger trees, should be removed.

According to a map accompanying the June press release, the basic route of the proposed paved path has not changed.

However, the path is to be adjusted to avoid larger trees and a narrower vegetation clearance on each side of the path is being proposed. A total of 120 trees are to be cut along the entire 6-mile pathway route, considerably less than the original plan.

From left: SROA board vice president Scott Hall, Forest Service trails specialist Marv Lang and Bend Fort Rock Ranger District team leader Scott McBride, review the map of the Lava Lands to Sunriver pathway during a field trip along the pathway route.

Also, the USFS will conduct an environmental assessment to evaluate the revised plan, and any decision will supersede the decision made in 2010.

The proposed path is intended to “serve non-motorized visitors including bicycles and pedestrians.” It will be engineered to be accessible to emergency vehicles. A majority of the path is within the Newberry National Volcanic Monument and a portion of it is in the

Upper Deschutes Wild and Scenic River zone. The entire area constitutes the Ryan Ranch Key Elk Area.

As proposed, the paved path will be 10 feet wide. On either side, there will be one foot compacted gravel shoulders and 20-foot wide areas cleared of vegetation. The Forest Service will install directional signage at various locations. Some kiosks will have 8-foot by 20-foot Turn to Pathway, page 18

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Former Sunriver Police Chief files federal suit

By Brooke Snavely Former Sunriver police chief Michael Kennedy, whose employment was terminated in February, filed a lawsuit July 20 in federal court in Eugene.

The suit alleges the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, the Sunriver Service District, the Sunriver Owners Association and two individuals wrongfully discharged Kennedy, defamed his professional reputation and deprived him of retirement benefits.

Kennedy was employed 22 years by the Sunriver Police Department from 1990 until February this year. He was promoted to chief of police in 2000. He claims that he received positive performance evaluations and was never disciplined. The suit alleges Kennedy’s employment was terminated without warning Feb. 16 by a unanimous vote of the Sunriver Service District Managing Board and that the board did not give a reason for the termination.

Kennedy’s suit alleges the defendants retaliated against him for requiring third party

“We regret that Mr. Kennedy included SROA in this lawsuit when SROA was not his employer. We have retained legal counsel and are taking the matter seriously.”

–Bill Peck, SROA general manager

Kennedy

reviews of accounting, vehicle maintenance, facility leases and technical support service contracts between the Service District and SROA, which reduced the contract amounts.

Kennedy seeks to be reinstated or recover $1 million in damages for future lost wages.

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“We are aware of the lawsuit.

We regret that Mr. Kennedy included SROA in this lawsuit when SROA was not his employer. We have retained legal counsel and are taking the matter seriously. We intend to respond appropriately to protect SROA’s interests and those of the Sunriver community,” said Bill Peck, SROA general manager.

Sunriver Service District Managing Board Chair Ron Angell was not available for comment at press time.

Editor’s note: Case 6:12-cv01319-AA filed in U.S. District Court in Eugene, is available online via the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system (www.pacer.gov) for which fees are charged based on usage.

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Sunriver Resort is pleased to announce the success of the second annual Rhythm on the Range Charity Concert Weekend, which raised more than $5,000 for local not-forprofit Wonderland Express during the two-day festivities held July 6-7.

The family-friendly weekend of music was held on the Meadows golf course driving range, adjacent to the Sunriver Resort lodge. Performances included lively regional bands such as The Hit Machine and Abbey Road Live!, as well as local a capella group Sockapella.

“We are very pleased and thankful to the community for the support we have received for this event,” said Tom O’Shea, Sunriver Resort managing director.

In its 11th year, Wonderland Express is a local not-for-profit that focuses on one annual event that provides Deschutes County families in need a memorable holiday experience.

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paved turnouts, a few with benches.

The trail beginning near Sunriver’s circle 7 will include an as-yet undetermined number of parking spaces and a three-panel kiosk displaying a map, visitor information and interpretive messages. A short section of the existing nonmotorized one-track trail will be rehabilitated.

Where the proposed path terminates at the Benham Bridge, a six-foot wide paved path will be extended to the boat ramp and the restrooms, picnic area and interpretive trail system in the Benham East Day Use Area.

The path will be graded to no more than a five percent grade.

At the Lava Lands Visitor Center parking lot, there will be a three-panel kiosk with paved access and paved trail access to the Whispering Pines trails. A new double-vault restroom will be constructed and a new bike rack installed.

Crossing arms and warning lights will be installed at the railroad crossing near the Benham Day Use Area where the new pathway will run adjacent to the 9702 road.

Installation of warning lights and crossing arms will cost about $250,000 and is funded

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Teen-senior tech support program wins recognition A local program that teams tech-savvy teenagers with senior citizens to teach them how to use social media has received national recognition.

The Central Oregon Council On Aging’s (COCOA) Teen Elder Computer Help (TECH) program received an Aging Innovations Award at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) annual conference July 7-12 in Denver, Colo.

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COCOA’s TECH program pairs volunteer teens with seniors for social media training on Facebook, digital camera photo downloading and cell phone use. This intergenerational opportunity serves as a resource to seniors who want to keep in touch with family members and friends, and feel comfortable using technology to connect with others.

“But perhaps more importantly, it is a wonderful time where teens are the teachers and seniors are the beneficiaries of the knowledge base. The exchange of stories, sharing of laughs and transfer of knowledge is simply magical,” said Pamela Norr, executive officer at COCOA and developer

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Sunriver Resort gears up for annual Marathon for a Cause

Registration for the second annual Sunriver Marathon for a Cause presented by Sunriver Resort Labor Day weekend is still open. This premier Central Oregon event, held on a USATFcertified course, includes five race options beginning with a family 5K fun run/walk, a 10K run/walk and a children’s race Saturday, Sept. 1. The marathon, a Boston qualifier and half marathon run/walk will be held Sunday, Sept. 2.

A variety of activities will take place throughout the weekend including a vendor expo that includes breast cancer awareness tables, finishers’ celebration tent and music for all to enjoy.

Proceeds will benefit the Oregon and southwest Washington affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Komen Oregon helps fund more than 8,000 mammograms each year for uninsured and underinsured women in Oregon. For the past 20 years, Komen Oregon has invested more than $20 million to fund breast-cancer screening and treatment for local women.

“We launched the Sunriver Marathon for a Cause in 2011 to raise money in support of a cause that is close to the hearts of all of us,” said Tom O’Shea, Sunriver Resort managing director. “Last year’s marathon raised $16,000 for Komen Oregon and this year we hope to raise even more.”

To help prepare novice runners for the event, Sunriver Resort and Fleet Feet Sports partnered on a 7-week Summer Runnin’ training program which includes weekly coached group runs, social support, product discounts and a T-shirt.

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“Any reason is the perfect reason to celebrate.”

–Unknown

sunriver women’s club Presidents’ message August is full of reasons to celebrate. We can certainly celebrate the arts in Sunriver. You can be dazzled by the colors of fiber arts at the Sunriver Quilt Show, enjoy a great variety of crafts and artisans during the three day Sunriver Art Faire, mingle with the Art Faire artists at the Garden Wine Tasting event, and listen to the numerous sounds at the Sunriver Music Festival.

Without the volunteers, who are so generous with their time and talents, these art events would not be possible. In Sunriver, volunteers make the world go round and we want to thank them for making Sunriver a great place to live and visit. These events help fund the philanthropic nature of so many organizations in the area.

At the July board meeting, members Valerie Wood and Barb Wymetalek presented a proposal entitled “Lunch with Friends.” This program will support the fellowship aspect of the SRWC mission statement. The date is yet to be determined with two additional lunch dates planned in November and March. At these informal luncheons, members would bring a sack lunch and have an opportunity to interact with new people or reconnect with past acquaintances.

The final days of the summer are here. Celebrate summer with a legacy brick. Sold through the SRWC, the inscribed bricks are then installed in a sidewalk at SHARC. These bricks can be a reminder and a celebration of people or events that we cherish. So, please, enjoy August in Sunriver and celebrate.

–Nancy Farnham and Pam Morris-Stendal, co-presidents Sunriver Art Faire Don’t miss the fun of the Sunriver Art Faire in The Village at Sunriver Aug. 10-12.

For tickets to the Aug. 9 Wine by the River Artist Reception, contact Susan Manganaro at qness1212@aol.com September tea Mark you calendar as September is the time for our welcome tea. We are celebrating who we are, what we do and our friendships with one another. SRWC membership is open to all women in the greater Sunriver area, and we invite all interested women to join us. The tea will be Sept.

11, 2:30-4 p.m. at the home of Susan Manganaro, 9 Mulligan, in Sunriver. Bring a guest.

RSVP to Nancy Foote at nantom@chamberscable.com or 541-593-1337. Directions will be included in the acknowledgement of your

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Membership Did you know that the SRWC is not just for women living within Sunriver? It is also for women living in the surrounding communities and to the south, full-time as well as part-time.

Annual dues are $20 for an active membership or $30 for an associate membership.

Membership dues are 100 percent tax deductible. Our membership year is from May 1 to April 30, but you can join anytime. For more information: Nancy Fischer 541-593-7458 or nancyfischer@sbcglobal.net.

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Hearty/Soft Soles hikes • Aug. 16 - La Pine State Park: Hearty Soles couples and singles hikes along the Deschutes River in La Pine State Park. Hearty Soles will hike 4.75 miles. Soft Soles will do an easy 3.1 miles.

Hearty Soles meet at 9 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church; Soft Soles meet at 9:30 a.m. Bring a bar of soap for Care and Share and $3 for drivers who will need a Forest Pass. After the hikes we will drive to Fall River Fish Hatchery to socialize. Bring a heavy appetizer to share, your choice of a beverage and camp chair if you wish.

Leaders: Hearty Soles –

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Hearty Soles travel through a wildflower-filled meadow while hiking to Cone Peak on Iron Mountain.

Cheryl Storm, cstorn@nven ture.com and Patty Klascius, pklascius@gmail.com. Soft Soles – Sandi and Rob Merrigan, robandsandi@hotmail. com • Aug. 21 - Sahalie Falls and Clear Lake: Hearty Soles meet at Holy Trinity Church at 8 a.m. After viewing the 100-foot tall Sahalie Falls, we will hike 0.6 mile to begin an easy 5-mile loop around Clear Lake. This shoreline loop offers glimpses

of Mt. Washington and Three Sisters. At one point we will detour around a rushing river that emerges from a pool in an old lava flow.

Leaders: Melodee Munckton, melodeem@gmail.com and Debra Baker, Debbie@ nedbaker.com.

• Sept. 6 - Tam McArthur Rim. For Hearty Soles hikers, this is a moderate 5-mile round Turn to SRWC, page 22

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Picture Perfect: How to capture a starburst design

By Michael Jensen This month I’d like to teach you a really cool technique. It’s one of my favorites, but it does take some practice to perfect.

It’s the starburst, or sunburst.

Shooting into the light is tough. Common sense tells you to keep the light behind you for the best shots. Not necessarily true young grasshopper.

There are several keys to getting great sunburst or starburst shots: • Lower sun is better; although this is a technique you can practice when the sun is higher. It’s just not as intense in lower light at sunrise or sunset.

• Set your camera to the A or AV setting or manual.

•Best settings for this effect are f16 to f32 or f45.

• Low ISO to avoid noise.

• Place your camera on a tripod.

• Place your tripod in a location facing your subject and the sun.

Looking through the viewfinder, position the sun against a part of your subject so part of the sun is visible and part is not.

You should see the starburst in your viewfinder.

Fire at least three bracketed shots.

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landscape. The grass would require one setting to be properly exposed, the mountains would require another and the sky yet another.

Automatic exposure bracketing is a function most DSLRs have for taking three photos with only one click of the shutter, each in different exposures.

The result will be one photo a bit too bright, one just right (depending on which part you’re looking to expose properly) and one a bit darker.

For starbursts, you get a richer effect if you use three shots and combine the effect. If you’re not in to the whole software part of photography, you may notice you like one bracketed exposure better than the other.

Don’t forget composition.

Composition is imperative.

Not only do you have to find the right location to set up and position your subject with the sun, you have to compose it in a pleasing manner.

By the way, don’t forget the earth is moving around the sun, so you may have to adjust your tripod during your shoot.

This effect is great for many uses but really enhances landscapes and portraits. Give it a try.

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Village team repeats golf tourney win

The Village at Sunriver team of (left to right) Greg Tibbot, Joel White, Ryan Smith and Quentin King won first place honors for the second year in a row at the Swings fore Strings golf tournament.

The event benefited the Sunriver Music Festival and Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce which will split $10,800.

Dual sport comes to Central Oregon

Dennis Smeage, Sunriver Area Chamber executive, (left) looks on as Oregon Dual Sport Rental & Adventures owners Stacie and Billy Benedict cut a ribbon to celebrate the opening of their new dual sport motorcycle rental and tour business in the Sunriver area. Dual sport motorcycles can be operated legally both on and off roadways.

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trip hike with an elevation gain of 1,200 feet. The payoff is at the top where there are magnificent views of the Three Sisters, Three Fingered Jack, Mt. Washington and other natural points of interest. Tam McArthur Rim got its name from Lewis (“Tam”) A. McArthur who was secretary of the Oregon Geographic Names Board from 1916 to 1949.

Bring $5 for the driver, water, and a lunch. Hiking boots and hiking poles are recommended.

We will leave at 8 a.m. from Holy Trinity Church. Questions, contact hike leaders Barbara Wymetalek at 541-5934408 or barbwymo@sunriver telecom.com or Valerie Wood at 541-593-7477 or srsunnyval@ gmail.com Weed pullers wanted A group has been organized to pull the patches of knapweed that weren’t finished on War on Weeds Day. It is called Sunriver Weed Attach Team or SWAT. To “finish the job” meet at 7 a.m. at the SROA office on Fridays, starting Aug. 10.

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Schedule of Events Friday, August 10 th 10:00 – 7:00 Artist Village Open 11:00 – 7:00 Food Court Open 11:00 – 7:00 Entertainment on Stage 5:00 – 7:00 CinderBlue (Featured Concert) 11:00 – 6:00 Artist Demonstrations 12:00 – 4:00 Kid’s Art Center Open Saturday, August 11 th 10:00 – 7:00 Artist Village Open 11:00 – 7:00 Food Court Open 11:00 – 7:00 Entertainment on Stage 11:00 – 6:00 Artist Demonstrations 12:00 – 4:00 Kid’s Art Center Open 7:00 – 9:30 Klassixs Street Dance

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Sunday, August 12 th “F amily D ay ” 8:00 – 10:00 Pancake Breakfast 10:00 – 2:00 Artist Village Open 11:00 – 2:00 Food Court Open 10:00 – 2:00 Entertainment on Stage 11:00 – 1:00 Artist Demonstrations 12:00 – 2:00 Kid’s Art Center Open Sunriver Art Faire Entertainment Schedule Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

11:00 - 12:00 Bend N’ Strings

3:30 - 4:45 Slick Side Down

12:15 - 1:30 KC Flynn

1:45 - 3:15 The Noisy Neighbors

5:00 - 7:00 CinderBlue CinderBlue (right) is the winner of the 2011 Heart of the High Desert Talent Faire.

Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

11:00 - 12:30 Home Grown

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3:30 - 4:45 Summit Express

12:45 - 2:00 The Rock Hounds

5:00 - 6:45 Quincy Street

2:15 - 3:15 Lindy Gravelle

7:00 - 9:30 Street Dance Klassixs Ayre Band

Sunday “Family Day” from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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Artistic director and conductor George Hanson will lead the world class Festival Orchestra in four classical concerts, a pops concert and a free family concert. The concert series line up will also include a solo piano recital plus a piano master class, rehearsals, and the annual Festival Faire dinner and auction fundraiser. There’s music for everyone from Beatles to Beethoven.

The Pops Concert kicks off the season Aug. 10 with a tribute to the music of The Beatles in the Classical Mystery Tour Concert. The four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles.

The show presents more than two-dozen Beatles tunes performed exactly as they were originally recorded from early Beatles music through the solo years. The program includes full orchestrations to create a powerful presentation of these memorable tunes.

Read more on this group at www.classicalmysterytour.com.

On Aug. 15, the Festival Orchestra will join forces for the first time with a chorus of 56 singers from the Central Oregon Mastersingers plus four top-notch soloists to present SRMF artistic director and Beethoven’s renowned Symconductor George Hanson phony No. 9. The concert will be in the Bend High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

The Symphony No. 9 was Beethoven’s final symphony and the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony, creating a choral symphony. The lyrics were taken from the “Ode to Joy,” a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803 with additions made by Beethoven.

The “Ode to Joy” is sung during the final movement by four vocal soloists and the chorus.

Under the leadership of founder and director Clyde Thompson, the Mastersingers have earned recognition as Central Oregon’s premier choir.

Formed in 2005, they have presented 18 innovative concerts, the 12th to the 21st centuries, exploring choral repertoire from including masterworks such as Brahms’ “Requiem,” Handel’s “Messiah” and “Dixit Dominus,” and Duruflé’s “Requiem.”

Read more about the Central Oregon Mastersingers at www.co-mastersingers.com.

The Tower Theatre will be Steven Moeckel

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filled with music Aug. 17 with the Schubert Symphony No. 5 and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto featuring violinist Steven Moeckel, concertmaster of the Phoenix Symphony, concerto soloist and recitalist. Moeckel’s “brilliance, expression, energy and passion” have earned him www.sunriverowners.org

Orchestra and 16 members of the Central Oregon Mastersingers will present an evening of baroque and waltzes in the Great Hall.

The concert includes Bach, Brahms and Strauss and the beautiful Vivaldi flute concerto “The Goldfinch” featuring flutist Adam Kuenzel. In 1990, Kuenzel joined the prestigious Minnesota Orchestra as the

Celebrating 35 Years!

Elizabeth Joy Roe

Event Schedule

Aug. 5, 4:30 p.m. Festival Faire

Sunriver Music Festival’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

Festival Faire Dinner & Auction includes an elegant dinner, a lively auction and music provided by the 2012 Young Artist Scholarship winners. All proceeds support the festival’s 35th season and scholarship program.

Adam Kuenzel

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principal flute and he has been the Sunriver Music Festival principal flutist since 2003.

The Mastersingers will perform a short Bach Cantata and the Brahms Liebeslieder waltzes with the orchestra.

Roe takes the stage again Aug. acclaim throughout Europe, 22 to perform with the Festival South America and the U.S. As Orchestra during the closing both soloist and concert artist, night concert that will feature he has captivated audiences the Beethoven Symphony No. with his musicianship, rich 7 and Roe performing the Mosound, and technical prowess. zart Piano Concerto No. 20.

Read more about Moeckel at Beethoven No. 7 is the theme music to the Oscar-winning www.stevenmoeckel.com.

Three concerts follow in movie “The King’s Speech.” the historic Great Hall at the Sunriver Resort featuring SteinFor information or tickets, way artist Elizabeth Joy Roe. call the Sunriver Music Festival Roe will perform a solo piano ticket office at 541-593-9310, recital that will include Chopin, email tickets@sunrivermusic.org Beethoven and Mussorgsky’s or visit www.sunrivermusic.org “Pictures at an Exhibition,” on Aug. 19.

Hailed “brilliant” (The New York Times), “an artist to be taken seriously” (The Chicago Tribune), “electrifying” (The Dallas Morning News), “a mature and fascinating interpreter and an artist of intelligence, insight, and a genuine grace” (The Southampton Press), Roe was named one of the classical music world’s Six on the Rise: Young Artists to Watch by “Symphony Magazine.” Read more about Roe at www.elizabethjoyroe.com.

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Central Oregon Mastersingers

Bend High Auditorium, 230 NE 6th Street “Classical Mystery Tour, a tribute to The Beatles.”

The four musicians in the Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles. The show presents more than two-dozen Beatles songs as they were originally recorded from early tunes through the solo years.

The program includes the full Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra to create a powerful presentation of these memorable tunes.

Aug. 12, 2 p.m. Family Concert Benham Hall at SHARC, Overlook Road, Sunriver Join the Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra and maestro George Hanson for the free Family Concert at SHARC. Learn about Beethoven’s life and music in this entertaining and kid-friendly concert. There will be a special surprise guest at the concert. Free, but tickets required.

Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. Classical Concert I

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Bend High Auditorium, 230 NE 6th Street Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra performs • Beethoven Egmont: Overture • Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy” featuring the Central Oregon Mastersingers and solos by Hannah Penn (mezza-soprano), Jennifer Forni (soprano), Richard Zeller (baritone) and Kevin Ray (tenor).

Jennifer Forni

Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. Classical Concert II Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall in Bend Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra performs • Schubert Symphony No. 5 • Beethoven Violin Concerto featuring Steven Moeckel, violin

Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m. Piano Recital

Sunriver Resort Great Hall Featuring Steinway artist Elizabeth Joy Roe • Corigliano Etude Fantasy (1976) • Chopin Nocturne in C# minor • Beethoven Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata” • Mussorgsky “Pictures at an Exhibition”

Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m. Classical Concert III Sunriver Resort Great Hall Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra performs • Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 • Bach Cantata No. 61 featuring the Central Oregon Mastersingers chorale • Christopher Theofanidis “Muse” • Vivaldi Flute Concerto “The Goldfinch” featuring Adam Kuenzel, flute • Johann Strauss Jr. Waltz “Seid umschlunge, Millionene” • Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes with the Central Oregon Mastersingers chorale • Johann Strauss Jr. Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltzes)

Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m. Classical Concert IV Sunriver Resort Great Hall Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra performs • Beethoven Leonore Overture, No. 3 • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 featuring Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano • Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Richard Zeller

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Kevin Ray

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General public adult concert tickets $30-$60.

Youth tickets (18 and under) are $10.

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From the board room: Our formula for success

sunriver owners association In the past several years SROA has faced significant challenges. In 2009, as the result of a professional reserve study, we recognized that our reserve funding levels were woefully inadequate to support maintenance and improvements to our aging physical infrastructure. Repairs were desperately needed to both our roads and pathways in addition to our other capital infrastructure needs. Our annual assessments for opera- Bob Nelson tion and maintenance simply could not support the required work.

We thoroughly and objectively documented our needs, and supported by the consultant-generated reserve study, concluded that our highest priority was to increase the level of our reserves. We asked our owners to vote for an increase in reserve funding and they gave their approval to the measure.

With reserve funding squared away, we were then challenged to address the fact that our 40 year old South Pool had deteriorated beyond repair, and was now

obsolete as an aquatics facility. Again, we conducted studies, engaged the assistance of consultants and, most importantly, asked our owners what features they believed were needed in a new aquatics facility. The result of that work, of course, is our magnificent SHARC. Response to SHARC has been dramatic, not only in terms of the large numbers of visitors, but also in its impact on our local economy. Property management companies and others who rent their homes have reported a dramatic increase in occupancy rates this summer. While there are probably many factors contributing to this increase, we know that SHARC is at or near the top of the list.

With this success has come even more challenges. As with most large projects, we are experiencing the inevitable “bumps in the road.” But problems can also be beneficial as they provide opportunities to make further improvements and changes. What is important to recognize is that your association has

property exchange lay in the hands of our owners. They overwhelmingly approved the proposal.

We now find ourselves at the beginning of another challenge. Understandably, there has been a great deal if interest and enthusiasm on the part of our members to improve our amenities utilizing the properties gained in the trade. To assist us in identifying and prioritizing potential developments and uses, we have engaged the consultanting firm of MacKay and Sposito, Inc. to develop an infrastructure and amenities master plan. Their report will be shared at this month’s annual meeting on Aug. 18 at SHARC. Their work, along with the J.T. Atkins amenities study of a few years ago, will provide SROA with a clear vision of our site development options as we move forward.

But receiving this report is only a starting point. Over time, we will engage this community in a variety of processes designed to assist us in developing plans and priorities for future action. Whatever the eventual outcomes might be, you can be assured that we will remain true to our proven strategy for success.

continued to follow our proven formula for success. We have utilized a problem solving approach in addressing identified issues.

This approach has several main components that include: • Clearly and objectively identify needs based on facts and data • Openly, clearly and frequently communicate this information • Invite comments, ideas and feedback • Listen to and try, to the best of our abilities, to incorporate this information into our plans The SHARC design process is an excellent example of this strategy in action.

As we look to the future, we have been presented with marvelous opportunities for the continued development and improvement of Sunriver by the voter approval of the property exchange between SROA and Sunriver Resort. Again employing our formula for success, we spent a great amount of time researching and identifying lands owned by the Resort that would be valuable to our owners.

Consistent with our practice in the recent past, the ultimate decision regarding the

All SROA members are invited to the annual meeting • Saturday, August 18 • 1 PM • SHARC’s Benham Hall

SROA Board of Directors July meeting summary

The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) Board of Directors meeting was held Saturday, July 21, 2012.

Board members present: Bob Nelson, Scott Hall, Gary Knox, Bob Wrightson, Chris Christensen, Richard Wharton, Roger Smith and Patti Klascius.

Absent: Pete Gustavson. Staff present: Bill Peck, Susan Berger.

Treasurer’s report As of June 30, 2012 (unaudited/estimated) Revenues.............. $3,767,653 Expenses................ 2,638,877 Income (loss)......... 1,128,776 Depreciation............. 270,204 Interfund transfers.(1,192,443) Surplus (deficit)........ 206,537 Owners forum –Craig Carver has concerns about the Sunriver to Lava Lands pathway and how the amenity will affect Sunriver’s private pathways.

–Ken Smith is glad to see the board take the minimum aquatic weed management measures suggested in the Geo Engineers study, but believes the board fails to address the local source of nutrient loading in the Sun River waterway.

–Kathy Wrightson (via email) had concerns about lack of signage in Sunriver regarding rules and regulations, such as no smoking or riding bikes/ walking on Sunriver roads.

Association operations Administration: Jamie Kendellen was hired to replace the retiring Pete Nielsen as SROA’s Page 26

controller. Work and research continues with the Telecommunications Task Force on the Fiber to the Home initiative, the Financial Task Force on the long-range financial planning and Facilities Master Plan — with hope to have presentations on these projects at the Aug. 18 SROA Annual Meeting.

Communications: Voter package created and mailed.

Board candidate videos created and posted on the SROA website. Sunriver Tennis and Sunday Serenade logos and marketing materials designed. Pathway rules poster designed. Posted new approved house paint color swatches on the website. Created signage for SHARC and North Pool facilities.

Community Development: Contractor registrations continue to grow. Received good response to homeowners contacted about the need to repaint their homes. Work continues in the village as it nears completion of the first phase of its renovation plan.

Environmental Services: Staff has performed numerous site visits regarding tree removal requests and ladder fuels compliance on private property.

Submitted application to the Oregon Department of Forestry for FireWise designation for Sunriver. Planning for WOW Day (Aug. 3) and awarded contract for ladder fuels reduction on commons.

IT: Worked with CompView

to resolve issues at SHARC with projector interface not working, sound levels in fitness too loud and turning off exterior speakers at 10 p.m. Worked with accounting/recreation to identify valid properties/owners authorized for SROA ID cards.

Public Works: Pathway was rerouted at SHARC entrance on Overlook Road to improve safety. Changed elevation of the center run at the tubing hill and created drainage for the pathway near there. Staff has taken over responsibility for North Pool water quality.

Recreation/SHARC: Accepted resignation of event coordinator Griffin Priebe, who is moving on to another company.

Applications are being accepted for his position. SHARC is averaging 2,700 visitors a day, and staff is working to resolve issues as they arise due to overwhelming response to the new facility. More lounge chairs and lazy river tubes have been added due to public demand. An ADA automatic door opener was installed for the front door.

Board actions –Approved June 15 board work session as written.

–Approved June 16 regular board meeting as corrected.

–Approved environmental staff to conduct a review of the progress of the preventative controles noted on pages 14-15 in the field study of the Sun River Aquatic Management Plan dated January 2011 www.sunriverowners.org

by Geo Engineers and moved to close Committee Action Request #16.

–Tabled a motion to accept proposed changes to the Nominating Committee charter regarding qualifications for candidates for the SROA Board of Directors.

Committee/board action requests –None.

Board discussion –None.

Other business –None.

The meeting adjourned at 10:13 a.m. to executive session. The next regular meeting of the SROA board will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 in the SROA administration building, 57455 Abbot Drive, between circles 3 and 4, next to the Sunriver Fire Department.

Approved minutes of the meeting are posted, as available, on the SROA website at www. sunriverowners.org

Notice of Election and Annual Meeting of the

Sunriver Owners Association Membership An election of the membership of the Sunriver Owners Association will be conducted by mail to elect three (3) members to the Sunriver Owners Association Board of Directors.

Closing date of the election will be Saturday, August 11, 2012 at noon.

Results will be posted at the SROA office and announced at the annual meeting, Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Benham Hall at SHARC.

Sandra Kendle Election Committee Co-Chair

Marcia Schonlau Election Committee Co-Chair

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SROA hires new controller Jamie Kendellen takes over for Pete Nielsen as controller for the Sunriver Owners Association.

She brings eight years professional experience as a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner to the post.

Kendellen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Linfield College in 2004.

She worked two years preparing financial statements for Jeld-Wen’s 20 Amerititle branches. She worked four years for the Bend accounting firm of Harrigan Price Fronk & Co. preparing tax returns, financial statements and conducting fraud investigation. Harrigan Price Fronk has audited SROA’s financial statements for many years but Kendellen was never involved. She also worked two years with SGA CPAs, formerly Greer Mahr of Bend.

On a number of occasions in the recent years, Kendellen gave free fraud detection and protection clinics to local businesses, nonprofit and governmental entities. She is currently a board member for the KIDS Center in Bend, a nonprofit that documents and protects victims

of child abuse. Previously, she served on the Sparrow Club’s finance committee.

“I know the not-forprofit world from both sides, having worked in it and audited it. I know what auditors expect. I’m big on internal controls, preserving an organization’s internal assets and I’m looking forward to focusing on SHARC’s internal controls,” Kendellen said.

Pete Nielsen, SROA’s retiring controller who has held the post for 25 years, is training Kendellen. “I’m trying to pick his brain now for when he’s not here in six months. Otherwise, I’m getting to know my co-workers, how everybody interacts and what they expect me to provide in the way of reports.”

Kendellen has a 6-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son. Her hobbies include swimming and martial arts. She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Membership has its privileges!

The following discounts or reduced rates are currently available to SROA members. Be prepared to present your SROA owner ID card in order to receive the offer - and be sure to tell the merchant you appreciate these “specials.”

Your Store offers a free gift with purchase Sebastian’s Healthy Pet Food & Supply 15% if you reference “KONA SENT ME” Marcello’s Restaurant 10% discount (excluding alcoholic beverages) Signature Imports - 15% discount on merchandise Village Bar and Grill 10% discount (excluding alcoholic beverages) SHARC - 10% discount on merchandise Riptide Café at SHARC 10% off coffee drinks Mon.-Thurs., 6 a.m.-noon Sunriver Resort Golf $79 (before 1 p.m.), $59 (1-5 p.m.) & $49 (after 5 p.m.)

Seventh Mountain River Company - $5/person discount on Sat./Sun. 1:30pm Big Eddy raft trip with pickup at SHARC. Discount code available to registered owners on SROA website under “News & Notices”

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Can’t tell a knapweed from an aster? Which one is the noxious weed and which one is a native wildflower? SROA Environmental Services has a small, live display of Sunriver’s most infamous noxious weeds, helping owners differentiate the bad plants from the good ones. “We constantly get owners in wanting to know what the noxious weeds look like,” said Patti Gentiluomo, SROA Environmental Services director. Located in the landscaping adjacent to the parking and pathway in front of the SROA administration office, signs point out which weed is what. To prevent the spread of the non-natives, the display weeds will be removed at the end of the season. “I’ll pull them before they go to seed,” said Gentiluomo. Don’t forget Sunriver’s War on Weeds pull day is Aug. 3.

Volunteers are welcome to come pull weeds during this annual event. Information: 541-593-1522.

Richard Jenkins’ response to question four in the SROA board candidate comparison was missing from the July Scene and is included here. Scene staff regrets the error.

4. What accomplishment are you proud of, and how does it demonstrate your leadership skills?

Assuming the presidency of the Santa Barbara Human Services Commission during a volatile and divisive period in which three areas of our county were politically split over our allocation process, I brought resolution and leadership to their disputes. By providing effective mediation and negotiation, I was able to foster an environment where we found common ground, resolved differences and supported our commission’s collaborative funding process.

Ladder Fuels Debris Pickup in Sunriver

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Please observe the following for pickup: • There is no need to call SROA. All roads will be checked. Have piles at roadside by the first week of each month • Cut branches to 8-foot maximum length • Stack brush/branches parallel with road edge so equipment can reach it without going off road • Do not stack on top of or near electrical, phone, cable boxes, water/sewer valves/meters, big rocks or sprinklers

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• WE CAN’T pick up pine needles, grass, leaves or small branches that equipment grapples can’t hold.

If you include this material, the pile will be left

(try and get the roots, too)

• If you want to dispose of grass clippings, pine needles or other organic material, it can be taken to the compost site at Lake Penhollow (for a fee).

Call (541) 593-4197

SROA Environmental DepartmenT 593-1522

This service is provided free to individual property owners for reduction of ladder fuels. Vegetative material generated for building construction or by a ladder fuels contractor is the responsibility of the contractor and will not be removed.

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Near-tragic texting while driving crash inspires young woman’s awareness run

Vicki O’Halloran and the car she crashed while texting.

By Brooke Snavely and Matt McDonald, KTVZ.com Vicki O’Halloran knows the perils of trying to text while behind the wheel all too well.

She crashed her car in La Pine in April while checking a text. Now she’s hoping to inspire others to put their phones down, by running across the entire state of Oregon.

“A text went off, and I read it, and I looked up – and there’s the end of the road,” said O’Halloran. “I crashed my car at 40 miles per hour over a fence, phone box and into a tree while checking a text message. I called the police and when they came, I told them the truth and got a ticket, but it was what they told me that made the impression.

If I had killed someone in that accident, I would be going to prison and my life would be

changed forever.”

The front of her car is still dented. There’s duct tape over the steering wheel where the air bag deployed. Still, O’Halloran walked away from the crash with only minor injuries.

“I feel like I have been given a second chance to help make a difference. I was lucky but others may not have the same luck so I feel it is my responsibility raise awareness of the hazards of texting while driving.”

From what could have been a tragedy, O’Halloran, who is an avid runner, found a cause. It’s called Run Oregon TXT L8R. “I will be running from the border of Washington and Oregon to the border of California and Oregon in about 30 days,” she said.

Starting on Aug. 1 near Vancouver and running an average

of 11 miles a day, O’Halloran hopes to inspire people with her long days of endurance.

Her message: Don’t text and drive, a message she learned the hard way.

O’Halloran plans to run through Portland Aug. 1-3; Salem, Aug. 4-8; Detroit, Aug. 9-13; Sisters, Aug. 14-15; Bend, Aug. 16-18; La Pine Aug. 1923 and through Klamath Falls, Aug. 24-30.

O’Halloran’s mother and father will serve as support crew for the run, and she is seeking sponsors and donations to cover expenses of $7,500. O’Halloran said she would donate contributions above and beyond her expenses to the TXT L8R campaign.

Information: 541-771-0550, vickirunnergirl@gmail.com

Three juveniles arrested for Sunriver vandalism spree

By Brooke Snavely An estimated $9,000 in theft, graffiti and damage were inflicted to The Second Tern Thrift Shop, Sunriver Resort,

WILDFIRE SEASON IS HERE What can you do to protect your home and the community?

create defensible space Move woodpiles at least 20 feet away from decks and structures or to your furthest property line No permit required to clear bitterbrush within 15 feet of your home or structures No permit required to thin lodgepole seedlings (less than 4 inches diameter) to 6-8 foot spacing on your property For more information, call SROA Environmental Services at 593-1522

The Village at Sunriver, Fremont Crossing condominiums, SROA and SHARC the night of June 15. Damage included broken landscaping lights, graffiti spray painted on buildings, inside two bike tunnels and on cars and boats; broken windows and doors, stolen alcohol, discharged fire extinguishers and sand poured on the SHARC tubing hill.

Three boys, two 14 and one 12, were arrested in connection with the property damage, police said.

Two of the suspects were arrested June 26 and the third June 27 in connection with the crimes that occurred in May and June, said Sunriver Police Chief Marc Mills. All three live near

but not in Sunriver.

Two of the boys were cited in lieu of custody and one 14-year-old boy was lodged at the Deschutes County Juvenile Detention Center.

Sunriver Police Officer Cory Buckley, nicknamed “Bulldog” for his persistence, spent 40 hours gathering evidence and tracking the suspects.

“The suspects used three ski poles stolen from the Second Tern as bats to knock down 20 China-hat style lights along the resort’s pathways. They got into an event tent in the Great Smashed refrigeration units at the Resort’s Lodge Condos’ pool.

Hall parking lot, discharged the Buckley said the suspects shat- which gave police an important contents of fire extinguishers all tered glass panels on the lodge’s clue. over the interior and threw the “I figured one of the suspects staircase railings and broke into extinguishers through the plastic an outdoor bar at the Lodge was a teenager based on the size front doors of the tent.”

Condos’ pool and stole $360 of the swim trunks. The fact worth of alcohol and soda. there were three stolen ski poles Lodge landscape employees prompted me to theorize there were the first to discover evi- were three suspects,” Buckley dence in the bushes, including said. “They didn’t finish drinka pair of size 14-16 swim trunks, Turn to Arrest, page 31

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Stay to the right

Pathway separator lines were placed this spring along six segments of Sunriver pathways where restricted lines of sight were safety concerns. The centerline gives a visual cue to keep to the right side of the pathway, thus allowing opposing traffic to pass safely.

New signage sends the same message. The idea for separator lines came from the SROA Pathway Task Force and cost about $1,300.

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Sunriver recycling guide Recycling in Central Oregon is different from what is acceptable in other Oregon communities or states. Please follow these guidelines.

PAPER

The Sunriver recycling center is located off Abbot Drive on Sun Eagle at the SROA Public Works Yard. Hours are 8am to 8pm daily

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Patching pathway cracks

In an effort to smooth out deep cracks in older sections of the pathways, SROA is testing a new material called Poly Patch. The material combines aggregate with rubber crack sealer that helps it effectively fill deep, wide cracks and smooth the surface for an improved bike riding experience. About 40 large cracks were treated in July at a cost of $4,000. If effective, Poly Patch could save money over the conventional cut and replace damaged section approach.

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Sunriver destinations on paths and at road crossings.

YOUR years of age (state law).

The task force RESERVE People riding cycles must yield • Pathway Rules - so riders, We’re On the Right Path!

KEEP RIGHT - PASS LEFT $ to vehicles at road crossings. suggests that at walkers and runners have Have you noticed the improvements Pass safely on the left AT WORK Ride at a safe speed on to Sunriver’s pathways? a safe pathway experience vacation rental after giving an audible surfaced pathways.

Don’t ride on the roads. warning – bell, horn or voice. properties the • Detailed maps of SHARC Headlights & reflectors required Walk cycles through and Fort Rock Park colorful 11x17 from dusk until dawn. all tunnels.

Secure pets in baskets or trailers; • Sunriver bike shop poster be affixed No skateboards, roller do not ride with leashed pets phone numbers skates or roller blades. alongside your bicycle. to interior garage walls near where bikes are companies, be available to 1 p.m. at SHARC’s Benham stored.

Posters will be distributed members at the SROA annual Hall, and from reception at to the property management meeting Saturday, Aug. 18, the SROA office.

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Mixed paper & junk mail

Paper, envelopes, white and colored paper, paper bags, computer paper, tin can labels, wrapping paper (no foil or ribbon), shredded paper (strips only, no confetti). Put shredded paper in a paper bag only and staple shut to avoid litter

Paperboard

Cereal/cracker/shoeboxes (discard liners), soda and beer cartons, paper egg cartons, paper towel tubes. Magazines, catalogs and phonebooks

Paper ream wrappers, tissue paper, slick or wax coated cardboard, candy wrappers, snack food bags, frozen food boxes, paper cups/plates/towels/napkins or pet food bags

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Plastic bottles & tubs 6 ounces or larger Rigid plastics, such as yogurt, butter tubs, sour cream and cottage cheese containers Nursery plant pots 4 inches or larger Plastic buckets 5 gallons or less

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Cans, jar lids, clean foil, TV dinner trays, beverage cans.

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Flatten all cardboard boxes. No wax/slick coated cardboard or food contaminated items (eg: pizza boxes, take home containers) Clear and colored glass bottles and jars only, rinsed clean. Labels are okay.

No window glass, mirrors, etc.

When trash is found in the recycle bins, the load ends up in the landfill and NONE of it recycled!

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of visitors have really enjoyed picnic area in the park or the all that SHARC has to offer. amphitheater lawn if they prefer Folks in general have been very to bring their own food and complementary. With that beverages. These areas are locatsaid, the sheer number of daily ed just outside SHARC’s front visitors has kept us on our toes door and allow families to take and created some unintended a lunch break away from the issues that we have been work- pools in a park-like setting. The adjacent natural ing hard to resolve. playground, bocce As a result of our ball court, tubing continuing effort hill and basketball to improve upon a court all offer nice good thing, we’ve activity alternaadded 150 lounge chairs to the 600 Coffee with the GM tives to the pools.

8 am, Aug. 14 We have also already in place SHARC b e e n a d d re s sand doubled the Hosmer Room ing some visual number of tubes Owners are invited to and noise confor the lazy river learn the latest SROA cerns from sevand water slide. We news and ask questions. eral neighbors by are also working adding height to with the Riptide Café on ways to better serve some of the landscape berms, the large volume of customers additional plant material, and and reduce their waiting time, adjusting outside speakers and such as adding an outside drink lights to reduce disturbancstation with grab and go food es during the evening hours.

While we are learning more items.

Our staff is also reminding each day, we still have a lot visitors that they can use the to learn and will continue to address the difficult issues immediately. The impossible will take us a little longer.

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Q: What levels of attendance is the SHARC experiencing this summer? What operational issues, if any, have cropped up as a result?

A: SHARC attendance has been nothing less than amazing.

As of mid-July we were rapidly approaching 100,000 visitors to the facility. Average daily attendance in July was 2,700 visitors. We expect by the end of August we will have exceeded the 200,000 mark, doubling last year’s total pool attendance.

In past years we have closed our main pool (South Pool) on Labor Day and have kept the North Pool open until midSeptember, but this year we will close North on Labor Day and keep SHARC’s outdoor pools open instead. SHARC’s indoor pool will remain open year round, further increasing our attendance record.

While SHARC’s visitations have been higher than anticipated, no one has been turned away and the majority

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A: The weather was fantastic and the entertainment was top notch. The relatively small crowd, approximately 250 people, enjoyed the evening’s entertainment and the relaxing atmosphere offered by the new venue. The first concert in the free Sunday Serenade series was, in my opinion, a huge success and will undoubtedly grow as word spreads.

While everyone appeared to have a great time, a few of the event goers were upset when they learned at the gate that outside food and alcoholic beverages were not permitted.

We apologized for not properly communicating this restriction ahead of time and, once given an opportunity to explain, most were understanding.

Our goal was to deliver free concerts. However, as everyone knows, nothing is free.

SROA provided the venue at no charge, but the promoter had to secure and pay for the entertainment, equipment and advertising for the event. The promoter then had to secure sponsors to cover all the costs.

Several of the sponsors were also vendors who sold food and beverages at the event to help recover their costs and make some money. If everyone brought their own food and alcoholic beverages the vendors would be working at a loss and

therefore not willing to sponsor future events. Outside food and alcoholic beverages also create more challenges under the law and for the promoter’s insurance.

In exchange for receiving a free concert, we ask that you support the local sponsors and purchase a beer or glass of wine and/or the food they are serving, which, by the way, is excellent and reasonably priced.

We would like to see these events continue, but need your support if they are to be offered free of charge. We will look at this issue more closely after this first season and will carefully consider all input regarding possible changes going forward.

Q: The association’s annual meeting of members is this month. What can we expect?

A: The first thing you can expect is another first. This will be the first annual meeting (of many more to come) in our new Benham Hall at SHARC. This will be just one more thing to add to our celebration list that includes the following awards SROA has received during the last year: • Community Association Institute’s Oregon Chapter Association of the Year Award; • the prestigious Oregon Brownfields Award; • Oregon Brownfield’s UnTurn to Ask, page 31

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ing all the alcohol and we found un-open bottles strewn all over the place.”

“From there we tracked the vandalism through a bike tunnel where they spray painted a phallic symbol, into The Village at Sunriver where they sprayed graffiti with graphic messages on busses, a boat, a raft and sides of buildings.”

Buckley said the suspects then moved into Fremont Crossing where they spray painted messages on three garage doors and stripes across cars.

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sung Hero Award to our own Hugh Palcic, and; • the 31st year that SROA has received the Tree City USA Award.

These are all major accomplishments of which the entire community should be very proud.

In addition to these prestigious awards, I’m pleased to report that SROA has replaced another 4-plus miles of pathway with our award-winning pathway reconstruction process. We will be unveiling our architect’s draft plans for the proposed “Facilities and Site Development Plan” and the Financial Task Force’s “LongRange Financial Plan.” We will also be sharing the Telecommunications Task Force’s recommendations and the board’s decision relative to Sunriver’s “Strategic Communications Infrastructure Plan.”

And finally, I am very pleased to announce that the lawsuit filed by SROA against the United States has been settled with the government’s payment of almost $500,000 to cover the costs associated with the investigation and remediation

meowner introduced police to Lift Off, a product advertised as a spray paint and graffiti remover available at Home Depot.

From there the vandals moved onto the SHARC facility, rode bikes up the grass slopes of the tubing hill, cut open bags of sand used to secure fences and poured the sand on the artificial sliding surface. Clean up required disassembling the sliding surface and power washing it to remove the sand.

Finally, the suspects spray painted stripes through the bike tunnel adjacent to Four Seasons Recreational Outfitters.

“All this in one night,” Buckley said. “They started at 9 p.m. of asbestos containing material discovered in the soil at the former amphitheater and sledding hill. I feel that this dispute has been resolved fairly and I’m pleased that the United States has accepted responsibility. For more about this and the other exciting things mentioned above, please join us at our annual meeting on Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. in the SHARC’s Benham Hall. I hope to see you there.

A shattered staircase railing on the exterior of Sunriver Lodge.

and slept in the tunnel,” apparently overcome by exertion and inebriation.

The big break in the case came when a Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputy, who was working an off-property burglary case, visited the Sunriver Police Department and suggested a “knock and talk” at a residence in Oregon Water Wonderland.

“The kid that lived there had an alibi the entire night but he directed the officer to another house. The 12-year-old juvenile at the second home identified

the swimsuit as belonging to him, and acknowledged participating in the vandalism.”

The 12-year-old directed police to the home of another suspect where more bottles of stolen alcohol were found, Buckley said.

“The last suspect had taken spray cans from his father’s shop in Portland and brought them to the area. That suspect’s father identified the cans of spray paint as his,” Buckley said.

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Through additional interviews with the suspects, Buckley cleared May cases of vandalism at Fort Rock Park and graffiti at SHARC. One of the three boys was charged for the earlier vandalism.

If the suspects plead guilty, Buckley said a juvenile court judge would determine sentences, restitution and community service. If they plead not guilty, Buckley is prepared to present evidence he gathered while investigating the cases.

Buckley said one positive outcome will be “holding the kids accountable, especially getting to them at their age… showing them how much damage they did and how many victims they affected. There should be time for them to reform before getting too far down the tracks.”

“This isn’t just about taking a report for insurance reasons,” said Marc Mills, Sunriver Police Chief. “The community can count on us to investigate. If you do crime in Sunriver, we will find you.”

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Sunriver Women’s Golf Association

By Roxie Oglesby Sunriver women’s golf weekly play is every Wednesday at either the Meadows or Woodlands course. The game on June 6 was Three Blind Mice.

For this game three holes were randomly scratched off the scorecard. Lucky players had their bad holes eliminated.

Winners were: Flight 1: Low Gross - 75 Carol Woodruff, 1st Low Net - 58 Helen Brown, 2nd Low Net – 60 Roxie Oglesby (scorecard playoff with Barbara Weybright), 3rd Low Net – 60 Barbara Weybright, 4th Low Net - 61 Patty Simone, Fewest Putts - 29 - Barbara Weybright Flight 2: Low Gross - 82 Andi Northcote, 1st Low Net - 59 Sallie Hennessy, 2nd Low Net - 60 Audrey Charles, 3rd Low Net - 62 Anita Lohm-

an, 4th Low Net - 63 Diana Norem, Fewest Putts - 31 - Audrey Charles.

Birdies - #4 - Sallie Hennessy, #8 - Audrey Charles, #6 - Roxie Oglesby, Chip-ins - #4 & #7 Sallie Hennessy, #15 - Barbara Wellnitz, #10 - Barbara Weybright, #2 & #8 - Carol Woodruff, #2 - Neoma Woischke, #11 - Betty Murphy June 13 was the opening of the Woodlands course for the season and the game was Two Person Team Best Ball.

Flight 1: 1st - 65 Karen Padrick & Doris Yillik, (scorecard playoff with Marianne Martin & Alice Holloway), 2nd - 65 Marianne Martin & Alice Holloway, 3rd - 66 Mary Condy & Joni Cloud, 4th - 69 Nancy Cotton & Julie Sagalewicz Flight 2: 1st - 61 Sallie Hennessy & Midge Thomas, 2nd

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- 64 Terry Mandel & Audrey Charles, 3rd - 65 Diana Norem & Jan Bull, 4th - 67 Carol Cassetty & Andi Northcote Chip-ins - #14 - Joni Cloud, Birdies - #5 - Jule Sagalewicz, #5 - Nancy Cotton, #7 - Mary Condy On June 20 we did the Cha, Cha, Cha. 1st: 117 - Julie Sagalewicz, Adele Johansen, Mary Ann Stephens, Anita Lohman 2nd: 120 - Doris Yillik, Roxie Oglesby, Sallie Hennessy, Blind Draw 3rd: 130 - Suzy Carver, Karen Padrick, Andi Northcote, Blind Draw

4th: 131 - Carol Woodruff, Alice Holloway, Audrey Charles, Midge Thomas KP - #8 & 16 - Donna Loringer, Birdies - #7 & #16 - Doris Yillik, Chip-ins: #4 - Roxie Oglesby, #17 - Julie Sagalewicz, #1 - Diana Norem, #15 - Melinda West, #4 - Suzy Carver At the Woodlands course on June 27 the game was Team Stableford (1 point for each net bogey, 2 for each net par, 3 for each net birdie, etc. Team score is the total for all players.) Congratulations to the following: 1st: 102 - Noel Lucky-Ris, Turn to Golf, page 33

Golf teaching professional Robin Eichten defines “ready golf” as being ready and thinking ahead to anticipate what’s happening and know when it is your turn.

1. On the tee box hit if you are ready instead of waiting for the person with honors. If you are next, have your club, ball and tee in hand and ready to go.

2. In the fairway let your cart partner drop you off at your ball while they drive to theirs. Make sure to take a couple of clubs in case you change your mind.

3. Figure yardage, choose your club and line up your shots while someone else is hitting so when it is your turn you can hit your shot without delay.

4. Take a couple different clubs for chipping along with the putter in approaching the green from your cart. Once done with those extra clubs lay them on the green near the flag so you won’t forget to collect them when the hole is finished.

5. Pull or tend the flag if you are closest to the hole and will putt last. Likewise, if you are the first to hole-out, stand near the flag and be ready to replace it when the last person finishes.

6. Record your score at the next tee box. Moving along at a steady pace really makes the game more enjoyable for everyone.

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Community theater’s first production hits the stage Sunriver Stars Community Theater has been in the works since last summer and was introduced to the public in the Sunriver Scene’s January issue.

Over the past months they have developed a board of directors, joined professional organizations, found sponsors and a venue for the first show and, most importantly, have cast the show and are ready to present their very first performance.

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14 very interesting characters as they tell the story of “The Brementown Musicians.” The actors are all from Sunriver and the surrounding community.

Some of them, such as Myra Hause and Susan Evans Inman, have been appearing on stages around the world since they were children. Ray Abanto has performed and studied acting in Los Angeles and Bill Hause is a professional playwright and actor. The cast also

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Golf and CC. The Sunriver team has 19 members. Six players with the lowest handicap qualify for play at each event and three two-person teams compete against another Central Oregon team in a match play format. The team scores are cumulative throughout the season and prizes awarded at the closing event.

Round one of the Club Championship will be held at the Woodlands Course Aug. 13; round two at Meadows on Aug 15. The club champion will be the player with the lowest two-day total gross.

Joni Cloud, Alice Holloway 2nd: 99 - Kathy Frazier, Roxie Oglesby, Sharon Kelly 3rd: 99 - Patty Simone, Karen Padrick, Dolly Mealey Chip-ins - #15 & 16 - Sharon Kelly, #10 - Kathy Frazier, #15 - Nancy Cotton, #17 Joanne Smith Invitations were extended to SWGA to join other Central Oregon golfers in golf day exchanges at Bend Country Club, Prineville Golf & Country Club, Awbrey Glenn Golf Club and Eagle Crest Resort. These fun events are well attended by Sunriver women golfers.

The Central Oregon Senior Women played at Sunriver Meadows Course on June 27.

There is a waiting list to join the senior women’s golf group.

The qualifying requirements are: age 55 or better, an established 18-hole handicap from a participating Central Oregon golf club and a USGA index of not more than 42.0.

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includes dancers Amy SeelyFancher and Lauren Dovolis, who is also choreographing the show. Rounding out the cast are Nancy Foote, Janice Dost, Lauren Kristy and local musician Nolan Thompson.

Retired pastor Frank Brocker will make an appearance in a cameo role.

The hour-long performance, directed by Victoria KristyZalewski, is suitable for family audiences.

It will take place in Pringle Hall at SHARC Aug. 24-26.

Show times are 2 p.m. each day, with a special 7 p.m. performance Saturday, Aug. 25.

Ray Abanto and Lauren Dovolis audition for the parts of Squire Squirrel and Harper.

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Sunriver Service District Managing Board July meeting summary public safety The Sunriver Service District Managing Board held its regular meeting on July 19. Board members present: Debra Baker, Jim Wilson, Bob Wrightson, Ron Angell, Bob Nelson.

Public input: -None.

Financial report: -Not available.

Board actions: -Approved minutes of the June 14 regular meeting.

-Approved payment of $11,066 to SROA for administrative and fleet maintenance services provided to the district in June.

-Service district chair Angell and SROA president Nelson held a quarterly meeting and discussed the fire station training facility.

-Reviewed terms of members of the Civil Service Commission. All three members have another year on their terms.

-Discussed establishment of an advisory committee for Chief Mills. Director Baker said she would contact community members to gauge their willingness to serve.

-Discussed status of a land lease near Lake Penhollow on which to establish a fire training

facility. Fire Chief Hatch said that, during a meeting with county land use personnel, he was surprised to learn that a structure fire training facility is not a permitted use on the property, which is currently zoned Forest, but a wildland fire training facility is. Hatch had a meeting with a resort official and a land use attorney to discuss rezoning the parcel. Such an effort may cost $20,000 to $30,000 and take a few months. Hatch advised not signing the lease at this time, but encouraged the board to pay the $5,000 lease preparation costs as an indication of goodwill. Angell said the lease preparation fee would be voted on next month.

-Delayed voting on payment of a radio communication system user fee until October.

Chiefs’ reports: Fire: -In June, the Sunriver Fire Department responded to 58 incidents, including 45 emergency medical service calls, four fires and one toxic condition.

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-The department’s weekly July open houses attracted about 30 people at each event.

-Captain Jeffcott conducted a survey of ambulance billing rates in Central Oregon.

He found that Sunriver is on the low end of the survey and concluded the district is selling its services short. He recommended raising the rates so that Sunriver ambulance service costs are in the middle of the pack. The board requested a proposal.

-Hatch said the June 27 Emergency Operations Plan drill went well. He said all the invitees showed, engaged and exchanged a lot of information that will help make an actual evacuation successful. Hatch recommended developing

memorandums of understanding with the various entities in Sunriver that would be affected by an emergency situation.

- Hatch planned to meet with a county grant writer in an effort to identify and apply for funds to help pay for construction of the fire training facility.

- Hatch recognized personnel for extraordinary service who noticed access difficulties at a district patron’s home. The crew members designed and built a wheelchair accessible porch for the individual on their free time and at their personal expense.

Police: -Two bike patrol officers accepted full-time positions with other departments. At least one new person will be hired to fill the absence.

-Bike officers earned certifications in CPR, AED and blood borne pathogens.

-The department hosted a

free Secure Shred event on June 9, shredding more than 2,000 pounds of documents and 100 doses of medications brought by district patrons.

-The department hosted a well attended Neighborhood Watch barbecue and meeting at Mary McCallum Park June 9.

-The Sunriver Citizen Patrol hosted its annual barbecue at Mary McCallum Park June 13.

-The Citizen Patrol assisted with traffic control during the Pacific Crest Endurance Festival June 22-24.

-Deschutes County Search and Rescue Coordinator Al Hornish, a Sunriver resident, gave a search and rescue operations training to the Citizen Patrol.

-Tested sending group emails to Neighborhood Watch participants and to Citizen Patrol Turn to Summary, page 36

Hate your car? Let the fire department cut it up The Sunriver and City of Bend fire departments are seeking donations of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, certain buses, delivery vehicles and travel trailers for use in training firefighters. Extricating persons trapped in crushed vehicles is a specialized task that requires repetitive training, experience with various types of vehicles and practice under a variety of circumstances and factors.

A firefighter’s ability to effectively respond to occupants trapped in motor vehicle accidents can be the difference between life and death.

For this type of valuable training to take place, vehicles must be cut open, pulled apart and assessed. Unfortunately, once the training is complete, the vehicle cannot be used for future training, and another intact vehicle is needed.

While fire departments can, at times, pur-

chase older, used vehicles for this training, it can become very costly and significantly impact the limited training dollars necessary to prepare firefighters for all emergencies they must respond to.

Both departments are requesting any vehicles that may be donated for these training exercises.

Vehicles do not have to be operable, but should be in a condition that allows firefighters a realistic experience. Donations may be tax deductible and those donating will receive an acknowledgement letter from the department. All vehicles must have a clear title. The fire departments can have your inoperable vehicle picked up or coordinate other transportation.

To donate to the Sunriver Fire Department contact Don Willis 541-593-8622. To donate to the Bend Fire Department contact Mark Taylor 541-322-6316.

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Sunriver Fire Station summer open houses are well attended Jeff Ruthardt, captain Sunriver Fire Department There is a reason that firefighters refer to their stations as “firehouses.” This has been a term of endearment since the 1850s but, more importantly, the concept remains relevant more than 160 years later. And even though this is a place where firefighters spend well more than one third of their lives, it’s not their house; it’s yours!

We take great pride in being diligent stewards of our taxpayers’ hard-earned money and the fire department’s leadership instills this view in our firefighters.

It’s for this reason that we welcome our community into their firehouse. As your firefighters, we love to share the pride that we take in our skills, education, and care of equipment.

The Sunriver Fire Department held several open houses this summer that averaged about 30 visitors at each event. Guests were able to see our equipment, starting with a tour of the Advanced Life Support ambulance.

This apparatus responds to medical calls throughout our 350-square-mile ambulance service area. These calls represent the majority of our emergency operations. Paramedics displayed cardiac monitoring tools and equipment and medications for various emergency interventions.

As the threat of wildfire is always a topic of concern, firefighters exhibited our “heavy brush” engine and its equipment. It has the primary role of protecting structures from impending fire as well as providing suppression aid to the surrounding national forest. Staff provided visitors with information about Central Oregon’s wildland urban interface and our training to protect Sunriver and adjacent communities.

Guests also received an indepth tour of Engine 221, our “structural fire” vehicle, and its paramedic and rescue capabilities including the Jaws of Life.

Each open house concluded with a look at Ladder Truck 251 and its 75-foot aerial that provides firefighters access for

Sunriver Police log Selected log entries from the Sunriver Police - June 2012 Editor’s note: The Scene’s police log continues to transition as the Sunriver Police Department adapts to Deschutes County’s new incident reporting system. Information now available to the media is little more than code (for example “traffic safety,” or “DUII”) that identifies the nature of the call but provides no narrative whatsoever. Until narrative reporting is restored, Sunriver Police Chief Marc Mills has offered to provide background about calls that, as best we can tell, may interest the public. This month the department asked us to delete the dates of calls due to sizeable gaps between reports that might lead readers to believe officers did nothing for days at a time. A quick scan of the following statistical report suggests otherwise.

In June, the Sunriver Police Department investigated 155 incidents, followed up on 65 and assigned 50 case numbers; arrested 60 individuals; provided 912 on-property assists, 54 off-property assists and 794 public assists. The department issued 151 traffic warnings and 19 citations; investigated 82 possible violations of Sunriver Rules and Regulations, issued 66 warnings and one citation. Issued 517 warnings of pathway violations.

DCJ = Deschutes County Jail DCS = Deschutes County Sheriff Office SFD = Sunriver Fire Department SCMC = St. Charles Medical Center R&Rs = Rules & Regulations UTL = unable to locate

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The open houses at the Sunriver Fire Station were well attended by both adults and children.

rescue operations, in addition to an elevated nozzle that can provide up to 1,250 gallons of water per minute for fire suppression.

We get to see a lot of visitors throughout the year and we can accommodate all age groups.

Even though our usual tour program lasts about an hour, we

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There is no set time to come and see us, so stop on by or call ahead to 541-593-8622 (in case we’re responding to an emergency or training). Please check us out on line at www.sunriverfd.org We look forward to seeing you at your firehouse.

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• Received a noise complaint call about a chain saw running in the Bittern – Gosling Lane area. Located a group of adult males which had been cutting up downed trees for their bonfire.

Advised them of the laws prohibiting wood-cutting without a permit.

• Criminal mischief. Report of maintenance cart joy ride. The cart’s ignition switch had been broken. The suspects also made some donuts on the 7th green, causing about $600 damage.

• Harassment. Unknown person left unsettling voice mail for RP. • Missing cat report. The cat came back.

• Harassment. Report of two juveniles yelling at a mall employee.

Employee stated he was picking up trash and surprised the kids near his business. They then rode off on their bikes yelling at him. UTL • Trespass. Subjects trespassing in a hot tub. Employee evicted them. SBC • Suicide. Dispatch information about a possible suicidal subject.

UTL • Death investigation. RP reported waking up to find her husband deceased.

• Prowler. Report of two subjects entering a house. The RP stated the house was on a short sale and no one was supposed to be in the house. RP saw subjects enter house with flashlights. Officer arrived on scene and saw a flashlight in the front room.

Upon arrival of OSP and DCSO, an announcement was made on the PA. Brought two subjects out at gunpoint. One of the subjects was partial owner and bank had not yet re-possessed the house. Determined that suspected prowler had permission to be in house.

• Shots. Report of shots heard and an injured deer wandering the area, possibly with a bullet sticking out of its leg. Officer UTL on both gunshots and deer.

• Verbal, civil dispute • Shots reported coming from forest service land.

• Suspicious subject reported hanging around a business in the Business Park. UTL • Animal control problem. RP witnessed a dog collapse on a bike path. UTL. • Multiple victims of criminal mischief, including spray painting, graffiti, breaking into a vending machine and destroying property. Investigation continues • Multiple victims of high-end bike thefts on the southwest end of Sunriver. Investigation continues.

• Two juveniles were cited in lieu of custody for several counts of criminal mischief cases. A third juvenile who was already on probation transported to Deschutes Juvenile Department. (See story page 28.)

• Traffic stop on vehicle for failure to maintain a lane of travel and failing to signal turn. Driver was determined to be under the influence when she consented to standardized field sobriety tests. She was taken into custody and lodged at DCJ where she submitted a .15 percent BAC. • Officer received information that an intoxicated subject was currently buying alcohol and about to leave a business. Responded to the location and observed subject driving on South Century Drive. Conducted a traffic stop near Vandevert Road on South Century Drive. Suspect consented to, and failed, standardized field sobriety tests. She was arrested and transported to the La Pine substation, where her BAC was recorded at .08 percent.

She also admitted taking a depression medication earlier.

Her driver’s license was under criminal suspension for a March DUII arrest by the same officer.

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Sunriver 4th of July Festival a success

Sunriver Police Sgt. Joe Patnode gives it his all as anchor in the tug of war.

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the lead singer for Richmond Fontaine and a gifted songwriter.

His last book, “Lean on Pete,” won big at the Oregon Book Awards, winning both the Ken Kesey Award and the Reader’s Choice Award. It is set mostly in Oregon and tells the story of Charley, a lonely teenager, who moves with his dad from Spokane to a rental house in the Delta Park neighborhood of Portland and takes a part time job at the race track. His only friend is Pete, a race horse on his last legs

This year saw two of Sunriver’s larger community events – Kids Day in May and the annual Fireman’s Picnic – combined into the Sunriver 4th of July Festival, which proved to be a tremendous success.

Thousands turned up for the day that was a fundraiser for New Generations Early Childhood Development Center.

“It was wonderful to receive this much community support for our program,” said Jennifer Abanto, the center’s director.

“The money raised will enhance our summer programs

and school features overall.”

The fireworks started early with a fantastic turnout in the Red, White and Blue Bike Parade. More than 200 bicycles participated along with fire and police vehicles. This year saw the addition of floats and other non-profit groups marching to stretch the parade into a real community experience.

Mt. Resort Properties/Century 21 Real Estate won best float for their rendition of a happily ever after castle. “We had so much fun putting it together. And the girls were

and treated poorly by Charley’s boss. When Charley’s father dies, the teenager falls through the cracks. The boy and the horse run away, but the world is not kind to run away teenagers and over-the-hill race horses.

Vlautin’s first book, “Motel Life,” should appear in theaters soon. Set in Reno, it tells the story of two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee, who live in cheap motels until a tragic, drunk driving accident puts them on the run.

Their belongings are meager, their claim on life tenuous.

Evison and Vlautin will structure the event, whatever they

come up with is sure to be fun.

Perhaps our hopes for music will be granted, too. We are most pleased to be able to present this talented duo.

Sept. 1 Natalie Serber will be here for a presentation on “Shout Her Lovely Name.” We will have more information at sunriverbooks.com and in the September Sunriver Scene, but we wanted you to know the event is on the horizon.

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so excited to be princesses,” said Debbie Hadley, the float’s creator. “It was just a really fun activity to be part of.”

With perfect weather, the crowd turned out in droves to The Village at Sunriver. Events and activities such as the watermelon eating competition that hosted more than 100 entrants and the Sunriver Police tug of war were big draws. The tug of war pitted the career

officers versus the recruits in the best of three matches. The “more mature” officers won the competition, much to crowd’s delight.

The event was put on and made possible by Sunriver’s active volunteer community. “We had more than 65 volunteers pull on our volunteer T-shirts for the event,” said Jenny Gregoriou, event organizer. “This was all made possible by them.”

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been taken into custody and two officers were in the Willamette Valley continuing the investigation.

The meeting adjourned at 4:23 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Sunriver Service District Managing Board is scheduled for Thursday, August 16, 3 p.m. at the Sunriver Fire Station Training Room, 57475 Abbot Drive in Sunriver. Approved meeting minutes are posted to www.sunriversd.org as available.

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-Chief Mills described a police pursuit of a motorcyclist on the pathways the weekend of July 14. Officers followed the woman to a home and placed her in custody.

-Mills said the ongoing investigation of thefts of highend bikes in Sunriver now extends to the city of Bend and beyond. One person has

Vehicle crash near main entrance

The Sunriver Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash near the exit to Sunriver at about 1:35 a.m. on July 22. Eric J. Harrison, 29, of Washington, DC, was the only occupant of the vehicle and suffered non-life threatening injuries. Harrison was driving a 2012 Infiniti that appeared to be totaled it after veered off Abbot Drive, destroyed two trees and damaged surrounding landscape. Harrison was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants and lodged at the Deschutes County Jail.

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Cruise News: River cruise industry booming; new ships coming into service

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Europe, Asia and now AfAsia is the new hot spot; both rica. AMA Certo came out last Vietnam and China have river month. I had 60 clients just cruises. Uniworld has a new return from the Danube onship, River Saigon, that cur- board this ship and they loved rently sails the Mekong River it. The Certo features larger through Vietnam and Cam- outside balconies (not just bodia with only 60 guests. In French balconies) that are the 2013, the new River Orchard new standard for river cruising. will join their fleet, also sail- Large suites are also available ing the Mekong. Both have a on this gorgeous ship. LibrarFrench colonial flare. Fourteen- ies with fireplaces, workout night packages are offered on rooms, heated pools, multiple land and water. They start in dining venues, and wine bars Hanoi, sail seven nights on the are among the newest amenities Mekong, and end in Ho Chi on these river cruise ships.

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Vacation home maintenance: Who’s got your back?

By Shannon Bassett No one stays home all the time. Do you have a built-in system to cover you for accidents or emergencies? A guest breaks a faucet and doesn’t know how to shut off the water.

A quick look at a list on the refrigerator will immediately show who to call for the repair and, more importantly, where the water shut off is. If you have an updated list posted that is.

Whether a caretaker is checking on the house, a guest or renter is staying there, or you and your family members are in residence, having an updated contact list can make the difference in solving the problem quickly or allowing more damage to occur while you try to identify the correct course of action.

Depending on the type of problem, such as running water, waiting time could be costly.

Hire a professional to take care of the details or identify all the trades and create a relationship for potential emergencies and regular maintenance.

It is not enough to keep your personal list up to date, you also want to make sure those people who might need to provide you with emergency or other service have the most current information related to your home.

When a neighbor spots a broken window at your house and wants to let you know, a call to Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) can quickly get a message to you as long as your contact information is current. So set your mind at ease and make sure your emergency contacts are up to date with SROA. You actually get a two-fer with this update since both SROA and the Sunriver Police Department use the same database of owner information. Update your in-

formation by calling SROA at 541-593-2411.

Of course there is only so much you can do when you are dealing with a vacation home from afar. How do you cover issues when you are not around?

I had one homeowner who had planned to fly over from the East Coast to take care of a ”cold alert” alarm. He was right to worry about the possibility of broken pipes, but I told him to sit tight and let me handle it. The money he saved by not missing work and purchasing last minute plane tickets more than paid for my charges. It is hard to handle emergencies when you are far from Sunriver but help is available.

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Sunriver Golf: Reflections and results

by Paul J. Grieco The other “F” word Anyone who has played enough golf has heard a fellow player (or himself) mutter expletives ranging from the bawdy to the profane to the downright obnoxious. The “F” bomb is one such profanity that renders even the mutterer a little shame-faced at times. But nothing renders one more humbled than that other “F” word –– fear.

In any given round of golf I may hit a few really good shots that feel sweet off the clubface, soar prettily into blue space and land where I want the ball to go. These are the shots that cause fellow players to comment, “That’ll bring you back again.”

It’s those other shots, however, that no hole is big enough to crawl into after I’ve struck them – shanks, fatties, skulls, chili-dips, wormburners, sky-balls or any other assortment of colorful, comical euphemisms created for the express purpose of diverting me from the reality that I’ve just stunk it up.

When I dig deeply enough, either at the moment or upon later reflection, I realize it isn’t the actual poor shot itself that is bothersome, but the thinking that led to the poor shot, thinking that is usually laced with incomplete focus, lack of commitment and fear. It’s ironic that the very thing I am afraid of, not being able to execute properly, is the very thing that contributes most to poor execution.

Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan – all the

great ball strikers have said that they always visualized a successful result before striking the ball. Nicklaus went so far as to say he could see in his mind’s eye the actual curvature of the shot he wanted to hit, the trajectory of the ball (or roll of the putt) and its landing area.

Fred Couples, who said he doesn’t visualize well, thought instead of the best shot he ever hit under similar conditions before addressing the ball. Only after sticking with this routine would the player step up to the ball, empty his mind, focus on striking the ball squarely and swing.

The moment I think “Oh, boy, this is a tough shot,” or “Don’t hit this left,” or “If I miss this one, I’ll look bad (or hurt my score, or hurt my team),” I have almost guaranteed a bad result, as my mind is now focused on the negative.

It takes a lot of trust in oneself and in the process, but when I think about it rationally, I know I play my best when I am relaxed, focused on the positive and have the courage to commit to my decision (whatever it is), to swing and trust myself and my body-memory.

As Harvey Penick’s mantra goes, “Take dead aim and swing.” Period.

having them qualify at a prior 3rd at Black Butte and moved up Sunriver Men’s Club Wednesday one spot in the overall standings, competition. One pro from each though well behind Widgi Creek club is selected along with five lower in first place, Black Butte Ranch handicappers (Flight A) and five in second, and a little bit ahead of mid-higher handicappers (Flight Eagle Crest in fourth.

B). Stableford scoring is used, with Scores at Glaze Meadows were as the low score follows: Black in each flight Anyone who understands the Butte – 318 stricken, so game of golf will tell you that average (35 that the low you are playing against yourself. points per nine scores are player), Wid— Martin Sheen, actor gi – 316 (35 counted.

Stableford per player), scoring counts net scores with Sunriver – 279 (31 per player), and anything over a (net) bogey as zero Eagle Crest – 257 (29 per player). points, bogey as one, par as two, Kudos to SRMGC players Denbirdie as three and eagle as four nis Wood, who finished second points. If a player shoots anywhere among all the Clubs’ B group playnear his handicap for the round, he ers with 38 points, and Tom Woodshould score around 36, give or take ruff, tops in the A group scoring 35 a point or two. points. Special mention, too, to Bill While Sunriver placed 4th among Boston who scored 33 points for the the four resorts in June, we placed SR team. The next match will be at

Widgi Creek in August.

The Sunriver Men’s Golf Club players compete most Wednesdays and other special days on Sunriver Resort’s Woodlands or Meadows courses. Members engage in team and individual games at all handicap levels for weekly and yearly prizes and club recognition.

Membership is not limited to Sunriver residents, as there are many members from surrounding communities as well as other parts of the state.

The Sunriver Mens Golf Club is online at www.srmensgolf.com.

Apply for SRMGC membership using the Membership Registration tab in the menu. If you have any questions you may email president Don Olson at d.s.olson@msn.com Paul J. Grieco is Secretary of the Sunriver Men’s Golf Club and may be reached at pjg3sr@gmail.com

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Each year four local clubs field teams of 11 players to compete once at each club’s venue, once each month. This began in June at Eagle Crest, with the second match played in mid-July at Black Butte’s newly renovated and beautiful Glaze Meadows course.

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Book clubs discuss new action heroine, travel in China and ‘War and Peace’ August brings a full month of interesting books for book club discussions. Book clubs are a great way to connect with others who share a passion for reading. We have a good time discussing the books and hope you can join us for any that pique your interest. Book club meetings are Monday at 6:30.

Aug. 6 the Mystery Book Club discusses “The Informationist” by Taylor Stevens. If you enjoyed the “Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” series, this is just the ticket. The first book in the new series introduces Vanessa Munroe, a take-noprisoners sort of woman. She deals in information, for a price she will find the answers. A wealthy man wants to discover what really happened to his stepdaughter who was killed in Africa several years ago. Vanessa is not eager to return to Africa, she has childhood memories, but he is willing to pay very well for his answers. It is best not to rile Vanessa; the body count can go pretty high. Taylor Stevens was brought up in the Children of God cult. Her childhood was unconventional and difficult. She lived for

several years in East and West Central Africa, the setting for her book. The series continues with “The Innocent.”

Aug. 13 the Fiction Book Club discusses “The Tiger’s Wife” by Tea Obreht. Natalia’s beloved grandfather took her often to the zoo, to visit the tiger and hear the story of the tiger’s wife. He carried with him a well-worn copy of “The Jungle Book” by Kipling. Natalia followed in her grandfather’s footsteps, becoming a doctor.

She is heading off to inoculate the children of a poverty stricken Balkan village when she learns her grandfather has died miles from home in a remote village. Natalia knew her grandfather had been hiding a

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serious illness, but why did he go off and die in some remote settlement? As she searches for the reason, she is drawn into stories of folklore and discovers a secret from the past. “The Tiger’s Wife” was selected by the New York Times as one of the Top 10 books of 2011.

Classics Book Club will meet one hour earlier on Aug. 20 at 5:30 so book club members can attend the Sunriver Music Festival. “War And Peace” by Count Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the best works of

literature ever written. Full of passion, betrayal, war and intrigue, this is an epic story.

It begins with a party where we meet many of the main characters and leads on to France’s invasion of Russia in the Napoleonic war. Characters are complex and richly drawn, the history is enlightening and the story is ambitious in scope.

Tolstoy’s depiction of Napoleon serves the story well.

Aug. 27 the Travel Essay Book Club discusses “Country Driving” by Peter Hessler.

China is well known to Hessler, he served two years there in the Peace Corps, then was the Beijing correspondent for the New Yorker from 2000 to 2007. He has two previous books on China, “River Town” and “Oracle Bones.” “Country Driving” is an entertaining book; it mixes Hessler’s road trips while living in China with an account of the Chinese’ enthusiastic embracing of the car culture and driving, albeit very bad driving. Information about China’s current culture and past enliven the story.

This summer we also started book clubs for our teen and tween readers Sundays at 4 p.m. Led by Carol Foisset, this month’s selections include: Aug. 5 “Nest for Celeste” by Henry Cole, Aug. 12 “Scat”

by Carl Hiaasen, and Aug. 19 “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie are the selections.

Information: 541-593-2525, www.sunriverbooks.com

Volunteers sought for Sunriver golf tournaments Volunteers are needed to help host the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Junior Open Aug. 19-23, and the Pacific Amateur Golf Classic Aug. 25-30, both at Sunriver Resort.

AGJA Junior Open The American Junior Golf Association will feature a field of 144 boys and girls ages 12-18 competing in a 54-

hole stroke play tournament on Sunriver Resort’s Meadows golf course.

“This is a great chance to see the upcoming college golfers and possible future PGA and LPGA professionals,” said Josie Whisnant, volunteer coordinator.

Volunteer duties include scoring, timing, spotting, scorecard running and

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The AJGA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. More than 200 AJGA alumni play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have earned more than 350 Tour victories.

AJGA alumni includes the likes of Bubba Watson, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on the men’s tour; Paula Creamer, Julieta Granada and I.K. Kim on the women’s tour.

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Stop playing golf in pain

By Marcus Ainsworth All golfers strive to hit straighter and longer, but it shouldn’t be painful.

As a physical therapist specializing in treating golf related injuries, I recently worked with a client I’ll call Bob who had a common injury: tendonitis of the inner elbow conveniently named “golfers’ elbow.”

Golfers’ elbow is a tendonitis of the wrist and finger flexor tendons that attach to the inner elbow. Bob initially did a Google search that recommended rest, stretching, ice and weighted wrist curls. He tried this for a month with little success then saw his doctor who gave him similar advice plus a cortisone injection. He felt a little better for a few weeks then the pain returned with golf.

Bob, now frustrated, came to me somewhat reluctantly believing I too would give the same advice. While the treatments he was recommended may have worked for the non-golfer with this problem, they did not address the cause of his pain.

For golfers, the most common cause of pain is improper mechanics, and the incidence increases with age. Fifty-one percent of golfers play with low back pain, 24 percent play with elbow pain, 80 percent with shoulder pain and the list goes on. Estimates suggest that more than 50 percent of golfers develop chronic injuries.

A wide variety of golf swing styles exist in both pros and amateurs. The one thing that the great ball strikers have in common is not their style, but their kinematic sequence. The kinematic sequence is used to describe how a golfer can generate speed and transfer that speed through their body and into the golf club.

For example, on the downswing the hips initiate power that is transferred to the torso.

The torso transfers torque and power to the shoulders and arms and finally to the club head. Each segment of the body builds on the previous segment, increasing speed up the chain.

Additionally, each segment of

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The PacAm offers divisions for golfers of every skill level including the Open/Gross Division for golfers looking to play without handicaps, multiple Competitive Net Divisions separated by age (Men, Senior Men, Mid-Senior, Super Senior, Women and Senior Women) and the Non-competitive Division for the golfer looking for the fun of the PacAm but with the allowance of the occasional foot wedge.

PacAm volunteer duties include registration, equipment demonstration, Caldera Challenge assistants, player greeters, KP watch, Lithia Festival of Golf and awards ceremony assistants. Volunteers are asked to cover at least two shifts for which they will receive a golf shirt, hat, snacks and/or lunch

improve not only the the chain slows down experience, but also peras the next segment formance on the course. continues to accelerate Strengthening also plays similar to the mechana large role in improvics of cracking a whip. ing power, but without If this chain of events sufficient rotation, its falls out of sequence benefit is limited. due to stiffness, weakAfter we addressed ness, pain, or poor meBob’s spinal and hip chanics, we immedirange of motion limiately see a loss of power. tations with manual One stiff or painful physical therapy and joint in our body can range of motion exercause a breakdown in cises, his elbow pain this sequence and the went away. We saw less result is missed hits scooping on golf swing and swing faults on the video analysis and he course, and aches and reported an improved pains off the course. ability to turn through When I saw Bob for the ball, greater distance elbow tendonitis I imand a better golf game. mediately asked how If you feel pain is the rest of his body was limiting your golfing feeling. He told me about previous episodes For isolated spinal rotation, sit at the corner edge of experience, it may be time for a detailed golfof low back pain. I took a chair with upright posture and club resting on the shoulders. Now turn to the right and then repeat on this into consideration the left. A 45-degree or greater turn is desirable. This specific physical therapy and also examined his can be visualized by crossing 2 clubs on the floor to evaluation to keep you hips and spine. I no- make an “X” behind your heels. Aligning your rotation on the course pain free.

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Counter-conditioning and other dogs approach. Your dog We are fortunate to be able desensitization training is be- can sense the nervous energy to walk our dogs in beautiful yond the scope of this article. electrifying the leash. Do not Sunriver. Walking improves However, there are fundamental preemptively jerk on the leash circulation, bone density, cog- concepts that encourage appro- or start freaking out before anynitive function, burns calories, priate leash behavior. The first thing happens. That only serves and relieves stress in both hu- step is to solidify basic com- to increase anxiety and will enmans and canines. mands by initiating a regimen sure the training fails. Be cool, Some dogs are difficult on of positive training at home calm, and collected. Ask your the leash, whether from lack every day. The goal is to build veterinarian about training and of training or natural tenden- confidence and encourage calm, potential adjunctive treatments cies. Long-term pressure on focused behavior in the absence (anxiolytic pharmaceuticals or the trachea from pulling on a of stimuli. calming herbal supplements). neck collar can cause damage to If all else fails don’t be disNext time you hit the trail the tracheal cartilage, tracheitis and you see someone approach- couraged, we are surrounded by and/or a chronic cough. ing with a dog on lead, calmly national forest where dogs can Alternatives to neck collars move well off the trail. Begin run off-leash. include Gentle Leaders and in a tranquil and confident Wendy Meredith is a Doctor of harnesses. The Gentle Leader tone the same set of commands Veterinary Medicine who practicprovides consistent negative that Creeks you have been practicing es at Sunriver Veterinary Clinic, Three Electric reinforcement if the dog pulls at home.

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Asia Watch The Chinese economy: Forget about double-digit growth China and prices rising at a

By Michael J. Ranieri I am now of the opinion that record pace you have to wonder China may indeed meet its about the future of the Chinese economy which was economic growth built on cheap labor targets of 7.8 perand exports. cent in 2012 (which I would expect is good for the US that cheap labor and Asian countries markets in Indonewhich depend so sia and Bangladesh much on China) but will benefit if indeed I’m not very optiChina’s export manmistic about China’s ufacturing boom is ability to do as well Michael Ranieri over. next year. Furthermore, it is very unlikely that the Chinese economy Macau: The world’s largest will ever grow by 10 percent gambling market When we used to visit Macau or more in the future. What troubles me is that I’m hear- two or three times a year being of more and more cases of tween 1986 to 2003 this former companies complaining about Portuguese colony was frankly a sharp rise in worker demands kind of sleepy compared to the for higher pay. This indicates frenetic energy which was ever to me that there is no longer a present in Hong Kong and only bottomless pool of cheap labor 40 minutes away by ferry. We in which to staff export factories would go to Macau to play golf and enjoy the local food which at rock-bottom wages.

If you look at the economic was distinctively a combination development of export-oriented of Portuguese and Chinese. countries like Japan, South Ko- Macau had a few casinos then rea and Taiwan, their economies but they were controlled by all hit a wall or slowed down a local family and they didn’t from 9 or 10 percent to around seem to get in the way of Ma5 or 6 percent when their per cau’s charm. How things have capita incomes reached upper changed.

Since China opened up Mamiddle-income levels, which the World Bank defines as a cau to foreign investment in country with a per capita in- 2002, companies have spent come of $4,000 or more. As for billions of dollars building China, another export-oriented more than a dozen Las Vegas country, it has already exceeded glitzy-like casinos. As a result, the $4,000 mark and we con- gambling revenues in Macau tinue to learn about labor strikes reached $33.5 billion in 2011 for higher wages all over China. which is five times that of the With wages already increasing Las Vegas Strip. And the gamat a 15 percent annual rate in bling market keeps getting big-

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• No skateboards, roller skates or roller blades.

• Pedestrians and people walking bicycles have right of way on paths and at road crossings. People riding bicycles must yield to vehicles at road crossings.

• Ride at a safe speed on surfaced paths.

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ger: Wynn Resorts just received approval to build a five-star hotel, gambling space, retail, dining and shopping areas as well as a spa and nightclub.

With all this development that is going on and not being a gambler I’m not anxious to go back to Macau.

Speaking Mandarin Chinese There are a few aspects about Chinese which make it very learnable. There is no conjugation of verbs or tense in Chinese unlike in Italian which I am in the process of studying these days. In general, Chinese grammar is easier than those of European languages. But perhaps what I have liked best about studying Chinese is this: Chinese people both here and in Asia are always very quick to compliment a foreigner who is attempting to speak their language. I can’t say that about the Italians or French when I have attempted to speak their respec-

tive languages. As for writing Chinese, that is another story. It demands lots of discipline and memorization. It is certainly tough.

Editor’s note: Asia Watch is written by Sunriver resident Michael Ranieri who lived in

Taiwan, Bangkok and Hong Kong for 23 years while working in the banking industry. He holds a master’s degree in Chinese studies from St. John’s University and speaks Mandarin. He is married to Joyce, a Chinese woman from Taiwan, and they have two sons.

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needed. It also simplifies the list of who to call when something happens.

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Regional news from Sunriver’s perspective in a nutshell program was revamped last Business briefs: • Governor Kitzhaber’s year after its costs jumped energy plan may be from $100 million in 2006 detrimental to Central Or- to over $300 million in 2010. egon’s budding data center The program now has tighter industry, according to Dave job creation requirements and Markham, president and chief caps on how much the proexecutive officer of Central gram can spend. Ida-Tech, a Electric Cooperative, the elec- Bend-based fuel-cell developer tric utility that serves much and manufacturer, was denied of Central Oregon. Kitzhaber its latest request for additional announced in July a plan to tax credits. The company laid deploy conservation and energy off 50 of its 140 employees efficiency to meet most if not worldwide, in June. PV Powall increased energy demand ered, also of Bend, needed in excess of $8 milin the state over the lion in U.S. Dept. of next 10 years. In adEnergy grants from dition to Facebook’s 2005 through 2011 and Apple’s data to expand its prodcenters near Prinuct line from resieville, three more dential solar invertdata centers are uners to commercial der consideration in inverters that are six Jonathan Kahnoski the Prineville area. times larger than the If built, these data centers would demand another residential units. Even with the 180 megawatts of power to the grants, PV struggled to make 80 megawatts CEC already a profit until it was purchased provides. Markham said rural in 2010 by Advanced Energy power suppliers like CEC Industries. Other regional projcan’t offset such increases in ects dependent upon governdemand through conservation ment subsidies include a geoand increased efficiency. A thermal reservoir in Newberry spokesperson for the gover- National Volcanic Monument nor’s office said the burden of ($21 million) and a Gresham offsetting increased demand company’s biomass facility in would be shared around the Prineville ($500,000) currently state. According to Margi Hoff- on hold until the economy man, energy policy advisor to improves.

• A Central Oregon science Kitzhaber, conservation and efficiency start with using lights industry group disbanded that require less energy and after a $35,000 grant from range up to major retrofits of the Central Oregon Intergovbuildings that the state may ernmental Council ran out in provide financial support to do. June. The group, the Central • Clean energy companies Oregon bioscience Industry in Central Oregon are facing Consortium, was founded in rough waters as federal and 2008 by 10 companies that state subsidies for their prod- work with pharmaceuticals, ucts are drying up. Oregon’s medical devices and other kinds Business Energy Tax Credits of bioscience, including drug-

technology developer Bend Research, Inc.; Suterra, a maker of biopesticide with facilities in Juniper Ridge; and Grace Bio-Labs, Inc. Other bioscience companies in the region are Agere Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Clear Catheter Systems, Inc., a medical device maker.

Originally, goals for the consortium were to provide continuing education for employees and to develop opportunities for networking.

St. Charles in the news: • Revenues dropped in 2011 for St. Charles Health System, consisting of hospitals in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras (management contract) according Karen Shepard, chief financial officer, who said financials are looking better in 2012.

Shepard said the shortfall arose from an increase in patients with government-sponsored insurance, including Medicare and the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid in Oregon), which typically reimburses at rates well below those of commercial insurance companies. In 2011, St. Charles netted about $8.9 million on operations and before investments, or about 1.9 percent of revenue totaling $476 million. In 2010, the system earned $14.3 million on total revenue of $460 million. Shepard said the hospital system had wanted an operating margin of 3.7 percent in 2011. “We had the appropriate amount of gross charges, but our payments diminished greatly because we get 20 cents on the dollar [billed] for Medicaid patients,” Shepard said. Hospitals around

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Oregon are experiencing similar declines in the percentage of patients with commercial insurance, according to Andy Van Pelt of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. However, the overall operating margin in Oregon is about 4.3 percent, he said.

• A new patient admitting area at St. Charles Medical Center – Bend opened for business in July. The five new admitting stations are located near the main entrance and provide more privacy for patients and family members talking to hospital receptionists. Also, six new patient consultation stations are planned nearby. The improvements are part of a $2 million remodel of the hospital’s first floor lobby areas that began in May and is expected to run into November, according to Kirk Schueler, chief administrative officer.

“This isn’t a revenue-generating activity,” Schueler said. “This is all about improving the experience of the patient…we want that experience to have a positive influence on the reason they’re here.”

• The birthing center at St. Charles Medical Center – Redmond may close under a plan being considered by St. Charles Health Systems and discussed with community physicians in July. This would reduce the number of Central Oregon hospitals delivering babies from four in 2009 (St. Charles – Bend, St. Charles – Redmond, Pioneer Memorial, now St. Charles – Prineville,

and Mountain View Hospital in Madras) to just two: St. Charles – Bend and Mountain View. “This is really, really early in the process of discovery,” asserted Dr. Jeff Absalon, chief physician officer at St. Charles.

“It may make sense, but we want to understand it fully before we take it any further.”

According to Absalon, deliveries at St. Charles – Bend are down to 1,500 per year from as many as 2,000 a year a few years ago. St. Charles – Redmond is expected to deliver about 320 babies this year.

Follow-ups: • Two brothers in foster care we reported about last month were whisked off to their biological father in Mexico in late June, much to the distress of their foster parents Shylo and Michael Walker of Crooked River Ranch. The Walkers had cared for the boys for almost two years and had hoped to adopt them. Both boys were born in the United States of an American mother and therefore are American citizens. Their mother currently is in the Jefferson County Jail awaiting trial on a number of drug-related charges. She is likely to be sent to prison for a number of years and had agreed to an open adoption. The father is a Mexican national who came to the United States illegally and was deported back to Mexico after pleading guilty to a domestic violence charge in 2010. Under current Oregon Department of Human Turn to Nutshell, page 45

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Services policy, children are to be reunited with biological families whenever possible, even if it means tracking down the family in a foreign country where the children have never visited, do not speak the language and have no experience with the culture. While DHS officials claim they make every effort to insure children being reunited with biological family out of the country are going to be safe, they admit that once the children are placed they leave everything in the hands of the receiving family and local social service agencies.

Dumb stuff: • Direct flights Redmond to L.A. should be subsidized by a grant from the federal government, according to local advocates of Central Oregon’s economy, and they want the community to support their efforts. The local advocates, a group called the Central Oregon Air Service Team consisting of business and community leaders, applied in June for a Small Community Air Service Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s program that provides funds to help less populated areas increase commercial air service. The executive director of Economic Development for Central Oregon, Roger

Lee, notes Redmond already has flights to Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Denver, leaving Southern California the largest destination without service. EDCO wants folks in the business community to email the U.S. DOT messages declaring their support.

• Bend may write off another one of its so-called “forgivable” loans, this one the city made last year to an online retailer of children’s outdoor apparel, Play Outdoors, which went out of business roughly six months after receiving the $18,000 loan.

The business’ co-owner, Justin Rae, paid back $10,000 of the loan from personal funds. Now, the city is considering making all future forgivable loans made through the Bend Opportunity Fund, which loans money to companies selling goods or services to customers outside the region, be made only when the borrower makes a personal guarantee to repay the loan.

• Re d m o n d c i t y a n d Deschutes County officials want to salvage the Evergreen Elementary school building as a Redmond city hall and/ or to house a county government services center, but are choking on the estimated cost.

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Chorus of One: Taking tennis to the next level

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By Jonathan Kahnoski The gracious follow-up letter from Alex and Nancy Beattie in the July Scene raised a point I should clarify, and a couple of thoughts for consideration.

In my Chorus of One from June, I implied more than intended when I wrote that two additional parks/playgrounds were proposed in an amenities master plan developed several years ago. I since have confirmed that plan was “received” but never “adopted formally” by the SROA board.

The old master plan is now being incorporated into a broader infrastructure and amenities master plan that should be presented to the owners at this year’s annual meeting. Thus, I would not say the parks are “planned” just yet, but can say they are being “considered” and believe they have a high priority for most people.

The Beatties applaud Sunriver hosting the Girls 5A District 1 Championship as a “winwin,” but downplay the desirability of having a welcome center and a stadium court as part of our tournament tennis complex, noting other venues set up tables to welcome tournament participants who bring their own food, drink and chairs. While true, it raises the question: Is Sunriver tennis, especially as a tournament venue, going to be no better than the competition? Or, are we going to offer a premium experience that attracts more tournaments and earns premium fees?

The risk of being no better than other venues is that there is no reason to come to Sunriver when compared to any other venue.

Black Butte Ranch would love to have the tournaments. We could compete by asking a lower price, something the competition could match or beat, and everyone would be on a death spiral of declining revenues.

A better option is to offer such an extraordinary tournament experience (condition of our courts, availability of restrooms/locker rooms, pro shop, welcome center, food and drink) that participants and sponsors gladly pay a higher fee to play here. We compete on quality and can charge accordingly – think four diamonds versus two diamonds.

We already have beautiful tennis courts.

The Beatties agree we need restrooms. It would not be terribly expensive to take our facilities to the next level and attract national recognition.

Also, the proposed welcome center, with all of its amenities, would be open throughout the tennis season, not just during tournaments. Thus, non-tournament tennis visitors would have a first class experience as well, perhaps persuading them Sunriver is a great place to purchase and retire to, as well as hold tournaments.

Can we balance the different wants – parks versus tennis – and develop and maintain a first class community? I think we can.

I will soon offer some thoughts about a dog park.

From the editor’s desk: Irrigation project is border collie approved By Brooke Snavely

Sunriver Environmental LLC (SRE) cut hundreds of trees on its Lake Penhollow property due east of Sunriver to reduce fire danger, increase the amount of acreage available for growing hay crops and dispose of treated wastewater. My border collie, Rosie, will argue this was done so she can practice herding.

I’ve hiked Rosie through Lake Penhollow many times, and she’s always found critters worth herding: squirrels, coyotes, flocks of ravens and deer. Deer don’t behave like sheep and stay in a flock they just scatter in all directions. Plus they are very fast and can jump over obstacles that a herding dog has to go around, thus they quickly ruin a border collie’s fun.

But one time Rosie and I encountered a herd of elk

grazing in the hay field and seemingly unperturbed by our presence. To my knowledge Rosie had never seen elk before and she paused to study them.

I just stood there watching her watch the elk and them watch us. It was fun imagining what she was thinking.

Those things are huge. What are they? They have four legs.

Should I herd them? Can I herd them? Let’s give it a shot.

I stayed put as she ventured slowly forward in the classic border collie crouch, nose low to the ground, hips high ready for quick acceleration, eyes fixed on the target. The dog wants the animal to know that it is in charge. Skilled herding dogs can move dozens of sheep and cattle just by staring down the leader of the herd and convincing it with a turn of its head to go this way or that.

Once a herd starts moving, the dog works from behind and alongside the herd to keep it moving the intended direction.

Rosie’s cautious approach got the elk herd’s attention.

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accepting that this was what Rosie wanted them to do.

Keeping her distance, Rosie moved to their left flank, and they moved right. She came back around the herd’s right flank and they responded by shifting left. Rosie seemed to gain confidence with each command she gave and response she got.

She had moved the herd a few hundred feet and everything was proceeding according to plan when one of the elk turned to face her. It was a bull with a huge rack of antlers. It puffed itself up to its full height, like the proud elk in the Hartford Insurance Company commercials, and stared down its long nose at Rosie. Even from the distance I was watching, I could sense the bull’s challenge.

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Rosie froze in mid step. After a standoff that probably only lasted a few seconds but felt longer, she wisely decided the bull was in charge and, without taking her eyes off it, moonwalked backward toward me. I’ve never seen a dog walk backwards that far, and she did it as smooth as Michael Jackson.

When she reached me, she sat down next me and looked up as if to say: Game over. He’s not moving.

The bull watched her retreat without moving. When he was satisfied Rosie understood he wanted no more of this herding business, he flared his nostrils, snorted once, turned and trotted off to rejoin his harem.

Sunriver property owners can obtain permits to walk on the Lake Penhollow property by calling 541-593-4197 or visiting the SRE office on West Cascade Road. You obviously want to avoid contact with the treated wastewater, just like on the Woodlands golf course.

For open scenery, wildlife viewing and a little herding practice, it can’t be beat.

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been considered for purchase from the Redmond School District by the city. It has a host of structural problems: the boilers are old and expensive to operate and the windows, plumbing, electrical wiring, heating, ventilation and air conditioning all need to be replaced. In addition, the cost of bringing the building up to seismic code is estimated at $400,000.

The total cost to remodel the school building into a city hall and county services center, and tear down the adjacent school gymnasium to make room for a parking lot is estimated at $8.2 million. Deschutes County already expended $1.4 million to purchase a bank-owned commercial building for its services center and spent another $31,000 for architectural services related to remodeling the structure. If the county proceeds with developing the Evergreen School building, it would sell the commercial building. Evergreen School is considered an historic building and has considerable sentimental value for some. However, government officials are showing little appetite to expend the millions of dollars necessary to make the building usable.

Honorable mention: • A Defense of Freedom Medal was awarded posthumously to Deborah Klecker for her service as a civilian contractor training police recruits in Iraq while employed by Dyn-Corp International, a contractor based in Irving, Texas. She was killed by an improvised explosive device detonated near a convoy she was traveling with a couple of months after arriving in 2005.

The medal, the civilian equivalent of the military’s Purple Heart Medal, was presented to her family at a ceremony held July 6 at the Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park at the west end of the Newport Avenue bridge. Klecker had retired in the late 1990s after a long career in law enforcement with the Marion County Sheriff ’s Department, including a stint as detective, and was living south of Sunriver. She was appointed by Gov. John Kitzhaber and re-appointed

by Gov. Ted Kulongoski to the board of directors of the Oregon Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training. In Iraq, she could have worked in relative safety training Iraqi police officers in detective work in the Green Zone, the fortified area in Baghdad that included the U.S. Embassy. However,

Klecker preferred to travel with Marines several times a week so she could monitor Iraqi police officers on the job. In June 2005, she was in a convoy when an IED detonated 11 yards from her vehicle, inflicting massive injuries to her and injuring a U.S. soldier. She was airlifted to a hospital but died within the hour. She was 51.

• Bend’s own decathlete, Ashton Eaton, set a new world record for the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, with a total score of 9,039; 13 points above the previous record set in 2001 by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic. Eaton won seven of the 10 events and achieved personal bests in the javelin throw (193 feet 1 inch), the pole vault (17 feet 4-1/2 inches) and the 1,500 meters run (4 minutes, 14.48 seconds). The decathlon consists of 10 track and field events that measure strength, spring, coordination, speed and endurance. Participants compete over two days. Scoring uses a point system for each event, not by position (first, second, etc.) achieved. A mathematical formula incorporates the participant’s performance and three event-specific parameters to calculate points awarded for each event. The events are – first day:

100 meters run, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, 400 meters run; second day: 100 meters hurdles, long jump, shot put, high jump, 1,500 meters run. Eaton also won the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials and thereby qualified for

the 2012 London Olympics where he is favored to win the gold medal for the decathlon.

Editor’s note: In a Nutshell is compiled from press releases and news articles published in other Central Oregon newspapers.

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