The new observatory building at the Sunriver Nature Center is complete Page 11
MASKS REQUIRED For Indoor & Outdoor Public Spaces with Crowds Vaccinated or Not
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SEPTEMBER 2021
VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 9
COVID-19 vaccine now mandatory for all SROA staff
SROA Annual Meeting, COVID Style There were 30 in-person masked-up owner attendees during SROA’s Annual Meeting held Aug. 21 at SHARC. The meeting was broadcast live and has been recorded for viewing by those who could not attend. The video can be viewed by going to the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org/annualmeeting. Owner comments are still welcome and can be emailed to infosroa@srowners.org
SROA’s 2021 election results By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene SROA NEWS – The SROA Board of Directors welcomes three members following the August election. Of the two ballot measures that were on the table – one failed and one passed. The results were tallied by members of the SROA Election Committee as well as counted and verified by the accounting firm Price Fronk & Co. of Bend. There were 4,211 ballots mailed out in early July. There were 2,076 returned with only 22 invalid ballots due to the lack of a voter signature. This return is on par with other past elections/ ballots that did not have a monetary assessment tied to it. The Election Committee did note that more than 530 voters failed to choose three candidates – only marking one or two. From the field of five board candidates Tony De Alicante, Paul Coughlin and Keith Mobley were the top vote getters. While Coughlin and De Alicante will be new to the board, this will be Mobley’s second term and, moving forward, will lead the board as president at least through August 2022. The ballot measure to change language in the Consolidated Plan passed with 1,776 yes to 205 no votes. The change will
Members of the Election Committee count ballot votes.
allow flexibility as to who can participate on the SROA Appeals Board on behalf of the association – alleviating an issue if both designated members are unavailable for a scheduled hearing. As for the Recycling Center measure, this drawn-out topic appears to have come to a close with the ballot measure tightly Turn to Results, page 7 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 9 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
SROA NEWS – The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) Board of Directors has adopted a mandatory vaccine policy for its staff. Of SROA’s 49 full-time staff members, about 25% remain unvaccinated. In accordance with the association’s duty to provide and maintain a safe and healthful workplace free from known hazards, this policy will safeguard the health of employees and their families, owners, customers, visitors and the community at large from COVID-19. Additionally, this will help ensure that SROA remains adequately staffed to provide essential services, such as snow plowing, that are vital to the overall safety of the community. The vaccine policy will be implemented in a way that complies with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions and local health authorities, as applicable. Unless a reasonable accommodation is approved by the general manager, all SROA employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18, 2021 or six weeks from full Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval – whichever is later (the “effective date”). The FDA granted full approval of the Pfizer vaccine on Aug. 23. The vaccine requirement applies to all existing employees, as well as future hires, until the policy is rescinded. SROA will consider requests for reasonable accommodation (based on disability, religious status or as otherwise required by applicable law) on an individual basis. PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213
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SCENE SEPTEMBER 2021 Volume XLVII, No. 9 57455 Abbot Drive PO Box 3278 Sunriver, OR 97707 OWNER/PUBLISHER Sunriver Owners Association
The SUNRIVER SCENE is the official monthly publication of the Sunriver Owners Association, a not-for-profit Oregon corporation dedicated to: “Maintaining Sunriver as a premier residential and resort community, protecting and enhancing its quality of life, natural environment and property values.” The Scene is mailed to Sunriver property owners anywhere in the U.S. and available at locations throughout Sunriver and through a paid subscription by mail. Publication of advertising copy or individuals’ opinions in the Scene does not constitute endorsement by the newspaper, the Sunriver Owners Association or any of its members or board of directors. Each advertiser bears responsibility for claims made on their behalf. Scene content including stories, advertising and images are copyrighted and cannot be re-published without permission.
CONTACT THE SCENE Editor | Communications Director Susan Berger 541.585.2937 susanb@srowners.org Communications Coordinator Erin Mohr 541.585.2939 erinm@srowners.org ADVERTISING 541.593.6068 sunriverscene@srowners.org
CONTACT SROA 541.593.2411
888.284.6639 toll-free email: infosroa@srowners.org www.sunriverowners.org GENERAL MANAGER James Lewis jamesl@srowners.org ASST. GENERAL MANAGER Keith Kessaris keithk@srowners.org
WOW volunteers vanquish weeds SROA NEWS – Ever y summer dedicated volunteers band together throughout the Sunriver community to battle the invasive plant species known as spotted knapweed. Easily identified when in bloom by its distinctive purple flower, spotted knapweed is the most aggressive noxious invader in Sunriver. With no natural enemies or competitors, the plant can take over a landscape at an alarming rate. Sunriver’s annual War on Weeds, or “WOW,” is our community’s response to this unwelcome invader. Now in its 21st year, WOW channels Sunriver
residents’ commitment to protecting their beloved and fragile ecosystem into a concentrated effort to remove knapweed and other noxious weeds from the Sunriver community. This year, more than 45 enthusiastic and devoted volunteers participated in the War on Weeds, which took place Aug. 1-14. These owners spread across hundreds of acres of Sunriver’s common areas – locating, pulling and bagging tens of thousands of spotted knapweed plants. More than 120 bags provided by SROA’s partner SOLVE have been collected so far, with more still
Dozens of bags of noxious weeds await disposal after being plucked from Sunriver commons by WOW volunteers.
being filled. “We salute our volunteers for the time and energy they’ve shared with our community. Controlling noxious weeds is
a critical and collective effort, and we couldn’t do it without them,” said SROA Natural Turn to Weeds, page 6
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Treasurer report: In praise of SROA volunteers
sroa president’s message
After what we have been the governor and the scientific through for the past year and and medical community who several months with the CO- advise her. Despite complaints, your board of direcVID-19 pandemtors has been supic, we thought we porting efforts to get were finally seeing us back to the level light at the end of of freedom we all the tunnel. previously enjoyed. Instead, it turns Turning to more out to be a runpositive subjects, away train – the SROA owners have Delta variant. again cast ballots That train Keith Mobley that will be influenshould not be tial in our Sunriver there. Effective vaccines were developed with future. A majority of our owngreat speed, and made available ers voted in favor of the board’s to all members of this wealthy plan for the recycle center, but country. After a rocky start, the not the 60 percent needed for wise found the time to take the approval. We will now wait steps almost certain to keep to see how many sign up for side-yard pickup, and whether them healthy. Many illnesses have been the number is large enough to reduced or eliminated with justify a reduction in the size of vaccines, but for a variety of a new center. In the meantime, reasons, COVID-19 has been current practices and problems different. Doubt about its effi- that led the board to its procacy, even from some who have posal will continue. Amendments to the Consurvived infection, has been spread to the point where vari- solidated Plan passed by a ants are free to develop in those large margin, and two new who are doubters. And this is members will soon join the happening despite extensive SROA board. Congratuladata about the benefits of the tions are in order to Tony De vaccines and the consequences Alicante and Paul Coughlin. Appreciation is due to all five of not getting them. Our general manager and of the candidates who went his staff have been diligently through the extensive process following the rules provided by required in seeking election to
this volunteer service. We hope to see Julianna Gassman Hayes and Rick Komraus serving on any of our committees, task forces and work groups and being board candidates again. The Nominating Committee did a good job in developing a slate of qualified candidates, and we hope Julianna and Rick will be part of a future slate. One of the questions I received in the election process was whether we need board term limits. My response was that I had helped put them into the bylaws of another organization I had served, but that I was unsure about whether they were needed for Sunriver. Later, I looked at the record during my first three years on the board, and found that I was the only member who sought re-election of those nine volunteers. And I was successful, which will allow me to continue as your president for the coming year. Thank you. Know your board In the coming months I will include background information for each of our board members. The member I will profile this month is our vice president, Mike Gocke. A certified public accountant for 43 years, Mike holds three
degrees: accounting, business and taxation. His professional service included substantial work as an expert witness in litigation. Mike has served as a board member and treasurer of the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, the Sunriver Service District and the Sunriver Owners Association. His current term is a result of his willingness to come back to the SROA board when a sitting member resigned, leaving two years on her term. That resignation came during my prior year as president, and Mike was one of the first people I called. Despite having served for two prior three-year terms on the SROA board, he said yes. His current term expires in 2022. Mike is a very good listener, and has extensive knowledge and experience regarding our finances and history. His 2016 Board Applicant Information Form included this statement: “Improve on how we, the board, listens to comments and concerns by owners.” Vice President Mike Gocke and the rest of the board listen to comments and concerns from our fellow owners, especially when they will help in advancing our mission.
Highlights, actions of the SROA Board of Directors monthly meeting The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) Board of Directors meeting was held Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. Board members present: Keith Mobley, Mike Gocke, Jackie Schmid, Gerhard Beenen, Mark Murray, Bill Burke, Scott Gillies, Clark Pederson. Staff present: James Lewis, Susan Berger, Brad Olson. Owners forums From Aug. 20 work session • Read into record: Paul Conte believes it is the ethical and fiduciary responsibility of the SROA board to mandate employees and visitors be vaccinated and wear masks. • Read into record: Shelley Lindsey stated that the ballot measures should have been numbered to match what was in the voter pamphlet to avoid any confusion for those who don’t read it carefully. From Aug. 21 regular meeting • TJ Lindbloom asked about the creation of a designated dog pond for training/swimming. Page 4
Board actions • Approved minutes of the July 16, 2021 SROA board work session as corrected. • Approved minutes of the July 17, 2021 SROA regular board meeting as corrected. • Approved July 31, 2021 financial statement (unaudited). • Approved resignation of Laurence MacLaren from the Nominating Committee. MacLaren moved and is no longer a Sunriver owner. The board thanked him for his service as a volunteer and chair of the committee. • Approved resignation of Steve Phares from the Finance Committee. Phares has moved and is no longer a Sunriver owner. The board thanked him for his work and support on the committee. • Approved appointment of Corey Wright to the Finance Committee. • Approved appointment of Terry Durocher to the Election Committee. • Certified the 2021 SROA board election and ballot results.
SROA Financial Report Year-to-date as of July 31, 2021 (unaudited)
Total Revenues.......................................... $6,311,073 Total Expenses.......................................... $6,406,038 Operating Budget Surplus/Deficit.............. -$94,965 • Approved Resolution 2021001 to reaffirm an amendment to the Qualified Retirement Plan employee lowering the starting age from 21 to 20. • Appointment Design Manual Review Task Force with the following members: Curt Wolf, Mary Fister, Mike Brown, Dan Stockel, Michelle Powell, Mark Feirer, Tim Moor, Leslie Haraschick, Scott Brucker, Brad Winch, Charlie Meyer, Cory Darling, Debbie Wightman, Mike Mitchell and Mark Halvorsen. • Approved reappointment of Gerhard Beenen to the Sunriver Service District Managing Board. • Approved a construction contract in the amount of $585,373.99 with Marcum & Sons LLC to complete the Fairwww.sunriverowners.org
way Crest Village (Fir Cone) drainage improvements, and to further authorize signature of the SROA board president. • Approved non-budgeted expenditure to hire a special events coordinator for SHARC to facilitate future events. • Approved a mandatory SROA employee vaccination policy requiring all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The policy is effective by Oct. 18, 2021 or six weeks from full FDA approval of any vaccine, whichever is later. July association operations • Administration: General manager James Lewis continues to serve on several boards, including the Central Oregon Turn to Highlights, page 6
By Gerhard Beenen Today, SROA has 49 fulltime and 62 part-time/seasonal employees. These individuals do the daily work that keeps our roads open, our recreational facilities and parks in excellent shape and make sure owners and guests have a positive experience when in Sunriver. They help maintain our environment and keep all homeowners in compliance with community standards that enhance the value of Sunriver homes. They also keep us informed via email blasts and the monthly publication of the Scene. They are the core that keeps Sunriver a desirable place to live and visit. All Sunriver owners benefit from their dedication keeping Sunriver the premier resort community in Oregon and perhaps the United States. From a financial perspective, SROA budgeted just under $5M for employee’s salary and related expenses in 2021. While SROA employees are key to maintaining Sunriver, an equally important group are SROA volunteers. About 75 individuals volunteer their time to help SROA as board, committee and task force members. While most (if not all) Sunriver volunteers do not put in the long hours that our employees do, they are integral to keeping Sunriver the wonderful place that it is. While we may not always appreciate it when they locate noxious weeds on our property or reject a request to paint our Sunriver house florescent green, they help maintain and improve the quality of experience for all Sunriver owners and guests. SROA budgeted $0 for volunteer salary and related expenses in 2021. This isn’t to say that our volunteers are more important than our core employees but rather to point out that without these volunteers, the work necessary to keep Sunriver the place that it is would cost owners substantially more. If we assume the 75 volunteers work a minimum of 4-hours/ week and perform the work equivalent of a $20/hour employee (I personally believe the average number of hours worked and a salary of $20/ hour significantly undervalues their contribution), the annual expense for replacing the work of these volunteers would be an additional $300,000 (without benefits). The group of volunteers I have the closest association Turn to Treasurer, page 5 SUNRIVER SCENE • SEPTEMBER 2021
SROA’s Nominating, Owner Enrichment committees seeking new members SROA NEWS – The Sunriver Owners Association is seeking Sunriver owners, both resident and non-resident, who would be interested in serving on its Nominating Committee and Owner Enrichment Committee. Nominating Committee There are nine voting members of the committee and positions will be open for appointment in early September. Terms on the Nominating Committee are three years. The Nominating Committee is responsible for recruiting, screening and qualifying a slate of candidates for the annual election to the SROA
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with is the Finance Committee. I can say without reservation, the members of the SROA Finance Committee are dedicated to maintaining the overall financial health of SROA while maintaining the lowest fee structure of any resort in Central Oregon. While Joe Healy and his small accounting team do the detailed work keeping SROA finances in order, the Finance Committee provides guidance on budget, financial policy and ensures owner’s interest are well represented in the financial decisions made by SROA. This group of volunteers take the time to review detailed financial reports and policies each month. They offer insight with a collective experience of several hundred years. In short, they provide a service
Board of Directors, as well as selecting qualified candidates to be recommended to the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners for appointment to the Sunriver Service District’s Board of Directors. The committee meets monthly, September through June. For further information, and/or to express your interest in being appointed to the committee, please contact the Nominating Committee chair, Laurence MacLaren, at 503-522-8577 or laurencemaclaren@gmail.com. Owner Enrichment One of the things that makes Sunriver special is the involvethat would be difficult and certainly expensive to replace. Beyond the Finance Committee, I have participated on other task forces and interacted with several other committees. In all cases, I have been impressed with the knowledge, dedication and wisdom of task force/committee members. I typically don’t get the opportunity to write about the financial impact of these volunteers as they don’t show up on any of our financial statements. However, their impact is significant and it’s important to occasionally step back, recognize their contributions and thank them for their service. Thank you Sunriver volunteers.
ment of so many volunteers. The steady stream of Sunriver You classes, town halls, recent fitness challenge and the Member Pool open house are examples of activities planned and executed by volunteers. The Owner Enrichment Committee (OEC) serves as an incubator for many of these activities. Currently there are several openings on the OEC. The committee’s purpose is to enrich the experience of both resident and non-resident owners in Sunriver. We’re looking for people with ideas for building community through educational, cultural, recreational or social activities. If you’ve got ideas and are willing to put in a few hours to see them come to fruition, consider putting your
name forward for a three-year term on the OEC. These are volunteer positions appointed by the SROA Board of Directors. The OEC meets monthly, on the second Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the SROA board room and via Zoom. Meetings are open to all and there is always
an opportunity for public comment. Contact the committee chair, Dan Hilburn (503-930-9060) or secretary, Jane Boubel (541593-2641), if you are interested in joining the OEC, would like to share an idea or have an item for the agenda.
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First Saturday Happy Hour resumes in October at SHARC It’s been a long dry one. This will end on Oct. 2 with the return of First Saturday Happy Hour – an opportunity for owners to meet other owners over a beverage and some treats. Held in the owners’ living room at SHARC on the first Saturday of each month, owners are welcome to bring wine, beer or a non-alcoholic drink and a sharable appetizer, if you’d like. Appetizers will need to be individual bites that can be picked up individually. Attendees will have name tags, providing the opportunity to finally meet neighbors who may be on their street. The gathering will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mask wearing will be required and all cur-
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Resources director Patti Gentiluomo. “Sunriver is a more beautiful and healthier place because of our WOW volunteers!” Sunriver owners with questions about noxious weeds or who wish to join our team of volunteers may contact SROA Natural Resources at naturalre sources@srowners.org
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Intergovernmental Council and Sunriver La Pine Economic Development. Correspondence continues with Mackenzie Architects regarding DEQ penalties in reference to the Member Pool. Began work with the consultant for the Design Review Process and Manual update. Met with SROA legislative lobbyist regarding the steps to create a Planned Community Association for Central Oregon for collective legislative participation. • Accounting: There have been more than 30 property
After 17 months of musical silence due to the pandemic, an appreciative and distanced audience gathered in August at SHARC’s John Gray Amphitheater to delight in the 2021 season of the Sunriver Music Festival. Using giant outdoor stages at both SHARC and Sunriver Resort’s Besson Commons, six performances served up memorable music by the Festival Orchestra and guest artists conducted by two finalists for festival music director – Brett Mitchell and Kelly Kuo.
transfers. Work continues on draft changes to the Financial Policies. Processed new RV billing schedule. • Communications: Continue to send/share information about Sunriver Rules & Regulations and pathway rules. Created new signage for the new pickleball courts at Fort Rock Park. Revamped and integrated the tennis/pickleball website (www.sunrivertennispickleball. com) into the SROA website. Updated the job description for the open position and conducted interviews. • Community Development: There are more than 350 active projects, mostly smaller
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scale projects such as painting, windows, A/C units, etc. The compliance inspector resigned as he felt the job wasn’t a good fit with what he was looking for. • Natural Resources: Started Ladder Fuels Reduction and tree thinning on commons. Prepared and mailed LFR violation letters to owners. Continue noxious weed inspections on private properties and commons. Continued planning for 2021 War on Weeds for Aug. 1-14. • IT: Installing better security cameras at SHARC following an incident of vandalism. Provided Community Development with a cross reference to Deschutes County on addresses. Provided training to Sunriver officers for the incident database. Migrated GIS license from Public Works to Natural Resources. • Public Works: Ladder fuel pickups continue. Fall road projects selected, RFP released and contractor selected. Pool
heaters replacement completed and worked on several pump priming issues. Two new crew members have been hired. Roadside shoulder rock placed and compacted with more to complete. Canoe Takeout road graded. • Recreation/SHARC: Implemented a first come, first serve admission system at SHARC and Member Pool. The removal of the reservation system resulted in a better experience for guests and staff. Capacity remains limited for all aquatics based on lifeguard staffing challenges. Member Pool has had a few “new pool” issues with Anderson Pool Works helping to develop operational procedures for staff. The meeting adjourned at 11:21 a.m. The next SROA board work session will take place at 9 a.m. Sept. 17 followed by the regular board meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. Visit the meeting date on SROA website calendar for attendance instructions.
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SAIF offers expertise on COVID-19 workplace safety Many of us are aware of the human toll the virus has taken on the health of people and communities. But how have workers specifically been impacted? In addition to the stress many workers have faced at work – including employment uncertainty, enforcing mask mandates, and embracing new and changing protocols – some workers have also had workplace exposures to COVID-19, getting sick with the virus. Some cases have been so serious the workers have required intensive care; some have even died. SAIF has received more than three-quarters of the COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in Oregon – with 3,020 claims through the end of July – and accepted 86% of them. While most claims were for testing or quarantining due to exposure, many were much more serious and costly. We anticipate some to cost more
than $1 million. “These numbers represent Oregonians who have had significant impact to their lives from workplace exposure,” says Kim Henry, SAIF Industrial Hygienist. “This includes workplace fatalities from COVID-19.” The good news is vaccines and masks work. “Workplaces and workers across Oregon have suffered. To prevent illness with COVID-19 and the impact to our workforce, we need to use all the tools we have until we beat this virus once and for all,” says Kim. “We know that protecting our employees ultimately protects our businesses, our economy, and our communities.” Here are seven workplace safety measures that can help: 1. Follow the Governor’s indoor and outdoor mask mandates, which took effect in August. 2. Encourage employees to
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for the immediate future, the recycling center will continue to operate as is. The upcoming renovation of the Public Works campus has earmarked the current recycling center location for other operational usage – so its days at this location may be numbered. Cascade Disposal still plans to offer side-yard recycling pickup, but a start date has not been determined.
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get vaccinated. This includes providing paid time off to go get the shot, offering paid sick time to recover from potential side effects of the vaccine, or hosting a vaccination event. 3. Implement physical distancing protocols in the workplace. 4. Provide periodic COVID testing for employees who can’t get vaccinated. 5. Implement engineering controls, like portable HEPA filters, that can help prevent the spread of the virus. 6. Provide N95 masks to employees who work in high-risk environments, like long-term care facilities and other healthcare workplaces. 7. Keep workplaces clean and make sure employees are provided with the time and supplies to practice good hand hygiene. Find more information at saif.com/coronavirussafety. SAIF is Oregon’s not-forprofit workers’ compensation insurance company. Since 1914, we’ve been taking care of injured workers, helping people get back to work, and striving to make Oregon the safest and healthiest place to work.
Sunriver: 41 years as a Tree City Thanks to its long-standing commitment to forest management Sunriver has been honored and celebrates 41 years as a Tree City USA community. A program by the Arbor Day Foundation, Sunriver has the distinction of being Oregon’s oldest Tree City east of the Cascades and fourth oldest in the state. Of the 69 Tree City honorees in Oregon, Sunriver remains the only unincorporated community to receive Tree City status as unincorporated communities are no longer eligible. There are four core standards that must be met to be a Tree City: • spend a minimum per capita on community forestry activities • maintaining a tree board or department • having ordinances (governing documents) including responsibility for tree care and forest management • hold an Arbor Day observance or celebration Trees provide multiple benefits to a community when properly planted and maintained. They help improve the visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits. Healthy forests have been shown to reduce wildfire risk, reduce energy consumption, benefit wildlife, cool air temperatures and help clean drinking water. Oregon’s official Arbor Day is held the first week in April, with many communities hosting celebratory events and activities throughout the month. SROA hosts a free seedling giveaway and the Sunriver Nature Center provides some Arbor Day related programs.
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Art and wine at Sunriver Artists’ Gallery By Deni Porter Art is all about the senses so it just seems right that wine and art would be a perfect complement to each other. You can participate in this unscientific discovery at the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver by stopping by the gallery for the Second Saturday Artist Reception on Sept. 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. The artists will be serving both beautiful art and wine, beer and food. It doesn’t get much better than that. Featured artists for September are diverse in mediums and styles. They will be at the ready to discuss their deepest creative artistic motivations with visitors or at least have a good story and a laugh. Please visit the gallery’s website to appreciate the variety and scope of the work of these artists – one or two photographs is just not a good enough way to get a sense of the treat in store for you at the gallery. Natural landscape photographer Christian Murillo humbles and inspires viewers with the grace and power of his mountain landscapes. Each piece is stunning and makes the viewer wonder not only at the beauty of nature, but how the artist was able to capture the image. Photography is
Second Saturday Artist Reception Sept. 11, 4 to 6pm Meet the gallery’s Central Oregon artists, enjoy refreshments and pastel art demonstration by Laura Jo Sherman
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always better when the artist can discuss the image capture and Murillo is as charming as his work. Potter Dori Kite is a longtime gallery favorite. Inspired by texture, color, and patterns, Kite is constantly trying new techniques, glazes and subjects. Kite’s work is always popular, but her newest pieces are really flying out of the gallery. Sushi sets and Ramen bowls are functional and beautiful. The artist’s favorite color combinations of iron red/gray, black/white and purple/green are perfect for these pieces. Pastel painter Laura Jo Sherman once again nails the combination of light, color and texture with her latest pieces. One piece captures the essence of a sunset while another piece
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provides a delicate sense of light through the pine trees. In yet another piece, the viewer can almost hear the pounding of the hooves as horses run through the dusty light or the trill of a bird in the soft morning light. Potter Diane Miyauchi is a specialist when it comes to providing beautiful functional art with simple clean lines and bright engaging colors. Miyau-
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your senses, bowls, dishes, platters and more – all with a splash of color and shine. Turn to Gallery, page 9
Sunriver Quilt Show a success, despite COVID The 32nd Sunriver Quilt Show and Sale was held in August in The Village at Sunriver. After a year’s respite, the Mountain Meadow Quilters and the Village were able to produce a successful show. Forty-one quilters had 164 quilts on display outdoors throughout the Village. Additional quilts were on display in the shops and in the mercantile area of the show. Quilts were sold with the proceeds going to individual members and to the guild where those funds will be used to make quilts to donate to area charities. Mountain Meadow Quilters would especially like to thank Webfoot Painting and Gavin Hepp, co-owner of Webfoot, for their assistance in hanging the quilts. Also a big thank you to the people who supported the show through their attendance and purchase of items from the mercantile. Next year’s Quilt Show is already scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6.
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Sunriver You to begin fall schedule of classes By Helen Heeren Sunriver You classes are back in session this fall starting with Legacy and Retirement Planning: A 3-Part Series. Formulating an estate plan and having confidence it is in accordance with your wishes is reassuring. Parts 1 and 3 tackle a few things to consider when making your plan. Growing retirement savings also brings reassurance, and this is the focus of Part 2. Sign up for any or all of this series. Don’t miss the next quarterly SROA Board Town Hall in early October. These virtual classes require registration to obtain the in-person Zoom at-
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It is never too early to start looking for holiday gifts. A gallery celebration is the perfect way to get the low down on what catches your bestie’s eye and then you can sneak back for the purchase. Artists’ Gallery Sunriver is located in building 19 in The Village at Sunriver. For more information, call 541-593-4382 or visit www. artistsgallerysunriver.com
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Michigan but now Oregon is her forever home. • Part II: How to Safely Grow Your Retirement Savings So It Will Last a Lifetime Tuesday Sept. 21, 4 p.m. via Zoom. The topics for this class will include: • How the prolonged low interest rate environment has affected retirement savings. • The concept of “losing money slowly.” • The life insurance industry’s solution to safely grow your money. • This isn’t your grandmother’s annuity. • How do annuity companies make money? • Things you need to know about annuities before investing. • Who should consider an annuity? The presenter, Karen Brannon, grew up on a farm in
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On the defense: plants versus insects By Amanda Accamando, Nature Center Manager One late evening as I was leaving the nature center building for the day, I came across an odd sound emanating from the trees outside of the nature center. The trees were lodgepole pine snags left behind to decay after western gall rust had cause irreparable damage. The sound, a scratching and scraping noise, was coming from inside the tree. Despite surveying the surface of the tree thoroughly at each point, I could not pinpoint the culprit. My best guess at the time was that some sort of an insect was eating the wood from the inside out. With a little research, I discovered that the insect was probably the larva of a wood borer beetle who feast on stressed, dying or dead trees. It was surprising though, just how audible and loud that chewing sound was.
Dead plants and trees rely on insects and other animals to aid in the decomposition process. However, in their living stage, plants make large investments in their defense against insects and other animal herbivores. Some of these plant defenses manifest as obvious physical traits. The spines on the bull thistle, a plant that staff and volunteers have spent the last few weeks pulling up in Sunriver, come to mind. The spines are effective at deterring animals (including this human) from stepping on, handling and eating the thistle. The structural defense can also be a bit more subtle but effective in their defense against insects. Lamb’s ear, a popular horticultural plant, owes its name to the soft fuzziness of its leaves. The hairs on the leaves are called trichomes and protect the plant from being eaten. Lettuce
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The aptly named milkweed oozes a white latex that is toxic to animals and some insects.
to the plant. The wasps, who are parasitoids, will then lay their eggs on the caterpillar, and the developing wasps will eventually kill the caterpillar host. A great example of plant defenses at work is the native milkweed plant. Commonly featured in biology textbooks and well known as the host plant of monarch butterflies, the milkweed defense system is elaborate. Structurally, the milkweed plant is covered in tiny little hairs that act as their first defense against munching insects. If an insect is able to get through those hairs, milkweed’s second line of defense is
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September sky objects; observatory expansion complete By Bob Grossfeld As we head into September, we look forward to Central Oregon’s cooler fall nights. It is my favorite time of year in Sunriver – the weather remains good and the fall night sky starts to appear. Saturn and Jupiter are prime telescope objects this month, and many of the fall season constellations are starting to get higher in the sky. Some of our favorite galaxies are now visible for the telescope viewing. One of my favorite targets will be right overhead during September, the Veil Nebula. This remnant of super novae is a great object to look at and shows a great spider web of gas within the pattern of stars. Be sure to check out the Veil Nebula when there is little or no moon, as the moonlight drowns out the view of this incredible object. The new moon is on Sept. 7 this month and is a prime time to enjoy the night sky. The autumnal equinox is on Sept. 22, and the Sun will shine directly on the equator with nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world. This is the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of spring (vernal equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere. Construction of the observatory expansion finished up in August, and we have started to move telescopes into the new building. Our goal as we test equipment is to have the new building operational this month. We are so excited to share with you this great addition to our facility. Finish work and exhibit planning will continue throughout the fall months. This month we plan to continue our private and public programs for you to enjoy Sunriver’s dark skies and daytime views of the Sun. For reservations and the most up-to-date information, please visit our website at www.snco.org. 2nd Home Checks Sunriverhomechecks.com
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Save the date: Sunriver FungiFest The fifth annual FungiFest & Mushroom Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the Sunriver Nature Center. Celebrate and learn about Oregon’s mushrooms through walks, cooking demonstrations and hundreds of mushrooms on display. Stock up on fresh mushrooms and other edible mushroom products and check out local artists and vendors. More details and ticket information is coming and will be posted to www.snco.org
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Know Des(s)erts’ this September with the Deschutes Public Library ‘Satisfy your sweet tooth and craving for knowledge in September as Deschutes Public Library serves up a double scoop of programming for “Know Des(s)erts.” See what it takes to hike any length of the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail and get recommendations for a post-hike milkshake. Learn the ins-and-outs of High Desert survival and hear how the desert flora and fauna inspired artist Georgia O’Keeffe. Discover adaptations of the endangered desert tortoise and indulge in some sweet offerings of Bontà gelato, a chocolate demonstration, and more. All programs are free and open to the public. Wearing a face covering is required at all in-person, indoor events. Programs marked with an asterisk (*) require registration. • Hiking the Oregon Desert Trail: In-person event (and live online Sept. 8 only). Wednesday, Sept. 8, 12 – 1 p.m. Downtown Bend Library Come learn what it takes to hike a day, week or month on the Oregon Desert Trail and get some recommendations for local favorite sweet treats. Renee Patrick joined Oregon
Natural Desert Association in 2015 to further develop and establish the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail. • Survive & Thrive in Our High Desert Environment*: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Live online Converse with outdoors enthusiast Ed Weiser during a virtual session to learn the ins-and-outs of High Desert survival with an opportunity for participants to share adventures, successes and questions for thriving in the elements. Registration is required. • The Science Behind Chocolate at the Kindred Creative Kitchen* In-person event. Saturday, Sept. 11, 1 – 3 p.m. Kindred Creative Kitchen Bring your favorite sweet treat to life with an everythingyou-ever-wanted-to-know chocolate demonstration. Specializing in chocolate, Chef Michele Morris has worked with multiple World Pastry Champions and now offers cooking and baking classes for youth and adults. Registration is required and space is limited. • Georgia O’Keffe Inspired by the High Desert*: Thurs-
day, Sept. 16, 6 – 7 p.m. Live online Artist Georgia O’Keeffe spent decades in the Southwest and made New Mexico’s Ghost Ranch her home and studio from 1949 until her death in 1986. Learn the details about the land she loved with Karen Butts, Tours and Education Manager at Ghost Ranch. Registration is required. Turn to Library, page 13
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Tuesday, Sept. 28, 4 p.m. via Zoom Learn about opportunities to create a lasting and impactful charitable resource for causes you care about, either during your lifetime or as part of your estate. We’ll talk about donor-advised, scholarship and other types of charitable funds, charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities. We’ll delve into endowment, disentangle how to make qualified charitable distributions from your IRA, and explore tax-wise giving strategies. The presenter, Julie Gregory, is the Oregon Community Foundation’s Senior Philan-
thropic Advisor and Regional Director for Central and Eastern Oregon. She works with individuals, families, organizations and businesses to establish charitable funds. She graduated from Washington & Lee University School of Law in Virginia and pursued a career in litigation and business representation in private practice and with the US Department of Justice. She has lived in Bend for 20 years and in addition to enjoying all the outdoor pursuits Central Oregon has to offer, she is passionate about the arts and has served as a Bend Cultural Tourism Fund Commissioner, a board member for Cascade Festival of Music and Arts Central and an advisory committee member of
the Tower Theatre, BendFilm, Caldera and the Waterston Writing Prize. SROA Board of Directors Town Hall Tuesday, Oct, 5, 4 p.m. via Zoom This is a quarterly Town Hall series presented by the SROA Board of Directors, which focuses on specific topics. The intent is to give the board time to talk about current issues and then to allow the audience to ask questions related to the topics that are then responded to. The topics for this Town Hall will be telecommunications, Mary McCallum Park and the new Member Pool. Registration required to receive participation link.
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• The Ecology & Behavior of Mojave Desert Tortoises*: Tuesday, Sept. 21, 6 – 7 p.m. Live online Explore the natural history of the American Southwest’s desert tortoise with Dr. Kristin H. Berry. Raised in the Mojave Desert, which became the base for her research, Dr. Berry offers a unique perspective studying desert invertebrates and their
• Bontà Gelato Presentation: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Pre-recorded program Bontà co-founder Juli Labhart demonstrates the process of making dairy-free sorbetto and gelato. • A Snapshot in Time: Oregon’s Ghost Towns: Tuesday, Sept. 28, 4 p.m. Pre-recorded program According to some histori-
ans, Oregon has the most ghost towns of any state at about 200 sites. Hear the tales and see the proof from urban explorer Ash Knotts capturing (but not revealing) a few of the ghost towns in Oregon. For more information about these programs, visit the library website at www.deschuteslibrary.org. People with disabilities needing accommodations (alternative formats or auxiliary aides) should contact Liz Goodrich at lizg@deschuteslibrary. org or 541-312-1032.
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Vintage model airplane kit lands at Second Tern Thrift Store By Wes Perrin Ever since airplanes became commonplace in American life, models of favorites have been coveted and collected by lovers of flight. Plastic is the material of choice for most models today, so the availability of a vintage wooden model plane kit is a rare acquisition for the Second Tern Thrift store. With a span of 61 inches the “Aristo-Craft Giant Super Pre-fabricated Scale Model” is big enough to carry a remote control gas engine, and complex enough to challenge any serious model builder. When completed, the owner will possess a 1/17 replica of one of the icons of the air – a Douglas DC-3. First flown in 1935, it was so well designed and engineered, some 200 are still flying today, 86 years later. It quickly changed the history of consumer aviation. Easy to fly – one historian called it, “forgiving of the most clumsy pilot.” Capable of carrying 21 passengers, the DC-3 was soon the darling of all the major airlines. During World War
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President’s message There is something about September that always reminds me of the first day of school and the Welcome Event kicks off a new year for the SRWC. This is the event where you can explore all the amazing things the SRWC does and how you can get involved. Look for all the details at sunriverwomensclub.org. –Nancy Fischer, SRWC President Membership: Would you like to hike, discuss books, or work on philanthropy projects with other women in our community? September is a great time to join the SRWC as a new member. Members who join or renew their membership in the SRWC will be paid through Sept. 30, 2022. Go to the Sunriver Women’s Club website and click on Join Us, then select Annual Membership to become a new member. To renew, log in with your email and password. When joining or renewing your membership, please consider making a donation to support the SRWC philanthropy funds.
The Betty Gray Gallery in the Sunriver Lodge continues to feature an exciting summer lineup of artwork for local enjoyment. The upper gallery is showing the work of accomplished artist David Kreitzer through the end of August. Kreitzer is the poster artist for the 2021 Sunriver Music Festival, and his work brings to mind all the wonders of summer across the west. The lower gallery has been recently updated to feature “Summer Delights,” a showcase of vibrant artwork by Sylvia Avenius-Ford and Kelly Lish. Both artists feature unique use of acrylic paint to bring out a colorful palette to tell a story in their artwork. Summer Delights will run in the lower gallery through the end of September. Starting Labor Day weekend, the upper gallery will begin the
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Fly Tying Corner: October caddis stimulator By Phil Fischer Have you noticed those big lumbering mothy-like bugs flying over the Deschutes or Fall River lately? Chances are you were seeing the adult October Caddis. This caddis emerges in late September and October throughout many rivers in Oregon and Northern California. WestFly, the well-known fly fishing and entomology website in the Pacific Northwest, nicknamed this bug “the Great Pumpkin of Western Rivers.” It is a big bug, and for a few short weeks in the fall can be important to imitate, as these insects make a tasty treat for rising trout. A steelhead will occasionally take this pattern on the surface as well, skated at the tail out of your favorite steelhead run! It is an honest size 8, which makes it a pattern that is easy to see on the water. And one doesn’t have to cast
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delicately with this fly. During egg laying flights the October caddis daps the water’s surface to deposit its eggs. It is often this behavior that we are trying to imitate as fly fishermen. So a little “splat cast” on the water is a good thing with this pattern. You generally won’t see lots of these bugs about, but the trout know they are there and will take them eagerly if afforded the opportunity. Look for the egg laying flight in the
afternoon and evening. Even if you don’t see the naturals about, this fly can be a good searching pattern and will often raise a wary trout looking for a large meal. The October caddis stimulator is a pattern I have tied for years to imitate these big bugs on California’s McCloud and Upper Sacramento rivers. When we relocated to Sunriver, I dug this fly out of my box one day on the Lower Deschutes
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and it performed magically! The bushy hackle and wing will give a convincing impression of a caddis. This fly is designed to float high on the water, and can be skated and skipped on the water much like the naturals. I’ve even recently heard of fly fishers casting October caddis imitations like this one on Crane Prairie, skating them similar to a traveling sedge. I continue to adapt this pattern by using a darker wing and hackle, and adding just a bit of Krystal Flash to help the fly shimmer on the water’s surface. Next time you are out fishing, look for that big mothylooking October caddis in the
evening as the natural returns to the stream to lay its eggs, and be ready to splat and skate this fly along the banks and riffles in search for rising trout. Experiment with this pattern during late September and October for the prolific caddis hatches that occur on the Lower Deschutes River. If you have questions or would like additional information about the October caddis stimulator pattern, 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@ sbcglobal.net
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Rotary Club fundraiser a great success By Lee Haroun The residents of Sunriver, and the surrounding area, are known for their generosity and spirit of volunteerism. They demonstrated this once again in July at the Sunriver-La Pine Rotary Club’s annual fundraising event. This goal of this benefit is to provide grants for nonprofits and schools and to pay for projects that support seniors, families and youth in south Deschutes County. The club netted almost $60,000 – earned from dinner tickets, auctions and wine raffle tickets. Caitlyn Burford was a special guest speaker whose late father, Mark, was an active member of Rotary. She spoke about his dedication to helping a children’s home, Mi Casa, in El Salvador. Generous donations from club members provided the funds for Mi Casa to buy a van to transport the growing number of children welcomed into the home. SUNRIVER SCENE • SEPTEMBER 2021
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techniques to prevent and reduce conflict: 1. Avoid judgment. Understand that everyone has different life experiences and may be overwhelmed with struggles and anxiety from things you know nothing about. Listen and focus on the feelings behind the message. 2. Don’t take it personally. Another person’s behavior is not about you. You are likely not the true target of someone’s behavior. Tell yourself, “This may not be about the two of us; it may be about other issues in their life.” Or repeat to yourself, “I’m going to be respectful. I’m going to be respectful.” 3. Control your reactions. You can’t control another person’s behavior, but you can control how you react. Avoid using facial expressions, gestures and language that could make another person feel anxious or defensive. 4. Be prepared if you have to engage. Have a plan to acknowledge and redirect. Here are some things you could potentially say: • “Yeah. This year has been difficult on everyone.” • “I can understand where you’re coming from.”
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7-1 Dispatched to Bittern Lane for a parking issue. Officer made contact with the owner of the vehicle and issued a parking violation warning. The property management company was also notified of the Sunriver’s new Nuisance Property rule. 7-2 Received information about a parking complaint on Plover Lane. Officer noticed an older model motorhome parked in the driveway. The RP had mentioned that it had been parked there for roughly three weeks. Left an SROA warning on the vehicle’s windshield. Per the Sunriver Rules & Regulations, they have 48 hours to move the motorhome, or receive a ticket. 7-3 Officer noticed a car parked off the road along Landrise Lane. This a house that officers have visited before for another parking complaint. There have been four incidents with this property this year; two parking complaints, including this one, and two noise complaints. 7-3 Dispatched to a report of criminal mischief at a Beaver Drive location. 7-5 RP came into the Sunriver Police Department for a missing wallet. About an hour later, the RP called stating he located the missing wallet. 7-6 Responded to a missing juvenile lost on the pathways for approximately an hour. The juvenile was located in the Village and was reunited with the mother. 7-7 Responded to Doral Lane for a parking complaint. Occupants of the residence contacted and informed about Sunriver Rules & Regulations regarding parking. They were unaware of the roadside and common ground parking regulations. The Sunriver Police Department contacted the property manager and spoke to them about this issue. 7-9 Officers were stopped on the pathway across from the Sunriver Nature Center by the RP, who reported that he had lost a bike. 7-10 While at Cardinal Landing Bridge an officer noticed two people pulling their paddle boards out of the water. They were informed that there was no roadside pickup, drop off, loading or unloading in Sunriver per Sunriver Rules & Regulations. They stated that they were just taking a break and were going to continue floating. Approximately five minutes later, officer saw them at Cardinal Landing Lane and Goldfinch Lane loading their paddle boards in their truck. Officer issued an SROA parking citation. 7-11 During routine patrol at Cardinal Landing Bridge officer saw two people get out of the river carrying an inflatable raft, paddle and towels. Officer followed them down the path and saw they were packing the raft into a Turn to log, page 22
By Jim Bennett September marks the annual preparedness month in the United States. This national observance is supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an opportunity to focus on preparing for any type of natural disaster that can and could occur, even those that seem unlikely, but possible. Over the last several months we have talked a lot about preparedness, but for good reason. It’s a message that can’t be over emphasized or ignored. September can be a transitional month in Central Oregon. Generally, our population in Sunriver begins to shrink as children (and adults) return to school and work and wrap up a hopefully wonderful summer vacation season. While it can begin to cool, the threat of wildfire generally remains very high or even extreme and we must continue to keep our vigilance against fire in our community. With a month or more left of fire season, understanding our evacuation procedures continues to be an important part of preparedness. Signing up for emergency alerts as well as understanding our siren system and evacuation procedures are available at sunriveremergencyinfo.com FEMA has created four areas of focus for this year’s preparedness month, and they are right on with what we see as the building blocks to a safe community: 1. Make a plan – have a plan for your family to communi-
cate during disasters (even if phone lines don’t work) and have a plan for escape and reunifying if you must leave your home. 2. Build a kit – have a gobag ready with everything you would need to survive if you had to leave home for an extended period of time (food/water, basic clothing, medications, baby needs, pet needs, communication devices, flashlights, first aid kits and anything else that may be needed when not in your house and when resources are limited). 3. Prepare for disasters – check your insurance to make sure you are appropriately covered for whatever disaster may occur. 4. Teach youth about preparedness – what their role is, how to respond to a disaster if they are not with their family and when and where to go.
COVID is still here The last year and a half have certainly been challenging not only in Central Oregon but throughout the world. It seems almost unimaginable when we think of a worldwide event but as we all know, it certainly has been a pandemic that has crossed all borders and continents.
We have continually focused on keeping our community safe as well as our responders and staff. Throughout the early stages of the pandemic, and later, we followed state and national recommendations and directives. As we all are aware, and at the time of this article being drafted, our state and much of the nation has slipped backwards on our progress of COVID cases as the Delta variant has unfortunately begun affecting many who are unvaccinated and, in some cases, those who are vaccinated. A mask mandate for indoor public spaces is back in force. The fire department has postponed hosting any station tours or ride-along activities until safe to do so. Masks are required if entering the fire or police department facilities. Doing your part comes down to not only appropriate social distancing and mask usage, but also isolating as appropriate, if you are infected or exposed. Guidelines are frequently updated by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and we encourage you to regularly review them. Visit OHA’s COIVD page at https://govstatus.egov.com/ OR-OHA-COVID Vaccines are still available! To find a location and the specifics for vaccination visit https://govstatus.egov.com/ find-covid-19-vaccine. COVID has taken its toll on so many, and the toll is not just Turn to Prepared, page 22
Sunriver Public Safety Building Project update There are well-documented scientific studies that have linked a staggering increase in firefighter cancers to their exposure to carcinogens and hazardous materials encountered while performing their job. In addition to the hazards from firefighting, biohazards from body fluids of patients put staff at risk. The current fire station, which is 25 years old, only has showers in the upstairs living quarters and not in the bay area where the staff first returns to the station. Makeshift efforts have been made to try to keep contaminants out of the living quarters. The Sunriver Police Department is designed like an office space and there are no showers or a mud room. Police staff who become contaminated, dirty or wet in the course of their duties do not have a means SUNRIVER SCENE • SEPTEMBER 2021
to decontaminate or clean up at the station. Both Sunriver Fire and Police departments now have more female employees than at any time in department history, but there are not adequate gender-specific showers or locker rooms. Without proper facilities, female and male firefighters and police officers are literally hosed off in one of the fire station bays without privacy. Industry standard vs. current Sunriver facilities There are many other building deficiencies in both the fire and police stations. There is significant wear and tear, and neither meets the requirements of an essential public safety facility. An “essential facility” is a building or complex that provides emergency services, such as a hospital, police or
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aging board comprised of seven volunteer Sunriver property owners. The district manages the Sunriver Police and Fire departments – with both chiefs reporting to the board. The board has hired architectural consultants for a Phase 1 analysis of a combined public safety building to house both departments, and formed a
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more parking citations than every have been issued for illegal parking around the Cardinal Landing Bridge area. –Several Lexipol Policy updates are underway related to standards of conduct, medical marijuana, homeless persons and First Amendment assembly. –Officer training included high-risk traffic stops and firearms qualifications. Other officers attended field training officer certification, internal affairs training and advanced roadside impairment driving enforcement. –Citizen Patrol members assisted with the Sunriver Art Fair.
–Reached out to Mike Gocke and Bette Butler. Both are serving on the SSD Budget Committee, but their terms have expired. Both agreed to serve again. –SSD Position 1, which is a joint SROA/SSD member is now vacant with the exit of SROA board member Jackie Schmid as her term on the SROA board has ended. A yet-to-be-named SROA board member must be appointed.
Other business –The next regular meeting of the Sunriver Service District Managing Board is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 16, 3 p.m. Directions for attending are posted on the SROA calendar under the SSD meeting date. The meeting adjourned at Administration 5:18 p.m. –Worked with the Public Approved meeting minutes Safety Building Task Force on are posted to www.sunriversd. various sub-groups. org as available.
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in physical health but also on mental health and well-being. Whether as a caregiver of a family member, a patient, a professional caregiver or a loved one of someone fighting illness, it can be overwhelming. The Oregon Health Authority, in partnership with the Safe and Strong Helpline, is here to help. The helpline is an emotional support and resource referral line that can assist anyone who is struggling and seeking support. Callers don’t need to be in a crisis to call this line. Help is free and available 24/7 by calling 1-800-923-HELP (4357). Stay safe and enjoy the last of summer’s warmth. –Jim Bennett is the public information officer for the Sunriver Fire Department.
continued from page 21 vehicle that had pulled into Goldfinch Lane. Due to the fact that they were loading on Goldfinch Lane, officer spoke to them about the SROA parking rules, pointed out the designated signage, and issued them a citation for parking to pick up watercraft. 7-12 Responded to found drugs in a rental property in Spruce Lane. 7-13 A fawn was struck by a car on Abbot Drive. The fawn seemed to have an injury to a hind leg, but did not appear to be in distress. Officer was unable to get near the fawn due to the mother deer being nearby. 7-14 Contacted a person who seemed to be having a medical episode at a Abbot Drive location. Medics responded. 7-14 Found na older beagle dog on Conifer Lane. The dog was not chipped or have tags. Dog stayed at the department before transporting it to the humane society in Bend. 7-15 Dispatched to a car parked on the side of the road on Cardinal Landing near Thrush Lane. SROA citation written. Officers also educated the owner on the parking rules. 7-15 Sunriver resident came into the SRPD to report a commercial dump truck parked at Kinglet Road home getting an oil change. There has been three prior parking complaints at this address since June – all for parking. 7-19 Gun turned in to the SRPD.
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Information and progress about the Public Safety Building can be found at www. sunriversd.org. The district encourages and welcomes community input to ensure that if
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Mamma Mia… Stars kicks off 10th anniversary show Sunriver Stars Community Theater (SSCT) is pleased to announce its fall production, “Mamma Mia! The Secret of the Spoon!” Don’t expect your average theater experience though, as the show will take place while a three-course meal is served to guests. The production, written by Oregon State alum Alexi Alfieri, will kick off on Sept. 26 outside Sunriver for the first time, on the patio of Badlands Bistro in La Pine, followed by two performances on Oct. 3 at The DOOR in Sunriver, catered by Marcello’s Cucina Italiana. “Mamma Mia! The Secret of the Spoon!” is a playful mystery set in Mamma Mia’s, a popular, family-owned Italian restaurant known for its tiramisu. Tragedy strikes when Pastalucci matriarch and restaurant founder Nonni passes at just 98, and her grieving family must carry on and continue providing her famous dessert for which they’re renowned. When Nonni’s preferred spoon goes missing, their legacy is in jeopardy as the family accuses one another of stealing, hiding or misplacing it – all while serving guests delicious food highlighted by Italian accents and banter. Local theater veterans Janice Dost and Nancy Foote will play Mamma Pastalucci and Rosa Pesto, respectively. Both have been performing with SSCT since its first show “The Bremen Town Musicians” nearly 10 years ago. They have also served on the SSCT Board of Directors. A host of other local actors from all ages round out the cast. “The play is so much fun to rehearse,” said director Victoria Kristy. “Everyone has developed their own Italian character and it’s a hoot!” Show director and Stars ar-
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Sunriver Mens Golf: Calhoun, Volkober prevail in Club Championship; Frantz aces By Paul Grieco There’s little doubt that Mike Calhoun is a worthy champion, having won his fourth Sunriver Mens Club gross title at an incredible five under par – 138 strokes – over two rounds, one each at Meadows and Woodlands, besting a good field by the tidy margin of 11 strokes over the second gross finisher, Josh Kirkpatrick. Calhoun also won in 2012, 2017 and 2019. Had he not taken a four-year membership hiatus in the SRMGC he may well have added to his cache of trophies. John Volkober captured his first net championship by shooting a very respectable two round net score of 132, besting Art Cervantes – also 4th flight Dan Frantz – by 4 strokes and third flight net champion Don Nolte by 5 strokes. There were four flights overall, with
nine or 10 players in each flight with a separation of approximately 8 or 9 handicap strokes in each flight. For the first time a gross winner was recognized in each flight along with two net winners. The overall club champion could come only from the first flight, which played from the member tees, while the overall net champion could come from any flight. All other flights played from the white tees. Gross champion in Flight 2 was Dan Frantz, who shot a total of 161 while also scoring an ace on the Woodlands 128 yard 12th hole with a nine iron, his second career hole in one. It also netted Frantz a nifty $250 cash prize. Gross champions in Flights 3 and 4 were Dave Buhaly (166) and Gary Brooks (183), respectively. Net champions in each flight
Net champ John Volkober, left, and gross champ, Mike Calhoun
were as follows: Flight 1 – Peter Knaupp, net 141 and Josh Kirkpatrick, 145; Flight 2 – Jim Montroy, 148 and Doug Johnson, 149; Flight 3 – Don Nolte, 137 and Tom Woodruff, 142; Flight 4 – aforementioned club net champion John Volkober, 132 and Art Cervantes, 136. Kudos to all. Resort Cup second round After a surprisingly poor Resort Cup first round performance at Eagle Crest in June, the Sunriver team rebounded nicely in round two at Black Butte and scored 31 more points second time around. Though our locals finished just 7 points behind the 303 points scored by Black Butte, it wasn’t enough to dig out of the 60 point deep hole the team
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Women’s golf champions The Sunriver Women’s Golf Association (SWGA) has a new Club Champion. Devri Reynolds took home the trophy for low gross after a hard-fought battle with fellow competitors Cathy Tucker and Sue Wassom. The tournament took place over two days in August at the Meadows and Woodlands courses. Reynolds had broken her leg in a skiing accident last winter, but appears to be fully recovered. She shot a consistent score of 80/80 over the two days. Reynolds is currently serving as vice president of the SWGA and will begin her term as president on Sept. 7, when the club holds their closing meeting. Twenny Bishman won the award for Net Club Champion in the Club Championship. Her scores over the two-day tournament minus her course handicap left her with the fewest strokes overall at 129. Both Reynolds and Bishman received trophies to keep, and Club champions Twenny a perpetual engraved trophy to Bishman (Net) and Devri enjoy for one year. Reynolds (Gross) display their Other championship winners trophies. appear in the photo accompanying this article. Gross results: Flight 1, Cathy Tucker and Sue Wassom. Flight 2, Karrie Wright and Denice Gardemeyer. Net results: Flight 1, Sherry Gentry and Kathy Linville. Flight 2, Laura Swenson and Barb Smith. Congratulations to all the winners.
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praised Houser. The couple now has three CNC machines and three laser engravers. “The most challenging aspect of this endeavor is balancing it with our day jobs,” said Vivian Houser, who works in a medical office – in addition to managing the store and doing the majority of the computer design work, as well as glass blowing and making jewelry. Chris Houser, formerly general manager at Staples for 15 years, is now golf manager at Dick’s Sporting Goods. “We wanted to do more things together,” he explained. Signs at Houser House Creations, depending on customer preference, can range in size from two inches by two inches, to three feet by five feet. “Some of our most unusual requests have featured skinny dipping, a wedding sign for two helicopter pilots (no need to specify the design for that bridal pair),
and slightly risqué signs for Valentine’s Day. We get a lot of inspiration from the area’s natural surroundings,” said the couple, “and really thrive on new ideas, such as those for holidays like Halloween and Christmas.” Since the advent of the pandemic, the Housers have cut back on their print advertising and now rely primarily on social media – as well as the word of mouth that has always served them well. About 50 percent of their business is from repeat customers, with local clients including Café Sintra, Sunriver Brewing and the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce. “Like the cobbler’s children, we have very little of our work at home,” noted Vivian Houser. In addition to a profusion of signs decorating the walls, the store features “home décor, gifts, jewelry, beads, beervana and geekery. We also sell goods by several local artisans – including pottery, handmade soaps, and artist greeting cards
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Gross and net winners from both flights: Barb Smith, Sherry Gentry, Karrie Wright, Twenny Bishman, Laura Swenson, Devri Reynolds, Cathy Tucker, Kathy Linville, Sue Wassom. Not shown: Denice Gardemeyer.
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Book Club to discuss mystery, fiction titles By Deon Stonehouse In August Sunriver Books & Music was able to resume in-person Book Club discussions. Then the Delta variant of COVID-19 shot infection levels to new highs. Currently there is an indoor mask mandate. For now, we plan to keep going with the in-person discussions for vaccinated Book Club members. Zoom Book Club discussions are also a big part of Sunriver Books & Music now. Both Book Club groups have people I enjoy greatly and meet Monday at 6 p.m. Contact sunriverbooks@sunriverbooks.com for information about attending Book Club discussions. • Mystery Book Club discusses “Gallows View” by Peter Robinson in person on Sept. 6 and via Zoom on Sept. 13.
This is the first in the Inspector Alan Banks series set in the village of Eastvale in Yorkshire. Alan moved his family from London to Yorkshire, hoping a small village in the countryside would bring peace and quiet. His dreams about the peaceful
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In-person author appearances scheduled for September By Deon Stonehouse The plan for September is for great in-person author events. Craig Johnson, author of the Sheriff Walt Longmire series, will be with us Wednesday, Sept. 22. That said, check with us as things beyond our control may cause changes. All of the events require vaccination and masks. Saturday, Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. Jane Kirkpatrick presents her latest historic fiction, “The Healing of Natalie Curtis.” In order to reduce risk, attendees must be vaccinated. The audience will be limited to 25 to allow for social distancing. This is a ticketed event, purchase any of Jane Kirkpatrick’s books at Sunriver Books & Music for a ticket to attend. Natalie Curtis was a child
prodigy. Music was her life, her passion. About to reach the pinnacle of success as a pianist and singer, set to perform with the New York Philharmonic, she broke down. No longer able to perform, Natalie sheltered with her family for five long years. Just getting up in the morning was a struggle; she was weak, depressed, devoid of joy. The whole Curtis family lived together, except for her brother George. Years earlier, he traveled west in hopes the dry desert air would improve his health. George thrived in the west, became a cowhand, and fell in love with the landscape. On a visit home, his stories of his life on the ranch caught Natalie’s interest. Feeling the west might work its magic on Natalie, he persuaded her to travel with him, despite their mother’s misgivings. In 1902 they journeyed to California,
Arizona and New Mexico. An ardent researcher, she read about Native Americans and was appalled by the Code of Offenses that prohibited them from singing, dancing or speaking their languages. While in Yuma, she hears an elderly woman singing in the distance. Compelled by the song, Natalie finds the singer and begins to immerser herself in native song and culture. When officials step in to prohibit the singing, Natalie writes her relative, President Teddy Roosevelt, regarding the injustice. Thus begins a campaign to free Native Americans of the Code of Offenses. On Saturday, Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. Michelle Nijhuis presents “Beloved Beasts.” The audience will be limited to 25 vaccinated attendees. Species across the globe are imperiled as loss of habitat,
hunting, environmental degradation and a host of human causes take a toll. “Beloved Beasts” is a hopeful book as it tells of people who individually changed the course of impending harm to a variety of species. It is a book that proves an individual can make a difference. William Temple Hornaday was a big game hunter in the 1800s; then proved that people can change by switching allegiances to become a man dedicated to the preservation of animals and a conservation force to be reckoned with. On Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. Craig Johnson returns with a presentation in the latest in the Walt Longmire series. The event will be held at Three
Rivers School, space is limited and proof of vaccination required. This is a ticketed event requiring a purchase of “Daughter of the Morning Star” for each ticket. “Daughter of the Morning Star” has Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear traveling from Wyoming to Lame Deer, Montana. Tribal police chief Lolo Long is a tough woman, a combat veteran of the Middle East, with a hair trigger temper. She is also the first woman to be immune to Henry Standi n g B e a r ’s considerable charms (read “As The Crow Flies”). But she has a weakness, her niece Jaya Long. Lolo loves her niece. Turn to Authors, page 30
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From the Editor’s Desk: Start being self-responsible for your life
Although some restrictions have eased we are far from “back to normal.” This is exacerbated by a sluggish work force and everyone struggling to find workers. Could it be that many The lack of self-responsibility who once worked in the cushas always been an issue but ap- tomer service industry and who pears to have intensified tenfold have been constantly berated since the pandemic began. We by customers decided they’ve (SROA) get blamed for every- had enough and moved on to a thing from wildfire smoke and different occupation? lightning storms to someone Many of SROA’s front-line receiving a citation for illegal recreation staff are young and parking or issues and regulations likely experiencing their very related to the pandemic. first job. Imagine someone And don’t get me started who is only 15 or 16 being on the inundation of com- yelled at for something they plaints received at SHARC. I have absolutely no control over. don’t understand why someone And while we do interact with would accuse a staff member of many who are pleasant and “ruining my vacation” because happily roll with the punches they had to wait in line or of what the past 18 months couldn’t get in due to capacity has delivered, the pandemic limitations? has spawned a growing number Not to make assumptions, of angry, entitled, it’s all about but there is an outside chance me… “Karens” (a name that that these people may have been applies to both women and living in a cave somewhere and men. My apologies to the nice missed that the entire planet is Karens out there). in the grips of a pandemic and I don’t understand this has affected almost everything lack-of-responsibility mentaliaround us for quite some time. ty where folks think everything Even though we have consis- around them should conform tently and repeatedly messaged to whatever it is they want or the limitations at our aquatic expect. And, when things aren’t facilities you can guarantee, on going their way, respond and a daily basis, that staff will be lash out in such a unpleasant barraged by angry folks who manner. It’s exhausting… and failed to educate themselves taking a toll on staff, not only ahead of time. within Sunriver, but every-
where. Do yourself, and everyone else, a favor and educate yourself BEFORE you visit a community (especially a planned one) to learn the rules, what is/isn’t allowed, closures, access restrictions and the like. Knowing what to expect ahead of time will help your visit be a smoother one. We’re all in this crazy world together – let’s take a deep breath and be kind to each other. Editor’s note: While noodling around on the internet, I found an article that really hit home as it focused on the topic of self-responsibility that everyone should take to heart. The article was written by Dina Marais, Business & Life Reinvention Coach at thriveglobal.com, and is reprinted here with permission. Nine ways how self-responsibility can look in your everyday life, your business and interacting with the world around you 1. Take responsibility for your thoughts, feelings, words and actions To take responsibility for your life, is to take responsibility for your powers of thinking, feeling, speaking and acting, because this is the structure of all human experience. You create your life with your thoughts, feelings, words and actions.
You take responsibility when you accept that the thoughts you have, are your thoughts coming from your mind. How you feel happens in your body and is a result of your thoughts. The words you speak come from your mouth and voice. The actions you take, are taken by you. What this means is that nobody can make you think, feel, say or do anything. Nobody can push your buttons, because you are the button maker. In the same way you don’t have control over how other people respond as they respond from their mindset. 2. Stop blaming Stop blaming your partner, parents, economy, your upbringing or the dog for your misfortune. Blaming keeps you in victim mode and robs you of changing your situation. When you stop blaming and accept responsibility, you shift from victim to victor. Now you can look at the situation and decide what to do about it. 3. Stop complaining Complaining is another form of blaming and playing victim as if you have no choice. It also shows that you focus on lack, things going wrong, things happening to you. In everything not going according to plan, there is a gift, there is a bigger picture. 4. Refuse to take anything
personal This is a biggie. Assuming that everything is about you. Taking any form of disagreement as a personal attack. Remember, you don’t have control over how other people respond, you only have control over how you respond. Refuse to take anything personal. It is most probably not about you, but about the issue at hand. Instead of making assumptions, rather ask questions. This is a very powerful and liberating practice, with never ending surprises. Ask yourself, “Is this about me, or the issue at hand?” 5. Make yourself happy Taking responsibility for your happiness is liberating. Firstly to realize that happiness does not come from outside of you. It is not the job of your partner, parent, friend, child, to make you happy. To be happy is a decision and the gateway to happiness is gratitude. Keep a gratitude journal and you will find lots to be happy about. Also, do things that make you feel happy. Listen to your favorite music, surround yourself with beauty, express your creativity, do acts of kindness, etc. 6. Live in the present moment Life is now. The past is history, Turn to Desk, page 30
Letter from Readers Benefit of giving away water well By Robert Gamble Thank you to Tom O’Shea for his clarification of the assigning of Well #4 and Well #12 from Sunriver Water LLC (SWC) to Sunriver Resort LP (SRLP) when SRLP sold the water and sewage utilities to Northwest Natural Water Company, LLC in 2019. Mr. O’Shea states “these wells were retained by Sunriver Resort to eliminate the ongoing costs and liabilities of owning those sites by SWC.” (https:// edocs.puc.state.or.us/efdocs/ HAC/wa83hac11349.pdf) Well #12 was then and is now used to irrigate the Crosswater and Caldera golf courses managed by Sunriver Resort. “Sunriver Water removed Well No. 12 as a water source from the main system and solely dedicated it for non-potable usage for the GC (Golf Courses) due to its undesirable green tint.” “Sunriver (SWC) reported GC SUNRIVER SCENE • SEPTEMBER 2021
(Golf Courses) test year (2015) revenues of $172,673…” (Oregon Public Utility Commission Staff, Exhibit 200 Testimony in Support of the Stipulation ( Ref. Case UW 160) Witness Laurel Anderson, pages 28-30 https://weblink. deschutes.org/cdd/DocView. aspx?id=621137&cr=1, see also Direct Testimony of Thomas O’Shea, Managing Director of Sunriver Resort and Senior Vice President of Sunriver Resort Limited Partnership (SRLP) before the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (PUC) in January 2019, Page 6 lines 3-4 and 12-14 https://edocs. puc.state.or.us/efdocs/HTB/ up384htb143833.pdf). So, SRLP appears to have also eliminated the hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue that Well #12 generated and would have generated if SWC had retained Well #12. What benefit was it to Sunriver Water customers to give Well #12 to SRLP?
Changes needed at BendBroadband By Debra and Wally MacDougall We appreciate the continued dedication and hard work of all those on the Telecommunications Task Force and others in SROA who have been working on network improvements for homeowners. Gerhard Beenen’s articles have been informative and genuinely appreciated. However, one element of negotiations with BendBroadband highlighted in the July Scene struck a nerve with us. Gerhard characterized the success of John Lewis in getting BendBroadband owners to agree to contract language addressing how they will deal with chronic problems as a significant achievement. We, however, had a very different reaction. May we respectfully ask, from a business perspective, why would we want to enter into a long-term agreement www.sunriverowners.org
with a company that seems, at best, to have a marginal record of addressing chronic problems, and whose team had consistently resisted making provision to address problems? How is BendBroadband going to miraculously change their corporate culture, and therefore, practices? Customer service and satisfaction should permeate every level of an organization with whom we are about to enter into a long-term agreement of such magnitude. Anything less should raise a big red flag.
We need to start defining tourism By Doug Hoschek Tourism has long been viewed as an easy avenue to profits and provided significant economic hope for uncertain economies. Do we need to start defining tourism not as sustainable but in terms of what is sustaining? Are we owners of Sunriver SROA
afraid to acknowledge and respond to the evidence that, at some stage, tourism passes a tipping point after which it begins to do significant harm: to social fabric, by creating economic monocultures, by undermining residential life, by contributing to both over consumption and climate change. It is recorded in 2016, the issue got a name: overconsumption, referring to unsustainable numbers of tourists and ensuing negative impacts on the destination. While widespread examination of these issues is long overdue, we should recognize the good that tourism can bring, but also that it needs to be looked at, planned for and managed like a renewable resource by community administration leaders. As a response to overtourism, many destinations began to address the issues, albeit somewhat feebly, by calling for “sustainable tourism” with only vague Turn to Letters, page 30 Page 29
to 2020 COVID restrictions. We’d like to thank Mark Smith, Public Works Director, and his crew for their invaluable assistance helping us set up the venue for our afternoon and early evening event at the park’s beautiful river front setting. We appreciate their attention to details that helped our event proceed without a hitch. Many thanks also go to our many SRWC volunteers for their assistance with the picnic organization, decorating, set up, parking and take down. We had 150 attendees that brought their own picnic, paid a nominal cover charge and settled in to enjoy the music and comradery with friends and acquaintances they hadn’t seen in many months. All enjoyed the band and the company. The picnic was a welcomed event for many to say goodbye to a difficult year for us all.
In fact, you are making choices all the time. Tea or coffee, red continued from page 29 continued from page 29 dress or black dress, hair up or the future is a mystery, so there down, yoga or go for a run. Even parameters of what that might is only now, this moment. Take by not making a choice, you are entail. We believe it is time to responsibility for this moment making a choice. rethink the concept of sustainBecome intentional in makand make the best of it to reable tourism. Sociology teaches ing choices by having a vision deem the past and create the us to study society, conservation in mind. A vision for your life, future you want. Paulo Coelho and nature-based tourism for your business, your relationship, wrote something to this effect many decades. This is an opyour health, wealth, etc. in his biography. portunity to step back from the Living intentionally by delibBe the gatekeeper of your incredibly fast pace we’ve been erately making choices to move thoughts and refuse to have moving at and consuming life. you forward toward manifesting a rerun of the same 60,000 But destinations must define your vision or outcomes, is conthoughts of yesterday if they a healthy long-term vision for do not get you what you want sciously taking responsibility for your life. our community and tourism in life. 8. Feel calm and confident as a resource. Choose your thoughts careWhen you take responsibility fully in every moment and when you become present you for your life and experience, Thank you for a have the awareness of what you you step into a place of calm are thinking and feeling. This confidence. You feel calm besuccessful picnic then allows you to interrupt cause you know that you are By Cindy McCabe thoughts that do not serve you. consciously in charge of yourself & Lauri Cullum Deliberately change them in the and that you can choose how The Sunriver Communimoment to what you want to you respond. ty Picnic, organized by the You feel confident that you create in that moment to shape Sunriver Women’s Club, was will not fall into victim-mode your future. by sucking up other people’s held July 13 at Mary McCallum 7. Use the power of intention Park after a one-year hiatus due You have the power to choose. verbal vomit. They can keep those gifts. Ask yourself, “What do I choose to accept from this conversation and how do I choose to respond?” 9. Look for the good in people There’s a saying that we judge ourselves by our intentions and we judge others by their behavior. Make it your new habit to Let’s sell your home look for the intentions behind for Top Dollar people’s behavior. So often when we understand where someone comes from, we let go of judgment. One excellent practice is to Keith Petersen, Broker remove the labels we hang onto Top 1% of all Central Oregon Brokers people like bibs around their necks and that somehow gives Cell: 541-815-0906 us permission to treat them in keith@isellsunriver.com the worst possible way. Often this applies to the people closest Search All Homes For Sale: www.isellsunriver.com to us. 57084 Grizzly Lane, Sunriver, OR 97707 541-593-8688 ~ Licensed in the State of Oregon
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Ask yourself, “If I just see him/her as a human being, how will I respond differently?” Another effective practice is listening to understand instead of listening to respond. This means to practice asking questions to really understand what the other person means, instead of waiting for a chance to interrupt and voice your important opinion. This allows you to take responsibility to intentionally have illuminating conversations and fulfilling relationships, because the person that you are talking to will appreciate your attention, like and trust you and support you in return.
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About a year ago, Jaya’s older sister disappeared driving home from Billings, Montana. Jaya is a star player on the Lame Deer High School basketball team. Since her sister disappeared, she has been getting into trouble and receiving death threats. Lolo is worried that the death threats may be connected to her sister’s disappearance. She asks Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear for help. Once Longmire starts investigating, the action heats up. Dead bodies accrue, Longmire even takes over coaching when the basketball coach is attacked. As Longmire delves into the situation around Jaya, he runs afoul of some seriously dangerous bad guys, landing himself in mortal danger. Sunriver Books & Music is located in building 25 in The Village at Sunriver. Call 541-593-2525 or visit www. sunriverbooks.com for more information.
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