The Village at Sunriver announces its summer event lineup starting with the popular canine event, Dog Day in May on May 27.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center.............. 10 Calendar...................... 13 SR Gardener................ 17 Women’s Club.............. 21
SROA News.................. 26 Public Safety................ 34 Commentary................ 45 Classified..................... 48
Sunriver Books & Music welcomes author Jane Kirkpatrick on May 19 for a presentation on her novel, ‘Where the Lilacs Bloom’
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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
MAY • 2012
volume xxxVIII • Number 5
Owners approve property exchange with Sunriver Resort Sunriver property owners overwhelmingly approved a property exchange with Sunriver Resort by 94.4 percent. The ballot closed April 19 with 2,554 votes for and 147 opposed — setting a record for the highest margin of voter approval in the history of the Sunriver Owners Association (SROA). With its members’ approval, SROA will give to Sunriver Resort the 1.5acre South Pool property and lift deed restrictions on a number of Resort core parcels. In exchange, Sunriver Resort will give to the homeowner association seven parcels totaling nearly 33 acres. “I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all Sunriver owners for, once again, clearly supporting a matter that has been of high priority for the future of our community,” said Bob Nelson, SROA Board of Directors president. “By passing the property exchange proposal, we have established the basis for substantially increasing and improving community amenities well into the future.” SROA will acquire new access points to the Deschutes River, land that could be used to expand an existing park, a championship-size tennis court and ownership of several stretches of roads and parking that ensure owner and guest access to the newly-acquired parcels. Deed restrictions that were placed on Sunriver Resort core parcels in a 1993 property exchange will be lifted, allowing the resort to plan future developments under Deschutes County zoning and SROA Design Committee standards. “The Sunriver Resort is doubly delighted with the results of the 2012 Land Exchange,” said Tom O’Shea, Sunriver Resort managing director. Turn to Exchange, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XXXVIII • NUMBER 5 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
The SHARC ribbon cutting ceremonies in April attracted several hundred owners and visitors.
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It’s open! SHARC facility ready to welcome summer visitors By Brooke Snavely The time has come to splash in the indoor pool, soak in the spa, dine at Riptide Café, lounge in the living room, hold meetings and events in massive Benham Hall, work out in the fitness facility and enjoy the playground and bocce ball court. Indoor portions of the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic & Recreation Center (SHARC) opened April 30. Outdoor amenities including the much-anticipated waterslides, lazy river, kiddie wading pool and sand play area, expansive sunbathing areas, year-round tubing hill and amphitheater open May 26. Bring two cans or boxes of nonperishable food for free entry to all the amenities on May 26. Otherwise, a SROA owner ID card, guest pass or gate fee are required for entry. Nearly 1,000 people attended the soft opening of SHARC’s indoor facilities April 21-22. The owners’ fitness
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Guests enjoy 70-degree weather in the outdoor adult spa during SHARC’s soft opening weekend in April. The spa and all indoor amenities are now open daily.
room was especially active. Hundreds of owners took their first dip in the indoor multi-purpose pool and several thousand dollars worth of owner ID passes were purchased at the in-house
homeowner ID office. SHARC managers said the soft opening was a good test of operating systems, and that everything seemed to be in order for the Turn to SHARC, page 3 PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213