March 2016 Sunriver Scene

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MARCH • 2016

Crater Lake National Park recorded a 25-year high in

visition numbers in 2015, welcoming 664,000 visitors

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VOLUME XLII • NUMBER 3

Can’t drive 55? You’re in luck as the speed limit on some highways has been increased to 65 mph, including Highway 97

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Nature Center ............... 8Calendar ..................... 13SROA Board................ 22

Public Safety ............... 30Classified .................... 38Commentary ............... 39

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

Sunriver Owners Association is ready to host the 4th annual Sunriver mud run. On Sunday, March 20, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. families and friends who love to frolic in filth will come out for the Sunriver March Mudness Spring Break Mud Run. The 1.5-mile course is de-signed for participants to choose their level of “mudness” through an obstacle intensive course. Elements consist of a half-mile run, a scramble over and under obstacles, and multiple mud pits to run, crawl and jump through. The objective is to get dirty and have fun doing it. The event is open to individuals, families and teams. Creative costumes are encour-aged and spectators are welcome.

The Sunriver March Mudness starts and finishes in a meadow near the Sunriver Marina and HOLA! restaurant. A timed, competitive race open to the first 100 adult registrants will kick-off the event. Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female competitive finishers. Non-competitive waves will follow to keep the focus on fun, and

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allow plenty of time for everyone to complete the course.

Non-competitive registration cur-rently costs $25 for adults (ages 12 and over), and $15 for children (ages 4-11) through 12 p.m. March 19. The first 150 people to register will receive a Sunriver March Mudness Silipint. Registration costs increase the morning of the mud run.

All participants will be entered for a chance to win a Mt. Shasta Tent by

Cascadia Vehicle Tents, a $1,500 value. All participants will receive one drink voucher for an age-appropriate bever-age at the end of the race, dog tags for completing the race, access to changing tents, and a fire hose rinse off courtesy of the Sunriver Fire Department.

Online registration is available until 12 p.m. March 19 at www.sunriver marchmudness.com. Race packet pick

Sunriver owner to receive the French Legion of Honor

Open house will answer questions about proposed use of Mavericks

PHOTO COURTESY DOUG MILLERParticipants make their way out of the Army crawl at the 2015 mud run.

By Scene staffPaul Sobel will be presented the

French Legion of Honor on Friday, March 4, 1:30 p.m. at Touchmark in Bend. The award will be presented by a representative of the French Embassy in the United States.

Sobel served as a lieutenant with the U.S Army Air Corps in World War II as a navigator with the Eighth Air Force. He completed 35 combat mis-sions over Europe in B17 bombers and was awarded the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters. Eleven of those flights were to northern France and the Ardennes where the B17s were re-tasked with low-level bombardment of German artillery positions. Sobel served as lead squadron navigator on several of the flights.

“We had to fly 11 missions in a row without a layover because of the critical

nature of the Battle o f t h e Bulge in D e c e m -ber 1944. Normally, the B17s flew high a l t i tude and fo -cused on bombardment of war manufacturing plants deep inside Germany,” Sobel said.

“It was terrible weather, the worst winter in recent times with rain, snow and nearly constant cloud cover. We were flying blind using radio navigation instruments. On one flight, an inboard engine caught fire and we crash-landed near the airfield from which we had

just taken off. We had 2,500 pounds of bombs and 2,700 gallons of gasoline on board. The fact that the ground was muddy probably saved us. Had that been hard ground the plane might have fallen apart and the payload could have exploded. The crew and I night not have survived.”

About the Legion of HonorThe French Legion of Honor is an

order of distinction first established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. It is the highest decoration bestowed in France and is divided into five categories: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross). The highest degree of the Order of the Legion of

Two open house events are scheduled Friday, March 4 at the Mavericks build-ing on Cottonwood Road to present concepts for converting the former fitness facility into memory care and assisted living units. The open houses are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. and any interested persons are welcome. Attendees will be given tours of the buildings in their current condition, and descriptions of how the existing spaces could be converted into memory care and assisted living uses.

The open house appears to mark a new phase in efforts to obtain support for proposed uses on the property. Thus far, efforts have been targeted at 2,000 properties on Sunriver’s north end, and that outreach continues as well. The developer needs 75 percent of property owners in the villages (River Village, Deer Park, Fairway Crest and Fairway Point) near Mavericks to sign a petition that requests three words – assisted liv-ing facility – be added to the list of uses permitted on the property.

As of Feb. 18, project proponents had received approximately 700 responses from nearby property owners. That constitutes about half the number of sig-natures needed to facilitate modification of village declarations on the property. Deschutes County already allows the proposed assisted living/memory care use. According to Christian Myers, Sunriver Assisted Living Project man-ager, a second letter was sent in February to approximately 1,300 owners that had yet to respond.

“It (the second letter) explains that we are only trying to add three words to the village declarations,” said Myers at the Feb. 18 meeting of the Sunriver Men’s Club. “The (village) covenants, codes and restrictions need to be changed to add our proposed use. We’re not seeking to take on deed restrictions at this time,

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up and in-person registra-tion will be at The Village at Sunriver Ice Rink Saturday, March 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., or the morning of the race 11:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. near the Sunriver Marina. Race day reg-istration fees are $30 for adults and $18 for children.

Contestants are encouraged to bring multiple layers of old clothes they don’t mind getting dirty as there is a good chance that whatever you are wearing will never be the same again. Contestants are encouraged to bring a towel and clean clothes to change into after the event.

Costumes can contribute an additional twist to the event. Prizes will be awarded for those voted best dressed at the con-clusion of the mud run.

Local restaurants HOLA!, Bellatazza and Sunriver Brew-ing Company will provide pre- and post-race snacks and bever-ages for sale and an adults-only beer garden will be available. March Mudness T-shirts are available for purchase online or in limited quantities at the event.

Given that it will be spring break, a time of year famous for unpredictable weather, it could be a sunny 70 degrees, 50 and raining or snowing and below

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will be hosting a registration day at Fleet Feet, 1320 NW Galveston Avenue, Bend, on Saturday, March 5 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sign up at Fleet Feet and receive discounted registra-tion prices, and the first 50 reg-istrants will receive a Sunriver March Mudness Silipint. Stop by to see the Mt. Shasta tent from CVT.

Volunteers wantedMarch Mudness is presented

by the Sunriver Owners Associ-ation Recreation Department, which is actively recruiting vol-unteers to help on race day. To volunteer contact Emily Savko at 541-585-3145 or email [email protected]. Volun-teers receive a drink voucher and an afternoon of laughter.

March Mudness will benefit the La Pine/Sunriver Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society.

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Mud run participants will be entered to win this tent.

simply to address our use in the CC&Rs.”

Myers said the first letter sent in December, “should have had more information” that anticipated the many questions it generated. Still, it resulted in nearly 700 signatures that constitute endorsement of the memory care/assisted living concept. Several petition re-spondents submitted favorable comments including:

“After supporting and guid-ing two of my mothers through dementia, I am appalled that anyone would object to your proposal. You have my full support to make this happen!” wrote Dave Eidsaune.

“This would be a great ad-dition to our community. People who love and have supported Sunriver would not have to move to Bend, or even further away, when they reach the point of needing as-sistance. And spouses in need of memory care should not have to be separated from family members who wish to remain here,” wrote Leslie Haroun.

Myers said nine people said no and gave their opinions.

Myers introduced his busi-ness partner, Benjamin Clappa. Clappa described his 29 years of experience in the foster

senior care industry for which he received a certificate of acknowledgment. Clappa said he’s been a real estate agent for 24 years, owns more than 50 commercial and residential properties, and recently pur-chased another care facility in Salem.

Clappa said the important thing to know about the as-sisted living project is that “it will benefit the community. We need the involvement of the community to make a little change.”

Myers has 10 years of experi-ence in senior care and owns two care facilities in Portland and Lake Oswego. He has six years experience serving populations with neurological conditions under contract with the State of Oregon.

Myers said the Sunriver As-sisted Living Project would be developed in two phases:

Phase 1: Remodeling of ap-proximately 6,800 square feet into a 15-bed memory care facility. This could include a lounge, movie theatre, multi-purpose conference room and a memory garden.

Phase 2: Remodel approxi-mately 8,000 square feet into 15 assisted living studios equipped with their own kitchenettes and bathrooms. The grounds for both phases would be im-proved with walkways, gazebos,

gardens and a pond.Myers said the facility would

give residents the option of staying in Sunriver as their care needs increase. He also proposes providing in-home care and end-of-life services. He said the project would add 15-18 jobs to the local economy.

Questions asked and answers provided at the luncheon about the proposed facility:

Q: What is your deadline to obtain signatures of 75 percent of the property owners in the River Village master village closest to Mavericks?

Myers: The deadline with the bank is March 31 under the current contract. If any other interests materialize on the property, the bank could change that deadline.

Q: Any plans for expansion?Myers: Deschutes County

has regulations regarding the number of assisted living/memory care units per tax lot. There is a possibility we would propose a three lot division in the future if the need is dem-onstrated, which allows for 45 beds. If we were to seek four lots, we would then be subject to codes that apply to subdivi-sions. We are asking Deschutes County for a variance that the number of units per lot not be


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Honor is that of Grand Master, which is held by the sitting President of the Republic.

Foreign nationals who have served France or the ideals it upholds may receive a distinc-tion from the Legion of Honor. American recipients include Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Adm. Michael Mullen, and even, as an institution, the United States Military Acad-emy at West Point.

Today there are approximate-ly 94,000 Legion of Honor recipients. American veterans who risked their lives during World War II and who fought on French territory qualify to be decorated as Knights of the Legion of Honor. Veterans must have fought in one of the four main campaigns of the Liberation of France: Nor-mandy, Provence, Ardennes, or Northern France.

It was not until recently that Sobel became aware he might qualify for the Legion of Honor. He has spoken to veterans groups for years about the history of bomber flights over Germany, including the Sunriver Men’s Club in 2014. One of the veterans groups in-formed him of the opportunity, so he applied.

“The application asked about my education, civilian life and community work after war-time service. There were a lot of philosophical questions. It was quite extensive,” Sobel said. “My daughter helped me complete the application and submit it.”

Civilian lifeAfter the war, Sobel received

a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He worked with the U.S. State Department on a plan for self-aid for Latin American. Then his career turned toward alternative en-ergy. He was a pioneer in solar energy in the Midwest and helped design the first com-mercial solar domestic water system in the State of Wiscon-sin. He and a partner started Solar Systems Inc., in 1975 selling solar space and water heating systems. He taught alternative energy courses at the University of Wisconsin Parkside, at COCC in Bend and at Pima Community Col-lege in Tucson.

As a youth, Sobel was the youngest Eagle Scout in the City of Chicago.

Paul and his wife, Edith, own a home on Alpine Lane. They live in Touchmark in Bend, and keep their Sunriver home for their children to use.

Caregiving roles take on countless shapes and forms. Caregivers assist older adults, the ill, and the disabled, friends and family members. They help every day in small and big tasks. But if the caregiving responsi-bilities become too demanding, over time the caregivers can become exhausted and stressed.

For those who provide care to a loved one in Sunriver, a Caregiver Support Group meets monthly at SHARC. The meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Crescent Room.

“Many of the meetings are spent with caregivers talking about their situation,” said Ar-nette Cookerly. “Lots of people don’t know what resources are available. Some of us have been through these experiences.”

Cookerly and Marianne Phil-lips formed the Caregivers Support Group in 2013. They were both dealing with the declining health of their hus-bands and happened to meet at an Alzheimer’s support group meeting in Bend. “We started

thinking about a localized sup-port group and we just did it. There’s no formal format. We just needed to see what people needed here. We have occa-sional speakers.”

At the group’s March 15 meeting, Ted Searle will discuss information he learned about Alzheimer’s at a conference he attended last fall.

At the May 17 meeting, rep-resentatives from the Sunriver Police and Fire departments

will talk about information pertinent to caregivers, such as Knox-Boxes, medical lists and services available through 911.

“I’m betting there’s more people in community who are taking care of a spouse or some-body that we haven’t heard of. There are things the police and fire departments can provide, such as a Knox-Box, so the fire department can gain access to a home without breaking doors. The police department

offers Project Lifesaver for people who wander. What about evacuation? People who can’t take care of themselves will need assistance evacuating should the need arise. We talk about those kind of things.”

There are 30 people on the Caregivers Support Group’s email list.

To join the list and be in-formed of upcoming meetings, send an email to arnette.cookerly @gmail.com

The next Sunriver Area Community Potluck will take place Wednesday, March 9, 6 - 8:30 p.m. at SHARC. Entertainment for this “St. Patrick’s Potluck” will be provided by Dave and Melody Hill, who were fan favorites at Sunriver Resort’s Sunday brunches last summer.

Business sponsors for the evening include Ginny Kansas-Meszaros of Gibson Realty, Brewed Awakenings for providing decaf coffee and Flowers at Sunriver for the take home table decorations.

Participants need to bring an entrée or salad to serve 10-12 people, plus their own place set-tings. The volunteers of the potluck committee provide dessert. The cost is $5 per person or $15 per family up to a maximum of 6 people. Beer and wine is available for purchase (you can’t bring your own).

To attend, sign up at the SROA office, SHARC, the Marketplace, call 541-593-8149 or email [email protected]. Be sure to include your decision to bring a salad or entrée.

March potluck dinner features St. Patrick’s theme

The Sunriver Owners As-sociation performs ladder fuel reduction on an average of 140 acres of common property each year. The firewood generated from these projects is available to Sunriver owners.

Each property is eligible to collect up to five cords of firewood each year. To do so, members can stop by SROA for a free permit and load tags. You must have a current SROA Member Preference ID card to obtain a permit and tags.

If you haven’t updated your SROA ID card (which expired Jan. 31) stop by SHARC to renew or go online at https://

2016 SROA firewood permits now available

apm.activecommunities.com/sunriverowners. Annual re-newal is $50.

“There’s plenty of firewood rounds out there for the tak-ing, but it’s been buried under the snow since Thanksgiving,” said Patti Gentiluomo, SROA Natural Resources director.

SROA firewood permit and load tags are required by law (Oregon Revised Statute 164.813) in regard to the trans-portation of firewood.

The permit must be displayed on the vehicle dashboard dur-ing loading and transport of

firewood. The presence of the permit in the vehicle will assist Sunriver Police to identify non-members who may be stealing firewood from commons. Load tag(s) will also be required and must be attached to each load prior to transport.

The SROA permit/tag sys-tem ensures members are compliant with Oregon law, maintains collection equity and reduces non-member firewood theft. For fire safety, firewood should be stacked and stored as far away from structures as possible but remain within your property lines.

Stop by the SROA adminis-tration offices with your 2016 SROA Member Preference card and pick up your annual permit and load tags. If you have ques-tions, contact SROA Natural Resources at 541-593-1522.


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Open house at the Sunriver libraryCome explore the Sunriver Area Public Library during an open

house on Wednesday, March 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hosted by the Deschutes Public Library in conjunction with the Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce, the event is free and open to the public.

The open house will feature appetizers and beverages by Sunriver Brewing and demon-strations of library resources, including:

• online resources of interest to business owners

• legal databases and digital resources (download ebooks, audio books, watch movies for free, magazines)

• learn how to access the li-brary’s digital services with your smartphone, laptop or tablet

• children’s area with hands-on activities

The Friends of the Library will have a membership table and used books available for sale.

No registration required. Bring friends and enjoy learning about the many services available at the Sunriver Area Public Library, 56855 Venture Lane.

Information: 541-312-1080.

Friends board members wanted

The Friends of the Sunriver Area Library is recruiting board members.

Board members meet monthly to discuss how to support both Deschutes Public Library and the Sunriver Library. Cur-rently, the Friends support the collections, early child-hood reading programs, electronic purchases, art exhibits and other en-deavors.

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Motorists traveling on some state highways in central and eastern Oregon will see a change due to Oregon House Bill 3402. The bill enacted by the 2015 legislation raises the speed limit on Interstate 84 and some other routes east of the Cascades.

The new law took effect March 1, and will raise legal speeds to 70 mph for passen-ger vehicles and 65 mph for commercial trucks on I-84 between the Idaho border and The Dalles. These same speed limits will apply for U.S. 95 that runs through southeast Oregon between the Nevada and Idaho borders.

Sections of eight other high-ways will have speed limits increased to 65 mph for pas-senger vehicles and 60 mph for trucks. These include portions of Highway 97, Highway 20, Highway 26, Highway 197, Highway 395, Highway 31, Highway 78 and Highway 205.

The new speed limits will more closely match those of neighboring states.

The current speed limits on I-84 are 65 mph for passenger vehicles and 55 mph for com-mercial trucks. These limits will not change for the section of interstate west of The Dalles.

The current speed limit for other state and U.S. routes (non-interstate) is typically 55 mph for all vehicles, unless posted otherwise.

Travelers may see some high-way work needed to support the speed limit change: includ-ing modifying passing zones to reflect the higher legal speed; new sign posts installed to ac-commodate new, larger signs; new or modified curve warning

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By National Weather ServiceAccording to preliminary

data received by NOAA’s Na-tional Weather Service in Pend-leton, temperatures at Sunriver averaged slightly colder than normal during the month of January.

The average temperature was 28.7 degrees which was 0.4 degrees below normal. High temperatures averaged 36.4 degrees, which was 2.1 degrees below normal. The highest was 52 degrees on the Jan. 28. Low temperatures averaged 21.1 degrees, which was 1.3 degrees above normal. The lowest was -13 degrees, on Jan. 1.

There were 28 days with the low temperature below 32

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champion of the 2016 Sunriver Brewing Company K9 Keg Pull, held Feb. 6 in The Vil-lage at Sunriver. The 4-year-old whippet from Klamath Falls pulled a pony keg 150 feet in 3.54 seconds, winning his weight class and besting all competitors in all classes by more than a second. Titan also improved his time from last year’s event.

A total of 116 dogs par-ticipated in this year’s keg pull. Forty-three percent of the canine competitors came from Bend, 31 percent from Sunriver, five percent from Sisters, Redmond and Klam-ath Falls and 11 percent from other parts of Oregon. Dogs came from as far as Arizona, Washington and California to participate.

The winners20 pounds and under: 1st

place tie: Piper, a Schnau-zer mix owned by Michelle McVay; and Penny, a golden doodle owned by Melodee Munckton, marking the third

Third annual K9 Keg Pull a howling success

time Penny has won first place. Zeppa, a mini Aussie owned by Lisa Palcic finished second, the second medal Zeppa has earned.

21-50 pounds: 1st place: Titan, a whippet owned by Kelsea Cooper. 2nd place: Prin-cess Maya, a Labrador owned by Daniel Robson. 3rd place: Zilla, border collie owned by Keri Scott and Mike Sims.

51-70 pounds: 1st Place: Bar-ley & Hops, yellow Labrador owned by Kristine Hable. 2nd Place: Chloe, yellow Labrador owned by Breanna Whiteley. 3rd Place: Molly, yellow Lab-rador owned by Chris Darling.

Over 70 pounds: 1st Place: Nick, great dane/lab mix owned by John Delance. 2nd Place:

Delgado, German shepherd owned by Krintina Gentle. 3rd Place: Bruin, mixed breed owned by Lance Dyer.

The winning dogs received gold, silver or bronze medals and goody bags with gift cards and merchandise from Sunriver Brewing Company, Bend Pet Express, Dawg Grog and Ezy Dog, a company that makes leashes and harnesses, includ-ing the harnesses competitors wore during the event.

Complete results are avail-able at http://villageatsunriver.com/2016-k9-keg-pull-results/

Notable highlightsThe event raised more than

$1,100 for the American Can-cer Society’s Bark for Life, a fundraising event that honors the contributions of canine companions to cancer patients.

Two Sunriver firefighters raced down the course pulling kegs. They had been training for the Scott Memorial Stair Climb at the Country Store and raising funds for the Leu-kemia and Lymphoma Society when they happened by. Event manager Ryan Smith talked them into pulling kegs and the crowd loved it.

Event coordinator Corinne Andrews marveled that “We have so many dogs of all sizes and breeds and we have not had an aggressive dog issue,” for the third consecutive year.

More about TitanThe American Kennel Club

Titan, the keg pull champ.

describes the whippet as the fastest accelerating dog in the world. The whippet breeds were developed in medieval England to poach rabbits and small game from the King’s Forest and were known as the poor man’s greyhound. Whip-pets can run 35 miles per hour. They excel in lure coursing, an event in which dogs pursue a lure pulled various directions. Credit must be given to Titan’s owner, Kelsea Cooper, for training Titan to pull instead of chase. It worked, in spades.

“We practiced with Titan pulling a milk jug or a 5-gallon barrel. My husband released him and he ran to me because he is a momma’s boy,” Cooper said. “Last year’s keg pull was

just to have fun and get ori-ented. I knew we needed to have him get accustomed to the setting, the crowd of people and all the other dogs. This year he was nearly asleep while we were waiting our turn, but when the time came he knew what was expected of him and he got on it. He loves to please so teaching him something new, like pulling a keg, wasn’t difficult. Whippets are smart.”

Titan is a trained therapy dog who visits people in assisted liv-ing and memory care facilities in the Klamath Falls area 10-12 times per month. He’s also made appearances during “Pet a Pup Week” at the Oregon Institute of Technology, a stress reduction event for students going through exams.

Barring schedule conflicts, Cooper said Titan would return for next year’s keg pull.

Planning aheadNext year’s K9 Keg Pull is

tentatively planned for Sat-urday, Feb. 4, 2017. Advance registration will be available be-ginning in December at www.villageatsunriver.com/events

The K9 keg pull attracted 116 canine competitors and hundreds of human spectators, above. Sunriver reserve firefighters Charles Leifer and Austin Sharp added pulling beer kegs to their training for the Scott Firefighter Stair Climb.

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John Hummel, Deschutes County district attorney, will address the Sunriver Men’s Club on Thursday, March 17 at the Crosswater Grille.

Hummel’s topic is “Com-munity Safety via Crime Pre-vention.” Hummel asserts that district attorneys should be community leaders not only in holding offenders accountable when they commit crimes, but also in working with the com-munity to prevent crime in the first place. At the luncheon, Hummel will discuss work being done by a community group he formed called De-schutesSafe that is identifying local crime problems and local crime prevention solutions.

Hummel will take questions about any and all public safety issues.

Hummel was elected as the DA for Deschutes County in May 2014, and began his term in January 2015. Prior to that, he was a criminal defense attorney with 12 years of trial work. He served as a Bend City councilor. He was the state and federal policy director for the Oregon Primary Care Associa-tion, a nonprofit membership organization comprised of 200 Oregon health care clinics serv-ing low income Oregonians. He served as director of the Oregon Consensus Program, which is the State of Oregon’s public policy dispute resolution program that is housed in the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. Hummel served as the Country Representative for Liberia for the Carter Center – former President Jimmy Carter’s peace

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at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon, followed by the program at 12:30 p.m.

Sunriver area men and wom-en are welcome to attend. The cost is $20 per person.

The menu will be a choice of lamb stew, Guinness bat-tered cod fish, or vegetarian shepherd’s pie. Dessert is mari-onberry cobbler. Coffee and tea are included in the price. Beer and wine are extra.

Sign-up at the Marketplace on Cottonwood Road or send an email to [email protected]. Please in-dicate your menu choice.

Deadline for sign up is 5 p.m. March 15.

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Comment: Not a lot of people have a say in it. That kind of disenfranchises some community members.

Myers: There were nine noes out of 700 initial responses. The second mailing is going only to those who haven’t re-sponded.

Editor’s clarification: The River Village master village has its own rules and regulations. That’s why only those people who own in those villages are being contacted, not the entire SROA membership.

Q: What is the process for changing the deed restriction that requires open space?

Myers: Deed restrictions show the open space as an old soccer field (back when Sunriver Preparatory School occupied the property). Ideally, we want to develop walking paths in those areas. SROA and the resort have a say in it. I don’t know if that requires a vote or signature of approval.

Hugh Palcic, SROA Gen-

eral Manager: The entities that applied the deed restrictions can amend them. It does not require consent of owners or people in the master village. The SROA Board of Direc-tors would have an obliga-tion. Sunriver Resort Limited Partnership would have their answer as well.

Comment: It seems like you need more than a letter to reach the non-resident owners. Are you planning emails, website, or other outreach?

Myers: That’s why we are here now… to get the word out. We tried via Facebook three or four times but that didn’t seem to have much impact. We will start tackling other avenues. The issue is that many of these people aren’t in town. Maybe we’ll host road

shows up and down the I-5 corridor. If we hit 500 noes we are dead in the water.

Comment: I encourage the developer to involve the entire community, not just those in the affected neighborhoods. Not everything I hear is ac-curate. If you put out more information, you’ll probably get more support.

Myers: We are utilizing the Sunriver Scene and have been for months. There is infor-mation posted to the SROA website. We are launching our own website. The open houses should answer a lot of questions about what we are proposing.

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Inspiring present and future generations to cherish and understand our natural world

sunriver nature center oregon observatoryHome to the largest collection of telescopes for public viewing in the United States

Kody Osborne, Sunriver Nature Center

As winter continues in Sunriver, temperatures remain at a steady, chilly level. Dur-ing these frigid periods, the wildlife that call the outdoors their home all have their own way of surviving. Whether it is hibernation, migration or plain pigging out, nature has its way to ensure that these animals have what it takes to endure the conditions brought upon by seasonal changes.

Recently, the staff at the Sunriver Nature Center has had the pleasure of making the ac-quaintance of one such animal: a red-shouldered hawk, trying to weather the cold and wet winter. Gracing us daily with his presence, this hardy bird began showing up around our bird feeders, eyeing the fuzzy and feathered creatures that acquire nourishment from the all-you-can-eat buffet of seed and suet that we provide.

When this wild hawk first ar-rived he appeared slow to react, somewhat lethargic and a little on the haggard side. Keying in to the potential poor health of the bird, nature center natural-ists decided to supplement this small-mammal eating raptor with leftover rat bits from our golden eagle’s daily din-ner. Immediately and outright enthusiastically, our new red-

Our red-shouldered friendshouldered friend pounced on the opportunity of the meal, live or not. So began our daily vigilance for this wild animal.

Since that first feeding, the red-shouldered hawk continues to spend time on the grounds of the nature center, looking more vigorous and healthy each and every day. With the goal of enriching his fat reserves and sending him on his eventual path back to the hunt, we look forward to seeing our now robust friend on a daily basis, having a view of his temporary roosting site just outside our office window.

To see pictures of this highly photographic bird of prey, like and follow our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Sunriver

NatureCenterObservatory. Every winter, SNCO seems

to have an exciting animal friend show up. We’re happy that this year was no different. Our goal is to inspire people to cherish and understand our natural world. As an environ-mental education and wildlife rehabilitation center, you can count on our trained and car-ing staff to keep a finger on the pulse of the environment, and an eye out for animals that call it their home.

Our bird for March features the nature center’s resident barn owl (Tyto alba). Arriving in 2004 from Blue Mountain Wildlife in Pendleton, our barn owl clocks in at over 14 years old — making him an old man by barn owl standards. Dubbed non-releasable due to a frac-tured right wing, he remains healthy and active. These days, this barn owl is seldom used for programs, as he tends to emit a high level screeching sound,

Mews News: The barn owl

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Barn owls were so named

“Come prepared to laugh, cry and be amazed,” said Jay Bowerman, as he and fellow naturalist Jim Anderson pre-pare for a special presentation at the Pozzi Educational Center Friday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m.

They will share the stage to reflect on the history of Sunriver Nature Center & Ob-servatory (SNCO) and of the community as a whole. Calling their talk, “Unforgettable Tales from Two NW Naturalists,” the duo will cover experiences both ludicrous and sublime spanning the last 50 years.

Anderson was Sunriver’s first resident naturalist and is the last surviving member of the design team that founded the community. He served as the nature center’s leader 1968

Duo of noted naturalists to spin yarns of Sunriver’s beginnings

Jay Bowerman, left, and Jim Anderson

to 1972. Bowerman, now the resident researcher at SNCO, followed in 1973, and guided operations of the organization until 2005.

Anderson, a master story-teller, will regale the audi-ence with reminiscences of the people and events that helped shape the growth and success of Sunriver while Bowerman adds additional insights and memories of his 42 years at the nature center.

“We want to reveal the events and circumstances that brought Sunriver a living, breathing environmental resource which continues to be virtually unique among communities in the U.S.,” said Bowerman.

“It is a rare opportunity to hear personal stories from two remarkable men who have played key roles in the shaping of our extraordinary com-munity,” said Harry Hamil-ton, SNCO board president. “This is living history from real

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March is the start of spring and, hopefully, brings clear skies and warmer weather. This month the winter sky still shines even as the spring sky starts to show itself in the east. Jupiter is a prime target and the views have been great. Jupiter’s moons look awesome. We are looking forward to NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrival in July.

Join us for our March pro-grams. We will be open during

Oregon Observatory open during spring breakspring break, on March 19, 23, 25 and 26 starting at 8 p.m. We will also be offering a rocket class during spring break, so get your reservations in early. Our Wednesday class is family rocketry, followed by a more advanced rocket class on Friday.

Our solar system lecture series continues in Bend this month. Last month our talk on Saturn was a great success. The March talk on Pluto and the New Horizons spacecraft takes place on March 16, 2

p.m. at the Touchmark Theater in Bend. April’s program will be on Jupiter.

The Messier Marathon takes place in March. The marathon is a stargazer’s race against the clock to find 110 celestial ob-jects that French comet-hunter Charles Messier compiled in the latter part of the 18th century. These objects include the best galaxies, star clusters and gas clouds that can be seen from earth’s surface. Most ob-servers consider viewing all 110 Messier objects in one night a major accomplishment that requires knowledge of the sky and the art of observing.

Successfully finding all 110 Messier objects takes patience and, for many people, years of practice. For your own attempt at locating the Messier objects, you’ll need a place with a dark sky (like Central Oregon), a decent telescope with a good finder, star charts and time. Binoculars, red flashlight, clip-board, pen, warm clothing,

some hot drinks and snacks will be helpful, too. Many stargaz-ers now use computer-guided telescopes that take the viewer on a tour of the sky.

The staff is working on main-tenance and updates to the ob-servatory and making changes to the retail store. A planned expansion of the observatory, including a new roll off roof, is scheduled to break ground in September. We are keeping busy.

Once again, thanks for all the support, and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about our operation, special programs and events at 541-593-4442 or email [email protected]

SNCO spring break events

March 12: Free kids day, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Observatory: March 19–27

Solar viewing: 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. daily. Free.

Night viewing: 8-10 p.m., Saturday, March 19; Wednesday, March 23; Friday, March 25; Satur-day, March 26

Rocketry classes: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednes-day, March 23; Friday, March 25; $20 non-mem-bers, $18 members.

Observatory admission: $10 adults, $8 children; members free.

Nature center: March 19-27, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Nature center admis-sion: $6 for adults; $4 for kids; members free

Kids classes will be held March 21–25, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., for ages 4-10:

Monday: Tracking the Wild Beast

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RocksKid classes admission:

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• Free bird presentations 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. daily.

• Saturday morning bird walks with Tom Lawler, 9-11 a.m. March 19 and 26. Free. Donations gladly accepted.

• Group twilight tour by reservation only. Wednes-day, March 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Info: 541-593-4394.

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Tern Treasure: Vintage gameA genuine “Kicker & Catch-

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Players are adept at flipping a small metal ball into the right places on the board can earn scores identifying them as “sand lot experts” or, best of all, “big leaguers.” Less skillful players must be content with a mere “amateur” ranking.

Dean, a veteran volunteer at the Tern, has learned that the game dates from around 1935, and was made by the Baker Novelty Co. “They have been around for a long time and were regularly seen in arcades, cafes and saloons,” he said. In recent years they have largely been replaced by electronic versions, which lack the nostalgic charm of the older models.

“Once again we have some-thing out of the ordinary,” said Jan Tuckerman, Tern volunteer coordinator. “You can count on us not only to have bar-gains, but also to offer the rare, uncommon and occasionally outlandish merchandise.”

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They are the most wide-spread bird species in the world, and are found on every conti-nent except (brrr!) Antarctica.

Unlike many other owls, they do not hoot; instead they screech or shriek, and can hiss like a snake to scare off intrud-ers. Males in courtship are said to emit a shrill “twittering” sound.

Menu-wise they like to dine on voles, shrews, mice and rats. Farmers have found they can be more effective than poison in controlling rodent pests. In 2012 it was announced in Jordan and Israel that a 10-year joint venture called “Project Barn Owl” had resulted in farmers ceasing to use pesti-cides.

Barn owl factoidsA captive owl in England

lived to be more than 25 years old, but the American record for longevity in the wild is 26 years old. The average life cycle in the wild is from one to four years.

They have an acute sense of hearing for hunting in dark-ness and do not require sight to catch their prey.

Physically they have a large head with a distinctive heart-shaped face, long legs (said to be “knock-kneed” in Peterson’s Field Guide) and plumage either tannish or white.

A barn owl is depicted on the Lithuanian silver coin worth 5 vitas.

people who truly know and understand Sunriver’s unique environmental legacy.”

A chance meeting with founder John Gray resulted in Anderson becoming a key figure in the formative stages of Sunriver’s development.

“Not many people know that the original name for our na-ture center was to be the Ecolo-

gium,” said Anderson. “From the beginning I felt the more people who understood our environmental message, the more the community would bond together to preserve it.”

The event is free and open to the public. However do-nations are warmly accepted with all proceeds benefiting the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory.

For information call 541-593-4442 or email info@sunriver naturecenter.org

Spokane, San Rafael, France, Seattle, Tuba City and Central Oregon: what do they have in common? Answer: Sylvia Moore, the Second Tern March volunteer of the month. Moore was born in Spokane, moved to California, then to Seattle, spent a year in France, back to Seattle, to a Hopi reservation near Tuba City and finally landed in the Sunriver area and is volunteering at the Tern.

While working for Bank of America, and later Wells Fargo, Moore’s time was spent lead-ing 4H clubs in Lake Forest

Second Tern Volunteer of the Month: Sylvia MoorePark, Washington, organizing animal projects, and supervis-ing the Evergreen State Fair in Snohomish, for which she was honored as volunteer of the year in 1989. After moving to Arizona, Moore volunteered for the Humane Society of Tuba City writing grants for spaying and neutering and procuring donations for rescues. She continues to oversee that aspect from here.

While still in Arizona, she volunteered with a Navajo veterinarian practice and was involved in activities from

bookkeeping and placing adop-tive animals into Phoenix, Flagstaff and Utah, to organiz-ing semi-trucks full of donated food for rescues.

Moore showed horses, Arabi-ans in particular, in Washing-ton and Arizona, selling her last horse before moving to Central Oregon. After all those experi-ences and living situations, Sylvia considers this area the best place she has ever lived.

At the Tern, Moore typically can be found outside the the store, working with custom-ers, organizing furniture and displays, helping with dona-tions, bringing the items up

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And if you are not familiar with any of these sheds, then you need to come visit the Sec-ond Tern, 17377 Spring River Road. We are always looking for more volunteers and sched-uling is very flexible. Contact Jan Tuckerman, volunteer co-ordinator, at 541-593-3367.


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By Billye TurnerSunriver Resort Lodge Betty

Gray Gallery continues the Quarterly Fine Art Exhibition Series with images of winter in Central Oregon. The series reflects the Monica Setziol-Phillips sculpture, The Four Seasons, added to the resort permanent collection during the 2015 renovation of the lodge. The four panel artwork hangs in the lodge Living Room.

Exhibiting for the first time at the lodge gallery is pho-tographer Russell Wells. A 17-year-old junior in a local high school, Wells is a self-taught photographer. A Bend native, the artist acquired an appreciation for the beauty of Central Oregon at a young age. In his early teens, he asked his parents for a camera with an interest in photographing the night sky.

With his first camera, the artist began photographing the complex imagery of the Milky Way. Over a two-year period, he developed considerable skill, teaching himself landscape photography from capturing

Landscape oil paintings and photographs on exhibit at Sunriver Lodge

the image to the final print production.

Wells notes, “Every day I con-tinually admire God’s amazing creation and strive to capture the elements of His world. It’s my goal to share the beauty of God’s creative work and bring the outdoors… indoors.”

His imagery at the Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gal-lery includes night photogra-phy of the Milky Way, Sparks Lake at sunset and Crater Lake. This presentation in the upper gallery at the Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery marks the first professional ex-

hibition of Well’s photography.Exhibited with Wells in the

upper gallery are oils by Ann Bullwinkel, Joanne Donaca and Janice Druian. Bulwinkel shows an impressive 4 x 5-foot oil of Mt. Shasta in heavy snow as well as her image of the Umpqua River’s winter shoreline. Donaca presents Mt. Bachelor viewed from the snow-laden banks of the Deschutes as well as large format rendering of coyotes searching for food. Druian depicts Warner Valley’s sagebrush dusted with snow in a vast winter vista of the Steens Mountain region.

In the lower level of the lodge gallery, William Logan con-tinues his show of the rugged Rockies of the northwestern U.S. and Canada in winter. He also presents scenes of the Cascades.

Russell Wells: Milky Way at Todd Lake, photograph on metal

Sunriver Resort invites the public to the exhibition, open through March 26.

Billye Turner organizes the Lodge art exhibits. 503-780-2828 or [email protected]

Ann Bullwinkel: Mt. Shasta, oil on canvas


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Artists’ Gallery Sunriver features Kim Leahy’s beaded jewelry and Bonnie Junell’s oil paintings in March.

The theme of this month’s exhibits is “Art takes nature as its model.” In addition to displays of their art, both Leahy and Junell will offer art classes at the gallery. No prior experi-ence is necessary to participate.

March 9, 6-8 p.m. Oil paint-ing with Bonnie Junell, $45.

March 15, 3-5:30 p.m., Beaded earrings with Kim Leahy, $45.

Classes fill up fast. Call the gallery for reservations: 541-593-4382

Leahy is new to Central Oregon, and an accomplished artist in “seed bead” jewelry — the art of creating jewelry works

Beaded jewelry, oil painting featured at gallery

with tiny colorful beads from Japan. Leahy’s ideas generally begin with the beads. Often it is a focal piece or just the color of a bead that she can’t wait to work with. At times it is bits of leather or fibers that strike her imagination. Leahy’s jewels

have an old world charm. The pieces range from ear-

rings and necklaces to bold cuff bracelets.

One of her pieces was re-cently accepted into Bead and Button Magazine, the leading publication in the bead world.

Junell started drawing as a young child and her first oil painting class was with her grandmother at the age of 8.

Junell was hooked on paint-ing and later attended the Downtown Portland Com-mercial Art School. After a long career in the fashion world, she became a full-time artist in 2005. Junell is a member of the Northwest Painters Guild and has also been juried into the Oil Painters of America.

Junell’s paintings of fields of red poppies and colorful aspen groves will be featured.

Kim Leahy Bonnie Junell

Law library finds new home Deschutes County residents and attorneys now have greater

access than ever before to the county’s law library as a result of a new partnership between the county and Deschutes Public Library.

Previously accessible to the public for just 25 hours during the week and only at the county’s offices in downtown Bend, the law library is now available 56 hours a week — includ-ing weekend hours. This means that attorneys, amateur legal scholars and the public can now access print and online data-bases at convenient times and at multiple locations according to Todd Dunkelberg, Deschutes Public Library director.

“This partnership enhances the services we’ve been provid-ing for decades and really helps us achieve our mission of getting more resources and information into the hands of the people,” said Dunkelberg. “Previously the law library was only available during the day, and only on weekdays. We now give the public access to the library on weekdays, weeknights and weekends. It’s a great partnership with the county that benefits everyone.”

Oregon law dictates that counties maintain a law library. The partnership means resources once only available at the law library are now available in all six of Deschutes Public Library’s branches, including Sunriver, La Pine, Sisters, Redmond and Bend. The law library’s physical book collection is housed at the Downtown Bend Library, while online databases are avail-able at all six branches. Those databases include LexisNexis Express, which provides extensive legal research sources, such as law review articles, research papers, court decisions, regula-tions, codes, patents and more. The Downtown Bend Library also hosts LexisNexis Advance, a robust online legal research tool often used by attorneys, and BarBooks, which provides access to every Oregon State Bar publication.

While library staff do not give legal advice, Dunkelberg says they have been trained to assist people doing legal research.

“If someone needs help getting started with the law library’s resources, a good place to start is with our Book-a-Librarian service,” said Dunkelberg. “Deschutes County residents can book a time to meet one-on-one with one of our librarians, who will provide help with research questions.”

Residents can book a librarian by calling 541-617-7080, or by filling out a form at www.deschuteslibrary.org/forms/book_a_librarian.

Deschutes County Deputy Administrator Erik Kropp said the partnership maximizes Deschutes Public Library’s expertise.


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SROA Board of Directors Pat Hensley, president [email protected]

Covenants Kathie Thatcher, chair [email protected]

Design Curt Wolf, chair [email protected]

Election Jayne Meister, chair [email protected]

Finance Mike Gocke, chair [email protected]

Nominating Steve Stedman, co-chair [email protected] Margaret Angell, co-chair [email protected]

Interested in joining a committee or participat-ing in a future task force

or special project?

Contact the chair person for a particular committee or to be on

a task force/special project contact Becki Sylvester at SROA by

calling 541-593-2411.

Contact the chair if you have questions about a committee

or the projects they are currently working on

SROA Committees

These groups meet regularly, same time, same place

Group Gatherings

MondayLadies Lunch and Bridge 11:30 a.m. Fort Funnigan at Sunriver Resort. Sign up at the Marketplace Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m. Pozzi building at the Sunriver Nature Center TuesdayCaregivers Support Group 9:30-11:30 a.m. third Tuesday of the month. Crescent room at SHARC

Mountain Meadow Quilters 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. second & fourth Tuesday. Crescent room at SHARC

Hand and Foot Card Club 2 p.m. at SHARC

Couples Bridge 6 p.m. Crescent room, SHARC Sign up at the Marketplace Info: 541-556-6408

WednesdaySunriver Rotary 7:30 a.m., Hearth Room at the Sunriver Lodge Info: 541-593-1756

Mountain Meadow Quilters 10 a.m., third Wednesday. Crescent room at SHARC.

ThursdaySunriver Yoga Club 8:45 a.m. All levels welcome Crescent room, SHARC. $5 sugg. donation. 541-585-5000

Duplicate Bridge 6 p.m., First, second, fourth & fifth Thursday, Crescent room at SHARC. Info: 541-556-6408

Church ServicesHoly Trinity Catholic Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday; 5:30 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. Sunday. Cottonwood Road. 541-593-5990, 541-536-3571 www.holyredeemerparish.net Rev. Theo Nnabuga

Community Bible Church at Sunriver 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Bible Fellowship Hour. At Beaver and Theater drives. 541-593-8341 www.cbchurchsr.org Pastor: Glen Schaumloeffel

Sunriver Christian Fellowship 10 a.m. Sunday at Holy Trinity Church, Cottonwood Road. Episcopal & Lutheran tradi-tions. 10 a.m. Sunday school, ages 4-12. 541-593-1183 www.sunriverchristianfellowship.org Pastor: Nancy Green

MARCH 2 Tuesday Sunriver Library Open House -------------------- 5-7pm Sunriver Library Citizens Patrol ----------------------------------------- 3:30pm SROA Admin 4 Friday Mavericks Open House --------------------------- 11am & 5pm Mavericks 8 Tuesday Magistrate --------------------------------------------- 10am SROA Admin 9 Wednesday Sunriver Potluck -------------------------------------- 6pm SHARC 11 Friday Design Committee --------------------------------- 10am SROA Admin 12 Saturday Second Saturday Artist Reception ------------ 4pm Artists Gallery Sunriver Black Light Blast -------------------------------------- 6:30pm SHARC 17 Thursday Finance Committee -------------------------------- 9am SROA Admin Sunriver Men’s Club Luncheon ---------------- 11:30am Crosswater Grille Sunriver Service District Board meeting ----- 3pm Fire Station Sunriver Anglers Club ------------------------------ 7pm SHARC 18 Friday SROA Board of Directors work session ------- 9am SROA Admin 19 Saturday SROA Board of Directors meeting ------------ 9am SROA Admin 23 Wednesday Summer Job Fair ------------------------------------- 9-11am SHARC 25 Friday Design Committee --------------------------------- 10am SROA Admin 29 Wednesday Neighborhood Meeting -------------------------- 4pm Community Bible Church

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By Brooke SnavelySunriver Resort is proposing

to upgrade and slightly expand its 17,000 square foot golf maintenance facility located on Abbot Drive between circles 2 and 3. Many of the proposed changes are slated to occur inside the facility’s existing fence line and probably won’t be noticeable by passersby. A neighborhood meeting was held Feb. 22 to inform the community and accept com-ments from neighbors.

John Kvapil of DKA Ar-chitecture & Design, and Jay Battleson of Jay Battleson De-sign & Landscape Architecture, said the upgrades are planned in three phases.

Phase one involves adding spill containment features to

Proposed upgrades to golf maintenance facility

a fuel tank, and covering and ventilating a fertilizer mixing area to bring both facilities up to codes that didn’t exist when the facility was constructed in 1990.

Phase two involves relocating the bunker and top dressing

sand storage area, and recon-figuring an existing wall that faces Abbot Drive.

Phase three involves reconfig-uring a wall on the southwest corner of the facility facing the Meadow Houses (units 66-99) and adding two internal cov-ered storage areas to provide protection for golf mainte-nance vehicles and equipment.

The proposed fence recon-figurations involve straighten-ing fence lines that zigzag at present.

Battleson said the fence mod-ifications would be built with the same board and bat materi-als and colors so that they blend with the existing 8-foot high screening wall that surrounds the entire facility. He said the wall reconfigurations would add a few hundred square feet of space inside the facility and that approximately 1,200 square feet of covered storage would be created.

The new covered storage ar-eas would be constructed with siding and roofing materials that match the existing build-ings. Battleson said rooflines of the new covered storage areas

Proposed changes to the Resort’s golf maintenance facility.


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As of the first of Febru-ary, over 350 inches of snow had fallen on Mt. Bachelor. Snow has covered the ground in Sunriver since Thanksgiv-ing. Portland had the wettest December in recorded history. Lots of moisture this year, very different from the 2014–2015 snow season. Last year in Janu-ary and February, Sunriver golfers were already enjoying rounds on the Woodlands golf course.

How is this year’s weather pattern going to affect our Central Oregon fishing? How will it affect the fishing streams and rivers west of the Cascades? Will there be a difference? Much of Central Oregon con-sists of volcanic soil and rock, while the fertile soil and bed-rock of the Willamette Valley is very different.

How will this year’s weather affect the fishing in May… in August? Does the geology of the area that you love to fish af-fect the fish habitat differently throughout the angling season?

To hear the answers to these questions and much more, attend the March 17 Sunriver

How climate, geology shape Oregon trout streams

Anglers Club meeting at SHARC, starting at 6:45 p.m. Guest speaker is Jim Wiging-ton, a retired research hydrolo-gist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He is a courtesy faculty member from EPA to the Oregon State Uni-versity Institute for Water and Watershed.

As a fly fisherman for more than 40 years, Wigington has educated his fishing part-ners about the geology of the streams as they cast for those elusive trout and steelhead. Currently he resides in Red-ding, California and fishes the great angling streams and rivers of Northern California.

Wigington is a certified fly casting instructor with the Federation of Fly Fishers. He will be teaching a fly casting class at this year’s Northwest Fly Tyer and Fly Fishing Expo in Albany March 11-12. There

will be more than 70 fly tyers demonstrating their skills each day, which presents great learn-ing opportunities. Also during the expo, there are fly casting demos and classes. Informa-tion: www.nwexpo.com.

Wigington earned his PhD in environmental science and engineering at Virginia Tech in 1981. He uses both his educa-tion and passion for fly fishing to help the angling communi-ties around the United States. He is currently working with the EPA to create a process to protect one of the world’s most valuable salmon fisheries in Bristol Bay, Alaska which is at risk from a proposed mine.

This year’s fly fishing out-ings schedule is being final-ized. Come to the March 17 meeting to find out the latest updates on Sunriver Anglers Club activities.

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By Phil FischerCallibaetis mayfly hatches

start occurring on local lakes in June and will last through the summer and into early fall. The callibaetis hatch is unques-tionably the most important mayfly hatch on Cascade lakes in Central Oregon. Trout key on the nymph stage prior to the hatch; the emerger stage during the hatch; the dun stage on the surface, and spinners returning to lay eggs to begin the cycle anew.

Fishing techniques for this insect vary, from nymphs fished beneath an indicator, to wind drifted or stripped, to fishing dun and spinner patters on the surface. Hatches usually occur in the later morning and extend into the afternoon on many days. To extend your fishing day, stock up on various stages of this insect to cover the hatch thoroughly.

For this month’s pattern, I have chosen a favorite fly for imitating the spinner stage of this insect — the callibaetis spinner. Because the spinner stage is often on the surface at the same time as the dun, I will fish this pattern in tandem with cripples or dun imitations to give myself a better chance of success.

Callibaetis mayfly spinnersCallibaetis mayflies can

hatch in the late morning to early afternoon. Shortly after, you will see “the dance of the spinners,”as the insect returns to lay eggs on the surface of the lake. Soon the naturals land on the water one last time as

Fly Tying Corner Callibaetis mayfly spinners

A real callibaetis, above, and an imitation version, below.

they are “spent,” a final stage where they lay their wings down on the water. Trout key on this stage as there are often thousands of spinners on the water. Trout will swim along the surface and slurp down the spinners in consistent rises. Time the rise with your cast and bingo, fish on! But often it can be a challenging time to fish due to the large number of flies on the water. This callibae-tis spinner pattern is proven for the spinner stage. Give it a try.

Callibaetis materials listHook: Daiichi 1180 Size 14-

16 or similarThread: Tobacco brown, 70

DenierTail: Dun MicrofibbettsAbdomen: Natural turkey

biot in dark brownThorax: Light olive dubbing

(75 percent), UV dubbing tan (25 percent)

Wing: Natural guinea feather with fine spots from the upper back

Tying instructions and steps are being published in video form, and can be found on the Sunriver Anglers Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SunriverAnglers/ or at the fol-lowing YouTube URL: https://youtu.be/cdnCKGJfnuM

Experiment with this pattern during the spinner fall at East Lake, or Lava, Hosmer or other favorite lake where callibaetis thrive. If you have questions or would like additional in-formation about the callibaetis spinner pattern, please don’t hesitate to email me. Or if you have suggestions on patterns to feature, I welcome your input. I can be reached at [email protected]


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Twelve years ago, Deschutes Public Library launched “A Novel Idea … Read Together,” Deschutes County’s only com-munity-wide reading project.

The 2016 A Novel Idea selection, “Euphoria” by Lily King, tells a reimagined, fic-tionalized version of anthro-pologist Margaret Mead and her time in New Guinea. Set in the early 1930s along the banks of the Sepik River in what is now Papua New Guin-ea, King’s characters struggle with loss, passion, despair and the moral ambiguities of their profession, anthropology.

In recent years Deschutes Public Library art committees have joined in the project by hosting art shows inspired by the selected novel.

This year the Sunriver, Sis-ters and Downtown Bend libraries will participate. The libraries will accept art and ap-plications for their Novel Idea shows that will be on display in April.

Sunriver applications are due by March 16 and can be picked up at the library’s information desk.

Artists may enter up to two works, which must be at least 16 inches by 20 inches, framed and ready for hanging.

The actual artwork needs to be delivered to the Sunriver library meeting room by noon on Saturday, March 26. There is no cost to enter.

Questions about the Sunriver show may be directed to Helen Brown, 541-788-5025, or email [email protected] and to receive an electronic copy of the entry form.

‘A Novel Idea’ call to artists

March events at the library

• Family Fun, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. Songs, stories, crafts and early learning skills for ages 0-5 with their care provider.

• Wandering Words: Travel Writing Workshop, March 10, 1 p.m. Join Travel Oregon am-bassador and widely published travel writer Kim Cooper Field-ing for this writing workshop. Registration required.

• LEGO Block Party, March 19, 3 p.m. Read! Build! Play! Join other builders and a gazil-lion LEGOs.

• All libraries closed Easter. March 27.

The Sunriver Library, 56855 Venture Lane, is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 541-312-1080, www.deschutes library.org/sunriver/


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Mid Oregon Credit Union expanding

In January, the National Credit Union Administration approved Mid Oregon Credit Union’s application to expand its community charter bound-aries. In addition to serving all of Deschutes, Crook, and Jef-ferson counties, the new charter allows Mid Oregon Credit Union to serve people who live, worship, work, or attend school in Lake and Wheeler Counties, and in northern Klamath County that is part of the COCC tax district.

“This approval opens up new areas of opportunity and also restores a historical relationship with Wheeler County, which was part of our charter from 1961 to 1998. We look forward to introducing ourselves in the new area and re-establishing our connections in Wheeler County” said Bill Anderson, president/CEO of Mid Or-egon.

The Klamath County ZIP codes included in the charter expansion are:

97733 – Crescent, Crescent Lake, Odell Lake

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Klamath County taking mail delivery out of La Pine (e.g. Jackpine Village)

A new La Pine branch is under construction at 51473 Highway 97, with an estimated completion date in June. La Pine residents and the newly approved charter area will have access to the new full-service branch.

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Continuing exhibits• Farmers, Warriors, Build-

ers: The Hidden Life of Ants continues through April 3: Ants have much more in com-mon with humans than most people imagine. Get a close-up view of this tiny creature’s world through stunning pho-tographs and hands-on models.

• Sage Grouse: Icon of the Sagebrush Sea continues through April 24: Explore the sage grouse’s natural history, cultural significance and con-servation efforts to protect this unique bird and its habitat.

• Rain, Snow or Shine con-tinues through July 17: A spe-cial exhibition about weather patterns, forecasting and im-pacts on the environment.

March activities at the High Desert MuseumMuseum programs

• March 5, Thorn Hollow String Band. Stomp your feet and do-si-do to the pioneer-inspired tunes of the frontier. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

• March 8, Off-site: Natural History Pub: Scavengers of the Sky. Different species of scavenging birds use a spec-trum of fascinating strategies to find food, and vary in their ability to access meat even after a carcass is discovered. Local researchers studying scavenger ecology will illuminate fascinat-ing relationships of the carrion-eating world. Biologists from OSU-Cascades and the High Desert Museum will present a program on a multi-year experiment testing whether raptors help ravens access meat

or whether ravens help raptors to find carcasses. 7 p.m., doors open at 5:30 p.m. Food and beverage sales help support this lecture series. Seating is limited and RSVP is required. Free. McMenamins Old St. Francis School. 700 NW Bond St., Bend. RSVP: highdesert museum.org/rsvp

• March 12, Weekend Workshop: Incredible Insects. Ants are awesome, butterflies are beautiful and crickets are chirpy. Explore insects through science experiments and artistic creations for all ages. 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Paired pricing for one adult and one child. Mem-bers $10, non-members $15. Each additional participant $5. Registration and pre-payment required.

• March 19-March 26: Spring break extended hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• March 19-26, Sky Hunters. Raptors take flight overhead in this intimate demonstration. Experience these powerful predators like never before as our wildlife specialists showcase the birds’ agility and grace. 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Members $3, non-members $5 plus ad-mission. Registration and pre-payment: highdesertmuseum.org/sky-hunters or purchase tickets at the admissions desk.

• March 23, Kids Day: Art

for a Nation. Explore the vi-sual and performing arts com-missioned during the Great Depression. Participate in a community mural, painting, printmaking and try your hand at playing a musical instrument. Take home musi-cal instruments of your own creation to help the beat go on. Free, with admission.

Upcoming exhibits• April 16 through Sept. 5:

Art for a Nation: Inspiration from the Great Depression: In the midst of the Great Depres-sion, the federal government funded the arts to inspire a struggling nation and provide much-needed jobs. Learn more about New Deal artists’ efforts to celebrate the country, bring about social change and make art part of people’s everyday lives.

• April 29 through June 5: Kids Curate: Enjoy murals de-picting High Desert ecosystems and the cultural history of the region created by M.A. Lynch Elementary School students.

• May 21: Autzen Otter Exhibit reopening: After great anticipation, the river otters will return to their renovated habitat. The Autzen Otter Exhibit will showcase larger viewing areas and riparian ecol-ogy education for visitors and playful features for otters Brook and Rogue.


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Three Rivers students will be potting 1,000 trees for Earth Day and need 2-gallon pots (approximately 8.5 inches high by 8.5 wide). Anyone with pots to donate may drop them off at the Sunriver Nature Center or Second Tern. Arrangements can be made to pick up large quantities by calling 541-604-4300.

Sunriver Scene news sourcesAmerican Airlines will of-

fer direct daily service from Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) beginning June 2. Ticket sales began Feb. 21 on www.aa.com.

The new non-stop flights will depart daily from RDM at 12:01 p.m., arriving in PHX at 2:20 p.m. Departures to RDM will leave PHX at 8:15 p.m., arriving in RDM at 10:20 p.m.

American will use a Bom-bardier CRJ-700 series aircraft that accommodates up to 67 passengers. Of those there are nine reclining first class seats. For customers connecting in PHX, American Airlines offers more than 300 daily flights to more than 81 destinations in four countries.

“This will be a valuable route for Central Oregonians. The greater Phoenix area has grown to be the sixth largest metro in the country,” said Roger Lee, EDCO executive director. “Phoenix was the number one ‘new market’ for air service development due to its poten-tial for both business develop-ment and tourism,” said Alana Hughson, CEO of the Central Oregon Visitors Association.

Last year, RDM was awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S.

Redmond Airport announces service to Phoenix Department of Transportation to attract commercial air service between RDM and PHX. The grant is designated to serve as a revenue guarantee and mar-keting of the new air service route. RDM was 1 of 49 com-munities that competed for the grant. Only 11 applicants were awarded the USDOT Small Community Air Service Devel-opment Program grant. With the assistance of the Airport’s airline consultant, Mead & Hunt and the Central Oregon

Air Service Team, this oppor-tunity was presented to and accepted by American Airlines.

The Redmond Municipal Airport is owned and operated by the City of Redmond.

The airport is served by four air carriers: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United with 15 daily direct flights to Denver, Port-land, Phoenix, San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Seattle.

For more information, visit www.flyrdm.com

Deschutes River Recreation Homesites (DRRH) welcomes anyone living in the greater Sunriver com-munity to their monthly pancake breakfasts and potlucks.

Held on the third Saturday of each month through Octo-ber, the 8-10:30 a.m. breakfast includes pancakes (all you can eat), choice of sausage or ham, two eggs (fixed how you like), juice and coffee. Cost is $6 per person; $3 for ages 8 and under.

The monthly potlucks take place at 6:30 p.m. the same Saturday as the breakfast. Par-

Monthly pancake breakfasts, potlucks offered by DRRH

ticipants are asked to bring an entrée, side dish or dessert to share. Plates, silverware and

cups are supplied. On Sept. 26, the clubhouse is also hosting a spa-ghetti feed at 5 p.m.

The cost is $8 per person and includes salad and bread.

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days are getting longer and the light extends later into the evening?

Spring is coming. According to Leo Tolstoy: “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” And so it is for the SRWC as planning is underway for the community picnic, art faire, a new board of directors, Kids Day in May and other events and projects. We want and need your help to make these projects successful.

Thank you Bonnie Mankoff, for agreeing to chair the com-munity picnic and Sandi Mer-rigan for taking on the Winter Gala. Please give us a call, or send an email, to let us know what interests you and how we can count on your help.

–Warm regards, Lana and Stephanie

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Lunch with FriendsNeed a midwinter boost?

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have Lunch with Friends in the Crescent Room at SHARC from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring a brown bag lunch, beverage, and a friend. If you are new to Sunriver, come and meet other club members. It’s free and a good time for laughter and friendship. Infor-mation: Valerie Wood or Barb Wymetalek.

Hearty SolesThe Hearty Soles hiking

group organizational meeting will be on Monday, March 7, 6:30 p.m. at the home of Gina Rosbrook. Please come with your great ideas for hikes that you would be willing to lead or co-lead. Hearty Soles hikes are typically over four miles, contain some degree of eleva-tion and would be considered moderate to difficult. Many times we stop for lunch or refreshments after the hike, so feel free to plan that also. If you cannot attend the meeting, please contact Gina with your ideas for hikes.

The Soft Soles walking group has been without leadership in recent years. If you are inter-

ested in reviving and organizing this group for walks that are typically less than four miles, have little or no elevation and would be considered easy, please contact Gina Rosbrook.

Dinner ClubBreakfast for dinner? Why

not? During March and April approximately 70 Dinner Club diners will enjoy breakfast for dinner. Ten hostesses will open their homes to old and new friends.

For more information, con-tact [email protected].

March luncheonOur March luncheon will be

held on Tuesday, March 15 at the Crosswater Grille. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. The price is $20 and includes gratuity. Remember a bar of soap for Care and Share and Box Tops for Education.

Program speakers will be Judy and Gordon Knight, owners of the Tumalo Lavender Farm, just outside of Bend. They will tell us how they started growing their farm of over 10,000 plants and how they distill the essential oils from these plants to be used in a variety of products. Products will be displayed for orders.

Three entrée choices are of-fered: Lamb stew; portobello

mushroom Napoleon with rice or Guinness-battered cod fish and chips.

If you plan to attend, RSVP to [email protected] and indicate your menu choice. Reservations and/or cancel-lations are due no later than March 10.

Winter funWe will wind down the win-

ter season with the following March activities:

• Ice skating Fridays, 11 a.m. at The Village at Sunriver ice skating rink. No leader. Lunch or coffee in the village afterwards.

• March 14, Snowshoeing at Mt. Bachelor with a U.S. Forest Service ranger. Gina Rosbrook is the leader.

• March 30, Tour of the “Oregon’s Nordic Ski History” exhibit the Des Chutes Histori-cal Museum. Lunch afterwards at McMenamin’s restaurant. Marcia Schonlau and Carolyn Spaniol are the leaders.

Art faireAug. 12-14 are the dates for

the 7th annual Sunriver Art Faire, held in The Village at Sunriver.

We will soon have a new website at www.sunriverart faire.com. And please like us on Facebook at www.face book.com/SunriverArtFaire/

to increase our social media exposure.

We still need several vol-unteers including an assistant publicity chair and an assistant director, to help with some key projects. If you are interested in volunteering in any way, please contact Sandy Lassen.

The art faire is the club’s major fundraiser for the many philanthropies we support, so we need everyone to volunteer their ideas and energy.

Club websiteBe sure to check the SRWC

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Golfcontinued from page 13might be a foot or so higher than the 17-foot high rooflines of existing buildings. He did not expect the new rooflines to be visible from outside the facil-ity because they aren’t located near the perimeter fencing and the surrounding vegetation is so thick.

Battleson said no vegetation surrounding the facility would be disturbed; and there would be no changes of use of the facility, hours of facility opera-tion, or number of personnel that work there.

“It’s really well done. You drive by and you don’t even notice it,” said one of the five people who attended the Feb. 22 neighborhood meeting.

Steve Runner, vice president of planning, development and construction for Sunriver Re-sort, said it could take up to two years to complete the three phases. He said he hopes to complete phase one — instal-lation of spill containment around the fuel tank and cover-ing and ventilating the fertilizer mixing site — before Memorial Day.

Kvapil said plans for the golf maintenance building modifi-cations were submitted to the Deschutes County Commu-nity Development Department earlier this year. He expected to receive findings from that agency shortly.

Next steps include submit-ting the project to the SROA Design Committee for review. The Design Committee will conduct two reviews — prelim-inary and final —during which Sunriver owners may view and comment on the proposal.

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Precipitation totaled 3.27 inches during January, which was 0.72 inches above normal. Measurable precipitation — at least .01 inch — was received on 20 days with the heaviest, 0.58 inches reported on Jan. 13.

Snowfall totaled 5.7 inches with at least 1 inch of snow reported on three days. The heaviest snowfall was 1.2 inch-es reported on Jan. 30. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was 19 inches on Jan. 3.

The highest wind gust was 21 mph which occurred on Jan. 29.

The outlook for February from NOAA’s Climate Pre-diction Center calls for above normal temperatures and near to below normal precipitation. Normal highs for Sunriver during February are 41.9 de-grees and normal lows are 21.2 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 1.66 inches.

The National Weather Ser-vice is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department.

Sunriver Scene news sourcesThe Oregon Community

Foundation and Oregon Arts Commission released the Or-egon Arts Education Snapshot in February, a report that pro-vides an overview of arts edu-cation programming delivered by nonprofit organizations in the state.

This report’s release coincides with the newly authorized federal Every Student Succeeds Act, which cements the arts as co-equal with other subject ar-eas, such as math and language arts, as part of a “well-rounded education.” While the new ESSA provisions represent a step toward ensuring access to arts education for all students in Oregon, there is still progress to be made.

Over the last two decades, many Oregon schools have drastically reduced or elimi-nated arts education programs due to budget cuts. As a result,

Foundation, Sunriver Music Festival boost art programs in schoolsnonprofit organizations across the state have expanded their role in delivering arts education both during the school day and in out-of-school time.

A music program in Bend-La Pine Schools was cited as an example of one such local partnership that is thriving.

With funding provided by The Oregon Community Foundation’s Studio to Schools grant program, the Sunriver Music Festival and La Pine Middle School have teamed up to grow the music and arts programs at La Pine Middle School, high school, and the two area elementary schools.

The OCF grant has enabled the nonprofit Sunriver Music Festival to expand the schools’ art programming to include band classes, a guitar club, an after-school digital photogra-phy class, dance class, after-school drama club, artist in resi-dence programs for music and

art, educational performances for middle and elementary students, and ukulele classes at the elementary schools.

“The La Pine community is keenly interested in these new arts and music programs at the schools,” said Sunriver Music Festival’s Pam Beezley. “There has been growing community participation and interest in integrating STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) into the schools. Com-munity support will be key to the programs’ long-term success.”

While around 80 percent of organizations serve students in kindergarten through 12th grade with one or more of their programs, less than 40 percent of organizations serve children ages 0 to preschool.

OCF and OAC hope that the information in the Oregon Arts Education Snapshot will help arts education stakeholders understand their place in the arts ecosystem and spur conver-sations about improving access to arts education in Oregon.

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Higher visitation is partly the result of low snow levels in 2014 and early 2015, which al-lowed the park to open facilities and roads earlier in the spring than usual. In addition, the Na-tional Park Foundation’s “Find Your Park” media campaign has sparked interest from travelers and from communities near national parks, state tourism agencies, and Congress. The park’s travel and tourism part-ners, including Travel Oregon, Travel Southern Oregon, and Discover Klamath, also have contributed to increased visi-tation through their targeted efforts featuring Crater Lake.

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February SROA board meeting summaryTurn to Message, page 37

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today

The Sunriver Owners Asso-ciation Board of Directors met Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016.

Directors present: Dwayne Foley, Jim Fister, Roger Smith, Mike Gocke, Pat Hensley, David Jendro, Richard Wharton, Mark Murray and Bob Nelson. Staff present: Hugh Palcic, Brooke Snavely.Treasurer’s report

As of Jan. 31, 2016 (unaudit-ed/estimated)

Revenue....................701,550Expenses....................891,931Deficit.......................190,390

Owners forum-No owners spoke.

Association OperationsAdministration: With the

assistance of Gentry Wade, staff is making significant progress into scanning and archiving SROA documents. Conducted an all-employee training regard-ing identifying and correcting workplace harassment. Prepared for SROA’s second member get together in the Portland area. Venue, date and time yet to be determined. Completed and disseminated the 2015 SROA Annual Report.

Accounting: Coordinating the Sunriver Service District’s reserve study. Completed conversion to ADP payroll services. Complet-ed transfer of SROA retirement

plan to a new provider. Pre-pared SROA year-end financial statement for audit. Prepared all necessary reports to IRS to comply with the Affordable Care Act. Prepared SROA’s personal property tax return. Completed worker’s compensation audit by SAIF.

I.T.: Resolved weather sta-tion issue of software locking up and not posting data to the Internet. Ordered and installed new memory and hard drives in the email server. This resolved storage issues and improved per-formance. Ordered and received new ID card printers and soft-ware. Provided technical training to SHARC personnel regarding audio visual systems. Worked with BendBroadband to secure a dedicated fiber connection for SHARC events.

Communications: Email blast sent Jan. 8 regarding SROA board candidates, Mavericks property petition, updating own-er contact information, Black Light Blast and Sunriver Chill Out promotion. As a result, the Accounting department received 80 emails with updated owner contact information; the Nom-inating Committee received in-quiries from owners never heard from before and there were more than 700 views of the SROA Board of Directors statement

regarding Mavericks.Community Development:

Mild weather and robust eco-nomic conditions have contrib-uted to increased activity. The resort received final approval for entry structure, fencing and parking lot realignment proj-ects at their marina. Staff has reviewed the Design Manual for potential changes. A draft of all changes, along with any Design Committee recommendations for additional changes, should be accomplished by the end of 2016.

Natural Resources: Winter storms kept staff busy with hazard tree removal permits and tree removal contractors. The 2016 firewood permit program got underway with nine permits issued in January. Director Patti Gentiluomo gave a walking tour to the Council of Western State Foresters. Met with Deschutes County regarding 2016 ladder fuel reduction grants. Continued preparation for 2016 ladder fuel reduction projects on commons and began planning for Arbor Day 2016.

Public Works: Plans to re-place the Fort Rock Park picnic pavilion were submitted to and approved by the Design Com-mittee. Took delivery of new playground equipment for Fort Rock Park. Plowed and sanded

roads and pathways as necessary. Patched potholes. Removed broken limbs and began chipping downed trees. Sanded and stained picnic tables for use this summer. Conducted numerous repairs to snow plowing equipment. Hired a new officer manager and began training.

Recreation: Held two sold out Black Light Blast nighttime tubing events. Held two lifeguard in-service trainings. Lots of snow made for a busy and successful winter break. January attendance at SHARC set a record with 12,841 visits. Began registering participants for the spring break mud run. Event planning and coordination are underway. Had a meeting with the Sunriver Pickleball Club to discuss sum-mer 2016 pickleball activities. Preparing the summer recreation guide for print. Received renewal paperwork from all existing clubs and organizations. All Saturdays in August are booked with wed-dings. Coordination of room rentals and club meeting space is becoming more complex.Board actions

-Approved the minutes of the Jan. 15 work session.

-Approved the minutes of the Jan. 16 regular meeting.

-Approved the unaudited fi-nancial statement for 2015.

-Approved the Jan. 31, 2016 financial statement.

-Approved formation of the

Infrastructure and Amenities Master Plan (IAMP) Task Force to utilize the board-approved de-cision making checklist to study and make recommendations for future amenities.

-Approved changes to the SROA employee handbook re-garding vacation accrual, retire-ment plan fees and holiday pay.

-Approved payment of princi-pal on the Bank of America loans for the SHARC facility, in the amount of $300,000 for the fixed rate loan and $360,000 for the variable rate loan. Beginning debt balance was $9,733,000 in 2012. After this latest debt pay down, the balance will be an estimated $2,240,655 at the end of 2016.

-Approved transfer of $300,000 from the 2015 Operating Surplus to the board-designated Opera-tion Reserve Fund, also known as the rainy day fund for SHARC.

-Approved transfer of $8,528 from the operating account to the Skypark Reserve Account for the year ending Dec. 31, 2015.

The Feb. 20 meeting ad-journed at 10:41 a.m. The next scheduled SROA meetings are the March 18 work session and the March 19 regular meeting. Both begin at 9 a.m. in the SROA Board Meeting Room, 57455 Abbot Drive, between circles 3 and 4. All owners are welcome to attend. Approved meeting minutes are posted, as available, to www.sunriverowners.org

By Pat Hensley and Hugh Palcic

Proactive rather than re-active. Opportunities and choices rather than dictated ultimatums. Regardless of who you are or what you are doing, it is always better to draw your own destiny rather than have one drawn for you. The ability to carve out one’s own future as wished, and to be able to do so within a measured timeline, is the dream scenario of any community association. The Sunriver Owners Association now has such a dream scenario before it.

Having choices rather than having our future dictated to us did not, however, come easily for SROA. Simply put, we earned it. We would not be able to enjoy today’s planning and decision-making free-dom without first having our financial house in order. To that end, a great deal of praise is due to past SROA boards, task forces, committees, as well as you, the members of our association, for taking action to properly fund our capital reserves well into the

future. Our reserves funding, coupled with sound fiscal management, have afforded us the opportunity to think pro-actively and make decisions for our future in terms of when and how we wish. Again, we as an association have earned our luck, as well as our bright future.

At February’s board meet-ing, SROA’s board committed, once again, to this proactive approach by forming a new task force called the Infrastruc-ture and Amenities Master Plan task force – or IAMP for short. The title of this newly formed taskforce may sound somewhat familiar to you, as previous taskforces were utilized by prior boards in identifying community infra-structure and amenities needs in the past. Items like the boat launch and the SHARC facility were among key end products first identified by these taskforces. This forward visioning was important to SROA and its members in not only providing structure to the planning processes but ulti-mately in helping illuminate

the path that would become SROA today.

And while the recently formed IAMP task force will carry the same designation as its predecessors, its charge from the board is somewhat different this time around. The board’s goal for this new task force will be to review and reprioritize Sunriver’s planning for its amenities and infrastructure projects using the association’s professional replacement reserve study in conjunction with a consid-eration of new trends and community needs.

Past taskforces working on this endeavor did not have the luxury of professional reserve analyses and the accompany-ing replacement schedules that went along with those studies. That kind of information is critical in developing IAMP priorities. This reserve study replacement schedule infor-mation will prove central in performing the initial needs assessment to be conducted by the new task force. This needs assessment will play a significant role in reprioritiz-

ing the listing of items in the master plan.

For instance, there may be an item that is just now coming due for replacement according to the reserve study but that did not rank as a high priority by the previ-ous IAMP task force. This item may be reaching the end of its useful lifespan; in-stead of replacing it same for same, the actual IAMP plan may call for something other than what is currently there. Blindly following the previ-ous taskforce priorities as the guide for replacement without consideration for the reserve study replacement schedule could be an ineffective use of association funds. Similarly, following the reserve study replacement schedules as laid out without consulting the IAMP plan of record could also prove to be an ineffec-tive use of SROA funds and resources. Thus, the new task force will be asked to work on integrating the previous IAMP plan and priority lists with the current reserve study replacement schedules.

Beyond the reconciliation of the reserve study replacement schedule and the existing IAMP plan, the new IAMP task force will also need to evaluate each IAMP item pre-viously listed and “test” each of them for contemporary appro-priateness and current trends. For instance, the previous mas-ter plan did not identify pick-leball as a community interest or need. As we now know, the popularity of pickleball con-tinues to climb. In addition to the need to address emerging items such as pickleball, the current IAMP master plan of record calls for phasing out the North Pool as an aquatics facil-ity. However, after recognizing the resurgence of the pool’s recent popularity, it is clear that an update to the original IAMP master plan would be necessary. The task force will therefore need to take popular trends and community uses into account when reviewing the master plan as a whole.

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Q: I came here to play golf in the summer and ski in the winter. I don’t want to give those things up.

A: Current board members tell us they put in about 30 hours per month on average on board business and this still leaves them plenty of time to ski, play golf, tennis, pickleball, etc.

Q: I don’t have any expertise in what goes on in the SROA departments, such as Public Works or Natural Resources.

A: The SROA has experi-enced staff members who run the departments. The board’s responsibility is to establish policy after thoughtfully re-viewing information present-ed to it, listening carefully to all sides of an issue before making a decision, and con-sidering what is best for the

Frequently asked questions about serving on the SROA Board of Directors

community as a whole.

Q: I’m not a lawyer. Isn’t the board expected to deal with a lot of legal issues?

A: When legal advice is needed, the board retains legal experts who are current on all aspects of laws that might affect the SROA.

Q: My spouse and I want to travel. Won’t serving on the board mean that we have to curtail our travel plans for the three years I’m on the board?

A: Board members do take extended vacations, but try whenever possible to make their plans around board responsibilities. No one quits vacationing just because they are on the SROA Board of Directors.

Q: I live on the other side of the mountains and don’t want to drive over a mountain pass in bad weather to attend meetings.

A: Currently, absentee

board members attend meet-ings via speakerphone and other technology is being researched.

If you have other questions about service on the SROA Board of Directors before put-ting your name to the Nom-inating Committee, please contact one of the committee members before the April 1 deadline.

The following members of the SROA Nominating Com-mittee will be happy to assist you or answer any questions you may have:

Margaret Angell, co-chair, [email protected] 541-593-3242

Steve Stedman, co-chair, [email protected] 541-593-0594

Linda Saukkonen, [email protected] 541-593-2898

J i m W i l s o n , j i m w i l [email protected] 541-593-9908

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With spring comes warm weather fol lowed closely by home im-provement sea-son. Having the right information before starting your project makes all the difference b e t w e e n a home im-p r o v e -m e n t dream and night-m a r e . Sunriver Owners Association invites al l SROA homeowners, guests and family to attend the Health & Home Im-provement Expo on Satur-day, April 30 at SHARC. The expo will feature nu-merous contractors ready to answer questions regarding home improvement, main-tenance, remodeling and yard care.

Before starting any home improvement project that impacts the exterior of their property, SROA home-owners must first contact SROA’s Community Devel-opment department. That department reviews all new construction, remodels, and exterior changes, and can provide you with the next steps to your home improvement project.

Next, ask the right ques-tions when looking for a contractor. Travis Ulrich from Webfoot Painting suggests asking about the company’s safety programs and background checks of employees are just as

SROA plans Health & Home Improvement Expo for owners

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To get more information for your home improve-ment project, attend the Health & Home Improve-ment Expo on Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. in Benham Hall at SHARC. Lunch will be provided 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.

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Southern Deschutes Volley-ball Association (SDVA) is fin-ishing the 2016 Club Volleyball tournament season with an ex-panded team program. With 19 girls trying out, SDVA fielded a

Local girls participate in club volleyball14-year-old and under team for the third year, and expanded to include its first 12-year-old and under team. Club Volleyball is an off-season activity that allows players to progress via practice

and tournaments. Teams try out by age, practice twice a week and play all day tournaments on weekends in Redmond, Prineville, Bend and Sisters. Tournament season is January, February and March.

This year the 14U team will complete their ninth tourna-ment on March 12 to end the season. The team is composed of seven eighth graders, two seventh graders and one sixth grader. The 12U team will also complete their season in a tournament March 12 in Prineville. This team has one fourth grader, three fifth grad- The 12U team: Back Row (L-R): Ali Parker, Marissa McNelley,

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The 14U team: Back row (L-R): Skylar Durham, Skylar Eager, Izzie Brooks, Sophie Preston. Middle Row (L-R) Chloe Fritz, Savannah Vogel, Isabella Vuysteke, Morgan Prochnow. Front row (L-R): Lexie Fritz, Abbi Brooks.

ers and five sixth graders. All SDVA members are students from Three Rivers School in Sunriver.

Club is a great learning ex-perience for the players and invaluable for girls who would like to continue to play volley-ball in high school.

Middle school regular season volleyball ends in October. Camps and clinics are general-ly in late spring and summer, so for young players to stay

sharp and develop skills, club is essential. The experience the players gain also helps Three Rivers Volleyball in the next regular season. Players’ fees cover the expenses of uniforms, equipment, practice gym use, membership and tournaments.

SDVA is directed and coached by Tom Wilker-son with help from Melissa Durham. With support from Blondie’s Pizza, SDVA pro-vides a volleyball club expe-rience for local players who may otherwise not be able to participate.

By Laurie Skovholt Two important things I do for

pets are 1) provide them water, and 2) get rid of the water after it goes through their systems.

The pets I care for obtain wa-ter from some sort of receptacle that people provide. When you change your pet’s water, run your hand through the inside of the dish. If it feels slimy, clean it. The season, the sun, the temperature of the water and the type of dish all affect how rapidly that will happen but, for the most part, water dishes need to be scrubbed every three days minimum. I change out the water dish every time I visit a pet. Probably 90 percent of the time, I end up scrubbing the dish with soap and hot water.

Have a variety of dish types available to your pet – plastic, metal or glass. Observe which type your pet seems to prefer and offer more of that type of dish. Does your dog run for the water dish outside? Put the same type of dish inside.

Many times cats can be en-couraged to drink more if a faucet is left dripping (make sure the drain is open!). Cats are finicky about drinking. I have found that they will drink more if their water dishes are not near their food dishes.

Of course, always make sure your pet has water available and make a note of whether they tend to drink a little or a lot. If things change, it may be time to check in with the vet.

On the other end of the spec-trum is getting rid of that water. What goes in eventually comes out. Where cats are concerned, that leads to a conversation about kitty litter. There are certain qualities to look for when choosing a litter – track-ing, odor, clumping, dust free, number of cats, ease of cleaning, location of box, health of cat, effect on the environment, price and so on. Most importantly, does it pass muster with your cat?

I have learned that you get what you pay for. The less you pay the more likely it will not help in any of the aforemen-tioned areas.

If your cat has respiratory issues, find a litter that is not dusty. If your hand is white after cleaning the litter box, or

you can see a cloud over the box after you have cleaned it, it is too dusty. If you have respi-ratory issues get a litter that is less dusty.

There are litters out there that will help you spot urinary problems before they become emergencies. For some long-haired felines who are prone to dragging the litter out upon their feet and tails, the crystal style of litter that doesn’t track as much might be helpful. Be aware however, that what does come out of the box leaves a little white spot on your floor when a human steps on it. For a fast and easy clean up, get a clumping litter.

To maintain a quick and easy clean up routine, and a happy cat, clean the litter box out dai-ly. It will help keep the house from smelling like a litter box.

A scooping device speeds the daily routine. Even the cheapest scoop works better than a kitch-en tool. I recently converted to a metal scoop to avoid breakages midway through the job. At any rate, take a look at your choices for a litter scoop and invest in one. You won’t regret the purchase.

There are myriad litter box designs out there engineered to make them easier to clean, but convincing cats to use them is the biggest drawback. It appears to me that it is easier to stay with the traditional type of boxes and litters.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or insights.

Laurie Skovholt operates a pet sitting service. 541-419-6229, email: [email protected]

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SHARC aquatic hoursIndoor Open Swim & Outdoor Adult Hot TubMarch 1-17: Open Monday-Thurs-day 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.March 18-26: Open 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.March 27-31: Open Monday-Thurs-day 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Outdoor Lazy River and WaterslidesMarch 19-27: Open 12-4 p.m. (weather dependent)

Tubing HillMarch – Nov. 18, 2016 - ClosedReopening Nov. 19, 2016

Lap Swim-Indoor Pool 6-10 a.m. daily: 2016 Member Preference ID, SROA Guest Pass8-10 a.m. daily: Recreation Plus card holders and general publicGeneral admission is $10 for lap swimming only and cannot be applied to open recreation swim admission fee.9-10 a.m. Monday-Thursday only one lane available due to water fitness6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday one lane available

Water FitnessMonday-Thursday: 9-10 a.m. A high-energy, low-impact wa-ter-based workout that is perfect for all levels and abilities. (Please bring swimsuit, towel, and water bottle. Water shoes and water shirt are optional but strongly encouraged.)2016 Member Preference drop-in

For reservations and information :(541) 585-3147 or www.SunriverSHARC.COM

Lifeguard Class -American Red Cross certified lifeguard-training course $150

Course 2 - March 22-25 • Course 3 - April 16, 17, 23, 24 All courses 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

rate: $5 or 11 punch pass - $50General public drop-in rate: $10 or 11 punch pass - $100

Swim Lessons Feb. 29-March 16: Six, 30-minute classes Mondays & Wednesdays Level 1: 3:45-4:15 p.m.Level 2: 4:30-5 p.m.Level 3 & 4: 5:15-5:45 p.m.2016 Member Preference $40, general public $45

Level 1A: Ages 2-5 years. This is an introductory level class concentrating on water comfort, supported floating, bobbing with bubbles and flutter kicks.

Level 1B: Ages 6-12 years. This is an introductory level class, for older students who have not had lessons, but want to learn to swim. Students will be concentrating

Lifeguard Recertification $75 Course 1 - April 2-3 • Course 2 - June 4-5

All courses 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.Red Cross certification in lifeguarding is required for these classes.Contact Matt Catanzaro at 541-585-3714 to register and find out more

Underwater Egg Hunt & Rubber Duck Races March 26 • 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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This teen-only event starts at 8 p.m. with an ice-cream float social followed by water basketball/volleyball, contests, relays, use of the hot tub and other aquatic-themed activities. Please pre-register.

Summer Job Fair Wednesday, March 23 • 9 - 11 a.m.

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Teen Night Wednesday, March 23 • 8 - 10 p.m.

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on water comfort, supported floating, bobbing with bubbles and flutter kicks.

Level 2A: Ages 2-5 years. Participants will progress from floating to forward motion in the water. Both front and back arm strokes will be introduced and breath control will progress to side breathing.

Level 2B: Ages 6-12 years. This class is a progression from floating to forward motion in the water. Both front and back arm strokes will be introduced and breath control will progress to side breathing.

Level 3: Rhythmic breath control is required for this level. Participants concentrate on elementary backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Focus will be on coordination of arms and legs. Mas-tery of side breathing will be required to progress to level 4.

Level 4: Participants in level four will be concentrating on sidestroke and butterfly, with emphasis on water fitness

and endurance.

Private LessonsPrivate or semi-private (2 students) are offered at SHARC. Private lessons are scheduled independently based on instructor availability. Call 541-585-3714 to schedule private lessons. 2016 Member Preference ID card hold-ers: $30 per 30-minute private lessonGeneral public: $35 per 30-minute private lessonSemi-private: $15 for second child per 30-minute lesson

Swim Club March 1-17: Tuesdays & Thursdays 5-6pmStructured, non-competitive program to refine and strengthen swim technique in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Ages 6-18. (Participants must pass swim test).Daily drop-in: $5; Monthly: 2016Member Preference ID $25; general public: $30

Join us for Central Oregon Sundays. Every Sunday through May 22

Residents of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson County receive a $9 admission per person. Must show proof of residency.

Call 541-585-5000 for more information.

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The indoor pool at SHARC will be closed for annual routine cleaning and maintenance May 13-20.

The outdoor leisure pool will be made available for lap swimming and general recreational from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily (weather permitting). The hot tub will remain open during this period and available during the outdoor pool hours.

The outdoor lazy river and waterslides will not be open during this time. Full outdoor aquatic operations will be open daily beginning May 28 (Memorial Day weekend).

Aquatic fitness classes will be held during its normal hours 9-10 a.m. Monday-Thursday during the closure, but may be altered due to the pool depth.

SHARC indoor pool closure for maintenance

By Matt Catanzaro and Emily Savko

Can you think of anything more fun than working in the “recreation” field? Well, how about working in the recre-ation field in beautiful Sunriver at a waterpark! The Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) is preparing to hire seasonal staff members in the following positions: Lifeguard, SHARC attendant, aquatic technician, tennis attendant, adventure & Guppy Camp counselor, and guest service representative.

Working in the SROA Rec-

reation Department is a lot of fun, and we don’t just say that because recreation is general-ized as “fun.” At the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic and Recreation Center (SHARC) we have opportunities every day to provide wellness and leisure for Sunriver residents, as well as enhance the stay of our destination guests. We have over 80 seasonal staff members at SHARC and we’d like to tell you about a few of our past and present team members.

Chase Seamons has been around SROA since elementary school when he started attend-ing the FAST Camp program at Three Rivers School. His mom, Corina, who is a SHARC Guest

Service Representative, was a FAST Camp program leader for many years. Chase became a SHARC Attendant and Tubing Hill staff member in summer 2012, and shortly thereafter was certified as a Lifeguard and continued working for us on a part-time basis. In 2015, Chase not only graduated from high school, but also became a Lifeguard Coach with us. Chase now works with the Sunriver Fire Department as part of their reserve program. He still works at SHARC when he isn’t attending college classes for

his fire science and paramedic degree, or on duty at the fire department.

Taylor Warden is another individual who came to work for SROA after participating in FAST Camp. Another lifeguard promoted to lifeguard coach in 2015, Taylor now is in the nursing program at COCC.

Taylor attributes her interest in the medical field as a direct result of working as a lifeguard with homeowners and patrons at SHARC.

KT Ainsworth started her involvement with SROA by attending the FAST Camp program. She also participated in SROA Recreation’s Adven-ture Camp summer program growing up. KT joined SROA as an employee in the summer of 2012 and worked as a part-time lifeguard during the school year. She was one of our water safety instructors and before long became a lifeguard coach in 2014. Since graduating high school, KT has worked for AmeriCorps. KT also works as a hostess at the Sunriver Brewhouse.

Sierra Langdon was one of the first lifeguards certified when SHARC opened in the spring 2012. She was a year-round, part-time employee as she worked through out high school. Upon graduating from La Pine High School, Sierra en-listed in the United States Navy as a communications specialist.

Two former staff members followed recreation tracks after their starts as SHARC life-guards. Robert Joe now works as aquatics director of the Ash-land Family YMCA. Maria Ramirez is a manager of recre-ation for the City of Klamath Falls.

We would love to add you, or someone you know, to the SROA Recreation Department.

Here are a few reasons why SHARC and SROA Recreation

is a great place to work: • That all important first job.

We hire individuals as young as 15 years old, but don’t be fooled, age is just a number. A number of our most active employees are of retirement age. We only ask that everyone is young at heart.

• There are a lot of growth opportunities available, even our summer jobs. Like some of our team members listed above, some started in one department and grew their skills and inter-ests into other departments and positions.

• With nearly 100 people, SROA Recreation is a fun en-

vironment to work in. Whether you work in tennis opera-tions assisting homeowners and guests on the courts, or as a counselor in Adventure Camp, we’ve seen a lot of our team members gain skills that traveled with them as they grew up, moved away to college and launched their careers.

• We love training people brand new to a work environ-ment. On a hot, sunny day, the SHARC is an active and busy place. You’ll have the opportu-nity to meet hundreds of people each day and you will be taught how to work as part of a team.

Chase Seamons Taylor Warden

What’s it like to work at SHARC?


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The SROA Recreation staff will be attending other job fairs in the Central Oregon area this spring, including Central Ore-gon Community College/OSU Cascades on March 2 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. We will also be sharing our job opportunities at Bend High School and La Pine High School.

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By Chuck CockburnYo u’v e b e e n

dreaming about it for years… the perfect Sunriver vacation home retreat, on the bike path, out of the way, but not too far from the action. It might even have a golf course view. You ponder the pros and cons, and then the fears start to creep in. Is it really worth the ex-pense? If we buy this place, are we going to feel guilty if we want to vacation some-where else? What if we can’t visit as often as we like, it sits vacant for months and months, the pipes freeze and the house is discovered by mice?

Yes, purchasing a vacation home is a big decision that

can be pretty scary. But the good news is that it doesn’t have to be, thanks to a steady rise in the average rental

revenue in the Sunriver area.

I ’ v e t a k -en a look at three of the top fears most potential va-cation home-buyers face, a l o n g w i t h ideas for mov-ing past those fears by tak-ing advantage

of resources available to Sunriver owners.

Fear #1 - Is it worth the expense?

Buying a vacation home can be a significant invest-ment. Whether you take out a loan or pay cash, you’ve still got to consider taxes, HOA maintenance fees, and furnishings, to name just a few expenses. So, why not have someone else help cover the costs by placing your home in the vacation rental pool? Depending on your situation, you might even earn a little extra cash.

Resort areas like Sunriver have vibrant, active, and growing vacat ion rent-al markets. According to data provided by Sunriver Resort Property Manage-ment based on homes in their rental pool, the av-erage gross rental revenue (before fees and the like) for a 3-bedroom home in

Sunriver has increased from around $11,500 in 2009, to well over $20,000 in 2014, while the average gross rev-enue for a six-bedroom home has increased from just under $44,000 in 2009 to nearly $78,000 in 2014. While that might not cover your mortgage, it will cer-tainly offset some expenses.

Then there are the poten-tial tax benefits. Depending on your situation, you may be able to deduct a portion of the expenses related to your vacation home. As with any tax situation things can get complicated, so be sure to talk to a qualified accountant, or someone who can help you navigate the real estate tax maze, and determine just how much tax benefit a vacation home can offer.

Fear #2 - What if the house sits vacant?

How you’re going to look after and maintain a va-cation home is a very real concern. Any number of

things could go wrong, and if you aren’t there on a regu-lar basis, problems could go unnoticed for months. Or if you do happen to be in-formed that a wayward golf ball shattered your picture window, and a rainstorm is on its way to flood your living room, you could be making an unexpected and very inconvenient emergen-cy trip.

Property management to the rescue! You want to enjoy your new retreat, and not worry about the mouse population. Putting your vacation home in the rental pool can help offset expenses and provide peace of mind. A good property manager can perform reg-ular preventative mainte-nance inspections to ensure your home remains in good repair, attend to damage caused by renters, change the sheets and keep the house clean for you!

According to Griffin Prie-be, director of property management for Sunriver

Resort, “We are a full service property management com-pany with our own in-house staff that provides house-keeping, maintenance, and hot tub services.” It is their role to ensure that your home is not only well mar-keted (helping to alleviate fear #1), but to maintain it in a fashion that is consis-tent with guest expectations and your pride of owner-ship, all while aiming to enhance the long-term value of your property.

The benefits of using a property management ser-vice can extend beyond just marketing and mainte-nance. Many of the property management companies in Sunriver offer their own unique benefit packages, with owner enticing perks like discounted access to SHARC, concierge ser-vices, and comprehensive marketing of your vacation home. Last year, Sunriver Resort Property Manage-ment launched the Sunriver Club for owners in their vacation rental program that offers discounts on golf, spa services, and food, access to all resort facilities, and com-plimentary transportation within the resort.

“There are definitely perks to being an owner of a prop-erty managed by Sunriver Resort,” Priebe said.

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CITIZEN PATROL

January 2016House Checks: 58Traffic Control: 2Hazards Identified: 0Special Projects: 2Public Assistance: 43Patrol Hours: 170

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Q: What should somebody who is pulled over on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) expect during a field sobriety test? What happens during the test?

A: There are three standard-ized field sobri-ety tests police officers conduct during a DUII investigation. The horizontal gaze nystagmus test (aka, the eye test); the walk and turn test, and the one leg stand test. Field sobriety tests are standardized and accepted in court as reliable evidence of impairment, based on validation studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s.

The horizontal gaze nystag-mus test is performed to deter-mine whether the individual has visible nystagmus in each eye. nystagmus is the involuntary jerking of the eye, and becomes more apparent when a person has consumed alcohol. During this test, the driver would be instructed to stand with their feet together, and hands at their sides. The officer would tell the person to follow a stimulus (often times a pen or finger) while they move it side to side, without moving their head.

The walk and turn test is a divided attention test. During this test the officer would in-struct the individual to imagine a straight line on the ground in front of them. They would be

instructed to stand on the line, touching heel to toe, while the officer gave further instructions. The officer gives instructions and demonstrates how to per-form the test.

The one leg stand test is also a divided attention test. During

this test the officer instructs the driv-er to raise a foot of their choosing approximately six inches off the ground and count out loud by thou-sands until the of-ficer tells them to stop.

Divided atten-tion tests are important in de-tecting impairment. They were developed as comparisons to the tasks a driver is required to conduct in order to operate a ve-hicle safely. An example would be applying the brakes in order to slow the vehicle down before stopping at a stop sign. The driver must see the stop sign, release the accelerator, and apply pressure to the brake pedal.

Officers use these tests in conjunction with other obser-vations they have made, to de-termine whether an individual is able to operate a vehicle safely. Additional questions are often asked regarding whether the driver has any medical issues, or if they are currently taking medications. A driver found to be under the influence of a controlled substance would be asked to perform the same tests, along with a breath test. In the case where they take a breath test, and the result is less than

.08 percent blood alcohol con-tent, a drug recognition expert would be called to conduct a drug influence evaluation.

Q: How has sobriety testing of people suspected of DUII changed with the legalization of recreation-al marijuana?

A: There is no change in the three standardized field sobriety tests, and the officer would con-duct all three the same way they would with a suspected alcohol DUII. However, officers will conduct an additional eye test to check if the subject’s eyes are able to converge. Officers will also conduct a modified rom-berg balance test. This test is not standardized; however, it is very useful in determining whether a person is under the influence of cannabis. The officer would have the driver stand with their feet together and tilt their head back. The driver would be instructed to close their eyes and estimate the passage of 30 seconds.

Cannabis use can cause ex-treme impairment in regards to the user’s perception of time and distance. This obviously causes problems when operating a vehicle, and can be deadly. Of-ficers investigating a DUII that suspect recent marijuana use will ask specific questions that may indicate the driver is displaying cognitive impairment.

All SRPD officers have been trained and certified to conduct standardized field sobriety tests. They have received training in drug impairment detection, and have one certified drug recog-nition expert (DRE) on staff to

The Sunriver Service District Managing Board held its regu-lar meeting on Feb. 18. Board members present: Ron Angell, Mark Murray, Mike Gocke and Greg Keller. Staff present: Debra Baker, Dana Whitehurst, Art Hatch, Marc Mills.Public input:

-None.Financial Report:

As of Jan. 31, 2016:Resources……….6,890,855Police: Wages & Benefits…253,022Materials & Services....85,489

Fire Wages & Benefits...1,1731,139Materials & Services...168,927Bike Patrol………......47,264Non-departmental...110,836

Board actions:-Approved minutes of the Jan.

14 regular meeting.-Approved payment of

$13,706 to SROA for admin-istrative and fleet maintenance services provided to the district in January and rent of the police

and fire stations in February.-Approved the 2016-2017

fiscal year budget request. The operating fund request allo-cates $6,839,461 in resources, $6,514,642 in expenses and $324,819 as surplus, which will be assigned to the contingency fund. The budget as presented does not include an employee cost of living adjustment as labor contracts with both the police and firefighters unions are yet to be negotiated.

-Discussed a proposal to re-quest a share of Deschutes Coun-ty transient room taxes generated in Sunriver.

-Discussed the process for recruiting a volunteer to fill the vacancy on the service district board of directors.

-Approved the temporary ap-pointment of Greg Keller to vice chair until a fifth board member is appointed.

-Approved the work plan for board administrator Baker, which includes assisting the board chair, collaborating with the police and fire chiefs, maintaining insurance coverage, keeping policies and guiding documents updated, assisting with labor relations, legal matters, employee performance appraisals, media relations and community outreach.

-Approved changes to the financial management and in-vestment policy.

-Approved updating signature

authority to include the new board administrator.

-Reviewed first drafts of the annual reports for the police and fire departments.

-Discussed progress of the reserve study. Treasurer Gocke expects to have a clean draft of the study available for review at the March meeting.

-Approved the Jan. 31 financial report.

-Discussed performance mea-sures for the fire and police chiefs.

-Discussed hiring of an admin-istrative assistant. Three people will be interviewed and admin-istrator Baker hopes to introduce the new assistant at the March meeting.Chief’s reports:Fire:

-In January, the Sunriver Fire Department responded to 44 in-cidents including 25 emergency medical service calls, five motor vehicle accidents –four with in-

juries– two gas leaks, five service calls, four good intent calls and two false alarms.

-The department will display two vehicles in the classic car show in The Village at Sunriver in August, including the new engine and a 1949 La France open cab antique engine.

-Chief Hatch held an all-hands meeting to review the recent past and the plans for going forward. He said staff recommended sev-eral good ideas for community outreach.

-Chief Hatch met with the Sunriver Water Company to discuss fire hydrant maintenance. SRFD crews will paint those hydrants that need fresh paint, an exercise that will familiarize new firefighters with hydrant locations.

-The Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating of Sunriver’s level of fire protection is underway. Chief Hatch expects Sunriver to retain

its Level 3 ISO rating, which insurance companies use to set consumer insurance rates.

-A firefighter exam was sched-uled Feb. 24 to establish an eligibility list to fill two vacancies.

-Staff is working on three grant requests regarding the fire train-ing facility.

-A $27,000 reimbursement is expected to arrive soon from the State of Oregon to cover SRFD’s costs for sending a unit to assist with the Canyon Creek Fire in summer 2015.Police:

-In January, the Sunriver Police Department received 954 calls for service, 33 of which were emergencies. Offices investi-gated 19 reports of suspicious persons, 23 parking complaints, 11 animal issues, assisted 36 citizens, conducted 209 security checks, provided 258 commu-


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SUNRIVER POLICE LOG Selected log entries from the Sunriver Police - January 2016

SCMC = St. Charles Medical CenterR&Rs = Rules & Regulations RP = Reporting Person GOA = Gone On ArrivalUTL = Unable To LocateDUII = Driving Under Influence of IntoxicantsSBC = Settled By ContactDOA = Dead On ArrivalBAC = Blood Alcohol Content

DCJ = Deschutes County JailSFST = Standardized Field Sobriety Test DCSO = Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SFD = Sunriver Fire DepartmentOSP = Oregon State PoliceMVA = Motor Vehicle AccidentDWS = Driving While SuspendedBOLO = Be On the Look OutRO = Registered Owner

1/1 - Subject reported wandering around Backwoods Lane asking for a ride over the pass. The intoxicated man, unable to find any takers, returned back to his rental a short time later.

1/1 - Non-injury rollover at Cottonwood and Hwy 97.

1/1 - Report of loud noise in hot tub on Belnap Lane. Subjects were asked to continue their New Year’s celebrations inside.

1/4 - RP contacted SRPD to report that he was in big trouble. He had lost his girl friend’s dog last night in the business park. The Catahoula hound is sporting a green collar with no tags.

1/5 - RP reported an aggressive driver who may have sideswiped him near Lava Butte. The suspect vehicle was headed into Sunriver. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle.

1/5 - Report of a DUII crash in the mall parking lot. The driver was located at his residence and taken into custody. He was transported to DCJ where he was lodged for DUII, reckless driving and resisting arrest.

1/7 - RP came into the station to report her seven-year-old son and twenty-year-old daughter were missing. Last known location for them was Three Rivers Elementary. While we were checking the area, RP reported that had arrived home safely after getting lost on the pathways.

1/8 - Assist in locating an elderly female with dementia. She was found by a neighbor in the back of another neighbor’s unlocked car. A photo was taken of the lady for future reference in case we have to locate her again.

1/11 - Officer came across a motorist on Hwy 97 and Vandervert Road with a flat tire. She wasn’t able to change it, so the officer assisted. She was able to continue on her way.

1/12 - RP reported an intoxicated individual lying on the side of Spring River Road. He had consumed far too much alcohol at a local watering hole that he refused to name. We gave him a courtesy transport home and a verbal warning.

1/13 - RP received a call from his bank notifying him that someone had called with his date of birth and social security number and had tried to retrieve his account numbers. The bank did not release the information and notified their fraud department.

1/16 - Officer dispatched to a road slide off on Cottonwood near the railroad tracks. Original slide off car was gone upon our arrival, but we then located a second slide off and, along with some helpful passersby, assisted in getting the vehicle unstuck.

1/16 - Loud parties on Fir Cone Lane and at the Ranch Cabins.

1/19 - Officers responded to a 911 hang up call at residence on Mt. Hood Lane. Dispatch reported that a family dispute was going on between a father and adult daughter. No injuries and feuding parties were separated for the night.

1/22 - RP reported five cars occupied by an estimated twenty un-known persons had stopped in front of her Quelah Lane residence for unknown reasons. Officer made contact with the group and was advised by them that they were with a Boy Scout group that had gotten lost. They had already figured out where they had gone astray and were in the process of taking off for their true destination. They were prepared, sort of.

1/23 - Suspicious person observed at the Sunriver Community Church. He was contacted and released after a field interview.

1/23 - Responded to a report of an intoxicated female minor. She was issued a MIP citation and released to a guardian.

1/28 - While patrolling off property, officer came across a vehicle that had run off the road and become stuck in a snow bank. The driver, who was still inside, said that he had forgotten something at work

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The Sunriver Owners Association Nominat-ing Committee is seeking Sunriver property owners interested in serving on the Sunriver Service District (SSD) Managing Board. This is a great opportunity to become engaged in the community and assist with the manage-ment of Sunriver’s public safety services.

Position openings The individuals selected for the following

positions will take office Sept. 1, and serve a three-year term. The requirements are:

Position 3: Sunriver property ownerPosition 4: District elector (votes in Sunriver)

Preferred qualifications Preferred qualifications of SSD Board Mem-

ber include:• Interest in, or a working knowledge of,

emergency response planning, law enforce-ment and fire protection services.

• Demonstrated leadership skills based on past experience and achievements.

• Experience with public agencies and fi-nancial planning.

• Ability to work collaboratively.

How to applyIf you are interested in being considered for

membership on the Sunriver Service District Managing Board and meet these qualifica-

tions, or know of someone who might be interested in a position, an application must be returned to the SROA office by 4 p.m. Friday, May 6. Applications may be obtained from the Sunriver Owners Association or by calling 541-593-2411. Contact any of the Nominating Committee members shown below for additional information.

Margaret Angell, co-chair, [email protected] 541-593-3242

Steve Stedman, co-chair, [email protected] 541-593-0594

Jane Boubel, [email protected] 541-593-2641

Gary Carlson, [email protected] 541-593-5004

Linda Saukkonen, [email protected] 541-593-2898

Jane Vakoc, [email protected] 541-598-2048

Jim Wilson, [email protected] 541-593-9908

Additional information about the Sunriver Service District can be found at: www.sunriv ersd.org

The Nominating Committee sends thanks in advance for the community’s help in iden-tifying potential candidates to govern the Sunriver Service District.

Sunriver Service District seek board members

To aid cardiac arrest victims quickly, Deschutes County 911 Service District and Bend Fire & Rescue are making the Pulse-Point app available to Central Oregonians.

The app alerts registered, CPR-certified users when a sudden cardiac arrest occurs in a nearby public place so they can get to the scene and start CPR in the critical minutes before EMS teams arrive. The app also allows registered users to locate nearby automatic external defibrillators (AEDs).

The PulsePoint partnership was formally launched Feb. 10 at Deschutes County 911. Representatives from Sunriver, Bend, Black Butte Ranch, Clo-verdale, Crooked River Ranch, Redmond and the Sisters-Camp Sherman fire districts announced the availability of the app.

“Public engagement can im-prove survival rates in cardiac ar-rest cases,” said Steve O’Malley, Bend Fire deputy chief of EMS operations. “The Bend Fire De-partment has had a long-stand-ing mission of improving cardiac arrest survival and we’ve made incredible strides. Dispatchers are involved. Police have a role. This is the tool that now allows us to also notify anyone in the public who is willing to do CPR in a public place. This technolo-gy is the next piece in the chain of survival.”

Central Oregon residents can download the PulsePoint app through the iTunes Store and Google Play. Businesses

Lifesaving smartphone app now available

can download the PulsePoint AED app, which allows them to register locations of publicly ac-cessible AEDs. Once validated, these crowd-sourced AEDs will be visible in the PulsePoint app.

“We’re proud to have helped facilitate this partnership be-tween the 911, our customer agencies and the public,” said Steve Reinke, 911 service district director. “It’s critical that cardiac

arrest patients receive CPR as soon as possible. Our dispatch computer system pushes noti-fications to PulsePoint at the same time EMS responders are dispatched, so someone close by who otherwise may not have known help was needed can render assistance, saving crucial seconds.”

Information: www.deschutes.org/911/page/pulsepoint


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and had attempted to flip a U-turn. He attempted to swing right before cutting left and had high centered on the snow berm. He had already called for a tow. We briefly covered why what he did was illegal. His cur-rent predicament and impending tow bill seemed sufficient punishment.

1/30 - Report of theft of a hot tub pump from a residence.

1/30 - Assisted DCSO with attempt-ing to locate an intoxicated individual in the business park. DCSO made phone contact with the subject, but he refused to provide his address. There is probable cause for criminal mischief and he needs to be per-manently trespassed from the RP’s business. He frequents the business park and likely lives nearby.

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Deschutes County Sheriff L. Shane Nelson is hosting Coffee with the Sheriff meet-ings in March and April in or-der to meet with cit-izens of

Deschutes County.

The cof-fee meet-ings will fol-low an “open house” format. No appointment is necessary to come by and talk with the Sheriff at these meetings. Citizens are welcome to drop in at any time

Coffee with the Sheriff meet-ings in March

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” format. No appointment

Coffee with Deschutes County Sheriff L. Shane Nelson

during the scheduled events. Water, coffee, and cookies will

be available at each meeting.Schedule

March 29, La Pine substation, 51340

Highway 97, 4-6 p.m.

March 31, Sis-ters substation, 703 N. Larch, 4-6 p.m.

April 26, Ter-rebonne substa-

tion, 8154 11th Street, Suite 3, 4-6

p.m.April 27, Bend – Main

Sheriff ’s Office, 63333 W. Highway 20, 4 - 6 p.m.

Information: 541-388-6655

The Sunriver Service District (SSD) is seeking a board mem-ber to fill a current opening. It is the intent of the SSD board that the individual selected is appointed in March 2016. This interim position appointment is separate from the positions coming open Sept. 1.

If you are interested in being considered, please fill out an application that must be returned to the Sunriver Owners Asso-ciation by close of business on Tuesday, March 15. Applications may be obtained from SROA or by calling 541-593-2411.

Vacant service district board position available

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assist at any given time. SPRD has one DRE trained

and available. The DREs in Deschutes County respond to requests when on duty and available.

Q: What is the Sunriver Cit-izens Patrol? Who serves on the patrol and what services does it provide?

A: The Sunriver Citizens Patrol (CP) was established in 1997 to assist SRPD with evacuations and traffic situations in the community. As a group of residents and volunteers, the CP act as ambassadors of SRPD. Their presence and role in the community has grown and evolved to meet growing needs of the police department. CP members patrol streets, bike paths and the village, providing directions and assistance. The CP also assists with vacation checks.

As far as who serves on the patrol, it is mostly homeowners, both part-time and full-time, that have an interest in giving back to the Sunriver communi-ty. We also have a few persons on our patrol that live outside Sunriver who have strong com-munity ties.

Q: When you were hired as chief in 2012, you put an emphasis on community policing. Three years later, how is the community policing campaign coming along? What has it accomplished?

A: It’s not just me. The Sunriver Service District board emphasized engaging the Sunriver community. We con-tinue to work daily at improving our community contacts as well as challenging ourselves, and the community, in seeking new ways to do this.

I rely on feedback from the community and businesses to indicate if we are accomplishing this objective. We are preparing a survey that we plan to email out to homeowners to receive additional feedback that can be measured. We will report back on this after the survey.

What I hope this has and is ac-complishing, is that people sense the police department is a part of the community. I believe people should expect us to do our job and do it well. What I hope is that our community counts on us to be there when they need us. Our mission is “Safety, Ser-vice, and Community.” I want people to engage us and have conversations with us about how we can do better and make the community better.


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“Violent Crimes” is the lat-est in his Amanda Jaffe series. Amanda is a tall, athletic, attrac-tive woman with a keen intellect and an attorney with Jaffe, Katz, Lehane, and Brindisi, a Portland, Oregon firm where her father is senior partner. The story opens with a law school chum asking a favor. Christine Larson works the corporate beat with Master-son, Hamilton, Rickman and Thomas. Tom Beatty, Larson’s

paralegal, was arrested for a bar brawl. While he didn’t start the fight, he certainly finished it leaving the other combatant hospitalized. The police took ex-ception and arrested him. Larson would appreciate Amanda’s help in clearing Tom, usually a very kind man. It all seems rather routine until, of course, it is not.

A short while later Larson is found brutally beaten to death. Earlier she was overheard having a heated argument with Dale Masterson, senior partner and the man who controls if she will make partner. Soon thereafter Masterson is found beaten to death in a similar fashion in the den of his huge mansion. His son, Brandon, is seen running away from the crime covered in his father’s blood. Masterson and Brandon were estranged, their world views horribly apart.

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volved in environmental issues, worried about what we are doing to the planet. Unfortunately he lacked his father’s charm, was abrasive, demanding, and unwilling to listen to any other views. Masterson was athletic, socially engaging, and fond of the comforts of wealth and its attendant symbols, such as his trophy wife, luxurious abode and fine cars. Masterson financed his lifestyle by representing Big Oil, blood money in his son’s opinion.

Brandon is quickly arrested and confesses. His mother hires Amanda to defend her son for the murder of her ex-husband. As Amanda delves into the case, it becomes more complicated. If Brandon didn’t kill Masterson, is his death connected to the murder of Larson? What ties them together?

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Read more about Amanda Jaffe in “Wild Justice,” “Ties That Bind,” “Proof Positive,” and “Fugitive.”

Margolin is a great speaker and his events are always interesting. Please call 541-593-2525 or email [email protected] or stop by Sunriver Books & Music to sign up to attend this free presentation. There will be drawings for prizes and light refreshments.


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March 7 the Mystery Book Club discusses “Now You See Me” by S.J. Bolton. Detective constable Lacey Flint is doing

something very routine, go-ing to her car, when her life changes. A woman is by the vehicle in the last moments of

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March 21 the Fiction Book Club discusses Elizabeth

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-Chief Mills attended executive level training at the Chiefs of Police Conference in Seaside. He returned a week later with three other SRPD officers to attend a memorial for Seaside police Sgt. Jason Gooding, killed in the line of duty.

-Officers received training in enforcement of liquor laws from an Oregon Liquor Control Com-mission representative.

-Officer Hughes attended a traffic safety conference.

-Extra officers were on duty during the Martin Luther King and President’s Day holiday weekends to proactively ad-dress college gatherings in rental homes. Chief Mills said one property management company thanked the department for its efforts. That company said this was the first year in many years that their rental homes sustained minimal damage over the holiday weekends. Mills noted there were no arrests this year over the holi-day weekends.

The meeting adjourned at 4:51 p.m. to executive session to dis-cuss litigation and labor negoti-ations. The next regular meeting of the Sunriver Service District Managing Board is scheduled for Thursday, March 17, 3 p.m. at the Sunriver Fire Station Train-ing Room, 57475 Abbot Drive in Sunriver. Approved meeting minutes are posted to www.sun riversd.org as available.

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for the better part of three months, beginning around Thanksgiv-ing and mightily reinforced with in-credible snowfalls in December sur-passing 70 inches. At this time last year I was extoling win-ter play with the intermittent openings of the Woodlands course from Feb-ruary through the start of golf season in mid-April. Perhaps if the temperate weather we have been enjoying for the

past month continues the snow may disappear from the Sunriver courses in time for

pre-season play. The maintenance staff has its work cut out as the snow caused many trees to fall, which need clearing, particularly on the north course which is scheduled to open on April 15.

The good news, as reported last month, is that the snow blanket will, according to Josh Willis, director of Sunriver Resort golf operations, allow the greens to lie dormant with-

out freezing and recover very quickly once the snow melt is complete. We are also looking forward to all new bunkers on the Meadows golf course for its opening on Memorial Day weekend. Annual golf breakfast and new scheduled play day

The Sunriver Mens Golf Club board has been meeting throughout the winter to plan a terrific slate of offerings for the 2016 golf season. The year will kick off with the annual break-fast at the Crosswater Grille on April 13, immediately followed by a round of golf at the Cross-water course for an amazing greens fee of $25, thanks to the largesse of Sunriver Resort golf management.

SRMGC’s new regular day of play will be Tuesdays this season. When play went from shotgun starts to tee times last

year, an accommodation was made with the Sunriver Wom-en’s 18-hole group to alternate playing days each year. Since we played Wednesdays last year, the women opted to play on Wednesday for 2016. Next year the men have the option of Wednesday again. While still

on tee times for most official events, SRMGC was able to add two additional shotgun starts – the home-and-home with Juniper and the Resort Cup – in addition to the Mem-ber Guest Tournament and the final round of the Club Championship.

During the course of the season SRMCG will host three lunches as well as one or two post-round beer gatherings, capping off the season with the annual awards banquet around the first of October (date TBD). There are more

than 35 scheduled SRMGC “official” events planned be-tween April 19 and Oct. 25, including some play at other premier Central Oregon golf courses for those few times when Sunriver courses are “dark” for outside events like Junior Golf Championships or the PAC AM tournament.

SRMGC President Don Larson noted that the mem-bership fee has gone up two dollars to $57. This is the first increase since 2009 despite several increases in member-ship dues from OGA, which SRMGC continuously sub-sidized. While the club is in good financial shape, the board thought it prudent to pass on this year’s $2 increase from OGA to our members.

Larson also wanted to alert members that on Feb. 28, SRMGC deactivated all cur-rent members from the OGA roster. All those who submitted their renewal registrations by that time will be reactivated on Feb. 29. Others will be acti-vated as SRMGC receives each member’s new registration. If you are not activated you will not be able to post scores or get access to handicaps when and if needed for tournament play. The registration form was sent to all members from Larson in a Jan. 22 email, or may be found online at srmensgolf.com under “Registration” in the left-hand menu on the home page.New Club Pass rates

Resort golf management has released new annual pass rates and some new options for the 2016 golf season. These new rates are available online at sunriver-resort.com under “Golf” in the menu headings. You may also purchase one of the options on the web site. According to Josh Willis, this array of options is designed to give each player or family mul-tiple choices in playing times, perks and prices to suit dif-ferent needs and budgets (see chart). What have not been released yet are the daily rates for public and resort guest play, and preferred guest rates that club pass holders pay to play as well as players card holders (formerly the Recreation Pass). These rates are due to be pub-lished shortly by the resort.

The new rates, with the no-table exceptions of later-in-the-day play and junior golf, have increased by between 4- and 5-percent compared to 2015 season rates. These increases perhaps may be attributable to the remarkable surge in demand and to the amount of play the Sunriver Resort courses experienced in 2015, equaling the most number of

May the course be with you. ~ Golf Vader

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Your Sunriver vacation home could open the door to additional worldwide travel options. Have you heard of home exchange programs? Although not new, the growing trend is another potential perk of owning a vacation home. Sites like HomeExchange.com make it easy to swap houses with other home-owners around the world in such exotic locations as Madagascar or Mozam-bique, or as close as Port-land or Seattle. They stay in

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rounds played ever (67,000 in 2006), an increase of 25 percent over the 2014 season.

The late day options of twi-light and sunset passes saw no increases and no doubt will help keep the courses busier with family play and with bud-get-conscious players. Juniors 17 and under, too, continue to have a very good deal to encourage them to play as much as possible, with some small changes in advance tee time availability and in cart

privileges.SRMGC membership

New members are welcome. Sunriver residency is not a re-quirement. Find the SRMGC online at www.srmensgolf.com. Apply for membership using the annual membership registration tab in the menu (on the left side of the home page). For more information email club president Don Lar-son at [email protected], or me at the address below.

Paul J. Grieco is secretary of the Sunriver Men’s Golf Club and may be reached at [email protected]

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Open auditions for “Tables and Chairs” the next produc-tion by the Sunriver Stars Com-munity Theater, will be held Tuesday, March 1, 6 p.m. at Vil-lage Properties. Victoria Kristy, artistic director and founder of the theater group, will direct this evening of one-act plays.

“We have never done a col-lection of one acts before,” said Kristy. “We’ll present it black-box style using only half of the SHARC space to create

Auditions set for the next Sunriver Stars Theater

a more intimate setting. We won’t offer a full dinner service either, instead we’ll do sort of a Happy Hour before the Friday and Saturday shows with drinks and appetizer plates available for purchase.”

The show will run May 6-7 only since Sunday of that week is Mother’s Day. There will be both an afternoon and evening show on Saturday, May 7.

The show will consist of a compilation of seven one act

plays, some written to tickle the funny bone, some poignant and some with something to think about. Kristy is looking for men and women to fill the cast list. Each act has two characters and roughly an eight-page script so memorization is at a minimum. Rehearsals will be scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday evenings over the next two months. The group rehearses at Village Prop-erties in the Sunriver Business Park, 56835 Venture Lane, Room 206, courtesy of Mark Halverson, owner.

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It is important to note that the recycling center was iden-tified by prior IAMP task forces, but the matter of fund-ing was always considered to be a SROA endeavor. With Deschutes County seeking the land for a center and SROA seeking funding for a new center, a potential collabo-rative opportunity has now presented itself.

Thanks to the coordination between SROA and Deschutes

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There is a Jon Bon Jovi adage that goes something like this: “always map out your future; just be sure to do it in pencil.”

The new IAMP task force will need to keep that saying in mind as they work through the initial tasks assigned by the board. Reserves replacement schedules, previous IAMP task force work, member input into the process, popular trends and seizing opportunities when presented will undoubtedly keep this process very fluid. In the end, however, Sunriver will have a future replete with well-earned choices – not ulti-matums – thanks to a proactive approach towards planning and preparation.


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Letters from readers

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life event is a life-changing experi-ence that gives everyone a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Each year, more than four million people in over 20 countries take part in this global phenomenon and raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer.

How the event works• Teams form to ra ise

awareness for cancer and raise money to fund cancer research through the Amer-ican Cancer Society.

• Members of each team take turns walking around the course at the event

• There is food, games and activities to provide entertainment and build camaraderie

• It is a family-friendly environment for the entire community

Because it’s a team event, individual participants are

By Shawn Cannon

not required to be there the entire time. But it’s so much fun, you’ll find it hard to leave.

Relay For Life has three consistent components at all relays.

Fight Back CeremonyThis emotionally power-

ful ceremony inspires Relay participants to take action. The Fight Back Ceremony symbolizes the emotional commitment each of us can make in the fight against cancer. The action taken represents what we are will-ing to do for ourselves, for our loved ones, and for our community to fight cancer year-round and to commit to saving lives.

Survivors LapDuring the Survivors

Lap, all cancer survivors at the event take the first lap around the track, cel-ebrating their victory over cancer while cheered on by the other participants who line the track. Relay For Life events also recognize and celebrate caregivers, who give time, love, and support to their friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers facing cancer.

Luminaria CeremonyThe Luminaria Ceremo-

ny takes place after dark. Hundreds of luminaries are lit to remember people lost to cancer, honor people who have fought cancer in the past, and support those whose f ight continues. Candles are lit inside of personalized bags and are placed around the Relay track as glowing tributes to those who’ve been affected by cancer.

Local event informationThe Sunriver-La Pine

Relay For Life event is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 10 a.m.- 10 p.m., at Heri-tage Park in La Pine. This year’s theme is “Birthdays Under the Big Top.” For the past three years the Sunriver Owners Associa-tion has had a team, “Take a SHARC Size Bite Out of Cancer,” that consists of Sunriver owners, SROA employees and community members. We are hoping you will join our team or form your own team for this year’s event.

There wil l be a team sign-up opportunity on Friday, April 8 at SHARC from 9:30-10:30am. Lau-ren Olander, representative from the American Cancer Society and director of all the Central Oregon Relay

For Life events will be there to answer questions.

If you are not able to make it to the April 8 sign-up, you can go di-rectly to the www.relay.acsevents.org and select the “Get Involved” tab at the top of the page. From there you’ll select, “Find an Event” and type in your ZIP code. This will allow

you to easily connect to the La Pine/Sunriver Relay For Life event. You can then sign-up and join the Sunriver team or form your own team.

For more information about the Sunriver Owners Association team, contact Shawn Cannon, at 541-585-3143 or [email protected].

Guest editorial: How to participate in the 2016 Relay for Life

Chorus of OneSunriver as a communityLana Benish, Sunriver

Most Sunriver owners don’t live in Sunriver full time. Because of that they are mostly unaware of what a wonderful community Sunriver is.

In everyday life, friend-ship and support comes from within Sunriver and the surrounding areas in amazing ways. There is help cutting and delivering firewood for those in need. Many locals work with the Care & Share food program that operates out of spaces donated by business owners and homes that are offered for fundraising or commu-nity events.

Help pours in to the li-brary, school and The Sec-ond Tern. Neighbors chair boards for the Sunriver Women’s Club and quilters

and to improve fish habitat. Many locals join in book clubs, knitting groups, etc. We see each other at church, on the golf course and at fundraisers. We comfort each other in times of need. It is so much more than just 30 miles of bike paths.

There has been some dis-content about those living outside of Sunriver using the facilities at SHARC and joining the bridge group or attending a potluck.

Everyone in this area con-tributes to the vitality of the Sunriver community. The bank, grocery stores, gas stations, library, hardware store and restaurants that make up our little slice of heaven and would not be here if not for all those in the area year round or part of the year. The businesses here could not survive with-out all the locals.

I see a bumper sticker in Bend that says: “Be Nice. You are in Bend.” Can’t we do the same?

The vitality of Sunriver depends on the co-opera-tion and support of three entities that comprise our community:

1. SROA, homeowners and our neighboring com-munities.

2. The Village and all merchants.

3. The Sunriver Resort, its facilities and the business it brings to our community.

All three of these enti-ties have done their part in reviving Sunriver to the place it is today. We have a new pool, recreation center and marina, the Village at Sunriver has been re-done and the Sunriver Lodge has remodeled itself, the golf courses, stables, marina and their pool. We have all

worked together to make Sunriver one great place for the benefit of all.

In your city or town have you not seen assisted living units popping up every-where? It is a sign of our times. Maybe we would

Scene Opinion Policy

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have more full time resi-dents if appropriate facili-ties were available locally. What else will be suitable for that location? Such a facility only shows that we are in the main stream of society as it is progressing.

Above: Members of SROA’s “Take a SHARC Size Bite Out of Cancer” Relay for Life team. From left to right: Ben King, Michael Hurley, Jamie Kendellen, Leslie Knight. Right: A luminaria in memory of Marti Croal, a SROA employee who died of ovarian cancer.


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Custom lodge home w/3 masters, floor-to-ceiling rock FP & large bonus room. Paver patio w/built in BBQ & hot tub.

B I G FA M I LY/ E N T E R TA I N I N G - 6 P I N E N E E D LE

$820,000 # 2 0 15 0 7 6 3 9 5B D / 5B A / 3,386 S F

MARY CONDY 541.390.9504

Just listed in Caldera Springs. Built in 2013 & designed for both personal enjoyment & rental income potential.

CA L D E R A S PR I N G S - CA B I N 21

$629,000 4B D / 3B A / 2,522 S F


Light and bright open living area with cedar vaulted ceiling and wood burning fireplace,multiple decks & hot tub.

CLO S E TO S H A RC

$279,900 # 2 0 16 0 10 3 9 3B D / 2.5B A / 1,633 S F

Mike McCarty grew up in Oregon & is a family man who brings integrity, hard work,

commitment, passion & accountability to every real estate transaction.

W E LCO M E TO T H E T E A MMIKE MCCARTY

541.797.8825

Each office is independently owned and operated.

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March 2016 Sunriver Scene

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