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INSIDE THIS ISSUE SROA News ................... 4 Calendar ..................... 13 SHARC News ............... 22

Public Safety ............... 27 Classified .................... 38 Letters ........................ 39

SHARC hosting Spring Break egg dives and duck races. Page 22

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S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION

MARCH • 2018

VOLUME XLIV • NUMBER 3

Police chief resigns; new interim steps in District starts search for new fire and police chiefs

Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene On Feb. 2, Sunriver Police Chief Marc Mills tendered his resignation to the Sunriver Service District (SSD) under a negotiated separation agreement. The district has accepted his resignation and subsequently concluded its administrative investigation. In a formal press release, the SSD noted that they had not made a final decision related to the employment of the police chief. Mills recognized that, under the circumstances, it was untenable for him to continue his leadership of the Sunriver Police Department. “Chief Marc Mills is a good police officer,” stated Sunriver Service District chair Jim Fister in the press release. “One of his most recognized sayings is that the rules apply to everyone equally, and I greatly respect that Marc recognizes this in making his decision.” In December 2017, the SSD board was made aware of a complaint reported to law enforcement alleging Mills had struck another officer in front of other department personnel. Mills was placed on paid administrative leave on Dec. 3, and the district was notified that the incident had also been turned over to the Oregon Department of Justice (ODJ) for investigation. In January, based on facts revealed by the ODJ, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel charged Mills with the misdemeanor crime of harassment for striking Sunriver Police Sgt. Joe Patnode. The SSD board also initiated its own administrative investigation into the incident. During the course of the district’s investigation, other employees raised complaints causing the district to expand the scope of the investigation, including allegations of other temperamental outbursts, fears of retaliation and other inappropriate behavior inconsistent with the district’s policies and standards. Mills has more than 40 years of service T  C,   SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLIV • NUMBER 3 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707

The 2016 Sheridan Fire, located a few miles southwest of Sunriver, is a good reminder that we all live within a Wildland Urban Interface.

‘Era of Megafires’ in Sunriver on March 21 As winter fades to spring, summer temperatures and fire season will be here before you know it. In March, local partners are coming together to offer three “Era of Megafire” presentations for Central Oregonians. The Sunriver Owner’s Association,

Deschutes Land Trust and Sisters Camp Sherman Fire are sponsoring events in Sunriver, Bend and Sisters. Last year was a record fire year with 9.1 million acres burning across the U.S. More that 680,000 acres burned in Oregon in more than 30 different

fires, one of which was classified as a megafire that burned more than 190,000 acres. Nationally recognized ecologist Paul Hessburg presents options for reshaping our wildfire problem during his engaging, multimedia presentation about wildfire, its natural role in our local forests, and how that role has changed. Hessburg will talk about options available to our community to reshape the wildfire problem and how we can all better learn to live with fire. Hessburg is a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station. He has been studying historical and modern era forests of the inland West for the last 32 years, publishing extensively in leading national and international journals. His work documents large changes in forest conditions and how these changes, along with climate change, have set the stage for large and severe wildfires. This presentation is an outgrowth of T  M,  

Lucky to be alive: Dog wins silver at K-9 Keg Pull By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene While watching a spirited Chihuahua-mix pull a beer can down a snowy runway during the February K-9 Keg Pull – no one would have guessed that the little dog had recently used up most of his nine lives (do dogs have lives, like cats?) Known as Little Big Man, the plucky pooch almost died alongside his owner, Brian Harris, in a Dec. 6 crash on Highway 97 near the South Century exit to Sunriver after their truck was rear-ended by an alleged drunk driver. The story of Little Big Man (LBM) began even before the tragic accident – arriving in Central Oregon with a shipment of other rescue dogs from California. Harris adopted LBM from Redmond’s Brightside Animal Center in April 2017, and the two became inseparable. Witnesses to the crash stopped to assist while waiting for emergency responders. Sunriver resident Aaron Beaty noticed the injured dog. “I asked (Harris) if I could take his dog to the

vet he said ‘yes, please,’ ” said Beaty. Paramedics arrived and administered medical aid to Harris but he died at the scene shortly after. Beaty rushed the injured pooch to Sunriver Veterinary Clinic in the Sunriver Business Park. The Chihuahua mix had three hip fractures, two broken legs, broken ribs, partially collapsed lung and bruising as well as numerous cuts, puncture wounds and abrasions. Clinic staff provided initial X-rays and bloodwork and stabilized the dog’s injuries and then transferred to Animal Emergency Center of Central Oregon. “I offered to pay for everything but I didn’t have to,” said Beaty. “Sunriver Veterinary wiped their bill clean. It’s amazing how all the vet clinics and community came together. It shows a lot about Bend and the Central Oregon Community.” LBM eventually ended up at Brookswood Animal Hospital in Bend, where LBM had been a regular patient and often spent time with staff when his owner was tied up with work or appointments.

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SUNRIVER SCENE • MARCH 2018

SROA Design Committee: Preserving the character of Sunriver SUNRIVER

SCENE MARCH 2018 Volume XLIV, No. 3 57455 Abbot Drive P.O. Box 3278 Sunriver, OR 97707

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The SUNRIVER SCENE is the official monthly publication of the Sunriver Owners Association, a not-for-profit Oregon corporation dedicated to: “Maintaining Sunriver as a premier residental and resort community, protecting and enhancing its quality of life, natural environment and property values.” The SCENE is mailed to Sunriver property owners anywhere in the U.S. and available at locations throughout Sunriver or through a paid subscription by mail. Publication of advertising copy or individuals’ opinions in the SCENE does not constitute endorsement by the newspaper, the Sunriver Owners Association or any of its members or board of directors. Each advertiser bears responsibility for claims made on their behalf. Scene content including stories, advertising and images are copyrighted and cannot be re-published without permission.

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By SROA Community Development Department Many factors contribute to an owner’s decision to purchase property or reside in Sunriver, including the natural beauty of our forest environment. In preservation of this essential attribute, the planners of Sunriver adopted strict architectural and environmental standards that ensure all structures and landscaping are compatible with one another and are in harmony with the natural surroundings. What are those standards and who is responsible for upholding them? How do owners propose building projects, what criteria are used to evaluate proposals, and what happens if an owner disagrees with the outcome? The SROA Design Committee The SROA Design Committee, a standing committee that functions under the authority of the Sunriver Owners Association Board of Directors, is responsible for ensuring compliance and equity in the implementation of rules and regulations pertaining to the physical development of Sunriver. Its organization and functions are outlined in Section 8 of the Consolidated Plan of Sunriver and in the committee’s charter. With six regular members and additional alternate members, the committee is wholly comprised of Sunriver property owners. All members are volunteers. A high level of engagement is required by these volunteer owners as each committee member commits to a three-year term of service and often serves multiple terms. The committee meets twice each month and is responsible for reviewing plans and submittals, performing site visits, drafting motions and fulfilling other duties in between meetings. Service on the committee is open to all owners and members are appointed by the SROA Board of Directors. “I find it a challenge and a privilege to help maintain the Sunriver community to the

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high standards that attracted us here in the first place,” said committee member Charlie Meyer. “While we are charged with enforcing community standards, we realize we are dealing with neighbors and are respectful of the value we all attach to our homes,” added Curt Wolf, Design Committee chair. “This is not about personal likes and dislikes… our decisions are supported by findings of fact that are in keeping with the rules. Our job is to understand the rules and apply them consistently, neutrally and fairly.” Design Committee governing documents In addition to the Consolidated Plan of Sunriver, Sunriver Rules and Regulations and Village Declarations, the Design Committee Manual of Rules and Procedures governs all Design Committee decisions. This 48-page manual (plus forms and appendices) sets forth the policies, procedures and guidelines that assist the committee and property owners through the design review process. The policies outlined in the manual reflect and codify the community’s commitment to development that honors our natural environment and enhances the property values of each individual owner. The rules can be conceptual in nature or extremely detailed and particular. “It’s definitely a spectrum,” said committee member Mark Feirer. “Where the rules are explicit, there’s no room for debate. Where the rules were designed to provide a framework, the committee thoroughly examines the merits of the proposal to make a decision.” For example, the manual requires that “all architectural elements shall be subordinate to the forest, blend with the natural landscape, and maintain the integrity of the forest environment and open spaces” and that all construction is to be evaluated on such criteria as “site, proportion, orienta-

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members are invited and encouraged to be involved in the committee’s decision making process. While there are several ways to do this, participation in the committee’s regularly schedule meetings is a key avenue for input. Meetings take place twice monthly, on the second and fourth Friday of the month, with minor modifications to this schedule if such days fall on a holiday. Submissions that will be taken up by the committee are included on an agenda, which is posted to the SROA website, along with the building plans that accompany each submission. All community members are able to review the plans (either online or on-site, as a set of plans is available at the location of the proposed project) and submit comments to the committee, either in advance in writing, or during the meeting. Special notice is given to owners and neighboring properties of the proposed projects, welcoming their input. Submissions and plans are also shared with a consulting architect, who reviews the plans and T  D,  

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“Survey Says…” How are we doing? And, more importantly, how can we do better to act in the best interest of all of SROA’s almost 4,200 members? Those questions are always on the minds of SROA’s Board of Directors and staff as we address association poli- Pat Hensley cies and long-term planning. In addition to learning how SROA is doing in the eyes of its members and seeking ways to improve, SROA also needs to have a pulse on just who we (owners) are. SROA’s owners are a diverse group with different reasons for owning property in Sunriver. For some owners, Sunriver is their primary residence. Nearly half of our owners use their Sunriver properties as a getaway, a place for peace and tranquility. And some owners use their Sunriver properties as a business, renting their homes to visitors who eagerly descend on Sunriver in the summer and during holidays. To best serve all of our owners, the board needs to know what makes owners tick. But while we are a complex bunch, there is a consensus on why members value Sunriver as a magical place that is nearly impossible to replicate elsewhere. Whether our focus is on the natural environment, Sunriver’s aesthetic charm, or the abundant recreational opportunities that Sunriver offers, Sunriver is very special and worth every effort. Back to learning what makes us owners tick, the board has a number of ways to gather member perspectives and suggestions, but probably our best means of collecting this input from our members is a powerful

tool that gives every SROA member an easy and effective way to communicate with the board and staff. This is the comprehensive owner survey. SROA has been conducting comprehensive surveys of our members for about two decades. As our survey consultant recently noted, the early surveys were primarily descriptive, gathering demographic data on SROA members. But the more recent surveys have done a lot more to provide the board and staff with feedback on how we’re doing at governance, the services that SROA provides, the amenities that are important to you, and the improvements you would like to see. Put another way, the most recent survey has told us not only what we’re doing well, but also – and sometimes in no uncertain terms – how we could do better. This feedback is invaluable as we chart the course ahead for SROA. Indeed, as we have recognized the value of the owner survey as a powerful guide to decision-making, we have increased the frequency of these surveys. The most recent survey was completed last November. Our survey consultant presented his findings in a report totaling a whopping 413 pages, including 111 pages of comments from owners. In fact, the 2,260 owners who completed the survey provided over 3,500 individual comments. Studying those individual comments – with owners speaking in your own words and offering spontaneous suggestions, praise and yes, even criticisms – has provided a window into how SROA’s owners “tick.” In the end, the better we understand all of our owners, the better we can do to meet and hopefully exceed member expectations. The statistical findings from the survey were reported in the December 2017 issue of the Sunriver Scene. It

was gratifying that owners gave the board and staff very high marks on using money wisely and doing what’s best for Sunriver as well as making balanced decisions for the membership as a whole. In addition, those high marks have increased when compared to previous surveys. Nevertheless, a warning sign was also detected with a small percentage of owners disagreeing in those categories. This is where a close examination of owners’ verbatim comments comes in: what do these comments tell us about why owners are dissatisfied and, importantly, what can we do to address those owners’ dissatisfaction? Additionally, is a dissatisfied owner in one category, necessarily dissatisfied in other areas? Takeaways So, what did we learn from the comprehensive survey conducted in 2017? How are we doing? And what should we be working on for the future? The following summary reflects some of the important takeaways from our most recent survey. North Pool Owners who read my president’s message in the October 2016 issue of the Scene probably recall that parts of the North Pool complex are reaching the end of their useful lives. A decision point on the future of this facility is right over the hood: Should we mothball the North Pool? Should we replace the aging components “same for same?” Or should we create something different with a lot more bells and whistles? A related question is whether we should continue the policy (in place since summer 2015) dedicating access to this T  M,  

Monthly meeting highlights, actions of the SROA Board of Directors volving around the fitness classes. In particular: class size, the need for duplicate classes, the need for afternoon or evening classes, registration system and instructor improvements needed, and is opposed to the adoption of a class program fee. –Bonnie Campbell: Requested that the board arrange a meeting between the SROA Board and the authors of an open letter to the board, contained within an advertisement in the Sunriver Scene, to discuss the listed items of concern. –Randy Schneider: Brought Oregon House Bill 4029 to the attention of the Board and urged the Board to oppose the legislation. –Jane Boubel: Raised concerns with the suggested language changes to the Year-to-date through Jan. 31, 2018 Nominating Committee Charter. As (unaudited/estimated) chair of the Nominating Committee, Operations Revenues $733,118 Boubel shared her disappointment in Expenses sub-total $872,707 not being notified by the Board prior to Operations Surplus (deficit) bringing the matter up as a discussion ($139,588) item for the board work session. Friday work session owners forum –Lee Stevenson: Shared Schneider’s –Mark Burford: Provided the board comments regarding Oregon House Bill with comments on proposed SROA rule 4029. In addition, invited the SROA changes specific to outdoor gas fire pits. Inquired as to where any annual operat- Board to participate in Project Poning budget surplus goes to at the conclu- derosa’s “potting party” at Three Rivers sion of the fiscal year. Inquired as to the School in April. –Marilyn Johnson: Concerned that the percent increase in operational expenses process surrounding the fitness program over the past few years. Shared concerns is broken, especially with the lack of over the adopted fitness program fee. –Tim Loewen: Shared concerns re- communication by SROA regarding the garding the adopted fees for the fitness changes in the fitness program. –Ray Johnson: Echoed the concerns classes. Loewen also noted certain legal of Johnson and added that the fees for concerns revolving around the introduction of a fee for the fitness classes as they the program is significant for those who were posted in the 2017 Scene as “free.” regularly attend classes. Suggested that, in –Lois Cousineau: Raised concerns re- the long run, the Board should consider The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) Board of Directors meeting was held Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. A board work session was held Friday, Feb. 16. Board members present: Pat Hensley, Jim Fister, David Jendro, Bob Nelson, Richard Wharton, Mike Gocke, Jim Adams, Dwayne Foley (by phone). Absent: Gary Bigham. Staff present: Hugh Palcic, Susan Berger. Treasurer’s report Year-to-date through Dec. 31, 2017 (unaudited/estimated) Operations Revenues $10,961,158 Expenses sub-total $10,451,911 Operations Surplus $509,245

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raising the $50 Member Preference Program card fee to cover certain program fees such as the fitness classes. – Gary McGuffin: Echoed the concerns raised regarding the fitness classes and suggested that an emphasis on quality be made over simple cost recovery. Saturday meeting owners forum –Marv Henberg and Gerhard Beenen: Presented a plan for the board to consider specific to a “solar farm” initiative that they have coined “Grandchildren’s Park.” They encouraged the Board to review the submitted presentation material and perform due diligence in vetting the possibility of the proposal. Association operations Administration: Updating all forms for 2018. Met with owners concerning the fitness program at SHARC. Met with property owners concerned with SROA needing to do more with its ladder fuels reduction program. Workshops were held in Sunriver, Lake Oswego and Eugene regarding the Abbot/Beaver intersection improvements. Accounting: Executed the Bank of America loan payoff. Entered 2018 department budget spreads into the Traverse software system. Communications: SROA websites all receiving increased site visits as folks begin to plan their summer vacations. Working on a redesign of the SHARC logo to better brand/tie in with the SROA logo. Work underway to print new maps for the pathway kiosks as most have substantially faded. Working with a freelance writer to create a Sunriver 50year anniversary book.

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Community Development: Mild weather has helped surge project submittal for construction activity. Staff assisted with evaluation of the SROA/ SSD enforcement agreement. Natural Resources: Processed private property ladder fuel reduction inspection data and enter the data into GIS. Performed site visits regarding tree removal requests on private property. Plans underway for Arbor Day 2018. IT: Worked on firewall to configure connections from Verizon network in order to prepare our network for firewall upgrade later this year. Work continues on bringing fiber to the home throughout Sunriver. Confirming Sunriver BendBroadband subscriber counts for the past three years. Working on upgrades to Channel 3 system. Added two new security cameras at the east doors of SHARC. Public Works: Working on tennis court rebuilds for Marketplace and Meadow courts. Removing dead trees on commons. Cleared brush and limbs from pathways to be sealed this year. Starting tunnel design and priority mapping for comprehensive tunnel replacement throughout SROA’s pathway system. Annual servicing of vehicles and small equipment. Crews are working on construction of the upcoming Sunriver March Mudness course. Recreation/SHARC: Received USTA sanctioning for SROA’s Sunriver Solstice tennis tournament. Mud run preparations continue with the entire course T  M,   SUNRIVER SCENE • MARCH 2018

SROA Adventure Camp program discontinued SROA NEWS – After years of struggling and, more recently, careful study of the program, the SROA Board of Directors, under the advisement of SROA’s general manager, approved to terminate the Sunriver Owners Association’s Adventure Camp program effective this summer. The action was unanimously approved during the Feb. 17 board meeting. The program has become a challenge for the association due to increased costs, significant budget deficits (when calculated to include direct and indirect costs) and a lack of congruence between the program and SROA’s overarching mission. Concerns relating to risk management by operating this type of program also contributed to the board’s decision. The program also suffered from staffing and participation shortfalls. In 2017, due to a lack of camp counselors, SROA was unable to fully provide the Guppy Camp program.

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“This is a rather difficult set of circumstances, but the reality is that the challenges in operating our program have become significant and more complex. Our dedicated staff has worked tirelessly on ways in which to maintain this program at a high level,” said Hugh Palcic, general

manager of the Sunriver Owners Association. “However, in the end, higher costs, coupled with lower participation trends, forced the administration and, ultimately, the board to examine the long-term viability of our program in arriving at this decision point.”

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moving onto property inside Mary McCallum Park. New group exercise classes for owners have been rolled out. Have held several meetings with class participants about changes for additional feedback. The Health & Home Improvement Expo will be March 31 at SHARC. Board actions –Approved minutes of the Jan. 19, 2018 SROA board work session minutes as corrected. –Approved minutes of the Jan. 20, 2018 SROA regular board meeting minutes as corrected. –Approved December 2017 financial statement (unaudited) –Approved January 2018 financial statement (unaudited). –Approved net transfer of $544,299 from operating to the reserves fund. Committee/board action requests –Approved authorizing Director Hensley to finalize and

execute an agreement for Rules Enforcement Services with the Sunriver Service District. The agreement is for a one year term. –Approved terminating SROA’s Adventure Camp program effective for the 2018 summer season. The reason for the program’s termination was based on multiple risks and concerns associated with operating a child care program, increased costs of the camp, significant budget deficits when calculated to include direct and indirect costs and the lack of congruence between this program and SROA’s overarching mission. The meeting adjourned at 11:04 a.m. The next SROA board work session will take place at 9 a.m. Friday, March 16 followed by the regular board meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 17 in the SROA administration building, 57455 Abbot Drive, between circles 3 and 4, next to the Sunriver Fire Department. Approved minutes of the meeting are posted, as available, on the SROA website at www. sunriverowners.org

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Improve your health and home at expo Sunriver Owners Association presents the fourth annual Health & Home Improvement Expo at SHARC on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The expo will feature more than 30 booths relating to home improvement, gardening, health, wellness and fitness. Expo attendance is free and open to Sunriver and surrounding communities. A light lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Broadband, Montgomery Builder, eXp Realty LLC, and Randy Parmele Construction. No home improvement in the future? Don’t worry, the expo will also feature health and wellness options. There’ll be information on the area’s newest hiking trails and summer classes about ways to improve your health and feel better. Health and wellness booths include SROA’s Recreation department (SHARC), La Pine Community Health Center, Alpine Chiropractic & Massage, Comfort Keepers of Central Oregon, Coffman Vision Clinic, First Interstate Bank, Partners in Care, Discover Your Forest and OSU’s Master Gardener program. The expo will also include Sunriver clubs and organizations such as the Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce, Sunriver Women’s Club, Sunriver Music Festival, Project Ponderosa, Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and the Sunriver Anglers Club. The expo will feature free informational seminars throughout the day. Start your day with a SHARC fitness class. After fitness, learn the process of requesting home improvement projects and submittal deadT  E,  

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to Central Oregon in a variety of police roles. He is respected for his skills as an investigator and enforcer of the law. His service as Sunriver’s Police Chief can best be described as a time when the police had developed a very positive relationship within the Sunriver community. In the press release the SSD board stated: “It is unfortunate that Mills’ tenure with the Sunriver Police Department ended in this manner.” They thanked Mills for his service, and wished him well. New interim police chief In December, the board authorized the appointment of interim police management to Capt. Cory Darling of the Bend Police Department. When Darling was recalled to Bend in late January, the board subsequently

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authorized retired Salem Police Deputy Chief Scott Hayes in the interim position. Hayes obtained a bachelor’s degree in Administration of Justice through Portland State University, and joined the Salem Police Department in August

1982, where he served as a patrol officer, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant and deputy chief of police. After 19 years, Hayes was transferred to the support division where he held the position of accreditation manager. After

completing the department’s first CALEA accreditation he was assigned as management resources section commander, overseeing the department’s support services. In 2012, Hayes was promoted to deputy chief of police over the patrol division. This includes the management of the emergency operations group consisting of SWAT, tactical negotiations team, hazardous device team and mobile response team. Hayes served as the department’s human rights and relations advisory commission liaison. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police, a graduate of the FBI National Academy and FBI-LEEDS Law Enforcement Executive Development seminar. After his retirement in 2014, Hayes joined the Oregon Accreditation Alliances where he works as an assessor. Hayes is the recipient of two Life Saving and two Medal of Valor Awards. Hayes lives west of Bend. He is married with two children. Search for chiefs underway Fister assures the citizens and

businesses of Sunriver that there was never any risk to public safety during the course of the investigation and outcome. During its Feb. 15 regular meeting, the board detailed the process for hiring both a new police and fire chief, and agreed to post the positions starting Feb. 16. Former Sunriver Fire Chief Art Hatch retired in the fall of 2017, and his position has been capably filled in the interim by Assistant Chief Rob Bjorvik. Fister anticipates that both positions would be filled by the end of the board fiscal year in June. He also indicated that the SSD would likely still meet its financial budget expectations despite the additional legal, investigative and administrative expenses incurred. Finally, the board commended the police and fire personnel for their professional behavior through the transition. “It’s gratifying to know that we have such an excellent set of employees in the district,” said Fister. “I look forward to our next transition of leadership, and I expect that they’ll appreciate the great people that work here.”

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accident and this little dog,” said Pugh. “I immediately had this overwhelming feeling inside me and this voice telling me that I had to help this little dog.” Pugh said the voice continued for three days and knew he had to act on it. He tracked LBM down to Brookswood and inquired about the possibility of adopting the dog. He was told the Harris family would have first dibs, and his rescuer, Beaty, had also expressed an interest in adoption.

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Caring for injured wildlife In early February of this year, the Sunriver Nature Center received a phone call from a Bend resident about an owl that he had spotted in his yard. The resident was concerned that the owl was injured and unable to fly. It seemed a bit unusual for an owl to hang out for hours during the day on a fence post. Nature center lead naturalist

and licensed wildlife rehabilitator, Kody Osborne, fielded the call. After exchanging photos via text with the resident and assessing the owl’s behavior based on the resident’s observations, Osborne decided that the owl probably needed some help and headed into Bend. After spending a few minutes observing the owl, who seemed

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in distress, Osborne slowly approached the animal and was able to carefully restrain it. After a night stabilizing at the nature center, Dr. Wendy Merideth of Sunriver Veterinary Clinic was able to fully examine the owl and take X-rays. The X-rays revealed a severe wing fracture that would be extremely difficult to repair and everyone agreed that the owl should be humanely euthanized to prevent further suffering. For nearly 37 years, the nature center has been fielding these types of calls about injured and abandoned wildlife, rescuing owls, hawks and falcons while providing care and giving second chances to wildlife in central Oregon. As a state and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility for Sunriver and the greater Central Oregon community, the nature center intakes numerous animals each year, specializing in raptors. The cases seen each year can vary wildly – from a barn owl that has become severely entangled in barbed wire, to a juvenile red-tailed hawk found weak and emaciated on a golf course, to a great horned owl that had

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Lead naturalist, Kody Osborne, rescued an injured barred owl from a Bend neighborhood.

collided with a car on Highway 97. Some cases require minimal care – sometimes just a few days of consistent food and fluids before the animal has gained its strength and can be released. Others, like a peregrine falcon received last fall with a broken wing, require long term care. The peregrine falcon spent over one month at the nature center as its bones healed and was eventually transferred to Gary Landers, another rehabber based out of Sisters. Landers provided “physical therapy” for the falcon, working with it daily to

The owl was diagnosed with a severe wing fracture.

make sure it was up to the task of flying once again. Each case that the nature center sees is different and presents new challenges, so we are very fortunate to work closely with Sunriver Veterinary Clinic to assess and care for each animal that comes in. Like the barred owl, not all animals will have a happy ending. However, many others in our care will gain strength, heal, and be released back into the wild. If you spot an owl, hawk or other raptor that appears sick, injured or orphaned, we encourage you to give the nature center a call so we can find the best way to help that animal, even if it’s just by leaving it alone and monitoring its progress. Although the nature center is not able to take in songbirds, waterfowl, or mammals at this time, we are happy to help refer you to another rehabber in the area that specializes in those species. You can contact the nature center by calling 541-5934394, emailing kody@sunriver naturecenter.org, or reaching out to us via Facebook. You can also find a full list of Oregon Wildlife Rehabilitators and their contact information on Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s webpage: www. dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/reha biliation

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March brings two full Moons, Messier Marathon By Bob Grossfeld, Observatory Manager March is the start of the spring and we are looking forward to some clear and warmer weather. This month the winter sky still shines in the southern part of the sky even as the spring sky starts to show itself in the east. March 2018 is unique in that it has two full Moons, on March 2 and March 31, as February had no full Moon. We will have a “blue moon” during our spring break here at the Oregon Observatory. The start of spring is a great time to view the night sky, as some of the winter favorites are still around, like Orion and Gemini. But you also get to see some of the cool spring and summer constellations start to rise. By next month the sky changes and most of the cool winter stuff is gone. Hopefully the weather will allow for some great viewing. We will

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be open during spring break, on Wednesday and Saturday, starting at 8 p.m. Join us during the daytime, as we will be open every day for solar viewing. We will be also offering a rocket and rover classes during spring break, so get your reservation in early. Our Wednesday class is family rocketry, a rover class on Thursday, with our more advanced rocket class on Friday.

One of the things that takes place every March, is the Messier Marathon, a stargazer’s race against the clock that calls for skill and preparation. The French comet-hunter, Charles Messier, compiled his famous list of 110 (fuzzy) objects in the latter part of the 18th century. These objects include the best galaxies, star clusters and gas clouds that can be

seen from earth’s surface. Most observers consider viewing all 110 Messier objects in one night a challenge and a major accomplishment requiring knowledge of the sky and the art of observing. Successfully finding all 110 Messier objects takes patience and, for many people, years of practice. For your own attempt at locating the celestial treats, you’ll need a place with a dark sky (like Central Oregon), a decent telescope with a good finder, star charts and time. Binoculars, red flashlight, clipboard, pen, warm clothing, some hot drinks and snacks will be helpful too. Of course, many are now using the new cool computer telescopes, which takes you on a unique tour of the sky. The observatory planned

programs for this event in the past, but the weather has not been helpful. I wonder what will happen this year? The staff is working on some upkeep and updates to the observatory. Our Matthews 30-inch telescope project continues, as we are waiting for the mirror to be re-coated and other upgrades during the spring months. We hope to have many projects well underway. The observatory staff is also making some new changes to the retail store. As you can see, we are keeping busy. Once again, thanks for all the support, and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about our operation, special programs and events at 541-598-4406 or email me at bob@sunrivernaturecenter.org

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Time to get dirty during spring break mud run The clock is ticking to register for the March 25 Sunriver March Mudness spring break mud run. This year’s mud madness starts and finishes in Mary McCallum Park and will feature a new course layout. This 1.5-mile course consists of a half-mile run/walk, a scramble over and under obstacles and multiple mud pits to run, crawl and slog through. The objective is to get dirty and have fun while doing it. The event is open to individuals, families and teams of all ages. Creative costumes are encouraged and spectators are welcome to come watch the filthy frivolity. A timed, competitive race will kick-off the event starting 1 p.m. with prizes to the top

three male and female finishers. Non-competitive waves will follow to ensure all participants have plenty of time to complete the course at their own pace and skill level. Online registration is available until 12 p.m. March 23 at www.sunrivermarchmudness. com. Race packet pick up (and in-person registration) will be at

The Village at Sunriver ice rink pavilion on Saturday, March 24 from 12 to 3 p.m. Registration is also available on race day between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. near the Sunriver Marina. Race day registration increases to $35 for ages 12 to adult and $25 for children under 12. All participants receive a drink voucher for an age-appropriate

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Voodoo beliefs about the origin and ending of life. The skeleton represents Guedes, the family of spirits associated with death while the dolls, as well as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;spiders,â&#x20AC;? represent birth and fertility. Dolls play a prominent role in the creed as believers feel â&#x20AC;&#x153;they embody the spirit of a living person.â&#x20AC;? They are said to â&#x20AC;&#x153;inspire fear in an exciting and lovable way,â&#x20AC;? and can be used to cast spells on people. However, authorities agree that the idea of sticking pins in the dolls to cause pain is not truly part of the religion. That myth along with many aspects of the doctrine have been appropriated and distorted for horror movies or to sell dolls, masks, costumes and potions to tourists. Skeletons are also prominent in Voodoo mythol-

ogy, and are frequently pictured with a gruesome, leering skull boasting a top silk hat and smoking a cigar. Tern volunteers have been searching the internet for more information about Voodoo rituals and artifacts, but have yet to find any dolls that look exactly like the ones on the donated panel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It adds to the mystery,â&#x20AC;? said Rosenberg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the right person, acquiring this display might open the door to discovering all kinds of interesting Haitian folklore.â&#x20AC;? Festivities connected with the 30th anniversary are continuing at the store each month with a special 30 percent off sale on all green items slated for March 16-17. The celebration will also be highlighted in the special Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory program planned for the monthly community potluck on Wednesday, March 14. Second Tern is located just west of Harper Bridge on Spring River Road. Winter hours are Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All sales benefit the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory. Information about the store and volunteer opportunities is available at www.secondtern.com or by calling 541-593-3367.

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Art takes nature as its model Two of the featured artists for March at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver certainly personify this principle. A piece of the beauty and nature that surrounds us can be felt and seen in each of these works of art. Join the gallery on March 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. to meet many of the 30 local artists while enjoying food, wine and soaking in the art. The gallery has some new artists and continues to change the inside design of the gallery – providing a fresh, new look each month. Marily Badger has been a glass artist for more than 30 years. A fourth-generation Hawaiian, Badger has lived in Central Oregon with her husband and son since 2010 – joining the gallery in 2012. “Everyone has a passion, and mine is glass. From stained

Glass art by Marily Badger

glass in college, evolving to intricately etched and deeply carved office doors, lobby mirrors and windows to fused glass that brings me back to the brilliant colors, the way the glass catches the light, and the endless design options,” she said. “The predictable way that glass changes form at various temperatures and the chemical reactions between certain colors is endlessly fascinating to me. My current ‘tack fuse’ is my

Fabric art by Dorothy Moniz

favorite as it allows me to create dimensional pieces with layers and jewels and other embellishments that add uniqueness to the pieces I create.” Dorothy Moniz is one of the original gallery artists and her work has been a collector’s favorite since the gallery opened eight years ago. Her work is a combination of watercolors, fabric art and collage. One such piece, titled “Long Ago and Far Away,” was inspired by a photo Moniz took while driving through Eastern Oregon on Highway 395. “It was an old home that was long ago abandoned,” she said. “The sky was beautiful that day as were the hills and grasses.” Another piece was inspired by a single piece of fabric Moniz saw in a quilt shop – calling to her to use it to create the sky evocative of a Central Oregon landscape. Artists Gallery Sunriver is located in building 19 in The Village at Sunriver. For gallery hours and more information, call 541-593-4382 or visit www.artistsgallerysunriver.com

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Election chair open Finance Mike Gocke, chair mike-g123@msn.com

Nominating Jane Boubel, chair jboubel@chamberscable.com

Interested in joining a committee or participating in a future task force or special project? Contact the chair person for a particular committee or to be on a task force/special project contact Becki Sylvester at SROA by calling 541-593-2411.

Find and “LIKE” SHARC on Facebook to keep up on the latest events at the facility. We would also like to see photos posted of your family having fun!

Spring festival, egg hunt Community Bible Church at Sunriver is hosting its annual spring festival and egg hunt on Saturday, March 31 at Fort Rock Park. Festivities start at 11 a.m. and include games, food and prizes. For additional information, call 541-593-8341 or visit www. cbchurchsr.org

SNCO to be featured at monthly potluck The next Sunriver Area Community Potluck will take place at SHARC on Wednesday, March 14 beginning at 6 p.m. The evening will feature the staff and volunteers of the Sunriver Nature Center and Oregon Observatory who will provide updates, entertainment and insights into the nature center, observatory and the Second Tern Thrift Store.

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ing. Persons with any information regarding this incident should call the Sunriver Police at 541-593-1014. All information is greatly appreciated. Sunriver Nature Center is working closely with The Trumpeter Swan Society and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife to identify and purchase a new mate for Gracie, the female trumpeter swan that will continue to reside on Lake Aspen at the nature center. In 2017, Gracie and Chuck produced four offspring, called cygnets, that will be transferred to Summer Lake Wildlife Area in the spring as part of Oregon’s Trumpeter Swan Reintroduction program. It is the hope that Gracie, together with her future mate, will continue to produce cygnets that will contribute to the successful reintroduction of trumpeter swans in the region. For additional background on this story, visit http://sun rivernaturecenter.org/index. php/about-the-nature-center/ news-and-events

lines from SROA’s Community Development department. Then, Discover Your Forest will highlight new and favorite hiking trails around Sunriver. The seminars will end with a free Master Gardener class from 1 to 3 p.m. Learn how to successfully grow vegetables in Central Oregon’s difficult climate from OSU’s horticulture department. Participants will also receive a free 24-page book on growing vegetables in Central Oregon. Join us for free education seminars, light lunch and information booths at the expo on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunriver Rotary 7:30 a.m., Hearth Room at the Sunriver Lodge mark@dennettgroup.com

Thursday Sunriver Yoga Club 8:45 a.m. All levels welcome Crescent room, SHARC. $5 sugg. donation. 541-585-5000 Duplicate Bridge 6 p.m., First, second, fourth t ursday, res ent room at SHARC. Info: 541556-6408

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10:15am Sunday Worship 11:30am Coffee Fellowship 6:15pm Youth Group & AWANA Kids Club 57175 Theater Drive 541-593-8341 www.cbchurchsr.org Pastor: Glen Schaumloeffel

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Meet Sunriver’s interim police chief at luncheon Scott Hayes, interim Sunriver Police Chief, will address the Sunriver Men’s Club on Thursday, March 15 at The Grille at Crosswater. Hayes obtained a bachelor’s degree in Administration of Justice through Portland State University in 1982 and joined the Salem Police Department soon after. Promoted to various roles throughout his career, in 2012 Hayes was tapped as deputy chief of police over the patrol division. Hayes also served as the department’s human rights and relations advisory commission liaison.

Interim Sunriver Police Chief, Scott Hayes

He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police, a graduate of the FBI National Academy and FBI-LEEDS Law Enforcement Executive Development seminar. After his 2014

retirement, Hayes Joined the Oregon Accreditation Alliances where he works as an assessor. The lunch is open to all Sunriver area men and women. The cost is $20 per person. Reservations are required by emailing Sunriver.Mensclub@ gmail.com or sign-up at the Marketplace on Cottonwood Road. Deadline for signing up is Tuesday, March 13 at 5 p.m. Be sure to indicate your menu choice of lamb stew, bangers and mash or vegetarian shepherd’s pie. Dessert will be New York cheesecake. Coffee and tea are included in the price. Beer and wine are available for purchase. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at noon and the program from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Piano magic returns to Central Oregon A dynamic two-day piano celebration returns to Bend’s Tower Theatre this April. Last year, the Sunriver Music Festival brought a new musical treat to Central Oregon, the Piano Showcase: From Bach to Boogie to Jazz. It returns for an encore with three exceptional

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Library providing customers free Lynda.com training Where can you learn to design an app, build a website, master Photoshop, and study calligraphy—as well as hundreds of other skills — all for free? With Deschutes Public Library’s addition of Lynda.com, you can now learn a new skill from anywhere you happen to be with internet access. Lynda.com is a robust online learning resource offering more than 6,000 courses on technical skills, creative techniques, business strategies and more. It is a fee-based service, normally costing $20 a month for the basic subscription package, but it is now available free for Deschutes Public Library card holders who reside in Deschutes County. “Lynda.com is a great resource for anyone looking to improve their business, technical or creative skills,” says Catherine Jasper, a collection development librarian for Deschutes Public Library. “For example,” says Jasper, “there are classes on management, running a small business, marketing, software development, web development, network administration, photography, design, and music production. What’s great about Lynda.com is the variety in the courses offered, from soft skills like ‘Improving Your Listening Skills’ to highly technical skills such as specific programming languages. And most topics have a variety of levels, so the user can choose an introductory class or take a series of in-depth classes.” Job seekers will also find a

wealth of career development resources on Lynda.com, including business and communication skills, business etiquette, interviewing techniques, developing a professional image, negotiating a job offer and more. Whether users are logging on to Lynda.com for work or personal enrichment, there’s something for everyone. “Lynda.com provides Learning Paths to guide users through a meaningful course of study,” says Jasper. “Lynda also enables users to create and track their progress on a course they have customized to fit their own needs. Users have access to topquality video tutorials, complete transcripts and course exercise files to deepen learning. Once users complete a course, they are issued a Lynda.com Certificate of Completion.” Lynda.com can be accessed remotely by going to www. deschuteslibrary.org/research/ resource/lynda on any browser or by downloading the app for access on the go. Users will need their Deschutes Public Library card number and PIN when they log in. When accessing Lynda.com via the app, users will need to select the “Already a member?” button; then select the “Organization” toggle option at the top of the screen. From there, scroll down to the “Web Portal” section and type in “deschuteslibrary.org” and then select “Log in”. Users will be taken to a screen where they can enter their library card number and PIN.

Spring means it’s ponderosa time Each year, the Sunriver Owners Association purchases 1,500 ponderosa seedlings in an effort to bring more ponderosas back into the community. Free, bare root seedlings will available to Sunriver owners to plant. Seedlings are also planted onto commons by staff. This year’s ponderosa events will be held April 13-22, with young ponderosa sales and seedling giveaways at the Sunriver Nature Center (open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed MondayTuesday) and while supplies last. The nature center will also host a variety of “tree-tastic” familyfriendly activities to celebrate Arbor Day on April 21 from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Free bare root seedlings will also be available to owners at SHARC and SROA admin office. Each year Project Ponderosa also holds a ponderosa seedling party. With volunteer fourth grade students from Three Rivers School, the organization purchases 1,000 seedlings to pot during the week of April 23 for this environmental, and educational, project. Volunteers are always welcome. For more information, contact Project Ponderosa founder Lee Stevenson at 541604-4300 or email lsteven son60@gmail.com

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visits each property to provide technical expertise and advice to the Design Committee. All Design Committee members visit the site of the proposed project and review the plans. One member is assigned to each item of the agenda and is tasked with preparing a motion to approve, deny, or defer the project for the committee’s consideration at the meeting. The motion is not shared with other members prior to the meeting. “We often visit properties multiple times,” noted committee member Tim Batrell. “Sometimes I like to see the property at different times of the day, or I need to revisit the site after further consideration of a specific detail. Each committee member signs the plans at some point prior to the meeting to confirm an on-site visit.” A working session, which is public and open to the community, is scheduled immediately prior to each Design Committee meeting. It is during this session that committee members discuss the projects on the agenda, review questions with the consulting architect or procedural issues with SROA staff, debate the motion put forth by a committee member, and make changes to the motion if necessary, preparing it for presentation at the formal meeting. While owners and owner representatives don’t have the opportunity to address the committee during this working session, their attendance is welcomed as it can provide useful insight on the committee’s reasoning. During the formal Design Committee meeting each proj-

ect on the agenda is described by staff, and a motion is presented to the committee. Once the motion has been seconded, the meeting attendees are invited to address the committee with comments. Following the comments, the motion may be amended or left unchanged, and the committee votes on the motion. If the motion passes, this is the decision of the committee on that project. If the motion fails, a new motion is prepared. This process continues until a motion is passed. The owner is notified in writing of the committee’s decision following the meeting. Due process and appeal It is recognized that the decisions of the Design Committee may not always be satisfactory to applicants or other owners. To ensure an owners’ access to due process, protection of the integrity of Sunriver Rules and Regulations, and appropriate use of authority by the Design Committee, a system is in place for anyone to communicate with the committee and have a decision re-examined. The first opportunity to discuss and seek a solution to a disagreement is during the formal Design Committee meeting. As referenced above, the comment period during the meeting gives owners, neighbors, or other members of the community the chance to engage in direct dialogue with committee members. Owners might point out a detail that was inadvertently overlooked, provide background that helps put a project in clearer context, or propose an alternate interpretation of a rule. Based on these discussions, the committee has the ability to amend a motion before a final vote is taken.

Applicants may also request a review of a Design Committee decision. The request must be in writing and sent to SROA by certified mail postmarked no later than 10 working days after the decision by the committee is rendered. The review is held by the committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The committee may elect to uphold, rescind or amend its previous decision. If the committee’s decision following the review remains unacceptable, the applicant (or another owner if not the applicant) may request a review by an Appeals Board. This request must be in writing and sent to SROA by certified mail postmarked no later than 10 working days (or five working days if the owner requesting the appeal is not the applicant) after the decision by the committee is rendered. The members of the Appeals Board will include the president of the SROA Board of Directors, the chair of the SROA Covenants Committee, and a third member selected by the president and chair who, if feasible, has special knowledge pertinent to the application under consideration. The sole issues before the Appeals Board shall be whether the Design Committee properly applied the design rules to the facts before it at the time of its

original decision and during the review of that decision and whether the committee abused its discretion in the application of the rules. The decision of the Appeals Board is final. “Oversight is built into our process,” said Pat Hensley, president of the SROA Board of Directors. “While we hope mutual understanding about construction or design rules and decisions can be achieved between owners and the committee, systems are in place that safeguard the rights and interests of all owners – both as private property holders and as collective members of our planned community.”

Complete information about the Design Committee, its governing documents, and the process for submitting construction and development proposals to the committee is found on the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org. The Community Development staff is also available to answer questions and provide information Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (out 12-1 p.m. for lunch). Sunriver owners are invited to consider service on the Design Committee and may complete and submit the SROA volunteer service form via SROA’s website.

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www.sunriverwomensclub.com President’s message What is the SRWC and what do we stand for? Our mission statement reads: “To engage in philanthropic endeavors while providing social and community enrichment to our members and neighborhoods.” What does this mean in the real world? I think it means we have a lot of fun while we’re doing a lot of good. We are a group of active, smart, passionate women who enjoy coming together for social activities, fitness outings, hobbies, fine dining, entertainment, etc. We are also committed to the

fundraising activities that allow us to help fund many south Deschutes County basic needs programs. And, throughout all the fun we have and the good we do, we are also all volunteers – all spending our time, committed to furthering this organization and the benefits it provides to our community. -Debbie Dunham, president Programs March 20: Luncheon at the Grille at Crosswater. Philanthropy directors, Shirley Olson and Debra Baker will describe the process of awarding grants to this year’s nonprofit organizations. Check-in is 11:30 a.m.

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Cost is $20. RSVP by March 16 to srwcprograms@gmail.com Winter Fun Enjoy ice skating every Friday at 11 a.m. at The Village at Sunriver ice skating rink with optional lunch or coffee afterwards. March 6: The Winter Fun group will be heading to Shevlin Park for a 5-mile hike followed by lunch at La Rosa in Northwest Crossing. RSVP to leaders: Marnell McClenaghan and Cheryl Storm Lunch with Friends April 9 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.: Bring your lunch and a beverage, and join us at the Crescent Room at SHARC. If you haven’t been before or are new to the area, then do come and meet other SRWC club members. It’s free and a time for laughter and friendship. We appreciate an RSVP but drop-ins are welcome. Contact Valerie Wood or Barb Wymatalek. Loose Cannons March 3: Dinner and theater evening event at 2nd Street Theatre to see the play “Lost Virginity Tour” by Cricket Daniel, a local Bend playwright. A comedy about four friends from a senior resort in Surprise, Arizona. Contact Dottie Meilink for further information. Tickets are $16 for seniors. March 9: Attend the Sunriver Stars play, “Seniors of the Sahara” performed at The Door in the Business Park at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.sunriverstars. org. Optional dinner before.

Art Fair help nonprofit organizations in south Deschutes County through grants and material support from the Sunriver Women’s Club. See you in The Village at Sunriver Aug. 10-12. We Care If you are aware of members who could use a word of support to lift their spirits, a note of sympathy or congratulations please send the information to our “We Care” coordinator, Sandra, srwccorresponding secretary@gmail.com. Membership Open to all women in Sunriver and the surrounding communities. Active memberships are $25 and an Associate membership is $35.Applications are available on our website, www.sunriverwomensclub. com. For more information, contact srwcmembership@ gmail.com Fred Meyer Rewards You can help the SRWC earn donations every time you shop by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to the SRWC at www.fredmeyer.com/ communityrewards. Search by our name, “Sunriver Women’s Club” or by our nonprofit number 94516. As always, you will still earn your rewards points, fuel points and rebates. Amazon Smile If you use Amazon for any of your online shopping, please use Amazon Smile and select the Sunriver Women’s Club: https://smile.amazon.com/ ch/51-0186089

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tive jazz pianist Randy Porter, and boogie-woogie blues extraordinaire Arthur Migliazza. Concerts and workshops are geared toward music-makers and music-appreciators alike. Consider yourself a classical enthusiast? Then you will love Tanya Gabrielian. Want to hear how the piano can swing it? Catch jazz pianist Randy Porter. Prefer a boogie bass line? Then artist Arthur Migliazza will delight you. “Our first Piano Showcase exceeded our expectations and hundreds enjoyed this unique collaboration of world-class performances and musical education,” said Pam Beezley, festival executive director. “We are excited to bring it back with three outstanding performers displaying the versatility of the piano.” There are two all-star concerts: Friday evening (April 13) and Saturday evening (April 14). Both feature all three performers in two completely different programs – you’ll want to catch both concerts! Workshops and masterclasses fill the day on Saturday with music education and interaction with the artists. A two-day, all-inclusive pass for all concerts and workshops is $80 (sign up by March 13 and the cost is $70). Students age 21 and under get the all-inclusive pass for $40. Individual concert tickets are also available for the Friday and Saturday night concerts at $35 each. For complete ticket information go online to: www. sunrivermusic.org or email information@sunrivermusic. org or call the Sunriver Music Festival ticket office at 541593-9310.

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Participants should bring an entrée or salad to serve 10-12 people, plus their own place settings. Desserts are provided by the volunteers of the potluck committee. The cost to attend is $5 per person and $15 per family (up to a maximum of six people). To attend, sign up at the SROA office, SHARC, north store Marketplace, call 541-5938149 or simply email to areapotluck@gmail.com. Be sure to include your decision to bring a salad or main dish. Take home centerpieces will be furnished by the volunteers of the Second Tern and freshly ground and brewed decaf coffee is generously donated by Brewed Awakenings. SUNRIVER SCENE • MARCH 2018

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Club helps seniors remain in their home By Cheryl Storm For most seniors, getting older creates more challenges in everyday life. Daily chores easily done earlier in life can be daunting such as cooking meals, getting to the grocery store and maintaining a home. When these challenges combine with increased health care needs, and for many a fixed income, some seniors require support from others that they never expected to need. Deschutes County has the fastest growing senior population in Oregon. Based on Oregon government data, the La Pine area has been identified as one of three poverty hotspots in the county with 27 percent living in poverty; of those living in poverty 32 percent are 60 years and older. The Sunriver Women’s Club (SRWC) is helping seniors in the area meet these daily challenges. Through a SRWC grant to the Meals on Wheels program

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Building and installing a ramp can help those with physical limitations stay in their home longer.

through Council on Aging of Central Oregon, several meals a week are being delivered to seniors and disabled community members for 86 clients in Sunriver and La Pine. Seniors look forward to the friendly face and conversation that goes along with the delivery, including a wellbeing check on their status. According to the program

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Anglers welcome Lewis as guest speaker The Sunriver Anglers Club would like to invite everyone to their March 15 monthly 7 p.m. meeting at the SHARC. This month’s speaker will be the The Bulletin’s award-winning outdoor columnist Gary Lewis. His topic will be “Out-of-theway Fishing in Central Oregon and on Mt. Hood.” Lewis will explore some of the lesser known, lesser accessed waters in our region. As a special focus, Lewis will also discuss smallmouth bass opportunities on the John Day and the Columbia. Come listen and find out about some of the hidden secrets of our area. Lewis is an outdoor writer, speaker, photographer and TV host who makes his home in Central Oregon. He has hunted and fished in seven countries and across the United States. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, he has been walking forest trails and running rivers as long as he can remember. He is twice past president of the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association and was honored with association’s prestigious Enos Bradner Award. Lewis is the host of Frontier Unlimited, an outdoor TV show, and is the author of 16 books. He has written thousands of magazine and newspaper articles and appeared in three DVDs. Some of his book titles include “Fishing Central Oregon,” “Fishing Mount Hood Country,” “Oregon Lake Maps and Fishing Guide” and “Idaho River Maps and Fishing Guide.” With spring coming early this year, activities for the club are being finalized. Outing dates are being penciled in, and our free fishing days for our area’s

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children have been set. During the third and fourth weeks of April, the anglers will help cook lunch at the Kokanee Karnival in Shevlin Park. This activity is to give elementary students a handson experience in responsible angling, good citizenship and community stewardship of Central Oregon fisheries. After lunch, the youngsters are given a chance to catch a rainbow trout in the small stocked fishing pond in the park. Members who want to volunteer can contact Dan Arnold, who is heading up the kitchen crew. On Thursday, May 3, the anglers are planning to have one of their first club fishing outings of the year. Led by club president, Chris Breault, we will be targeting bull trout in Lake Billy Chinook. The Oregon record for bull trout is over 23 pounds. Ask an angler after the outing if anyone came close. Watch the club’s website (www. sunriveranglers.org) for more information on this event. Saturday, June 2, will be another day where Sunriverarea children will have an opportunity to catch a rainbow trout. The annual Free Fishing day will take place at the lake in Caldera Springs. Bring your children, grandchildren, or great grandchildren for a fun day of T  A,  

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Pardon our dust: Two Tennis courts under construction In preparation of total court rebuilds, SROA Public Works crews tore out the Marketplace courts in early February and has plans to dismantle the Meadows courts in the coming weeks. Considered a reserve item, these particular tennis complexes have needed a total court overhaul for many years. The lifespan of a tennis court is often dependent on how well it was constructed in the first place. “These are likely some of the original courts,” said Mark Smith, SROA Public Works Director. “We have been repairing and resurfacing these courts for years.” Today’s court construction techniques include the installation of a flexible glass grid, which helps control and prevent

thermal cracking generated by night and day temperature swings. The replacement project will also include adjusting the orientation of the courts to a northsouth direction to help keep the sun out of players’ eyes during overhead shots or while serving the ball. The new courts should last 20-24 years and will only require a resurfacing treatment every four to six years. The courts will be completed and ready for play this summer. For more information about the construction process, contact Public Works at 541-5932483. For information about tennis offerings visit www. sunrivertennis.com

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as many couples. Holy Trinity’s Outreach Care and Share Program supply boxes filled with groceries for two to three days of meals at the end of each month enabling seniors to stretch their monthly income. La Pine Community Kitchen offers a place for more mobile seniors to have a meal with others, including families, in a communal setting. Finally, the Critical Home Repair Program provided by Habitat for Humanity La Pine Sunriver completed safety repairs to an additional five seniors’ homes last year with the SRWC grant. All of these programs enable seniors to remain in their homes and neighborhoods and continue to be a part of our community.

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facility to owners and guests accompanying them. Owners who responded to the 2017 comprehensive survey contributed 84 verbatim comments that will provide a rolling start to the board and staff in planning the North Pool’s future. These owners expressed strong support for continuing to operate the North Pool. In fact, one owner commented, “We also really enjoy the North Pool. That is our go to place. Our piece of heaven in Sunriver. I enjoy lap swimming and my wife enjoys having a place to relax.” There was also strong support for making improvements to the facility and for continuing the “owners only and accompanied guests” policy. Survey respondents also offered suggestions for specific

improvements to the North Pool and its operations: adding a hot tub, keeping the facility open more days and longer hours, and having more lapswimming hours. Throughout the 2018 season, SROA will be conducting mini-surveys and hosting workshops (we’re even planning to host one at the facility itself during the summer) in an effort to gain owner input as to what the future of this facility should look like. What other Sunriver projects are important to you? The survey asked owners to prioritize a number of specified projects, with the Abbot/Beaver traffic intersection improvements getting the top ranking (number one priority for 62% of all survey respondents), followed by river access and expanding Sunriver’s network of pathways in the number 3 slot. But the survey also invited

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owners, in the open-ended responses, to identify other projects that are important to them. The most frequently named “other projects” were the recycling center (56 verbatim comments), North Pool (33), Mary McCallum Park (25), more pools (15), and tunnels (9). These comments, along with the overall survey results that correspond to each, are pure gold for the board and staff as we work on prioritizing a truly member-driven community plan and vision. It is also important to note that not all of SROA’s members were in accord with future initiative planning. A small number of owners let it be known in the verbatim section that the board should not be contemplating new improvements at all. As a board, representing a broad mix of owners, it is important to factor in the differing viewpoints along the way in an effort to find a balance in representing the ownership as a whole. I can assure you, as board president with several years of experience on the SROA Board, the task of melding all of the various voices and opinions is a challenging task. But this challenge would be incredibly more difficult if tools such as this survey did not exist for the board to use, and of course, if we didn’t have the tremendous response coming from you, our members. What would make Sunriver a better place to live? This question prompted a lot of good feedback from

the 2,260 owner respondents. Some of the items brought to light include: - More full-time residents was one significant item that some owners suggested for improving Sunriver as a place to live. But this was countered – in equal if not greater measure – with reasons why owners were not planning to live in Sunriver. Many of those verbatims call out some rather impossible-to-overcome reasons as to why owners would not be making Sunriver their primary residence. Factors such as well-established family roots, friends, and an entrenched business life centered somewhere other than Sunriver were provided as reasons some owners are not yet willing to leave all behind to make Sunriver their primary home. - Addressing quality of life issues surrounding tourismrelated rubs such as disturbing the tranquility of Sunriver, parking, pathway etiquette and speeding also rated high on the list. This is an emerging topic that the board and staff are carefully tracking. What is the major reason for selling your Sunriver property? As important as it is to learn why people are attracted to Sunriver, it is equally important to try to understand why people would leave. As in other categories, the objective for us is to understand those reasons and examine what can be done to address them. As would be the case in the top verbatims listed below, there simply is nothing in the board’s tool kit to fix

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some circumstances. Topping the list for selling was advancing age (approximately 100 owners identified aging as a significant reason for selling). As one owner put it, “Aging, both myself and the house.” Winter weather or a desire for warmer climes, and a wish to be closer to family were also frequent notables in the verbatims. As another owner stated, “Move closer to family, with less severe winters.” A fascinating footnote to this discussion would be the number of people who stated that while they are planning to sell their current Sunriver properties, they are doing so to purchase another Sunriver property. This was an interesting takeaway as it shows not a flight from, but rather a continued commitment to Sunriver. What is the major reason for making Sunriver your primary residence in the future? According to the owner verbatims, items such as retirement, proximity to outdoor activities and recreation, safety, desire to get away from “city life,” seeking peace and tranquility were all noted as important qualities in making Sunriver home. Oddly, weather was also mentioned as an important driver as well. I guess weather cuts both ways for our owners. It is apparent that the comprehensive owner survey is an invaluable means for measuring where SROA is and where – according to its members – it should be going. The survey is an important listening tool for the board and staff, but it is not the only way for the board and staff to engage the membership. SROA owners can share their thoughts, concerns and suggestions with us in a variety of ways. Owners are welcome to bring their thoughts to the board at the board’s monthly T  M,  

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April 1, 10 am: Easter Celebration Service Inspiring Music • Holy Communion • Easter Message Special Easter Gift Sunriver Christian Fellowship services are held in Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Cottonwood Road across from the Marketplace. 541-593-1183 or www.sunriverchristianfellowship.org

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CHANNEL 3 UPGRADES Channel 3, the Sunriver BendBroadband cable channel operated by the Sunriver Owners Association, will be going offline around March 1 and will remain offline until further notice while a new system is being installed. Channel 3 will come back online as soon as the new format and design is implemented. SROA thanks you for your patience.

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work sessions and standard meetings; at the beginning of each meeting, owners are invited to speak to the board during the owners forum. In the last couple of years, the board has held open houses and listening sessions, both in Sunriver and in the Willamette Valley, where about 60% of our owners live. In fact, in just the past few months, SROA has hosted workshops in Sunriver, Lake Oswego and Eugene where we sought input from owners on proposed improvements to traffic flow at the Abbot/Beaver intersection. SROA has two email addresses that enable owners to provide input and ask questions – infosroa@ srowners.org and sroaboard@ srowners.org. Last but not least, a more informal way for owners to buttonhole staff and board members is our series of social events, including summer parties at the North Pool and the annual holiday party. No matter how you want to tell us what is on your minds, we are listening. On behalf of the entire SROA Board and staff, thank you again for participating in the comprehensive owner survey and for taking the time to provide such detailed comments and suggestions in the open-ended response category. Feedback like this is vital to assisting the board and staff in making the best decisions to serve all of SROA’s owners.

Lodge gallery features Central Oregon mountain drama

By Billye Tuner Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents Central Oregon Mountain Drama featuring acrylic paintings by David Wachs of Bend. The exhibit continues through May 20. Wachs set a personal residency record living in the Tumalo and Bend area since 1992, bound by the spectacular beauty of the high desert and painting dramatic natural scenes. Recently, the artist spent the past 24 months traveling the West, exploring from Taos, New Mexico to Big Sky, Montana and the Leavenworth, Washington environs. His rural, alpine travels yielded great reference for new artwork, yet he chose to return to Bend as “it is truly the best place I’ve found.” Wachs’ exhibit reflects this affection for Central Oregon. The artist’s current works include “The Dirty Side of Jefferson” and “Looking East Toward the Prow” revealing his “solemn commitment to the landscape that inspires me to search out these unique organic forms that become my compositions. I distill and translate random and chaotic patterns found in the wild into images that communicate my passion for the land I explore.” The artist employs a “loose, gestural approach to surface quality and texture, composing my paintings from a periph2nd Home Checks

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Central Oregon Sundays: Residents of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties receive discounted SHARC admission at $9 per person. Proof of residency required.

SHARC hosting spring break egg dives, duck races On Saturday, March 31, SHARC will be hosting its annual underwater egg dive and duck races starting at 9 a.m. Spectators can cheer on their favorite brightly-decorated rubber ducks as they bob their way around the lazy river to the finish line. There will be

several heats with winners of each heat going head-to-head in a final race. The top three finishers will win a special prize. Using colorful markers, children can decorate their duck prior to the event on Friday, March 30 from 5 to 9 p.m. or

on Saturday, March 31 from 8 to 9 a.m. Following the duck races children can try to gather as many eggs as possible in an underwater egg hunt/dive. Bring your swimsuit and goggles as this is a different type of egg hunt. Weighted, plastic eggs will be tossed in the indoor pool for participants to participate. Children ages 18 months to 12 years will be divided into age groups, skill level and appropriate water depth for this “egg-citing” event. Children can redeem their colored eggs for a variety of prizes. Each event is $10 or both for $15. Registration and pre-payment is required. Call 541-585-3147 to register. If you are looking for something fun to do this may be “eggs-actly” what you are looking for.

2018 job fair: Time to polish up that job resume Spring is just around the corner and it’s a perfect time for young people, ages 15 and older, to start applying for summer jobs. To help kickoff their search a job fair will be held Thursday, March 29, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic & Recreation Center (SHARC). The fair will be preceded by a free class from 9 to 10 a.m. on how to write a resume and prepare for an interview. Learning the skills to write an effective resume and conduct a professional interview is invaluable to securing a job. The job fair will take place in Pringle Hall, 57250 Overlook Road, during Oregon spring break. This event is free and open to the public.

There will be a variety of job opportunities available with Sunriver businesses who will on hand to answer questions and accept applications. Applicants should come prepared to speak with hiring managers and make favorable first impressions. A few of the businesses that have committed to participating in the job fair include: • The Recreation Department at the Sunriver Owners Association: Operates multiple pools and tennis courts and hires up to 100 summer seasonal employees. • Alpine Entertainment: Operates a miniature golf course, bumper cars, bouncy houses and a trackless train in The Village at Sunriver.

• Sunriver Sports: Sells, rents and services bicycles, skis and snowboards. • Vacasa Cleaning: Vacation rental property management cleaning services. • Goody’s: Soda fountain offering ice cream, handcrafted chocolate, candy and its famous caramel corn. • The Village Bar & Grill: Sunriver’s longtime neighborhood restaurant. • SHARC Bite Café: Indoor and outdoor restaurant at SHARC. • Mt. Bachelor / Sun Country Tours: River outfitter providing expert guide services. Spring break is when a lot of young adults start thinking T  J,  

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‘Seniors of the Sahara’ to hit the stage By John Gibson What would you do if you returned from a trip halfway around the world and found a stowaway in your suitcase? That is the dilemma for Sylvie Goldberg after she returns from her grandson’s wedding in Israel to her retirement community in Margate, New Jersey. What happens next will be revealed in Sunriver Stars’ 22nd production set to be performed at The Door, 56885 Enterprise Drive, in the Sunriver Business Park the first two weekends in March. Paired on the local stage are Susan Quesada as Sylvie and Marc McConnell as Eugene, the genie who inadvertently traveled home with Sylvie. Sunriver Stars veterans Janice Dost, Nancy Foote, Rickie Gunn and Cindy McConnell plus new to the stage Joyce Gallacher play Sylvie’s meddlesome cohorts who want the lowdown on the strange circumstances befalling their prim and proper retired schoolteacher friend. Can Savalas (Billy Miller and Robert Perrine) connive a way to get the genie back home to the Middle East? And will Herman (Rich Mundy) tango his way with the belly dance contestant in a party emceed by Sunriver Stars favorite Terry Perrine?

Susan Quesada and Mark McConnell trip the light fantastic in ‘Seniors of the Sahara,’ opening March 2.

Special to this production is original music composed and performed by Sunriver’s own Taia Hopkins and the double casting of three roles. Director Gail Gibson saw overwhelming talent in the actors trying out for parts and didn’t want to leave anyone out. This means that each weekend’s shows will feature different onstage people. One may want to come both weekends. Rounding out the crew are my-

self as assistant director and Jami Hill Miller as stage manager. Hannah Scott and Tom Hansen will run sound and lights respectively on the set designed and built by local contractor Ken Olson. Performance dates for this romantic comedy are Friday and Saturday, March 2-3 at 7 p.m. with a matinee on Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m. The show repeats the following weekend: Thursday and Friday, March 8-9 at 7 p.m. with the closing matinee Saturday, March 10 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children and can be purchased at www.sunriverstars. org or by calling 541-408-1326.

UDRC speaker to discuss protecting your home from fire The Central Oregon region – and the communities within – are located inside a Wildland Urban Interface where the potential for a cataclysmic wildfire could occur at any time. On March 15, the Upper Deschutes River Coalition will host Gary Marshall as their guest speaker during its monthly meeting at the Sunriver Area Public Library. Marshall will discuss how property owners can be proactive in protecting their homes

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High Desert Museum March happenings Current museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through March 23; starting March 24 hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum programs subject to change, check the museum’s website for more information at www.highdesertmuseum. com Daily programming • 10:30 a.m. High Desert Natural History Walk Explore the Museum grounds on this guided walk and learn

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your structure’s internal ignition. A retired fire marshal and deputy fire chief for the city of Bend, Marshall is currently the community risk and fire safety manager for Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District and Wildfire Representative for National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The NFPA is a global nonprofit organization, established in 1896, devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. NFPA has been in existence since 1896 and produces more than 300 codes and standards as well as the primary sponsor of the National Firewise USA program. NFPA works within the United States and internationally. Firewise USA program started in 2002 and now has more than 1,420 Firewise communities in 42 states. Firewise communities in southern Deschutes County include: Sunriver, Caldera Springs, Crosswater, River Meadows, Spring River, Oregon Water Wonderland I, Wild River and Fall River Estates. The Upper Deschutes River Coalition is a nonprofit corporation comprised of 29 communities with 50 percent of the 3,200 lots and 7,900 residents covering approximately 12,000 acres. These communities border public lands (57,000 acres) maintained and protected by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Since the Upper Deschutes River Coalition was incorporated in 2004, more than $600,000 in grant funding has been dispersed for hazardous fuel reduction on private lands. The organization has also sponsored or participated in educational outreach programs designed towards the health and abundance of the natural environment in south Deschutes County. The Upper Deschutes River Coalition meets the third Thursday of each month from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Sunriver Area Public Library in the Sunriver Business Park. Please plan to attend the March 15, 3 p.m. meeting. The meeting is free and open to all.

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Sunriver Service District February meeting summary public safety The Sunriver Service District Managing Board held its regular meeting on Feb. 15, 2018. Board members present: Jim Fister, Ron Schmid, Bob Nelson and Mark Johnson. Absent: Greg Keller. SSD staff present: Interim police chief Scott Hayes, interim fire chief Rod Bjorvik, Sgt. Womer and SSD admin staff Debbie Baker and Candice Wright. Public input -None Financial report Year-to-date as of Jan. 31, 2017: Resources…….. 8,551,190 Wages & Benefits....841,593 Materials & Services.79,765 Bike Patrol...............45,119 Fire Wages & Benefits.1,207,187 Materials & Services.145,135 Non-departmental...34,084 Board actions –Approved January 18, 2018 SSD regular board meeting minutes. –Approved SROA monthly invoice in the amount of $14,945.25. –Approved invoice to Peck, Rubanoff and Hatfield in the amount of $4,568.25 for legal fees. –Approved chair Fister to sign Rules Enforcement Services Agreement with SROA.

–Approved Resolution 2018003 establishing the 2018/19 fee schedule to reflect a 10 percent increase in ambulance rates. –Approved Resolution 2018004 updating fire chief job description. –Approved Resolution 2018005 updating police chief job description. –Approved appointment of interim Police Chief Scott Hayes and approved employment agreement. –Approved January 2018 unaudited financials. Old business –Discussed the Feb. 7 press release regarding resignation of Sunriver Police Chief Marc Mills. The official resignation date was Feb. 2. –Fire training facility: The project application has been submitted to Deschutes County. Bid requests for construction will go out early to midMarch. –Fire chief selection committee: Job descriptions for both the fire and police chief were updated and the position openings have been posted. The committee will review and select candidates to interview and host a forum for owners to meet final candidates. It is hoped to have the positions filled by the end of May. –SROA owner survey: The SSD board received a report

of survey results specific to fire and police. New business –Discussed SSD budget review process. The SSD finance committee will have a full budget for the next SSD board meeting in preparation of presenting a final budget to Deschutes County in April. –Directed fire and police departments to look at and update the Sunriver disasters/ evacuation plans to ensure plans are in place and there is the ability to communicate ahead of time in the event of an actual emergency as well as increase community awareness. –Director Ron Schmid attended the SDAO conference. –911 radio issues, including garbled sound and transmission problems, have plagued the new radio system used in Sunriver and throughout Deschutes County. The bugs continue to be worked out – thanks to troubleshooting efforts by Harris Radio and Deschutes 911. Sunriver’s radios have had less issues after some reprogramming. –Listened to a proposal by Sgt. Womer on the option of police officers wearing an external vest. The vests provide the same protection, but are better for distributing weight of equipment, better access and ability to carry more tools and are more breathable to wear in the summer.

Sunriver Fire and Rescue 2017 in review By Jim Bennett, Sunriver Fire Public Information Officer In the first few weeks of each year, Sunriver Fire and Rescue tabulates statics, captures stories and recalls activity from the previous year. This data creates benchmarks for future years and allows us the perfect opportunity to share with our community what services were provided by their fire department over the previous 12 months. The “fire” in “fire and rescue”

fortunately reflects more on what we prepare for each day and, ideally, happens infrequently. The department responded to 639 calls for services in 2017 and, of those, 31 were fires, or about 5 percent. The number of calls for service (fires, medical, rescue, service, etc.) remains steady with a five-year average of 643 a year. One way to measure the seriousness of the fires is the property loss value. This value is what is estimated as the total replacement

cluded officers visiting Three Rivers School following the shooting in Florida. –Steve Vuylsteke, former Black Butte Police Officer, will become a full time Sunriver officer in early March. –In January, the Sunriver Police Department received 861 calls for service, 42 of which were emergencies. Officers also Chief reports conducted 210 traffic stops and Fire –Outreach activities included gave 136 verbal warnings, made station tours and smoke detector eight arrests, responded to 19 suspicious/prowler calls and maintenance/installation. –The department received made 261 security checks. $15,367.19 from the U.S. Forest The meeting adjourned at 4:26 Service for reimbursement for our response to federal fires in p.m. The next regular meeting of the Sunriver Service District Oregon last year. –Billing packet submitted to Managing Board is scheduled California for the first fire mo- for Thursday, March 15, 3 p.m. at the Sunriver Fire Station Trainbilization in that state. ing Room, 57475 Abbot Drive –Commercial business inspections began with some Resort in Sunriver. Approved meeting buildings in January. Once the minutes are posted to www.sunResort is finished they will start riversd.org as available. in The Village at Sunriver. –In January, there were 40 calls for the Sunriver Fire Department, which included 2 fire calls, 29 rescue/emergency medical incidents, 2 service calls, 5 good J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 8 intent calls and 2 false alarms. B ike P atrol: 5

Several officers will wear them as a test within the community and ask for feedback. The SSD board authorized purchasing the vests following the evaluation period. –Deferred approval of the SSD annual report until the March board meeting as the report was not yet final.

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Less structural (residential and commercial) fires equals less active fire experience for firefighters, yet they must be just as prepared for when fire does break out. To support this, firefighters routinely train and when possible and drill on “live-fire” exercises. Department personnel participated in more than 4,100 hours of training during the year to keep their skills fresh. As mentioned in previous articles, last year some of our firefighters received significant experience fighting wildland fires not only locally but during mutual aid responses to other states. The California Thomas and Atlas fires may have dominated the news, but our crews also responded to several local mutual aid fires, including the Millie Fire near Sisters, the Nash Fire near Elk Lake and to an arson fire just a few miles from Sunriver at Lava Butte. Our firefighters had a very active wildland fire year. Emergency medical and rescue calls frequently occur beyond the community boundaries of Sunriver yet are still in our ded-

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icated response area. As dictated by the State Ambulance Service areas, Sunriver Fire & Rescue covers an area of more than 350 square miles. From our own community to Highway 97 and far up into the Cascades, we responded to more than 375 medical and rescue calls during the year. We also enhanced our emergency medical services last year by adding three video laryngoscopes to our two medic units (ambulances) and primary engine. This advanced tool for intubation (opening up a breathing channel in the throat for those in distress) includes a video monitor that will improve time and effectiveness when providing lifesaving care.

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Volunteer writer Kathie Thatcher puts her humorous spin on the monthly logs provided by the Sunriver Police Department. This is only a sampling of the month’s total call log. 1 / 1 Officer dispatched to Mt. A dam s L ane for a report of a prow ler. R P stated she w ent outside to w alk her dog and noticed a w hite m ale adult squatting dow n near her trailer. H e then stood up and ran aw ay. U T L subj ect. 1 / 1 R eport of stolen plates spotted on a vehicle parked on L assen L ane. 1 / 1 Multiple reports of j uveniles in the ice at A spen L ake. U T L 1 / 2 R eport of noise on L assen L ane. R P reported loud m usic, strobe lights and people yelling outside. T hey w ere given a citation for disturbing the peace. 1 / 5 R eport of several subj ects assaulted by num erous suspects at a m inor in possession party. 1 / 8 Officer spotted a subj ect on a bicycle in the early m orning hours riding dow n South Century tow ards V enture L ane. W hen the rider noticed the patrol car, he turned onto the bike path going into East Meadow . Officer tried to catch up and stop the rider for not having a rear light, but w as unable to locate him . T he bike shops in the V illage w ere checked for signs of a theft, but all w ere secure. 1 / 1 4 R P on P onderosa reported a stolen vehicle. I t w as recovered shortly after in B end. 1 / 1 4 R P on Sandtrap L ane reported hearing tw o gunshots near his house. Officer unable to locate anyone in distress, but did speak to a m an out w alking his dog w ho said he, too, had heard the noise. 1 / 1 5 D ispatch to the coffee hut in the business park. T w o suspects got out of a w hite Cadillac, grabbed the tip j ar and took off. 1 / 1 8 R eport of w hat sounded like a hot tub m otor running at a house on B obcat L ane. I t w as discovered that the noise w as com ing from an iced over heat pum p. T he property m anagem ent com pany w as contacted. 1 / 2 2 R eport of firew ood theft from a condo on Mashie L ane by another condo renter. T he property m anager w as contacted to solve the issue. 1 / 2 3 R eport of grass sod laying across the lanes on H ighw ay 9 7 at the Cottonw ood exit. Officer rem oved the haz ard. T he grass is alw ays greener on the other side of the highw ay. 1 / 2 8 R eport of a m issing 3 1 - year- old m ale from house on Cypress L ane. H e w as located after five hours of searching. H e w as evaluated by m edics and released to his friends. Som etim es a guy j ust w ants to be alone. 1 / 2 9 Officer contacted a m ale after observing him sitting on the edge of the South Century railroad overpass w hile chugging a huge can of beer. H e told us he w as hitchhiking w ith the goal of going to the top of L ava B utte and riding his bike dow nhill all the w ay hom e. T he visibly intoxicated subj ect w as w arned for unlaw ful hitchhiking and told to w alk, not ride, his bike hom e. 1 / 3 1 Officer located a dow ned stop sign on Cottonw ood R oad. T he post w as too heavily dam aged to reset. P ublic W orks contacted.

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A howling good time at K-9 Keg Pull The 2018 Sunriver Brewing Co. K-9 Keg Pull, held Feb. 3, had a record breaking year with 140 dogs competing. Due to the popularity of the event, the location was moved to the courtyard in The Village at Sunriver, allowing a larger viewing area for spectators and participants. One hundred yards of snow was trucked in from Mt. Bachelor and the Village maintenance

team did a tremendous job building the 150-foot track on the day before the event. The fee of $15 per dog all went to The American Cancer Society Bark for Life. The Village at Sunriver would like to send out a heartfelt thank you to all participants, sponsors, volunteers, vendors and the Village at Sunriver maintenance team.

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will discuss the wonder of a dark night sky, the issue of light pollution and some possible solutions. He is the author of “The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light” and an assistant professor of creative writing and environmental literature at James Madison University in Virginia. 6 p.m., doors open 5:45 p.m. Museum café will be open for food and drinks. Members $7, non-members $12. RSVP: highdesert museum.org/darkness • March 24-31. Sky Hunters Raptors take flight overhead in this intimate demonstration. Experience these powerful predators up close as our wildlife specialists showcase the

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birds’ agility and grace. 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Members $3, non-members $5 plus admission. Registration and prepayment: highdesert museum.org/sky-hunters or purchase tickets at admissions • Wednesday, March 28. Kids’ Day: Nature’s Tools Inspired by the current exhibit Innovation Lab, this Kids’ Day theme will inspire young learners to use nature to solve real-world problems. Participate in hands-on arts and crafts and STEM stations at activity tables throughout the museum. Free with museum admission The High Desert Museum is located about 10 minutes north of Sunriver off Highway 97. For more information, visit www.highdesertmuseum.org or call 541-382-4754.

Club volleyball open to Sunriver area girls The Southern Deschutes Volleyball Association (SDVA) club volleyball season is winding down with a total of 29 girls in the club this year. For the 2018 season SDVA fielded two 14 and under teams (14U) and a 12U team, each participating in up to 10 tournaments. Club volleyball is an off-season

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Sharing the joy of reading By Deon Stonehouse Book Clubs are fun. Enjoy a glass of wine, talk about an interesting book and meet others who enjoy reading. Sounds good to me. Book Clubs meet every Monday at 6 p.m. They are free and everyone is welcome. • March 12 the Mystery Book Club discusses “The Girl From Venice” by Martin Cruz Smith. The war has been going badly for the Germans in 1945. Cenzo did his bit for Mussolini’s army in Africa. Now, back home in Italy, he plans to keep out of the way of fractious Germans, stay out of trouble, survive until this war ends and make a living. Being a fisherman, he spends quite a lot of time out on the water in his small boat. Usually he catches fish. It is not normal

to discover the body of a woman floating in the lagoon; it is not fortunate for the woman to be of interest to the Germans. Cenzo has been heroic, and possibly foolish, and will soon be involved with partisans, politicians, movie people and a host of confusing entities. There is also his troubled relationship with his charismatic, handsome older brother. Both brothers are attractive characters and make for interesting reading. Venice is a gorgeous setting; lots of intrigue keeps the pages turning. Martin Cruz Smith is best known for writing “Gorky Park.” • March 26 the Classics and Fiction Book Club combine to discuss “The House of Mirth” by Edith Wharton.

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SR Books March author event On Saturday, March 31 at 5 p.m. Jennifer Haupt will give a slide show presentation on her moving novel, “In The Shadow of 10,000 Hills.” Haupt spent 25 years as a journalist writing for such prestigious publications as O’ Oprah’s magazine, The Seattle Times and Psychology Today. In 2006, she traveled to Rawanda to interview survivors of the genocide. From these experiences Haupt was inspired to write this uplifting novel that intersects the story of a young American woman, Rachel, and the people she meets in Rwanda who will ultimately show her the meaning of grace and home. Lillian Carlson met Henry Shepard at a speech by Martin Luther King Jr., the attraction was instant. Henry was at the event as a newspaper photographer, trying to get his career going, passionate about photography. Later, the shot he took of Lillian would grace the cover of Life magazine. But in the 1960s the world was not ready to embrace a relationship between a white man and a black woman. They moved on, Henry married his high school sweetheart, Merilee, and had a daughter, Rachel. The marriage was not happy, Merilee did not understand Henry’s artistic passions, she wanted stability. When Rachel was 8 Henry learned that Lillian had moved to Africa, opening a small orphanage in Rwanda. He had a few dollars set aside and decided he must take this chance, go to Africa and try to prove he could make it as a serious photographer. Merilee did not take this plan in stride, the divorce was acrimonious. Years later, Rachel was expecting a child, but still wondered

what had become of her father, why he had abandoned her. After Merilee’s death, the box of her father’s belongings Rachel was given, indicated he may have tried to stay in touch, but a lot of time has passed and she yearns to know what became of him. A clue on the internet will put Rachel on the trail of Lillian, who is not eager to share the story of her time with Henry or the horrors they faced when Rwanda turned into a killing field. Their stories are intertwined with Nadine’s, a young woman unable to speak of the violence visited upon her when the country went mad with blood lust and Tucker’s a young doctor who tried his best to save lives amid the chaos. Early reviews are glowing; the book releases at the first of April and already has garnered praise from authors Wall Lamb,

What’s happening at the Sunriver Library? Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. Family Fun - Songs, stories, crafts and fun to build early learning skills. For ages 0-5 years. Tuesday, March 20, 10:30 a.m. Music, Movement & Stories – Movement and stories to develop skills. For ages 3-5 years. Tuesday, March 13, 12 p.m. Animal Adventures – Live animals, stories, and crafts with the High Desert Museum. For ages T  L,  

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Sunriver Men’s Golf: Meadows opened in February, official club breakfast planned By Paul Grieco and shrubs have been either A quirk of nature that yield- removed or trimmed on both ed only a fraction of last year’s courses to reduce ladder fuel snow this winter led to the levels with the added beneResort’s opening of fit of improving the Meadows course course playability. in early February, Willis also stressed long in advance of that the bunkers the scheduled April 1 on the Meadows opening. shouldn’t be as I wondered how the penal as last sealack of snow would son because the Paul J.Grieco impact on the conheavy grass growth dition of the courses around the bungiven that Josh Willis had kers, necessary last year to told us in the past that blan- help the new grasses grow kets of snow protect both the and take root, will be kept greens and fairways from frost more trimmed as the season damage (aka winter kill). In progresses. a meeting with Willis just Willis reported that there before the course opened, will be few “major” events to he explained that snow blan- black out the courses, but was kets are most helpful when �� temperatures otherwise fall �� “I’ve spent most of �� consistently into the low �� teens to below zero. That my life golfing. The �� hasn’t been the case, since this rest I’ve just �� wasted.” �� winter did not see overnight �� ~ Anonymous �� temperatures�� regularly in that �� danger zone.�� Meadows �� will remain open delighted that the prestigious �� for play as long as the weather International �� Association�� of �� stays decent. The Wood- Golf Tour Operators (IAG�� lands will not open before TO) was being hosted at the �� its slated May 18 date. Wil- Resort�� along with the Central �� lis expects both Woodlands Oregon Visitors Association �� and Meadows �� courses to be on June 24-27, introducing �� in prime shape. Many trees Sunriver as �� an international

destination to operators who may not have been aware of it previously. To Willis this represents a true symbol of excellence as IAGTO, with its 300 suppliers to the industry and 300 tour operators, appears only at premier venues.

left-hand menu on the home page. The first official club golf event tees off on Tuesday, April 17 and just about every Tuesday thereafter until the end of October.

Annual club breakfast The club’s annual breakfast is April 10 at the Grille at Crosswater, followed by a round of golf at the Crosswater course (at a very reasonable rate). New and old members get to enjoy breakfast, hear about changes and plans for the new year, sign up for the 18-hole challenge and vote any changes that may have been proposed to the rules and bylaws of the club. You can register for this year’s membership and/ or breakfast by going to the SRMGC website and clicking on “Registration” in the

Club survey coming It’s always good to know how the membership thinks about what the club has done to fulfill its mission of providing an enjoyable season-long golf experience and what might be done to make it even more enjoyable. It’s readily known that you can’t please everyone, but you can please a majority, but only if the members allow themselves to be heard. A committee comprised of myself, Scott Brown and chaired by Don Larson has compiled a member survey at the behest of the board. Survey questions ask members about their satisfaction with the types of events that are played, the games themselves, interest in alternate tee boxes, rules enforcement, pace of

play and overall satisfaction. The survey will be emailed to members as a Word document to fill out and return via email. If a member is inexperienced or uncomfortable with Word, they will be given the option to print the survey and return via US mail. The last surveys were compiled in 2013 and 2015 and provided input to the board for enhancement of service to the members. Club membership New members are welcome. Sunriver residency is not a requirement. Apply for membership at www.srmens golf.com using the Annual Membership Registration tab in the menu (lower left side of home page). For more information email club president Don Wright at dnrwright22@gmail.com or me at the address below. Paul J. Grieco is secretary of the Sunriver Men’s Golf Club and may be reached at pjg3sr@ gmail.com

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Fall River Forum Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service and state park representatives, along with the Sunriver Anglers Club and Trout Unlimited, will be presenting ideas and answering your questions about the Fall River – including its history, current status and future. Sponsored by the Deschutes Redbands Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the event takes place March 8, 7-9 p.m. at the High Desert Museum, located minutes north of Sunriver off Highway 97. The event is free and open to all. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. For more information, call Shawn Pigott at 503-4077155 or email spigott@teleport.com

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Community outreach large part of Sunriver Christian Fellowship Sunriver Christian Fellowship is an ecumenical congregation with an active membership. While there are many missions inside the church, including the choir, a handbell choir, Bible studies, prayer shawl ministry, and an altar guild, another large focus for this vibrant group is community outreach in the Sunriver area. Up Close and Personal (UPCAP) works with Three Rivers School to provide direct support through the Family Access Network advocate. Needs are identified and SCF/UPCAP purchases the necessary items, including winter outerwear, underwear and socks for students who need them. When an emergency need is identified, support is provided to families in the way of medical

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transport, medications, food, shelter and utilities. Other beneficiaries of UPCAP (through the annual Visions of Sugar Plums bake sale at Christmas) include Habitat for Humanity, CASA and NeighborImpact, among others. In addition to providing donations, church members are active volunteers for many of these organizations. The Holy Trinity Catholic Church Care and Share program is another way SCF contributes to the local community. One aspect of this program is the food bank. Members of SCF work with Holy Trinity Catholic Church and many community volunteers to distribute food once a

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month to families in need. The first distribution, in January 2002, helped 11 families. In January of this year, there were 187 families who received assistance. The firewood program is also coordinated through Care and Share. Volunteers cut and split firewood, which is distributed to those who need firewood and can’t afford it. People also purchase cords of wood from the firewood crew and, as a result of T  O  

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in our forest. The result is what Dr. Paul Hessburg refers to as “An epidemic of trees...” Sunriver has lost an estimated 90 percent of the open spaces and forest gaps that existed here as recently as 20 years ago in “a mosaic of forest conditions that once characterized our forested areas.” Our forests are now more susceptible to a catastrophic fire than at any time in the 50-year history of Sunriver. At the same time, a variety of other factors outside our control, including a changing climate, are increasing the risk and probability of large catastrophic fires throughout forests on the east side of the Cascades. To help understand the risks we face, don’t miss Dr. Hessburg’s enlightening presentation “Era of Megafires,” Wednesday, March 21 at SHARC (see story page 1). If you are unable to attend Dr. Hessburg’s presentation, see an introduction to his presentation at https://www. north40productions.com/eomhome/ or view his TED talk titled “Living (Dangerously) in an Era of Megafires,” which he delivered in Bend last July, by visiting https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=edDZNkm8Mas

Scene Opinion Policy To support a free and open exchange of information and ideas, the Sunriver Scene welcomes letters to the editor up to 200 words, and Chorus of One submissions up to 400 words, on topics of relevance to Sunriver. All letters are subject to editing for brevity, grammar, clarity, civility and legal concerns. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the Sunriver Owners Association. Letters to the editor must be signed and include contact information which we may use to verify authorship or clarify questions. Letters will run as space allows. Letters of a personal nature or attacks on individuals will not be published. Letters perceived as advertising for a company, product or a candidate will not be published. How to submit: Email to: susanb@srowners.org. Write the letter in the body of the email, or attach it as a Word document. Mail typewritten letters to Sunriver Scene, P.O. Box 3278, Sunriver, OR 97707. Deadline: The 15th of the month (e.g. June 15 for July issue). We accept one letter per person per month.

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18 games for the whole middle school regular season. This amount of play time is an extraordinary opportunity to expand their experience. Club is also a great learning tool for players and invaluable for girls who would like to play high school volleyball. With the middle school volleyball season ending in October and camps and clinics not held until late spring or summer, young players need to stay sharp and develop skills. The experience the players gain with SDVA develops those skills and also helps Three Rivers volleyball

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this effort, $7,000 was donated to both the Holy Trinity Catholic Church Care and Share food program and La Pine’s St. Vincent Food Bank program. Education is important to the congregation at SCF, as

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member of the Rotary Club of Sunriver-La Pine, but you only live part-time in the area? Perhaps you are a past Rotarian and would enjoy renewing your membership, but you can’t make a year-round commitment. The club is now offering a seasonal membership option designed for snowbirds or others living part-time in the area. If you would be interested in this option, please contact Mark Dennett at mark@ dennettgroup.com for more information.

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in the next regular season. Fees paid by each player pays about a third of the expenses for uniforms, equipment, practice gym use, membership fees and tournaments. Blondie’s Pizza in Sunriver has supported the program for several years, allowing SDVA to be able to provide a club experience locally for players who may not be able to participate otherwise. Most SDVA members are students from Three Rivers School. SDVA is directed and coached by Tom Wilkerson with 14U coaching help the last two years from Heather Miller and 12U coaching this year from Juanu Beede and Jadia Veronese. evidenced by the level of involvement at Three Rivers. In addition to members volunteering at the local school, the church supports a scholarship program, through fundraisers and private donations, which provides college scholarships to local people pursuing an advanced degree. For more information on SCF, please contact the church office at 541-593-1183 (www. sunriverchristianfellowship. org). All services are held in the Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Cottonwood Road across from the Marketplace Store in Sunriver.

Open houses for Upper Deschutes River Basin Study The public is invited to learn more about a three-year study focused on meeting water needs for rivers, irrigated agriculture and communities in the Deschutes Basin. An open house will be held on March 5 at SHARC and in Bend. Sunriver’s event will be hosted by the Sunriver Anglers Club. The Basin Study, anticipated to be completed in 2018, aims to develop a comprehensive analysis of water supply and demand in the Upper Deschutes Basin while evaluating options for addressing water imbalances. The study examines strategies to meet minimum flows to help ensure ongoing efforts to support Oregon spotted frog, steelhead trout and chinook salmon recovery in the Deschutes Basin. Surface water in the Upper Deschutes Basin has been almost fully allocated since the early 1900s, causing many stream reaches to suffer from high and low flows at different times of the year. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Basin Study Work Group are facilitating the study. The group is a collaborative, consensus-based entity with representatives from irrigation, instream and municipal interests, and from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The $1.5 million study is funded by Bureau of Reclamation and Deschutes Basin Board of Control. A grant from the Oregon Water Resources Department is funding the non-federal share. During the open houses (dates below), community members will have the opportunity to learn about preliminary findings, speak with study leaders, review data and offer feedback.

River study open house dates March 5, 1-3 p.m.

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Letters from readers Check your water/ sewer bill

By Patty Smith, Sunriver Attention Sunriver/Crosswater/Caldera/Vandervert Ranch water/sewer users: I am advising each of you to review your January 2018 Sunriver Water LLC/ Environmental LLC statement. Sunriver Water increased monthly sewer rates $2.91 per month bringing the total monthly fee to $61.01, effective January 1, 2018. This increase was on top of the $2.77 increase for 2017 (guess we can look forward to yearly increases). The PUC authorized an increase for water rates; $.92 per month for the base fee bringing the total to $12.94 per month, along with a consumption increase from $1.39 to $1.50 per 1,000 gallons. The water increases are effective January 1, 2018. My issue with the increases is that they were to be effective 01-01-18. After checking my

January statement which shows the service period 12-01-17 to 01-01-18, I have been charged the new rates for the month of December’s usage. When I called to have my account corrected I was told “We charge everyone the same rate regardless of when the meter is read.” After a couple of attempts to explain what they were not understanding, I ended the call. This is merely an informational message.

Fuels management and megafires

By Jay Bowerman As a result of recent years of “fuels management” in Sunriver that ignored recommendations for seedling removal in open spaces and a forest management policy that prohibits the removal of ponderosa seedlings and saplings, young trees have spouted and grown into virtually all of the once extensive gaps T  L  

By Susan Berger

Chorus of One: Is safety on pathways being compromised?

By Doug Hoschek & Tina Machuca, Sunriver The following quotes are from Sunriver planners interviewed in 1968, developer John Gray and landscape architect Roy Royston: According to John Gray: “In Sunriver, nature, conservation, and the human society and how they meld together allows things to happen. People will rediscover nature, and that’s built into the frame work of the place… People come here from all walks of life, all ages. The thing that knits them together is a kind of respect for nature, a new kind of cultural environment, but they all know on a practical side that the air is clean and that they are surrounded by thousands of acres of forest land and a hundred lakes.” According to Roy Royston: “Modern landscape design, which I (Royston) helped define is about spaces and the relations between spaces… It is to make the transition between the building and nature as quickly as possible, by actual line, form and space… The nature comes in and the structure goes out.” After reading at length Gray and Royston’s vision for Sunriver, we have seen nothing that supports the overgrowth of flammable and dangerous brush on both sides of Sunriver bike trails. Is public safety on Sunriver bike trails currently being compromised? Fifty years have gone by; things have changed and so have safety issues. In the era of megafires, the transition between actual line, form and space on each side of most of our Sunriver pathways has become strangled with bitterbrush, one of the most flammable plants in Oregon. And that compromises safety. Furthermore, the overabundance of bitterbrush in Central Oregon may be related to the common practice, decades ago, of hunters scattering bitterbrush seeds to attract deer. Upon asking why the flammable brush is found in abundance on both sides of the pathways, we were told that a child could try to cross over into the road and it serves as a safety barrier. Sunriver rules state that the use of this brush is to keep pedestrians and cyclists from crossing over to the road. However, large amounts of flammable bitterbrush exist on the non-street sides of the paths where homes are located. In the event of a fire evacuation, how would huge clumps of flaming brush on either side of our cars play out? We believe that achieving the transition between the building and nature does not include cutting corners with the unwise use of a highly-flammable bush that adds to Sunriver’s ladder fuel concerns.

From the Editor’s Desk: A pu pu platter of news bites

his year marks the 50th anniversary of Sunriver. Wow, 50 years! They say 50 is the new 40 and Sunriver has never looked better. As part of this momentous anniversary we would like to know why you feel Sunriver is your “special place.” It could be something as simple as the nighttime skies, wildlife in your backyard, the plethora of activities or … ? Feel free to wax poetic on how remarkable of a place Sunriver is to stay, play, live or work. Please email your thoughts to infosroa@ srowners.org We plan to share some of your views in the Scene each month, so be sure to include your name. We may also take the 50 best and create a commemorative 50th anniversary poster – something along the lines of “50 Ways to Love Sunriver.” Where’s the snow? I don’t know about you but I’m thoroughly enjoying our mild winter – especially after last winter’s nine-plus feet of snow. Some of you may know that my husband, Torry, works for SROA’s Public Works Department. When he’s here ’round the clock making sure Sunriver’s roads are clear, guess who’s stuck with snow reSUNRIVER SCENE • MARCH 2018

moval duties at home – ME! I felt like a hostage to our snow blower for much of last winter. Weather pundits had predicted this winter would mimic last year, but so far (knock on wood) it has not. Although, as I was typing this editorial, there was a brisk snowfall coming down outside our office window and more winter weather was expected over the weekend. Curious to see the last time Sunriver had so little snow I went to the snow data we have on the SROA website (www. sunriverowners.org). Our annual snowfall data goes back as far as 1985/1986. A simple bar graph shows that Sunriver experiences a fairly predictable rise and fall in snow levels with larger snow dumps of 60-inches or more every two to four years. According to these historic inch counts, global warming appeared more of an issue between 1985 and 1991, with several winters averaging only 30 inches of snow. Our historical average is in the 40- to 50-inch range. Our lowest snow accumulation to date was the 1991/1992 winter with just 14 inches. This was followed by the 1992/1993 epic accumulation of more than 12 feet – followed the next year by a relatively ho-hum 20 inches for the season. This winter, SROA has recorded around 20 inches of snow. If our current pattern continues, this will

be our third lowest snow level in 27 years. According to Puxsutawney Phil, we still have six more weeks of winter coming. I guess I’ll keep the snow blower gassed up and at the ready – just in case. Air transport membership clarification In reference to the February Scene story about a discount for medical air transport membership, SROA owners receive a discount for AirLink’s program ONLY – not LifeFlight/Sunriver FireMed. The Scene also learned that LifeFlight had changed their rates for 2018, so we have included the new prices below. • AirLink: The annual membership to SROA members is $55 (a $10 savings). SROA has the AirLink membership form at the admin office or you can find it online under the SROA Member Discount page under Member Services in the menu bar. • Life Flight/Sunriver FireMed: A full-rate, one year auto-renewed membership is $123 for a ground/ air combo or $58 for ground-only transportation. The Sunriver Fire Department has applications at the station (57475 Abbot Drive) or go online to www.lifeflight.org Membership to AirLink and LifeFlight is suggested as you do not have the option of choosing which medical air transport service will be called in during an

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incident. Without a membership, air transportation carries with a hefty price tag between $20,000 and $30,000. SROA annual meeting While perusing some of the verbatim comments out of the recent Sunriver owner survey, it was noted by two owners that they weren’t given ample notice of when the SROA Annual Meeting is held. Get your pen and calendar out… here it is: This year’s annual meeting will be held Saturday, Aug. 18, 1 p.m. at SHARC. And, just so you know, this meeting is always held the third Saturday in August and has been since the dawn of the association. Feel free to put this on your schedule as a forever date until further notice. It was also mentioned that the annual meeting date should be included on the front of the ballot/election materials. Again, the date is and always has been on the front of those materials and then mailed to the owner of record for all 4,177 Sunriver properties. The date is also included in all ads announcing the ballot/election and are published in the Scene starting in April and running through August. Oh, and it’s already posted to the SROA website calendar. I guess you can lead a horse to water… well, you know how that goes. Page 39

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