The Sunriver Music Festival chooses pastel work by Barbara Kennedy to grace this year’s festival poster
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center ............... 8 Calendar ..................... 13 SROA Board................ 26
Public Safety ............... 34 Commentary ............... 45 Classified .................... 47
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Public hearings on rail shipment of hazardous materials
The Oregon Department of Transportation is accepting comments on proposed changes to the rules governing transportation by rail of hazardous materials. Several public hearings are scheduled around the state, and anyone can review the materials online and submit comments. Responses are due May 12, and the final proposed rules are set to go before the Oregon Transportation Commission at its June 18 meeting. The proposed rules and the public hearings do not address whether or not crude oil or other commodities should be transported in Oregon; instead, they address required communications around the transport of the material. Public hearings • Tuesday, May 5, 3 or 6 p.m., at Blue Mountain Community College, Room ST200, 2411 NW Carden Avenue, Pendleton. • Wednesday, May 6, 3 or 6 p.m., Deschutes Public Library, Brooks Room, 601 Wall Street, Bend. • Thursday, May 7, 3 or 6 p.m., Klamath Community College, Room H138, 7390 S Sixth Street, Klamath Falls. • Monday, May 11, 3 or 6 p.m., Keizer City Hall, Room Iris B, 930 Chemawa Road NE, Keizer. SROA letter of support On April 20, the Sunriver Owners Association sent a letter in support of the proposed rule changes to Deschutes County Commissioner Tammy Baney, who is chair of the Oregon Transportation Committee. “The entire eastern boundary of our community is directly adjacent to a main BNSF rail line. Our owners have voiced considerable concern with the transportation of volatile crude oil. We realize that it is the federal government that has the authority over such matters. However, the Oregon Department of Transportation does have the ability to Turn to Hearings, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLI • NUMBER 5 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Following an unexpected rise in the river, the concrete pour for the boat ramp has been delayed, left. Tall stumps line a pathway that will soon undergo reconstruction, above.
SROA busy with boat launch, North Pool, pathway projects SROA Public Works Director Mark Smith has been working 12-hour shifts the past five weeks supervising construction of the new boat launch, upgrades to the North Pool, construction of nearly a mile of new pathway, reconstruction of four miles of existing pathway, and realignment of two other pathway segments. “I’ve never been busier and the Public Works crews are doing a great job taking ownership and responsibility for each project,” Smith said. Boat launch progress The new owners boat launch due
east of Hola Restaurant on the marina lagoon is on schedule for significant completion by late May. The ramp, parking lot, access road and card swipe gate entry system should be operational by Memorial Day weekend. A plumbed restroom at the site may not be ready until mid-June. The boat ramp project encountered several challenges. Qualified bids came in well over SROA’s contract engineer’s original estimate, prompting the board of directors to authorize an additional $225,000 from reserve accounts to ensure adequate funding for the project. Marshy soil conditions required ex-
cavating deeper than originally planned for the access road, parking lot and ramp areas. The road’s 12-inch gravel base now rests on a geotextile layer designed to keep the road from sinking in the soft soil. It will be topped with a 3-inch asphalt overlay making for a 15-inch thick driving surface, nearly twice that required on firmer soils. Construction of the boat ramp encountered numerous twists. A biologist nearly sank up to his armpits in silt while rescuing fish from the ramp project area, and had to be pulled out Turn to Busy, page 3
Sunriver Resort to offer sneak peek tours of remodeled facilities Sunriver Resort is inviting residents of Sunriver to experience “The New Sunriver Resort,” May 18-19. Residents can get an exclusive sneak peek tour of Sunriver Resort’s transformation projects, including: • The Cove at Sunriver, which features the Spotted Frog restaurant, zero entry pool, Mt. Bachelor lookout and waterslide, kids discovery area, nature walk, spotted frog habitat, and private cabanas. • Sunriver Resort’s new dining experiences include the Twisted River Tavern, Carson’s American Kitchen and The Living Room. • Newly updated rooms The one-hour tours will take place Monday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 19. Space is limited. RSVP to Jayne Bristow at 541-593-4405.
The revamped and remodeled restaurant, lobby bar, tavern and new pool facility with its own café and bar, are slated to open by Memorial Day weekend. “Our goal is to create experiences where guests can relax and gather for Pacific Northwest-inspired food and drinks while enjoying Sunriver Resort’s one-of-a-kind setting,” said Tom O’Shea, Sunriver Resort’s managing director. “From relaxing poolside, to kicking back after a day of golf, or simply enjoying a meal with family, there is a unique experience awaiting every guest.” The resort said it was investing $50 million over five years. O’Shea said the resort is “proud to deliver on its transformative vision and commitment to offer unforgettable memories that keep guests coming back year after year.” PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213
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with ropes. Nearly three feet of silt was excavated from the toe of the ramp, hauled away and disposed at Lake Penhollow. It cost to dispose of the soupy silt because it wasn’t reusable soil. Original plans called for 18 inches of rock under the paved boat ramp to stabilize the structure. The contractor, Knife River, ended up putting in five feet of rock before having confidence of a firm surface on which to place the ramp. More than 130 tons of rock were placed beneath the restroom to stabilize the soil, and the building was re-engineered as one unit to prevent problems with doors going out of alignment should the building settle. As the Scene was going to press, river levels rose two feet overnight stalling final paving of the ramp. Smith said a pre-paved segment might be lowered into the unfinished gap as an interim solution. Completion of the ramp as originally designed might have to wait until after water levels drop in the fall. “It’s been challenging but we are working our way through it,” Smith said. “I think once owners get out here and experience the final product, they’ll like it and wonder how they functioned all these years without their own boat launch.” North Pool SROA’s Public Works Department is updating the North Pool in preparation for exclusive use by owners and their accompanied guests beginning in mid June. Improvements will include a shaded barbecue paver patio, high-end patio and lounge chairs, an HDTV and fresh wall treatments in the pool house lobby and a new gaming area that will include a bocce ball court and room for popular lawn games such as ladder ball and corn hole. Owner interest in hosting family gatherings at the North Pool has been high. Information: 541-585-5000. New pathways In March, the SROA Design Committee approved plans to install a new pathway along Fort Rock Road. As of press THE REAL ESTATE EXPERT YOUR FRIENDS RECOMMEND! John Gibson Principal Broker Certified Residential Specialist JohnGibsonPC@aol.com
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time the route had been staked, trees removed and graded in preparation for construction. The nearly mile-long pathway will provide an alternative to walking or bicycling in the road to reach Fort Rock Park for the hundreds of homes along Fort Rock Road and lanes that connect to Fort Rock Road. Smith said that there is one section of the Fort Rock pathway with a 10-percent grade that is steeper than he would have liked, but is less than the grade of the adjacent road. Pathway reconstruction More than 4.5 miles of pathways will be rebuilt this summer using the full-depth reclamation (FDR) method. FDR involves grinding the existing asphalt surface and base materials, and reusing them on site as the new base materials. Two lifts of fresh asphalt will overlay the newly compacted base. A fiberglass grid is placed between the asphalt layers to help the new pathways expand and contract without cracking. Pathways rebuilt four years ago using the FDR process endured Sunriver’s freeze thaw cycles with minimal deterioration. Thanks to a combination of reliable owner funding of the reserves and efficiencies with the new FDR pathway construction method, Smith said that all 33 miles of SROA pathways should be rebuilt one year ahead of schedule, potentially saving the association around $700,000. Turn to Busy, page 20
At the April 28 SROA Board of Directors meeting, the board held a first reading on the following proposed changes. • Changes to Sunriver Rules & Regulations specific to the operation of aerial drones within Sunriver. • Design Manual Rule changes specific to tarp colors permitted in RV storage areas, composite roofing material weight classifications and increasing the number of railing material options for applicants. Owners have 60 days to comment by emailing infosroa@ srowners.org. Read the proposed changes on the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org. Go to News & Notices > Proposed Rule Changes.
Alzheimer’s Association offers program in Sunriver The Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter will be holding a class, “Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease,” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at SHARC. The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease makes planning for the future more important than ever. In this class, attendees will have a chance to learn about important legal and financial issues to consider, how to put plans in place and how to access legal and financial resources
near you. This class will cover information for families and individuals dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Topics covered will include making legal plans that fit your need, legal documents you’ll need and what they mean for you, how to find legal and financial assistance, practical strategies for making a long-term plan of care, tax deductions and credits, and government programs that can
help pay for care. “Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease” is free, but registration is required. To register, call 800-272-3900. For a full list of upcoming classes, visit www.alz.org/oregon. The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. The organization’s mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, enhanced care and support.
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terials, most notably crude oil. The situation that currently exists places not only our first responders at great peril, but also the entire community at risk. “We encourage the commission to act to have the rule revisions as presented implemented without delay.” Process and next steps The proposed rules would modernize existing rules, establish roles and responsibilities for communications and notifications of hazardous materials transported by rail, and align Oregon’s rules with
federal regulations. ODOT ’s Rail Division worked with a rulemaking advisory committee made up of representatives from local jurisdictions, the environmental community, railroads, state and federal agencies, tribal organizations and other stakeholder groups to draft the proposals. ODOT anticipates filing the new rules with Secretary of State shortly after they are adopted. I n f o r m a t i o n : w w w. oregon.gov/ODOT/ CS/RULES/Pages/ rd_actions.aspx
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develop rules that would give emergency response agencies more resources and a better ability to respond to hazardous materials spills. “Sunriver receives fire, police and emergency medical services from the Sunriver Service District. SROA and SSD have developed comprehensive emergency response plans and engage in regular joint trainings and exercises regarding implementation of these plans. Because of our proximity to the BNSF rail line, it is absolutely critical that our first responders have access to accurate and timely information concerning the hazardous materials being transported. “It is our opinion that the proposed revisions to OAR 741-510 will greatly improve our ability to respond to potential spills of hazardous ma-
Many know me in Sunriver for petsitting for 14+ years, and know my love for dogs and cats. Over the years I have seen a lot of pet joint/mobility issues, and a decline in overall health for some of these pets. I have a friend who is a natural doctor and he introduced me to a multi-patented nutraceutical product that has all natural ingredients, no side effects, improves mobility and reduces discomfort especially in the joints. It has been the subject of multiple double-blind clinical trials and is published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Seeing was believing for me! We have seen and heard so many success stories with this product and it is so fun to see dogs able to run and play like a pup again. Now I am here to share this information with everyone. If you would like more information, please give me a call, I am very excited to share. Bonnie Rogers
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Clean up your yard for FireFree recycling events Saturday, May 2 marks the second annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day nationwide. Across central Oregon, fire departments and organizations are encouraging residents to learn about living in fire adapted communities and take steps to reduce the threat of wildfire destroying lives and homes. Central Oregon residents will get a jump on this valuable campaign when they bring their flammable yard debris to area collections sites for free beginning Friday, May 1. “Residents in central Oregon are no strangers to wildfire and continue to show an increasing level of awareness by participating in FireFree recycling events,” says Alison Green, Program Director of Project Wildfire. “To highlight Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, FireFree encourages residents to create and maintain their defensible space and offers free disposal of that yard debris,” adds Green. The greatest risk of homes catching fire during a wildland fire event is from the advancing embers or “fire brands” that reach your property long before an actual flame front. With this in mind, FireFree reminds you to take a look around your property in the “home ignition zone” where glowing embers can ignite spot fires and vulnerable areas like decks, patios and fences that can spread flames to your Small company… big company results!
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home before there is smoke on the horizon. Take advantage of upcoming FireFree recycling events to dispose of the debris. • Friday-Saturday, May 8-9 at the Sunriver compost site on Cottonwood Road. • Friday, May 1-9 at Knott Landfill in Bend (closed Sunday). • Friday-Saturday, May 1-2 and May 8-9 at the Westside Collection Site in Bend. Friday-Saturday, May 15-16 at the following Deschutes
County Transfer Sites: • Southwest Transfer Station in La Pine • Negus Transfer Station in Redmond • Northwest Transfer Station in Cloverdale (Sisters) • Saturday-Sunday, May 2-3 and May 9-10 at Box Canyon Transfer Site in Madras. Visit the FireFree website at www.firefree.org for more information about how you can prepare your property for wildfire season.
Territorial claims on the South China Sea subject for luncheon Tom Roberts, a Sunriver resident, will address the Sunriver Men’s Club on Thursday, May 14. The talk is entitled “Conflicting Territorial Claims in the South & East China Sea.” T h e Gr i l l e a t Crosswater will host the luncheon. Sunriver area men and women are welcome to attend. The cost is $20 per person. For the past several years there has been much in the news concerning efforts by China to press its claim to much of the South China Sea. Most recently, international concern have been stoked by the China-Japan standoff over a group of small islands in the East China Sea. Roberts is both a former Navy officer and a former Army officer. His military career included three postings as U.S. military attaché in China, extensive involvement in the formulation of international security policy and arms control strategy at senior levels in the Pentagon and at NATO headquarters in Brussels, as well as other intelligence and operational duty in Asia, Europe and
the United States. He has lived in Asia, Europe and the Caribbean for almost thirty years. Roberts holds degrees in engineering, East Asian studies and international relations. He speaks Chinese (Mandarin) and is the author of a book on the evolution of Chinese military doctrine. Come enjoy the talk and the camaraderie at the final indoor luncheon. The annual picnic will be on June 18 and then break for the summer. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Luncheon will be served at noon, followed by the program at 12:30 p.m. The menu will be a choice of crab cakes with creole cream, asparagus and mashed potatoes, or a cobb salad, or stuffed acorn squash with rice and sage butter. Dessert will be chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream and caramel. Coffee and tea are included in the price. Beer and wine are extra. Sign-up at the Marketplace on Cottonwood Road or send an email to Sunriver.Mens club@yahoo.com. Deadline for signing up is Tuesday, May 12, at 6 p.m.
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Work by Barbara Kennedy selected as Sunriver Music Festival’s 2015 poster Barbara Kennedy’s original pastel “After the Rain” has been selected as the Sunriver Music Festival’s poster artwork for 2015. Each year, the festival selects a Central Oregon artist to create the artwork for the annual festival poster. Local artists were invited to submit a piece for consideration and a committee of art enthusiasts selected Kennedy’s artwork. Kennedy’s original artwork was framed by Eastlake Framing and is currently on display at the Bank of Cascades in Sunriver. The artwork will be a featured auction item at the Festival’s annual fundraiser, Festival Faire, on Sunday, Aug. 2 at the Sunriver Resort Great Hall. Festival Faire includes an evening of elegant dining and a lively auction with music provided by a select group of talented 2015 Young Artists Scholarship winners. More than 300 posters featuring Kennedy’s “After the Rain” artwork will be distributed for display in businesses in Sunriver, Bend, Sisters and Redmond. Posters are also available to purchase at the Sunriver Music Festival office in The Village at Sunriver and at various businesses and galleries in Sunriver and Bend, A Full Service Tree Co.
including Eastlake Framing, Sunriver Chamber of Commerce, The Great Frame Up, Sage Custom Framing & Gallery, Sunriver Floral Designs, Phoenix Picture Framing and Bits & Pieces. Born and raised in Oregon, Kennedy has always created art in her spare time. After 34 years working in a natural resource management career, she “graduated” and pursued her dream to live the creative life full time. Kennedy resides on a small ranch in Central Oregon, surrounded by the rugged mountains, canyons, and rock formations that inspire her work. “I love wild places, and am particularly drawn to stark desert and high elevation landscapes. They hint at intense underlying color and expose their bones, and a sense of quiet, peace and solitude,” explains Barbara. “I have travelled throughout the world, for work and play, and continue to find the most inspiration in the Western landscape. Spring through fall you can find me on the trail or in my tiny camp trailer in the heart of it all, armed with art supplies.” Turn to Poster, page 5
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Elvis returns at the May potluck By Sheila Schmerber Elvis may have left the building years ago, but he and his lovely wife, torch singer Ila Selene, are coming to Sunriver for the homeowners’ potluck May 13 at SHARC. Clint Ingbretson is by far the finest impersonator to come along, paying homage to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Attendees will be treated to magical memories, music and pure entertainment suitable for all ages. If you’ve never been to one of the potlucks, this last one of the season would be a fine time to come and enjoy an evening of entertainment and visiting with friends and neighbors. This would also be a good time to volunteer to chair the potluck committee. Joe and Ona Glassford and Lana Benish have worked hard for several years to organize the potluck to ensure everyone’s enjoyment. They have decided it is time for somebody else to step in, so if you want to see potlucks continue, volunteer. The May potluck will be the last one organized by Joe, Ona and Lana. We really appreciate all the time and efforts they have put in over the years. Talk to a committee member at your table or one of the greeters or other committee members to
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Pastel is her media of choice for landscapes, although she also works extensively in printmaking. She ventures into mixed media, collage, and gourds on occasion to explore other textures and more abstraction. Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Portland State University. She honed her skills over time with many classes and workshops. She has studied with a number of artists, including Richard McKinley, Susan Olgivie, and more recently Patricia Clark and the rest of the inspiring artists associated with Atelier 6000 studio
find out how you can help the potlucks continue. The potluck will begin at 6 p.m. at SHARC. Wine, beer and mixed drinks can be purchased until 8 p.m. Leave your favorite bottle of wine at home. No outside alcoholic beverages are allowed due to liability insurance issues. All residents from Sunriver, Crosswater, Caldera Springs, Deschutes River Recreation Homesites, Fall River Estates, Oregon Water Wonderland, Pine River Estates, River Mead-
ows, River Forest Acres, Spring River Homesites and Vandevert Acres are invited.
Sign up at the SROA office, SHARC, the Marketplace, or at areapotluck@gmail.com to bring an entree or salad to serve 10 to 12 people. Please remember to bring your own place settings. Decaf coffee and water will be furnished, but the SHARC does not supply coffee cups or water glasses, so please bring your own. The cost is $5 per person ($15 for families of three or more people). Late cancellations can be made at areapotluck@gmail. com or by calling 541-4196059.
Lodge art gallery reopens with mixed media, quilts By Billye Turner Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery opens May 21, with a show of Margot Voorhies Thompson’s mixed media works and Janet Gray Webster’s quilts following the winter/ spring closure for the Lodge remodel. Both Thompson and Webster will be present at a reception in their honor Friday, May 22 from 5-7 p.m. in the upper gallery. The exhibit continues through June 26. Thompson and Webster are friends of many years with ties between families. Webster’s parents, John and Betty Gray, fostered a generation of artists, including Thompson’s and gallery in Bend. Kennedy’s paintings have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in several galleries in Oregon and Victoria, British Columbia. She annually participates in several fine art festivals throughout Oregon. Her paintings are in private collections in the US and Canada. Learn more about Barbara Kennedy and her artwork at www.BarbaraKennedyArt.com. Sunriver Music Festival posters are available for $12. Framed posters are $65. Notecards are $12 for a pack of 10 and available at the Sunriver Music Festival. For more information, call 541-593-1084, or www.sun rivermusic.org
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father, Charles Voorhies. The Pacific Northwest College of Art named their library the Voorhies Fine Art Library. Betty Gray is also named a leader in the creation of the Oregon Health Sciences University art collection as noted in “Art on the Hill.” The book depicts the university’s collection of Northwest artists including Thompson. In the May/June Sunriver show, Webster joins Thompson for their fourth collaborative exhibition. Margot Voorhies Thompson shows mixed media paintings reflecting her interest in calligraphy. Creating her own vernacular that references historical, contemporary and
futuristic letterforms, the artist encodes literature, historic events and other information in the artwork for the viewer’s interpretation. In this brightly colored imagery, the artist builds layers of shapes, piecing together a narrative often defined by the title. She notes the parallel of piecing and layering in both her and Webster’s artwork. An Eliot Scholar at Reed College and educated at several northwest institutions, Thompson’s exhibits nationally and internationally through the U.S. Art in Embassies Program in France, Mali, and Korea. The artist’s public commissions may be seen in Oregon at the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland State University, the State of Oregon Library and others. Her artwork appears courtesy of the artist and the Laura Russo Gallery, Portland. Janet Gray Webster presents contemporary quilts. The artist Turn to Lodge, page 11
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Library to host free seminar on choosing correct Medicare plan As more seniors turn 65 and age into Medicare, a growing number can be overwhelmed by the changing coverage options. To help seniors in Central Oregon review and compare their Medicare plans, Bancorp Insurance and Mid Oregon Credit Union are offering a free informational Medicare seminar Thursday, May 14 at the Sunriver Library, 56855 Venture Lane, from 6 to 7 p.m.
This seminar is for those who are currently on Medicare or who will be turning 65 this year. Bancorp will present “What You Need to Know about Medicare” and offer one-on-one consultations with a Medicare specialist. This opportunity to review and compare current Medicare plans may help seniors save time and money during the 2015 open enrollment period.
For accommodation of persons with special needs call 800-452-6826. A salesperson will be present with information and applications from various insurers that are contracted with Medicare. Bancorp Insurance Agency does not represent a complete listing of plans available in the service area. For a complete listing please contact 1-800-MECIARE (TTY users should call 1-877-486-2948),
24 hours a day/7 days a week or consult www.medicare.gov. A 2012 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey found that 4 out of 10 seniors say having many private plan choices available makes it “confusing and difficult” to pick the best Medicare plan for them. Most seniors (73 percent) in this survey said they knew when open enrollment took place, from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
Season of sneezin’: Allergies on the rise in Central Oregon By Adam N. Williams, MD, Bend Memorial Clinic Most Central Oregonians are aware that the area has a high density of juniper trees and many suffer each spring with “juniper fever,” or nasal and eye allergy problems due to juniper pollen. Because of unseasonably warm weather, the juniper pollen has started to be released into the air over four weeks earlier than normal. When juniper pollen is inhaled or deposited in the nose, eyes, and lungs, it can result in an allergic reaction that causes the symptoms that can range from a mild annoyance to severe debility and misery. The most common symptoms of juniper pollen allergies can include any combination of itchy, watery, red, and or
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One more thing to keep in mind; once the juniper pollen starts, it will likely persist for at least six to eight weeks. For many the start of juniper pollen season is the start of an allergy season that can last even longer because of allergies to pollen from other trees, grasses and weeds.
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The Three Rivers ParentTeacher Association’s Spring Round Up, which includes a dinner and auction, will be held Saturday, May 9, 5-10 p.m. at SHARC. Tickets are $15 per person and available at the school office or threerivers pta.org Auction highlights include Oregon Ducks, OSU Beavers, kitchen, art, chocolate and coffee and outdoor themed gift baskets. The baskets were distributed to classrooms and filled by Three Rivers School students and families. Contact Dani Holland, PTA president, at dcholland25@ yahoo.com or 541-355-3005 if you have something to donate or contacts in the community who can help. The Spring Round Up silent auction is the Three Rivers PTA’s major fundraiser. Funds raised help the PTA purchase educational equipment and supplies, produce the yearbook, and stage student activities including the fall carnival, cookies and crafts with Santa during the holidays, a family bingo and taco night, and ice cream Fridays. Over 1000 Jobs Approved by SROA Design Committee Thousands of Additions and Remodels in Sunriver Tons of Happy Customers!
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Bluebird nesting project underway in Sunriver sunriver nature center & oregon observatory By Kirstin Rea, Naturalist If you venture into the open fields and open woodlands east of town, you might be lucky enough to cross paths with the western and mountain bluebirds that reside there, regularly seen flitting along fence posts or perching on treetops. They sing quietly and their pale blue feathers blend in beautifully with the sky backdrop, making them easy to overlook. But while these little birds may be a regular sight in our neck of the woods, their populations have significantly declined throughout North America in the 20th century, reaching an all-time low in the 1960s from which they are still recovering.
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There are multiple reasons for the bluebird decline, most of which are related to human activity. As human civilization has grown, our growth has encroached on the fields that
these birds inhabit. Bluebirds nest in abandoned tree cavities, and we humans have a tendency to cut down the dead trees that provide nesting sites. Bluebirds primarily eat insects, and when
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The staff at the Sunriver Nature Center would like to remind all residents displaying seed bird feeders to clean and sanitize them regularly. Unclean bird feeders present a health hazard to all birds and wildlife that visit them, resulting in sickness and even death. There have been reports of dead birds in Sunriver and the surrounding communities, and the likely culprit is salmonella, which is mostly affecting a small bird species known as the pine siskin (Carduelis pinus). Birdbaths and watering systems are also potential sites for contamination. These too must be regularly emptied and sanitized. The goal of maintaining your feeders regularly is not to remove feeding stations for wildlife, but to decrease the spread of the disease. Please remove feeders and
This pine siskin died from salmonella poisoning likely spread via a bird feeder.
soak them in a solution of diluted bleach and water for at least 24 hours. Upon removal from the bleach solution, thoroughly rinse to remove any residual chemical. Allow the feeders to dry completely. For plastic tube feeders, this may be a matter of 4 or 5 hours.
For wooden feeders, it may take more time for the porous wood to completely dry. This process of sanitation is recommended to take place seasonally, about every 2-3 months. If you are seeing signs of contamination, please clean and sanitize your feeders more often. You may also pick up an antimicrobial tube-style bird feeder from Wild Birds Unlimited at the Forum Shopping Center in Bend. These feeders will help to decrease the potential spread of disease, but will still require regular cleaning and maintenance. Thank you for your help in preventing the unnecessary death and sickness in area wildlife. For questions or more information, please call the Sunriver Nature Center at 541-593-4394.
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they eat insects that have been in contact with insecticides used in agriculture and households, the poisoned insect can poison and kill the bird. In addition to direct human causes, there are two non-native bird species which have negatively impacted the bluebird population: the house sparrow, brought to the U.S. in the 1850s as a form of pest control, and the European starling, first released in the 1890s in Central Park, New York as part of an effort to inhabit the park with all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s works. There are now over 200 million starlings in the U.S. House sparrows and European starlings compete fiercely with bluebirds for nesting sites, going so far as the kill adult bluebirds and their young. In winter, when insects become scarce, bluebirds will eat berries, which are also eaten by starlings. With this fierce competition for food, many bluebirds don’t have adequate food to survive the winter. In the face of the bluebird decline, bluebird societies have emerged to help them. With changes in insecticide laws, and the construction of bluebird
nest boxes, accompanied with rigorous monitoring and maintenance, the bluebird population has increased. However, these birds still need help to continue to increase their numbers to historic levels. As part of the effort to aid these iconic birds, the nature center has partnered with the East Cascade Audubon Society’s Bluebird Nest Box Project and has installed 20 nest boxes specifically designed for western and mountain bluebirds. The boxes, provided by Jim Anderson and friends, are spread between the nature center grounds, the marina, and the meadow surrounding the airport. A trained community member will monitor the new boxes, in addition to a handful of pre-existing boxes. We are excited to see if our nest boxes recruit new inhabitants, and have high hopes for the project. Already, bluebirds have been seen perched on top of the boxes. If you see one of these boxes, please don’t approach or disturb it. If you are interested in learning more about the Bluebird Project or want to get involved, please contact the nature center at 541-593-4394.
May Sunriver Nature Center events Nature Center May hours Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Observatory May hours Night Viewing, Wednesdays and Saturdays 8-10 p.m. Solar Viewing, Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Full moon hike, May 4 Join us for a naturalist-led night hike around the grounds. $6 adults, $4 kids, members free. Please call to let us know you are coming. OSU Cascades Science Pub, May 19 at SHARC Networking at 5:30 p.m. Lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Lamprey: What Our Most Ancient Fish Is Telling Us About Our Waters by Carl Schreck, professor of Fisher-
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Second Tern volunteer profile: Susan Ertsgaard
Gearing up for a busy summer By Bob Grossfeld, Observatory Manger The Oregon Observatory staff finds ourselves moving quickly towards summer. May is here, and we are ready. May will be a wonderful month for watching the jewel of the night, Saturn, as it continues to rise in the east. April views of Jupiter were amazing, so views of both planets should be awesome. Much of the summer sky returns in May and we are excited to have some of our deep sky objects come back into view. Don’t forget the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which peaks May 6, with upwards of 30 meteors per hour. We will be open Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for solar viewing, and Wednesday and Saturday from 9-11 p.m. during the month of May, so come by, say “hi” and have a look. May will be an interesting month as staff puts the finishing touches on exhibits and gets ready for the summer season ahead. We are remodeling one of the meteorite cases in the nature center to show information on the Russian meteorite that made news; a new informational display on the New Horizons mission to Pluto, and much more. We have also started working on updates to current equipment, better
lighting for the observatory, and updates to the dome exhibits. In addition, we are planning our summer programs. May is a steppingstone to summer, and we look forward to seeing new and familiar faces enjoying the observatory. As I look around the nature center and observatory, I am reminded of the generosity of people with their donations to our organization. It never ceases to amaze me the amount of money and time that so many people have contributed to our mission. Every weekend, volunteers work endless hours at the Second Tern Thrift Store or here at the nature center and observatory. A huge effort from everyone makes it possible to operate, and gives us the ability to share the Universe from right here in Sunriver. Oregon Observatory staff extends thanks to all of who have supported us over the years.
What do six kids from Norway, Keiko the Orca whale, married couples leafing through their wedding photos, and the Second Tern Thrift Store have in common? Susan Ertsgaard. Ertsgaard leads a most interesting life. She coordinated a program that brings high school students to the U.S. for a year, and has hosted some of them in her home. She is a photographer who at one time worked with the Keiko Foundation and the Oregon Marine Mammal Institute, and has recorded numerous weddings. When you visit the attractive boutique section at the Second Tern you may well meet Ertsgaard, who puts that display together, if she’s not off to Norway with her daughter to visit the home of their ancestors. So how did someone with such an interesting and varied background come to the Sunriver area? Ertsgaard says her acquaintance with the Sunriver area began when she was growing up and her family spent time in central and eastern Oregon. “I loved it over here, even though I grew up on the coast. I loved the climate, the snow, and just being in the mountains. So when it came time to retire, we bought a place in Sunriver in the late nineties, and moved here when we sold our house on the coast. “Every time we’d come over here to visit, I’d visit The Second Tern, it was my favorite thrift store. I love thrift stores.
I love to shop, and I love to repurpose and recycle, so The Tern was very attractive. When I moved here, I thought why not volunteer? I love being here, so why not work here?” Ertsgaard said her connection to the Tern was probably influenced by her experience living for 11 years in a small Quaker community in rural British Columbia. “It was a remote area and they were very good stewards of the land. We did a lot of gardening, and you couldn’t just go into town and buy things. You had to make them or reuse them. I learned about recycling. It was a great place to come of age.” “I went to school and studied photography and I’ve pretty much worked as a photographer for the rest of my life. When I moved back to Oregon I worked for many years for newspapers on the coast, and I had my own business doing wedding and portrait photography. I also worked for the Keiko Foundation. I was an administrative assistant but I also did a lot of photography for them.” Keiko the Orca we saw in the movie Free Willie? The Orca that was captured in Iceland in 1979, sold to companies who had him performing in shows until he became ill in
captivity and was eventually acquired by the Oregon Coast Aquarium which received $7 million to construct a facility to get him healthy, was shipped to Iceland, released into the ocean where he traveled to Norway, liked to hang out with people more than Orcas, gave kids rides on his back, and died in 2003? Yes, that Keiko, and the experience had a profound effect on Ertsgaard. “That started my love of marine mammals and it’s been my other passion. I love to photograph people but I love to do nature too. I’ve traveled with the Oregon State Marine Mammal Institute and taken pictures of grey whales in their birthing lagoons, and that was a pretty awesome thing to do.” So how does one move between Orcas, wildlife and weddings? Ertsgaard said there is a connection: “They’re happy experiences but not nearly similar. After the intense and amazing experience of working with Orcas, I just couldn’t go back to a desk or working a 9-5 job, so I started my photography business, where at least I was my own boss.” Ertsgaard focuses on outdoor weddings, which are popular in Central Oregon. “It’s not in a church where there’s often a lot Turn to Profile, page 10
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earthworms, they are rarely observed. After metamorphizing into adults, they can reach lengths of nearly a meter and are parasitic, sucking body fluids from other fishes, but providing numerous beneficial ecological services within their habitat. The lecture is free, but you must register online at http:// osucascades.edu/science-pubs Food and beverage will be available for sale from SHARC. The event is co-sponsored by Sunriver Nature Center and Sunriver Owners Association. SUNRIVER SCENE • MAY 2015
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A sure sign spring has sprung Sunriver resident Dennis Wood captured these images of killdeer, above, and sandhill cranes, above right, courting in the wildlife refuge area just north of Summer Lake.
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May 15, 5:30 pm Join Craig Johnson at SHARC for a presentation on Dry Bones, the latest in the Walt Longmire series. Netflix debuts a new season of Longmire, the drama inspired by Johnson’s books, this September. More information available at sunriverbooks.com
May 2, 5:00 pm William Sullivan gives a slide show presentation at Sunriver Books titled New Hikes In Eastern Oregon featuring an updated version of 100 Hikes/Travel Guide Eastern Oregon.
May 23, 5:00 pm Bob Welch gives a presentation at Sunriver Books on Cascade Summer, his memoir of hiking the Oregon portion of the Pacific Crest Trail.
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of very precise timing, and it’s just an easier way to do it. I’ve found that most of the people are often more laid back and flexible when they’re outside. I do a few church weddings, but I prefer to work outdoors.” So what about those high school kids? In the late 1980s to early ’90s, Ertsgaard volunteered as a coordinator for an exchange program that brought high school students to America from Europe, South America and Scandinavia. Some of them lived with her family. “They stayed with us for an entire school year, so we provided them with a place to live and took them all over Oregon, which they loved, especially the coast, which was so different than where they were from. They also found Oregon high schools to be super easy and made lots of friends. All of the kids I used to host from those countries were very self-reliant, responsible kids. It amazed me. They were very together, mature teenagers. It made me realize that the countries, the parents, the cultures are doing something right.”
definitely has expanded my social contacts. Coming over here I didn’t know many people. Now I know a lot of people,” she said. “It would be nice if more of the community would get involved with the Second Tern and the Sunriver Nature Center & Oregon Observatory. It’s fun to go look through a telescope at the observatory and know that a little bit of my effort helped purchase it; something concrete comes of all the work. “The observatory is astounding. Everyone I take there just loves it. To be able to see stars or the sun and things they’ve never seen before. We should be very proud to have the largest public viewing observatory in the whole country. And the people who volunteer there are super nice and I love that.” Ertsgaard is just one of the many people with fascinating backgrounds who volunteer their time at the Second Tern. If you’d like to talk about volunteering at the Tern, contact Gail at 541-598-7397. The Tern is open Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the road to Mt. Bachelor. The Tern recycles metal. Call 541-5933367 regarding a pickup or for additional information.
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Ertsgaard’s daughter is coming for a visit, and as a present for her 30th birthday, they will journey to Norway to visit the city of Lillehammer, home of their ancestors. Ertsgaard’s great grandparents were born near Oslo and Lillehammer. She has birth and baptism records dating back to the early 1800s. They’ll also visit with some of the people who stayed with them as students a number of years ago. Ertsgaard said volunteering at the Tern is rewarding on several levels. “It’s a very fun place to work. I love the other volunteers and the customers are great. It’s a big job shuffling through all the stuff that comes in. I don’t think the community has a real sense of the volume of donations we deal with and the number of volunteers it takes to get the work done. Many days we’re overwhelmed, but we get nice things, and I love arranging them and getting them attractively displayed in the boutique, which has been my specialty lately. “The big surprise was the number of people who are involved – there’s such a community of people who work there. I didn’t expect that. It
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Artists Gallery features watercolor, quilt and fabric artists May’s theme is “Life Imitates Art” at Artists Gallery Sunriver with purple and yellow colors prominent in the works of featured artists Terry Giltner and Nancy Cotton. Terry Giltner, watercolor artist, has gone from being a science teacher with a degree in biomedical science to a focus and love of watercolor painting. When Giltner decided to stay home with her small children, she began painting and selling her work. She also entered art shows and won awards at various levels throughout the years. Giltner later went back to teaching and taught art for 15 years. She found enjoyment in working with pen and ink and experienced drawing as a form of meditation. The last few years Giltner traveled and experienced life in Texas, Hawaii, Oregon and Thailand. She enjoys creating art influenced by those travels. She now lives in Sunriver and is an agent with Gibson Realty Inc., in the Sunriver Business Park. Giltner uses her eye for detail and design to help her clients with their real estate needs. Quilter and fabric artist Nancy Cotton is one of the original founders of Artists’ Gallery in Sunriver. She, along with her husband Greg Cotton (who is a woodworker), have produced significant pieces of fine art for the gallery, but also attend to the day to day details of keeping a group of 30 artists working together. Cotton recently created a series of Asian inspired quilted wall hangings and table runners. The pieces range from a pieced Kimono wall hanging to
inspired motifs containing fans and birds and Asian details. Cotton is a multi-talented artist who creates many forms of fiber art. Her gallery displays include hand knit hats and cowl collars, some reminiscent of the Roaring 1920s brought into today’s styles. Cotton’s table runners come in a myriad of colors, motifs, shapes and images to fit the season.
Meet the artists at the Second Saturday reception May 9 from 4-6 p.m. at the gallery. Wine, beer and food are included in this free event. Artists Gallery Sunriver is located at 57100 Beaver Drive, building 19 in The Village at Sunriver. For information, call 54-5934382, www.artistsgallerysun river.com
Work by Nancy Cotton, right, and Terry Gilter, far right.
Sunriver Area Public Library hosts painting, fabric art exhibit
Quilted bag by Karen Padrick
The Sunriver Area Library art committee is excited to present an exhibit of the paintings of artist Sandra Neary along with fabric bags crafted by Karen Padrick. Both artists are residents of south Deschutes County. Viewers of Neary’s paintings will be struck by the variety of her work. She paints in watercolor, acrylics, ink, pen and pencil as well as collage, and her subjects are both representational and abstract in nature.
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notes that her quilt work exercises both her brain’s intuitive and logical sides: construction requires thought while design often needs inspiration. In her current pieces, she explores the traditions of Log Cabin and Nine Patch. In the first series, she blends cotton with silk ties (one tie per quilt piece), the tie design suggesting the general pattern of the quilt. In the second series, the artist experiments with upholstery fabrics to represent seasonal changes in the landscape. The third group emphasizes layers,
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partially inspired by the mola tradition of Central America. Webster’s education includes the noted Penland School of Arts and Crafts as well as
Neary has taken community college classes and attended numerous workshops in drawing, painting and composition. Teaching artists Lana Grow, Gerald Brommer, Jean Grastorf and Ruth Armitage have had important influence on Neary’s work. “I get caught up in the excitement and unpredictability of creating abstract works by pouring paint, then find quieter space by creating deep textures
in a collage with materials I’ve gathered,” Neary said. Padrick has been sewing since she was 11 years old, and even created her own wedding dress. At the library exhibit, Padrick is showing her delightful quilted bags with landscape designs, for which she selects the fabric and threads, then runs it through her computerized embroidery/sewing machine to
instruction with Nancy Crow, internationally known quilter. Also a professional librarian and head librarian of the Guin Library at OSU, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, she also served as a library consultant for the American Craft Council in New York. Webster’s parents, John and Betty Gray, along with Donald McCallum, began the Sunriver Resort in 1965. Throughout the Gray’s involvement, an art gallery existed in the upper level of the Sunriver Lodge where they hosted the Sunriver annual art exhibition. Many artworks from the Gray’s Sunriver Resort collection first appeared
in those annual shows. In 2005, the resort posthumously honored Betty Gray, naming the expanded gallery the Betty Gray Gallery of Art “in honor of her vision which inspired many of the early exhibits of fine art in the Sunriver Lodge.” Sunriver Resort invites the public to celebrate the reopening of the lodge with the artist’s reception on Friday evening of Memorial Day Weekend as well as the exhibitions at the Lodge, open all hours.
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Club to learn about fishing in Idaho’s backcountry The Thursday, May 21 meeting of the Sunriver Anglers Club features a presentation by Mary Ann Dozer on fly fishing and recreation opportunities in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains. Dozer has spent seven summers working as a fishing guide in Stanley. The area offers great dry fly fishing for west slope cutthroat trout on unpressured waters as well as other activities such as horseback riding, hiking and white water rafting. The Sawtooth area includes the largest contiguous public land area in the lower 48 states, four mountain ranges, 50 peaks
over 10,000 feet, 1,000 high mountain lakes, 250 miles of trails, and the headwaters of four major rivers. It remains relatively unspoiled, having not yet been discovered by huge flocks of anglers and other tourists. On many days, one can float the middle fork Salmon River and not see another boat or human being. Solitude, crystal clear waters and incredible scenery await intrepid souls willing to work their way into this backcountry. Dozer began fly fishing in Yellowstone National Park in 1995. She is Master Certified
Fly Casting Instructor and loves to teach others to fly fish effectively. When she is not in Idaho, she guides for the Fly Fishers Place in Sisters and thus has secrets to share about Central Oregon fisheries as well. Learn more about Mary Ann Dozer at www.flyfishingpursuits.org. The May 21 meeting at SHARC begins at 7 p.m. and is open to both anglers and other interested folks, male and female. Women may be particularly interested in the perspective of a female fishing guide in a profession domi-
How two churches came to share one building By Mike Beeson Sunriver Christian Fellowship (SCF) is a multi-denominational church with more than 300 members. SCF has been in the forefront of a trend toward churches that include members from several denominations. In Sunriver it all began nearly 20 years ago with a small group of Episcopalians and Lutherans who joined for worship at the Sunriver Nature Center and Oregon Observatory. “In 1996 we moved here and found the little Episcopal and Lutheran group together in the nature center in the class-
room. It was a real interesting group,” recalled SCF member Bergen Bull. “We had a small choir of about 6 or 8 people, but the problem was, we grew so fast! Soon we had people standing outside, which is a bit problematic in the winter. We outgrew the whole place and, very fortunately for us, the Catholic priest was looking for a place for his congregation, and he came to our group and asked if we would like to join in renovating the building which was part of the old Sunriver prep school.” SCF pastor Nancy Green
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said the Sunriver group had the support and encouragement of the Episcopal, Lutheran and Catholic bishops whom she described as, “Three wonderful men who were very open to having the Spirit move outside of what was the standard rubric.” “We had a very forwardthinking Episcopal bishop who said, ‘let’s just see what happens,’ ” said Green. “When it was time for Episcopalians and Lutherans to come together, there was also a forwardthinking Lutheran bishop who said, ‘Go ahead and try it.’ So
Mary Ann Dozer, holding the net, guided her husband, Dave, to a plump west slope cutthroat trout.
nated by men. While the formal arrive earlier, around 6:45, to meeting begins at 7, many swap fish stories. we were allowed to experiment. Probably the most forwardthinking bishop of all was the Catholic bishop, Thomas Connolly. The Catholics wanted to buy the old school building and father Jim Radloff said, ‘Do you want to go in to it together?’ And we said, “Yes we do.” And the Bishop said ‘I’ll help you do that, I’ll write the contract, let my lawyers do it.’ ” Under the agreement, the Catholic Church owns the property and SCF was granted a long-term lease to share its use. Bergen Bull said joining with Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the conversion of the school
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make the appliquéd design, and finally stitches the bag together. Padrick discovered her love of quilting when she moved to Sunriver in 1997 and joined the Mountain Meadow Quilters, the Sunriver area quilt guild. She has served as treasurer of the guild and also as their newsletter editor. Her lifelong love of sewing is apparent in her fabric creations. This exhibit is on display from May 2 to June 27 during
Collage by Sandra Neary
library hours. Closed Sunday and Monday. There is an artist’s reception May 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the library. Neary will give a short talk about her work at about 2:30 p.m. All are welcome.
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building had very positive results. “Because they asked us to come in, we agreed to put some money toward the renovation of the building. Certainly it’s done a lot for us; we don’t have a facility we have to worry about. Our facility expense is small enough that we’re able to do a lot more outreach work in the community around us, which is one of our strong points here,” Bull said. SCF member Barbara Brocker, whose husband Frank is a Lutheran pastor who takes periodic turns in leading worship, said a key factor in developing comity was an idea brought forth by the church’s treasurer at the time. “I think what really solidified it was when Peter Schneider said, ‘This is dumb to have two separate, Episcopal and Lutheran, financial records. Let’s combine the finances and then sort out who gets what.’ It’s nice to talk about unity, but when the finances come together, then you’re talking about real stuff, and I think he’s an unsung hero because he figured that out and we never looked back. We figured the
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Visit the online calendars at www.sunriverowners.org for event info, meeting agendas and minutes
meetings & gatherings
SROA Committees Contact the chair if you have questions about a committee or the projects they are currently working on
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Group Gatherings
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Design Committee --------------------------------------- 10 a.m. SROA Admin
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Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m. Pozzi building at the Sunriver Nature Center
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These groups meet regularly, same time, same place
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Caregivers Support Group 9:30-11:30 a.m. third Tuesday of the month. Crescent room at SHARC Couples Bridge 6 p.m. Crescent room, SHARC Sign up at the Marketplace Info: 541-556-6408
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Sunriver Rotary 7:30 a.m., Hearth Room at the Sunriver Lodge Info: 541-593-1756
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Recreation Chair open Interested in joining? Contact the chair person for more details or contact SROA at 541-593-2411.
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Build a legacy: Buy a brick The deadline to place a legacy brick in the walkway at SHARC is fast approaching. The Sunriver Women’s Club will accept orders for legacy bricks until May 15. This will be the last order for a couple of years. The 4-inch by 8-inch bricks are $50 each, and include an engraved message. Bricks ordered this spring will be placed this
Free advice from Master Gardeners at Home & Garden Show The Central Oregon chapter of OSU Master Gardeners will offer free gardening advice at their booth at the Central Oregon Builders Association Home & Garden Show, May 1-3 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. OSU Master Gardeners will offer free gardening classes all three days. Class schedule Friday, 1 p.m.: “Plant a Little Sedum Garden,” Liz Douville. Participants will plant sedums into small containers and take them home. Saturday, 1 p.m. “Tips on Pruning,” Rocky Bessette. Basic pruning information, learn to make the right types of cuts. OLSON BUILDING AND DESIGN LLC Kitchen • Bath • Decks • Remodels
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fall in the pathway surrounding the John Gray amphitheater. Brick order forms can be downloaded from www.sunriverown ers.org under the SHARC page. Monies raised from sales of legacy bricks are directed to the Sunriver Women’s Club’s Philanthropy Fund. These funds benefit local nonprofits that serve south Deschutes County children and families.
A brick is a unique way to honor parents, grandparents, siblings, children, friends, a beloved pet, anniversary date, high school, college or hometown, or those special times in Sunriver. Poems, quotes or other tasteful personal message are acceptable. Business names are also welcome, but cannot include advertising-related phone numbers or websites. Email srwc.bricks@yahoo. com for information.
Saturday, 2 p.m. “Some Common Weeds in the Landscape,” Toni Stephan. Learn about a few of the most common weeds in the home landscape. Saturday, 3 p.m. “How to Use Herbicides in the Landscape,” Toni Stephan. Learn when and how to use herbicides in your landscape. Sunday, 1 p.m. “Some Common Weeds in the Landscape,” Toni Stephan. Learn about a few of the most common weeds in the home landscape. Sunday, 2 p.m. “How to keep your garden from over growing you,” Debbie Staumbaugh. Looking at seed packets, suc-
cession planting, harvest date. Sunday, 3 p.m. “Composting at Home,” Toni Stephan. Learn how to make successful compost in a small bin. The class schedule will be printed in the Home & Garden Show guide available at the gate, and will also be published at gocomga.com/gardeningnews.html. The Home & Garden Show runs May 1, 12 p.m.-5 p.m.; May 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and May 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. All activities take place in the Middle Sister building, at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Admission is free. Information: 541-548-6088.
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9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Bible Fellowship Hour. At Beaver and Theater drives. 541-593-8341 www.cbchurchsr.org Pastor: Glen Schaumloeffel
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10 a.m. Sunday at Holy Trinity Church, Cottonwood Road. Episcopal & Lutheran traditions. 10 a.m. Sunday school, ages 4-12. 541-593-1183 www.sunriverchristianfellowship.org Pastor: Nancy Green
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Sunriver honored for 35th year as Tree City USA Sunriver has been honored by the American Arbor Day Foundation for its 35th anniversary as a “Tree City USA.” Sunriver is the oldest Tree City USA community east of the Cascades, and one of 56 in the state. In Oregon only Eugene (36 years), Portland (37 years) and Salem (38 years) have received this designation longer than Sunriver. Across the region other tree cities include Sisters, Redmond and Madras. “Well-managed community trees suggest that residents lead healthy lives, have time to interact with nature and, by association, with each other,” said Katy Lompa, Oregon Department of Forestry Community Assistant Forester. “When we consider trees as a marketing tool for Sunriver, it is the ongoing cumulative effort that makes the difference. The message you send by doing right by your community trees is another way of advertising that your organization does right by the people who live there, too,” added Lompa. The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) budgets more than $200,000 annually to
maintain its forests. Management programs include ladder fuels reduction to reduce the threat of wildfire (and compliance with Oregon Senate Bill 360); removal of hazardous trees and those infested with mountain pine beetle. “This award symbolizes the commitment our community has to its livability,” said Patti Gentiluomo, SROA’s Natural Resources director.
There are four criteria set by the Arbor Day Foundation that must be met to be considered for Tree City designation: spend at least $2 per person on trees; including within a community’s bylaws who is responsible for tree care; proclaiming Arbor Day; and having a tree advisory committee . “Healthy trees are among a
Keeping Sunriver’s forest healthy Approximately 175 acres of SROA common property will be treated for ladder fuels reduction this year. Ladder fuel reduction includes thinning or removing trees, removing low-hanging branches and removal of bitterbrush. Properties in the affected areas were mailed a postcard in early March explaining the process and an approximate timeline. You may see a variety of ribbons and/or paint markings on trees in your neighborhood. “Contract bid requests went out April 16,” said Patti Gentiluomo, SROA Natural Resources director. “We don’t have a project start date until we choose a contractor and find out what their schedule is. The project could begin in the next month or so, with some areas not complete until late fall.” Ladder fuels reduction is a tool for keeping urban forests in good health and to reduce the risk of wildfire in a community. A map of the treatment area can be found on the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org under News & Notices. Firewood that comes from the project is available to SROA members on a first come, first serve basis. A firewood permit and load tags are required and can be obtained at the SROA office during regular business hours. Owners must possess a current Member Preference ID card.
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Firewood pickup in Sunriver requires permit, load tags In January 2015, the Sunriver Owners Association began a firewood permit and load tag system. The firewood permit is required under Oregon law (Oregon Revised Statute 164.813) in regard to the transportation of firewood.
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Jack Campbell, a Sunriver owner who lives in California, recently published “What the Fly Rod Saw,” a collection of globetrotting fishing stories as told by him and his fishing buddies. Campbell and contributors will host a book signing Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. at The Hook Fly Shop in The Village at Sunriver. Call 541593-2358 for details. The stories cover their authors’ worldly fishing expeditions to Mexico, Germany, Slovenia, Patagonia, Nova Scotia, Florida, Alaska and many places in between. “The contributors all have their own style and tempo, making each story unique and entertaining,” according to the back cover. The 168-page paperback sells for $16.95 and includes numerous color photos of exotic locations. “Jack is a good friend of the shop,” said John Olschewsky of the Hook Fly Shop. “He has fished with Fred Foisset all over the world. He is a wonderful guy and a great storyteller, most of it true.” SUNRIVER SCENE • MAY 2015
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rest out,” Brocker said. Figuring the rest out includes differences that come up about interpretation of Scripture in a congregation with diverse backgrounds. SCF’s Bob Vogel said he’s enjoyed seeing how these issues are handled. “A lot of times you’d like to be argumentative and then stop and say ‘Hey, that’s not what we’re here for. We’re here to listen to each other and learn.’ I’ve had discussions with people that were on the verge of getting heated sometimes, but we’ve all backed off and it’s turned out real well,” Vogel said. “I think we’ve both learned something from it, so that works for me. That’s not a problem.” SCF member Randy Heise said his experience parallels Vogel’s. “There are people who go from the right to the left and everything in between. We sit and discuss issues and sometimes we agree to disagree with each other, but everyone respects one another, respects each others opinion, and that to me is a small microcosm of what this church is,” Heise said. SCF has attracted people from many denominations,
Holy Trinity Church and Sunriver Christian Fellowship have shared the building on Cottonwood Road since it was established in 1996.
and the congregation includes several retired pastors who are invited to preach. “Allowing us retired clergy to be who we are and express our faith and walk in the way that we know how, is remarkable,” said Jack Kiekel, an American Baptist minister. “We started out with nearly 100 percent Episcopalians and Lutherans and now it’s about 40 percent Episcopalians and Lutherans and 60 percent from other denominations, and it doesn’t faze anybody.” Pastor Nancy Green said the diverse denominational backgrounds present at SCF do not create division because
of the congregation’s willingness to see differences as learning opportunities rather than stumbling blocks. “I think the Scriptures are clear about helping neighbors. No matter how you read the Bible, you don’t argue with that. People might have a diverse opinion about certain topics in Scripture, but nobody argues about Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbor as much as our self; that’s uniform. Every Christian believes that. So if we’re going to do what Jesus said, one of the first places you do it is with your neighbor,” Green said. Randy Heise said his ex-
perience at SCF is that the variety of denominations and backgrounds have produced a cohesive whole. “The reason I believe in this church is the sense of community about it. You can have your own relationship with God without a church, but you can’t have the community and the growth, and I think you can’t be exposed to new ideas if the only ideas you ever talk about are your own.” Regardless of who is in the pulpit at SCF on Sunday, bread and wine are always blessed and Holy Eucharist is offered to all who attend. Also unchanged since the beginning is the mission statement, which declares: “Led by the Holy Spirit, SCF is committed to being a viable presence of Christian love and unity, growing in faith in our Lord and savior Jesus Christ, and witnessing this faith through service to the needs of the community and the world.”
May events at the Sunriver Area Library • May 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10:30 a.m. Family Fun: Songs, stories, crafts and fun to build early learning skills for ages 0-5 with their care provider. • May 6, 1:30 p.m. Teen Territory: Strategy games, crafts, Wii and more. • May 8, 1:30 p.m. Open Lab: Practice or get help with basic computer and questions. • May 16, 1:30 p.m. Ballet Storytime: Interactive storytime featuring trained dancers. • May 21, 12 p.m. Traveling Oregon’s Backroads and Quick Getaways As the editor of Central Oregon Magazine, the author of “Day Trips From Portland,” and the Central Oregon ambassador for Travel Oregon’s “Ask Oregon” program, travel writer Turn to Library, page 17
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Back-to-back events in The Village at Sunriver during Memorial Day weekend Fun family activities Memorial Day weekend in the Village at Sunriver include Kids Day on Saturday, May 23 and Dog Day and the Bark for Life 5K Poker Dog Walk/Run Sunday, May 24. The 7th annual Kids Day in May will take place 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 23 and will include games and activities that appeal to all age groups. Kids will be able to get up close with their favorite animal at a petting zoo, jump to their heart’s content on inflatable bounce houses, or challenge themselves with the rock wall and obstacle course. They can also get their face painted, enjoy Chizzy the Clown, and meet firefighters and police officers while touring fire trucks
and police cruisers. Dog Day in May is a popular event with local and traveling dogs and their human companions. Start the day with the Bark of Life 5k Poker Dog Walk/Run; then join the canine festivities at the village. Enter your dog in the amateur dog talent contest, see dog demos, or pamper your dog with a doggie pet-icure. Numerous dog-related vendors will be on hand offering a range of canine products and services. The Humane Society of Central Oregon will offer dogs for adoption so families can bring home a new companion. Dog Day in May takes place Sunday, May 24, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please join The Village at
Village summer event lineup May • Kid’s Day in May 23, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Kids games, bounce houses, police and fire vehicles on display, face painting • Dog Day in May 24, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dog related vendors, demonstration and amateur dog show June • Home & Garden Show, June 20, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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a.m. – 4 p.m. Over 60 juried artists on display, kid art area, live music. • Sunriver Twilight Cinema: Free movies in the village and at SHARC. Visit www.villageatsunriver.com for movies, dates and times. September End of Summer Sidewalk Sale & Concert Sept. 5-6. Sidewalk sale from participating merchants • Fly Fishing Festival Sept. 19-20 Info: villageatsunriver.com
Area campgrounds open early The Deschutes National Forest and their campground concessionaire, HooDoo, opened some campgrounds and their facilities in late April. Campgrounds now open include: North Twin, Big River, Fall River, Pringle Falls, Wyeth, Bull Bend, West South Twin, South Twin, Gull Point and Crane Prairie. For more information on campgrounds and facilities, visit http://hoodoorecreation. com/deschutes-campgrounds/
Sunriver for these two great family events, plus shopping, dining and quality entertainment over the weekend. Individuals and organizations interested in volunteering to help these events can email events@ alpine-entertainment.com Kids Day and Dog Day are organized by Alpine Entertainment which directs event proceeds to nonprofit organizations in south Deschutes County. For more information go to www.villageatsunriver.com
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handful of attributes that say community leadership and staff make good choices on behalf of the residents, and reflect a generosity of community spirit,” said Lompa. For information about Sunriver’s forest management programs, contact Patti Gentiluomo, SROA Natural Resources Director at 541-593-1522 or email pattig@srowners.org
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The tag must be attached and visible on the back of the load prior to moving the vehicle. The SROA permit/tag system ensures members are compliant with Oregon law, maintains collection equity and reduces non-member firewood theft. For fire safety, firewood should always be stacked as far away from your house as possible but remain within your property lines. Stop by the SROA administration offices 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday with your 2015 SROA Member Preference card and pick up your annual permit and load tags. If you have questions, contact SROA at 541-593-1522.
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Lava Lands Visitor Center, Lava River Cave open for the season Lava Lands Visitor Center and Lava River Cave open May 1 for the 2015 season. The cave and visitors center start the season with Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. operations; followed by daily 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. operations beginning May 23 through Sept. 7. Lava Lands Visitor Center is the interpretive hub of Newberry National Volcanic Monument. The visitors center features a state of the art interpretive exhibit on area geologic and cultural history, the Discover Your Forest bookstore, a variety of films, walking on the Trail of Molten Land and the Trail of the Whispering Pines,
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Kim Cooper Findling knows a few things about Oregon’s popular destinations, hidden gems and everything in between. Join her as she highlights some great day and weekend trips that are perfectly suited for anyone who considers Central Oregon their home base. • May 25: All DPL libraries are closed for Memorial Day. • May 27, 9:30 a.m. Friends of the Sunriver Area Library Board Meeting. Open to the public. The Sunriver Area Public Library, 56855 Venture Lane, is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday. Information: 541-312-1087, www.deschuteslibrary.org
travel on the fully accessible 5.5-mile Sun-Lava paved path, picnicking under the pines, ranger talks, and spectacular views of Central Oregon from the top of Lava Butte. Butte parking is limited, so free 30-minute time passes are issued on a first-come, firstserved basis at the Center’s Welcome Station. On busy summer days there may be delays in accessing Lava Butte. Lava River Cave offers selfguided exploration of a milelong lava tube. It takes ap-
proximately 1.5 hours to tour the entire cave. Initial access descends 150 stairs to an uneven floor and can be challenging. In the interest of preventing the spread of White-nose Syndrome to bats that reside in the cave, no clothing or gear that has been worn in caves or mines outside of Oregon or Washington are allowed. Please wear close-toed shoes and warm clothing. Average temperature in the cave is a relatively chilly 42 degrees. Day use fees are: $5/vehicle/
day or valid recreation pass from May 1 through Oct. 11. Tour bus fee vary on the size, call for pricing. Lava Lands Visitor Center now has a before and after hours day use only parking area at the west end of the Lava Lands parking lot for visitors desiring to access the trails before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. A Northwest Forest Recreation Pass must be displayed when parked in this area. For more information, call 541-383-5700.
Your Health: Slow down and reclaim some joy By Tammy Goen Responsibilities. Commitments. Changes. Finances. In our increasingly busy lives it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by a variety of life challenges. If we don’t manage them well we can lose sight of the things that make our lives good… we can lose touch with our joy. How do we manage the challenges? It definitely helps to just decide to be happy. Have you ever noticed how smiling at someone usually elicits a smile in return? I’ll talk more about positive energy in another article. But, if you’re feeling stressed and overwhelmed, it can be quite difficult to just “be happy.” More practical steps may help to shift your focus and energy toward reclaiming your joy. Here’s a biggie: S-l-ow d-o-w-n. I can’t tell you how often I’ve heard someone say, “I just don’t
have time,” when I suggest activities for decreasing stress or alleviating physical pain, for sleeping better or increasing creativity. How often have you said it yourself? The feeling of stress is like a spiral… unchecked, it builds on itself and gets bigger and tighter and more intense. And there’s nothing that allows stress to expand more than giving it all of your attention, and time. In America we have longer workdays and weeks, shorter vacations and, well, non-existent nap/rest times compared with much of the rest of the world. We have fast food because we can’t take the time to sit down and eat. We seem to
judge success by the number of activities or chores we can squeeze into each day. Here’s a reality: No matter how much we do today, there will always be more to do tomorrow. This doesn’t mean we should procrastinate and do nothing, but why should we wear ourselves down doing so much when there will be plenty to do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next? S-l-o-w d-o-w-n. Stop and smell the flowers. What if you took five minutes every couple of hours to sit still, close your eyes and breathe? Would that lead to decreased productivity? Turn to Reclaim, page 19
Shuttle option up Lava Butte The Deschutes National Forest and Cascades East Transit are proposing operating a shuttle bus service from Lava Lands Visitor Center to the summit of Lava Butte. There are eight parking spaces at the top of Lava Butte, prompting the Forest Service to issue 30 minute parking permits to prevent overcrowding. On busy summer days, this often results in delays for those wishing to drive to the summit. Adding a shuttle service is viewed as a way to get visitors to and from the summit. The proposed fare is $2 roundtrip (age 2 and under free). Shuttle service would operate Memorial Day weekend (May 23-25), and weekends until school is out (May 30-31 and June 6- 7). Daily service begins June 13 until Sept. 7. First shuttle up runs at 9:20 a.m., last shuttle down at 4:40 p.m. Shuttles will run approximately every 20 minutes. The public may provide comments at the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council board meeting May 7, 5:307:30 p.m. at the Redmond Public Works building, 243 E. Antler Avenue, or by contacting Judy Watts, COIC Outreach Administrator, at 541548-9534 or jwatts@coic.org
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“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” –Cesare Pavese
sunriver women’s club Presidents’ remarks Last year seems to have flown by sprinkled with much laughter, dedication, hard work and fond memories of lots of fun. Following on the heels of a very successful Sunriver Art Faire in August, the garden party in September welcoming both renewing and new members was a huge success. We danced “Under Shimmering Pines” till close to midnight at the Winter Gala. Winter activities had to be reinvented for lack of winter and monthly luncheons maxed out the Crosswater dining room. The annual Giving Luncheon reminded us all of the organizations that need our assistance and left us wishing we could help many more. None of this would be possible without the dedication and commitment of so many women – we thank you and especially the board and committee members, without you none of this would be possible. As our year as co-presidents comes to a close, we invite you to the May luncheon to meet your new SRWC board under the leadership of Lana Benish and Stephanie Nelson and get a sneak preview of the 2015 Art Faire. – Martha Deuchler & Marcia Schonlau, SRWC co-presidents
Lunch with Friends Bring your lunch and a beverage, and join us for Lunch with Friends on Monday, May 4, in the Crescent Room at the SHARC from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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 talk, laughs and friendship. Contact Barb Wymetalek, barbwymo@chamberscable. com May luncheon Our final luncheon, before the summer break, will be Tuesday, May 19, at the Crosswater Grille. Check in is at 11:30 a.m. and the price is $20. See the SRWC newsletter for the menu. Officers for 2015-2016 will be installed. Please join us for the program and slide presentation of art samples from some of the 65+ artists of the 2015 Sunriver Art Faire. RSVP to Joan Lewis at srwc programs@gmail.com. Reservations and/or cancellations are due no later than May 14. Hearty Soles May 21, Badlands, Flatiron Rock Trail, leader Sandy Young. Hike is moderate. David Eddleston, Friends of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness executive director, will lead
us on this four-hour hike. We will depart at 8 a.m. from Holy Trinity. Lunch at the Worthy Brewing Company after the hike. Buy a Brick The Sunriver Women’s Club is continuing to take orders for bricks until May 15. So don’t delay, get you order in now. This will be the last order for a couple of years. Cost is $50 for a 4-inch by 8-inch brick. Bricks ordered will be incorporated into the pathway surrounding the amphitheater at SHARC in the fall. Order forms can be downloaded from the SHARC website. If you have any questions, email srwc.bricks@ yahoo.com. Loose Cannons May 6, 12 p.m., Bend Park & Recreation Dept. is having a one-hour luncheon at the Bend Senior Center. The topic will be “Attracting and Identifying Backyard Birds.” Bring your lunch. Dessert and coffee will be provided. May 9, The Cascades Theatre is presenting “The School for Scandal.” Join us for dinner and the presentation. Contact Thea at 702-755-3346. May 31, 2 p.m., The Cascade Winds Symphony will be performing at Summit High School. It is free. If interested,
and help contribute to the cookbook fundraiser at the same time? Here is your big opportunity. We are looking for sponsors. By donating a minimum of $25 to the publishing of the cookbook, your name will be listed on the cookbook sponsorship page. Cookbook donations are tax deductible. Contact Pam Morris-Stendal at 541-593-1606 with questions. Payments by check, with a notation that it is for cookbook sponsorship, can be mailed to: SRWC, P.O. Box 3334, Sunriver, OR 97707.
contact Dottie at 541-5935183. SRWC Cookbook A new SRWC cookbook is in the works. Since Sunriver folks enjoy a good happy hour and dessert, the cookbook committee decided to use appetizers, desserts and beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, as the theme. We are looking for good recipes to include. Send your recipes to Kathy Burroughs at SRWCCook book@gmail.com or mail to SRWC, P.O. Box 3334, Sunriver, OR 97707. A recipe form, which can be filled-in, is available at www.sunriver womensclub.com. We ask that recipes be received by May 22. Call for artwork: Do you have a photograph or picture representing Sunriver which we can use on the cover of our next cookbook? We know that there are talented artists and photographers who love Sunriver. If you are interested or need more information, contact Pam at pmstendal@gmail.com. Sponsors wanted: Do you want to see your name in print
Sunriver Art Faire Save the date Aug. 7-9. A successful faire can only happen with volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, email artfairevolunteers@gmail.com. Membership Membership is open yearround to all women in Sunriver and the surrounding communities. An active membership is $20 and an associate membership is $35. Contact Marty Fobes at srwcmembership@ gmail.com
SRWC honors 2015 grant recipients children and families. The following nonprofit organizations received grants: • Assistance League of Bend for 35 wardrobes • Care & Share to furnish ham and beef in food distributions • Central Oregon Council on Aging to feed twelve clients for a year • Family Access Network for summer activities for students • Grandma’s House for par-
The Sunriver Women’s Club Philanthropy Committee awarded $30,000 to 16 nonprofit organizations serving south Deschutes County at its annual Giving Luncheon in April. Representatives from La Pine Park & Recreation and Three Rivers School were the featured speakers. The SRWC’s 10-member philanthropy committee visited and reviewed all grant applicants. Grants are awarded for basic needs of food, health, clothing and education for
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Submissions for Art of the West exhibition now being accepted The High Desert Museum is accepting entries for this year’s Art of the West exhibition and silent auction. This fundraising event, which coincides with the museum’s annual High Desert Rendezvous gala, features fine
art depictions of the western region of the U.S. by contemporary artists. “Last year’s exhibition included a stunning collection of works created by a diverse group of artists,” said Faith
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the go, or walking the dog a little longer, or reading for 30 minutes? Even if you have a completely full schedule and you choose to not set aside any time for yourself that day, see if you can walk at a leisurely pace, eat your meals sitting down, drive the speed limit, do just one thing at a time. Reclaim your time. Reclaim your joy.
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What if you get up 15 minutes earlier or go to bed 15 minutes later to allow for brief meditation? Would that make you more tired? Actually, you would probably find that you were more productive and energized and less stressed and more able to focus on work and handle the day’s challenges. What if you said “no” to that extra activity or commitment in order to make time for that yoga class, or cooking dinner rather than grabbing it on
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Powell, the museum’s curator of exhibitions and collections. The selected works will be on exhibit through the month of August in the museum’s Brooks Gallery. The exhibition culminates in a silent auction of the pieces at the High Desert Rendezvous Aug. 29. “This is a great venue for artists to show their work to a broad audience,” according to the museum’s executive director, Dana Whitelaw. Last year, more than 20,000 visitors saw the exhibition.
• TAPS (Girl Scouts) for Girl’s Summit • Three Rivers School for the production of “Annie” • Volunteers in Action for transportation and salary Since 2000 the SRWC has given grants in excess of $450,000. This is the result of the club’s fundraising activities
including the Winter Gala, Buy a Brick program, Sunriver Art Faire and others. “We are indebted to the generosity and support of Sunriver and south Deschutes County residents. Without you these wonderful grants would not be possible,” said Ann McGranahan, SRWC philanthropy chair.
Proceeds from the auction help support the museum’s educational programs. The deadline for artist submissions is June 20 at 5 p.m. The exhibit and silent auction open Aug. 1, with an artists’ reception on July 30. The opening event will include artist demonstrations. Rules for entry and the submission form are available online at www.highdesert museum.org
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Club use of SHARC rooms topic of meeting SROA’s Admission Model Workgroup held a meeting April 21 where owners could ask questions about policy recommendations the group forwards to the SROA Board of Directors for adoption. The workgroup consists of four SROA board members and three staff who evaluate the association’s amenities and programming (such as SHARC, pools, parks, boat launch, etc.) and makes recommendations based on facts and data. The workgroup considers equity and fairness, member benefit, cost recovery and fiscal responsibility in its deliberations. Extra seating was required to accommodate the approximately 30 owners who attended. Most of their comments focused on the recent SROA decision to charge clubs and organizations $180 per year to use the Crescent meeting room at SHARC up to four times per month. “Are we moving to a situation where I don’t use an amenity, I shouldn’t be charged for those amenities?” asked Frank Brocker. He said he was concerned about the workgroup’s cost recovery emphasis leading down a slippery slope of owners picking and choosing which amenities they support. John Lohman said he thought the cost-recovery emphasis violates the Consolidated Plan of
Sunriver, which he said requires all homeowners to share in the cost of facilities. Lohman said the workgroup had “no representation from owners and doesn’t get the owner input it needs” to make informed decisions that affect owners. “Community is missing from the value statement,” said Anita Lohman. “It felt like something was taken away. We thought we would have a community center in SHARC. I was an ambassador for SHARC the past two years but now I don’t want to. My box art club lost out because we didn’t have enough members. I’d like to see those criteria set aside and have all clubs accepted and not charged.” Dottie Meilink asked how many letters the workgroup received concerning club use of the Crescent room. “About a dozen,” responded Pat Hensley. Joan Lewis questioned workgroup statements about nonresident owners not wanting
to subsidize full-time owners who have constant access to facilities. “How can non-resident owners be subsidizing us? Most of us don’t use most of the facilities. I don’t use the tennis courts or the pickleball courts and I don’t swim. The policy is rekindling an ‘us versus them’ mentality but the argument doesn’t fly.” Keith Kessaris, SROA assistant general manager, said the workgroup would take the comments under advisement. The workgroup reviewed March 2015 visitation to SHARC compared to March 2014. Attendance was up, some of which could be attributed to unseasonably warm weather this spring break. SROA controller Jamie Kendellen said sales of Member Preference and Recreation Plus program cards were ahead of budget. Paid gate admissions were $32,000 ahead of budget. “We are doing pretty good” financially, she said.
A new path (in red) will be constructed along Fort Rock Road. With no direct pathway nearby, pedestrians and cyclists had to use the road, creating a safety concern. The pathway is one of the priorities identified under the Pathway Master Plan.
When complete, it will closely resemble the newer basketball court at SHARC. Foursquare and hopscotch play areas will be relocated to the sides of the Fort Rock basketball court. Previously they were located behind one of the hoops in the errant-shot landing zone.
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Relocation of pathways Two sections of pathways will be realigned this year to improve safety, vacate private property and preserve one section that was prone to erosion. The biggest realignment is the pathway south of SHARC connecting to The Village at Sunriver. This pathway will be shifted east of Beaver Drive to a new crossing closer to the village. The other pathway section being realigned is close to Sunriver’s main entrance. Here a portion of the pathway was subject to erosion whenever it rained or snow melted. The pathway will be relocated upslope to avoid the erosion prone area.
Why all the tall stumps? Owners frequently ask why 4-foot tall stumps are left when trees are cut to make way for new pathways and other projects. The tall stumps provide a leverage point that eases their removal. “It gives a leverage point to push them out,” Smith said. “We come along with a wheeled loader and push them over with a bucket. There’s less of a hole left by pushing them over as compared to digging them out. It’s also less invasive as the loader pretty much stays on the pavement.” Smith said if they cut trees off at the ground and left the roots, the roots would eventually rot forming holes that could destabilize nearby roads and pathways. Stumps are left tall during winter months so snowplow operators can see and avoid them. The stumps will be removed sometime the following spring.
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Students pot 1,000 ponderosas for Earth Day On April 23 two classes of 4th and 5th graders at Three Rivers School participated in a valuable environmental community service project. This was the ninth year that students have worked with local volunteers, the Sunriver Nature Center and SROA Natural Resources Department to begin to replace Sunriver’s valuable and majestic ponderosas, according to Lee Stevenson, founder and coordinator of
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for flowers. This field trip will involve walking over uneven ground for short distances. 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., meet at the museum. Limited availability, transportation provided. Members $10; non-members $20. Registration and pre-payment required highdesertmuseum. org/program-registration Thursday, May 21: The Chemawa Indian School - Assimilation to Affirmation, 1880s to 2010s: Join Willamette University Professor of Anthropology Dr. Rebecca Dobkins to learn about the history of Native American boarding schools. With a special focus on Chemawa Indian School in Salem, discover the lives of Native American students through the school’s extensive photographic collection. 6 p.m. Members $3; non-members, $5. No-host bar. RSVP www.highdesert museum.org/rsvp May 23: Start of summer programming • Desert Dwellers, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The High Desert is full of wildlife with
fully plant a bare root seedling in a two-gallon pot, and were pleased to know that the tree could live 400-500 years. Working in pairs in the chilly morning made the work fun and productive. Once students potted their seedlings the trees were taken to an inspection station, loaded on a large trailer, and thoroughly watered by one of the many adult volunteers. The sequence was repeated dozens of times for each team, until they reached their goal of 500 seedlings — just before the 90-minute time limit. After high-fives from the adults, they returned to their classroom with smiles, and some very dirty hands and clothes. A second class arrived for their 90-minute work party.
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Museum’s ‘Growing Up Western’ exhibit explores life as frontier children Imagine what childhood in the High Desert was like a century ago, when young children were expected not only to go to school and do household chores, but often to work to help their families survive. This was a far different lifestyle from that of today’s tech-savvy youth. Growing Up Western, a new exhibit now open at the High Desert Museum, depicts how children worked — and played — in the High Desert. The exhibit, curated by museum staff, includes historic photographs, artifacts and treasured toys. “The exhibit is a great way for adults and kids alike to discover what their lives would have been like had they been born in the 19th or early 20th century,” said Margaret Lee, the museum’s curator of Western history. “Back then, it wasn’t unusual for a threeyear-old to be put in charge of looking after younger siblings.”
Museum staff collected items over many years to create the exhibit, which will highlight the differences and similarities between growing up then and growing up today. A few of the items that will be featured are a replica of a child’s 1900 bedroom, a hand-sewn and hand-painted baptismal quilt from the 1890s, a beaded Plateau cradleboard and Chinese girl’s binding shoes. There is also a section about children’s working lives, which includes a child’s pair of woolly chaps, a small saddle and a child-size rifle. “You don’t think of children needing work gear such as a rifle, but here in the High Desert, children often had to help hunt for dinner to feed their families,” said Lee. But even back then, with all the responsibility weighing on their shoulders, children found ingenious ways to integrate play into their everyday lives.
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The exhibit will include toys and puzzles children played with a century ago. “Seeing the photographs of children working and playing in addition to the artifacts brings to life how challenging life was back then and the indomitable spirit of children of the West,” said Dana Whitelaw, museum executive director. The exhibit runs through July 26 and is sponsored by Nosler, Inc., the Robert and Janice Schock Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, and the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation.
High Desert Museum’s May event lineup Friday, May 1: The museum is open summer hours 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. Saturday, May 2: Weekend workshop - Gardening 101: It’s time to do some planting. Learn the basics of starting your own garden and compost at home. Every family will take home their own indoor raised bed plant to watch blossom. Test your skills and help the Miller Ranch by planting some vegetables for the summer season. 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Paired pricing for one adult and one child: Members, $10; Non-members, $15. Each additional participant, $5. Registration and pre-payment required: highdesertmuseum. org/workshop Thursday, May 7: Beer tasting - sours & belgians: Drop-in to explore the exhibition and taste the differences between sour and Belgian beers. 4:30-8 p.m. Members, $3; non-members, $5. Beer tasting package includes souvenir glass and five tasting tickets, $10. Additional
tastings are $1 per ticket. RSVP highdesertmuseum.org/rsvp Saturday, May 9: Off-site field trip - Central Oregon birds: Visit several locations in the Bend area to view migrating and breeding passerines of the High Desert. 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., meet at the museum. Limited availability, transportation provided. Members $10; nonmembers $20. Registration and payment required: highdesertmuseum.org/program -registration Saturday, May 9: Mother’s Day Tea: Back by popular demand. Celebrate your mother in true historic fashion. Join Mrs. Miller and her friends for turn-of-the-century afternoon tea, pastries, and parlor games. Dress your best and wear your craziest hat, or borrow one of ours. Space is limited. 12 – 1:30 p.m. Paired pricing for one adult and one child: Members, $10; non-members, $15. Each additional participant, $5. RSVP highdesertmuseum. org/workshop
Tuesday, May 12: Natural History Pub - The Evolution of Central Oregon Wildlife: From Tropics to High Desert: Oregon’s John Day Basin contains a fantastic sequence of stratified volcanic sediments spanning over 40 million years of global climate change. Explore these findings with retired paleontologist and University of Oregon researcher Ted Fremd, who will take you behind-thescenes to piece together how the ecosystem we now inhabit came to be. 7 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) Free. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, Father Luke’s Room, Bend. RSVP: highdesertmuseum.org/rsvp Wednesday, May 13: Senior Day. Everyone 65 and older admitted to the museum free. Saturday, May 16: Off-site field trip - High Desert wildflowers: View native wildflowers and learn about their natural history. We’ll travel and visit several areas to look Turn to Events, page 21
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Art Faire organizers look ahead to this year’s ‘Best of Show’ Each year the Sunriver Art Faire selects a “Best of Show” artist, chosen not only for their art, but also their booth display and appeal of their art to the community. This honor comes with an invitation to the next year’s show. The 6th annual Sunriver Art Faire is coming to The Village at Sunriver Aug. 7-9. The faire has grown over the last five years and this year will host 60+ artists. Artists are chosen by a jury of contemporaries or art specialists who ensure that the art is of high quality, true to its category, and offers a range of options for purchase. Art categories represented this year will include painting, ceramics, photography, glass, jewelry, metal work, wood, textiles, sculpture, and mixed media. The variety is one of the most inviting features of the Sunriver Art Faire. Past five years ‘Best of Show’ 2010: Karen E. Lewis said, “Water became a natural sub-
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ject for me to paint.” Her oil paintings always include water, with sweeping brushstrokes to express the life of the water and its surrounding environment. Lewis’s painting in 2010 not only won at the Sunriver Art Faire, but was chosen as the poster for the 2010 Sunriver Music Festival. 2011: Ross Mazur worked as
a photographer in the furniture industry until he and his wife, Marcia, began making clay wall sculptures. His current unique wall sculptures are made of handmade paper, a technique involving myriads of texture and color and using the colors of the Southwest. He is now realizing his life’s dream, “knowing that today I am doing what I truly love.” 2012: Cameron Kaseberg began as a photographer and then studied graphic design at Portland State University. He is now represented in five galleries in Oregon and Washington and participates in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the Northwest. Kaseberg has taken the solvent transfer process of image-making further than any artist working today, combining the process with photo images to produce color, imagery, and texture that make a statement to all who collect his work. Raised on a ranch in Eastern Oregon, Kaseberg claims he has “…lived long enough to reflect
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Seize the moment by attending the Sunriver community picnic at Mary McCallum Park July 23, 5-8 p.m. The picnic is open to all owners in the greater Sunriver area and their guests.
Save the date to attend Sunriver’s community picnic in July Come one, come all to the Sunriver community picnic Thursday, July 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mary McCallum Park on the shores of the Deschutes River. The picnic is open to all owners in the greater Sunriver area and their guests. Sunriver Women’s Club is again organizing this event after a couple years of hiatus. Grilled tri-tip steak and chicken breast will be provided for $12.50 per adult and $5 for children age 5-12. Guests are asked to bring a salad, side dish or dessert to serve 12 people. Wine and soft drinks will be available as well as beer from Sunriver Brewing Company. For reservations or to volunteer for this event email srwcpicnic@ gmail.com or call Lana Benish at 541-593-7515.
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the application of several layers of transparent colored enamels adding color, light and depth to my carvings.” She studied in San Francisco and London, specializing in engraving, enameling, goldsmithing and rendering. Raney’s jewelry is called “Enanimals” and she likes to share the story behind each design for her clients. The 2015 faire will be sharing a new “Best of Show.” The Sunriver Women’s Club invites everyone to come see the featured artist and all the exhibiting artists. For more information, visit www.sunriverartfaire.com
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on life through his art work.” 2013: Luis Enrique Gutierrez is a third generation ceramic artist from Nicaragua. His ceramics are representative of precision and artistry in sculpture and stem from the work of his family and a former Peace Corps volunteer who discovered the art and developed a group of Nicaraguans to share this exquisite work with the world. 2014: Michele Raney specializes in hand carving and the art of painting with glass on precious metals. “This is my own unique technique creating detailed carved images using traditional engraving tools and
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Fly Tying Corner: Chironomids By Phil Fischer This winter has been unusually mild and snowpack has been extremely light in the Cascades. As a skier, I have been disappointed with the limited number of powder days that makes Mt. Bachelor such a wonderful destination. But there has been a silver lining. In mid-March, the Cascade Lakes highway opened from the south gate at Deschutes Bridge up to Elk Lake. In our first year in Sunriver four years ago, the road didn’t open until mid-June. As a fly fisherman, an early opening means access to some favorite lakes, and a significantly extended season. And while most of the Cascade lakes remain closed until the general trout season opener on April 25, Hosmer Lake and Little Lava Lake are open year round and both have been ice-free for weeks. It had been since mid-October that I last fished Hosmer and I was more than anxious to get back up there. With the road open, I decided to throw a float tube and a fly rod in my car and head up for a few hours of casting. The early season features very limited bug activity. About the
only active insects are midges, commonly known as chironomids. In the mid-day sun these insects are active and a mild weather day can even bring some surface activity. But, for the most part, it is a subsurface game this time of year. In the past few weeks I have been tying up a variety of chironomid patterns. I brought these flies with me with the intent of trying various patterns to determine if certain colors performed better than others. The scene looking across Hosmer Lake up to Mt. Bachelor is spectacular. I launched my float tube at the main launch and was reminded quickly this was early season, and the water was cold. But fortunately the fishing was hot, and it overshadowed the cold water, for a while, anyhow. These early season trout had not seen flies cast at them for quite some time. They were very willing and took most every chironomid pattern I tried. I had the good fortune to get three legs of the Hosmer grand slam – a brook trout, a rainbow and cutthroat, missing only an Atlantic salmon. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife began stock-
Mobile apps assist vacationers to plan and coordinate travel Discover Sunriver Vacation Rentals is promoting the availability of five mobile applications that can help travelers plan, pack and keep in touch while on vacation. The apps include: Packing Pro Did the kids remember their toothbrushes? Is the dog’s favorite chew toy packed? It’s hard to remember everything during the bustle of packing for vacation. Packing Pro helps organize packing lists for everyone in the family and sets reminders for those last minute things.
ing rainbows and cutthroat trout in Hosmer a couple of years ago to replace the Atlantic salmon, which are being discontinued. It is clear that this program is producing excellent results, as these early season fish were fat, feisty and very healthy. I ran into a few other fly fishermen, including several Sunriver Anglers Club members. I snapped a picture postcard of Mike and Rynie Quan. Mike hooked and landed a beautiful fish with Mt. Bachelor framing the scene perfectly. For this month’s column, rather than choosing a specific pattern, I chose to put forth a menu of ideas for tying up chironomid patterns. Chironomids are among the easiest of patterns to tie and are a great starter pattern for beginners. I recently bought some Alec Jackson crystal chronomid hooks. They are a curved hook and are a good option. But any curved hook, like a scud hook or similar will suffice. I look for a wide gape and very sharp
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For those specifically visiting Sunriver, there is a free app about everything relating Sunriver. Sunriver Navigator features a road and pathway map, where to eat, stay or shop, an event calendar, recreational activities, a selfie feature, current weather, live webcams and more. Sunriver Navigator is available for iPhone, iPad (running iOS 7.1 or higher) and Android devices (running 3.0 or higher).
On My Way This app helps keep drivers hands on the steering wheel while sending updates on the location and estimated arrival times of other members of a party. It helps a vacation host know when everyone is scheduled to arrive so they can be greeted with a meal when they walk in the door. This app also can be used to keep track of everyone as they move around Sunriver. Perhaps the kids went on a bike ride and mom or dad want to keep an eye on where they are heading.
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point, which translates to better hooking qualities. I generally use painted brass beads, but in shallower water situations I will use glass beads, and in deeper water tungsten beads. For the abdomen of the fly, I like to use thread that is much heavier than we typically use for tying trout flies. It helps save a lot of time in layering the hook and building up the body of the fly. I generally target 210 denier for the base layer, and 70 denier for ribbing or top layers on the fly. For hook sizes I will go as large as size 10 and as small as size 18. My eyes are not quite as strong as they once were, so I very rarely tie tiny flies anymore. I have also been using a UV quick cure resin recently on almost all of my chironomid patterns. It makes the fly realistic and very durable. Chironomid pattern ideas: Hook: Curved Daiichi Alec Jackson crystal chironomid hook in sizes 11-13, Daiichi 1260 or similar in sizes 12-16, or any scud hook like a Tiemco 2457 in sizes 12-18. Bead: White, sized to match hook size. Also try slate, silver
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Rentals offers a free app for its guests specific to the home they rent. It includes information like security access codes, WiFi access code, trash days and how to use the home’s entertainment system. All customers will receive an invitation to download the app after they reserve a rental. The app can be shared with all of the home’s guests, so they also have the information they need. “We wanted to provide our
A couple of healthy, and hungry, trout caught recently at Hosmer Lake on chironomid patterned flies.
and gold colored beads, or glass beads in various colors like red, amber, gunmetal, etc. Thread: Red, black, olive, gray, brown, amber or tan in 210 denier. Tag: Krystal Flash in olive or red Ribbing: Fine wire in gold, silver or copper. Flashabou, krystal flash, or similar flash materials in red, olive, rust and clear. Thorax: Peacock, or ostrich in darker colors such as browns and blacks. Or permanent markers to darken a thread base on the thorax. Over Body: Liquid Lace or a quick cure UV resin, such as Clear Cure Goo. Tying instructions: 1. Place the bead on the hook. Tie in ribbing material. 2. Wind a tag of krystal flash or similar at the butt of the fly. 3. Wind several layers of 210 denier thread in your chosen customers and email subscribers with resources to enhance their Sunriver experience,” said Brian Hinderberger, Discover Sunriver’s digital marketing manager. “Looking at it from the perspective of a vacationer there are a variety of things they might find important like keeping track of their party, paying attention to the weather, keeping an eye on things at home and exploring while connecting with other travelers. Most of our customers are driving here, so finding the apps that best suit the needs of a driving
color. Build a tapered abdomen getting progressively thicker toward the bead. 4. Rib the fly with wire, flashabou or other ribbing. 5. Wind several wraps of peacock to form a very sparse thorax behind the bead. Or darken the thorax with a Sharpie permanent marker applied to the thread wraps. 6. Coat the fly with UV Resin and cure it with a UV Light as recommended by the manufacturer. Experiment and develop your own favorite chironomid color combination. If you have questions or would like additional information about chironomid patterns, please don’t hesitate to email me. Or if you have suggestions on future patterns to feature in this column, I welcome your input. I can be reached at Philfischer@sbc global.net family seemed best.” Hinderberger said he chose the apps through recommendations of software developers, by downloading and testing the apps, reading the reviews and checking out their user posts. “The apps all have their own tracking that we can’t see, but I see it as a customer relationship and loyalty builder. Servicing our customers with information about the area and helping them find the tools to do it was the motivation behind it,” he said.
Rep. Gene Whisnant’s (R-Sunriver) bill to make college more affordable and accessible for Oregonians passed the House of Representatives on a unanimous vote April 8. HB 2937-A requires collaboration between public universities and community colleges to make fixed-cost baccalaureate degrees a reality in Oregon. “Creating more affordable higher education opportunities for Oregonians has been one of my legislative goals since I was elected to the House,” said Whisnant. “College costs and student debt are at an all-time high due to increasing costs for tuition, housing and textbooks. This bipartisan bill is a step in the right direction to make college more affordable for students from all backgrounds and will encourage talented students to stay in Oregon as they prepare for college.” While drafting the legislation, Whisnant studied the states of Texas, Florida and Wisconsin and their progress in creating fixed $10,000 four-year degrees covering tuition and fees. Whisnant collaborated with Rep. Mark Johnson (R-Hood River) and Dana Richardson from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) to seek input from Oregon’s public universities, who indicated a willingness to work on creating affordable degrees or pathways to affordable degrees for Oregonians. The bill tasks HECC with asking Oregon’s public universities to identify bachelor’s degrees or pathways to bachelor’s degrees that are affordable and offered at a fixed cost that is significantly less than the cost of a traditional four-year bachelor’s degree. It also requires community colleges to develop streamlined transfer and dual enrollment programs. The bill requires that HECC submit a report on their progress to the legislative committees on higher education during the 2016 regular session of the Legislative Assembly. “My hope is that our state’s university presidents will present some affordable four-year degrees or pathways that could be offered to students beginning in the fall of 2017,” said Whisnant. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.
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Rules exist to keep Sunriver safe and sane vironment, quality of life and property values. As we approach summer and its heightened fire danger, it is important to keep several rules in mind: • no smoking in Sunriver (Rule 4.03); • owners must comply with SROA’s Ladder Fuels Reduction Plan to maintain defensible space (Rule 4.01); • no outdoor fires (Rule 4.03); • no fireworks (Rule 4.03); • no new wood shake roofs (Design Manual section 12.02).
How do rules changes come about? Changes to our Rules can be prompted in a number of ways. Sometimes owners or
the Sunriver Police and Fire departments raise concerns. Changes in technology – as in the case of recreational drones or the decreased size of satellite dishes – can lead to a rules change. Changes in state and federal law also can lead to changes in our rules. An article in last month’s Scene discussed Oregon’s new recreational marijuana law, noting that – at least for now – the new state law will not require changes to our rules. SROA’s staff and board of directors will continue to monitor legislative and regulatory developments concerning marijuana as they affect SROA’s rules. And then there’s the risk of wildfire. The 1990 Awbrey Hall Fire near Bend was a wake-up call to Sunriver about the danger of wildfire. That fire destroyed 22 homes; a lack of “defensible space” around homes was blamed for many of the losses. Today, a number of SROA’s rules are directly aimed at reducing the risk of wildfire causing harm to Sunriver’s natural en-
Security Group on boat launch connectivity. Set up a new cloud hosted server to accommodate increased use of Navigator mobile app. Assisted environmental department create a map of the ladder fuel reduction project area for 2015. Communications: Sunriver Navigator mobile app was downloaded 7,000 times since launch. There were approximately 50 downloads of the app within 48 hours of Jason Schneider’s presentation at the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce’s April 2 annual meeting. Hosted “App-ter Hours” event April 22 at SHARC in conjunction with the Bend Chamber of Commerce. New Sunriver Style 15-second spots are now in rotation on local TV and cable channels. The new spots feature hand swipe closing credits designed to encourage people to download the mobile app. Community Development: Due to mild winter, many remodeling and new construction projects remained active through winter. Contractor registration and construction activity remain strong entering summer. Assisted Public Works with submittals for bike paths and the boat launch project. The Design Committee evaluated
certain manual rules that may require modification due to advancements in products and materials. The Design Committee is conducting the annual paint survey and the consulting architect continues to provide “Architecture 101” training. Natural Resources: Renamed the department from Environmental Services to Natural Resources to avoid confusion with Sunriver Environmental LLC, the privately owned company that provides water and sewer services in Sunriver. Mailed notification postcards regarding ladder fuel reduction contract work on commons this summer. Completed verification of property lines and flagging in LFR contract area. Continued review of the Sunriver Community Wildfire Protection Plan with Project Wildfire. Continued working with the Public Works department to remove trees for spring projects. Prepared and mailed LFR non-compliance advisories. Researched restoration options for Harper Bridge. Public Works: Cleared and restored the Mudslinger course 48 hours after the event’s conclusion. Planning for replacement of the Fort Rock basketball court. Prepared parks for sum-
mer. Installed nets and windscreens on tennis and pickleball courts. The Design Committee approved the Fort Rock pathway project and began site prep work. Accelerated the plan to rebuild all SROA pathways in eight years to seven years, potentially saving the association $700,000. In-water work on the boat launch complete. Construction of main access road, parking lot and restrooms underway. Recreation/SHARC: Tested the wet and dry fire suppression systems at SHARC. Continued planning for the Turf Tunes, ticketed concert and Uncorked wine festival. Ordered patio furniture and lounge chairs for the North Pool. Lifeguard classes garnered three new lifeguards for SROA this summer. Gate attendance during 2015 spring break was more than double that of 2014. Unseasonably warm weather may have contributed to the higher attendance. Nearly 950 registered participants in the 2015 Mudslinger, 100 more than last year. Hosted a job fair for SROA departments and Village at Sunriver merchants. Posted a vacancy in the aquatic facility
will consider By Pat Hensley the facts and For community data, weigh associations like the the pros and Sunriver Owners cons of the Association, rules proposed rule, enforcement can and make a be a contentious decision in issue. Occasionally, the interest a rule some owners o f S R O A’s view as common members as a sense is consid- Pat Hensley whole. ered unnecessary or wrong-headed by others. With this in mind, What is the concern with the SROA Board of Direc- aerial drones? Many of us weren’t familtors acts carefully and seeks owner input before making iar with aerial drones until changes to Sunriver Rules this past January, when we & Regulations or SROA’s heard reports of an out-ofcontrol recreational drone Design Manual. The Board is currently re- crashing onto the White viewing a proposed addition House lawn in the middle to the Rules. At its April of the night. Fortunately, meeting, the Board had a in that case, no one was “first reading” on a possi- injured. In the past couple of years, ble new rule concerning aerial drones (also known the price of recreational veras unmanned aircraft sys- sions of unmanned drones tems). The purpose of the has fallen dramatically; first-reading policy is to in- people are receiving them vite comments from owners as gifts and flying drones for 60 days before adopting is an increasingly popular any change to SROA rules. hobby. In fact, drones have At the end of that period, arrived in Sunriver. The the Board will consider Board heard a report of a whether to take action. As remote-controlled recrewith all decisions, the Board ational drone being flown
in Sunriver last summer; more recently, there was an incident of a drone buzzing the SHARC outdoor pool area over spring break when lots of kids were there. Several concerns with drones have been brought to the Board’s attention, including noise problems with some models; drones being used to harass people, pets and wildlife; invasion of privacy (particularly from drones equipped with cameras); and risk of harm to owners and guests if a drone operator loses control and the drone crashes and injures someone. Drones may also pose a hazard to the manned aircraft that fly in and out of Sunriver’s airport every day. Do you think drones should be prohibited? Please let us know – and why. Or you may believe they should be allowed. Again, please share your reasons with the Board.
April SROA board meeting summary The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) Board of Directors met Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2015. Board members present: David Jendro, Jim Fister, Bob Nelson, Pat Hensley, Richard Wharton, Mike Gocke, Roger Smith and Bob Wrightson. Absent: Mark Murray. Staff present: Hugh Palcic, Brooke Snavely. Treasurer’s report As of March 31, 2015 (unaudited/estimated) Revenues………...800,450 Expenses…...…….749,243 Surplus (deficit)…...51,206 Owners forum -Herb Dix requested that owner access to a canoe slip on the Deschutes River downstream of Harper Bridge be maintained. He predicted a flap later this summer if the area remains blocked off. -Jock Pribnow said he was annoyed to discover that anyone can purchase access to SHARC aquatic facilities via season passes. He has noticed increased congestion of the indoor pool during morning lap swim, a time that is publicized as for owners only. Association operations Page 26
Administration: Planning for a SROA open house in Portland, May 8. More than 150 members were registered to attend. Intervened a second time in the Sunriver Water rate case. Continued working with Sunriver Fire, Police and Sunriver Resort Limited Partners on emergency preparedness specific to flooding from the spray fields east of Sunriver. The human resources department updated the employee handbook. Accounting: Implemented new internal controls for all departments. Assisted auditors with SROA’s 2014 audit and tax return. Filed SROA and SSD’s annual 1099 forms. Updating document retention policies. Reviewing adequacy and relevance of pollution liability insurance coverage. Updating past due collection policy and the accounting department’s ability to authorize payment plans. I.T.: Upgraded telephone server for administration and public works departments. Installed new copier in administration and moved old copier to accounting. Upgraded Docuware from version 6.0 to 6.7. Coordinated work with Bendbroadband and Cook
Other rules owners and visitors need to know about Every summer, Sunriver is host to as many as 20,000 visitors a day. Everyone should be aware of the following rules: • rule limiting parking on or along roadways (Rule 2.02); • rules limiting where and how long recreational vehicles (such as motor homes and boat trailers) may be parked in Sunriver (Rule Turn to Message, page 37
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SHARC Regular Winter Rates: May 1-22 3 and under free, $15/person
SHARC Regular Summer Rates: May 23-Sept. 7 3 and under free, $25/person
Outdoor pools (lazy river, waterslides, general recreation pool and tot wading pool) will be open from 10am-4pm both days. This is our annual community day. Admission is $5 with the donation of 3-nonperishable food items per person 4 years and over. The donated food will be given to Sunriver Care and Share, which serves south Deschutes County communities.
Indoor Open Swim & Outdoor Adult Hot Tub May 1-31: Open Monday-Thursday 10am-7:30pm, Friday & Saturday 10am-8:30pm, Sunday 10am-5:30pm (Sunday May 24, 10am-8:30pm)
Save the date!
SHARC Soft Opening Weekend May 16-17 - 10am-4pm Admission is $5 with a donation of 3 nonperishable food items (see story on this page)
Lifeguard Class * • American Red Cross-certified lifeguard training course. May 9, 10, 16 & 17 - June 11, 12, 13 &14
Lifeguard Review Class * • American Red Cross-certified lifeguard training course. May 2 & 3, or May 30 & 31. Current certification in lifeguard required for these classes. * Potential lifeguard job opportunities To register for classes contact Matt Catanzaro at 541-585-3714
Outdoor Open Swim Hours May 16-17: Soft Opening 10am-4pm May 23-31: Sunday-Thursday 10am5pm, Friday & Saturday 10am-8pm
Tubing Hill Tubing Hill closed for annual maintenance April 13-May 15, May 16-31 Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm May 25 Monday 11am-4pm Daily SHARC rate includes tubing hill when available. Tubing Only: $10/ person or 5 run pass Country trio Calico opens this year’s Turf Tunes on July 5 Special tubes are provided. No personal sleds or tubes allowed. Riders must be at least 4 years old and able to ride alone. Turf Tunes are back for taining rock/country party Secure footwear required, no bare feet.
TURF TUNES RETURNS another great season of music. Kicking off July 5 at 5 p.m. in SHARC’s John Gray Amphitheater, the lineup for 2015 promises to be the best so far! These amazing artists will be performing as part of the seven-week series: Calico, the melodically-hypnotic country trio from the San Fernando Valley, shook the stage at last year’s Stagecoach Festival and will shake the stage in our John Gray Amphitheater on July 5. Code Red, a highly enter-
band, performs on July 26. Briana Renea, an Oregon girl with a phenomenal voice who wows her audiences with her down home country music and just a touch of Rock ‘n’ Roll, closes out Turf Tunes on Aug. 16. Briana joins us as she celebrates the release of her latest album “Red Lips, White Lies.” The full seven week line up of musical acts that will perform during Turn Tunes will be available soon. For a list of more upcoming events turn to page 29.
Wednesdays 10am-11am Adult structured workouts to strengthen swim technique in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly strokes. Drop in fee: SROA member with current ID $5, general public $7
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(2015 Member Preference ID, Recreation Plus card, SROA Guest Pass or Season Pass holders only), 6-10am daily (one lane 9-10am Monday-Thursday), 6:307:30pm Monday-Thursday (one lane)
May 4-20: Six 30 minute classes Mondays
Water Fitness Monday-Thursday 9-10am Water-based workout, low-impact and appropriate for all levels and abilities. (Bring swim suit, towel, and water bottle. Water shoes and water shirt are optional but strongly encouraged.)
Friday, May 22, 6:30 pm at SHARC An art party that gives participants a unique painting party experience. Art and Wine, Oh My! guides participants through creating a painting in three hours and they’ll have a great time doing it! Sign up or more information can be found at http://artandwineohmy.com MAY 2015
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Drop in fee SROA member with current ID $5, general public $7. Punch passes are available. Buy 10 classes get the 11th free. SROA member with current ID $50, general public $70
& Wednesdays Level 1: 3:45-4:15pm Level 2: 4:30-5pm Level 3 & 4: 5:15-5:45pm SROA members with current ID $40, general public $45
Swim Club May 5-21: Tuesdays & Thursdays 5-6pm Structured non-competitive program to strengthen swim technique in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Ages 6-18. (Participants must pass swim test). Daily drop-in $5, Monthly SROA member w/ current ID $25, general public $30
Notice of Election, Ballot Measure & Annual Meeting of the
Sunriver Owners Association Membership An election of the membership of the Sunriver Owners Association will be conducted by mail to elect three (3) members to the Sunriver Owners Association Board of Directors. There is also a ballot measure to change language in the Consolidate Plan. Closing date for the election will be Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 12 p.m. Results will be posted in the foyer of the Sunriver Owners Association administrative office, on the Sunriver Owners Association website and announced at the annual meeting at 1 p.m. August 15 at SHARC.
Kathie Thatcher Election Committee Co-Chair
Jayne Meister Election Committee Co-Chair
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Candidates for SROA Board election announced At the April meeting of the SROA Board of Directors, the Nominating Committee announced the names of the candidates it has endorsed for election to the board in August. The candidates will participate in a public forum at SHARC on May 23 at 9 a.m. Dwane Foley Foley is a non-resident Sunriver property owner whose home residence is in Oak Grove. He is an engineer with a 31-year career with Northwest Natural Gas Company, retiring in 2000 as senior vice-president. He served for three years as executive director of the Oregon State Alumni Association. In the course of his career, Foley dealt with a spectrum of issues in corporate and volunteer organizations and managed an array of technical subjects such Pine Needle Basket Classes by Dorene Foster
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as environmental, transportation and wildlife issues that are important to Sunriver. Four generations of Foley’s family have enjoyed Sunriver over a 30-year time period. Pat Hensley (incumbent) Hensley has advanced degrees in economics and law and served 29 years with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. She has been on the SROA Board of Directors for three years, serving as president of the board this past year. Hensley stated that among her goals for serving another term on the board would be to 1) increase owner access to and participation in SROA governance, 2) increase opportunities for all owners to participate in SROA sponsored activities 3) conduct a review of SROA governing documents and board
reference materials, 4) compile and review board governing policies. David Jendro (incumbent) An active volunteer in the governance of Sunriver since 2007, Jendro is seeking his second term on the SROA Board of Directors in order to build on the major accomplishments attained by boards in recent years, such as assuring an adequate reserve for existing infrastructure, continuing to build an operating reserve, and helping to ensure that existing facilities, such as Mary McCallum and Fort Rock Parks, are used and improved in accordance with owner wishes. Jendro holds degrees is forest management, economics and business administration and is a forest management, economics and valuation consultant.
Left to right: Darren Squier and Matt Catanzaro
Aquatic promotions at SHARC
This winter, aquatics manager Patrick Johnson accepted a job opportunity outside SROA. Johnson’s departure prompted an evaluation of the position, which resulted in a split of the aquatics manager’s duties into two positions and the elimination of an aquatics technician position. Matt Catanzaro, formally the at SHARC. The forum is scheduled for Memorial Day assistant aquatics manager, was weekend so that non-resident promoted to aquatics operations owners have the opportunity manager. Catanzaro joined SROA in October 2013 when to attend. Written questions for the he brought considerable expecandidates will be accepted and rience in aquatics programming adjudicated by the moderator. and staff management. “Matt has been a wonderful For more information, call addition to our aquatics de541-593-6408.
‘Coffee with the Candidates’ forum All owners are invited to have a cup of coffee and at the same time, attend a moderated forum of the candidates running for open positions on the SROA Board of Directors. To avoid the parking congestion that happened last year, the forum will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 23
partment. He not only does a tremendous job relating to all ages of the over 120 seasonal staff who work in the aquatics department, but has proven to be a team player in the larger recreation department management organization. Having someone who believes in the culture at SHARC and leads with consistency is paramount to our success,” said Shawn Cannon, SROA Recreation Director. Darren Squier, who was hired in 2013 as aquatics technician, was promoted to SROA aquatics facility manager. Squier will work with Catanzaro to manage Turn to Sharc page 33
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2015 Family Tennis Tournament In its eighth year, this tournament has something for everyone in the family
gest-running family tournament! Players are limited to a total of one singles, one doubles and one mixed doubles event June 18-21 • North Courts between the two tournaments. As always, high-school aged Complex Headquarters junior players are invited to play June 18-20 – Junior Chal- in the adult tournament. This is lenger: The USTA-sanctioned a great opportunity for parents Junior Challenger tournament and kids to play together and includes singles and doubles in make a memory this Father’s age divisions 12 to 18 (age 11 Day weekend plays in age 12 junior category). Players must be available on Match format is best of three the start day of their tournano-ad sets. ment. Juniors will be scheduled June 19-21 - Adult NTRP: beginning Thursday morning, The non-sanctioned Adult and adult matches will begin NTRP features singles, doubles about midday on Friday. and mixed doubles for players rated 3.0 to 4.5+ (open). USTA Tournament Perks - each membership is not required player will receive: to play. Doubles and mixed • Tournament T-shirt. Shirt doubles divisions are the sum sizes only guaranteed if registraof each player’s NTRP rating, tion received by May 22. rounded up. • Welcome gift. • Free lunch, snacks and 10 & Under Fun - June 20, drinks on your tournament days. 3:30 pm: For players ages 7-10 • Trophies for champion and who want to join the family fun runner-up finishes in both the we offer an afternoon session main and consolation draws. of games and skills to get them For more information visit ready for a future Sunriver www.sunrivertennis.com/sunSolstice Junior Challenger is river-solstice or call Emily at offered. 541-585-3145. Pre-registration is required by June 11, 2015. Join us for Sunriver’s lon- Volunteers welcome!
Cascade Publications Inc. of Bend has released the 2015 edition of Sunriver Magazine published in collaboration with the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce. The magazine serves as both a visitor guide and residential and commercial informative piece with a histor y of the Sunriver area, recreation opportunities in the surrounding lakes, rivers and mountains, special events and dining, shopping, real estate and lodging. Sunriver Magazine lists members of the Sunriver chamber throughout the magazine in various categories from arts, culture and recreation to real estate and the service industry. Sunriver is a place for families and there is something for everyone to do and enjoy regardless of age. It is a place where you can get away from a busy schedule, spend quality family time and reflect
Pacific Lamprey: What Our Most Ancient Fish Is Telling Us About Our Waters Carl Schreck, Professor of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, OSU College of Agricultural Sciences, will talk about the Pacific lamprey. A serpentine-like creature, it inhabited the ocean long before Northwest tribes harvested it for food. Come learn the basic biology of these ancient fish, including how they share the same life cycle as our salmon. May 19, 5:30 p.m. at SHARC. SUNRIVER SCENE •
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For additional information or to register for this free event, please visit, http://osucascades. edu/science-pubs Member Benefits Faire Join us July 1 here at SHARC for the 2015 Member Benefits Faire. Find out all that is going on in our community. Visit with local contractors. Get to know the local nonprofits, churches and clubs here in this amazing community. More information coming soon. Shakespeare in the Park “The Comedy of Errors,” one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, comes to life during an outdoor performance Sunday, Aug. 23 in the John Gray Amphitheater at SHARC. Widely considered the Bard’s most farcical comedy “Comedy of Errors” features a cast from Portland’s Northwest Classical Theatre Company. Discounted tickets available for Sunriver homeowners. Contact Chris at 585-3144 or chrish@ srowners.org for additional information.
on what’s really important in life. Kent Elliott, executive director of the Sunriver chamber welcomes visitors, offering that Sunriver was planned to be a place where people could live with nature in harmony. “This was the first development of its kind to integrate environmental engineering concerns in the planning of the community. The needs of nature and wildlife in Sunriver are
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Q: At its April 18 meeting, the SROA Board of Directors held first readings of proposed changes to the Sunriver Rules & Regulations concerning A) aerial drones, and B) changes to the SROA Design Manual. Please summarize the proposed rule changes and describe how the “reading” process works. How can owners comment on the proposed new rules?
Owners are welcome to submit questions to be answered in this column. Email to brookes@srowners.org by the 12th of the month.
A: Proposed changes to the Sunriver Rules and Regulations as well as the Design Rules require two readings by the SROA Board prior to the board taking any formal action. This policy of multiple readings is important as it accomplishes several critical tasks in effective community governance. First, it allows for proper dissemination of a proposed rule change to the membership prior to the board adopting any language. Secondly, as the rules will affect the membership at large, it is important for the board to not only inform the membership of a potential change, but also
solicit member input towards ultimately crafting the best or most appropriate rule language. It is not uncommon for draft language to be reworked between a first and second reading due to member input collected along the way. There is a minimum window of 60 days required between a first and second reading. This is also purposely designed so as to enable our association newspaper to publish details regarding potential rule changes in the monthly Scene coverage. In addition to the first and second readings, and the coverage in the Scene, SROA will
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also post the subject matter on the association website. This is done to notify members of potential rule changes as well as seek their input and suggestions as to proposed draft language. Between the first and second reading, staff also runs the draft language past both legal counsel and the SROA Covenants Committee. This is to make sure that the rule changes are consistent with our governing documents and any related laws or ordinances. With respect to the proposed changes currently at the stage of a first reading, I offer the following quick overview here. However, you can find additional coverage on this topic reported on other pages in this edition of the Scene or on the association website. Aerial Drones: These small, remote aircraft are becoming extremely popular these days and as with any new technology or item, along comes the need to update our rules addressing it. The issues requiring SROA
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Wildfire can strike quickly and without warning. Most homes are lost to wildfire when falling embers smoulder and ignite vulnerable areas around your home.
Free Yard Debris Dumping Days -Sunriver: May 8-9, Sunriver Compost Site -Bend: May 1-9 (closed Sunday), Knott Landfill -La Pine: May 15-16, Southwest Transfer Station
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manager position. Received seven applications. Interviewed five candidates which included two internal candidates. Board actions: -Approved minutes from the March 20 work session and March 21 regular meeting. -Approved the March financial report. -Received the Nominating Committee’s announcement of candidates for the SROA Board of Directors. The candidates are Dwane Foley, Dave Jendro and Pat Hensley. (See story page 28.) -Approved ballot measure language for the 2015 election. (See page 27.) -Approved sending a letter of support for the potential expansion of health care services by the St. Charles Health System in South Deschutes County. -Approved revisions to the SROA Employee Handbook. -Held a first reading on a proposed Sunriver Rule & Regulation restricting use of aerial drones in Sunriver. Because all of Sunriver is within five miles of the airport drones would not be permitted per Federal Aviation Administration guidelines, except with approval of the airport manager and SROA. (See Ask the GM at left). -Held a first reading on proposed changes to the SROA Design Committee Manual that would A) not permit blue tarps anywhere in Sunriver; B) allow use of unpainted railing systems of composite materials if they are the same color as the decking material; and C) requires laminated fiberglass/ asphalt type shingles to be a minimum of 260 pounds per square. -Approved sending a letter in support of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s proposed rules requiring railroads to provide information to first responders about hazardous materials. (See story page 1.) -Received the Tree City USA award for the 35th consecutive year. (See story page 14). The April 17 work session adjourned at 3:15 p.m. The April 18 regular meeting adjourned at 10:54 a.m. The next scheduled SROA board work session is Friday, May 15, 9 a.m. in the SROA Board Room. The regular May meeting will be held Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m. in the SROA administration building, 57455 Abbot Drive, between circle 3 and 4, next to the Sunriver Fire Department. Approved meeting minutes are posted, as available, to www. sunriverowners.org. SUNRIVER SCENE •
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The Bend/For t Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest is initiating scoping and providing an opportunity to comment on the proposed Upper Deschutes River Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project (UDR WUI Project). Under this proposal the Forest Service would implement fuels reduction treatments including tree thinning, brush mowing and prescribed burning on approximately 3,600 acres. There are 41 proposed treatments ranging from one to 1,000 acres. The majority of treatment units are within the Upper Deschutes River Coalition Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) boundary. Proposed units also overlap the Sunriver, La Pine and greater Bend CWPP boundaries. All treatment units are identified as “communities at risk.” The environmental analysis of this project will likely be completed using Healthy Forest Restoration Act authorities. Project purpose and need The primary purpose of the project is to promote conditions where, in the event of a wildfire, firefighters will have a favorable operating environment to perform suppression work and members of the local communities can safely exit their subdivision. The proposed treatment will minimize the potential for crown fire and reduce potential surface fire intensities by reducing surface, ladder and canopy fuels and
interrupt fuel continuities. The goal is to reduce fuels to a level that during summer wildfire conditions surface fire flame lengths will not exceed four feet, and reduce potential for sustained crown fire activity. Some of the proposed units are within meadows and adjacent to riparian areas that are heavily encroached by lodgepole. Proposed fuels treatments in these areas will address a secondary purpose of restoring meadows and enhancing riparian vegetation. Proposed mechanical thinning and under burning will address a secondary purpose of promoting forest health and resiliency by addressing insect and disease problem. The purpose and need of this project complements the mission of the UDRC, which is: To protect upper Deschutes River communities by restoring and sustaining healthy fire-resistant forests, pure and abundant river flows and wildlife habitat. All the treatment units are in Wildland Urban Interface areas identified as high priority for treatment in CWPPs. Most units share a boundary with private land and were identified through public input from the UDRC, Ponderosa Pines HOA, Sunriver Owners Association and other homeowner groups. Extensive fuels reduction work has been completed in the subdivisions and the proposed treatment on nearby Forest Service lands Turn to Comment, page 33
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would complement the work done within the residential areas. The proposed treatment units are a mix of maintenance work in past treatment areas and new units that were not included in past planning efforts. Many of these past treatments were completed over 10 years ago and are in need of maintenance to meeting desired fuel loadings and forest structure. The USFS and UDRC have entered into an agreement to exchange labor and funds so that priority fuels reduction work can be collectively completed on both sides of the ownership boundary. The Forest has been collaborating during development of the project with stakeholders including the Upper Deschutes River Coalition and Ponderosa Pines Homeowners Association. Proposed treatments by subdivision Ponderosa Pines: Improve ingress and egress along Ponderosa Lane. Reduce fuels on the northwest corner of the subdivision. Thin and prune the plantation within the 1984 Wampus Butte fire area. River Meadows, Cougar Grove and Deschutes River Recreation Home sites: Improve conditions along the primary ingress/egress route for residents. Reduce lodgepole encroachment into the meadow that lies adjacent to the River Meadows subdivi-
sion office and HOA lodge. Mow brush to reduce fuels in previously treated units. Reduce fuels by mowing and thinning near the Big River boat launch and Big River group campsite. Reduce fuels along the western edge of the subdivision with thinning, brush mowing and under burning. Fall River Estates: Thin and mow hazardous fuels with a quarter mile of the western and northeastern boundary of Fall River Estates. Foster Road and River Forest Acres: Reduce fuels while also restoring the meadow and riparian area adjacent to private lands off Foster road and Gray Wolf Lane. Thin and mow between the Deschutes River and River Forest Acres residences. Spring River and Sunriver Resort: Reduce fuels north of FS Road 40 between Spring River subdivision and Sunriver Resort. Expand upon fuel reduction work completed on adjacent Sunriver Owners Association property. Haner Park: Treat around the western portion of the subdivision and along FS road 4370, a primary ingress and egress for Haner Park residents. Wild River Estates: Thin roadside material along the Pringle Falls campground access road and along the eastern boundary of the Wild River subdivision. Deschutes River Woods: Hand thinning and mowing between Deschutes River Woods residences and the lava flow. These units are
within the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Newberry Estates and La Pine: Re-enter 1,000 acres for maintenance mowing on the east side of Newberry Estates and the City of La Pine. Ryan Ranch Aspen: Prescribed burning with the purpose of stimulating aspen growth. This unit was previStudents from Sunriver who ously thinned. made the Oregon State University’s scholastic honor roll Public comment winter term included: Verbal and written com- 3.5 or Better: ments should be submitBrittany D. Bassett, senior, ted by May 15 to Kevin BioHealth Sciences; ChristoLarkin, District Ranger, pher J. Harper, senior, Elect & Bend-Fort Rock Ranger Computer Engineering; Ryan District, 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR SHARC 97701. E-mail: comcontinued from page 28 ments-pacificnorthwest-des c h u t e s - b e n d - f t r o c k - @ operations but will focus on the fs.fed.us. Please put “UDR physical facilities of the aquatWUI Fuels Reduction Proj- ics department along with the ect Scoping Comments” in entire SHARC complex and North Pool. the e-mail subject line. “We are starting our fourth Detailed treatment maps year of operations at SHARC are available at http://www. fs.usda.gov/project/?proj- and the facility is starting to see some normal wear and tear. Our ect=45297 Additional information goal is to ensure the facilities are about this project can be maintained at optimal levels,” obtained from Alex Enna, Cannon said. “Having someone assistant fire management like Darren who is versatile in their ability to oversee prevenofficer, 541-383-4732.
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Sunriver Service District April meeting summary public safety The Sunriver Service District held its regular meeting April 16. Board members present: Debra Baker, Mike Gocke, and Ron Angell. Absent: Mark Murray, Greg Keller. Staff present: Art Hatch, Marc Mills, Evan Kennedy, Frank Iovino. Public input -None. Financial report: As of March 31, 2015 (unaudited) Resources………6,519,803 Requirements..…..2,84,315 Police wages & benefits………….977,120 Police materials & services…………..114,458 Fire wages & benefits………..1,390,486 Fire materials & services…………. 191,664 Bike Patrol…………42,458 Non-departmental.127,126 Board actions -Approved minutes of the March 19 regular meeting. -Approved payment of $14,555 to SROA for administrative and vehicle maintenance services rendered in March, and rent of space for police and fire. -Approved the March financial statements. -Approved $5,262 budgeted purchase of fire hose. -Approved $5,995 purchase of exhaust system in the fire department’s vehicle bay. -Approved payment of $17,756 to Deschutes County for participation in the 911 system. -Continued discussion from previous month on establishing an administrative position for the district. Director Angell submitted a proposed job description. Agreed to continue the discussion by adding a strategic focus to the position description. -Updated the strategic issues section of the district’s strategic plan for 2013-2018. -Chair Baker summarized items discussed with SROA’s
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president during a quarterly meeting of the two leaders including: agenda of the April 17 joint meeting, upcoming emergency operations plan drill, research into replacing the emergency siren system, SROA’s proposed aerial drone rules, river access, a proposed traffic circle at Beaver and Abbot drives, and legalization of recreational marijuana. -The finance committee recommended proceeding with an ahead of schedule replacement of a fire engine due to the existing vehicle’s deteriorating condition and to secure a purchase contract before prices increase. Replacement will cost approximately $600,000. -Approved entering into a $15,370 agreement with Deschutes County for continued police use of the sheriff’s trunked radio system in fiscal year 2015-2016. -Received the police department’s annual report which will be posted to www.sunriversd.org -Approved sending a letter in support of the Oregon Department of Transportation Rail Division’s proposed changes to rules regarding transportation of hazardous materials. -Reviewed issues discussed with SROA during an annual review of Sunriver Rules & Regulations. Issues included: wood cutting permits, river access, bike patrol, aerial drones, recreational use of marijuana and leash laws for dogs. Chiefs’ reports Police: -In March the Sunriver Police Department conducted 219 investigations, made 10 arrests, 214 traffic stops, issued 233 traffic warnings, 28 traffic citations and provided 514 assists; issued 36 notices of violations of Sunriver Rules & Regulations and 71 pathway violations. -Deputy Kennedy attended the Department of Justice’s organized crime conference. - Sunriver police met with a vendor to discuss what they would like in a new computer system. Chief Mills and administrative assistant Dana Whitehurst attended the vendor’s demonstrations and had follow up meetings with Central Oregon law enforcement agencies to compare notes. All agencies concurred the vendor did not meet current needs but agreed to review future
versions of the software. -Interviews of five bike patrol applicants were conducted March 26-27. Chief Mills offered positions to two applicants, pending successful completion of background checks and drug testing. The Bike Patrol consists of eight officers. Six are coming back from last year. Mills said he was considering hiring more than the minimum number of Bike Patrol officers to compensate for the usual early departure of some officers who head back to school in August. -Reserve officers provided 94.75 hours of service in March. -The Sunriver Citizen Patrol provided 302 hours of service in March, of which 32 hours were bike patrol. -The Police Unity Tour Pint Night fundraiser at Sunriver Brewing Company raised $2,000. -Two officers responded to a request from Three Rivers School for police presence to calm the students on the eve of spring break. The officers had lunch with the students. -Officers Kennedy and Cashman played 2-on-2 basketball with a gathering of young men at SHARC. -Twenty youngsters participated in the Junior Officer
program offered at SHARC during spring break. -The department received its fifth consecutive accreditation from CALEA, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. SRPD was the first small police agency east of the Cascades to earn the accreditation. Fire: -The Sunriver Fire Department responded to 34 incidents in March including 21, emergency medical service calls, one motor vehicle accident with injuries, four service calls, eight good intent calls and one false alarm. Chief Hatch said call volume was about 15 calls behind March of 2014. -Six Sunriver reserve firefighters participated in a Bend Fire Department live fire training exercise on a donated structure near Tumalo. -An emergency operation plan drill involving fire, police, Sunriver Owners Association and Sunriver Resort was scheduled April 28. -The department is recruiting reserves at Central Oregon Community College, which has fire science and emergency medicine programs. -Firefighter Frank Iovino is filling out the department’s burden of proof for the train-
Ask the police chief Q: What is “emotional survival training?” Two of your officers recently attended such training. A: Emotional Survival Training is about keeping officers’ attitudes balanced and in check. What many people don’t realize about police work is that we are under enormous scrutiny. Virtually everything we do is subject to Monday morning quarterbacking. The challenges officers face are varied and unpredictable, as are the members of the public officers encounter. At any time, policing can turn into a deadly situation. An example of those potentially deadly moments are when a subject has been instructed to keep their hands in the open (this generally means the officer has observed something, based on their experience or training that they may have to react to very quickly). When they don’t, say they reach into their pocket with one hand, how is the officer to know what’s coming out of the pocket… a
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cell phone or a gun? Officers have to react quickly to potential threats and need to always be on their guard to detect potential threats. For this reason a lot of our training is based on “action versus reaction.” Being on guard like that all the time exacts a toll on officers. Mix in horrific traffic accidents, traumatic medical calls and testy comments from citizens who don’t appreciate receiving a traffic citation, for example, and a level of toxicity builds up. Left unresolved, such toxicity impairs officers’ abilities to see each contact with a citizen as an opportunity for connection as opposed to a threat. Emotional Survival Training helps officers gain perspective
ing facility site plan application. -Chief Hatch attended an Oregon Fire Chief Association meeting at which the Special Districts Association of Oregon proposed merging with OFCA for insurance coverage purposes. Hatch said he voted against the proposed merger based on SRFD’s lower than expected increases in medical, vision and dental insurance through its current provider, -Chief Hatch requested the board send a letter of support for rules proposed by ODOT’s Rail Division regarding transportation of hazardous materials. Hatch said the proposed rules would benefit first responders by requiring transparency, notice of incidents, and more reporting by railroads that transport hazardous materials. The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. to executive session to discuss pending litigation. The next regular meeting of the Sunriver Service District Managing Board is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 3 p.m. at the Sunriver Fire Station training room, 57475 Abbot Drive. Approved meeting minutes are posted, as available, at www.sunriversd.org and not take work worries home with them and helps with physical and emotional fitness. Q: You recently told the Sunriver Service District Managing Board that the Forest Service was considering implementing new rules on the Sun-Lava paved pathway that connects the Lava Lands Visitor Center and Benham Falls Day Use Area to Sunriver. What new rules are being considered and how would they be enforced? A: I learned from my contacts with the Forest Service that they are looking at and thinking of some potential rules and regulations on their bike path. I suggested that they look at the SROA rules and regulations in hopes they would implement some of the same. In my opinion, this would help with our enforcement as people travel onto our bike paths here in Sunriver. I hope to keep some dialogue with the Forest Service regarding this, as well as their enforcement of Oregon State law on the Lava Butte bike path. Turn to Chief, page 35 SUNRIVER SCENE •
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SUNRIVER POLICE LOG Selected log entries from the Sunriver Police - February 2015 SCMC = St. Charles Medical Center R&Rs = Rules & Regulations RP = Reporting Person GOA = Gone On Arrival UTL = Unable To Locate DUII = Driving Under Influence of Intoxicants SBC = Settled By Contact DOA = Dead On Arrival BAC = Blood Alcohol Content
DCJ = Deschutes County Jail SFST = Standardized Field Sobriety Test DCSO = Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SFD = Sunriver Fire Department OSP = Oregon State Police MVA = Motor Vehicle Accident DWS = Driving While Suspended BOLO = Be On the Look Out RO = Registered Owner
2/2 – While patrolling off property, officer came across two small dogs running loose on Spring River Road. Officer herded them back to their home. 3/1 – A passerby dropped a woman off at the station. She had locked herself out of her house and required assistance. 3/1 – RP from a business in the mall reported a subject who had been previously trespassed and requested that officers remove him from the premises. Officers did so. 3/2 – Report of two gray wolves with long bushy tales in the Warbler West area. Officer checked area and found a pair of coyote tracks. Informed RP. 3/3 – Received call about a pickup stuck in the entry of the north RV storage area. Truck and its trailer were removed. 3/3 – RP complained that her “mentor” would not stop contacting her via telephone. Officer contacted mentor who explained that RP has been trying to manipulate her for the past few weeks. It was determined that no crimes had been committed and both parties were advised not to contact one another in the future. 3/5 – Officer responded to a location in La Pine to assist in locating a missing special needs juvenile. The child was located and officer remained on the scene until the parents arrived. 3/6 – An off duty Sunriver officer reported following an erratic driver on Hwy 97. SRPD and OSP responded. When stopped, the driver wasn’t DUII, but blamed his driving on a combination of the roadway surface and his small car. 3/6 – Report of a severe water leak at the Woodlands Golf Course. The leak was flooding the parking lot at the Eaglewood condos. The source of the leak appeared to be a ruptured pipe running under the course. Sunriver Fire and Sunriver Utilities responded and were ultimately able to get the water turned off. The threatened residences nearby were sandbagged. 3/10 – Conducted a traffic stop at Cottonwood and Hwy 97 after observing multiple traffic violations. The driver consented to and failed SFSTs. She was lodged at DCJ for DUII and MIP. 3/13 – RP on Abbot Drive reported a subject attempted to come into her house. When he figured out the door was locked and he wasn’t welcome, he left. Extra patrol requested. 3/14 – Report of a large water leak near circle 9. A Sunriver utilities employee informed officer that one of the valves was stuck open, causing the area to flood. 3/14 – While on a walk, a Citizens Patrol member located
Mix and mingle with Sunriver police May 4 On May 4, officers from the Sunriver Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee. All community members are in-vited to attend. The event begins at 8 a.m. at Good 2 Go in The Village at Sunriver (57100 Beaver Drive, building 17). Good 2 Good will offer coffee, tea and specials during the event. Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the department’s work in the Sunriver neighborhood. The opportunity also allows for relationship building and interaction with local businesses.
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Q: You were quoted in the April Scene as concerned about the impact of legal use of recreational marijuana on Sunriver. Are you finding any new tools and clarity of law enforcement authority as the county and state go through steps of creating rules to regulate legal use of marijuana? A: As of this date, no, the issues remain much clouded as our Legislature wrestles with recreational legalization starting July 1, 2015. I remain concerned about public safety in Sunriver as it relates to driving while impaired, damage to rental homes (mold, water damage, fire, and electrical issues from marijuana grow operations) as well as increased mental health issues as has been documented in Colorado and Washington.
conThe majority of con entacts law en forcement has with the public occur during emergencies, or emotional situations. Those situations are not always the most e f f e c t i ve times for relationship building, and some communicommuni ty members may feel that officers are unapproachable on the street. Coffee with a Cop breaks down barriers and allows for a relaxed, oneon-one interaction.
“We hope that community members will join us for simple conversation, bring concerns, or simply get to know our officers,” said chief Marc Mills. “These interactions are the foundation of building community partnerships.” Coffee with a Cop is a national initiative supported by The United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The program aims to advance the practice of community policing through improving relationships between police officers and community members one cup of coffee at a time. Contact Tiffany Hughes with questions: 541-593-1014 or tiffany.hughes@deschutes. org
Sheriff’s office warns of warrant scam By Sgt. Aaron Harding On April 14, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office received several reports from citizens stating a male subject claiming to work for the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office contacted them. The male caller identified himself using various names of Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office employees. The male told the citizens they had missed jury duty, and a warrant had been issued for their arrest. The subject then asked the citizens to send him money to clear up the warrant or they will be arrested. The sheriff’s office wants the
public to know that this is a scam, and that they should never send someone money without verifying the information they are being provided first. It is not common practice for the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to advise a citizen they have a warrant over the phone. In most cases, a citizen with a warrant will be contacted in person, and the deputy will have proper credentials when serving the warrant. Anyone receiving phone calls similar to this in nature is asked to contact the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office at 541693-6911 to report it.
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Outdoor debris burning season closed The Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association (COFCA) announced the closing of open debris burning on residential and private lands in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties effective May 1. (Outdoor burning is never allowed in Sunriver.) Fire chiefs from local municipal and rural fire departments, along with state and federal partners, determined that outdoor burning of debris and agricultural burns on private lands (with the exception of the Jefferson County smoke management area) will close as of midnight Friday, May 1. “The snow pack and annual moisture levels are at a record lows this year. With the warmer weather the potential for escaped debris burns is greatly increasing as well as the threat of larger fires. Our agencies have already responded to escaped burns this spring which is earlier than normal,” said Mike Supkis, Fire Chief, La Pine Rural Fire Protection District, and Chair of Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association. Supkis said even though specific areas in Central Oregon may receive a bit of rain or even a spring snow shower before or after the closure, the region as a whole is experiencing an extreme drought this year. “All our fire agencies across Central Oregon will need to rely on and support each other this year when a wildfire breaks out.” COFCA urges homeowners
continued from page 35 an open door on Yellow Rail Lane. Officers who responded determined that the door had a misaligned striker plate and the wind had blown it open. The property management company was notified. 3/14 – Officer on patrol near Abbot and Circle 1 observed a vehicle strike the white vertical traffic dividers at the intersection there. The driver didn’t stop. He was pulled over and issued a citation for criminal mischief.
to prepare their property for the upcoming fire season now before there is smoke on the horizon. This month’s FireFree events in Deschutes and Jefferson counties provide an alternative to burning yard debris by allowing free or discounted disposal. The FireFree days begin on May 1 and will be available on selected dates during the month in numerous locations to all Central Oregon residents. (See story page 14). The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management will still conduct prescribed burns after burn season closes on private lands. These prescribed burns will be conducted under carefully planned conditions with federal fire resources, professional fire managers and firefighters on scene, favorable weather conditions and carefully planned land plots. “Prescribed burns improve forest health and reduce the forest fuels in order to lower the wildfire risk to our communities
that is ever present later in the season when the conditions are even more extreme,” Supkis said. Residents are strongly encouraged to contact their local fire protection agencies for additional burning information and regulations. All Central Oregon fire departments and rural fire districts will continue to monitor weather and fuel moisture conditions in their district and may make modifications on a day-today basis. Please call your local outdoor burning information line for your current conditions. If conditions become dryer, individual agencies may choose to close local burning sooner. Fire agencies will monitor fuels and fire conditions throughout the summer and anticipate the opening of burn season again in late fall. Information: www.firefree. org or call 541-322-7129 for more information about how to prepare your property for wildfire season.
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La Pine breaks ground for traffic signal on U.S. 97 and 1st A groundbreaking ceremony was held April 14 at the intersection of Highway 97 and 1st Street in La Pine to kickoff construction of a traffic signal at the busy intersection. The traffic signal addresses the safety needs of frequent pedestrian and bicycle crossings at the junction and serves as a connector between the east and west sides of the city. Significant industrial and employment growth is planned for the east side of the city in the next 20 years. To the cheers of local community members, Deschutes County Commissioners Alan Unger and Tony DeBone, La Pine Mayor Ken Mulenex, city
August. This project will realign 1st Street and Reed Road, construct a left hand turn lane from Highway 97 to Reed Road, construct right hand turn lanes for 97 southbound traffic to 1st Street, and westbound Reed Road traffic onto northbound 97, construct sidewalks along 1st Street between 97 and Huntington La Pine City and Deschutes County officials broke ground April Road, install crosswalks and 14 on a new traffic signal to be installed at Hwy. 97 and 1st Street pedestrian refuge islands at in La Pine. Officials said the traffic light will improve automobile, the intersection of 97 and 1st pedestrian and bicycle connectivity between the east and west sides of the city. It will be the only stoplight on U.S. 97 between Street/Reed Road; and signalize Bend and Weed in Northern California. the intersection. Information: 541-388-6224 council president Stu Marti- Committee, all helped break nez, city manager Rick Allen, ground. Construction began or www.oregon.gov/ODOT/ Janet Burton of EDCO and April 20 and is scheduled HWY/REGION4/Pages/ members of the Public Works for completion by the end of RoadworkImprovements.aspx
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2.02); • rule against using recreational vehicles as living accommodations (Rule 4.07); • ban on motorized vehicles on Sunriver pathways (Rule 2.03); • ban on pedestrians and cyclists using roads when a pathway is nearby (Rule 2.03); • no discharging firearms (Rule 5.02). I’ve touched on several rules that may trip people up during our busy summer vacation season. I encourage every owner to be familiar with SROA’s Rules and Regulations and I encourage you to alert your guests to these rules. Sometimes, visHeroism itors don’t comply with the Explore the different aspects Rules simply because they of heroism – why some people aren’t familiar with them. choose to intervene while othThe Rules are available at ers avoid those in need of help. the SROA website, www. COCC psychology professor sunriverowners.org. Look Andria Woodell provides in- for “governing documents” sight on the simple mechanisms under the “Resource Centhat prevent action and how ter” tab. Paper copies of to break this influence when the Rules are also available necessary. in the lobby of the SROA • Tuesday, May 26, 6 p.m., Administration building. Downtown Bend Library I wish all of our owners Cranial Injuries & Criminals: and guests a wonderful Understanding Brain Function summer that is free of wildthrough Mishaps & Mayhem fire. Using famous cases like John THE REAL ESTATE EXPERT Hinkley, Jr., as illustrations, YOUR FRIENDS RECOMMEND! COCC psychology professor Ginny Kansas-Meszaros Rebecca Walker-Sands explores Principal Broker brain anatomy and physiology Accredited Buyer Specialist and how damage to the brain Certified Residential Specialist ginny.m.kansas@gmail.com contributes to maladaptive behavior. 541-977-2710 • Wednesday, May 27, 6 BUY WITH KNOWLEDGE, SELL WITH CONFIDENCE p.m., Downtown Bend Library Sunriver Business Park I n f o r m a t i o n : w w w. d e 56825 Venture Lane, Suite 104 schuteslibrary.org
‘Know Crime & Punishment’ at Deschutes Public Library throughout May For as long as humans have lived together in tribes and communities, they have dealt with crime. Though what’s considered a crime — and how it’s punished — has changed and continues to change with time, its presence is felt in every society around the world. Learn more about crime — its causes, effects and possible deterrents — and punishment at your library throughout the month of May. Programs are free and open to all; no registration is required. Central Oregon CSI Real crime scene investigation is much more than something that can be done in the hour-long window of a television drama—it can be tedious and requires extensive training, large amounts of time and an abundant amount of patience. Bend Police Officer Canyon Davis talks about documenting the crime scene, how evidence
is collected and more. • Saturday, May 2, 3 p.m., Downtown Bend Library From Incarceration to Release Marissa Wilson, Transition Coordinator and Public Information Officer at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution in Madras, will provide a look at the incarceration experience from intake through release. • Tuesday, May 5, 12 p.m., Sisters Library • Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m., Downtown Bend Library Restorative Justice: A New but Old Way to Approach Discipline in Schools Restorative justice has been recognized as a powerful and healing alternative to punitive systems of punishment. Find out about how a growing number of schools are adopting it as the primary disciplinary approach. • Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m.,
East Bend Library • Tuesday, May 12, 6 p.m., Redmond Library Curl Up with Crime Are you looking for your next crime read, or perhaps want to try detective fiction for the first time? Community librarians Jenny and Liisa explore true crime and crime-focused fiction (legal thrillers). • Tuesday, May 19, 6 p.m., Redmond Library • Thursday, May 21, East Bend Library Oregon Innocence Project The Oregon Innocence Project is dedicated to securing the release of those who have been wrongfully convicted in Oregon and works for comprehensive reform. Find out what they are doing to right the wrongs of our criminal justice system. • Wednesday, May 20, 6 p.m., Downtown Bend Library It’s Not Easy Being a Hero: The Bystander Effect &
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Authors Craig Johnson, William Sullivan, Bob Welch appear this month Get ready to go hiking! Saturday May 2 at 5 p.m., William Sullivan will give a slide show presentation titled “New Hikes In Eastern Oregon” featuring an updated version of “100 Hikes/Travel Guide Eastern Oregon.” New hikes have been added to this classic Oregon hiking guide. Sullivan’s well-researched guidebooks are a mainstay for Oregon hikers. Inspired by spectacular slides featuring the best hiking trails in Eastern Oregon, you will want to lace up your hiking boots and hit the trail. Sullivan’s slide shows are always entertaining and informative. You learn about trails you might want to travel, see places of incredible beauty, and hear interesting details about our state. One of the things I appreciate most about Sullivan’s guides are the way he keeps hiking the trails, checking to be sure he includes up to date information and shares the best of Oregon’s trails with his readers. Sullivan is a fifth generation Oregonian who knows the state intimately, and enjoys sharing his love of the outdoors with others. He includes information in his guidebooks on campgrounds, cabin rentals, and the wildflowers you may encounter along the trail.
Johnson’s books inspired the most highly rated drama series in A&E history, the Longmire series starring Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Katee Sackoff.
He has a keen appreciation for the history, geography, flora and fauna of Oregon. We always look forward to Sullivan’s events; he is an entertaining speaker and
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Longmire has moved to Netflix and is scheduled to debut a new season there this September. Johnson will probably have more information at his event. Craig Johnson’s loyalty in returning to Sunriver
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Books & Music is hugely appreciated. He is a good friend and strong supporter of independent bookstores. We are grateful to be able to present this important
author to the community at SHARC. The facility is spacious, comfortable, and welcoming. Chris Harrison, events manager, goes out of his way to be helpful and cooperative. At future author events, SHARC will be providing a bar with a greater variety of refreshments. I understand both red and white wine will be available, as will beer and soft drinks. Entrance to the event is free and Sunriver Books & Music will provide free treats and bottled water. We think this will enable the audience to have more and better choices while enjoying a great event. “Dry Bones” is a book that grabs you from the very beginning and doesn’t let go. If there is a lot of money in the equation, the sum total is bound to be trouble. The last place a cop wants to be is in the middle of a territorial dispute between the FBI, the Justice Department, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, a local ranching family, and a museum of sorts. That’s exactly where Sheriff Walt Longmire finds himself when the largest, most complete T-Rex skeleton is discovered on a ranch owned by the Lone Elk family. Soon thereafter the body of the family patriarch, Danny
Lone Elk, is discovered face down in a pond, foul play a definite possibility. Making things worse, Skip, the acting deputy attorney is one of those all hat and no cattle politicians that manage to stumble through life avoiding opportunities to learn and thriving on publicity. His speech is locked in sound bite mode, self-importance is his main trait, and he doesn’t understand the concept of empathy. Walt and Skip fail to bond. Millions of dollars are up for grabs but the issues of ownership in the case are murky. If that is not enough to stress out anyone, Walt’s daughter, Cady, is arriving for a visit with his fivemonth-old granddaughter, Lola. Events in Philadelphia will propel her back east and cause Walt serious worry. Craig Johnson’s series is known for the excellent writing, gorgeous setting and great cast of characters. “Dry Bones” excels in all three – the Wyoming country is ever present, the writing crisp and clear, and all characters take part. I read it in one sitting. It is just too good to put down. Sign up early to attend this free event. Saturday, May 23 at 5 p.m. Bob Welch will give a presentation on “Cascade Summer,” his memoir of hiking the Oregon portion of the Pacific Crest Trail. Bob and his brother-in-law Glenn Peterson planned to walk 452 miles across Oregon. Along the way Bob reflects on Judge John Breckenridge Waldo, an avid outdoorsman and advocate for wilderness heavily involved in protecting the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Crater Lake. Bob’s memoir tells of his time preparing for his excellent adventure, hiking the trail, and his reflections on Judge Waldo. The Pacific Crest Trail is a grand achievement; from Mexico to Canada, one trail connecting the states and the wilderness. Miles of it are right here in our backyard. Summer is coming, hiking time is near, and Bob’s adventure may inspire you to go out on the trail. Sign up early to attend events by e-mailing sunriverbooks@sunriverbooks.com, calling 541-593-2525 or stopping by Sunriver Books & Music. Craig Johnson’s event will be held at SHARC. All other events will be at Sunriver Books & Music. SUNRIVER SCENE •
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father who is itching for a confrontation in what he thinks will be the End Times. Fanatically religious, having declared war on the government, Jerimiah Pearl ignores his son’s deterioration from a lack of nourishment and care. Jerimiah harbors secrets, the kind of secrets that will eat at a man. Trying to help Benjamin, developing a small measure of contact with Jerimiah, puts Pete in the path of conflict with the FBI right at the time his own family is imploding. Gritty and full of heart, the story has you rooting for the characters. This is a book is a great choice for book club discussions. Information: 541-5932525, www.sunriverbooks. com
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Investing: The difference between mutual funds and exchange traded funds By Greg McLaughlin Mutual funds: Passive vs. active management In the mutual fund universe there are typically two types of investment products: passive and active. A passive investment product looks to track the performance of any given market index such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the MSCI Global Index. An investor who buys a Dow Jones Industrial Passive Mutual Fund can expect a return on investment based entirely on the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index. Investors need to be aware when deciding to buy a mutual fund, or when discussing with their financial advisor, that each mutual fund has different fee structures based off the type of fund, the timing of investment and the timing of the sale of the mutual fund shares. All mutual fund prices are based off the end of day net asset value of the assets within the fund, so they do not trade real time like a stock would. In a collapsing market, an investor cannot liquidate their mutual fund until the end of the
day closing price is determined. An actively managed mutual fund involves a team of portfolio managers and analysts who, through their research, seek to outperform a designated benchmark index. They do this through company specific analysis of fundamentals derived by studying individual company financial statements and by direct contact with the company’s investor relations department. They then forecast estimates on the future outlook of the company, and based off these findings, the portfolio managers and analysts will develop their own weightings of each company within the index and invest accordingly. If, for instance, a portfolio manager of a Dow Jones Industrial mutual fund felt that despite its lower weighting within the index, Walmart was going to do especially well this year, an active
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manager could make the decision to overweight Walmart so that the percentage of Walmart stock within the overall portfolio would be larger than the percentage of Walmart stock within the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Walmart is currently around 3 percent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, so an active manager bullish on Walmart may make the company 6-10 percent instead. Similarly, if the active manager did not like Chevron, which is near 4 percent of the weight of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, he or she could cut that weight to 1-2 percent within his or her portfolio in an effort to outperform the index. As an active manager makes this decision across the 30 names within the Dow Jones, they will determine independently what the weight of each stock should be within the portfolio versus the benchmark. Exchange traded funds Exchange Trade Funds have the flexibility of trading like stocks in real-time on the open market and seek to match the return of various index returns in stocks, fixed income, commodities or
currencies. For an individual investor who wants to dictate the majority of their investment decisions across asset classes, ETFs provide a low cost and effective way to access an investor’s desired exposure. ETFs have enabled average investors the ability to access products that in the past were otherwise only accessible to institutional investors. There is no active management in ETFs though, and all investment decisions are made based off specified market indexes. Pros and cons of ETFs and mutual funds While mutual fund fees have come under close scrutiny with the rise of ETFs, there are concerns investors need to be aware of regarding liquidity and execution of ETFs. There are plenty of ETFs to give an investor exposure to anything from pork futures to Thai Baht currency rates, but the liquidity of the product, meaning the amount traded per day, can heavily effect the costs of actually gaining that exposure. Some ETFs trade only a few hundred shares a day, so if an investor wants to take a meaningful position, there are risks around driving the price up or down when purchasing or selling the ETF shares. Mutual funds, on the other hand, may include up front fees at the time of purchase or back
end fees when shares are sold, but there will be no risk of higher execution costs in markets where liquidity is low. Passive mutual funds, as well, have adjusted their fees to address the threat posed by ETFs. Investors will need to evaluate the specific fee structure of each mutual fund and the liquidity constraints of different ETFs, but for highly liquid products that investors want exposure to such as the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial, or even commodities such as oil or gold, ETFs seem to have the lead on ease of execution and costs. For more exotic products in emerging markets or to outperform beyond the specified benchmark, mutual funds remain a reliable and accessible investment option. Investors who want to personally direct individual investments into different asset classes and regions based off their own opinions are better served by ETFs, while those that utilize financial advisors and would prefer to have large scale goals and remain less involved in the choices of each individual position within their portfolio are more suited for actively managed mutual funds while utilizing ETFs where possible to lower costs. Have questions or topics you would like to see covered in this column? Feel free to email gregsunriverscene@gmail.com Greg McLaughlin is a current Sunriver owner. He has been in the finance industry for 12 years, and has worked at major banks in institutional equities in New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong, and has founded and run two hedge funds.
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Cruise News: A comparison of two river cruise companies is what I am doing on both of these cruises. Tauck is considered a class above AMA Waterways and charges higher rates. I’m inBy Betsy Scherr terested to find out if Tauck’s I am preparing to depart for higher fees are worth the difback-to-back river cruises in ference. Both give excellent Europe. First, I will travel with service but there are small Tauck to Paris, then details that differentake the high-speed tiate them. train to Lyon to sail To begin with, the Rhone River I am staying with through Southern Tauck at the five-star France. On the secIntercontinental Le ond trip, I will fly Grand hotel in Paris, to Amsterdam to Betsy Scherr not a four-star hotel take the Tulip Time that is offered by cruise with AMA Waterways AMA Waterways. All transthrough Holland and Belgium. fers are included with Tauck It presents an opportunity to whereas I pay extra for those compare two of my favorite with AMA unless I book my river cruise companies. air with them. I have sailed the Rhone Tauck has several tour diRiver before with Uniworld rectors on each sailing and (and the Sunriver Women’s fewer passengers overall. AMA Club group), but not with Waterways has one tour direcTauck. This will be my first tor on each ship. There is no experience with them on a tipping required with Tauck. long trip and cruise. It is not a With AMA it is completely “FAM” trip, which are special optional at the end of each cruise and travel packages they cruise what gratuities travelers put together for travel agents. leave for staff. Tauck does not Normally the cruise line di- offer optional tours. It is all rector of sales will accompany included. AMA offers optional travel agents on a FAM trip. I tours at additional cost. prefer to travel on river cruises Do you prefer a trip to be as a normal passenger, which all-inclusive like Tauck and
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comparable? How personable are the tour directors, captain and staff on each ship? Have they been with the company a long time? These and many other questions I should be able to answer in my next article. I look forward to writing about my experience on both ships when I return. Betsy can be reached at Betsy. Scherr@gmail.com or call 866524-3490.
stay at the best hotels in the world, or would you prefer to spend a little less and pay as you go for only those extras that interest you? One of the main things I want to compare is the quality of the two companies tours. How knowledgeable are their guides? What destinations will they show us? Is Tauck that much superior to justify an average 15- to 20-percent more for their cruise vs. AMA? These are the questions I have and would like to evaluate. Is the entertainment more to my liking (I am in my 50s) or
is it more suited for someone 70 or 80 years old? What is the ship like? This trip I will be on one of Tauck’s older but recently remodeled ships versus traveling on one of AMA’s brand new ships, the AMA Sonata. What do I think of them? What type clientele would enjoy a Tauck river cruise vs. an AMA Waterways river cruise? What do I think of their cuisine? How responsive is the staff to requests for special meals or to any problems that might arise? Are the ship’s lounges/nightly entertainment/piano bars
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Sunriver Mens Golf: New season begins, new hole handicaps for men’s club By Paul Grieco taken by the maintenance April brought a seasonally staff, sporting verdant fairexpected brief cold snap sand- ways, consistent and nicely wiched between unseasonably mown, and greens that are rollbeautiful weather, with azure ing true, especially considering skies, fluffy clouds, the early season. Acmild breezes and cording to Points, warm temperatures the Woodlands set that often peaked some attendance into the high 70s. records with a few Sunriver Resort, days of absolutely thanks to the good no open tee time work done by pro slots, drawing not Chris Points and only Sunriver reshis able mainte- Paul J. Grieco idents and resort nance staff, opened guests, but many the Woodlands course early Bend area players as well. for long weekends (Fridays The SRMGC season offithrough Mondays) six weeks cially kicked off with the anprior to the official opening nual Sunriver Men’s Golf Club of April 24. breakfast, held this year at the The Woodlands course fab- Crosswater Grille, that set an ulous condition reflects the attendance record by hosting good weather and good care 48 members including six new
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joiners (of 10, so far), along with some notable guests, including Josh Willis, director of resort golf operations, Amy Pendergast, head pro at the Meadows, Chris Points, head pro at the Woodlands, Eric Mettille, head pro at Crosswater, and chief agronomist, Ryan Wulff, and several other new staff members. Newly elected SRMGC president, Don Larson, ably hosted the meeting and performed several official functions, including introducing this year’s slate of officers, including Don Wright, VP (who put together a first-class breakfast for the group), Scott Brown, treasurer; Paul Grieco, secretary and board members Greg Cotton, director of competition; Tom Woodruff, director at large (who also captains the Resort Cup); newly elected (and former board member) Dave Hennessy, director at large overseeing membership functions; and Roger Mink, handicap director. Other official business included ratifying a few small, but important changes to the wording of the SRMGC constitution to clarify some ambiguous items. Willis and Wulff spoke about improvements currently being made to the courses, such as all-new bent grass greens on the Meadows course which will be ready by its opening on May 22. There are also changes to the bunkers on the Meadows course planned to be accomplished in two stages (greenside bunkers in 2016 and fairway bunkers in 2017). Immediately after breakfast, due to the largesse of the resort, almost all of the breakfast
attendees played a competitive shotgun round of two-net best
SRMGC member Brian Guilfoyle splits the fairway from Crosswater’s No. 6 par 5 tee box, after the SRMGC breakfast.
balls at a very favorable rate at the Crosswater course, which was in impeccable condition, marred only by the wind and the rusty play of many SRMGC members. There was a first place tie score of 125 broken by a card playoff (back nine total). The lucky winning team was comprised of Mike Dooley, Don Martin, Steve Stedman and Mark Johnson, all of who shot in the net 70s. The second place team was made up of Dan Frantz, Steve Phares and new member, Robert Thomas, and an apparently unlucky blind draw of net 78, as this
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start to the season. New hole handicaps for SRMGC at the Woodlands It had been six years since the hole handicaps at the Woodlands were last evaluated. Such evaluation is the responsibility of the club involved. Thanks to the record keeping of competition director Greg Cotton and the diligent work of the handicap committee of Roger Mink, Dave Hennessy, Jim Brown and Scott Lucas, and a proprietary program of the USGA for such analysis, new hole handicaps were estab-
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even-numbered hole handicaps. Theoretically this will equalize the distribution of strokes over the entire course and make matches more equitable. So if the toughest hole happens to be on the back, it will be assigned a 2 handicap rather than a 1. Longer holes usually are
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lished with some surprising changes. These changes will be employed in all SRMGC official matches, including individual match play events, and may or may not be adopted by the resort, which has these changes under consideration. Hole handicaps do not measure the average difficulty of a hole based on how tough the hole is for all players. Instead, a hole handicap measures the difference in score on any given hole between an “A” player (single digit handicapper) and “B” player (or mid-to-high handicapper), thus giving the higher handicapper a chance to halve (or tie) the lower handicapper on certain, usually more difficult, holes. This analysis is supposed to include gender (in this case specifically the men of the SRMGC), the tees most regularly played by the group(s) represented (white in this case, though the new handicaps will also apply to all Woodlands men’s tees), and include at least 200 of the lowest handicapper’s scores. If there are an insufficient number of low handicappers at a club, then another method of calculation called “regression analysis,” that must include at least 400 scores (more is better) of all skill levels, is applied. Thanks to Cotton’s record keeping, the committee had over 800 scores from SRMGC competitions, rendering the analysis all the more mathematically reliable. The greater the difference in score between “A” and “B” players that a hole shows historically, then the lower the
committee will be glad to engage in a reasonable discussion. If you are so inclined, you can look up online these and other sanctions and the reasoning the USGA employs in its guidelines for hole handicapping in section 17 of the USGA Rules manual. SRMGC membership
The difference between golf and government is that in golf you can’t improve your lies. ~George Deukmejian, former Governor of California, 1983–1991 lower handicaps because of the relative difficulty a higher-handicapper has in reaching the green in regulation compared to an “A” player. Par 3s are typically shown as the four highest hole handicaps, as even higher handicappers can reach these holes in one stroke. The accompanying chart depicts the changes dictated by the data and analysis, with the most significant changes occurring on holes 13 and 15, and other big changes on hole numbers 1, 4 and 9. Great debates can occur over the whys and wherefores and the members of the handicap
handicap that hole will most likely be. Why most likely? It’s because the USGA has in its guidelines certain strong suggestions that the opening and closing holes of each nine should not be the lowest handicap holes. This is in the event of a hole-by-hole playoff, in which the USGA recommends that a club should consider not placing lower numbered strokes on the first and second holes.
The USGA also recommends that a club should give consideration to avoiding allocating the low numbered strokes at the end of each nine because you want players who receive strokes to be able to take advantage of them before a match is decided. (Do you hear the sound of lower handicappers clapping?) Typically, the opening nine shows odd-numbered hole handicaps and the back nine
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New members are welcome. Sunriver residency is not a requirement. Find the SRMGC online at www.srmensgolf. com. Apply for membership using the Annual Membership Registration tab in the menu (on the left side of the home page). For more information email SRMGC president Don Larson at dclarson@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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Pet News: Traveling with pets By Laurie Skovholt As we move into the summer travel season it’s also time to contemplate whether our “best friends” should come along. Don’t do it with cats! This has a lot to do with my low tolerance of the yowling that comes from my cat’s crate. I have heard of kitties that hit the road quite happily. Please share with me how to accomplish that. Most of our canine friends, however, seem to say, “Wherever you go, I’m going too.” If you’re like me, you try to accommodate that desire. So do your research. Is your destination “dog friendly?” Make sure dogs are allowed at your accommodations. Hotel staff doesn’t have a sense of humor when it comes to dogs that have not been “declared.” Looking for
different accommodations at the last minute is less than fun. A lot of state and national parks do not allow dogs anywhere but the parking lots, so the hiking you were planning to do with your pup is now null and your dog is stuck in the car while you are out exploring. That brings us to summer heat and how quickly that can become deadly for your friend. Then, there is your planned itinerary: lots of museums and restaurants and plays do not tend to be a dog’s idea of a good time. After looking at your place and plans, consider how well your pet travels. Is he relaxed and happy just to be with you or, is he panting and stressed, refusing to drink or relieve himself at rest stops? Talk to your vet prior to
taking off with Fido. They will know (or know who to put you in touch with) some of the health concerns in other areas. Distemper or parvo outbreaks? Fleas? Ticks? Heartworm? The list goes on. It might be safer to leave Fido at home and not worry about it. Then, there is the exercise your pup is accustomed to. If you are taking your young German shorthair with you and he can’t get his requisite 20 mile run in everyday, I’m not sure which of you will be more insane by the end of that vacation. Make sure you’ll be able to get your pup out for a least some of what he is used to for everyone’s sake. Once all of these questions have been answered to your satisfaction, then pack Fido’s bag too. 1. ID tags with a current phone and address. If he hasn’t been microchipped now is the time. 2. A couple of good strong leashes (not one chewed half way through) and a well-fitting collar. 3. Take along a copy of their vaccination record. This applies whether leaving Fido at a doggie daycare for one day or if you’re crossing an international border.
4. Travel crate. This is a place of security and comfort for a dog, providing they’ve been started in one from the beginning. Your hotel will be much more comfortable if you are leaving your pup in their crate and you are having a petsitter stopping in once or twice to take them for a walk. This is not the time to crate train your dog. Your fellow travelers will not be happy to have a barking, whining dog next door. Daycare is a better option if your dog is not crate trained. 5. Bed, towls, pooh bags, bowls, food , treats and favorite toys, clean up supplies. 6. I take a gallon jug of water from home. As you leave each place I take water from that place. Then, you always have water they are
familiar with and will hopefully drink. 7. Go to PSI.com (Petsitters International), go to the petsitter locater, put in a ZIP code and find a reputable petsitter in the area you are going. Talk to your vet and locate a vet or two in the area you are going. Happy trails! E d i t o r’s n o t e : L a u r i e Skovholt operates Petsitting by Laurie, a Sunriver-area based business that provides in-home pet visits, feeding, medication administration, transportation to the vet, daycare or groomer, help with basic leash and obedience commands, and texts and photos to pet parents so they can see what their furry children are up to. 541-4196229, petsittingbylaurie@ ykwc.net
Pet Evacuation Team meeting May 12 at Thousand Trails Representatives of the Pet Evacuation Team of Redmond will hold a free, open meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 p.m. at the lodge at Thousand Trails, 17480 South Century Drive. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of how to prepare for the
possible need to evacuate pets (cats, dogs, fish, birds, horses, etc.) in the event of the threat of disaster. PET volunteers will describe how pet owners can prepare for an evacuation. The meeting is expected to last 90 minutes. Information: www.pet evacuationteam.com
protect yourself and your family from sun damage.
We love our sun here but Central Oregon has one of the highest rates of new melanoma diagnoses in the country. Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer. Babies and children are much more sensitive to sun than adults. Just one blistering sunburn in childhood more than doubles a person’s chances of developing melanoma later in life. Stay covered. Apply sunscreen generously and often, wear protective clothing and avoid excessive sun exposure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Scene Opinion Policy Thorough analysis of SHARC use needed
Randy Smith, Sunriver & Kirkland, Washington I concur with the letter written by Howard Permut which appeared in the April Scene that a thorough and transparent analysis of the use of the SHARC and the costs associated with the use is needed, broken down by owner use, renter accessing via the rental program and full fee customers. Areas reserved for owners only would be excluded. My guess is a rental house generates far more visits to the SHARC than an owner occupied house, even if it is occupied full time. Based on my guess I don’t believe the current fee structure for rental units is the right one, though. It assumes every rental property is rented the same amount and that each property is mostly rented to its capacity. That does not seem correct or fair. I think the best policy would be to keep this as simple as possible. After a thorough analysis of the use and cost of the SHARC on a seasonal or monthly basis I would probably settle on one fee for renters and one higher fee for outside users. If it turns out owners also use the pools extensively then there might need to be an entry fee By Brooke Snavely
pages of financial information about the association. For example, last year SROA had $9,930,758 in revenue and $9,724,789 in expenses, resulting in an operational surplus of $205,969.
Editor’s note: The Recreation Plus Program, which many owners use to provide their rental guests access to SHARC, is not exclusive to SHARC. The program also covers rental guests’ use of pickleball and tennis courts and the new boat launch. Homeowners whose rental guests only want access to SHARC, or who do not rent their homes enough to be make the program pencil, can consider purchasing multi-day passes which offer up to 25 percent discounts from daily gate fees. Details available at www. sunriversharc.com > admission rates. Specifics about SHARC use patterns, revenues, expenses and fee structures are continuously studied by SROA’s Amenities Access Workgroup which recommends policies to the SROA Board of Directors. The workgroup held a meeting April 21 that was open to owners (see story on page 20). The Scene plans follow up coverage in the June issue. SROA’s Annual Report for 2014, available at www.sun riverowners.org, contains three
SHARC fees
Nancy Kraemer and David Roth, Sunriver & Portland In response to Mr. Knapp’s letter in the March Sunriver Scene, we repute his fairness thought. He is correct that rental homes probably have more people using SHARC then homes not rented. However, Sunriver without rental homes would not exist. The main issue we have is with the process. The first year that SHARC operated, the SROA board had the property management firms pay fees for their homes to use SHARC. After the first year, the firms said they would not pay any more. Last year the management firms could buy passes and give them to their renters. Our four-bedroom home was rented about 130 days in 2014. During the year a total of 51 passes were given to our renters. At this year’s pass cost of $25 that works out to $1,275 that we paid out for our guests to use SHARC. Based on our experience, it appears not all renters
want or need to use SHARC. Now this year SROA is forcing us to pay a certain amount based on the number of bedrooms per home. As ours is a four bedroom home we would need to pay $2,700 for ten passes. How a house that sleeps eight can use ten passes is another question in itself. The amount we paid last year equals five passes this year. We would consider buying five passes but SROA will not let us. Regarding Mr. Knapp’s statement that 40 percent of the homes are rental homes… if there are about 4,000 homes in Sunriver that means there must be about 1,600 rental homes. However, in the general manager’s Q&A he states with pride that there are 575 homes signed for passes this year as compared to 535 homes under last year’s pass system. This means that 14 percent of the homes will be paying for SHARC costs. The biggest question that SROA has not answered is what the operating cost of SHARC is for a year. We aren’t sure if they do not know or are not willing to tell anyone. Many people have asked the question but we’ve not yet seen an answer. All homes paid for SHARC to be built and now it appears that some want someone else to pay the operating cost. In any Turn to Commentary, page 46
To support a free and open exchange of information and ideas, the Sunriver Scene welcomes letters to the editor up to 250 words, and Chorus of One submissions up to 450 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 brookes@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.
From the Editor’s Desk: Meadow Road river access parking lot closed
In March, SROA barricaded a user-made parking lot off Meadow Road that many owners, the public and some commercial operators used as a launch point for canoe and kayak floats down the Deschutes River. Located a stone’s throw downstream from Harper Bridge and plainly visible from Spring River Road, hordes of people trespass along the riverbank to reach the area, trampling delicate riparian vegetation into dust. Similar pathways of devastation denote routes between the parking lot off Meadow Road and the riverbank. The site has been used for launching boats for so many years, decades perhaps, that a user made boat slip has developed in the riverbank. Anyone looking to hand launch a boat in a patch of protected water would naturally think to use it. SUNRIVER SCENE •
charged to them after a certain number of uses. I would drop the annual fee option. Hopefully that analysis would show that renters could be charged an acceptable fee, not $25 per person.
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At some point a mat was placed in the boat slip to improve footing, further encouraging use. A lot of owners know about this launch spot and use it. So do a lot of people from communities around Sunriver. Some people set up beach chairs and spend the day. There are no facilities. What happens when nature calls? During the height of river floating season, the user made parking lot overflows with cars parked illegally along Meadow Road. Some park in neighbors’ driveways, mistakenly assuming an empty driveway means nobody is home or will mind. The comings and goings of the illegally parked cars disturb the neighbors. Part of the unimproved parking lot belongs to Sunriver Resort, which uses it to access a pump house that feeds Sunriver’s water system, is frequently blocked by parked cars. Last year, SROA installed a new fence along Spring River
Road on the actual property line closer to the road, which eliminated some parking. The stout new fence is a clear indication that the area downstream is private. Still, hundreds of people hopped the fence determined
to reach the user made boat slip. SROA installed a motion-activated camera to document the trespassing. This year, in an effort to ease congestion and safety concerns around Harper Bridge, Deschutes County indemnified SROA for a slight realignment of a section of the fence nearest the river, effectively giving the public access to the river along both sides of the bridge. The actual designated public access
remains on the Crosswater side of Harper Bridge. SROA is working with the Deschutes Paddle Alliance to create and post signs that clearly identify the location of public access points along the river. The signs will detail distances and approximate float times between the publically accessible putins and take-outs. The user made boat slip and parking area on Meadow Road will not appear on the map because they never were open to the public. This month, SROA will open a designated boat launch on the marina lagoon due east of Hola Restaurant exclusively for owners and their guests. It will feature paved parking, a paved ramp for trailered boats, a gravel beach for hand launching canoes, kayaks and rafts, and a plumbed restroom… all the improvements a river user could want. SROA also is negotiating with Sunriver Resort to establish a shuttle service that would
bring owners and their boats back to the new boat launch from the canoe takeout (a 5.1mile float) at discounted rates. Some Sunriver owners may still want access to the Meadow Road canoe slip so that they can take the shorter 3.6-mile float to the new SROA boat ramp. Technically, they still can but it won’t be as convenient. They’ll have to walk their boats in from Meadow Road and they won’t be able to park. Efforts to restore the area could result in a total closure. As recently as 2010, two task forces recommended maintaining owner access to the Meadow Road boat slip. At the April SROA Board of Directors meeting, Sunriver owner Herb Dix suggested it might be possible to restore the damaged riverbanks while maintaining parking and owner access to the boat slip. That would be a neat trick given the history of use and abuse. The challenge will continue to be balancing use for SROA members and their guests with environmental concerns. Page 45
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other district all pay to build and all pay to operate. We all pay a monthly fee for what we all enjoy. If we knew what the actual costs were, we all then could come up with a fair way to pay for SHARC. Until then it seems the board will bounce from one payment method to another.
Public SHARC passes allow lap swimming during ‘owner only’ times Sunscreen should be a year-round habit but it’s even more critical during the active, outdoor days of summer.
Health: How to protect your skin this summer and beyond Despite the warnings about the aging effects the sun can have on your skin, only five percent of Americans apply sunscreen to their body daily, according to a recent survey conducted using GfK’s Knowledge Panel. While experts say that using sunscreen should be a year-round habit, during the active, outdoor days of summer, it’s even more critical. “Make this the year that you adopt a healthy summer sun care routine for your skin, particularly if you spend long periods of time in the sun,” encourages Dr. Richard C. Kirkpatrick of the Brevard Skin and Cancer Center. Kirkpatrick offers several skin-protecting tips for sun lovers: Everyday protection The midday hours are the most hazardous for UV exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends staying in the shade when possible and using sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. For everyday sunscreen options for your face, look for hypoallergenic formulas that won’t clog pores. NO-AD’s new Oil-Free Face SPF 30 sunscreen is ultra-light, dermatologist tested and recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation for daily use. It contains watermelon extract to help protect against skin cell DNA damage caused by UV light. And best of all, it offers twice the quantity as other national brands at lower cost. For a convenient on-the-go option, consider a wide-format stick, such as NO-AD’s new Sport Body & Face Stick, which goes on smoothly with no mess, is geared toward sensitive skin, and offers broad-spectrum Page 46
SPF 50 sun protection. Outdoor and water enthusiasts Runners, hikers, swimmers and other outdoor athletes should bear in mind that conventional sunscreens may wash off after water sports or a vigorous workout. For those who spend long hours in the water, consider new BullFrog Surf Formula Gel, an alcohol-free, preservative-free, fragrance-free and hypoallergenic sunscreen that allows for frequent reapplication without irritation. It includes a water-resistant agent extracted from pine rosin, a naturally renewable source, and provides broad-spectrum SPF 36 protection. BullFrog’s new Quik Stik SPF 50 is a convenient clear zinc mineral sunscreen, which applies quickly with no sticky, white residue. Self-tanners To get the sun-kissed look, you don’t actually need to spend long hours in the sun. Consider a self-tanner, like Ocean Potion EverGlow Xtreme Self-Tanning Lotion, which delivers subtle color within hours and a rich tan in only three days instead of the usual seven. This moisturizing lotion works on all skin tones, and contains vitamins A, C and E to promote skin health and a youthful appearance. Unlike unpleasant smelling self-tanners, this one has a fresh mango-lime fragrance. For more sun care tips, visit no-ad.com, oceanpotion.com, or bullfrogsunscreen.com. Remember, exposure to the sun causes skin to suffer from premature aging. By protecting your skin this summer and beyond, you can slow this effect. –Source: StatePoint
Jock Pribnow, Sunriver SROA homeowners may be startled to learn that our SHARC is becoming a super-cheap public aquatic club. Anyone can pay $175 for 10 months of unlimited access to SHARC pools ($275 for all year), certainly undercutting any regional swim center. As a result, early lap swim no longer belongs to the homeowners who, with no intention of creating a public health club, paid $4,300 to construct SHARC, and who are gradually being crowded out of enjoyable lap swims. SROA obviously anticipated this outcome, and in summer will turn over North Pool for exclusive homeowner use. We, however, swim all year, and hope to maintain the convenience of 6 a.m. lap swims, five minutes from our home. Given that monthly SHARC calendars have always stated: “Lap Swim—Open only to SROA members,” we wonder why “SROA members” is being redefined, and how it happened? The homeowner swimming community “regulars” deserve input into “our” SHARC policies, similar to various club groups using SHARC facilities. We suggest and request that the SROA board host a forum of concerned homeowner SHARC swimmers to discuss and formulate 2016 SHARC policies. Perhaps SROA members who frequent the SHARC fitness room should worry about their exclusivity, too? Editor’s note: Morning lap swimming at SHARC is available to SROA members with updated Member Preference cards, guests with Member Recreation Guest Pass (the 20 free passes owners receive annually), members’ guests (accompanied by an owner), Recreation Plus Program participants (formally IRAP), and full- and off-season pass holders. The full- and off-season pass programs, in
which anyone can participate, are entering their second year of availability.
No fireworks please, please, please!
Jodi Fechner, Sunriver I have been an owner in Sunriver for 10 years now. Sunriver is very vulnerable to fire due to its many trees and arid climate. Over the last couple of years I have noticed a big increase in the number of fireworks being set off, especially around the 4th of July holiday. This disturbs me. Fireworks pose a huge risk to our properties and loved ones. Also, my dogs become anxious when they hear the loud booms of the illegal fireworks. I propose that Sunriver Owners Association posts “No Fireworks or Charcoal/Wood Fires Outside” signs at each entrance to Sunriver as well as at the two grocery stores all year round. We could even put the signs right under the existing “Fire Risk Level” signs. I think that many visitors/ renters to Sunriver are unaware that fireworks are not allowed in Sunriver. I spoke with the SROA and they say they already have no fireworks signs. Editor’s note: SROA has “No Fireworks” signs posted seasonally at the entrances to Sunriver and will display large banners around the 4th of July holiday to reinforce the message. Fire-
works, charcoal barbecues and outdoor fires are prohibited year round by Sunriver Rules & Regulations. Most rental homes provide propane barbecues that conveniently redirect visitors away from charcoal. The Sunriver Country Store, Marketplace, Venture Lane Shell Circle K and Hammer Time Hardware sell charcoal briquettes because not all their customers are inside Sunriver. The U.S. Forest Service maintains the fire risk level signs on federal land surrounding Sunriver where fireworks are also illegal. Folks who need a fireworks fix can go to Bend or La Pine for the July 4, 10 p.m. aerial displays in both towns.
Pick and choose
Janice Dost, Sunriver Recently our SROA board president (and other members) have expressed agreement with the concept which, they say, has been put forth by some Sunriver non-resident owners. Briefly, the board has expressed an intent to relieve those residents of equal financial responsibility for all Sunriver amenities. Thank you. As a part-time resident of Sunriver, I presume that I also can benefit from this view. Consequently, I am informing the board that I plan to reduce my annual dues to reflect my actual usage of Sunriver amenities. I have never and do not plan to ever use Sunriver tennis courts. Consequently, I will reduce my dues so as not to pay for an amenity I do not ever use. I also do not spend much time in Sunriver during the winter. Thank goodness I can stop paying for street and pathway snow removal from which I gain no personal benefit. I promise not to enter the premises of the North Pool this year. Please send me a partial refund of my dues, which will support homeowner only use of that facility. And as for Mary McCallum Park, which I visit perhaps four times a year, please refund my contributions to that facility and allow me to pay by the use. Depending upon the cost, I may forego it entirely. I think that the above steps should lower my homeowner dues by $150 or more. Again thank you, board of directors, for this visionary policy. Although it violates the Sunriver Covenants, Codes & Restrictions, I am sure you can handle that. Just do what I want and keep me happy.
Care & Share story in March issue was accurate
Mike Beeson, Deschutes River Recreation Homesites In a letter to the editor printed in the April Scene, the writer stated that the author of a March Scene story about Sunriver Christian Fellowship’s outreach efforts “should have checked the facts.” There are no errors in fact in this story. Regarding specifics of the letter to the Scene, the article did not say SCF provides financial support for the firewood program. SCF members do contribute their labor. The article did not say SCF created the Christmas Sharing Baskets effort. The program is one which SCF supports. The February story correctly described the programs in which SCF participates. SUNRIVER SCENE •
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PET WALKING & SITTING BY LAURIE In our home or yours. Member of PSI. Insured & references. For information, reservations or rates, call 541-419-6229 7/15 SKO READY FOR SUMMER? Par Engine Repair has all your automotive needs! Tune-up specials, oil change specials, brake specials! Give us a call 541-280-6849 5/15 PAR NEED A RELIABLE PERSON TO DO SECURITY CHECKS ON YOUR HOME? Take care of your pets, mail or plants? Make, mend, alter or sew something for you? Serving the Sunriver area for over 35 years. Call me, Grace Phillips. It’s a matter of trust! 541-788-0199 6/15 PHI WOODPECKER HOME DAMAGE? Sunriver Quality Painting will repair, patch and paint woodpecker damaged areas of your home. Please call 541-480-0902 for a free quote. 5/15 TIG
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SHOULD YOU BE COLLECTING AND REMITTING ROOM TAX? If you are renting your property for less than thirty days at a time, you should be! Is your property located in unincorporated Deschutes County? In a vacation rental program only part of the time? If so, as a homeowner you are responsible for collecting and remitting transient room tax. For information, please contact the
Deschutes County Finance Department (541) 383-4399 More information can also be found at www.deschutes.org Page 47
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Riverfront Estate 1.25 Acres $1,300,000 This Amazing Property has 7 bedrooms & 7 1/2 baths in the main home.(Sleeps 18) Perfect for a Large Family, 2nd home or vacation rental. 30’x48’ shop with additional apartment. Fantastic Custom Built Home Private dock on the Spring River MLS # 201501997 Call CJ Neumann & Lisa Lamberto 541.410.3710
55250 Velvet Court $545,000 Close to Sunriver, next to BLM this Beautiful home on 2 park like setting lots each with private well totaling 5.4 Ac has 3157 sq ft including a private guest suite. Modern kitchen over looking the great room and dining. Plus an upstairs bonus room! Call Myra & Pam 541.815.2400, 541.788.6767
4 Pine Bough Lane $389,000 This home is a must see! Completely updated in 2014. Single level home w/ oversized garage, wine fridge, stainless steel appliances, beautifully furnished and just 5 minutes to the SHARC!
8 Ranch Cabin $234,900 Want Peace and Quiet plus No Work? Well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath home enjoys private community pool, lovely setting and an extra storage room. Central location quickly accesses bike paths, tennis courts, river, Ft. Rock park, SHARC & more! MLS #201501628 Call Roger Wayland 541.408.0819
1 Fifteenth Tee Lane $529,000 Large 4 BD/3.5 BA in excellent condition with new carpet, interior paint and stainless appliances (March 2015). Reverse living with plenty of light, great room with gas insert fireplace. Oversized garage, nice decks and hot tub. MLS #201501869. Call Kelly Winch 541.390.0398
14 Antelope Lane $195,000 Wonderful vacation getaway in Sunriver! Fireplace in the Great Room. Extensive interior remodel in 2012. Kids will love the 2nd bedroom loft accessed by a spiral staircase. Outside features an enclosed 600 sq ft deck w/ hot tub to warm your toes in the winter. MLS# 201403686 Call Ken Renner 541.280.5352
4 Mt. Rose Lane $129,000 Price Reduced! Build your dream home on this .22 acre lot in Sunriver Resort! Great location close to Cottonwood Road, north grocery store and other north end amenities. MLS#201409899 Call Judi Hein 541.408.3778
18 Abbot House $151,000 Fully furnished 3 bedroom super convenient to the Mall and SHARC. Vaulted ceilings and private patio. One of the most affordable ways to own in Sunriver. VACASA rental program- call for rental history. MLS #201406871 Call Mike Sullivan 541.350.8616
6 Shadow Lane $697,500 Beautifully appointed home! Recently remodeled and upgraded with custom features! Gourmet kitchen and double master suites. Large lot & hot tub! 4 Bed/3 Bath. Text LADD3 to 88000 for more information on this amazing home! Call Brian Ladd 541.633.4569
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