A match made in heaven! SROA is hosting the first ever Tennis & Brew Fest — three days of tennis clinics, beer & more at the North Courts.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center................ 8 Calendar...................... 13 SROA Board................ 26
Public Safety................ 24 Commentary................ 46 Classified..................... 47
In its 37th season, the Sunriver Music Festival begins its concert series with a pops concert featuring vocalist Storm Large
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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
AUGUST • 2014
VOLUME XL • NUMBER 8
Survey says…
Forget the map, get the app! SROA unveils mobile app By Scene staff The Sunriver Owner Association (SROA) has created a free mobile app that promotes all that Sunriver has to offer. Called “Sunriver Navigator,” the app is a one-stop shop to the community, and can provide a little something for everybody. “Today’s society is so mobile,” said Jason Schneider, SROA IT Technician. “So we took the most popular parts of our websites and the answers to the most common questions and put them in one convenient location,” The app features current weather conditions, a map showing roads and pathways, listings of restaurants and shopping, where to stay, events and activities, a fun “selfie” function for sharing Sunriver-themed photo and more. There is also an emergency alert feature that can be utilized as needed.
By Scene staff Results of the 2014 SROA Comprehensive Member survey were released on Friday, July 19. Overall, 2,295 owners completed the survey for a 59 percent participation rate. 1,382 surveys were completed online; 913 paper surveys were completed and returned by mail.
or an electronic prescription. Either way, all prescriptions run through the E-prescription service that all doctors use. With that service, we can tell our customers, ‘You are okay to get this
Owner information • 14 percent of respondents said their Sunriver property has multiple owners versus 86 percent who said their property doesn’t have other owners. • 93 percent of respondents said they own one Sunriver property, 7 percent have two properties and 1 percent have three or more properties. • 4 percent of survey respondents said they are new property owners (less than one year) while 17 percent have owned for 1-5 years, 18 percent have owned for 6-10 years, 33 percent have owned for 11-20 years, and 27 percent said they’ve owned Sunriver property for more than 20 years. • 71 percent of respondents said they don’t plan on selling their Sunriver property, 9 percent said they plan on selling within the next two years, 9 percent said within the next 2-5 years, 6 percent said within the next 6-10 years and 6 percent said in more than 10 years. • 38 percent spend less than 1 month in Sunriver per year, 37 percent spend 1-3 months, 7 percent spend 4-6 months, 3 percent spend 7-9 months and 14 percent spend 10-12 months in Sunriver per year. • 17 percent said their Sunriver property is their primary home, 44 percent said it’s a vacation home (which they don’t rent), 35 percent said it’s a vacation home rental property, 3 percent said it’s a rental property (which they don’t use), and 2 percent own unimproved lots. • 24 percent plan on making Sunriver their (10 percent within the next 5 years, 8 percent within the next 10 years, and 7 percent in more than 10 years). • Among those who don’t consider Sunriver their primary home, 64 percent
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The Sunriver Navigator app has a selfie function that allows you to take photos using several different Sunriver-themed overlays to then share via email or post to social network sites such as Facebook .
“Because the app was designed inhouse and utilizes in-house databases — information in the app can be updated anytime on the fly,” said Schneider. The app is available in Apple and Android stores. Simply go to your respective app store, search for Sunriver
Navigator and download the app to any connected mobile device. The app is compatible with the following operating systems: iPhone/iPad 7.0 and higher and Android 3.0 and higher. Launched in late June, the application Turn to App, page 4
Locally-owned pharmacy setting up shop in the business park By Brooke Snavely Sunriver area residents and visitors will soon be able to fill prescriptions and obtain over-the-counter medications without having to drive to Bend or La Pine. The Sunriver Pharmacy plans to open Sept. 1 at 56890 Venture Lane in the Sunriver Business Park. The pharmacy will occupy a space that previously housed Sunray Vacation Rentals. Winch Construction is remodeling the space. Sunriver Pharmacy is owned and operated by Judy Gilbert and Greg Gilbert who live in Sunriver. The Gilberts owned a home in Sunriver for 12 years before moving to the community two years ago. “We got the idea (for a pharmacy) from a SROA survey of members,” said Judy Gilbert. “Just the convenience of not having to drive to Bend or La Pine, especially during the winter month. It’s going to be great for the community.” Greg Gilbert oversaw the opening of several pharmacies as a health care SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XL • NUMBER 8 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
administrator. “This will be a full retail pharmacy. We will have all the medications that you’d find at a big box store with coverage by all the insurance carriers. It will be easy access. You can walk in with a doctor’s handwritten prescription
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