Sunriver
Meet your seven candidates for the SROA Board of Directors.
OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Page 4
INSIDE THIS ISSUE SROA News ................... 5 Calendar ..................... 13
Public Safety ............... 27 Classified .................... 38
Beat the heat and stay safe as summer temps increase. Page 22
S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
JULY • 2019
VOLUME XLV • NUMBER 7
Voter packet headed to owners mid-July SROA NEWS – Keep an eye on your mailbox for your packet to vote for candidates to the Sunriver Owners Association Board of Directors as well as the ballot measure to replace/renovate the North Pool. The voter information arriving in the mail will include images of the concept design for the facility, frequently asked questions and statements from both the SROA Board President and Treasurer. It will also include a brief statement from each of the seven candidates running for three seats on the SROA Board of Directors. You can read each candidate’s response to several questions on page 4. Things to remember • Ballots must be returned in person or arrive by mail to SROA no later than noon on Saturday, Aug. 10 to be counted. There is a locked drop box in the foyer that is open 24/7. • Be sure to flip the ballot over. The candidates are on one side, the ballot measure is on the other. • Once you’ve made your selections, place the ballot into the secrecy envelope and then into the blue return envelope. You must sign the back of the blue envelope or the ballot is considered invalid. • Only one ballot per property.
Swans could become parents in July; male officially named It is safe to say that Grace, the trumpeter swan, and the new male swan that was transplanted last month from Michigan to Lake Aspen, did not waste any time. The day after their introduction, bird watchers observed the pair mating. About one week later staff observed a nest starting to take shape on the island in the middle of the lake. On closer inspection, the pine needle nest contained two swan eggs. Since May 31, Grace, and occasionally the T S, SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLV • NUMBER 7 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Pay it forward: Festival Faire supports local youth education
Mt. Bachelor unveils enhanced guest experience Mt. Bachelor has announced it will offer a fun, new and engaging guest experience for the 2019-20 season that includes a Woodward Mountain Park with expanded learning terrain, enhancements to Sunrise lodge, and improvements to how guests park and access the mountain, which will make it easier for visitors to enjoy the resort’s year-round adventure. Offered in partnership with Woodward, an experiential action sports company also owned by POWDR, the Mt. Bachelor Woodward Mountain Park will reinvent the way people experience an already amazing mountain. Only available at POWDR resorts starting with Mt. Bachelor in 2019-20, Woodward Mountain Parks are thoughtfully planned and animated networks of Woodward-designed featured terrain zones that leverage the unique topography of each mountain and offer a fun and intuitive on-mountain experience. Featured terrain encompasses sculpted enhancements embedded in skiable terrain that are made from snow and other materials. Woodward Mountain Parks include three designated venues of featured terrain for Learning, Experiential and Performance. Within each venue are zones
offering features and terrain designs that provide innovative ways to teach, learn, coach and progress. Mt. Bachelor’s Woodward Mountain Park features will include easy and forward-focused skill development in the Learning Zone Start Park; familyfocused fun in the Adventure Zone, Progression Park and Family Cross Run in the Experiential Zone; and freestyle terrain parks that progress from small to medium and large in Performance Zone. Guests can choose their own pathway and set their own pace to building personal skill and adventure within every zone. To enable progression at every level, pending approvals, the Mt. Bachelor Woodward Mountain Park will encompass new terrain and infrastructure including three new lifts: • A 70 foot covered carpet conveyor lift serving the new Woodward Mountain Park “Start Park” adjacent to the Sunrise Lodge rental shop • A 300 foot covered carpet conveyor lift next to the existing Carrousel Chair • A 629 foot Doppelmayr fixed-grip quad chairlift which will open five acres of new beginner terrain below
Anyone that attended the Young Artists Scholarship (YAS) Concert in June saw first-hand the success of investing in musical education. At the June 9 concert, 12 advanced classical music students ages 11-23, all scholarship recipients, performed on violin, oboe, voice, piano and more. This year's concert concluded with an original composition by multi-year YAS recipient Ben Kroeker, performed by three recipients. Want to help the festival continue its commitment to local youth? It’s easy, just reserve your seat at the festival’s July 21 “Festival Faire,” a magical evening of music, fine dining and auction fun to support the 42nd season and musical education programs throughout the area. This year’s gala event takes place at Sunriver Resort’s historic Great Hall on Sunday, July 21. Starting at 4:30 p.m., you will enjoy a hosted happy hour, fine wines, an elegant dinner prepared exclusively by Sunriver Resort awardwinning chefs and music provided by three of the 2019 Young Artists Scholarship recipients. All proceeds from Festival Faire diT F, Due to extreme fire danger and Sunriver Rules & Regulations
ALL
Fi rew o rks Fireworks PROHIBITED IN SUNRIVER (Violation of rule 4.03c is a Class C offense subject to a $250 fine)
This includes sparklers and all “safe & sane” fireworks
T M. B,
PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213