In order to comply with Oregon laws, SROA has created a permit and load tag system owners must use to collect firewood in Sunriver.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center ............... 8 Calendar ..................... 13 SROA Board................ 22
Public Safety ............... 30 Classified .................... 38 Commentary ............... 39
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DECEMBER • 2014
VOLUME XL • NUMBER 12
New water rates take effect Dec. 1 By Brooke Snavely New water rates take effect Dec. 1 for the approximately 4,500 customers of Sunriver Water LLC. As a result of stipulations in case number UW 160 between the water company, the Oregon Public Utility Commission and the Sunriver Owners Association: • Average residential bills will increase from $17.71 to $20.06 • Average multi-family bills will increase from $14.38 to $16.17 • Average commercial bills (1-inch meter) will increase from $53.09 to $60.49 • Average irrigation bills (2-inch meter) will increase from $210.87 to $256.64 • Flat-rate customer bills will increase from $19.69 to $24.60 • Golf course customer bills will change from a $1,699.14 base rate to a $2,235.43 base rate. While rates went up for most customer classes, they did not go up as much as the company proposed. PUC disagreed with several water company proposed expenses. Disallowed or adjusted expenses • PUC disallowed a $20,000 audit fee paid to the parent company, Sunriver Resort LLC. “It is not reasonable for the (water) customers to pay for the Resort’s audit since no audit of the water utility is performed, nor is one required. Further, this is an affiliated interest transaction for which there is no approved affiliated interest contract.” • The company sought to increase wages by about $66,000. PUC staff adjusted test year wages to reflect actual wages shown in the employees’ 2013 W-2s. PUC disallowed the salary of an employee “that more appropriately belongs in the Management Agreement (an agreement between the water company and their parent Turn to Water, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XL • NUMBER 12 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Maintenance fee sees increase of 4.5 percent for 2015
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late October with rain and windstorms that knocked down more than a dozen trees in Sunriver, left. The windstorms were followed by below zero temps, snow and freezing rain in mid-November. If you haven’t already winterized your house, now would be a good time to do so.
By Scene staff The Sunriver Owners Association’s maintenance fee will be $112.48 per month in 2015. The SROA Board of Directors approved the rate at its Nov. 16 meeting. The 2015 rate is $4.84 more than the 2014 maintenance fee and constitutes a 4.5 percent increase. This is the second consecutive year the board of directors has selected a maintenance fee increase that is less than the 6 percent it is authorized to increase without a vote of the owners. The maintenance fee increased 5 percent in 2013 and 6 percent the previous nine years with two exceptions when owners approved larger increases. With the 4.5 percent increase in 2015, SROA expects to fully fund its reserve replacement accounts, maintain a $150,000 contingency and $150,000 operating reserve, and cover projected legal expenses. Turn to Fee, page 12
Letters to and from a Sunriver-area resident serving in Afghanistan By Mike Beeson Travis West of Sunriver, an infantry officer in the Oregon Army National Guard, is in Herat Province, Afghanistan. His unit (C Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment) is assigned to defend the base. West, 28, has lived in the Sunriver area since 1999. He’s married to Amanda who has lived here all her life, and together they have two daughters, ages one and three. West said he looks forward to raising his children in the Sunriver area. West gets periodic letters from WE CARE, an effort facilitated by Sunriver Christian Fellowship. Each week a member of the group is designated to write a letter to a person serving in Afghanistan or Iraq. The recipient is Turn to Letters, page 5
Travis West with locals in Afghanistan’s Herat Province.
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company Sunriver Resort) and removed wages for vacant positions that were not going to be filled.” PUC’s review of salary and wages resulted in a downward adjustment of $37,100. • Sunriver Water LLC proposed a seven percent increase in annual Management Agreement expenses to Sunriver Resort for accounting, officer costs, and other administrative, human resources and information technology services. PUC said seven percent management contract increases “were not justified compared to the Consumer Price Index, which has averaged 2.3 percent per year since 2002.” PUC concluded that a three percent increase was reasonable. Water system improvements PUC was generous when it came to investments in the water storage and delivery system. Sunriver Water LLC proposed utility plant investments of $5.7 million, including $650,000 for the
first phase of a reservoir project to be installed near Lake Penhollow in 2015. PUC staff recommended $2.03 million in construction costs that allows for full completion of the reservoir project. The new reservoir will provide storage in peak demand times, hold a high level of water in case of emergency situations, and provide a second water supply for firefighting and customer use. Currently, PUC said if an emergency should occur, the individual reservoir water would be depleted in less than one and a half days. In a fire emergency, the water would be depleted in even less time. The reservoir project increases the system capacity to two and a half days. The reservoir project will also give the company an additional source from which to provide water should the current reservoir be rendered unavailable for any reason. PUC said the new reservoir will remedy a long standing customer water pressure issue at the north end of Sunriver. Water coming from the single south reservoir typically has a drop in pressure during peak
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burdens the existing customers to pay for infrastructure needed to supply water to the new areas. The PUC responded to these concerns by explaining that the infrastructures for the new subdivisions were constructed at the developer’s expense; and that the need for a rate adjustment is not based on growth, but rather on the cost of service and the opportunity for a reasonable return on investment. Concerns about the amount of money passing between the water company and its affiliates, particularly about management fees paid to the resort, were addressed in the stipulation. The stipulation requires Sunriver Water LLC to: • File a new affiliated interest contract application within 90 days of the final order. The application will address all of the charges from affiliates the water company plans to seek rate recovery of in its next application. • Separate water company accounts from the accounting for Sunriver Environmental LLC and Sunriver Resort LLP. To accomplish this, separate balance sheets,
income statements and cash flow statements must be submitted to the PUC on a quarterly basis through December 2016, and annually thereafter. Why SROA intervened The Sunriver Owners Association, representing the majority of Sunriver Water Company’s ratepayers, intervened in the rate case in June. The association did so as a means to ensure that Sunriver Water provides safe and adequate service to SROA and its members in exchange for fair and reasonable rates, and to facilitate better relations and understanding of the water company’s operations. In f o r m a t i o n : h t t p : / / a p p s . p u c . s t a t e . o r. u s / edockets/docket. asp?DocketID=18885 Management and Consulting for Homeowner & Condominium Associations & Projects 25 Years Management Experience in Central Oregon
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Village ice rink hosts food drive, free skate night The Village at Sunriver ice skating rink is working to fight hunger by hosting a canned food drive Dec. 1-19. Skaters and spectators alike are encouraged to bring in non-perishable food items that will be distributed to local families in need this Christmas. Skaters will receive $1 off skate admission for bringing in one or more non-perishable food items. According to Feeding America, a nation-wide system of food banks, one in six Oregonians struggles with hunger. Sunriver area folks can help bring this number down by participating in the “Come Skate, Hunger Won’t Wait” canned food drive. The rink will also host its annual “free skate night” Friday, Dec. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. A donation of two canned food items per person earns free skating for this session only. All ages are welcome. Small company… big company results!
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Santa will visit the skating rink that night and there will be free train rides on the Alpine Express. All food items donated during the canned food drive or free skate night, will benefit Care and Share, a Sunriverbased nonprofit organization that distributes food to those in need. Ice skating is an activity that
Notice to owners who hire snow removal contractors If you hire a contractor to remove snow from your Sunriver driveway, walkways, decks, roof or patios, please request (and monitor) the following: • All removed snow must remain on your property. • Take special care to make sure your snow is not dumped near or around hydrants. • Snow from your property should not be plowed or blown onto commons, including islands in the cul-de-sacs. • Snow from your property should not be plowed or blown onto neighbors’ driveway or property. • Your snow should not be pushed into the street for other motorists to navigate through or snowplows to contend with. For a list of snow removal contractors who have registered with the SROA Community Development Department, go to www.sunriverowners.org and click on the weather page in the main toolbar.
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can be enjoyed by individuals of any age and experience level. The Village at Sunriver rink carries a range of skate sizes and styles, both figure and hockey skates, so anyone can skate comfortably. The Village at Sunriver ice rink is located in the heart of the village at 57100 Beaver Drive, building 20. Visit www.sunrivervillage fun.com for information on pricing and session hours.
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Visits with Santa, ice-skating and train rides are among holiday festivities planned in The Village at Sunriver in December. Santa will roam the village Dec. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m., on Sunday, Dec. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and take train rides on Christmas day at times to be announced. The ice rink will host a canned food drive Dec. 1–19 by offering discounted admission for donations of canned food items (see story at left). Also on Friday, Dec. 5, Obsidian Hair Spa will run its annual Holiday Wish fundraiser with numerous ways to donate. Obsidian donates all its sales and tips to local charities that day. For more information on events, or to see a full list of Santa’s visits, check www.villageatsunriver.com
COVA to open visitor center in Sunriver The Central Oregon Visitors Association (COVA) will open a visitor information center in the Village at Sunriver in December. COVA will continue to represent all visitor attractions, communities, businesses and Chamber of Commerce/ Visitor Association partners from around the region in the new regional visitor information center. The visitor population in Sunriver skyrockets to an estimated 16,000+ people per day throughout the summer and peak holiday periods establishing Sunriver as the most highly concentrated epicenter of destination visitors in the region. The Village at Sunriver has undertaken a stunning multi-million dollar renovation, featuring more than 40 tenants, with the new visitor information center at the heart of this core of activity. “The visitors center will provide personalized engagement with Central Oregon’s core audience of destination visitors,” said Alana Hughson, COVA president & CEO.
“The community of Sunriver has the highest per capita number of overnight visitors in the region. These guests are seeking things to see and do and COVA wants to connect them to our business members and industry partners throughout the region.” To serve the presently unmet need to provide visitor information to the estimated 2.5 million annual destination visitors who basecamp their Central Oregon vacation in Sunriver, COVA will operate the regional visitor information center daily, year-round. COVA’s visitor information specialists will provide vacationers with the myriad of options for activities, outdoor recreation, attractions, dining, shopping, and culturally rich travel experiences throughout Central Oregon’s unique communities. “The visitors center helps address the seasonality of Central Oregon’s visitor volume by directly cross-selling the region to destination visitors year-round,” said Scott Hunts-
man, chairman of the board. “COVA’s face to face engagement with peak-season visitors enhances their experience; providing the inspiration and invitation to return for offseason special events, activities and package offerings.” COVA research indicates that destination guests stay longer (average 4+ nights), and spend more money per day ($224 per person) on accommodations, activities, dining and shopping while on vacation. Destination visitors seek a wide range of experiences to enhance and extend their vacations and this audience is COVA’s ideal target to engage on behalf of its member businesses and industry partners. Ongoing consumer research is vital to strategic planning and visitors to COVA’s Visitor Information Center will be surveyed on site. The data collected will provide critical insight into consumer travel preferences, visitor demographics, seasonality and the travel planning habits of destination visitors to Central Oregon. Turn to COVA, page 5
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usually a family member of someone in the congregation. Sallie Hennessy coordinates the effort. At one time some of WE CARE’s letters went to the Hennessy’s son when he served in that part of the world. WE CARE asked West to turn the process around and write a letter to the folks in Sunriver, describing his experience in Afghanistan. The following is taken from that letter: “I can’t go into details on what exactly we do over here, but I can tell you we are learning a lot, and it has been a good experience so far. Interacting with the local villagers and the Afghan National Army has been an eye-opener. A lot of folks over here are appreciative of the support we give them. It is satisfying helping people that are in need. Generally, if you give people respect they will reciprocate; the same goes for over here, even with the drastically different culture. A lot of times the children will be very curious about us and appear to regard us with uncertainty. It typically takes a smile and some high-fives and they are attached to your hip and following you around everywhere. Laughing with
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thousands of Macedonian and Greek soldiers as well as logistics and supply troops, builders and every type of worker needed to create settlements. These Greek garrisons established a Hellenic presence deep in Central Asia that persisted for centuries. Source: U.S. Central Command Cultural Advisory Group. “To be in such an ancient land, where people still practice elements of ancient culture, is truly an once-in-a-lifetime adventure,” West wrote. “It is hard to be away from the family but I came over here with some of the best soldiers and best equipment the country could provide. My soldiers have a good mindset and they are very proficient at their jobs. It gets pretty cold
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and giving food and water to the children can be fun. They really like pens, too. “The history here in Afghanistan is amazing. It is difficult to compare it to our own. I’ve included a picture of ruins of a castle that Alexander the Great built when he was here more than 2,000 years ago. Historical note: In 330 B.C., Alexander the Great undertook a massive building campaign, erecting a series of fortresses (miniature “Alexandrias”) in a giant arc from Herat in the west to Kandahar in the south to the Oxus (Amu Darya) River in the north and beyond into present-day Kazakstan and Tajikistan. At each of these fortresses, Alexander left behind hundreds or
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at night and the food is not very good, but we try to make the most of it by barbecuing when we can. My family has sent me a few care packages and I have received several letters from members of the Sunriver Christian Fellowship already. Having the ability to stay in contact through mail and e-mail really helps.” “I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to come over here to help the Afghan government survive and prosper. It is easy to see the situation over here and to want to help. We are keeping busy and staying safe.”
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Firewood permits, load tags required in Sunriver starting Jan. 1 On Jan. 1, a new SROA Firewood Permit and Load Tag system will be in place in Sunriver. The SROA Firewood Permit is required under Oregon law (Oregon Revised Statute 164.813) in regard to the transportation of firewood. SROA members will be required to present a current/ valid Member Preference card (formerly known as the SROA member ID card or HOID ID card) to obtain a 2015 Member Firewood Permit. The permit will be required for the entire year and shall be placed on the vehicle dashboard during the loading and transport of any firewood. Firewood permits/tags will be issued annually to qualifying recipients to collect up to five cords of wood. The presence of the permit in the vehicle will assist Sunriver Police to identify non-members who may be stealing firewood from commons. The transport of any firewood in the state of Oregon requires a permit, including Sunriver. The Sunriver Police Department and other enforcement agencies (i.e. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Department, Oregon State Police and federal law enforcement) can pull over vehicles transporting firewood
to check for a valid transportation permit and tag. An SROA Member Firewood Load Tag(s) will also be required and must be attached to each load of wood prior to transport. This system is very similar to the firewood permit and tag system used by the U.S. Forest Service. The load tags reduces theft of firewood and ensures equitable access by SROA members to available firewood supplies from commons. A load tag must be validated by removing or using a marker to cross off the month and day the SROA permit holder collects the firewood. The validated load tag must be highly visible at the back of the load, and displayed prior to moving the vehicle. One load tag will equal a half cord of firewood, or any portion thereof. A maximum of 10 load tags shall be issued annually to qualifying recipients. This is subject to change by SROA due to seasonal fluctuations or needs. Collecting and/or transporting firewood from SROA owned properties without a valid permit and load tag constitutes a Class C offense (adopted by the SROA board during its June meeting). Those who transport firewood outside of
Sunriver without a valid permit may be subject to an Oregon Class B misdemeanor which is a jailable offense. The new SROA Firewood Permit and Load Tag system helps SROA members abide by Oregon law, reduces theft and maintains equity. Stop by the SROA administration offices after January 1 with your current/valid SROA Member Preference card and pick up your 2015 permit and load tags. If you have any questions, contact SROA at 541-593-1522.
Firewood generated from ladder fuels reductions projects on commons is available to SROA members, but after Jan. 1 an SROA-issued permit and load tags will be required.
Sunriver Rotary plans 20th anniversary celebration Can Sunriver businesses benefit by becoming a local member of Rotary, one of the largest service clubs in the world? Business people are invited to find out by attending the 20th Anniversary Celebration Reception for the Sunriver Rotary Club on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. Business owners are invited to attend the event free of charge. “It’s hard to believe that our club, which serves businesses in Sunriver, La Pine and south Deschutes County, is 20 years old,” said Harry Hamilton, organizer of the anniversary event. “Our reception is de-
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signed not only to recognize the many people who have made our club successful over the past 20 years, but also to introduce Rotary to business professionals who might enjoy being a part of our next 20 years.” As part of the anniversary celebration, club president Kevin Padrick has launched a 10 by 20 Challenge – adding 10 new members during the club’s 20th anniversary year. Those interested in attending the event may visit the club’s website at www.sunriverrotary. org or give Padrick a call at 541593-2244 (email kpadrick@ padrick.com). Rotary was started in 1905 in Chicago as a club where busi-
ness professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Today, 1.2 million members carry on the work of one of the world’s first service organizations. The local club is focused on “service above self” and work year-round to help youth, seniors and the disadvantaged in south Deschutes County. During the past 20 years the club has raised nearly $500,000 for local charities. The club’s local efforts are supported by Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation which turns local donations into grants that fund charity work around the world.
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Answers to common questions about the nature center sunriver nature center & oregon observatory By Jennifer Curtis, Sunriver Nature Center Manager Even though the Sunriver Nature Center is nearing its 45th birthday, we meet people every day who are unfamiliar with the center and what exactly it is we do. Perfect! Here’s a short list of answers to frequently asked questions. Q: When was the nature center founded? A: Jim Anderson founded the Sunriver Nature Center in 1968. The nature center was included in the original plans for the Sunriver community, created by John Gray. Sunriver is a community dedicated to the harmonious co-existence between man and nature… there is only one other community like us in the U.S. and it is located in Wintergreen, Virginia. Q: Does it cost to get in? A: There is a fee to explore the trails, see our live raptors and enjoy our displays and botanical garden. Your admission fee helps to feed our birds, support our wildlife rehabilitation hospital, provide environmental stewardship programs for local schools, support our active research department and, of course, allows us to keep our doors open to homeowners and visitors year-round. Entry fee is:
$4 adults, $3 kids. The observatory is $8 adults, $6 kids. Q: What are your hours? A: The nature center is open year round, however days and times vary. During the summer we are open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., daily starting Memorial Day and ending Labor Day. During the winter months (November–March) we are open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday–Saturday. During the spring and fall we operate from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tuesday–Saturday. Q: If we are members of the High Desert Museum can we get into the nature center? A: The nature center is a member of ASTC (Association of Science and Technology Centers). All ASTC museums and science center members are granted access to any recipro-
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cal organization if you have your card on hand. Operating hours For example, a SNCO The Sunriver Nature Center is membership will gain you open Wednesday through Saturaccess to OMSI (and vice day, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. versa). At this time, the The Oregon Observatory is High Desert Museum is only open major holiday weeknot an ASTC member ends for solar viewing 11 a.m.-2 and their membership p.m. and night viewing 8-10 p.m. will not get you into the Saturday, Nov. 29 nature center. The ASTC Saturday, Dec. 27 membership is good for Saturday, Jan. 17 general admission (2 Saturday, Feb. 14 adults and 4 kids) and The observatory is also availdoes not include admisable for private star parties during sion to extra programs the winter. Two hours of private such as the observatory, viewing for groups up to 50 kids classes or special people is $185. events. Q: Do we get in free if we are staying at the resort comes from the Second Tern or renting a house? A: The nature center is an Thrift Store located on Spring independent nonprofit and is River Road just outside of not affiliated with the resort Sunriver. The store provides the or local vacation rental prop- nature center with around 40 erties. Check in with your percent of our annual operating rental manager, as some rental budget. The store is run by one properties provide guest passes part time staff person and an army of volunteers and is open to our center. on Fridays and Saturdays from Q: How is the nature center 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. We are not funded by any state or federal funded? A: As an independent non- agencies. profit we are funded through Q: How does the nature center admissions, program fees, work with the Sunriver Owners memberships, grants, doAssociation? nations and contracts with A: The nature center is under the Sunriver Resort and the contract with SROA to provide Sunriver Owners Association. environmental consultation Our largest source of income
services, weir management services (weirs are small obstructions on rivers that pool water behind them while also allowing it to flow steadily over their tops), provide rehabilitation services for injured wildlife, trap rentals for nuisance animals, provide use of the Pozzi Education building for community meetings, participation in community events such as WOW Day, Arbor Day and the great toad migration. In addition, we conduct scientific research on the now endangered spotted frog and worked closely with SROA during the listing process. Nature center staff serves on the SROA Environmental Committee to provide environmental status reports and bring attention to environmental issues that need to be addressed. The partnership between SNCO and SROA is vital to maintain a community where humans and nature can co-exist. Q: What’s at the nature center? A: The nature center is a wonderful place for people of all ages located off of circle 3, close to the marina, airport and stables. We maintain a large collection of meteorites and specimens of local wildlife. We are home to Central Oregon’s only botanical garden and offer beautiful nature trails that meander along Lake Aspen. We have an amphitheater that we utilize for live animal presentations, an education center for programs as well as interactive exhibits for kids. Our most popular exhibits include the Creature Cave, which houses over 20 reptiles and amphibians (some that you can touch!) and our live birds of prey. We care for six live raptors including a barn owl, red-tailed hawk, sawwhet owl, golden eagle and two great horned owls. Q: I found an injured hawk in my yard. Can the nature center help me? A: Yes, the nature center is a certified wildlife rehabilitation facility. We accept small mammals, all birds and raptors such as hawks and eagles. We have knowledgeable staff that is familiar with treating injured and/or sick animals. While in your care, make sure that the animal is kept warm (heating pad, water bottle, warm towel), and kept in a dark, quiet place and not given food or water. The quicker the animal is in Turn to Center, page 9
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our care, the better chance it has for survival. In addition, if you are unable to bring the animal to the center, we are happy to help retrieve it. We do not accept deer or raccoons but can provide you with contacts for rehab facilities that do. Q: Why do you have birds of prey? Why are the bird enclosures so small? A: The nature center is permitted to house and care for birds of prey that have serious injures that inhibit them from ever being released back into the wild. These magnificent birds serve as ambassadors for education on wildlife conservation and stewardship, rehabilitation and human/wildlife conflicts. Due to their injuries, our birds are kept in enclosures that meet the minimum size requirements for birds kept in captivity. With that said, we are embarking on an improvement project to build our birds of prey new, larger and more naturally stimulating homes. Check in with the nature center if you’d like more information about this project. Q: Is the observatory part of the nature center? A: Yes, the Sunriver Nature Center & Oregon Observatory has five arms. It includes administration, the nature center, the observatory, our research department and the Second Tern Thrift Store. The observatory was added to the Sunriver Nature Center in 1991 and is now the nation’s largest public viewing observatory and houses 20-inch and 30-inch telescopes. Q: What kind of programs do you offer? A: SNCO offers programs for all ages. We run summer programs for kids and families, workshops for adults, nature hikes, bird walks, school programs, sleep-overs, scouting events, home school programs, environmental stewardship
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On Thursday, Dec. 4, 6 p.m. in the Dillon Room at SHARC, a neighborhood meeting will be held to present the proposed redevelopment of the Sunriver Nature Center and Oregon Observatory. The plan proposes a new building at the nature center, a garden walk with bird enclosures, a new roll-off building and theater at the observatory, parking lot and site improve-
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Award winning and Grammy nominated jazz and R&B saxophonist Patrick Lamb and his band will perform at the Sunriver Resort’s Great Hall Friday, Dec. 19 as part of the Sunriver Resort’s annual Traditions celebration Joining Patrick Lamb’s band will be a six member Holiday Gospel Choir. “We are delighted to have Lamb back to perform in Sunriver,” said Pam Beezley of the Sunriver Music Festival. “Patrick has a large following of fans in Central Oregon. His Christmas concerts are always incredible performances and adding the Holiday Gospel Choir is a real bonus.” The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Sunriver Resort’s Great Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40 and $35. The Sunriver Music Festival is currently running a special membership promotion. For all memberships received through Dec. 19, members can enjoy a $5 discount off their ticket price in each section. Sunriver Music Festival annual memberships begin at $100 and include a variety of benefits. Information: 541-593-9310, email: tickets@sunrivermusic.org or visit www.sunrivermusic.org
By Billye Turner Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents “Photography of the High Desert Region” featuring photographers representing the Oregon Natural Desert Association and Bend photographer Dave Kamperman. The exhibition continues through Jan. 4. Over a decade ago, photographers dedicated to capturing the beauty of the high desert region conceived of an annual collection of photographic images celebrating the little known area. The concept inspired the Oregon Natural Desert Association’s “Wild Desert Calendar,” now in its 11th year. Renowned for showcasing the beauty of the high desert of Central and Eastern Oregon, the calendar debuts this year at the Sunriver Lodge gallery with some 20 images by Greg Burke, Jim Davis, Tyson Fisher and Christof Teuscher. The calendar is also available for purchase at Costco in Bend and Powell Books in Portland. Greg Burke (www.pbase. com/gbphoto) and Jim Da-
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The Second Tern, the Sunriver Nature Center and Oregon Observatory’s thrift store on Spring River Road next to Summit Xpress Market, is holiday central. There is plenty of holiday and party items available including gift items, tree trimmings, festive linens, wreaths, kitchen supplies and all kinds of stuff that comes in handy when holiday visitors come calling. The store’s inventory includes a variety of clothing, ski wear, electronics, small appliances, furniture, hardware, as well as a huge selection of DVDs, CDs and VHS movies. The Tern is open Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. -3 p.m. The store will be closed Dec. 26-27, and then reopen Friday, Jan. 2. The folks at The Second Tern thank the community for the past year of donated items, sales revenues, and volunteer help that benefit the nature center. The Tern is volunteer-operated and a number of new volunteers came on board this year. For those considering new year’s resolutions, think about putting volunteering for the Tern on the list of good deeds for 2015. Call volunteer coordinator Gail Beeson at 541-598-7397 for information. Happy holidays from The Second Tern.
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Tom O’Shea, managing director of Sunriver Resort, will address the Sunriver Men’s Club Thursday, Dec. 18 at the Crosswater Grille. O’Shea’s talk will focus on the resort’s strategic direction, past and future. Page 1 of the November issue of the Sunriver Scene highlighted The Cove at Sunriver Resort. And that’s not all that is happening at the resort. Come to the luncheon and hear O’Shea speak about the resort’s strategic direction for the next five years. He will address amenities, development, tourism growth and community partnerships. He’ll also talk about the past organizational changes, development and growth that led up to the current setting. As always, there will be time for questions and answers with the guest speaker. O’Shea has more than 35 years of executive leadership in the hospitality industry.
He b e g a n h i s c a re e r in Amsterdam, Holland. O’Shea moved into the executive ranks with Hilton International in London, England. He came to the United States when Loews Hotels of New York recruited him to assist in a major hotel development for a GOP convention in Dallas, Texas. Six years later, Benchmark Hospitality in Houston recruited O’Shea as a senior vice president. He worked there for 22 years until Destination Hotels hired him in 2007 to join Sunriver Resort management and assist with a complete organizational restructure. When not working, his passion is running along the river with his dogs, and he also likes to play a little golf. He met his wife here in Sunriver and every
year they travel back to Ireland, where O’Shea was born and raised. For the luncheon, doors open at 11:30 a.m. A social half-hour follows, with lunch at noon and the program from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunriver area men and women are welcome to attend. The cost is $20 per person. The menu offers a choice of seared shrimp scampi with rice, corn and asparagus; or a romaine wedge salad with bacon, tomato, cucumber, garlic croutons and ranch dressing; or a vegetarian stuffed acorn squash. Oatmeal raisin cookies will be served for dessert. Coffee, tea and dessert are included. Beer and wine are extra. To reserve a seat, use the signup sheet at the Marketplace, or send an email to Sunriver.Mensclub@Yahoo.com. Be sure to include your menu preference. Deadline for signing up is Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 5 p.m.
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12 days of Christmas gift ideas at Artists Gallery For those who strive to give gifts along the lines of “The 12 Days of Christmas,” or can’t get the tune out of their head, Artists Gallery Sunriver presents the following suggestions: • For the first gift of Christmas a painting of “A Christmas at Camp Sherman,” by watercolor artist Bill Hamilton, which depicts Santa in front of the Camp Sherman Store.
• For the fifth gift of Christmas a set of oil painter Bonnie Junell’s holiday-themed drink coasters, trivets or tree decorations.
• Two red art glass birds, created by glass artist Jeff Thompson, could be the second gift of Christmas. • A poinsettia flower art glass bowl that will hold a pile of holiday cookies, by Marily Badger, might be an appropriate third gift of Christmas. • For the fourth gift, a set of holiday art cards and prints that depict wintry local scenes by photographer Carolyn Waissman
• Wrap up the sixth gift of Christmas in warm, hand loomed shawl by Sunriver resident, Mary Wonser. • Watch the season twinkle in the seventh gift of Christmas, an Oregon grape state flower
pendant by jewelry artist Karla Proud. • Winter images of Mt. Bachelor by photographers Gary Chandler and Maggie Downs might make a nice eighth gift. • Decorate the holiday table with an original quilted table runner by Nancy Cotton for the ninth gift of Christmas. • For the tenth gift some Peter Roussell pottery in cheery gold and red colors. • For the eleventh gift a Deni Porter watercolor art print depicting the joy of snowboarding.
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Sunriver Anglers Fly Tying Corner: Little black leech By Phil Fischer I first learned about fishing leeches in Idaho’s Henry’s Lake some years ago. I had just bought a brand new Bucks Bag donut float tube and I was eager to try it out. I launched it near the Staley Springs Boat launch and kicked out past the weed line and started fishing. It was a pretty warm day and fishing was slow, almost to a point where the process of casting and stripping my Halloween leech, a Henry’s Lake standby, put me into a trance. After an hour of gently kicking my way over to the Stump Hole and almost napping, I was suddenly jolted awake with an aggressive strike. I lifted the rod and nothing. Wide awake now, I cast to the same general area, and the second time this fish didn’t miss. After playing it to net, I lifted the fish onto the 22-inch measuring gauge on my tube and the tail flopped two inches
past the last mark. A 24-inch cuttbow from Henry’s Lake! This was the largest fish I had ever caught in my life. And I caught it on a leech in my new float tube. That evening back at the Elk Creek Ranch I confronted the fly shop owner who sold me this float tube. In a loud voice I said, “That tube you sold me is defective.” Defensively Andy said “What?” Several other fishermen overheard the conversation and moved in closer to hear what was wrong with my new tube. I repeated, “That float tube you sold me is defective. The measurement gauge on the stripping platform only goes to 22 inches. It is not big enough!” Well, Andy got a hearty laugh when he realized that meant I had caught a big fish on the maiden voyage in my new tube. Time and time again since that day on Henry’s Lake I have used a favorite leech pat-
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tern as the first fly of the day. Leeches are an important food source in many lakes, including those in Central Oregon. They swim in an undulating motion through the water. And trout love them. Most are about 1-3 inches long and the color varies from tan to olive, brown, rust and black, most often taking on the color of their environment. Leeches are good swimmers, so a moderate to fast retrieve is often the ticket. I like to take six inch strips, with pauses periodically on an intermediate line. Most of the leech patterns I tie are lightly weighted in the front of the fly to help the fly rise and fall while being stripped, imitating the snakelike swimming motion of the natural. I often put just a touch of flash in the tail that helps draw attention to the fly. Depth is usually pretty important. So a good practice is to Turn to Leech, page 17
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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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Community theater group seeks Sunriver love stories
Casino Night fundraiser at SHARC The Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Sunriver residential and business community, presents “Casino Night,” Friday, Dec. 12, 6-8 p.m. at SHARC. Casino Night is a major holiday fundraiser for the Care and Share Christmas Basket Program that delivers food and gifts to needy families in south Deschutes County. Last year, the event raised more than $6,000, which purchased Christmas meals for 101 families and gifts for 141 children in the 97707 ZIP code. Casino Night is an evening of food, beverages, bingo, charity poker and socializing. There will be a large variety of prizes donated by local merchants for the lucky bingo and poker winners. The event is free and everyone is welcome. Information: 541593-8149.
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The Sunriver Stars Community Theater (SSCT) continues to shine. At a recent sold-out show, a veteran theatergoer welcomed a couple that had never attended a SSCT production to his table. He was overheard to say, “Now don’t expect Broadway. This little troupe does a fine job up there but what they are really great at is community building. They bring us all together for lots of fun.” Artistic Director Victoria Kristy thinks that is one of the loveliest compliments that she and her group of local thespians could get. So when the Sunriver potluck dinner committee asked the Stars to provide the entertainment for the upcoming February potluck dinner, Kristy put on her thinking cap. How could she combine theater, community building and the month of love together in an entertaining way? Kristy recently participated in an Oregon Arts Coalition workshop. She was inspired by one of the presenters, a theater director herself, who coaches terminally ill patients to write their story. Professional actors then come in and act out the
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the stories.” If you feel like becoming a star, you may read your story in the presentation. If you prefer being in the audience, SSCT actors will tell your tale. Contributors can choose to be identified or remain anonymous. All whose stories are used in the script will receive a bottle of wine as appreciation for sharing. Please send in your love story today and mark your calendar for Feb. 11 to see “Sunriver Love Story” at the monthly potluck dinner.
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The Sunriver Stars Community Theater is partnering with the Three Rivers School PTA to sponsor a Dec. 19 performance by Oregon Shakespeare Festival performers at the school. The Shakespeare Festival will do a show and give two workshops for the students. “I am hopeful that after the children experience live theater by this excellent group they will want to give acting a try and participate in our production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ which auditions Feb. 3,” said Victoria Kristy, artistic director of the Sunriver Stars. To date, SSCT has donated more than $8,000 to support the after school enrichment program at Three Rivers School.
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stories on stage before a live audience. “It was such a moving presentation, I kept thinking ‘how can I do something like this in Sunriver?’ It all fell into place when we were asked to entertain at the potluck,” Kristy said. Everyone has a love story to tell – funny, sad, poignant, romantic, hilarious – and the SSCT wants them all. Type it up and email it to Victoria at dramama@comcast.net. She will choose excerpts and write the script. Sunriver Love Stories will be presented as Readers Theater. Picture two rocking chairs on an empty stage… an actor reading old love letters from a love now gone or two old lovers reminiscing over how they met 59 years ago, or a hilarious “he said-she said” version of a first date. All are perfect! “We are only given 45 minutes to entertain,” said Kristy, ”so I am looking for five great stories we could tell in about six minutes each. Sharon Sackett and Bob Vogel will make our presentation complete by singing love songs that complement
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High Desert Museum’s lynx dies Snowshoe, a male hybrid lynx who lived at the High Desert Museum for nine years, died Nov. 11. He had been under a veterinarian’s care for kidney failure. Snowshoe’s exact age isn’t known but it’s believed he was in his 20s, having lived much longer than lynx do in the wild. Snowshoe came to live at the museum in 2005 after he was found, in poor condition, by a Pacific Crest Trail hiker near Castle Crags State Park in California. David Osborn was hiking the PCT when he came around a corner on the east fork of Sulphur Creek and spotted the lynx on a sandbar. At first, he thought it was a big house cat. But as he neared, he realized it was much, much bigger than that. “He was lying in sphinx position.” said Osborn, who he tried to make himself look big and made loud noises – but the lynx “wasn’t impressed.” The cat “looked at me curiously and yawned, then stretched like a dog and started walking straight toward me.” Osborn retreated behind a tree but the cat followed him. When another animal, possibly a deer, snapped a twig nearby, the cat became distracted and
Osborn fled. He ran several miles and encountered off-duty park ranger Christopher Mizeur. Mizeur says that when Osborn told him he had seen what he believed was a lynx, Mizeur thought, “he doesn’t know his cats.” Mizeur went back to town to pick up a large dog trap and roast beef. The men then returned to where Osborn first spotted the lynx. They carefully formed a trail of roast beef mounds between the cat and the trap. The hungry lynx fell for the trick, wolfing down the piles of beef as it walked directly into the crate. “Then he went crazy,” Osborn said. “He bent the metal.” The men found large branches to weave through the crate and carried the lynx back to the
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Mizeur’s truck. Mizeur contacted Marianne Dickison with Shasta Wildlife Rescue and delivered the lynx to her. She took the cat to a veterinarian, who discovered the lynx had been neutered, declawed and its canine teeth pulled. The vet also said he lacked muscle, an indication the lynx had been kept in small quarters, such as a crate, for a long time. It was clear he had been kept as a pet and then released in the wild to fend for himself. Because the lynx is a protected wildlife species and illegal to possess without special permits, the options in California were to euthanize him or find a suitable home, which wouldn’t be easy. But Dickison was determined not to let the lynx be euthanized. She took the cat home for a week as she searched Turn to Lynx, page 16
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Sunriver businessman starts pasta company George Morrice’s Deschutes Pasta Company launched production of fresh pasta in May 2014. The pasta, made with all organic ingredients, is available in the Sunriver Marketplace (aka the north store), and in Bend at Newport Market, C.E. Lovejoy’s, Nature’s Marketplace and Central Oregon Locavore. Morrice, who is known to many Sunriver area residents and businesses through his Little River Window Cleaning service, made pasta as a chef at Casanova’s Restaurant and The
Lodge at Pebble Beach in his Carmel, California hometown. “With the growing consumer preference for high quality, locally-made fresh food products, I decided to bring my fresh pasta to the Central Oregon area,” Morrice said. After testing many different types of flours, including several that were imported from Italy, Morrice concluded that organic ingredients made the best pasta. “The high quality semolina flour and organic eggs give the pasta a rich golden yellow color,
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for an appropriate facility to take him. She contacted the High Desert Museum and staff there was happy to take him. “Snowshoe has been an ambassador for North American cat species and has had an educational impact on hundreds of thousands of museum visitors. The lynx is an example of an apex predator that has an enormous home range but exists in very low densities and are difficult for biologists to detect, like the wolverine,” said John Goodell, High Desert Museum wildlife curator. “Throughout
the intermountain west, wildlife managers initiated large carnivore survey projects and these studies have shown lynx present in areas where they were thought to be absent. There are still many unknowns about their presence in the Cascades. Snowshoe has brought this story to life in our museum community.” Soon after the lynx arrived, a competition was held among Central Oregon schoolchildren to come up with a name. “Snowshoe” won. Snowshoe was best recognized for his golden eyes and bent right ear. He is thought to be a cross between Canadian
lynx and Eurasian lynx. Lynx are solitary cats that hunt at night, so are rarely seen. They are stealthy hunters, with excellent hearing and eyesight so keen they can spot a mouse 250 feet away. They eat birds, mice and squirrels but prefer the snowshoe hare. Owning exotic animals, including all wild cats, was banned in Oregon in 2009. Snowshoe’s care was supported in part by the museum’s Adopt an Animal program, which helps fund the care of nearly 200 animals. Information: www.highdes ertmuseum.org/adopt-animal
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Ambush Fitness, a physical fitness studio in the Sunriver Business Park, announced an “open gym,” operating model in November, in response to the closure of Mavericks. The studio’s new Monday to Friday 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. expanded operating hours “allow more flexibility for the full time resident, seasonal client, or vacationer to achieve their fitness goals,” said Scott Mudrick, co-owner with Krista Mudrick and Antonio Suarez. Fitness gear available to open gym users includes resistance equipment, cardio vascular machines, rowing, elliptical, treadmill, power bike, recumbent bike, free weights, battle ropes for balance training, a tire fitness class and light therapy tanning beds. Yoga and nutritional supplements are available at additional cost. Gym access fees are $49 per month. There are discounted rates for personal and group fitness classes available. Ambush offers fitness classes for ages 6 to 75 in personal, couple, small group and outdoor adventure formats. Through a cooperative arrangement with “Fit Float,” Ambush also offers timed fitness events such as trail running, hiking, mountain biking and water fitness adventures. Mudrick said the “Fit Float” platform “allows us to expand into outdoor fitness programs and provide a ‘fitness tour’ element that is much needed in the Sunriver area.” Ambush might offer 24-hour operations “if the community continues to support and warrant the expansion. We are proud to expand our operations for the community by offering additional options to meet their many fitness needs,” Mudrick said. Information: 541-610-6799, www.ambushfitness.com
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cast, pause and count to ten to let the fly sink before stripping it back. If that doesn’t draw a strike, let the fly sink deeper on the next cast with a count to 15. Keep adjusting until you find the preferred depth for the fish that day. One of the patterns that I turn to regularly is the subject of this month’s article, the LBL, or Little Black Leech. The LBL is simple to tie, yet effective in a wide variety of lake situations. I use a red glass bead at the head, and wrap about 4-5 wraps of lead behind the bead to help lightly weight the fly. I also use a short shank Daiichi 1530 hook in size 10. While leeches are long and skinny while swimming, by using the shorter shank hook I have more gape to help hook fish versus a longer shank size 12 or 14. The fly ends up being about the same size as on a smaller hook, but the wider gape of a size 10 is much more effective
in hooking fish. I also tie similar patterns including an olive, brown, and tan leech, and a variety of shades and colors in between to make sure I cover the spectrum of leeches encountered in our local lakes. I blend most of my own dubbing so I can come up with many different shades to match the natural as needed. Pattern recipe Hook: Daiichi 1530 size 8-12 hook Thread: Black Danville 70 Denier (6/0) Bead: 7/64” Metallic Red Glass, Brass or Tungsten Bead to match desired sink rate Tail: Black Marabou with 3-4 strands of red Krystal Flash or similar Body: Black Simi-Seal (75%) blended with Red Trilobal dubbing (25%)
Tying instructions Place a glass bead on the hook. Lock it in place at the hook eye with 3-4 wraps of .015 gauge lead wire. Trim a clump of marabou fibers off the stem of the feather and tie in right behind the lead wire and back to the tail set position. The tail should extend about 1½-2 times the length of the hook. Tie in 3-4 strands of red Krystal Flash to extend the length of the tail on both sides of the hook. Blend the dubbing using a blade type coffee grinder to blend the fibers together. Spin a sparse amount onto the thread leaving the fibers loose so they will flare while winding from the tail set position on the hook to the head of the fly. Use a bodkin or dubbing needle to tease a few of the fibers out of the dubbed body. Alternatively, spin the fibers into a dubbing loop and wind it forward from the tail set position to the head. Whip finish and lightly glue the head.
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The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other’s burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas… –W.C. Jones
sunriver women’s club President’s message Shimmering pines, glowing hearths and those wonderful scents coming from the kitchen – yes, the holidays are upon us! It is the busiest time of the year filled with love and giving in many forms. As you consider your holiday gift list we would like to encourage you to make a year-end, taxdeductible donation to the Sunriver Women’s Club. Mail donations to SRWC, PO Box 3334, Sunriver, OR 97707. Each year, 17 to 20 nonprofit organizations operating within the Three Rivers and south Deschutes County area are awarded grants through the SRWC Philanthropic Fund. They all focus on basic family and children needs of shelter, health, food, clothing and
education. Celebrate with old and new friends and family both far and near. Take a moment to remember those less fortunate, be it taking a gift tag from a giving tree, providing a food basket, or visiting someone who is unable to get out, with a plate of holiday goodies. We wish everyone in our Sunriver community a safe and very joyous holiday season. –Martha Deuchler & Marcia Schonlau, co-presidents Winter fun Do you want to stay active outdoors this winter? Have the winter doldrums set in now that the weather has changed? If so, members of the Outdoor Winter Fun group met in November to plan activities to help you get
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for lunch in the SHARC living room. Bring a sack lunch. We’ll sled at 1:15 p.m. Staff has specifically scheduled this time to open the hill for us, so come on out and have some fun! Please respond to leader Star Moore starmoore@gmail.com by Dec. 15 if you are joining us. • Dec. 29: An introduction to cross country skiing. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at Corinne Gentner’s home at 8 Balsam Lane. We’ll plan on using the adjacent North Golf Course, and have a brown bag lunch afterwards at Corinne’s. Please RSVP to leader Sheila Schmerber, sschmerb@gmail.com. • Jan. 4: Our first scheduled moonlight snowshoe excursion. This is open to members and their guests, males included. Open to intermediate level of skiers only due to length of trip. It will be 4.5 miles. Meet leader Ezma Hanschka, ehanschka@mac.com, in the lobby of the Resort at 4:30 p.m. with your snowshoes and poles, headlamps, in appropriate clothing for the weather. If there is no snow on the ground, this will turn into a hike. Please RSVP to Ezma. • Tuesday, Jan. 6: Mt. Bachelor ranger-led snowshoe hike. It is perfect for beginners and snowshoes are provided. Leaders are Laurel Brennan, laurelhaus6@gmail.com and Patty Pitera, edpitera@aol.com Winter clothing for kids Once again we are collecting winter outerwear (jackets, boots, mittens, hats, socks) for
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Rosland School in La Pine. A large number of children there come to school without these basic items. Most urgent needs are clothing for boys – warm coats, sizes 6, 7 and 8 and snow pants sizes 10/12 and up. Snow boots are also needed, sizes 1 to 9. Donations of cash are appreciated. Any items you may have are welcome and the school will exchange with other schools to fit needs. Donations may be brought to the January luncheon or drop them in the collection box at the Sunriver Police Station, for clothing donations only. They will be picked up and delivered to the school. Thank you to everyone who has donated to date. The drive will continue through January. Any questions, contact Sandy at sanlass@msn.com. Dinner Club The SRWC Dinner Club is a group of individuals who share a passion for food – both cooking it and eating it. What a fabulous way to meet new people on a more casual and intimate level. If interested in joining us contact SRWCdinnerclub@gmail.com or call Stephanie 541-593-4663 or Nancy at 541-593-7458. Lunch with Friends Lunch with Friends is a casual, fun opportunity for club members to get together. Just bring your own lunch and beverage, join in the lively conTurn to SRWC, page 19
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Village now has ‘entry’ point The Village at Sunriver completed installation of its official entry monument and gateway feature this fall. The gateway, located between buildings 5 and 6 on the side of the village facing Beaver Drive, features a clock tower and a 20-foot fir beam reaching out from a stone monument. An illuminated Village at Sunriver sign hangs from the beam. The new structures effectively frame the new main entry to the Village. “It’s welcoming. We never had a main entrance into the village,” wrote Denease Schiffman, operations manager, in an email. Architect Aaron Clark said the end of the monument casts a shadow that references specific times of the year by a placard in the ground. “Hence the clock tower represents the time of day, and the ground symbols the approximate time of year – fitting for ‘Sun’river,”
Clark wrote in an email. Clark said the scale and height of the new elements were driven by association to adjacent buildings, and provide a stepping effect to the main tower element. Height of the entry arm was also influenced by clearances required for emergency vehicle access.
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versations, and catch up with new and old friends. There is no charge. We meet at the SHARC in the Crescent Room from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The dates for this season are Monday, Feb. 2 and Monday, May 4, 2015. If you haven’t been before or are new to the area, then do join us to meet other SRWC club members. If you need transportation, please let us know and we’ll be happy to
By Christine Coffin Oregon State University– Cascades is now serving 1,172 students, including 980 juniors, seniors and graduate students. This also includes 192 students who are preparing to transfer to OSU-Cascades after taking primarily freshmen and sophomore classes at Central Oregon Community College. The branch campus’s official enrollment report represents a nearly six percent increase in total students, and a four percent increase in juniors and seniors. Graduate enrollment increased by 10 percent. It also represents a nine percent increase in full-time equivalents as students increasingly take give you a ride. Contacts are Valerie Wood at srsunnyval@ gmail.com (593-7477) or Barb Wymetalek at barbwymo@ chamberscable.com (5934408) if you have questions. Membership Membership is open yearround to all women in Sunriver and the surrounding communities. An active membership is $20 and an associate membership is $35. Contact Marty Fobes at 541-602-2654 or email srwcmembership@gmail. com with questions.
chology. The recently launched computer science degree has 17 students. The largest graduate program is the counseling degree program with 60 students. The Low-Residency MFA in creative writing, now in its second year, is the fastest growing program increasing from seven to 18 students this fall. OSU-Cascades is also serving an additional 64 Central Oregon students who are taking OSU online courses. The percentage of female students remained at 60 percent of the student body. The average age of an OSU-Cascades student is 29. The youngest enrolled student is 17; the oldest is 73.
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Right: Beverly Sherrer takes her copy of the Scene to Potala Palace in Llasha Tibet, the home of the Dali Lama since the 16th century.
This group of 12 Sunriverites carried a copy of the Scene on their 40 mile hike of the wild and scenic Rogue River trail. Back row: Al Hornish, John Eckholt, Ken Arnold, Bob Hickman, Jim Adams, Al Klascius. Front row: Joyce Hornish, Pat Arnold, Melodee Muncton, Cheryl Storm, Ginny Adams, Patty Klascius.
Above: Lucky Sunriver residents Susan and Kevin Fox traveled to the Dolomites
in Italy with their trusty Scene.
Below: Bergen and Jan Bull Segway through Rome. Shown here with the Scene in front of the Colosseum.
Above: Luke and Jacob Whitman took the Scene along during their family vacation to the islands of St. Vincent in the Caribbean.
Above: Mary Jo Fourier remembered to bring her Sunriver Scene for a fiveweek stay in Warsaw, Poland,
Right: Sandi and Rob Merrigan read their
Scene while taking in the view of Marseille, France.
Above: Sunriver’s Susan and Craig Marks share the Scene in Cambodia.
Above: Don and Linda Capron, brought the Scene to Machu Picchu, Peru.
Above: Rita and Bill Copp visit the WWII Memorial in Wash-
Left: Bob and Barbara Vogel hold a copy of the Scene while traveling in Bagan, Myanmar.
Above: Cynthia McCabe brought her copy of the Scene to the
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Above: Sunriver owners Eileen and Garry Kunkel and Marni and Jim Reinmuth visited Red Square in Moscow, Russia and brought a little bit of home with them.
Above: Emily Savko takes the Scene to St. Giles
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ington DC while on the veterans Honor Flight.
Below: Sunriver residents Eileen and Stephen Katz run into SR homeowners Alan and Victoria Zalewski in Paris, France. It’s a small world!
Above: Mike and Doris Brannan enjoy shore leave and share the Scene during
their cruise to Antiqua.
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SROA President’s Message: SROA’s solid financial foundation
sunriver owners association The Sunriver Owners the maximum 6 Association’s finances percent increase rest on a solid financial permitted under foundation. This solid the Consolidated foundation is reflected Plan without a in the stability of our vote of the ownmaintenance fund fees ers. in recent years and in Owners somethe steady growth in times ask why we our replacement reserves Pat Hensley are required to pay funding. maintenance fees. Maintenance fund fees These fees, along with fees For 2015, the maintenance charged for use of SROA facilifees assessed to SROA mem- ties, supply the funds needed for bers will increase by only 4.5 items such as plowing snow from percent – an increase of $4.84 Sunriver’s roads; operating and to $112.48 per property per maintaining SROA’s parks, pools month. SROA’s Board of Direc- and tennis courts; publishing tors approved this maintenance the Sunriver Scene; and – very fund fee at its November meet- importantly – providing the ing, concluding that this assess- funding for SROA’s replacement ment will generate the necessary reserves. additional revenues to achieve Funding for replacement a balanced budget for 2015, reserves meet long-range budget projecThis brings me to a second tions, and satisfy the required 5 element of SROA’s strong finanpercent annual increase to the cial foundation: our long-term contribution to the replacement replacement reserve program. reserve fund. “Replacement reserves” is a Notably, this is the third year concept that may be unfamiliar in a row that the increase in to some SROA members, but maintenance fees is well below an adequate replacement re-
serves program is crucial to the financial health of a community association such as SROA. A replacement reserves fund is similar to a family’s savings account built up over time to maintain the family automobile and then replace that car when it wears out. In the case of the family car, the family estimates the useful life of the car, estimates the cost of ongoing maintenance – oil changes, new tires, etc. – over that useful life, estimates what it will cost in future dollars to replace that car, and puts aside enough each year to cover ongoing maintenance, all the while building up that savings account to pay for the new car. SROA’s replacement reserves fund is not all that different from a family’s new-car savings account. SROA maintains a reserve fund for capital assets and replacement or major repair of association assets with a useful life of three to 30 years. The philosophy underlying SROA’s replacement reserves funding, set out in SROA’s General Financial Policies, is to ensure that
November SROA board meeting summary The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) Board of Directors met Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Board members present: David Jendro, Mark Murray, Jim Fister, Bob Nelson, Pat Hensley, Richard Wharton, Mike Gocke, Roger Smith and Bob Wrightson via phone. Staff present: Hugh Palcic, Brooke Snavely. Treasurer’s report As of Oct. 31, 2014 (unaudited/estimated) Revenues………..8,686,819 Expenses…...……8,190,251 Surplus (deficit)…495,568 Owners forum -Greggory DerKacht said he was dissatisfied with SROA ladder fuels reduction requirements on his property, and fees he is required to pay to provide his guests access to recreation amenities. Association operations Administration: Finalized settlement agreement with Oregon Public Utility Commission and Sunriver Water LLC regarding water rates. (See story page 1.) Continued 2015 budget preparation. Presented health care insurance options to all employees. Accounting: Assisted with audit of Sunriver Service District financial statements. Continued review of SROA internal control and purchasing procedures. Page 22
Began receiving annual SROA maintenance fee payment coupons. Implemented a “permanent” election whereby owners will not have to contact SROA in the future unless they wish to change their payment method. Received quotes for general liability insurance. I.T.: Researched emergency siren system history, use and possible upgrades. Researched new community calendar for communications, budget items for 2015 and installed new computers in accounting department. Began an internship with a COCC student that provides college credits. Provided updated SROA amenity usage data to the Admission Model Workgroup. Communications: Scene advertising revenues were up four percent month- and year-todate. Visits to all websites declined dramatically after Labor Day. Nearing completion of a video that depicts the myriad of activities available in Sunriver. Executed coordinated release of information regarding access to SROA amenities in 2015. Community Development: Code enforcement officer Shane Hostbjor is back from leave. Plan submittal and construction activity levels remain higher than previous year. The new building at The Village at Sunriver that houses Brewed Awakenings coffee shop is com-
plete and operating. Environmental Services: Continued ladder fuels reductions on commons. Completed ladder fuel reduction inspections on private properties in the north end. Completed a hazard tree mitigation project in Fort Rock Park. Completed flagging property lines and marking trees for 2014 ladder fuels reduction contract. Public Works: Removed 12 large trees that blew down and blocked roads during an early October windstorm. Winterized irrigation systems and drinking fountains. Completed safety inspections on playground equipment. Completed realignment of Elk Lane within budget. Placed new roadside markers and replaced damaged ones. Twice swept all 32 miles of pathways in November. Winterized North Pool facility and outdoor portions of SHARC. Removed soil and placed river rock adjacent to parking areas to increase water retention and fortify roadway edges. Prepped snow removal equipment. Secured permits to construct owners boat ramp. Recreation/SHARC: Met with representatives from the various sports shops to brainstorm a winter recreation education day to be held Dec. 6 at SHARC. Hosted Girls Night Out, a fundraiser for Healthy Beginnings for more than 125
each owner pays his or her fair share of ongoing common-area deterioration: “The association will fund reserves in a manner that ensures that current owners contribute adequately to future costs of ownership of current assets. This ensures that future buyers of property in Sunriver are not faced with the need to fund significant costs deferred from prior years. Conversely, the Association will fund reserves in such a manner that current owners are not significantly subsidizing the costs of asset ownership for future owners by excessive contributions to reserves.” Without adequate replacement reserves, SROA would not have the funding to maintain and enhance our common area assets as they wear out. The likely consequences of insufficient reserves funding are deferred maintenance and special assessments. Several years ago, SROA learned that our association had not been adequately funding our replacement reserves. A
professional reserves specialist compared the cost of replacing SROA’s common-area assets with the amount in our reserve account and reported that SROA’s reserves were poorly funded at 18 percent of the necessary full funding. Based on this reserve study, SROA’s owners approved a $30 increase in the monthly maintenance fee in 2009. As a result of that tough decision and our steady funding of the reserves account since then, SROA is now on track over time to become fully funded. Replacement reserves funding is related to, but quite different from, the concept of depreciation. Both concepts reflect the fact that certain assets wear out over time and must be repaired or replaced. Depreciation, however, is an historical accounting concept that allocates the purchase price of an item over time for tax and profit-andloss purposes; it is a non-cash expense item. As the item ages under the laws of depreciation,
guests. Hosted a Sunriver Community Bible Church event for approximately 60 guests. Hosted three performances of “Murder in the Heir” by the Sunriver Stars Community Theater. Hosted a new homeowner reception for more than 20 homeowners. Hosted the Sunriver Stars Halloween fundraiser for more than 100 people. FAST Camp has a new location within Three Rivers School right next door to their old classroom. FAST Camp has been recertified by two of three inspection agencies. Board actions: -Approved minutes from the Oct. 17 work session and Oct. 18 regular meeting, as amended. -Approved the October financial report. -Approved the appointments of Margaret Angell and Jim Wilson to the Nominating Committee, and the resignations of Nancy Crandell, John Lohman and Larry Winkleman from the Design Committee, Jim Vidal from Covenants and Public Affairs/Community Planning Committee and Max Yandt from Recreation Committee. -Approved a confidentiality agreement that applies to all individuals participating in SROA sanctioned committees, work groups or task forces. -Approved revisions to the Finance Committee Charter regarding the number of SROA board members who may serve on the committee.
-Approved revisions to the SROA general financial policies that were recommended by the Finance Committee, which is required to review the policies every two years. -Approved general financial policies for the Sunriver Charitable Fund. -Approved the maintenance fund assessment for 2015. The new assessment is $112.48 per month, a 4.5 percent increase over 2014, a $4.84 per property per month increase. (See story page 1). -Approved the 2015 Skypark fund assessment of $48.65 per month, an increase of 5 percent over 2014. The Skypark fund is dedicated to repair and maintenance of the tarmac, which is available for use by Skypark owners only. -Approved renewal of SROA liability insurance. Costs are increasing approximately 8 percent due to increased property insurance premiums associated with earthquake and flood insurance. The meeting adjourned approximately 11 a.m. The next scheduled SROA board work session is Friday, Dec. 19, 9 a.m., followed by the regular meeting Saturday, Dec. 20, 9 a.m. in the SROA administration building, 57455 Abbot Drive, between circle 3 and 4, next to the Sunriver Fire Department. Approved meeting minutes are posted, as available, to www. sunriverowners.org.
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Open Swim December 1-20: Monday-Thursday 10am-7:30pm Friday & Saturday 10am-8:30pm Sunday 10am-5:30pm Dec. 21-23: Open Daily 10am8:30pm Dec. 24: Open 10am-5:30pm Dec. 25: Open 10am-8:30pm Dec. 26-30: Open 10am-8:30pm w/swim sessions Dec. 31: Open 10am-5:30pm w/swim sessions Jan. 1-3: Open 10am-8:30pm w/ swim sessions Session1: 10am-12:30pm Session2: 1pm-3:30pm Session3: 4pm-6:30pm Session4: 6:30pm-8:30pm Swim Sessions Please be aware that during weekends and peak holiday times SHARC may restrict open swimming to 2.5-hour “swim sessions” to prevent potential overcrowding of the indoor pool. At the end of each 2.5-hour session, all patrons will be required to exit the pool. Tubing Hill Dec. 1-21: Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm Dec. 22-January 4: daily 10am-3pm Special tubes are provided. No personal sleds or tubes allowed. Riders must be at least 4 years old and able to ride alone. Secure footwear required, no bare feet. Lap Swim (Open only to SROA members) 6-10am Daily (one lane 9-10am Monday-Thursday)
8am-10am Dec. 25 & Jan. 1. 6:30-7:30pm Monday-Thursday (One lane). No evening lap swim Dec. 22-Jan. 1 Water Fitness Monday-Thursday 9-10am Water-based workout, low-impact and perfect for all levels and abilities. (Bring a swimsuit, towel, and water bottle. Water shoes and water shirt are optional but strongly encouraged.) Drop in fee SROA member w/ current ID $5, general public $7 Punch passes are available. Buy 10 classes get the 11th free. SROA member w/ current ID $50, general public $70 Master Swim Mondays & Wednesdays 10am11am (No Master Swim Dec. 22-31) Adult structured workouts to refine and strengthen freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly strokes. Drop in fee: SROA member w/ current ID $5, general public $7 Swim Lessons Dec. 1-17: Six, 30 minute classes Mondays & Wednesdays Level 1: 3:45-4:15pm Level 2: 4:30-5pm Level 3 & 4: 5:15-5:45pm SROA members w/current ID $40, general public $45 Swim Club Dec. 2-18, Tuesday & Thursday 5-6pm Structured workouts to refine and strengthen swim technique in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
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Daily drop-in $5, Monthly SROA member w/current ID $25, general public $30 Regular Winter Rates 3 and under free, $15/person (ages 4 and older) Tubing Only $10/ person or 5 run punch pass Swim Session Rates 3 and under free, $12/person (ages 4 and older) Ski Conditioning Class 8am-9am, Crescent Room Friday, Dec. 12; Monday, Dec. 15; Friday, Dec. 19; Monday, Dec. 22; Monday, Dec. 29; Friday, Jan. 2 Over the three weeks, participants will start getting their bodies ready for the demands of ski season. The class will focus on core, balance, agility, power, cardio, and flexibility. The class will be limited to SROA members and to only 10 registrants. Class fee is $25. Contact Austin Roberts at (541) 788-5245 or aroberts@reboundoregon.com to register.
Save the date! Homeowners’ Holiday Open House
For Sunriver owners and their families. Saturday, Dec. 27, 5-7pm in Benham Hall. Celebrate the holiday season with light hors d’oeuvres, beverages and live entertainment.
Winter Recreation Educational Day Saturday, December 6, 10am-2pm at SHARC
Free and open to all, the event will educate attendees about winter outdoor activities, health and longevity with outdoor recreation and learning new activities.
Learn about Snowshoeing • Cross Country r & Nordic Skiing • Fat Tire Bikes & More! e t n i W Educational Day
Dec. 6, 10am-2pm Crescent & Pringle Rooms @ SHARC LIVE DEMOS
10am-2pm in the Pringle Room: Vendors, drawings, hot beverages, snacks Presentations
• 10:30-11am, Outdoor Sport Safety: What to take on a day outing, dangers of outdoor sports • 11:30am-12pm: Stretching and physical preparedness for various outdoor sports
FREE and open to all skill levels
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Show your appreciation and reward your staff with a Corporate Pass — a great way to tell your people “thank you” all year long. Pass allows up to 4 people per visit with no date restrictions for access to SHARC and the tubing hill.
Passes/daily tickets/gift certificates do not include access to owner-only amenities, North Pool or tennis/pickleball courts. All amenities subject to availablity and weather restrictions.
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12:15-12:45pm, Winter Clothing: The different clothing and layering recommendations for each sport. • 1-1:30pm, Where to Go: Highlighting regional locations for specific winter activities.
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Two authors to visit Sunriver in December Molly Gloss returns to Sunriver Books & Music Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. for a presentation on her latest novel, “Falling From Horses.” Bud Frazier is the next generation from Gloss’s heartwarming story, “The Hearts of Horses,” the son of Martha and Henry. As the story opens in 1938 Bud sets out for Hollywood eager to make a name for himself as a stunt rider. His parents have lost their Echols Creek farm in Harney County, Oregon and he feels rootless. Bud was on horseback with his mom before he could walk. Riding horses is natural to him. He boards a bus for the bright lights with all the confidence of youth, blissfully unaware of the realities of being a stunt rider
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stories, the written word, and the translation of that magic to the silver screen. It is the beginning of a lifelong friendship. The story shifts between Bud’s time in Hollywood and his childhood on the farm with Martha and Henry and his little sister, Mary Claudine. Gloss creates memorable characters, it was a real pleasure to rre-visit Martha and Henry, see what they have been up to since “Hearts of Horses.” Bud and Lily are such striving, good young people, they may lose their way at times but they are true to themselves. Gloss is unstinting in her portrayal of the early years in Hollywood, what life on a movie set would be like for both the horses and
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their riders. Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m., New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin will give a presentation on his latest, “Woman With A Gun.” An arresting photograph of a woman in a white wedding dress on a moonlit night at the edge of the sea holding a gun inspired Phillip Margolin to write this page turning mystery. It is a compelling picture; the reader will see it on the dust jacket of the book. As Margolin says, it does make you wonder what a woman would be doing at the water’s edge in a wedding gown with a weapon. He has a bit of fun with making one of his characters an aspiring young writer, Stacey Kim, who sees this picture in a museum and is inspired to write a mystery. Her sleuthing takes her back a decade to the Oregon Coast where the photographer, Kathy Moran, was getting her life back together after beating a drug habit that cost her a career as an attorney in Portland. It
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turns out the wedding night picture was taken shortly after the wealthy groom was murdered. Of course with juicy details like this, Stacey is off and running. She quickly sheds her day job as a receptionist at a New York law firm and heads west to Portland, then on to the Oregon Coast. The murder of the wealthy groom has never been solved; suspicion still falls on his gorgeous bride found in the aforementioned Sta gown toting a gun. As Stacey starts probing, asking questions around the small interview coastal town, interviewing the lawyers involved, it raises the hackles of a killer that might best be left undisturbed. More bodies follow and soon Stacey is in the killer’s sights too. There are many likeable characters, from the small town denizens, to the attorneys involved, and an interesting array of potential killers. The story is set in three time frames, current day when Stacey is writing her novel, the time of the wedding night murder, and a few years earlier when attorney Jack Booth meets Kathy Moran. Margolin keeps the action moving, uses the northwestern setting beautifully, and crafts a devious mystery that will keep you turning pages. Author events are free; they include light refreshments and door prizes. Sign up to attend by e-mailing sunriverbooks@sunriverbooks.com calling 541-5932525 or stopping by Sunriver Books & Music.
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the item continues toward a diminished value. Conversely, replacement reserves funding is forward-looking; it is aimed at building up funding – cash – for future spending needs for repair and replacement of an Association asset, much like the family savings account to replace the family car. Reserves funding crucial to SROA’s mission statement Repairing and replacing SROA’s common-area assets as they deteriorate benefits each and every property owner – not only by enhancing our enjoyment of those common-area assets, but also by enhancing our individual property values. This is a critical element of SROA’s mission statement and your board of directors is committed to adequately funding our reserves account to maintain and enhance our property values. And there is no better way to evaluate the success or failure of our mission statement than through observing how well we are maintaining our association assets. SUNRIVER SCENE •
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Book clubs read, discuss seasonally appropriate holiday stories By Deon Stonehouse Sunriver book clubs will discuss two seasonally appropriate stories this holiday season—“The Spirit of Steamboat” by Craig Johnson and “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The Mystery and Fiction Book Club will discuss “The Spirit of Steamboat” by Craig Johnson on Dec. 8. Sheriff Walt Longmire is indulging in his Christmas Eve tradi-
during the flight, and yet another Absaroka County resident, old Doc, is willing to face the odds. Doc survived Hitler’s Germany. When asked who will risk his life to save another, Walt’s reply is “…it’s a question of what you have to do, what you have to live with if you don’t.” Another inspiration the author used is a big, black horse named Steamboat, described
tion, reading Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” when a young woman walks into his office looking for the former sheriff. Her visit sparks a trip down memory lane to 1988, Walt’s first year as sheriff, on a night the heavens hurled a ferocious storm at Wyoming forcing down a medevac flight carrying a young girl from Montana to the trauma center in Colorado. The child is the victim of a horrific accident; she will die if she does not reach the trauma center in Denver. There is only one plane in the Durant airport, a B-17, with the power to fly through such a storm. There is only one man capable of flying the old dinosaur. Former Sherriff Lucien Connolly flew such a plane in 1942 off the USS Hornet as part of Doolittle’s Raiders. They were headed to Tokyo. Walt is determined to try saving the little girl. He asks Lucien to take on one more mission in a relic of a plane with the odds stacked against him. The little girl needs trained medical attention
by Jack Bowers as the “closest thing to perpetual motion that ever wore hair.” Read this book any time. It will keep you on the edge of your seat, but given the season, it makes a great holiday tome. Dec. 15, the Fiction and Classics Book Club discusses “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Through-
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out his life Charles Dickens was involved in helping those less fortunate. With “Oliver Twist” he proved works of fiction can bring about positive change in society. Dickens was concerned about children. When he was a child, Dickens was sent to work at a blacking factory due to his parent’s dire poverty. As an adult he was sensitive to the plight of children with limited prospects. He believed education could pave the way to a better future for the children of poverty and was involved in providing free schools. In “A Christmas Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge is a tight-fisted man with little sympathy for those around him. On Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. What these ghosts show him changes his life profoundly. This is an entertaining, heartwarming story that has been continuously in print for more than 150 years. Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at Sunriver Books & Music, and everyone is welcome. Information: 541-593-2525, www.sunriv erbooks.com Have a lovely holiday season.
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Sunriver Resort plans for remodel Sunriver Resort presented conceptual plans to square up a corner of its main lodge at an Oct. 27 neighborhood meeting. The plan to convert an acute corner in the lobby area of The Meadows Restaurant into a square corner would add 144 square feet to the lodge’s 129,000 square foot footprint. And because it would add to the lodge’s footprint, Deschutes County required a site plan review, which in turn triggered a SROA Design Committee review. A Sunriver Scene reporter was the only member of the public to attend the neighborhood meeting. John Kvapil, principal architect for DKA Architecture and Design, called the corner of the lodge in question: “The wedge, which currently cuts in at an acute angle, and we are wanting
to infill that.” Kvapil said the wall would pivot in a southerly direction. The newly relocated wall will look virtually the same as what’s there now with the same windows and door, though the door would comply with Americans with Disability Act requirements. Squaring up the wall “allows the lounge and lobby area to have a small wine bar in accord with current trends in lobbies and lounges,” Kvapil said. The new door will open out onto the existing outdoor deck. A planned new staircase, leading down to ground level near the entrance to the Meadows golf course pro shop, would provide better circulation around the western portions of the lodge. “As we were working with our architectural team and restauTurn to Resort, page 34
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Q: What is the significance of the SROA Board of Directors approving a 4.5 percent increase in monthly maintenance fees for 2015? A: Before I answer this question, I need to thank the entire SROA management staff and members of the finance committee and board for all of their efforts in developing the 2015 budget to date. The maintenance fee assessment is a critical part of our budget, so setting this amount at only a 4.5 percent increase speaks volumes to the hard work undertaken in creating such a strong financial position from which to build upon. In order to understand the significance of the maintenance fee itself, we need to first look at the fundamentals of the SROA budget. There are numerous pages of the SROA budget dedicated to operations line items, base
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budget adjustments, operating fund projects and reserve inventory. All of these items can be best distilled into three key categories: 1.) Operations and maintenance, 2.) Funding of our replacement reserves, and 3.) Maintenance fees and revenues. In order to properly balance the budget, these three components must be well coordinated and above all, sound in their own right. Weakness in any one of these areas will compromise the other two and, if not ad-
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dressed, could lead to serious financial difficulties for our association. For instance, a poorly calculated maintenance fee will eventually become a financial drain on the other two fundamental budget areas. This in turn, will lead to the inability to properly fund the replacement reserves and possibly a forced reduction of services offered. If not addressed, special assessments and/or deferred maintenance of assets await the association. It is indeed politically tempting – yet foolhardy – for managers and boards to freeze or set unrealistically low maintenance fees. Not only do they fail to fund today’s operations, but are compounding the difficulties of tomorrow with respect to the replacement reserves. With respect to SROA’s key budget indicators, here is what I am observing: • Operations and maintenance: The board and staff have a very firm grip on the association’s operation and maintenance costs. SHARC operations in particular have been further refined as it finishes its second full year. • Replacement reserve funding: Thanks to smart planning by my predecessor and past boards, our re-
placement reserve fund has grown without deferring scheduled replacements. In fact, we continue to advance our asset improvements alongside the building of this fund. We are ahead of schedule for the complete replacement of our 33 miles of pathways and, with owner approval, SROA will be utilizing the reserve fund for the development of the boat launch this winter. • Revenues: A testament to our operational controls has already translated into the stabilization of our admissions pricing (no price changes for 2015). A great deal of effort has been made to identify the costs at our facilities and that is directly reflected in next year’s admissions pricing. The success experienced in our reserve funding, combined with the leveling off of our operations budget and admissions pricing have created a climate conducive to the lower than usual 4.5 percent maintenance fee increase. The budgeting challenge then becomes not how low can you get the maintenance fee, but rather how accurate we can identify it in meeting the association’s goals, commitments and levels of expectations.
Seasonal road closures in effect The McKenzie Pass Highway, Cascade Lakes Highway, and Paulina Lake Road all closed in November due to snow. The Oregon Department of Transportation closed McKenzie Pass Highway, Oregon 242, on Nov. 13. The Deschutes County Road Department closed the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road the same day. The closure of the Cascade Lakes Highway is from Dutchman Flat at Mt. Bachelor to Deschutes Bridge at Forest Service Road 4270. This portion of the Cascade Lakes Highway will be closed through the winter and will be targeted for reopening prior to Memorial Day, weather permitting. The Paulina Lake Road closure is at the 10-mile snow gate. Paulina Lake Road will be closed through the winter and will also be targeted for reopening prior to Memorial Day, weather permitting. The closed roads are frequently utilized by cross country skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers to access backcountry areas. ODOT’s records indicate Turn to Closure, page 28
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Shawn Cannon, recreation director for the Sunriver Owners Association, was presented the 2014 Debbie Regnone Service Award by the Resort and Commercial Recreation Association (RCRA) in November. RCRA is an international nonprofit, non-regulatory organization comprised of professionals, educators and students in resort and commercial recreation related industries. RCRA described Cannon as a dedicated, passionate recreation professional who currently oversees the 22-acre Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic and Recreation Center (SHARC). “Shawn is the consummate professional and her energy, passion, and commitment to RCRA and the recreation industry is a standard for us all to follow. I think her work, in cooperation with others, has kept recreation in the resort setting a viable career option for young college students,” wrote a colleague who nominated Cannon for award consideration. “She is committed to making sure recreation in the resort and commercial recreation settings is of the
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highest quality and standards.” During her 15 years in the recreation industry, Cannon added lasting recreation programs to Sunriver Resort, Suncadia Resort, Brasada Ranch, Seventh Mountain Resort and at SHARC. Before joining SROA, Cannon owned a team dynamics building and consulting services company for new and existing resorts that were interested in expanding their recreation and leisure programing. For Levity’s Sake, LLC also focused on community spirited activities to produce more engaged, integrated teams and increase productivity in organizations.
Cannon has been a RCRA member for more than 15 years, served on the RCRA board of directors and several committees. She continues to actively work on hosting RCRA regional workshops in the Pacific Northwest every several years. She developed most of the programs for three regional workshops, secured speakers and entertainment, organized meals, transportation, and worked with area resorts to make sure the venues were properly supported Cannon is credited with keeping Eastern Washington University active and involved in RCRA at the regional and national levels. On several occasions Cannon visited Eastern Washington University and Central Washington University and spoke to students at about customer service and careers in the recreation industry. Cannon earned a Bachelor of Science degree in recreation, recreation management and administration from the University of Idaho. When not working in the recreation industry, she enjoys kayaking, hiking and mountain biking.
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Christmas Basket drive needs SR Music Festival awarded $100,000 challenge grant The Sunriver Music Festival generate annual earnings that of the festival’s total revenue. community support has been awarded a $100,000 could be used to support the Contributed income accounts
Individual and community generosity is sought for the Sunriver Christmas Basket Program. The program distributes food and children’s gifts to deserving families in the greater Sunriver area. Here’s how you can help: 1. Pick up a grocery bag and fill it with food. Bags are available at Holy Trinity Church/Sunriver Christian Fellowship, Community Bible Church, Obsidian Hair Spa, Sunriver Fire Station, Sunriver Library and through the Sunriver Women’s Club and Sunriver Rotary. Return the filled bags by Dec. 15 to
the same locations. 2. Purchase a child’s toy or clothing. Giving trees will be located at Holy Trinity Church/ Sunriver Christian Fellowship, Community Bible Church and Obsidian Hair Spa beginning Nov. 30. The trees will have tags indicating the requested gift for that child. Unwrapped gifts may be dropped off at the locations listed above on or before Dec. 15. 3. Volunteer to deliver food and gifts beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20. Call or email Gene Bennington to sign up, 541-948-6209 or gene@ benningtonproperties.com 4. Monday Dec. 8 is the deadline for applications from families requesting food and gifts. Applications are available at the locations from which bags are available. 5. On Friday Dec. 5, 100 percent of the proceeds from Obsidian Hair Spa, including tips, will be donated to the Christmas Basket Program. Call Dawn or Penny at Ob-
sidian Hair Spa to make an appointment. 541-593-1978 6. On Friday Dec. 12, there will be a Bingo and Poker Night at SHARC from 6 to 9 p.m. Proceeds go to the Christmas Basket Drive and to Care and Share. This Christmas food and gift drive replaces the monthly Care and Share food distribution to needy families. Each family receives food for a full Christmas dinner as well as toys and clothing for the children. It is only possible with your generosity and participation. Please join in and help spread Christmas joy to a needy family. To volunteer, or for more information, contact Gene Bennington, 541-948-6209 or gene@benningtonproperties. com
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summer festival and education programs.” The Tykeson Challenge Grant includes four giving categories: Diamond – $25,000 or more over three years Platinum – $10,000+ over three years Gold – $5,000+ over three years Silver – $2,500+ over three years The Sunriver Music Festival’s annual revenue comes from concert ticket sales, sponsorships, memberships, grants and fundraising activities. While the summer ticket sales are consistently strong, tickets only account for 35 percent
Propane water heater causes fire La Pine and Sunriver firefighters were called to a structure fire at 17172 Island Loop Way at approximately 8:41 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3. Property owners Leigh and Alison Ulrich and their three daughters were home doing morning activities when the fire started. They became aware of the fire due to noise coming from the propane water heater and the smell. The family evacuated the
home and called 911 reporting smoke and fire in the attic of their home. Mr. Ulrich walked around the home and found where fire was burning out the wall and into the soffits of the attic. He used a garden hose to significantly slow progress of the fire. The fire was discovered before interior smoke detectors alerted. Nine La Pine Fire District firefighters responded with two engines and a tender. Sunriver
for 50 percent and fundraising activities account for 15 percent of total annual revenues. “The creation of this permanent endowment will enhance the Festival’s financial stability and resources to advance the outstanding program of the Sunriver Music festival for generations to come,” Putney said. Don Tykeson, the former owner of BendBroadband, gave the Tykeson Challenge Grant. He committed his gift to encourage others to make sure this festival has a bright and prosperous future. Information: 541-5931084 or email pam@sunriv ermusic.org
Fire responded with a fire crew and ladder truck. The fire was controlled in less than 30 minutes. Cause of the fire was determined to be a propane water heater that malfunctioned. The cause of the malfunction was not immediately identified. The property is insured and the damage did not displace the residents, according to a media release issued by the La Pine Rural Fire Protection District.
Thank You From Sunriver Resort! Dear Sunriver Property Owner, Sunriver Resort is proud to be the leader in vacation rental management services in the Sunriver area and we extend our sincere appreciation to owners who have entrusted us with the management of their homes. We are very excited to announce some of the great new amenities and benefits that Sunriver Resort is currently offering these owners. With great anticipation, we are looking forward to the completion of a major renovation and expansion of the resort pool, which is located near the Sunriver Lodge. Opening in May 2015 and complimentary to our owners and guests, The Cove will feature an expanded pool area with a zero-entry design, a luxurious hot tub, spacious decking and lawn areas for sunbathing, a water slide, kids’ discovery area, lakeside nature trails, private cabanas and a new restaurant and bar. This three-acre site boasts spectacular views of Mt. Bachelor and the Great Meadow and will be an exclusive oasis where our guests and owners can relax and enjoy our beautiful Sunriver summer weather. Also coming in 2015 is the new “Sunriver Club.” This exclusive club for owners of property managed by Sunriver Resort will include the following privileges: Free access to The Cove • Free admission to the Sage Springs Fitness Center Complimentary or discounted intra-resort transportation • Access to Crosswater and Caldera Link golf (greens fees apply) Our new personalized owner cards will allow easy access to these exclusive owner benefits: • 50% discount at these resort-owned outlets (some restrictions apply): - Sunriver Resort food and beverage outlets - Sunriver Resort guest rooms (based on availability) - Sage Spring Spa - Bike rentals - Marina rentals - Golf at the Meadows or Woodlands courses, and at the Meadows putting course Sunriver Resort is committed to offering an exceptional experience to all our valued owners and guests. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to a great 2015! Warmest Regards,
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School district realizes multiple benefits by switching to propane-powered buses Bend-La Pine School District, the seventh-largest school district in Oregon, has realized some impressive benefits by converting 40 percent of its school bus fleet to buses fueled by propane autogas. Those benefits include a 57 percent reduction in fuel costs, and 169,000 pounds of carbon dioxide eliminated from the district’s carbon footprint during the lifetime of each bus. The district transports about 5,000 students to school each day on 120 daily bus routes. The school district’s attendance area spans over 1,600 square miles, comprising 28 schools. In 2009, Bend-La Pine Schools’ director of transportation, Denice Blake, recognized a need to replace aging diesel buses, some over 30 years old. “I had attended a local conference and test-drove a Blue Bird Propane Vision bus,” said Blake. “I was impressed with its power and quiet ride, especially since it ran on a clean-operating, affordable fuel.” The school district ordered
21 propane autogas fueled bus- of the fuel, the school district pensive of all alternative fuels, defrayed some of the costs of it obtained funding from the es in its initial purchase. One defray year ear later it added four more. the initial fueling infrastructure Oregon Department of Edu Eduand bus Thirty-two Blue Bird Propane cation, which reimburses all Vision Type C school buses school district’ district’s transportation were added to the fleet for the operational expenses by 70 2014-2015 school year. percent. The school district saw The business benefits are immediate cost reduc-clear to the district – a 57 percent reduction in fuel tion in the price of fuel costs is pretty substan substanwith propane autogas versus diesel. Currenttial, and most of that is due to the fact ly, Bend-La that propane Pine Schools pays $1.31 autogas fuel is per gallon for substantially autogas and cheaper than $3.11 for diediesel. But it • A 57 percent reduction in fuel costs. The current price also runs cleansel. “We are sav- per gallon for propane autogas is $1.31, vs. $3.11 for diesel. er, which ben• 145,000 gallons of diesel displaced per year by switching ing thousands efits everyone. of dollars a to propane autogas . The district • About 169,000 pounds of carbon dioxide eliminated year using has heard from from the district’s carbon footprint during the lifetime of autogas comp a re n t s w h o appreciate the pared to die- each bus. • Cold weather performance: Propane autogas 95 percent absence of diesel fuel,” said Dave Voiles, reliability vs. about 65 percent reliability for the newest sel “dust clouds” diesel buses. the school disthat they and their children trict’s service are exposed to manager. Hispurchase with the Business Entorically, autogas costs about 50 ergy Tax Credit from the State at bus stops. Cold weather is not an oppercent less than diesel. of Oregon. While propane Along with the cheaper cost infrastructure is the least ex- erational barrier to the use of
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Using fog lights correctly and safely With fall’s foggy weather here, Oregon Department of Transportation safety officials are reminding people to use vehicle lighting correctly and safely. Fog lights are designed to be used at low speeds in fog, heavy mist, snow and other situations where visibility is significantly reduced (Note: Not all vehicles are equipped with fog lights). Front fog lights are generally aimed and mounted low to increase the illumination directed towards the road surface. However, after sunset and during other low visibility situations, fog lights are required to be
turned off when an oncoming vehicle approaches. During normal visibility conditions, fog or auxiliary lights should be turned off. It is not appropriate to drive with fog or auxiliary lights left on all the time. When a car is using fog or auxiliary lights, it is visually distracting for oncoming drivers. According to Oregon law, fog and/or auxiliary lights must be used like the high beam headlight system of your car. They must be turned off when within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle and within 350 feet when following another vehicle. The color of fog and/or auxil-
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autogas. District officials report that Bend-La Pine’s autogas bus fleet averages 95 percent reliability. By comparison, its newest diesel buses run at 60 to 65 percent reliability. “We have had challenges with diesel fuel due to gelling issues,” said Voiles. “With overnight sub-zero temperatures, we couldn’t keep diesel buses running because of the ever-changing quality of the fuel. This hasn’t been an issue with our propane autogas buses.” The school district installed two private propane autogas stations to accommodate its new buses. Its first station is located at the busier Bend yard with two autogas dispensers and two 2,000-gallon aboveground tanks. These pumps can fuel four buses at one time. At its La Pine yard, a 2,000-gallon aboveground tank and single dispenser was installed, which can fuel one bus at a time. Bend-La Pine Schools plans to continue to increase its autogas bus fleet to 100 buses.
headlights on darker fall days can help ensure visibility. If you plan to install fog and/ or auxiliary lights as an after market feature, it is important to know that Oregon has adopted federal rules that all manufacturers must meet. Products must be labeled; anything that is labeled “not for street use” cannot be used on public roadways. Fog and other auxiliary lights must have a separate switch. Fog lights may not be used in lieu of iary lights is also regulated. Fog them. Daytime running lights headlights. lights may be either white or are not the same thing as fog For more information on veamber (yellow). Rules prohibit lights. Daytime running lights hicle equipment and standards, other colors such as blue. are intended to improve vis- visit ODOT’s Transportation If your car is equipped with ibility and detectability of a Safety website, or see the Orauxiliary lighting, ODOT rec- vehicle during the day. If your egon Driver Manual on the ommends knowing where the car isn’t equipped with daytime DMV Web site, www.oregond switches are and how to use running lights, turning on your mv.com.
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that the earliest closure of the Old McKenzie Pass Highway occurred on Oct. 18, 1996. The latest closure happened on Jan. 10, 1939. Built in the mid-1930s, OR 242 became a seasonal scenic highway in the 1960s with the completion of the Clear Lake-Belknap Springs section of OR 126. Even during its tenure as the main route between the southern Willamette Valley and Central Oregon, the narrow, twisting and high elevation roadway made the highway too difficult and expensive to maintain and keep clear during the winter months. SUNRIVER SCENE •
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7,000 fish saved in salvage operation Right: Sunriver Anglers Club volunteers Mike and Rynie carrying a bucket of fish to the release point. Below: ODFW Shocked and netted fish for transfer back to the main river.
Story and pictures by Phil Fischer The side channel just below Lava Island Falls on the Deschutes River is a redband rainbow trout nursery. Water from the main river flows freely in this channel throughout the summer and young trout thrive. But come fall, flows out of Wickiup Reservoir are reduced dramatically, and water ceases to flow in this side channel, stranding thousands of trout, whitefish, sculpin and other species. In late October, the Bend Casting Club rallied support from numerous volunteers, including from the Sunriver Anglers Club and Central Oregon Flyfishers. ODFW and the Forest Service took the lead in shocking and netting
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stranded trout. The volunteers provided support in moving the stranded fish back to the river in a bucket brigade. Overall, 51 volunteers committed nearly 300 hours to help move almost 7,000 fish. I had the opportunity to volunteer one day and it was a very inspiring, educational and rewarding experience. From carrying buckets, to assisting in capture, to counting and releasing fish to the river, it made me proud to be a part of the fly fishing community that cares so much for protecting our resources.
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After three days of work, the final count was 4,968 juvenile redband rainbow trout, 111 redbands between 6- and 12-inches, 26 brown trout, 938 sculpin, 764 whitefish and 95 kokanee returned to the main river. The volunteers and state and federal fisheries managers all had smiles on their faces from this worthwhile effort. While rescuing fish from this side channel may not be a permanent solution to the overall health of the Deschutes River, for this year it worked. And more importantly, it has elevated awareness of the importance of river flows to the ecosystem. I hope that the stakeholders involved in managing the river and its resources can continue to work together towards longer term solutions, which hopefully will provide improved year round flows in the river.
Coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sunriver Resort, announced their annual fundraising efforts for Susan G. Komen raised more than $16,113 to help the local Oregon and SW Washington affiliate fight breast cancer and support women in need with life-saving resources, such as screening and treatment. Sunriver Resort’s donation will help fund more than 8,000 mammograms this year for uninsured and underinsured women in Oregon and Southwest Washington. “The Sunriver Marathon for a Cause brought more than 800 race participants in the two days of challenge races
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Sunriver Service District November meeting summary public safety The Sunriver Service District held its regular meeting Nov. 13. Board members present: Ron Angell, Debra Baker, Mike Gocke, and Greg Keller via phone. Absent: Mark Murray. Staff present: Art Hatch, Marc Mills. Public input -None. Financial report: As of Oct. 31, 2014 (unaudited) Resources……….2,435,735 Requirements..….1,313,951 Police wages & benefits……………431,536 Police materials & services……………..73,469 Fire wages & benefits……………653,053 Fire materials & services……………..82,815 Bike Patrol…………42,260 Non-departmental….30,816 Board actions -Approved the amended minutes of the Sept. 18 meeting. -Approved the minutes of the Oct. 16 regular meeting. -Approved payment of $16,450 to SROA for administrative and vehicle maintenance
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arrests, 104 traffic stops, issued 86 traffic warnings, eight traffic citations and provided 268 assists; issued 15 notices of violations of Sunriver Rules & Regulations and 20 notices of pathway violations. -All officers completed training in hazardous materials, use of fire extinguishers and the Prison Rape Elimination Act. -Reserve officers completed 22.5 hours of training. -Officer Gulbransen attended Crisis Intervention Team training at the Bend Police Department. -Several officers attended Outlaw Motorcycle Gang training at the Bend Police Department. -Officer Sosa and Sgt. Patnode assisted the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office during a state-wide domestic violence warrant sweep. -Officer Kennedy attended an
Advanced Internet Research & Intelligence Gathering Through Social Media training hosted by the Department of Public Safety, Standards and Training. -Chief Mills attended the Deschutes County Jail expansion open house but opted not to get locked up in a cell. -Chief Mills and a representative from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission met with SHARC management. -The department participated in SROA’s annual health fair. -Officer Evan Kennedy, Officer Aaron Gulbransen and several Citizen Patrol members handed out candy to trickor-treaters in The Village at Sunriver on Halloween. -In-car cameras have been installed in four of the department’s patrol vehicles. -Office manager Michelle Dean passed an exam and received a Certified Property
and Evidence Specialist (CPES) certificate. -Citizen Patrol members collectively accumulated 234 hours of patrol and special projects for the month of October. Fire: -The Sunriver Fire Department responded to 48 incidents in October including 25 emergency medical service calls, two motor vehicle accidents – one with injuries – one building fire, one bark dust fire, 11 good intent calls, six service calls, two false alarms and one downed tree that was blocking a road. -Chief Hatch and Captain Willis help administer a captain’s promotion test for the Bend Fire Department. -The department provided blood pressure checks at the annual SROA Employee Health Fair.
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finished product every 45 to 90 days, depending on the type of Chief Marc Mills plant. The productivity of the plants appears to conflict with the ballot language, which states a person over 21 can possess up to one ounce of finished product and not exceed eight ounces in their “home.” The Sunriver Police Department will be looking for continued education and training that will assist our officers in the detection of a person under the influence of marijuana. We have one officer who is a “Drug Recognition Evaluator” (DRE). This certification requires about 160 hours training. Because we are a service district and not a municipality the Sunriver Police Department will receive no funds to assist in our training for this new ballot measure. Today, when a person is ar-
rested for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) only, it takes an average of 4.5 hours from traffic stop, arrest, to completion of report. This does not take in account the probable DMV implied consent hearing or other court actions that may transpire much later. When any additional substances are suspected in a DUII arrest, a DRE is called. (One is generally on duty somewhere in Deschutes County, or one is called out from home). Waiting for a DRE to arrive can add an additional two hours. After an evaluation by a certified DRE, the officer often must complete an affidavit for a search warrant, apply to the court, and execute the warrant on the alleged DUII person. That is followed by transport to the hospital where blood is drawn. Depending on how busy the hospital is, this can take 30 minutes to well over two hours. Listening to law enforcement from Colorado and Washing-
Q: In the November election, Oregon voters approved adult recreational use of marijuana effective July 2015. How is the Sunriver Police Department preparing to enforce the new law? A: It appears the Oregon Liquor Control Commission is going to have its hands full deciphering the language of this newly approved ballot measure. What is actually going to be legal? I have questions about definitions of not smoking in public, growing plants not observed by the public, smoking in a motor vehicle, smoking in the presence of minors… and so on. It appears to me that Oregon law enforcement may have a number of new violations, (not crimes), that we will be enforcing. The ballot as written allows for the growing of four plants but not to exceed eight. I’m not sure what this means. Keep in mind that each plant can yield a minimum of one pound of
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SUNRIVER POLICE LOG Selected log entries from the Sunriver Police - October 2014 SCMC = St. Charles Medical Center R&Rs = Rules & Regulations RP = Reporting Person GOA = Gone On Arrival UTL = Unable To Locate DUII = Driving Under Influence of Intoxicants SBC = Settled By Contact DOA = Dead On Arrival BAC = Blood Alcohol Content
DCJ = Deschutes County Jail SFST = Standardized Field Sobriety Test DCSO = Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SFD = Sunriver Fire Department OSP = Oregon State Police MVA = Motor Vehicle Accident DWS = Driving While Suspended BOLO = Be On the Look Out
10/3 – Deer vs. vehicle report. Deer lost. Officer moved carcass to side of road. 10/3 – Report of an abandoned vehicle at the Woodlands golf course. The owner was contacted and confirmed the vehicle was his. It had broken down and would be removed immediately. Owner was warned to get the vehicle’s registration corrected. 10/4 – Report of subjects loading a U-Haul at a residence, believed to be unoccupied, on Grizzly Lane. The subjects were, in reality, the homeowners who had recently sold their home. 10/6 – Responded to location on Juniper Lane for a second report of domestic disturbance. 10/6 – RP reported phone scam. He had received a call from someone claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House. He was told he had won a substantial cash prize and a new Mercedes Benz. All he needed to do was send $350. RP recognized this as a scam and wanted to share the information so that others would not be victimized. 10/8 – While patrolling past the stables, officer noted that both of the green metal gates were open. Officer secured the gates and checked the area extensively for any escapees. None were located and nothing suspicious observed in the pasture. 10/9 – RP from Sunriver Resort reported a male subject in a vehicle with an obvious medical issue. Sunriver paramedics responded, evaluated and transported the patient. 10/10 – Officer responded to a call involving a lost child. Parents were contacted and child was reunited. 10/10 – RP requested an area check at the Sunriver Airport to check on a plane that had not reported in with its home base upon landing. The plane was located secured on the tarmac. 10/10 – DSCO requested assistance with a road rage incident that turned into an assault on Spring River Road. The suspect had left prior to officer’s arrival and the victim was transported to SCMC. 10/12 – Responded to a home on Oregon Loop for a mentally unstable female who was then transported to SCMC. 10/15 – Subjects not from Sunriver were found loading firewood. They were warned and asked to unload firewood. 10/16 – RP and his buddy requested a ride back to their residence when both of their bicycles bit the dust. 10/18 – Officers responded to the resort on a report of a subject siphoning gas. The involved subjects were located and one was charged with Theft III.
SR police officers graduate from state and local academies Sunriver Police Officer Keely Cashman graduated from the 16-week Basic Police Academy on Nov. 7. The Oregon Department of Public Safety, Standards and Training Academy is located in Salem. Forty-one men and women from 27 police agencies across the State of Oregon graduated in class #345. Sunriver Police Chief Marc Mills presented the graduation address. He spoke about values (to self, department, and community), relationships (within one’s own agency, other law enforcement agencies, community, and community partners) and commitment. A contingent of Sunriver Police attended the graduation as well as Sunriver Service District Board Chair Debra Baker. “We are pleased to have Offi-
cer Cashman back and continuing her field training program here for the next several months prior to going ‘solo,’” said Chief Mills. On Nov. 8, three Sunriver Police Department Reserve Police Officers – John Eckholt, Alex Mendiola and Kaneesha Willer – graduated from the Central Oregon Reserve Police Academy. There are two phases of the Reserve Academy that total nearly 400 hours of training, education, and practical skill building. Two of the officers graduated both phases and one will return to complete phase two during the 2015 Reserve Academy. Officer Willer received an award for “Most Improved Shooter” and Officer Mendiola for “Best Written Essay.”
Officer Casey Hughes, Chief Marc Mills, Sergeant Joe Patnode and officer Evan Kennedy flank Sunriver Police Officer Keely Cashman at her Nov. 7 graduation from the Oregon Basic Police Academy.
Hunting accident with injuries near Sunriver By Sgt. Dan Bilyeu, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Emergency crews responded to a report of an accidental shooting northwest of Sunriver on Saturday, Oct. 26 about 11:30 a.m. 21-year-old Colton Nye and 22-year-old Jesse Derrick, both of Bend, had been duck hunting on the Deschutes River northwest of Sunriver, and were returning to their vehicle. Nye was in the lead as the two walked single file along an established trail paralleling the river. Nye crossed over a downed tree and continued up the pathway. As Derrick crossed the same tree, the 12-gauge shotgun he was carrying discharged a single round, at close range, striking Nye in the back of his left leg. Derrick immediately called 911, reported
the incident and began rendering first aid to Nye. Members of the Sunriver police and fire departments, Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office, and U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement responded to the scene. Nye was treated on scene by Sunriver medics then flown by air ambulance to St. Charles Medical Center, Bend with non-life threatening injuries. The incident was under investigation by the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office issued a reminder about firearms safety from the National Rifle Association: • Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. • Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. • Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. • Know your target and what is beyond.
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10/18 – Assisted Sunriver Fire with a smoldering pile of bark dust at Lake Penhollow. 10/18 – Report of subjects skateboarding at Fort Rock Park on the pickle ball courts. Contacted subjects and learned that they had been trespassing. Subjects were issued citations for skateboarding and trespassing. 10/19 – Assisted Sunriver paramedics with a medical call on the bike path. The subject was evaluated by medics but not transported. One family member responded to pick up subject, and a second member picked up the bicycle. 10/19 – RP reported a dead deer in the forestland behind Cypress Lane. The animal turned out to be a gut pile of an elk that was killed during hunting season. 10/20 – Report of a broken car window at The Pines. Nothing was taken from the vehicle and no other damage was sustained. 10/25 – The FAA requested SRPD check the airport for an overdue helicopter. RP called back to cancel the search as they had located the Turn to Log, page 32 SUNRIVER SCENE •
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Boy Scout Christmas tree recycling Sunriver Pets: Introducing toddlers to pets Boy Scouts of America Troop 36 will offer holiday tree pickup in the Sunriver unriver area on Saturday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 3. For a $5 donation per tree, the Scouts will pick up holiday liday trees at curbside and recycle them for compost. Picku p will occur after 9 a.m. on the above dates. The Scouts ask that a donation be made by check, payable to “Boy Scouts of
America” and that it be placed in a watertight plastic bag and affixed to the top of the tree with a rubber band. Wreaths, garlands and decorated trees will not be accept accepted, because the wires shr ruin the shredder. Residents i n Su n r i v e r should call 541-3853935, afaf ter Dec. 15 to arrange pickfor pick up. from T h e money fr this annual fundraiser is used to send Scouts to summer camp.
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10/31 – RP called to report neighbor’s dog running loose again. She was advised to contact the police department whenever she observed the dog at large because of its aggressiveness. A phone message was left and follow-up continues.
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10/31 – Assisted DCSO with a hit and run collision in La Pine. Suspect struck and instantly killed a pedestrian, then fled on foot. Officer assisted with scene security prior to being reassigned to mobile perimeter in support of a K9 track. Suspect had been identified but not as yet captured.
By Dr. Wendy Merideth Holiday travel and visiting family may mean that your pets will be meeting new people. Some of these new people may be infants and toddlers with vocal chords capable of producing decibels that defy their stature. The following are basic principles in introducing a baby or small child to a pet. It is important to remember that no infant or toddler should be left unsupervised with pets. • Nervous pets may benefit from DAP (Dog Appeasing Pheromone) or Feliway. DAP is a product that mimics the natural pheromone produced by the female to soothe her puppies. It is available in a spray, diffuser, or collar. Feliway is a pleasing pheromone that can soothe cats when they are nervous. It mimics the pheromone released when happy felines rub their faces against things. • Prior to interaction, it is helpful to play a recording of a baby crying for a few minutes per day. There are several audio sites online (i.e. soundsnap. com and soundjay.com) that have recordings. Select “longest duration” under the sorting criteria for the longer recordings. Have your pet do basic obedience commands and reward calm behavior while
the recording plays. For cats, bring out the tasty treats and shower them with affection. Start with the volume low for several sessions. Limit to three sessions per day. For successive sessions, gradually increase the volume until you’ve reached true baby screaming volume. If at any point the recording causes angst, return to the volume that did not elicit anxiety. Then make the desensitization more gradual by increasing the volume more slowly. • Once the baby or toddler arrives, introduce your pets one at a time. Harnesses, leashes, and head halters are helpful to control pets during the introduction. At any sign of aggressive behavior, the pet
should be immediately isolated. Avoid punishment and consult your veterinarian. In the case of unacceptable, non-aggressive behavior (e.g. crawling on top of baby or curiously pawing at baby), redirect the pet to do a desirable behavior (sit, lay down, snuggle with someone else, etc.) and reward with treats. Sunriver Veterinary Clinic wishes you a wonderful holiday with family and friends. Please contact us with any questions or concerns, 541593-8128. Sunriver Veterinary Clinic is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. We will be open Christmas Eve until noon, but closed for Christmas day. We will reopen Dec. 26.
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have trouble seeing where the cent view to the west. And when work was actually done. The you get there, there’s an eddy. continued from page 25 new staircase will frame the Where do you go?” Kvapil said. rant designers, we came to the entry to the Meadows pro shop “There is a staircase along the conclusion if we could square in a kind of portico. “We’ve far end of the balcony around that wall off, it would just help designed it so it looks make the whole thing function like part of the original and flow better,” said Steve construction. The view Runner, vice president of plan- is largely preserved from ning, development and con- inside the pro shop, and struction for Sunriver Resort. views from the deck “To be truthful, we thought it are preserved. There’s an opportunity for a was no big deal.” Runner said when he and little bit of additional Kvapil went to the Deschutes balcony. The goal is to County planning department provide additional access to tell them what they were to the west side of the Proposed beer garden location planning, they were surprised building.” “People who come into lobby the south corner of the building, a site plan review was required. Kvapil said most people will are really drawn to the magnifi- which may have been installed as a fire staircase and that doesn’t really take you anywhere and Call us today to customize a schedule right for you! is probably disorienting to a first-time guest. Now, with the new staircase, you’ll come right down the lower level where all the activities are — the fire pit surrounded by glass screens. The staircase will have the same glass sides that the current deck has.” Runner said the wedge project is the only part of a plan to remodel the Meadows Restaurant and kitchen that is open to review and public comment. Landscape Renovation The bulk of the reconstruction Landscape Design & Installation activity, set to begin early in the Landscape Maintenance Options new year, is interior work that Irrigation Start Up, Winterization & Repairs will not change the lodge’s footBackflow Testing & Repairs • Water Features print, thus requires no review. Hardscapes • Paver Patios • Backyard Living Area Runner said an additional Snow Removal project to expand the resort’s existing outdoor beer garden with an outdoor bar, additional outdoor seating, fire pits and a 541.593.3228 Greg & Tereasa possible outdoor kitchen would BROXSON www.twinpineslandscape.com be subject to Deschutes County Owners and SROA Design Committee
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review. Concepts for the outdoor bar building are far enough along that Kvapil described a green roof with natural grasses growing on it to preserve views from the Meadows Restaurant. Kavpil said the outdoor beer garden building would be constructed with materials similar to the lodge. The outdoor bar may have a metal surface, aluminum thermal glazing at certain corners to serve as windbreaks and permit ADA access. Rollup garage doors that can be opened to create an open pavilion in summer, or rolled down in fall, winter or spring to provide heated inside seating, are also under consideration. The outdoor seating area may include a pergola with suspended cable lights to replicate the effect of outdoor beer gardens in Munich, Germany, or The Lot in Bend. Kvapil described The Lot in Bend, as a “wonderful place with a great mix of people, ranging from young families with little babies to retired people sitting together at tables enjoying evenings together. That’s kind of the convivial atmosphere we are trying to build.” Runner said the resort had engaged a public relations firm to handle release of information regarding the interior remodel of the lodge and outdoor beer garden concept. The SROA Design Committee will have two opportunities to act on the lodge’s “wedge”
project application preliminary review and final review. Interested owners may attend these two meetings when they are held. The project will also be processed publicly through the Deschutes County Planning Department before SROA’s Design Committee considers its final review. Information: 541-593-7832, srunner@sunriver-resort.com
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ton, we are being told to expect a significant increase in marijuana use and impaired driving. The Sunriver Police Department will do its “due diligence” and be as prepared as possible come July 1, 2015 to continue providing professional law enforcement and safety to the Sunriver community. Q: Among your board-approved goals for the current fiscal year are to “establish redundancy so that any officer can operate the emergency notification system.” How is redundancy established and why is it important? A: We recently teamed up with SROA to evaluate our current emergency public address system and identify ways to update it to more current technology. We learned a significant amount and believe that we can have an updated system that more than just a few people know how to operate. We’d also like to able to easily train people how to use the system. We’d like to have technical support from SROA, and an easy way to internally check the system for problems. The existing and well-established public address emergency notification system works well for providing warnings of evacuation to people who are outdoors.
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-The fire and police departments raised about $3,000 during a fundraiser at HOLA Restaurant Nov. 12. Revenue was donated to the wife of a former Sunriver firefighter who died in September of cystic fibrosis and to the Fallen Police Officer Memorial in Washington D.C. -Captain Jared Jeffcott said the department is establishing an Ebola policy, training plan and response procedure. The meeting adjourned at 4:49 p.m. to executive session. The next meeting of the Sunriver Service District Managing Board is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 at the Sunriver Fire Station Training Room, 57475 Abbot Drive. Approved meeting minutes are posted at www. sunriversd.org Page 34
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Renovation planned for High Desert Museum otter exhibit Plans are underway for a major remodel of the Autzen Otter exhibit at the High Desert Museum. Thanks to a $250,000 matching grant from the Oregon Business Development Department, the museum will replace aging equipment, improve the viewing experience and upgrade the habitat for the two river otters. The otters are among the museum’s most popular attractions, but the exhibit is also the oldest, dating back to 1983. The roof has been leaking and the pumps, filters and other mechanical equipment are all original. “The otter exhibit is a high priority,” said Dana Whitelaw, High Desert Museum executive director. “Repairing and maintaining the old equipment is costly and time-consuming. We plan to upgrade to higher efficiency
equipment while improving the overall experience for the visitor. We’re very excited about it.” The museum must raise $250,000 before June 30, 2015 in order to receive the matching funds from the state. “We have a very good start on our fundraising efforts,” Whitelaw stated. “As of Nov. 1 we’re almost half way to our goal, and we’re confident that we will get there. We have a combination of small and large gifts and grants that will help us reach the $250,000. Any size contribution is welcome.” The exhibit plans from THA Architects and The Portico Group show improvements to the educational components and appearance of the indoor portion of the exhibit. There also will be more viewing space, more interactive elements, and a better
learning experience overall. There will also be improved accessibility for small children and those in wheelchairs. THA has been involved in every major expansion of the museum. “Right now it’s difficult for children to get a clear view of the otters without climbing onto the rocks or onto their parents,” Whitelaw said. “The new plan will alleviate that problem and open up the viewing opportunities.” The museum also has longterm plans to add a beaver exhibit adjacent to the otters. This renovation of the otter habitat is designed to accommodate that future exhibit, with some shared New otter exhibit drawings: interior (above) and exterior (below). infrastructure.
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Winter driving safety alert With the season’s first significant snowfall on the ground and more ice and snow on the way, local Central Oregon road conditions will be hazardous at times for the next few months. The La Pine Fire District reminds drivers of simple steps to ensure safe winter travel. Note these tips start with the easiest and least costly. Best of all you can start doing them immediately and improve the safety of your winter travels.
it’s not going to blow or melt off quickly. Keeping a broom near your parking spot makes the job much more palatable. 4. Headlights on at all times. Be seen. Your headlights help others see you, so they don’t pull out in front of you.
1. Be prepared. Before going out on the road in hazardous conditions, ensure both you and your vehicle are equipped and prepared for the winter conditions.
5. Adjust your travel time, if you can. Fortunately, here in Central Oregon, the sun 2. Slow down. Simple can quickly help road crews enough, but really, leave earlier improve road conditions in and give yourself time to deal a few hours. Check ODOTs with the additional hazards of road condition website and cameras (tripcheck.com) for winter road conditions. the latest. 3. Clear snow and ice off all 6. Balance vehicle weight windows. Yes it’s a pain, but
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Installation of Vietnam veterans’ highway signs along I-84 complete Sixteen Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway (VVMH) signs have been installed along 377 miles of Interstate 84 in Oregon from Portland to the Oregon/ Idaho border at Ontario. The first sign was installed on May 16 and the last on Nov. 5. The 16 signs are located near: Eastbound: Gresham, Mu l t n o m a h Fa l l s , T h e Dalles, Boardman, La Grande, Baker City, and Ontario. Westbound: Ontario, Bak- Sixteen Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway signs, such as this er City, La Grande, Pendle- one in La Grande, are in place along I-84 between Portland and ton, Hermiston, Arlington, Ontario. John Day Dam, Hood River, and Gresham. who championed the Viet- U.S. Army lieutenant coloIdaho has followed Ore- nam Veterans Memorial nel who served two tours in gon’s lead in honoring Viet- Highway legislation. Senate Vietnam. Tobiason also is nam veterans by designating Bill 461 passed unanimously chairman of the Bend HeI-84 in Idaho as its Vietnam in both the Oregon House Veterans Memorial High- and Senate,” said Dick TobiSunriver way. ason, co chair of the Vietnam “We had fabulous support Veterans Memorial Highway Home from Rep. John Huffman project. Tobiason is a retired
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eficiaries, including the local Ronald McDonald House, St. Charles Medical Center and Newberry Habitat for Humanity. “Sunriver Resort is dedicated to giving back to our Central Oregon community and, throughout the years, we have made charitable contributions to nearly 50 local organizations,” O’Shea said. “We always put people first, whether they are our guests or our community, and building outstanding relationships has always been, and will continue to be, a core value at Sunriver Resort.”
Highways: WWI/US 395, Korean War/I-5, Purple Heart Trail/I-5 and Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq/US 101. Rep. Huffman planned to introduce the bill in December. The World War II Veterans Historic Highway signs project was completed two years ago with 18 signs installed on 325 miles of US 97 and SR 126. If all goes according to plan, Oregon’s veterans of all wars from WWI to the present will soon have six border-to-border highways totaling 1,737 miles in length honoring them. Veterans who served during peacetime, as well as those who served during wars, are also honored on I-5, I-84, US 97 and US 101 with Blue Star Memorial Highway markers at rest stops.
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Sunriver Stars Community Theater, I would like to thank this amazing community and SHARC/SROA for your support of our latest play, “Murder’s in the Heir.” We would also like to thank Marcello’s for their great dinner and BigFoot Beverages for their donation of soda. It does take a village to put these on… and we have the best! Thanks so much!
everyone took their places. Firefighters put on aprons, grabbed some knifes and started preparing veggies in the kitchen. Two of them were chopping cilantro like mad. I saw five of them working like a well-oiled machine. I understand they even got a crash course in prepping tortillas. Two firemen volunteered to wash dishes and help clean up the mess that the rest of us made. Believe me, that’s a Thanks for supporting dirty job! Sgt.Beaty was given a crash fundraiser course in bar management and Sgt. Joe Patnode, Sunriver started cranking out margaritas Police Department A huge “Thank you” to like a professional. Fireman George Fox may all who came and supported our fundraising event Nov. 12 have missed his calling, as everyone told at HOLA. me what a Thanks to natural he your genwas at greeterosity, we ing folks as were able to they arrived raise almost and getting $3,000, them anywhich far exthing they ceeded our needed. hopes and expectations. Firefighter George Fox serves food. O f f i c e r s Sosa, Hughes At the event, a certain someone said to me: and Womer served drinks, “Three or four years ago, if picked up plates and helped I told you that you and PJ with the chips and water. Offi(Beatty) would be running the cer Cashman, freshly returned bar, and the rest of the officers from the police academy, diwould be working the tables at rected people to their tables. Officer Kennedy was in his a fundraiser like this… would you have believed me?” Hon- element telling everyone about where the funds were going to, estly, I said, “No.” This was the first time that and how they were going to the Sunriver Fire and Sunriver be used. Officer Kennedy was Police departments ever worked also able to raise additional together on a joint fundraiser. funds by selling pint glasses As the evening got underway, and Tee-shirts for the unity
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John Gibson, Three Rivers Ralph Curran, Sunriver & Richard B. Wright, a com- Richland, Wash. munity leader in the early The Sunriver Owners Asdays of Sunriver, passed away sociation recently issued their peacefully Aug. 24 at Rogue equitable pricing schedule for Valley Manor in Medford. use of the SHARC facility. I am L o n g an owner that rents my home time resi- through a rental agency, when I dents will am not using it, to defray some remember of my operating costs. Under his dry wit, the schedule I must pay $2,700 devotion to per year for my renters to use the fledg- the facility. Dick Wright ling comMy home rents for about 30 munity of days each summer and normally Sunriver and love of his wife has eight occupants. About half Beth of 73 years. Those who of them use SHARC. If the half are newer to Sunriver only that use SHARC used it every need take a quick bike ride day (not likely) my cost is $22 to see some of Dick’s lasting per use for only the outdoor influence on the community. pool. Thirty years ago, Dick and On the other hand if an Beth saw that the community owner resident uses the fitness was too dependent on the center (or any other part of Resort for the use of the Lodge SHARC) three days a week for and Great Hall for events and 50 weeks a year he pays $0.33 shared a desire for a commu- per use! So much for equitable nity space for owners to enjoy. pricing... Have you been to SHARC? I agree that owners should This is their dream put into not pay as much as renters but action. this is ridiculous. tour. Have you enjoyed the overall Question: Once the owners Chief Mills served as host architectural feel of Sunriver? association has met their apby welcoming all who came Dick was a member of the parent goal of driving away all through the doors. It seemed Design Committee after it renters, who is going to pay for like second nature for the boss became independent from the your toys? to get everyone to a seat and developer and helped institute made sure that they were taken some of the procedures that care of. A great time was had still stand today. Appreciates community by one and all. How about the outreach and support With all sincerity, we truly ministry of the Sunriver ChrisNancy Foote, Deschutes River appreciate all who came out tian Fellowship? Dick and Recreation Homesites to support us, and thank you Beth opened their Sisters Lane Once again, on behalf of the again for your generosity. home to monthly services of Episcopalians that lived in the area. This led to the formation From the Editor’s Desk: Is there an app for snow removal By Brooke Snavely of the Sunriver Episcopal Felneighbor’s driveway? more time-consuming snow app? How would it work? lowship and weekly services at We’ve got driverless Google Would I just tap the app on removals I recall. the Sunriver Nature Center. my smart phone and leave it cars motoring around taking Well, there was the winter The Episcopalian and Lutherof 1992-93, when Sunriver to the software to know what pictures of everyone’s homes an communities later joined received 144 inches (yes, 12 to do? Would robots magical- and posting them on the Inforces to form the Sunriver feet) of snow. That year I ly assemble, work all night ternet, but removing snow of Christian Fellowship whose was among many homeown- while I was inside watching varying depths and densities, services are led by former It sure would be nice if ers who worried about the a football game and getting a around the clock and in all neighbor Nancy Green. there were a mobile appli- weight of the snow collapsing restful night’s sleep, and have kinds of weather, now that Who can remember Dick cation to remove snow. My their roofs. I climbed up on the job done by morning? would be a valuable service. building a bonfire for the teenage son is not enamored So let me throw down an How would the app know many roofs that winter to Christmas Eve service? with the amount of labor push snow off. We generated when snowplows throw up ice-encrusted glove and issue I can go on... supporting involved in shoveling snow impressive piles of snow that a berm across my drive- a challenge to all the socially the Sunriver Music Festival, off driveways, walkways and stacked up until they touched way? What equipment would conscious hackers out there. the Men’s Club, the Sunriver patios. Maybe there’s a digital the gutters and obscured the robots use to remove How many thousands of Incorporation Committee... solution. views from inside the homes, snow? Shovels? Snowblowers? lines of code are required to the latter didn’t succeed in its The thought occurred to but at least my and my neigh- Flamethrowers? Lasers? program a robot to remove effort but paved the way for me last month while la- bors’ roofs didn’t collapse, Could they be programmed snow? Better yet, an army of the Sunriver Fire and Police boring to break through a though it happened to some to brush the snow and scrape robots to get the work done Department to become an 2-inch layer of ice deposited unoccupied buildings. the ice off my car’s wind- faster. independent tax supported by freezing rain on top of In the meantime, I went Now that I think about it, I shield? Perhaps turn on the entity. 6-inches of snow. It was no- spent a lot more hours shov- engine and defroster and ahead and purchased anDick and Beth departed where near the most snowfall eling snow that winter than have the car ready to go? other snow shovel. So now Sunriver in 1999. As an Eagle I’ve dealt with while living in this one… so far anyway. But If I were feeling mischie- I have two… for those rare Scout, Dick left the campsite the Central Oregon area the that still brings me back to vous, could the robots be occasions I can break my son better than how he found it. past 25 years, but it felt like my original thought: What programmed to dump the away from his video games to Beth survives at Rogue Valley the heaviest and one of the if there were a snow removal snow in my least favorite help me. Manor. SUNRIVER SCENE •
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14 Antelope Lane - Price Reduced $199,500 Wonderful vacation getaway in Sunriver! Fireplace in the Great Room. Extensive interior remodel in 2012. Kids will love the 2nd bedroom loft accessed by a spiral staircase. Outside features an enclosed 600 sq ft deck w/ hot tub to warm your toes in the winter. MLS# 201403686 Call Ken Renner 541.280.5352
10 Sparks $389,500 Bright and open 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home near SHARC and the river. Upper and lower decks. Quiet, nicer neighborhood in area of more upscale homes. Double garage and extra paved driveway parking for those large gatherings. MLS#201310507 Call Greg Barnwell 541.848.7222
1 Fifteenth Tee Lane $489,000 Excellent location on a corner lot. 4 BD/3.5 BA (2615 SF) very well maintained reverse living w/high ceilings. Bedrooms are spacious with a large master on main. Roof replaced in 2007, A/C. SHARC assessment paid in full! Furnished. MLS # 201409967 Call Kelly Winch 541.390.0398
Perfect Retreat in Caldera Springs $1,950,000 Life centers around the vaulted great room with a stone fireplace & hickory floors. The kitchen is equally as inviting with a solid granite ‘8 barstool’ island. Den & 2 master suites are on the main level; bonus & 3 bedroom suites up. MLS #201407771 Call Sandy Kohlmoos 541.408.4309
4 Mt. Rose Lane $139,000 Build your dream home on this .22 acre lot in Sunriver Resort! Great location close to Cottonwood Road, north grocery store and other north end amenities. Lot is on a cul-de-sac and would make a great site for your new Sunriver home. MLS#201409899 Call Judi Hein 541.408.3778
56283 Trailmere CIR Lot 231 $779,000 Gorgeous Mountain Lodge style home! Spacious 1/2 acre lot that back to large common area. Cathedral beamed ceilings in the great room, kitchen and dining areas with oversized fireplace make this a great family gathering place. Call Mike Sullivan 541.350.8615
7 Grizzly Lane, Sunriver $217,900 Fantastic location for vacation rental - very close to the Village. Rustic appeal. Living area is open to dining with a slider to the deck. Fireplace at the entry draws you in to the living areas. Both baths have been updated. Give us a call! Call Lisa Lamberto 541.610.9697
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