W i s h i n g e v e ryo n e a s a f e & h a p p y N e w YE a r ! The Sunriver Gardener column returns featuring guest writers. This month’s topic is about the body language of trees.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE PlumbLines................... 2 Nature Center.............. 10 Calendar...................... 13 Women’s Club.............. 18
SROA News.................. 22 Public Safety................ 30 Classified..................... 37 Commentary................ 38
Sunriver residents are on the move! See where they’ve been in our quarterly feature Making the Scene. Pages 21-22
S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
january • 2012
volume xxxVIII • Number 1
Chilly winter doesn’t slow SHARC work
By Brooke Snavely Was the circus in town? For a few days in late November and early December a huge, blue dome materialized at the SHARC project site. It turned out to be temporary shelters built over the outdoor pools to allow contractors to apply plaster in a climate controlled environment. Heaters blew hot air into the temporary structures to provide the minimum 60-degree temperatures required for pool plaster application. An elaborate framework of PVC piping was constructed to support the tarps holding in the heat that allowed the plaster to dry. And it worked fine on the narrow diameter lazy river and small children’s wading pool. But when it came to the large recreational pool, the massive surface area of the tarp filled up like a hot air balloon, creating a 20-foot tall dome visible to passersby and viewers of the construction site web cameras. There was so much lift from the hot air trapped inside the dome that crews had to anchor the tarp with boxes of unmixed concrete all the way around the pool’s perimeter. When the wind blew, the dome shifted and rolled, occasionally snapping the tarp with enough force to dislodge the anchors, prompting a scurry to secure it. Despite the unusual appearance and constantly shifting roof, the plastering work under the dome proceeded without a hitch. One technician sprayed the plaster on, followed by another who smoothed it with a float. The crew wore spiked shoes that elevated their feet so they didn’t leave footprints in the fresh plaster. “Ideally, we’d apply plaster in the spring time, in the sunshine, in 70 degree temperatures,” said Steve Scott of The Pool Company in Tacoma, Wash. “But when the weather doesn’t Turn to SHARC, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XXXVIII • NUMBER 1 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Above: The blue blob at the SHARC was actually a massive tarp filled with hot air to allow plastering of the large outdoor pool in below-freezing weather. Right: Under the tarp, contractors sprayed on plaster then smoothed it with tools. After a few hours of drying, the pools were filled and circulation and filtration systems began operating. Pool plaster requires exposure to water and certain chemicals for a period of 28-30 days to cure properly. Brooke Snavely photos
Sunriver resident selected for White House internship Jessie McGrath, daughter of the Reverend Nancy Sargent-Green, pastor of Sunriver Christian Fellowship, will be serving as an intern in the executive office of the President on the Council of Environmental Quality in Washington, D.C. beginning in January. McGrath’s responsibilities will include researching current environmental policy topics, managing inquiries and working closely with members of White House staff. She will attend congressional hearings and meetings to provide reports and briefs. After graduating from Bend Senior High School in 2006, McGrath attended the University of Oregon where
she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2011 with double majors in political science and marine biology and a minor in public policy and management. While attending college, McGrath traveled to Ecuador where she participated in a research program studying insect behavior in the Amazon jungle. She also attended classes and assisted in several research projects at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston, Ore. McGrath is employed by Grace Bio-Labs in Bend, where she works in their Research and Development Department. She plans to pursue a postgraduate degree in the fall. PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213