Jay Bowerman, principal researcher at the Sunriver Nature Center, reports on the status of invasive bullfrogs in Sunriver’s waterways
Page 9
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center................ 8 Calendar...................... 13 SROA Board................ 22
Public Safety................ 30 Classified..................... 38 Commentary................ 39
L&S Gardens in La Pine offers tips on how to make your Christmas trees and holiday poinsettias survive through the holidays
Page 21
S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
DECEMBER • 2015
VOLUME XLI • NUMBER 12
Mavericks buyer seeks property owner approval to change CC&Rs By Brooke Snavely Christian Myers and Bank of the Cascades are seeking amendments to Covenants, Codes and Restrictions on the former Mavericks property, 18135 Cottonwood Road, to allow a proposed assisted living and memory care facility. Myers, who is the proposed buyer of the property, and Bank of the Cascades, which is the current owner, will send petitions in December to owners of properties in the northern parts of Sunriver, collectively known as River Village, seeking approval of changes to CC&Rs to allow assisted living facility use. Such use is permitted by Deschutes County, but local village declarations must also be modified to allow the use. Petitions will be sent via U.S. Mail beginning Dec. 15, to approximately 1,500 owners of properties in the villages near Mavericks. Recipients will have the option of returning the signed petition by mail via enclosed and postage paid envelope, or they will be able to go online and sign a digital petition. Myers said they need approval of 75 percent of homeowners in the River Village neighborhoods, which include the Deer Park, Fairway Crest and Fairway Point villages, to effect the changes. All these villages were annexed at various times into the River Village master village as the north end of Sunriver developed. “We will send the petitions and simply wait for respondents. If we don’t hit the 75 percent approval target, we may contact owners individually,” Myers said. “We’ll see how this goes. We do have a deadline with Bank of Cascades to close the deal, but it (the petition process) gives us more time than the election route.” In June 2015, when Myers initially Turn to Mavericks, page 5 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLI • NUMBER 12 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Happy Holidays!
One morning last winter while driving into Sunriver through the entry circle, artist Bill Hamilton thought to himself, ‘How cool would it be to show Santa sledding through the roundabout?’ Hamilton took some photos, did some sketches and in 2½ months completed this acrylic painting, which is now on display at Artists Gallery Sunriver.
Marcello’s Italian Cucina owners observe 10 years in Sunriver
By Brooke Snavely Marcello’s Cucina Italiana is celebrating 10 years of ownership by the Lodge family with an anniversary party on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The party is also a celebration of 35 years of business for the iconic Sunriver dining establishment. The celebration will feature free appetizers, a special $10 dinner menu, $10 wine list, $3.50 draft beers and $3.50 specialty drinks in honor of these milestones. Advance reservations are requested (541-593-8300) so they know how many guests to expect that evening. “We want to thank our loyal customers, who are truly our family, for making us a success! We wouldn’t be here without you,” the invitation stated. Marcello’s began as the Tree House Pizza parlor in the 1970s. Founding
The owners and some of the staff of Marcello’s. From left: Alina Jacobs, Kelly Adams, Kendall Kramer, Thad Lodge, Charles Persinger, Autumn Persinger, Cole Persinger, Dixie Lodge, Thomas Lodge, Mireya Larivierie.
owners Marcel and Sandy DeAlicante turned it into Marcello’s in 1980 and began a series of improvements that cre-
ated the facility as diners know it today, including installation of the outside Turn to Marcellos, page 3 PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213