Popular Central Oregon artist Cameron Kaseberg joins the lineup of talent featured at Artists Gallery Sunriver in The Village at Sunriver
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center ............... 8 Calendar ..................... 13 SROA Board................ 26
Public Safety ............... 24 Commentary ............... 46 Classified .................... 47
Craig Johnson, author of the popular Walt Longmire series, returns to Sunriver to present his latest book ‘Any Other Name’
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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
MAY • 2014
volume Xl • Number 5
Six candidates, one ballot measure in 2014 SROA election
PUC hearing to host May 8 meeting on water rate increase Sunriver Scene news sources The Public Utility Commission of Oregon will hold a public comment hearing on Sunriver Water LLC’s request for a general rate revision on Thursday, May 8, 6–7 p.m. in the Pozzi Room at the Sunriver Nature Center, 57245 River Road. The hearing provides an opportunity for customers to comment on the proposed rate increase. Members of the PUC and Sunriver Water LLC staff will be available to answer questions from the public raised and an administrative law judge will be present to record any comments from customers. A pre-hearing conference will be held in the same location beginning at 7 p.m. Interested persons not able to attend the public comment hearing may mail written comments to the PUC at: Attn: UW 160, Administrative Hearings Division, Public Utility Commission of Oregon, PO Box 1088, Salem, OR 97308-1088. Comments can also be made by phone to the PUC by calling the Consumer Services Division, 503-378-6600 or 1-800-522-2404. Information: http://apps.puc. s t a t e . o r. u s / e d o c k e t s / D o c k e t . asp?DocketID=18885 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XL • NUMBER 5 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Raitt, Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Jewel, Bill Frisell, Mandy Moore, Bon Jovi and Carl Perkins. Hiatt received the Nashville Music Awards Songwriter/ Artist of the Year recognition in 2000 and the American Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2008. Taj Mahal is one of the most influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his
By Brooke Snavely The Sunriver Owners Association’s 2014 election came into sharp focus at the April board of directors meeting. In July, owners will be asked to choose three board members from a slate of six candidates for three positions, and to give a thumbs up or down on a proposal to construct an owners’ boat ramp on the Deschutes River. Ballots will be mailed in July and the results will be announced at the SROA Annual Meeting on Saturday, Aug. 16. Candidates for the SROA Board of Directors include Jim Fister, Dwayne Foley, Sanda Kendle, Patty Klascius, Bob Nelson and Roger Smith. Two of the candidates are incumbents seeking second terms. One candidate is seeking a third term. Biographical details about the candidates are available on page 27. A candidates’ forum is scheduled for Sunday, May 25, 3-5 p.m. at SHARC. The event was specifically planned to be as convenient as possible for owners who may be visiting their Sunriver property over the Memorial Day holiday
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John Hiatt, Taj Mahal coming to SHARC The Aug. 7 concert in the John Grey Amphitheater at SHARC featuring John Hiatt and the Combo and the Taj Mahal Trio was heading for a sellout as this issue of the Scene went to press. For $35, concertgoers will get to see and hear two legendary blues and folk musicians and their talented bands. Hiatt, a master lyricist and satirical storyteller, weaves hidden plot twists into fictional tales of redemption, relationships, growing older and surrendering. He’s recorded 21 albums and written hundreds of songs, many of which were made famous by Bonnie
Sunriver resident competing for Miss Oregon crown By Brooke Snavely Kaylee Nelson of Sunriver was recently crowned Miss University of Oregon for the second time during her four years pursuing a degree in psychology at the Eugene campus. After she graduates, Nelson will compete for the Miss Oregon title in Seaside in late June. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in teaching and said the $10,000 Miss Oregon scholarship prize money, if she should win, would help pay for her graduate studies. Just stepping in the door of the Miss Oregon competition earns each of the 23 local contestants a $500 scholarship. The higher the finish; the higher the scholarship award. “I didn’t plan to compete in pageants in college, but a friend who knew I’d
competed in high school invited me and I won my first crown as Miss University of Oregon in 2011. That’s when I got ‘pageant fever’ and really started trying,” Nelson said. Nelson, 22, began competing in pageants at age 16. She said having her mother, Stephanie, help her prepare was a powerful mother-daughter bonding experience. Stephanie competed in pageants in her day so had plenty of tips and advice to share. Kaylee finished in the Top 10 in her first pageant and was a third runner-up her senior year in high school. As Miss University of Oregon, Nelson raises money and awareness for ChilTurn to Crown, page 5 PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213