January 2015 Sunriver Scene

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JANUARY • 2015

Sunriver Stars Community Theater is hosting an open

casting call for their February production of

‘Alice in Wonderland’

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VOLUME XLI • NUMBER 1

Bundle up and come play during the second annual Sunriver Chill Out event featuring a variety of snow-themed activities Feb. 6-7.

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

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

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Resort announces proposed Caldera Springs expansion

Lodge to undergo major remodeling in the new year

Snow riding can be a blast on a ‘fat bike’By Thad Jordan

It was a day after Mother Nature dumped some snow in the Cascades — skies were crystal clear, a true bluebird day and the perfect setting for a trip up to the mountains with my bicycle. That’s right, my fat bike — more specifi-cally — a Surly Pugsley.

I headed up to the Dutchman Flat Sno-Park about 21 miles from Bend. With all the folks heading to Mt. Bachelor to go skiing it took me about 40 minutes to get there, but I knew it would be worth the drive.

When I arrived at the parking lot, there were already a few snowmobil-ers getting ready on a nearly cloudless 23-degree day. I knew this was going to

Areas of Sunriver Resort Lodge to be remodeled include the Meadows Restaurant (left), Owl’s Nest and the great room between them (above).

By Brooke Snavely, Sunriver SceneSunriver Resort Limited Partnership is

preparing a conceptual master plan for the expansion of Caldera Springs on a parcel referred to for a number of years as the Pine Forest property. The pro-posed expansion would nearly double the acreage of Caldera Springs on land east and south adjacent to the existing resort. The Sunriver Business Park on the north, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks to the east, Vandevert Road to the south and the existing Caldera Springs Resort to the west border the area of proposed new development.

In 2006, SRLP purchased 614 acres of what was then surplus land from the federal government under the Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act signed by President Clinton. Shortly after purchase, the recession hit and the property sat dormant for a number of years. With improved market conditions the existing Caldera Springs, which opened in 2007, is nearing sell out of lots, prompting SRLP to move ahead with expansion plans.

At a Nov. 21 informational meeting, resort officials presented a conceptual master plan for 420 to 490 residential lots in the expansion area. They said the lot sizes would be slightly larger than those in Caldera Springs and there would be fewer overnight units due to a recent change in state requirements of overnight accommodations in destina-tion resorts.

Architect Le Moine Eiler said the pro-posed expansion area would include its own community center and pool located near the center of the property. The clubhouse may include a fitness cen-ter, a bistro style restaurant, an indoor and outdoor pool and multiple sports courts including bocce ball, croquet and pickleball.

Eiler said an adventure park, possibly

By Scene StaffSunriver Resort is closing the Mead-

ows Restaurant and Owl’s Nest lounge in early January for a major remodel-ing and upgrades to the resort’s core facilities.

The last day of operation at the Meadows will be Jan. 4. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be available in the Owl’s Nest through Jan. 9. Beginning Jan. 10, all food and beverage service in the main lodge will be available 7 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Merchant Trader Café downstairs until mid- to late-May.

Libby Nations, Sunriver Resort di-rector of sales and marketing, said the Merchant Trader menu would offer a combination of familiar items from the Meadows and Owl’s Nest, and some new items. Meals-to-go will be available. Food orders can be placed in advance by calling 541-593-3790.

The Crosswater Grille in Crosswater will be open to guests of Sunriver Resort

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5 Pro Staff Lane, SunriverYou’ll love the wonderful Southern exposure looking over the golf course. This 4-bedroom, 4-bath home with open great room also has a family room, sun room and hobby room, so bring the whole family. Slab granite, Travertine, Hardwood floors, plus tons of upgrades.

$917,000 • MLS# 201405796 Rob Norem, Broker • (541) 480-1356

10 Lupine Lane, SunriverIn the heart of all that Sunriver offers, the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic Recreational Center, the Village, the Lodge, the Meadows Golf Course, all just a bike path away. Five bedrooms and 3 baths, plus third story bonus room. Fenced and private Hot tub.

$399,000 • MLS# 201406874 Deb Mortimore-Lane, Broker • (541) 771-8867

56740 Nest Pine, CrosswaterA rustic-style Crosswater home in a private location with ample common area, hardwood floors, granite countertops, wood ceilings, 4 spacious master suites, den, triple garage, high-tech features including Nest system and LED lighting.

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12 Rager Mountain, SunriverSingle-story, 4-bedroom, 3-bath home on Sunriver’s quiet north end. This charmer has room for all. Relax in the hot tub after snowsports or summer activities. The kitchen is open to the living and dining room so you won’t be cut off from the action.

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56646 Sunstone Loop, Caldera SpringsThis custom-build home is amazing! Chef’s kitchen inside and outside. Outdoor kitchen features gas barbecue, a beverage center and heater. The covered outside paver patio area has a gas fireplace and 42-inch TV. Two master suites on the main floor (sleeps 16).

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27 McNary Lane, SunriverQuiet north-end location. This single-level lodge style 4-bedroom, 3-bath home has two master suites. Enjoy the log accents, floor-to-ceiling river rock fireplace and vaulted beam ceiling. Great room opens to dining room and updated kitchen. Roomy 3-car garage with shop area.

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26 Cottonwood, SunriverContemporary design and integrated use of natural light with sweeping golf course views makes this a one-of-a-kind Sunriver home. Three bedrooms, plus office, wine cellar and 3-car garage all surrounded by outdoor patios, bubbling ponds and flowing streams.

$699,000 • MLS# 201204199Michelle Powell, Broker, GRI • (541) 771-2997

17466 Canoe Camp Drive, CrosswaterStunning main-floor living Crosswater residence in extraordinary condition. Three guest suites with master on the main floor. High, wood vaulted ceiling and wood/rock accents throughout. Care- free living with landscaping and snow removal. Close to pool & clubhouse!

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Local Peace Corps volunteers to describe Macedonia experience

Sunriver residents Rob and Sandi Merrigan will address the Sunriver Men’s Club Thursday, Jan. 15.

The Merrigans spent the past two years serving in the Peace Corps in Delchevo, Macedonia. During that time, they helped make Delchevo an honorary member of the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce.

At the luncheon, “Baba” and “Dedo” will tell “Tales from Macedonia.” What is life like in the Peace Corps? What is life like in Delchevo, just five miles from Bulgaria? Come and find out at the January luncheon. And, as always, there will be time for questions and answers.

Before leaving for Macedonia, the Merrigans were involved in many Sunriver area activities. Sandi hiked with the Hearty Soles and skied with the Chix on Stix. Rob was Santa for the Boys and Girls Club and for Sunriver Resort. He performed an outstanding imitation of Chubby Checker with the Klassix Ayre Band.

The luncheon will be held at the Crosswater Grille, on South Century Drive. Sunriver area men and women are welcome to attend. The cost is $20 per person. The menu offers a choice of prime rib stew, chicken Cobb salad, or vegetarian quinoa stuffed roasted peppers. Dessert is banana, walnut bread pudding. Coffee, tea and dessert are included. Beer and wine are extra.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. A social half-hour precedes the noon lunch service. The program follows from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

To reserve a seat, use the sign-up sheet posted at the Marketplace or send an email to the Men’s Club at [email protected]. Be sure to include your menu preference.

Deadline for signing up is Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 5 p.m.

Rob and Sandi Merrigan with the Scene in Macedonia.

Donate blood in the new year

Here’s an easy new year reso-lution to keep: Donate blood and help save lives.

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive on Friday, Jan. 2 at the Sunriver Library, 56855 Venture Lane in the Sunriver Business Park, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Advance appointments are required and can be made by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (733-2767) or online at red-crossblood.org. Identification is required to donate.

Sugarplums bake sale a successMembers of Sunriver Christian Fellowship would like to thank

the Sunriver community for their support of the Visions of Sugarplums bake sale held at SHARC in November. In addition to more than 650 wrapped food items, attendees shopped for gingerbread centerpieces and foodie-related holiday gifts. More than $9,000 was earned and will directly benefit the Care & Share food distribution program.

Wednesday through Saturday 4-9 p.m. with transportation from the lodge provided.

During the remodel, the entire upper levels of the lodge will be closed, including the restaurants, the lobby and lounge area between the res-taurants, the Betty Gray art gallery and the meeting and event spaces. Guests will be welcome in the main entry, at the registration and concierge’s desk, and downstairs into the Merchant Trader and Meadows Pro Shop.

“We believe the remodel of the interiors of the restaurants will be absolutely invigorating,” said Tom O’Shea, Sunriver Resort managing director at the Dec. 18 Sunriver Men’s Club luncheon. “The Meadows kitchen will be open so that the food preparation and cooking processes will be on display.”

O’Shea showed examples of new furniture and fixtures, windows and wall treatments that appeared designed to light-en and brighten the interior of the classic northwest-style lodge built in 1968.

Bigger pictureIn addition to the remodel

of the main lodge interior, Sunriver Resort is nearing com-pletion of an update to all of its 245 lodge condos. Furniture and fixtures, interior decora-tions and linens were upgraded, and many units made handicap accessible as well as the lodge itself.

An expanded outdoor beer garden is scheduled to open next summer on the patio out-

side the Merchant Trader Cafe. It will include a new stand-alone building with a bar and food service, outdoor fireplaces and event space.

Simultaneously, Sunriver Re-sort is replacing its lodge village pool with The Cove. The proj-ect includes a zero-entry, 3,200 square-foot pool, a raised hot tub, two fire pits, cabanas, a res-taurant and bar with outdoor seating and poolside service, water features and children’s

play areas overlooking a pond with views of the Cascades to the west. The Cove will be open to resort guests.

The lodge village parking lots, driveways and pathways are being realigned to improve connectivity in the resort core area.

All the improvements are scheduled for completion by Memorial Day weekend.

Information: 541-593-1000.

Top Sunriver stories of 2014Owners approve boat launch

Owners want a place to launch their canoes, kayaks and rafts in the Deschutes River and they will get it. That was made abundantly clear in the August election when members voted in favor of a boat launch.

The new launch, associated parking lot and restrooms, is estimated to cost $370,000. The funds will come from SROA reserve accounts, mean-ing no additional expenses to members of the homeowners association.

The SROA boat ramp will be constructed on the Sunriver Marina lagoon. It will provide owners and their guests with access to the Wild & Scenic Deschutes River that runs along the western boundary of Sunriver. The ramp will be constructed on a 13-acre parcel the owners association acquired through a land exchange with Sunriver Resort in 2012.

The project has secured all necessary land use approvals and construction was sched-uled to begin when weather and soil conditions permit. The ramp itself will be installed in April just before the river levels rise with water deliveries to ir-rigation districts. The ramp is scheduled to open for use by

owners and guests in May.

SROA hosts John Hiatt, Taj Mahal concert at SHARC

SROA tried for a couple years to bring major talent to the John Gray amphitheater. Finally, in August, it happened thanks to SHARC event co-ordinator Chris Harrison, a concert consultant and a lot of flexibility on the part of SROA management.

The sold-out concert at-tracted 1,250 people from Bend and beyond. They came with blankets and low-back lawn chairs. They spread out over the gradual slope of the amphitheater, with plenty of room to spare, and enjoyed a performance of two hugely talented and popular musicians with a bevy of Grammy Awards to their names.

The mood of the audience ranged from mellow to jubi-lant. People danced near the bandstand – parents and chil-dren, couples and individuals just had fun while the rest of the crowd sipped wine and enjoyed the sights and sounds. Eventually a mosh pit formed with a happy throng who grooved into the night.


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Rock Hounds to perform at January potluck

Are you ready to frolic in filth and get down and dirty? Registration opens Jan. 1 for the third annual Sunriver

Mudslinger Spring Break Mud Run on March 22. Register by Jan. 31 for early bird pricing.

There will be timed and non-timed events. The run is family-friendly for all ages, and teams and individuals are welcome. The timed, competitive race will include prizes to the top three adult female and male finishers. The timed race is open to the first 100 participants.

Visit www.sunrivermudslinger.com for more information.

The Rock Hounds is an original, classic rock, blues and R&B band with 60 years of collective touring and perfor-mance experience.

The band will be performing at the Sunriver area potluck Jan. 14.

What sets The Rock Hounds apart from other bands is their musicianship and versatility.

The group can be a power-house three-piece band that performs scorching renditions of music made famous by ZZ Top and Bad Company, or play their own brand of original dance rock. They also play acoustic, easy listening classics such as the Eagles and Jackson Browne. Come and enjoy this talented group with your Sunriver area friends and neighbors.

The potluck will begin at 6 p.m. at SHARC. Wine, beer and mixed drinks can be pur-chased until 8 p.m. Leave your favorite bottle of wine at home. No outside alcoholic beverages are allowed due to liability in-surance issues.

All residents from Sunriver, Crosswater, Caldera Springs,

Deschutes River Recreation Homesites, Fall River Estates, Oregon Water Wonderland, Pine River Estates, River Mead-ows, River Forest Acres, Spring River Homesites and Vandevert Acres are invited.

Attendees must bring an entree or salad to serve 10 to 12 people, along with a serving utensil.

Also, bring your own place setting, utensils, coffee cup or water glass. Decaf coffee and water will be furnished.

Sign up at the SROA office foyer, SHARC, Marketplace, or email areapotluck@gmail.

com. The cost is $5 per person or $15 for families of three or more people.

Late cancellations can be made at [email protected] or by calling 541-419-6059.

Consider joining the potluck committee. New committee members are always welcome. Ask the committee member at your table or one of the greeters or other committee members you meet at the potluck about how you can help, and you will discover how much fun the members have during the year.

Sunriver library eventsAll libraries are closed New Year’s Day. • Jan. 3, 10 a.m. Chapter One Book Club: Free and open to

the public.• Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, 10:30 a.m. Family Fun Story Time: Songs,

stories, crafts and fun to build early learning skills for ages 0-5 with their care provider. Ages 0-5.

• Jan. 7, 1:30 p.m. Teen Territory: Strategy games, crafts, Wii and more.

• Jan. 9, 1:30 p.m. Get help with eReaders, eBooks, digital music, magazines and more.

• Jan. 17, 11 a.m. From “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” to Picasso – Race & the Birth of Modern Art. In 1992, Toni Morrison published a little book entitled “Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Lit-erary Imagination.” It is a book motivated by her sense that “the major and championed characteristics of our national literature …[are] in fact responses to a dark, abiding, signing Africanist presence.” In this talk, art author and professor Henry Sayre argues that this same “dark, abiding, signing Africanist presence” lies likewise at the roots of modern art, in Manet’s “Olympia,” Degas’ “A Cotton Office in New Orleans,” and Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.”

• Jan. 28, 10 a.m. Friends of the Sunriver Area Library board meeting. Open to the public.

Information: (541) 312-1087, www.deschuteslibrary.org

Sunriver area residents and visitors to the community are invited to a free business-networking event Thursday, Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m. at SHARC.

Attendees will learn about business opportunities, re-sources and lifestyles the Sunriver community offers. There will be opportunities to meet and get to know commu-nity members who are celebri-ties, authors, artists, musicians, and business titans.

Business networking event to be held Jan. 15

The event is designed as an informal mixer in which guests can mingle and chat with mortgage, insurance and real estate specialists who can answer questions about in-

dustry developments and of-fer complimentary programs and services to residents and members of the Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce. There will be appetizers and beverages provided by Tate and Tate, and drawings for prizes. Guests must be present to win.

This is the first in a series of networking events designed to help residents and visitors meet and greet local service providers and learn about the commu-nity’s business, residential and community assets.

“Please stop by and intro-duce yourself and experience what these professionals and residents have to offer you and your family,” said Ginny Kansas-Meszaros, event co-ordinator. “All the sponsors – IMortgage, PayneWest and Gibson Realty – are nice people to get to know.”

RSVP by Jan. 12 to Kansas-Meszaros at 541-977-2710, email [email protected] or the Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce at 541-593-8149.

In September, Steve Lukov-ich, Kevin Holland and Brian Holland purchased Sunriver Plaza, the two-story retail, of-fice and light industrial build-ings across the street from the Sunriver Area Public Library. The new owners are offering leases of the mixed-use spaces from $.40 to $.75 per square foot, which they said is about 75 percent cheaper than The Village at Sunriver.

“It’s about 40 percent oc-cupied right now. It was bank-owned and just sitting there. We saw such potential,” said Steve Lukovich. “With the planned expansion of Caldera Springs, there’s going to be more full-time and vacation homeowners in the area and more demand for services. It’s a good location for businesses to provide service with the growth around the area and fill this building up again.”

Getting a restaurant into the old RJB’s space on the ground level floor is a primary goal, said Gregory Jacobs, leasing agent

Plaza under new ownership with Colm Commercial Real Estate Services. “We are fired up to find a restaurant operator for that space. It’s all ready to go with tables and restaurant equipment, a bar and fireplace. It would be a great opportu-nity for a strong operator who would re-energize the project.”

Jacobs said there is no truth to rumors that the former RJB’s space isn’t eligible for a liquor license. “The Oregon Liquor Control Commission assigns a license to the operator, not the space. What happened in the past (OLCC suspended the previous operator’s liquor license) does not apply to who-ever might open a restaurant there today.”

The Sunriver Plaza also of-fers light industrial spaces with roll up doors and three-phase power, as well as flexible office space.

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Bundle up and get ready to play during the second annual Sunriver Chill Out. The fol-lowing events will take place during the two-day event Feb. 6-7 at SHARC, The Village at Sunriver and the Sunriver Nature Center.

For more information about Chill Out, visit www.sunriver sharc.com/sunriver-chill-out

Glow Ice Skate PartyFriday, Feb. 6. Sunriver Ice

Rink, 7 p.m. Guests will receive fun flashing glow novelty items to wear while they rock out on the ice. A DJ will engage skaters and keep them moving with fun prizes and giveaways. $13 adults (ages 13 and older), $9 children (ages 5-12). Rent-als included. Children 4 and younger are free.

Dummy Downhill Saturday, Feb. 7. SHARC

Tubing Hill, 10 a.m. Partici-pants in this third annual free event construct a “dummy” on skis or a snowboard that will go down a snowy ski run and over a jump.

Check-in for entries is 10-10:30 a.m. Spectators can vote on their favorite entry for the “People’s Choice” award. Prizes for longest jump and best crash will also be awarded.

Visit www.sunriversharc.com and go to the calendar tab for dummy build requirements and registration. Questions can be answered by calling Emily Savko at 541-585-3145.

K-9 Keg Pull Saturday, Feb. 7. The Village

at Sunriver, 12 p.m. A specially built 150-foot snow runway is set up in the parking lot by building 5 and the Sunriver

Second annual Chill Out brings frosty family fun to Sunriver

Brewhouse for the keg pull. Each dog will be placed in a

category based on their weight and pull a keg specific to their weight class (kegs are empty of any contents). Awards will be presented to the “Fast as Lightning Fido” in each weight category. Dog owners are en-couraged to participate by motivating their pooch to run down the course.

The keg pull is sponsored by Sunriver Brewing Company, who will be on hand pouring craft beer from their patio and offering food in the pub. Ca-nine related vendors will be on hand with product information and adding to the fun.

Entry is $10 per dog, with proceeds benefiting the Ameri-can Cancer Society Bark for Life. The field is limited to 60 dogs.

To register, go to www.village atsunriver.com/events, click on K9 Keg Pull, and then click “register.”

Glowshoe TrekSaturday, Feb. 7. Sunriver

Nature Center, 6:30 p.m. Join a Sunriver Nature Center natu-ralist for a glowing, family-friendly snowshoe night trek along the Osgood Nature trail with wildlife stops around the nature center. The trek ends in time for night-sky stargazing with the Oregon Observatory (weather permitting), all cul-minating at the nature center

amphitheater with live enter-tainment by Jay Bowerman. All snowshoe abilities welcome. A limited quantity of snowshoes will be available to registered participants or you can bring your own.

Cost is $12 adults, $8 for children (ages 2-12). Call the Sunriver Nature Center at 541-593-4394 to register. Registra-tion encouraged, but walk-ins welcome.

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to have their office in their home. We see a lot of potential for home-based businesses that have grown to the point they are looking for formal office space,” Holland said.

Holland and Luckovich both own property in Cal-dera Springs. Holland lives in Caldera Springs and builds custom homes and provides remodeling and repair ser-vices in Caldera Springs and

the Three Rivers Area through his Pine River Homes business. Luckovich owns commercial and light industrial buildings in Portland and vacations in Caldera Springs.

The Sunriver Plaza was re-cently remodeled with new exterior paint, re-structured parking lot, redesigned front façade and new flooring in common areas. Holland and Luckovich said they would cus-tomize spaces to renters’ needs.

Information: Greg Jacobs 541-389-4212.

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Proceeds from the 19th an-nual Gingerbread Junction at Sunriver Resort, a charity event where members of the commu-nity build gingerbread home displays, raised $5,000 to build a real home through Newberry Habitat for Humanity.

Newberry Habitat will use the funds to help build a home for a qualifying family in the La Pine area in 2015.

A total of 33 award winners in 11 categories were honored in a Gingerbread Junction award ceremony Dec. 10. There were a total of 65 ginger-bread houses submitted. Voting was conducted by a panel of community judges. Award recipients

Overall Best of Show: First place - Fred Meyer; second place - Resort banquets; third place - Ensworth Elementary School, Mrs. Phillips 4/5th grade class.

Adult division: First place - Kathy Burrough; second place - Ken and Vicki Mulenex; third place - Randy and Sue Clark.

Business division: First place - Fred Meyer; second place - Bleu Bite Catering; third place - La Pine Eye Care.

Family division: First place - Elizabeth Roti and family; second place tie - Carter Robe-son and family, Emily Krehbiel and family; third place tie - Mc-

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High school classroom division: First place - Bend High School teen parents, Young Lives Club; second place- Bend/LaPine Transition Program; third place - La Pine High School National Honor Society/Deb Parker.

Middle school classroom division: First place - High Desert Middle School Life Skills; second place - Students Improving School Atmosphere; third place - Cascade Middle School Life Skills.

Middle school individual division: First place -Anna Ma-cLeod; second place - Emma Harris; third place - Isabella Brown.

Elementary classroom divi-sion: First place - Ensworth School, Mrs. Phillips’ 4th/5th

grade class; second place - Three Rivers School, Mrs. Barrett’s 2nd/3rd grade class; third place - Girl Scout Troop #50036 - 3rd grade.

Child individual: First place - Claire Harris; second place - Grayson Hawkins; third place - Maddie Veis and London Nicol.

Pre-school kindergarten division: First place - Rosland Elementary School, Mrs. New-coomb’s kindergarten class; second place - Three Riv-ers Elementary School, Mrs. Pearson’s kindergarten class; third place - Desert Bloom Pre-School.

Sunriver Resort division: First place - Resort banquets; second place - tie Resort front desk, Joanna Hansen - ban-quets culinary; third place - Resort night audit.

“Sunriver Resort is proud to support Newbery Habitat for Humanity and its mission to provide affordable housing in our community” said Tom O’Shea, managing director of Sunriver Resort, “Gingerbread

Junction, as part of our an-nual Traditions celebration, provides a great opportunity for the community at large to participate in supporting such a great organization.”

O’Shea presented the awards, along with a check to the Newberry Habitat team, at the awards ceremony in the Abbot Room at the Sunriver Resort Lodge, where the gingerbread creations will be on display until Jan. 1.

Young visitors check out the gingerbread creations, far left. The Roti family took first place in the family division for their clever bee-themed entry, left.

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I met Bob Quigley many years ago at his shop in Johnson Park, California. He was a fly tying icon, creating many in-novative patterns to fool wary trout on the difficult stretches of Hat Creek and Fall River. These large spring creeks in Northern California are bug factories, and they served as Quigley’s laboratory.

One of the lessons I have al-ways remembered from Quig-ley was his attention to detail, and ensuring his patterns had an element of “life” to imitate an insect. By life, he meant something to trigger a wary trout to choose your pattern as the real thing, such as color, or shape or texture.

He developed the Quigley Cripple in 1978 as one of those patterns that helped solve the challenges mayfly hatches often present to the fly fisher. Often as not, trout will take a cripple, while passing on a fully emerged adult. Trout have learned not to waste energy on food sources that are difficult to feed upon. A cripple, or emerg-ing mayfly won’t fly away when the trout tries to take it off the surface.

A cripple imitation provides key elements of life to trigger the trout’s feeding by sporting a trailing shuck, just like the natural, and a burst of color in the thorax to imitate the natu-ral just beginning to emerge as an adult. The Quigley Cripple is one of the original and still one of the best patterns to imitate this stage of mayfly emergence.

Over Quigley’s fly tying ca-reer, he never stopped fiddling with his patterns and continued to adapt and change them using newer materials that became available. The original Quigly Cripple used wound marabou or ostrich to form the tail and abdomen. He often ribbed this material with fine wire to make it more durable and help the rear of the fly sink into the surface film.

In this month’s pattern, I have taken his classic Quigley Cripple pattern and given it a couple of my own updates. I substituted antron to imitate the trailing shuck. And I used a dyed turkey biot ribbed with

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sunriver nature center & oregon observatory A Nonprofit Educational Organization

Portrait of a nature center volunteer

By Kody Osborne, Lead Naturalist

The Sunriver Nature Center and Oregon Observatory has a long tradition of hosting dedicated volunteers. From the unwavering army of kind hearts at the Second Tern thrift store, to the nocturnal navigators of the night sky at the Oregon Observatory, our organization has benefitted greatly from a seemingly endless amount of care and love by those who donate their time. The efforts of our organization are signifi-cantly enhanced by the support of volunteers. We would like to put one of our valuable volunteers, Meredith Jacobs, in the spotlight for her dedicated work and commitment.

Jacobs came to us in the spring of 2014, eager to help with “what ever needed to be done.” It was apparent right away that Jacobs had a deep interest and passion for sci-ence. Growing up in El Cer-rito, California, just north of Berkley, she was raised on a steady diet of science, nature and education. Her father was a professor of civil engineer-ing at the nearby University of California, but also made time to introduce Jacobs to the natural world.

“My dad has always been an avid hiker, mountain climber, back packer and camper so

we had early exposure to the outdoors,” she said.

Jacobs earned a Bachelor of Science in zoology from UC Davis, and continued on to complete a Master of Sci-ence degree in biology from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.

“I went to graduate school in Flagstaff and didn’t leave for 30 years,” she said.

After working in Arizona as a scientist and lab technician in research and development for a number of years, Jacobs and her husband, Ken, decided it was time for a change of pace.

“My parents have lived in Central Oregon for many

years (Sunriver initially, and Bend later) and we have spent many vacations visiting them and love the area. It’s very much like Flagstaff, but with water. My family’s roots are in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle area, so when it was evident the folks could use some additional help, we decided to move here,” Jacobs said.

So they packed up and moved to Bend, seeking all new adventures and a chance to help Meredith’s parents. It was through her parents that she met a longtime Sunriver Nature Center employee, Aus-tin Bushkol.

“When Ken and I moved to

Bend, I saw an opportunity to shift gears and get reacquainted with biology. I met Austin through my folks and he sug-gested I touch base with SNCO to volunteer. From the start I have been welcomed and ap-preciated by the staff. I love the relaxed, family atmosphere of the center. I also love the professional, caring approach taken towards rehabilitation of the raptors that have been rescued. It is obvious that edu-cation is a primary focus of the center and I enjoyed assisting the staff when they taught the summer classes. Right now reptile and raptor care are my focus and enjoyment,” she said.

The Jacobs have four chil-dren and two grandchildren. For fun, they love to hike and walk, cook and bake, ski, keep in touch with their children and visit with friends.

Although her most recent history includes lab work in analytical chemistry and re-search and development, Jacobs is open to exploring other fields and new opportunities. Jacobs continues to be an an-chor point of consistent, high quality animal care here at the Sunriver Nature Center, and we are elated to have her aboard.

If you have interest in volun-teering at the Sunriver Nature Center, the Oregon Observa-tory or the Second Tern Thrift

Store, email Kody@Sunriver NatureCenter.org for more information.

Thank you to all of our hard working volunteers here at the nature center, the Oregon Ob-servatory and the Second Tern.

Operating hoursThe Sunriver Nature

Center is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed at 12 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and closed New Year’s Day.

The Oregon Observa-tory: Jan. 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for solar viewing and 8-10 p.m. for night view-ing. Sunday, Jan. 18, 8-10 p.m. night viewing.

Information: 541-593-4442, www.sunrivernature center.org

Events at the nature center

Sunriver Nature Center will host two special musical events in January.

On Saturday, Jan. 10, True North, one of the finest acous-tic bands in the northwest, will appear at the Pozzi Center for a show featuring award-win-ning singer/songwriter Kirsten Grainger and multi-instrument virtuosos Dale Adkins (guitar/banjo), and Dan Wetzel (gui-tar/mandolin/banjo). True North’s stunning mix of blue-grass and modern roots music is anchored by bassist Suzanne Pearce Adkins.

The concert will start at 7 p.m. and admission is $15 per person ($12 for SRNC members). Seating is limited so purchase tickets in advance in person at the Sunriver Nature Center or by phone (541-593-4394) during business hours.

On Jan. 24, the nature cen-ter will again host a William Stafford birthday celebration. These “Stafford Birthday Cel-ebrations” are held around the world to celebrate the poetry of William Stafford, who served as Oregon’s poet laureate as well as poet laureate of the United States.

The celebration will be en-riched by the music of Lynn Goetz on piano and Huib de Rijke on flute. This duo has performed around the north-west and Europe. This event is free, and starts at 7 p.m.

Information: 541-593-4394.


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Molly Baker-Ray: I moved to La Pine in 1991 and started patronizing the Second Tern Thrift Store when it was still in the original building back in 1995. I always feel so good after my Saturdays at the Tern and being involved within the community. I am so lucky to work with such wonderful people. I cannot say enough about our customers. What a fabulous, generous group. To have my daughter, Jacqui, and my grandson, Bryce, join me in Oregon has been incredible and to have them experience the Tern is awesome.

Jacqui Brimm: My grandma suggested I might be able to help at the shop, so I volun-teered one Friday and Saturday in August. Later, my mom asked me if I would help with a special bag sale. Since I was unemployed, I decided it would be a good idea to get out of the house. In the beginning I worked at the Tern on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. After I found a job in Sunriver, I work Friday and Saturday. Volunteer-ing is such a vital asset to the good works, which the Second Tern is committed to carry

out. We are able to help and promote the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory as well as people in need within our community. The nature center is special to me in part because I love birds of prey, especially peregrine falcons.

Bryce Brimm: When my mom and I moved from Wyo-ming we didn’t know anyone. We didn’t know much about Sunriver other than having visited the nature center with grandma Molly during one of our trips to Oregon. The Second Tern has been wonder-ful for our family. We are truly lucky to be involved there.

“We love having three genera-tions of one family volunteer at the Second Tern,” said Gail Beeson, volunteer coordinator. “Those would like to find out more about being a part of this amazing group are encouraged to call 541-598-7397 or 541-593-3367 for more informa-tion.”

The Second Tern Thrift Store is located at 17377 Spring River Road, just outside Sunriver on the road to Bachelor. Hours of operation are Friday and Satur-day 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Three generations of volunteers at the Second Tern Thrift Shop

Left to right: Molly Baker-Ray, Bryce Brimm and Jacqui Brimm.

The Sunriver Nature Center & Oregon Obser-vatory is pleased to host a new Audubon Christ-mas Bird Count Circle for the 115th Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, hawk-eyed volunteers across the country will brave winter weather conditions to count birds during the annual count.

On Saturday, Jan. 3, birders and nature enthu-siasts in Sunriver will take part in this tradition, m a n y r i s i n g before dawn to participate in the longest running wildlife census on the planet. Volunteers are needed to par-ticipate in field walks and also to count birds at their own back-yard feeder.

The new 15 mile diameter bird count circle includes all of Sunriver and is bounded by Route 372 on the north, Sheridan Mountain on the west, the southern boundary of La Pine State Park to the south, and Highway 97 to the east. Elevations range from 4,200 feet to 6,890 feet within the count circle.

Field participants will meet at 7 a.m. at the Pozzi Building located at the nature center to pick up count forms and directions. Territories will be

arranged at that time. Those new to birding will be paired with experienced birders.

Each year, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count mobilizes over 70,000 volunteer bird counters in more than 2,400 locations across the West-ern hemisphere. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count utilizes the power of volunteers to track the health of bird populations at a scale that

professional scientists could never accomplish alone. Data compiled in Sunriver will record each individual bird and bird species seen in a specified area, contributing to a vast citizen science network that continues a tradition stretching back more than 100 years.

“This is not just about counting birds,” says Gary

Langham, Audubon’s chief scientist. “Data from the Audubon Christmas Bird Count are at the heart of hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific studies and inform decisions made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of the Interior, and the EPA. Because birds are early indicators of environmental threats to habitats we share, this is a vital survey of North America and, increasingly, the Western Hemisphere.”

To learn more about how you can participate, call compiler James Little at (541) 593-4442 or email [email protected]

Public invited to annual Audubon Bird Count

By Bob Grossfeld, Observatory Manager

Most people look forward to the new year. Me, I think back over the last few years and realize how much the Oregon Observatory has grown and improved. The staff and I are grateful for all the support we receive and excited by all the positive reviews on web sites like Trip Advisor, Yahoo and others.

So what’s ahead in 2015? This January we will be

working on upgrades to some of our older telescopes, the ad-dition of a handicap accessible telescope, improving our solar viewing program, and building a greater alliance with NASA. Additionally, we are replacing the old solar system display in the dome and adding new displays and monitors in the Robert Glass Starport.

Staff is working out details for future expansion of the

Night sky viewing opportunities in January

observatory and the retail store. We are excited to move forward with plans that will make the Oregon Observatory an even more special place.

The Quadrantid meteor shower will occur the evening of Jan. 3 into the morning of Jan. 4. The question is whether the weather will allow us to see it. Quadrantid meteor shower activity can be intense, with up to 100 meteors per hour and is caused by the Earth going through the trail of a long-dead comet.

If the weather does not coop-erate I encourage sky watchers to check out some of the cool astronomy web pages online.

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Flycontinued from page 7very fine bronze wire for the abdomen. In Quigley’s original pattern he tied the thorax of the insect with brighter colors to show a “burst” of color, or life, to imitate the insect emerging from the shuck. I used newer materials by blending olive dubbing with UV olive dub-bing to create that same burst of color.

The cool moist early winter days are prime time for blue wing olive hatches on the Fall River, Crooked River and the Metolious. Give the Quigly Cripple Blue Wing Olive a try. I think you’ll like it.

Pattern recipeHook: Tiemco 100 or Dai-

ichi 1180, size 18Thread: Olive 6/0–8/0Trailing Shuck: Dark ZelonAbdomen: Blend of Olive

Antron dubbing (75%) and Olive UV Dubbing (25%)

Rib: Fine bronze wireWing: Dyed dark dun elkHackle: Whiting Dark Dun

Dry Fly Saddle Tying instructions

Tie on the thread at the 2/3’s point of the hook (wing-set po-sition). Tie in a sparse clump of Zelon back to the tail-set posi-tion. Trim the Zelon to a length about equal to the length of the abdomen of the fly.

Tie in a biot. Tie in the bronze wire. Wind the biot forward through the wing set position and tie off. Wind the wire ribbing following each wind of the biot to create seg-mentation on the fly.

Blend the olive dubbing with the UV dubbing by felting it between your fingers repeat-edly until it is fully blended. Alternatively, use a spinning blade type coffee grinder. Dub the thorax with this mixture to form a “bump” for the thorax.

Select a sparse clump of elk hair. Take particular care to clean out all the under-fur

from the hair. Place the cleaned hair tip down in a hair stacker tool and gently tap the tips of the hair even. Remove from the stacker and tie on just in front of the bump, with the tips forming the wing, and the butts extending back and over the top of the thorax. Trim the butts to the length of the back of the thorax. The tie in wraps should extend about 1/16 inch over the elk and will form a platform for the hackle.

Prepare the saddle hackle by stripping about an eighth inch of the barbs off the stem at the base of the feather. Tie in on the platform of thread wraps over the elk at about a 45 degree angle on the opposite side of the hook from the tier. The shiny side of the hackle should face towards the rear of the fly and the dull side towards the front (dry fly style).

Wind the saddle hackle 3-4 wraps and tie off in at the head of the fly, trim the excess, whip finish and lightly glue the head.

If you have questions or need more information, don’t hesitate to email. Or if you have suggestions on future pat-terns to feature in this column, I welcome your input. I can be reached at philfischer@sbc global.net.

There are several items on tap for the Jan. 15 Sunriver Anglers (SRA) meeting at SHARC.

Starting at 6 p.m., the Sunriver Brewhouse will hold another of its periodic beer tastings. For $5 and literally “on tap,” Sunriver Anglers and others can taste several different Sunriver Brewhouse beers. And during this time, Sunriver An-gler Phil Fischer, and perhaps an added guest, will demon-strate their fly tying skills. If you have been following Fischer’s fly tying articles in the Scene, you will be able to see him actually produce the flies he discusses.

Once the formal meeting begins at 7 p.m., Eric Steele of Central Oregon Flyfishers (COF) will preview the 2015 winter seminar. The seminar, co-sponsored by SRA and COF, will feature Craig Mathews of the Blue Ribbon Fly Shop in West Yellowstone, Montana. It will be held Feb. 21-22 at the Bend Riverhouse and Conven-tion Center.

In addition to his fly shop, Mathews is the author or co-author of nine books on fly fishing and will concentrate his

presentation on “Exploring Yel-lowstone Country’s Overlooked Waters.” He also will address fly patterns he has developed for use in northwest waters. Mathews will demonstrate how these patterns are tied and explain how and in which type of waters to use them.

Mathews was Fly Rod and Reels’ “2005 World Angler of the Year.” He is also a noted conservationist. He co-founded “1% for the Planet,” an alli-ance of businesses that donates one percent of its gross sales to researched and approved con-servation causes. To date, “1% for the Planet” has donated over $135 million to conservation and environmental programs.

Following the winter seminar preview, for those whose fingers have remained nimble follow-ing the beer tasting, Sunriver Angler club member Marv Yoshinaka will conduct a knot tying class with a focus on loop knots.

Both club and non-members are welcome to attend. The beer tasting and fly tying begin at 6 p.m. and the formal meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Anglers to sample beer, fly and knot tying demosCraig Mathews, owner

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Flyfishers’ winter seminar in Bend.

He is shown here with his wife, Jackie.


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Artists Gallery in The Village at Sunriver, now in its fourth year, consists of 28 Central Oregon artists. Art fans who haven’t visited for a while will discover plenty of new sur-prises.

The gallery welcomes pastel artist Laura Jo Sherman, who works with “soft” pastels using pure pigments. She has per-fected her pastel artistry over the past 20 years.

Sherman particularly likes to paint landscapes, wildlife and is honored to be a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America. She has also won national awards for her art.

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Renaissance man Peter Rous-sel has been known in the gallery and around Oregon as Peter the Potter. Roussel’s signature horsehair pottery continues to be a customer fa-vorite collectable. This season, he introduced a new art form – felted scarves. The scarves, primarily made of wool, are combined with pure silk to cre-ate a warm work of art.

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Cooper Racing & Repair, previously located behind the Sunriver post office, moved in October to the Sunriver Commercial Center, Suites 708-710, 56815 Venture Lane in the Sunriver Business Park. The business added sales of new power equipment (chain-saws and snowblowers) and automotive repair service to its established small engine repair, hobby supply and radio con-trolled racing operations. It also opened a retail thrift store next door to the small engine repair shop in the same building.

John Cooper said his foray into automotive repair is an extension of his successful

Cooper Racing & Repair relocates

be a great day.As I rode my bike west on the

Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, which is closed to automobile traffic in the winter and turns into a gateway to the winter wonderland backcountry, I decided that with the amount of time I had, I would head up to Todd Lake.

It is a surreal experience to ride a bike through snow cov-ered trees and landscape. Fat biking takes mountain biking to a whole new level.

In traditional mountain bik-ing you are typically flying down a single-track trail and a lot more adrenaline is involved. Fat biking is not as fast-paced. It’s just you, the bike, nature and the smile on your face.

You simply can’t ride a fat bike without smiling; it’s a fact that I’ve proven many, many times.

From Dutchman to Todd Lake the ride is flat for the first couple of miles and then descends down toward the lake. In snow — especially fresh snow — this can be both fun

small engine repair business. He said he was spurred by his clients who kept asking him to fix older vehicles for which parts were difficult to come by or other repair shops gave estimates that exceeded the vehicles’ value.

“My business is based on helping people with challeng-ing repair jobs. My shop rate of $70 is at least $25 an hour less than the auto repair shops in Bend,” he said.

Cooper said he fixes “any-thing with a motor,” includ-ing lawn mowers, weed eaters, pressure washers, chain saws,

and taxing. Hard packed snow is the best condition for fat bike riding, but it is possible to ride through fresh, soft snow.

To make the bike float more on the snow, I dropped the tire pressure down to 4 psi (that’s right, 4 psi). Fat bikes

use a much larger tire diam-eter that permits them to run at extremely low air pressure, which provides more traction and allows the rider to stay on top of the snow better.

Once I reached the turnoff for Todd Lake, I discovered a fresh groomed trail and worked my way up the tree-lined road. During the summer this area is packed with cars and hikers, but I had it to myself this day. To get up to the lake, take a left from the parking lot and head up a single-track. The snow was too deep to ride through so I spent a few minutes pushing the bike up the trail.

The lake was a blanket of white snow laid out in front of me. There was a crevasse through the snow where the water trickled from the lake into the small outlet creek. In the background I could see Broken Top and clear blue skies beyond that.

As I headed back down the trail, I tried riding out. The snow was above my knees, so this was challenging. I stayed upright almost all the way until it just got too deep. Not to worry, falling on powdery snow doesn’t hurt like hard dirt. Now it was time to ride back up to Dutchman Flat — and up it was.

The ride down to the lake seemed easy, but I felt my legs

Thad Jordan and his fat bike during a ride to Todd Lake.

burning on the return trip. Fat bikes are heavier than standard mountain bikes so you defi-nitely get a workout. As I made my way back, I came across a group of snowshoers and gave them some directions as to where to go. They were in awe of the bike and seeing me ride it in the snow.

You certainly don’t need to try and pedal through snow as deep as I did. There are plenty of Nordic and snowmobile trails that make for absolutely perfect (and easier to negotiate) fat biking terrain.

Fat biking has been around for years, but has really gained popularity within the last cou-ple years. What used to be a


meetings & gatherings

Contact the chair if you have questions about a committee

or the projects they are currently working on

SROA Committees

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

Community Planning & Public Affairs Jane Boubel, chair [email protected]

Covenants Kathie Thatcher, chair [email protected]

Design Ann Byers, chair [email protected]

Election Kathie Thatcher, co-chair [email protected] Jayne Meister, co-chair [email protected]

Environmental Rae Seely, chair [email protected]

Finance Mike Gocke, chair [email protected]

Nominating Katie Hall, co-chair [email protected] Barbara Wade, co-chair [email protected]

Public Works Richard Jenkins, chair [email protected]

Recreation Chair open

Interested in joining? Contact the chair person for more details or contact SROA at 541-593-2411.

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

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: 541-593-7381

ThursdaySunriver Yoga Club 8:30 a.m. All levels welcome Crescent room, SHARC. $5 Info: 541-585-5000

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

Church ServicesCatholic

Holy Trinity 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

Non-Denominational

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

JANUARY 1 Thursday SROA Offices Closed for New Year’s Day 6 Tuesday Nominating Committee ------------------------------- 3 p.m. SROA Admin Citizen Patrol ----------------------------------------------- 3:30 p.m. Fire Station 9 Friday Design Committee --------------------------------------- 10 a.m. SROA Admin 13 Tuesday Magistrate --------------------------------------------------- 10 a.m. SROA Admin 15 Thursday Finance Committee ------------------------------------- 9 a.m. SROA Admin 16 Friday Board of Directors Work Session --------------------- 9 a.m. SROA Admin 17 Saturday Board of Directors Regular Meeting --------------- 9 a.m. SROA Admin 23 Friday Design Committee --------------------------------------- 10 a.m. SROA Admin 26 Monday Environmental Committee ---------------------------- 9 a.m. SROA Admin

FEBRUARY 3 Tuesday Citizen Patrol ----------------------------------------------- 3:30 p.m. SROA Admin 10 Tuesday Magistrate --------------------------------------------------- 10 a.m. SROA Admin Nominating Committee ------------------------------- 3 p.m. SROA Admin 19 Thursday Finance Committee ------------------------------------- 9 a.m. SROA Admin

Visit the online calendars at www.sunriverowners.org for event info, meeting agendas and minutes

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all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles and cars. He also provides welding and fabrication ser-vices. He has repaired fireplace mantle pieces, lamp fixtures and cake decorating plates.

Cooper’s outdoor racetrack for radio-controlled (RC) cars is still located adjacent to the post office on Enterprise Drive. The track is available by ap-pointment only.

Cooper said he’s having fun managing the various business

operations by himself in the new location. “There’s a pas-sage between two of the suites, so customers can enjoy all aspects of my business.”

Cooper worked for Cascade Equipment Service for four years prior to starting his own business in 2010. Cooper Rac-ing & Repair, and the soon to be named retail thrift shop, are open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and Sundays by appointment.

Information: 541-598-9170 or www.rc-cooperracingrepair.com

niche market for the bicycle in-dustry, is now mainstream with almost every bicycle manufac-ture making one (and many local shops renting them.) Some folks say fat bikes are just another fad, but I say they are here to stay. Why? Because you just can’t ride one without smiling.Where to rent fat tire bikes

• Vi l lage Bike & Ski, Sunriver: 541-593-2453

• The Hub Cyclery, Bend: 541-647-2614

• Hutch’s Bicycles, Bend: 541-382-9253 or 541-382-6248

About the author: Thad Jor-dan owns and operates The Hub Cyclery in Bend. He enjoys all aspects of cycling including riding the single-tracks of the Phil’s Trail network, racing his cyclocross

bike or chasing the snow on his fat bike. This story originally appeared in the Dec. 1 Visit Cen-tral Oregon newsletter, and is reprinted here with permission of the author and the Central Oregon Visitors Association.

Fat bike snow trails coming to Wanoga

In January and February, the Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA) will begin to groom trails for fat bikes. COTA worked with the Bend Ranger District of the Deschutes Na-tional Forest to create the new demonstration project at Wanoga Sno-Park.

Trails will be groomed with a snow machine and grooming sled. Two loops are planned totaling 8 to 11 miles of fast and flowy trails. The trails will be 24- to 36-inches wide, and will not follow existing sum-mer trails.

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and are one-way. In order to use the trails, bikes must have a minimum tire width of 3.7 inches.

The routes were being flagged in early December, according to the COTA press release. The trailhead will be at the Wanoga Snow Play area, shared with DogPac.

Cyclists are required to park in the upper (snow machine) parking area then ride down to the DogPac trails.

“DogPac has kindly given us permission to get to our trails via their snowshoe loop. Please stay off of the DogPac ski trails,” said Gary Meyer, COTA winter trails steward.

Fat bike trail conditions and updates will be posted to the COTA website (www.cotamtb.com) and the Central Oregon FatBikes Facebook page.

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The Deschutes National For-est, Mt. Bachelor Ski Area and Discover Your Forest will offer snowshoe tours at Mt. Bach-elor. In addition to the tours, roving rangers will add to visi-tor’s enjoyment of the area.

A s s n o w conditions al-low on all week-ends and school breaks, snowshoe tours will be offered Saturday and Sunday through March 29. No reservations are required for individuals, but groups with six or more people do require a reservation.

Snowshoe Tours: Learn or practice snowshoe skills while experiencing the High Cascades’ ecology, geology, and wildlife. Two tours will be offered at 10 am and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and weekdays during school breaks. Tours will start at the Forest Service snowshoe hut in Mt. Bachelor’s West Village. Snowshoes are provided and no prior experience is necessary. Participants must be 10 years old or older, wear warm boots and clothing. Tours last about 90 minutes.

Snowshoe tours are free, but donations to support tours and other Discover Your Forest programs, are greatly appreci-

Ranger tours to enjoy the snowated. Discover Your Forest, is the non-profit supporting the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River Grassland.

Roving Rangers: Be on the lookout for Forest Ser-

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roving be-tween the O u t b a c k

and Sunrise Express areas as

well as the lodges. They will answer questions and give im-promptu talks.

Group Tours: Group tours are available during the week and can be arranged for schools, youth and other orga-nized groups. Reservations are required.

Call the Snowshoe with a Ranger Hotline (541) 383-4055 for up-to-date tour in-formation. Contact Karen Gentry, Discover Your For-est’s director of education and volunteer programs at (541) 383-4771 or karen.gentry@dis covernw.org for more detailed information or to schedule a group tour.

In a statement issued Dec. 19, New Generations Early Child-hood Development Center announced it would close Dec. 31, 2014.

New Generations, the only state-licensed early childcare facility in the Sunriver area, struggled to keep its doors open since it first opened in 2002.

“Tuition often doesn’t cover payroll, much less rent, utili-ties, and supplies. Support from the community has been huge and vital in keeping the center running as long as it has. Un-fortunately, upon forecasting

the budget for next year and beyond, fundraising and tuition were not enough to warrant its continuation,” read the state-ment from the New Genera-tions Board of Directors.

“The board of directors and staff of New Generations are deeply thankful to have been able to serve this community’s families, and are doubly thank-ful for the support of local busi-nesses through sponsorships and charitable donations,” said Andria Donnenwerth, director of New Generations. “Although this decision was necessary, we

regret the impact on each of you.”

Just over two years ago, the New Generations Board of Di-rectors made a similar decision to close its doors due to lack of funding. At that time, several parents and community mem-bers contributed thousands of dollars and took on board positions in an effort to save the school.

The new board members contributed countless hours try-ing to create a sustainable model and to fundraise. Significant research and cost-cutting ef-

New Generations Early Childhood Development Center to close its doorsforts reduced average monthly operating losses from over $5,500 to less than $4,000. “However, the center was not able to reduce expenses further while still meeting state licens-ing requirements,” the Dec. 19 statement said.

Other challenges included recruiting and keeping the re-quired minimum of six board members, and adequate volun-teer support necessary to bring a

steady influx of grants necessary for offsetting costs of doing business. Recent fundraising helped keep the doors open longer, but cannot carry over into 2015.

New Generations will hold a garage sale Jan. 6, 12–4 p.m. to sell its school supplies, furni-ture, and fixtures. The center is located at 56840 Venture Lane #7 in the Sunriver Business Park. 541-593-1010.

Even during a cold Central Oregon winter the High Des-ert Museum offers a chance to connect with nature. The museum’s newest temporary exhibit, Out On A Limb, is full of interactive, sensory experiences that allow kids to play freely and explore nature without trekking through the snow.

Developed by the Children’s

Museum unveils nature-inspired exhibit for childrenDiscovery Museum of San Jose, the new exhibit provides important unstructured play-time for children. Like time spent outdoors, free play is essential to children’s mental and physical development. The American Academy of Pediat-rics recommends at least one hour of unstructured play daily.

As kids explore the exhibit they will be improving cogni-

tive development, building fine motor skills and sparking creativity. Out On A Limb fea-tures a tree house, a small wind tunnel where kids can throw leaves, as well as nature-inspired storytelling, music and art.

“Our goal is to help visitors discover their connection to the history, the people and the land of the High Desert. This ex-hibit is a great way for children to begin forming connections to nature at a young age,” said Dana Whitelaw, High Desert Museum executive director.

The exhibit runs through March 29.

The International Fly Fish-ing Federation (IFFF) will celebrate its 50th anniversary, a landmark event that celebrates both the history and future of the federation. The celebration will take place in Bend Aug. 11-15 – an ideal time to showcase the region’s many fisheries.

The IFFF International Fly Fishing Fair will include inter-national participants.

The local IFFF chapter is looking for members of local fly fishing clubs who would be willing to host the foreign

Volunteers sought for 50th anniversary event visitors by participating in the IFFF’s Homestay Program.

The program involves host-ing an IFFF member from a foreign country during the week of the celebration. In exchange, the host member can stay as a guest in the foreign visitor’s home for a week.

Participation requires taking the foreign guest fishing dur-ing the week and providing transportation from the host’s house to IFFF events. Presently, the IFFF is expecting about 18 people from foreign countries

including Japan, England, Norway and Australia.

This would be a great chance to host a fellow angler, meet some interesting people, im-prove international (fishing) relations and travel to a foreign country to fish.

Interested volunteers should contact Marv Yoshinaka at [email protected] or 541-593-5461. They can also contact Kuni Masuda, (IFFF board of directors) at [email protected] or 360-573-3310 or 408-406-8830.


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winter sky are worth the cold weather. January is a great time to go out and look at galaxies and planets.

I plan to use the telescopes. If you are out and about in the evening and it’s clear, don’t hesitate to drop by the obser-vatory to see if any of the staff or I are viewing. Come in and

take a look.Be sure to “like” us on Face-

book. That’s where we an-nounce all of our news, along with plans to open the obser-vatory outside of our normal schedule.

January is a time to reflect and get out and view the winter sky. If nothing else, remember that summer is just six months away.

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Bank forecloses on Mavericks, facility closes

Mavericks at Sunriver, the fitness club on Cottonwood Road, abruptly closed Oct. 31. It turned out the owners — the Sunriver Vacation Recreation Association — owed the bank $5.6 million as well as five fig-ures in overdue property taxes.

For a while the bank argued in court to have a receiver ap-pointed to ensure the facility and its many features didn’t disappear in the middle of the night, but the owners contin-ued to maintain it. At year’s end, talk shifted to selling the property at a sheriff ’s auction, which could take place in three to 12 months. Anyone could buy the 32,000 square foot recreation center which houses an indoor lap pool, resistance and cardio fitness

equipment, climbing wall, half court indoor basketball court and convention space.

February rain, snowmelt floods homes

Approximately 40 homes in Sunriver were impacted by floodwaters Feb. 12-14, when rain began to wash away a two-foot snowpack. Frozen ground underneath the snow did not allow the runoff to percolate into the region’s normally ab-sorbent soil. Instead the water ran downhill into neighbor-hoods throughout Sunriver. Several areas not known for flooding were affected.

SROA crews and volunteers fanned out ahead of the wa-ter flow, identified low-lying homes that might be impacted by water, and placed sandbags. SROA called in pumper trucks from the cities of Bend and

Redmond and contractors. Many homes had water

against their foundations. Sev-eral homeowners reported water in the crawl space under their homes. Damage to insula-tion, wiring and heating ducts was noted. A number of garages were flooded and some homes had water in living spaces that damaged flooring, furniture and walls.

Through their legal counsel, SROA hired a hydraulic engi-neer to inspect the situation. The engineer toured impacted areas, studied topographic maps and concluded that SROA did everything it could under the circumstances.

At its December meeting, the SROA Board of Directors approved a water line ease-ment with SRLP and Sunriver Water LLC to connect a PUC-approved reservoir to Sunriver’s

existing water system, “under the assumption that all parties will work collaboratively and in good faith to discuss mitigating flooding issues specific to spray field areas.”

North Pool is members-only

In response to a steady flow of comments that owners wanted a facility exclusively for themselves the Sunriver Owners Association Board of Directors designated the North Pool to be that place in 2015.

“I’m very pleased to an-nounce that the board voted unanimously this morning that the north pool will be dedicated and utilized exclusively by our owners and the guests that accompany them,” said Bob Nelson, then SROA board president. The announcement was greeted with applause from members who attended the Au-gust SROA Annual Meeting.

Planned upgrades to the

North Pool include a covered barbecue pit, enhanced patio space and furniture, and a bocce ball court, all designed to encourage owners to linger and enjoy the “quiet” pool on Sunriver’s north end.

Sunriver to Lava Lands pathway opens

A 5.5-mile multi-use path-way connecting Sunriver to Lava Lands Visitor Center opened in August. The paved pathway replaces a dusty log-ging road that was a slog to ride. The new path is 10-feet wide with nice views, gradual curves and slopes and is a dream to navigate.

Riding a bike or walking through the majestic ponderosa pines extends a sense of free-dom from not having to drive to reach special places.


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Calderacontinued from page 1containing a sports field for soccer, play structure and a mountain bike obstacle course, is under consideration for the noise-impacted southeast corner of the property closest to the BNSF railroad crossing of Vandevert Road and the intersection of U.S. Highway 97. A community garden or greenhouse is also under con-sideration.

Eiler described three road en-tries, two through the existing road systems in Caldera Springs and a third off Vandevert Road from the south. He said there were 10 miles of paved path-ways and soft surface trails planned in the expansion area that would connect with the existing eight miles of pathways in Caldera Springs.

Resort officials predicted financial impacts of 390 con-struction jobs for 15 years, followed by more than 500 local jobs from 2020 into the future with an average salary of $46,000. They predicted $5 million in annual property tax payments by new property owners to county coffers, which would support education, law enforcement, the La Pine fire district, county roads and other local services.

New roads would be con-structed by the developer with costs recovered in sales of lots. Road maintenance costs would by borne by a homeowner as-sociation.

Joe Bessmann, of traffic en-gineering firm Kittleson and Associates, predicted the public roads near the new resort would remain within their rated ca-pacity loads through 2030, and that no offsite mitigation for traffic impacts would be required.

Below ground utility services to the expansion area would be the same as those in the existing Caldera Springs with electricity

provided by Midstate Electric Cooperative, natural gas from Cascade Natural Gas, water from Sunriver Water LLC, sewer service from Sunriver Environmental LLC, television and internet services through BendBroadband and Cen-tury Link, which also provides phone service.

The Deschutes County Sher-iff ’s Office would provide law enforcement, La Pine Rural Fire Protection District emer-gency medical and fire pro-tection services, Wilderness Garbage disposal services and the Four River Vector Control District mosquito abatement service.

The Caldera Springs expan-sion would include a wildlife management plan with wildlife corridors and on- and off-site habitat improvements. Forests on the property would be thinned to Firewise Com-munity standards to reduce fire danger and improve forest health.

A stormwater drainage plan would maintain historic over-land flows and incorporate on-site retention basins (lakes

and ponds) with overflow into the existing Caldera Springs stream and lake network, then on to the wetlands around the Little Deschutes River.

The new community would be managed through a home-owner association and have the same rules and regulations, de-sign guidelines and governance as Caldera Springs.

Officials believe occupancy patterns will approximately equal current conditions in

Sunriver with about 15 percent full time residents compared to 85 percent vacation homes and rental units. The expansion area would be gated and restricted to owners.

The Caldera Springs expan-sion conceptual master plan may be submitted to Deschutes County in January or February, said Steve Runner, Sunriver Resort’s director of planning, development and construc-tion. He predicted it would

take a year or more for county review and approval, at which point the lots would be platted. He said development would be done in phases. Runner was uncertain how many lots would be developed in the first phase or how many phases of development might occur. He said the rate of development would be driven by economic conditions.

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The proposed Caldera Springs expansion includes 614 acres and between 420 and 490 residential lots.

• Jan. 1, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Great horned owl search

Ring in the new year with a field trip with naturalist Da-mian Fagan to look and listen for great horned owls. Travel to nearby farmland to search for these magnificent owls and early season nesters. Transpor-tation provided. Members, $5; non-members, $10. RSVP: www.highdesertmuseum.org/rsvp. Registration and pre-payment required.• Jan. 3, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Thornhollow String Band

Stomp your feet and dosey doe to the pioneer-inspired jigs of the frontier.• Jan. 8, 6 p.m. Documentary film: “The River They Saw”

Since the 1860s, photogra-

January events sponsored by the High Desert Museumphers have documented the Columbia Gorge and its chang-ing landscape and people. Join us for OPB’s “The River They Saw” to see stunning historical photographs and rarely seen images of the Columbia Gorge by Carleton Watkins, Sarah Ladd, Benjamin Gifford, Al Monner and many others. Free, no-host bar. RSVP: www.high desertmuseum.org/rsvp• Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. High desert raptors

Join naturalist Damian Fa-gan on a field trip to look for wintering birds of prey such as hawks, eagles and falcons. Learn and practice identifica-tion skills, and learn about winter raptor surveys in the re-gion. Transportation provided

from the museum. Members, $5; non-members, $10. RSVP: www.highdesertmuseum.org/rsvp. Registration and pre-payment required.• Jan. 13, 7 p.m. Natural History Pub: Visual evidence for deep geologic time

With a little bit of geologic background, we can all see clear evidence for Earth’s age. In turn, Earth’s age provides a con-text for many of today’s issues. Marli Miller, geologist and University of Oregon profes-sor, will highlight the geology of the Colorado Plateau and Death Valley to demonstrate the depth of geologic time. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, Father Luke’s Room, Bend. Free, but reservations

required at highdesertmuseum.org/rsvp• Jan. 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The craft of beer

Celebrate our local craft community and the history of brewing at the opening of our highly anticipated exhibit. Par-take in beer tastings, bar food, and music. Stay for a special discussion with Jon Aberna-thy, author of “Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon.” Members, free; non-members, $5; Beer tasting package, $10, includes souvenir glass and five tasting tickets. Additional tastings: $1 per tick-et. RSVP: highdesert|museum.org/rsvp. The exhibit officially

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Exhibits at the Lodge on hold during renovationSunriver Resort Lodge Betty

Gray Gallery joins the Mead-ows dining room and the Owl’s Nest in renovation beginning Jan. 5.

During the renovation peri-od the gallery will close through mid-May and join the grand reopening of the Lodge during Memorial Day weekend.

The celebratory reopening of the lodge will include the unveiling of a major four-panel wood carving by Monica Setziol-Phillips to be installed on the main fireplace in the Great Room of the Meadows. The carving incorporates both carved wood and weaving and will provide a striking addi-tion to the Great Room of the Meadows and Owl’s Nest.

Setziol-Phillips follows in the

Works by Margot Thompson, left, Janet Gray Webster, above and Monica Setziol-Phillips, right.

footsteps of her noted father, Leroy Setziol, whose carvings were among the early artwork commissioned for the then new Sunriver Lodge in the mid-’60s.

The Sunriver Lodge Betty Gray Gallery will also join in

the reopening celebration with a fine art exhibition featuring the prints of Margot Voorhies Thompson which reflect her interest in calligraphy and ref-erence letterforms from many eras. Joining Thompson will be the contemporary quilts of Ja-net Gray Webster, daughter of founders John and Betty Gray.

The exhibition highlights the nearly 50-year history of Sunriver Resort and brings full circle the continuing presence of fine art in the gallery.

Setziol-Phillips, Thompson, and Webster are 30-year friends of gallery curator, Billye Turner.

The 2015 summer season marks the 20th anniversary of

Turner’s curatorial role. The current exhibition in the

Betty Gray Gallery, the photog-raphy of the Oregon Natural Desert Association in the upper level and photography by noted Bend artist Dave Kamperman in the lower level will continue through Jan. 4.

Sunriver Resort invites the public to the exhibition during lodge hours.

For more information about gallery events, contact Billye Turner at 503-780-2828 or [email protected]

opens Jan. 17. • Jan. 17, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Spirit of the West day

Share in the adventure of the West as the Hall of Explora-tion and Settlement comes to life. See your favorite exhibit scenes animated by characters and activities of days gone by, and watch historic firearms demonstrations in the meadow. This annual event is interactive fun for the whole family. Free with admission. • Jan. 20, 6-7:30 p.m. High desert readers

Join the museum’s inaugural book club with Dr. Margaret Lee, curator of Western Histo-ry. Explore William Kittredge’s “Hole in the Sky: A Memoir” and how this acclaimed au-thor frames the landscape and ranching life of this region. Free, Downtown Bend Library. RSVP: www.highdesertmu-seum.org/rsvp• Jan. 21, 6:30 p.m. Rescuing sage grouse from a habitat crisis

Greater sage grouse once numbered in the millions across the West’s sagebrush steppe, but have declined quickly over the last half-century. Much of that population decline is attributed to changes in their habitat. Can the downward spiral of this iconic sagebrush species be stopped or even re-versed? Join Garth Fuller of the Nature Conservancy for a short documentary and discussion of the fate of this keystone species. Members, $3; non-members, $5. No-host bar. RSVP: high desertmuseum.org/rsvp

• Free admission day, Jan. 24

• Jan. 24, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. High desert winter wildlife

Search for high desert wild-life species like mule deer, elk, coyotes and small mammals east of Bend. We’ll also look for tracks, scats and signs of these animals. Transportation provided from Pine Nursery Community Park. Members, $5; non-members, $10. Reg-istration and pre-payment required. RSVP: www.highde sertmuseum.org/rsvp. • Jan. 27, 7 p.m. History Pub: Bend’s sporting past

Today, Bend is a mecca for athletes from skiers to bikers to runners. Join Beau Eastes, sports reporter for The Bul-letin, to learn about sports in Bend over the last hundred years while enjoying a pint. Free. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, Bend. • Jan. 31, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Fermented foods

Fermentation gives us some of our most beneficial bacteria and fun flavors. In this hands-on workshop, explore how it was important as a historic food preservation method and how it is used in the contemporary kitchen. Make mouthwatering recipes including sauerkraut, yogurt and kombucha, with plenty of tastings along the way. This fun-filled workshop is designed for families with chil-dren ages 5-11. Members, $10; non-members, $15. Group price for one adult and one child. Additional participants, $5 each. Registration and pre-payment required, www.high desertmuseum.org/rsvp • Jan. 31, exhibit opening. Deadly by nature: Venom and poison

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time to reflect on the past and embrace new beginnings. The Sunriver Women’s Club has a long history in the Sunriver community. Founded in 1971, membership has grown to ap-proximately 250. It was built on a foundation of friendship, caring and sharing, and fund-raising to support its philan-thropy outreach to nonprofits in south Deschutes County.

The SRWC Philanthropy Committee is accepting appli-cations for grants to be awarded in April. Last year $36,000 was given to 16 deserving organiza-tions.

The Winter Gala in Decem-ber is another long tradition of the club. A special thank you goes to Stephanie Nelson, Sandra Kendle and Nancy Farnham and their committee’s numerous elves for a delightful evening ushering in the holiday season.

The July summer picnic was

established by the SRWC many years ago. After a short hiatus it will return this year July 23. Lana Benish at [email protected] is coordinating the event and welcoming your help.

Please consider serving on the SRWC board. It takes many willing hands to make the various women’s club activities successful. And we have fun doing it!

Wishing you the very best in 2015.

—Martha Deuchler & Marcia Schonlau, co-presidents

January luncheon Our January luncheon will

be held Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Crosswater Grille. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. and the price is $20.

Most of us know that Camp Abbot — today’s Sunriver — was a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers training center during World War II. With an illustrated talk, Les Joslin will

share a bit more about what happened at that short-lived installation and how it affected the surrounding community and its people.

Joslin is a retired U.S. Navy commander, a former U.S. Forest Service firefighter, wil-derness ranger, and resource manager; a former college and university instructor; and a former 1990s Sunriver Nature Center executive director who lives and writes in Central Oregon.

RSVP to Joan Lewis at [email protected] or 541-598-0650. Reservations and/or cancellations are due no later than Jan. 15.

Winter clothing for childrenWe are collecting winter

outerwear (jackets, boots, mit-tens, hats, socks) for Rosland School in La Pine. A large number of children come to school without these basic items. Snow boots are needed, sizes 1 to 9. Donations of cash are appreciated.

Bring donations to the Janu-ary luncheon or drop them in the collection box at the Sunriver Police Station, for clothing donations only. Ques-tions, contact Sandy at [email protected].

Winter fun activities• Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.:

Ice skate at The Village If you are interested in a season pass, email Patty Klascius at [email protected].

• Sunday, Jan. 4: Join us for a moonlight snowshoe in River Meadows. This is for intermediate snowshoers and their guests. Meet leader Ezma Hanschka, [email protected], in the lobby of Sunriver Resort at 4:30 p.m. with snow-shoes, poles, headlamps and appropriate clothing. Join us for a hot drink, in the lodge, afterwards.

• Tuesday, Jan. 6: Join us for

Grant awards through SRWC

Nonprofit organiza-tions seeking grant awards are encouraged to apply through the Sunriver Women’s Club before their Jan. 31 deadline.

Qualified applicants must be an agency or orga-nization operating within the Three Rivers and south Deschutes County area that focuses on the basic needs of shelter, health, food, clothing and edu-cation for families and children.

Through various fund-raising activities 16 orga-nizations were awarded a total of $35,000 in 2013-2014.

Applicants must oper-ate under a current 501(c) 3 non-profit tax exempt status to qualify. All appli-cants are researched prior to being recommended to receive funding by the club’s philanthropy com-mittee.

If you need more infor-mation or would like to re-quest an application, con-tact philanthropy commit-tee chair Ann McGrana-han at annmcg@chambers cable.com or send a writ-ten request to SRWC Phi-lanthropy Committee, Sunriver Women’s Club, P.O. Box 3334, Sunriver, OR 97707.

a Forest Service lead Mt. Bach-elor snowshoe outing. Guests are welcome and snowshoes are provided. This is an excel-lent warm up for beginners. Meet at noon for lunch at Mt. Bachelor’s cross-country lodge. Bring a brown bag lunch or buy lunch at the Nordic Lodge. The tour starts at 1 p.m. Call Laurel Brennan at 541-593-7157 to arrange carpools.

• Tuesday, Jan. 13: Cross-country ski the new Sun Lava trail to Benham Falls bridge. This outing is for upper level beginners and intermediate skiers with stamina. The round trip is 4 miles. Bring a brown bag lunch. Meet at circle 7 at 10 a.m. Contact Patty Klascius for details.

• Wednesday, Jan. 14: Sled-ding at SHARC. Meet for a 12:30 p.m. brown bag lunch in the Crescent Room, then sled at 1:15 p.m. Wear your boots, hats and mittens. If you live outside Sunriver we’ll have tickets for you. RSVP to leader, Charlie Ishino, [email protected].

• Tuesday, Jan. 27: We will cross-country ski at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park. Meet at the Country Store at 9:30 a.m. or at Base Camp Grill/The Wallow by 9:45 a.m. This outing is suitable for begin-ners and intermediate skiers. Contact Melodee Munckton, [email protected]. Bring a brown bag lunch.

• Tuesday, Feb. 3: We will take a moonlight snowshoe north of Lake Penhollow. Meet at Holy Trinity church at 5:30 p.m. Guests accompanying you are welcome. RSVP to Patty Klascius.

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bership is $35. Contact Marty Fobes at [email protected] with questions.

Art faireSave the following dates: The

kick-off to recognize the 2015 Sunriver Art Faire’s “spon-sors with heart” is April 14 at SHARC. The sixth annual event is Aug. 7-9.

If you would like to volun-teer, please email [email protected]. Questions: Nancy Fischer at 541-593-7458.

Facing challenges with your existing business? Looking to ex-pand an existing business? Do you just need some information on running your business effectively? Beginning Jan. 7, SCORE business counselors will be providing free monthly workshops at the downtown Bend library.

The first session is Business Planning and Goal Setting on Jan. 7, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Find out the why and how of the business plan, the importance of having both mission and vision statements, how to access the competitive environment, how the library can help with your research and more. The session is free, but registration required. Contact the library at 541-617-7080 for more informa-tion and registration.

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Session dates:Jan. 7: Business Planning and Goal SettingFeb. 4: Financial Fundamentals of Running a BusinessMarch 4,: Maximizing Your Marketing InvestmentApril 1: Managing Your Operations

By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene

Launched in late July, the free Sunriver Navigator mobile app has been downloaded 5,300 times (4,100 Apple and 1,200 Android). It has been used in more than 18,000 sessions and viewed by folks in 42 states and 16 countries.

Not a bad debut in today’s app happy mobile world!

Sunriver Navigator tip of the month: AlertsBut what does the app do

and what benefit does it pro-vide? Tech-savvy mobile users have likely figured out most of the bells and whistles, but those newer to the app world may not have discovered all it has to offer.

The Scene will highlight dif-ferent functions of the app in the coming months, but first is a brief history of how the app

came to be.Sunriver Navigator was cre-

ated by the Sunriver Owners Association as part of an ongo-ing Sunriver branding/market-ing campaign. We designed it in-house and worked with both an Apple and Android app de-veloper to bring a laundry list of ideas to life. Development and design took almost eight months from start to finish.

First of all we wanted an all-encompassing app we hoped would be beneficial to visitors as well as owners, their family and friends. We had to think like a consumer and imagine what they would need from an app as well as someone who lives here and already has intimate knowledge about ev-erything “Sunriver.”

We wanted the app to tell you where you could locally fill up the gas tank or your belly, what recreational activities are available here as well as things

as simple where the library is. There is a calendar of events and weather information — so there’s no need to fire up your desktop computer just to find whether or not it’s going to snow today. Tip of the month: Alerts

With winter upon us we

thought it might be best to talk about the alert feature first as we recently launched it fol-lowing the recent ice rain that slickened up our roads.

Alerts are only visible when there is a warranted condition

When an alert is active, it will show up at the top of the menu page, left. Once you click it, more details pop up, right.


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In November, Active Care Physical Therapy moved from Mavericks, where it had oper-ated since 2005, into an office next to High Desert Fam-ily Medicine on Beaver Drive across the street from The Vil-lage at Sunriver. Active Care’s new address is 57067 Beaver Drive, Suite B.

Owner Brent Bradley earned a master’s degree in physical therapy from University of St. Augustine for health sciences. Prior to opening Active Care Physical Therapy in Sunriver he worked at University of California San Francisco Medi-cal Center, Red Hawk Physical Therapy (a large outpatient clinic in San Francisco spe-cializing in sports medicine), and Healing Bridge physical therapy in Bend.

Bradley has completed ad-vanced courses in aquatic thera-py, total hip rehabilitation, total knee rehabilitation, augmented soft tissue mobilization, back to golf, McKensie lumbar spine and evaluation and treatment

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Brent Bradley, MFT, helps Jim Lang recover from a shoulder injury at Active Care Physical Therapy in Sunriver.

for injured runners.“I’m kind of a Jack-of-all-

trades physical therapist and I specialize in rehabilitation of shoulder surgeries and knee re-placements which is part of this community’s demographic,” Bradley said. “I’m very ‘hands-on’ with my clients. I don’t have aides or assistants. I spend up to an hour with each client.”

Bradley said many of his cli-ents followed him to the new location and new ones are dis-covering the business due to the central location and signage.

Active Care Physical Ther-apy is open Monday through Friday. Call 541-390-7518 for an appointment. In-formation: www.physical therapysunriver.com

Each year, Sunriver Music Festival recognizes outstanding volunteers that have put extra time, effort and passion toward the festival’s success. This year, two exceptional volunteers were honored at the annual volunteer appreciation recep-tion and annual meeting.

The Sunriver Music Festi-val Volunteer of the Year was awarded to Vicki Udlock and the Executive Director’s Vol-unteer of the Year award went to Jim Putney.

Udlock was employed by the Sunriver Music Festival as the executive assistant for seven years from 2006 to 2013. After her retirement in January 2013, Udlock became an active volunteer and donated numer-ous hours to the festival. Over the past two years, Udlock has assisted in the festival office, provided housing for orches-tra musicians and served as a concert usher. She participated in all of the festival’s fundraiser events, organizing the volun-teers for the 2014 Festival Faire dinner and auction, assisting at the annual Swings Fore Strings golf tournament and serving at

Sunriver Music Festival honors its volunteers

two private fundraising parties. She also took on the important role of chairing the annual poster selection committee for the past two years.

Putney has been a member of the Sunriver Music Festival’s Board of Trustees since 2003. He is currently a member of the executive committee and served as board president in 2011. Under Putney’s guidance, the festival’s major fundraiser, Fes-tival Faire, evolved into an elegant dinner and auction in the Sunriver Resort Great Hall.

The executive director’s award is given to volunteers that have assisted in financially impacting the festival in a new and creative way. This year, Putney worked with a team of board members to create a new capital campaign for the festival’s endowment fund. Through Putney’s leadership, he secured a $100,000 match-ing challenge grant from the Tykeson Family Foundation. The Tykeson Challenge Grant will be used to match, dollar for dollar, the Sunriver Music

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Sunriver mobile appIn June, SROA launched a

free mobile app that promotes all that Sunriver has to offer. Called “Sunriver Navigator,” the app is a one-stop shop to the community, and can provide a little something for everybody.

The app features current weather conditions, a map showing roads and pathways, listings of restaurants and shop-ping, where to stay, events and activities, a fun “selfie” function for sharing Sunriver-themed photos and more. There is also

an emergency alert feature that can be utilized as needed.

The app is available in Apple and Android stores. To date it has been downloaded 5,300 times by users in 42 states and 16 countries.

Sunriver Brewing Company opens local production

When Sunriver Brewing Company began operations in 2012 they leased space in Redmond to brew their beer. In January they began brewing beer in their own production facility in the Sunriver Busi-ness Park.

With sufficient supplies, they began distributing to pubs in

and bottling beer for retail distribution and planning to expand throughout the Wil-lamette Valley to the coast.

COVA to open visitors center The Central Oregon Visi-

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that owners and visitors should be aware of — such as weather-related hazards, potential fire danger or heavy smoke from nearby controlled burns.

When you see the Alert menu link, click on it and a pop up box provides additional details of the incident and, if needed, a web link or phone number to find other impor-tant information.

We’re still tweaking things and brainstorming where the app can go to further expand its usefulness. If you have an idea for the app, shoot us an email at [email protected].

We hope you download the app and find it to be a useful pocket “navigator” of Sunriver.

On Jan. 1, a new SROA Firewood Permit and Load Tag system will be in place in Sunriver. The firewood per-mit is required under Oregon law (Oregon Revised Statute 164.813) in regard to the trans-portation of firewood.

Each Sunriver property is allowed to receive one permit and corresponding load tags annually for the collection of up to five cords of wood.

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 in identifying non-members who may be stealing firewood from com-mons. Load tag(s) are also required and must be attached to each load prior to transport.

This system is similar to firewood tags issued by U.S. Forest Service. Each tag to be used must be validated by removing the month and day that the permit holder collects the firewood. The tag must be attached and visible on the back of the load for transport.

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ensures members are compliant with Oregon law, maintains collection equity and reduces non-member firewood theft.

For fire safety, firewood should always be stacked as far away from your house as pos-sible but remain within your property lines.

Stop by the SROA adminis-tration offices after Jan. 1 with your 2015 SROA Member Preference card and pick up your annual permit and load tags. If you have any questions, contact SROA at 541-593-1522.

Firewood collection rules• Firewood permits and load

tags are required in the state of Oregon for transport of all spe-cial forest products, including firewood. Vehicles transporting firewood may be investigated by local, county, state or federal law enforcement officers.

• Collection and/or transport of firewood from SROA-owned common property without a valid SROA permit and load tag constitutes a Class C of-fense.

• Firewood permit appli-cant must be an SROA mem-

ber with a valid and current Member Preference ID card or SROA staff with valid/current employee card.

• Up to 5 cords may be col-lected annually per year per property. A cord is defined as a volume of 128 cubic feet which is equal to a stack 4 feet high x 8 feet long x 4 feet deep.

• Firewood permits and load tags are issued on an annual basis.

• A load tag is required for each transport of wood. 1 load tag equals ½ cord of firewood or smaller portion thereof. Anything over a half cord will require additional load tags.

• Firewood permit holder must be on-site at the time of wood collection and loading.

• Persons collecting firewood must comply with all SROA restrictions and not enter or remain upon SROA commons during a regulated use closure.

• No mechanical equipment is allowed for use on commons including chainsaws and split-ters.

• Firewood permit must be displayed prominently on the dashboard or window of vehicle.

• Vehicles shall be required to park on one side of the street or lane in a manner which does not block traffic or ac-cess of emergency vehicles or equipment (parallel to the road

surface with at least two wheels on the pavement.) Parking shall only be allowed during daylight hours. No parking on pathways or commons is allowed.

• Permit holder must be read-ily available to move the vehicle in case the vehicle is required to clear the street in times of emer-gency access or snow plowing.

• Firewood collection may only take place during daylight hours.

• Do not drive or park vehi-cles on pathways or commons. A wagon or wheelbarrow may be used to transport wood to your vehicle. Do not cross through private property to access the wood.

• Permit holders are respon-sible for knowing and comply-ing with the Sunriver Rules & Regulations, Sunriver Ladder Fuels Reduction Plan and cur-rent policies and procedures, prior to collecting firewood collected on SROA commons.

• SROA firewood permits and load tags are not transfer-rable, not intended for resale, non-refundable and do not guarantee wood availability.

• Firewood generated on SROA commons may not be sold or bartered to another party.

• Firewood permit may be suspended or revoked at any time for just cause.

Festival’s permanent endow-ment gifts. The festival board has established a permanent endowment goal of $400,000 to be raised in three fiscal years between October 2014 and September 2017.

“The Sunriver Music Festival has more than 200 volunteers that assist with everything from office work to housing musicians to organizing fun-draisers. Through the time,

energy and dedication of these valued volunteers, the festival continues to offer top quality concerts and music education programs,” said Pam Beezley, Sunriver Music Festival execu-tive director.

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Sunriver Pharmacy opens in the business park

Sunriver area residents and visitors are now able to fill pre-scriptions and obtain over-the-counter medications without having to drive to Bend or La Pine. The Sunriver Pharmacy opened in September in the Sunriver Business Park in a space previously occupied by Sunray Vacation Rentals.

Sunriver Pharmacy owners Judy Gilbert and Greg Gilbert live in Sunriver, and got the idea from a SROA survey of members. “Just the conve-nience of not having to drive to Bend or La Pine, especially during the winter months. It’s going to be great for the com-munity,” said Judy Gilbert.

The pharmacy offers retail pharmacy, patient counseling, pain management, specialty compounding, specialty for-mulas and a gift boutique.

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sroa president’s messageOWNERS ASSOCIATIONSunriverS Reflections on the past

By Pat HensleyThe end of the

calendar year is tra-ditionally a time for reflecting on the year’s notable events, chal-lenges and accom-plishments. Elsewhere in this issue of the Scene is an article on the Top 10 Stories of 2014. In addition, SROA’s General Manager, Hugh Pal-cic, recently unveiled his 2014 SROA Annual Report: A Year in Review, detailing the as-sociation’s accomplishments – and challenges – in 2014. I encourage you to read this report, which will be available soon at SROA’s office and on the main SROA website.

This month’s President’s Message takes a longer per-spective – the first half-century of Sunriver. Nearly 50 years ago, in the mid-1960s, a group of visionaries came up with the concept of a planned commu-nity in the high desert of Cen-tral Oregon. Their concept rested on certain principles that have been central to what makes this place so special.

From the beg inn ing , Sunriver was intended to be a premier resort and residential community. From the begin-ning, Sunriver was intended to

co-exist with and blend into the natural environ-ment. This inten-tion is reflected, for example, in the underground installation of utilities (i.e., no overhead wires), subdued paint

colors, and environmental practices aimed at reducing the risk of wildfire. From the beginning, the quality of life in Sunriver has been emphasized.

Of course, the planned com-munity we know as Sunriver was not the first human hab-itation in this area. There is evidence of temporary settle-ments of Native Americans, trappers and explorers, railroad engineers, and ranchers in the area. More recently, during the Second World War, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers op-erated a training facility named Camp Abbot on this site. Most of the Camp Abbot buildings were torn down after the war, but one structure that remains is the Great Hall, which served as an officers’ club and is now owned by Sunriver Resort Limited Partnership.

There is no doubt that Sunriver has changed over the past five decades and that

change continues. The first decade was full of

change – the Sunriver airport runway was built in 1968 and the lodge, lodge condos and some recreational facilities opened in 1969. The first residential lots were sold in 1969; today Sunriver is near “build out,” with only 163 vacant lots remaining. The main Sunriver mall opened in 1974, with a major expansion in 1984. In fact, 1984 was the year the current Nature Center building was completed and the year we got our own ZIP code, 97707.

In the earliest days, the de-veloper handled governance of Sunriver. Typical of planned communities, the developer provided essential services the community needed, includ-ing snow plowing, water and sewer service, and upkeep of common areas. The developer also owned and operated the Lodge and two golf courses inside Sunriver.

Gradually, over time, own-ership of and responsibility for maintaining common areas, roads and pathways; operat-ing and maintaining some of Sunriver’s recreational facili-ties; and enforcing Sunriver’s design rules, were transferred from the developer to SROA.

Pat Hensley

Transfer of administration to SROA was completed in 1987, although the developer kept ownership of some infrastruc-ture and recreational facilities.

Fast forward to the 21st century, with more changes in Sunriver. Governance of the Sunriver Police and Fire departments was transferred to the Sunriver Service District, which was formed in 2002. In 2008, the owners of The Village at Sunriver started a spectacular revitalization proj-ect, bringing in new businesses and buildings and remodeling existing buildings throughout the village. More recently, Sunriver Resort has embarked on major upgrades to the resort core and to the lodge.

The Sunriver Owners Asso-ciation itself has undertaken its share of changes.

In 2009, SROA’s owners approved a boost in reserves funding that has put the As-sociation on solid financial footing well into the future.

In 2010, owners approved funding for the SHARC; this facility – which opened in 2012 – answered a long-stand-ing demand for meeting space for owners, addressed asbestos problems at that location dating from the Camp Abbot days, and provided a new

aquatic center to replace the old South Pool.

In 2012, owners approved a property exchange with Sunriver Resort. Among other things, the resort received the south pool, which it has since demolished and replaced with Besson Commons, honoring Camp Abbot’s commanding officer. In that same property exchange, SROA acquired the land that will be used to build the association’s new boat-launch facility. Approved by SROA’s owners in 2014, it is scheduled to open in 2015.

Change cont inues in Sunriver. I must note, how-ever, there is one thing that hasn’t changed over these five decades. There is still no circle 8!

As we look forward to the future of Sunriver, it is im-portant to look back at our history and understand the core purposes and values that have shaped Sunriver. The founders’ core purposes and values are unchanged and are reflected in SROA’s Mission Statement:

Maintaining Sunriver as a premier residential and resort community, protecting and enhancing its quality of life, natural environment and prop-erty values.

December SROA board meeting summaryThe Sunriver Owners As-

sociation (SROA) Board of Directors met Friday, Dec. 19 and Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

Board members present: David Jendro, Mark Murray, Jim Fister, Bob Nelson, Pat Hensley, Richard Wharton, Mark Murray, Mike Gocke, Roger Smith and Bob Wright-son. Staff present: Hugh Pal-cic, Brooke Snavely.

Treasurer’s reportAs of Nov. 30, 2014 (unau-

dited/estimated)Revenues………9,224,575Expenses…...….8,919,756Surplus (deficit)…305,818

Owners forum-Joan Lewis asked the board

to consider the community building benefits clubs and organizations that hold meet-ings at SHARC bring in delib-erations to institute a meeting and event space usage policy that includes fees to clubs. Lewis said the concept of a community center, where the community could meet, was central to discussions that led up to SHARC.

-Stephen Katz acknowl-edged the Sunriver Stars Community Theater ties up a lot of space and dates at SHARC between its rehearsals and performances. He said the community theater group is a cultural icon for Sunriver and south Deschutes County. He requested a better event space scheduling process and an op-portunity to review SHARC’s operational expenses.

-Frank Brocker recalled the original promotion of SHARC was that it would be a community enhancement. He requested acknowledgement of two categories of uses of SHARC meeting and event space: Commercial rental and community enhancing.

-Al Zalewski wanted to know if there would be ad-ditional time to comment on the proposed meeting and event space use fees. He also asked if clubs and organiza-tions that pay fees to use space at SHARC are guaranteed dates or if they could still be bumped by a higher paying commercial client.

-Victoria Kristy said her

idea to establish a community theater was initially welcomed at SHARC. She said having to pay space rental fees would sig-nificantly impact the theater’s ability to generate revenue that it donates to scholarships for local children to attend the FAST after school program at Three Rivers School.

Association operations

Administration: Employee evaluations are underway. New internal control proce-dures were drafted and should be completed by year’s end.

Accounting: Created and inserted letters in the more than 5,000 maintenance fee coupon mailings, and sent more than 1,000 SHARC special assessment payment coupons. Completed 2015 SROA health insurance and general liability insurance renewals.

I.T.: Purchased and installed panic buttons for SHARC fit-ness users. Assisted SHARC and Communications in new ID card designs and function-ality. Researched and helped prepare IRAP usage reports.

Providing training and over-sight to Val Engel, a student intern from Central Oregon Community College.

Communications: Scene advertising revenues declined in November but remained above previous year totals. Completed production of the Sunriver branding video and placed a 30-second winter ver-sion into rotation on Bend TV stations. Sent an email blast to owners regarding renewal of recreation access programs for 2015, the Owner Holiday Party Dec. 27 at SHARC and the new Glow Tubing event Dec. 29 on Peck’s Peak.

Community Development: Project review and volume of construction activity remains higher than the previous year. A series of educational semi-nars for Design Committee members continues with ar-chitectural review direction coming from SROA’s consult-ing architect.

Environmental Services: Continued ladder fuels re-duction work on commons. Completed hazard tree mit-igation project at SHARC. Completed the Citizen Fire Academy with Oregon State

University Extension Service. Submitted applications for recertification of the Tree City USA and Firewise Com-munity programs. Submitted private property certification documents to the Oregon Department of Forestry.

Public Works: Completed a round of ladder fuel pick-ups in November a month later than usual. Crews then abruptly shifted to round-the-clock snow and ice re-moval during mid-November storms. Prepared the tubing hill for use. Changed SROA, SRFD and SRPD vehicles over to winter tires. Efforts to obtain land use approvals and permits for the owners boat launch on the Deschutes River continued on schedule. Continued design work on a project to reconfigure the intersection of Abbot and Beaver drives.

Recreation/SHARC: Host-ed another successful Civil War event with proceeds benefitting New Genera-tions Early Childhood De-velopment Center. Hosted more than 5,000 guests over

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@S HA RCEvents&ProgramsJanuary

Open SwimJan. 1-3: Open 10am-8:30pm with Swim Sessions*Jan. 4-17: Open Monday-Thursday 10am-7:30pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-8:30pm, Sunday 10am-5:30pmJan. 18: Open 10am-8:30pmJan. 19-Feb. 14: Open Monday-Thursday 10am-7:30pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-8:30pm, Sunday 10am-5:30pmFeb. 15: Open 10am-8:30pmFeb. 16-Mar. 21: Open Monday-Thurs-day 10am-7:30pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-8:30pm, Sunday 10am-5:30pm*Swim Sessions During weekends and peak holiday times SHARC may implement 2.5-hour “swim sessions” to prevent potential overcrowding of the indoor pool. At the end of each 2.5-hour session, all patrons will be required to exit the pool. Swim Session rates are $12.Session 1: 10am-12:30pmSession 2: 1-3:30pm Session 3: 4-6:30pmSession 4: 6:30-8:30pm

Tubing HillThrough Jan. 4: Daily 10am-3pmJan. 10-18: Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pmJan. 19: 11am-4pmJan. 24-25: 11am-4pmJan. 30: 11am-4pmJan. 31-Feb. 15: Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pmFeb. 16: 11am-4pmFeb. 21-Mar. 22: Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pmSpecial tubes are provided. No personal sleds or tubes allowed. Riders must be at least 4 years old and able to ride alone. Secure footwear required, no bare feet.

Lap Swim(Open only to SROA members)6-10am Daily (one lane 9-10am Mon-day-Thursday) 8-10am Jan. 16:30-7:30pm Monday-Thursday (One lane)No evening lap swim through Jan. 3

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Saturday, Feb. 7. SHARC Tubing Hill, 10

a.m., registration is encouraged.

Contact Emily Savko at 541-585-3145 for

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Thursday, Jan. 15, 4 pm • Hosmer Living RoomThis is a regular meeting for all SHARC Ambassadors. Come and meet other volunteers and learn about all the exciting volunteer opportunities at SHARC. We’re rolling out some important changes to the program. Join us and find out more about what you’ve been missing.

SHARC Ambassador Welcome and 2015 kick off - SROA members only

SHARC Aquatic Hours Water FitnessMonday-Thursday 9-10am Water-based workout, low-impact and perfect for all levels and abilities. (Please bring swimsuit, towel, and water bottle. Water shoes and water shirt are optional but strongly encouraged.)Drop in fee SROA member with current ID $5, general public $7Punch passes are available. Buy 10 classes, get the 11th free. SROA member with current ID $50, general public $70

U.S. Masters Swimming Monday and Wednesday 10-11am Adult structured workouts to refine and strengthen swim technique in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly strokes.Drop in fee: SROA member with current ID $5, general public $7

Swim Lessons Jan. 5-22: Six 30-minute classes Mon-day and Wednesday Feb. 2-19: Six 30-minute classes Mon-day and WednesdayLevel 1: 3:45-4:15pmLevel 2: 4:30-5pmLevel 3 & 4: 5:15-5:45pmSROA members with current ID $40, general public $45

Swim Club Jan. 5-22: Tuesday and Thursday 5-6pmFeb. 2-19: Tuesday and Thursday 5-6pmStructured, non-competitive program to refine and strengthen swim technique in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, & butterfly. Ages 6-18. (Participants must pass swim test)Daily drop-in $5, Monthly SROA member w/ current ID $25, general public $30

SHARC Regular Winter Rates 3 and under free, $15/person (ages 4 and older)Tubing Only: $10/ person or 5 run punch pass

Swim Session Rates Ages 3 and under free, $12/person (ages 4 and older)

By Shawn Cannon, SROA Recreation Director

Happy New Year! We have another exciting year ahead of us in the SROA Recreation Department.

The first event of this new year is one that is near and dear to the SROA team – a kick-off for the Sunriver-La Pine Relay for Life on Tues-day, Jan. 27 in Benham Hall at SHARC beginning at 5:30 p.m.

SROA formed a team for last year’s relay event named “Take a SHARC Size Bite Out of Cancer,” and it was the most rewarding event we did as a team and organiza-tion all year. We had 30 staff and friends who took shifts walking the track for the entire 24-hour event. Our team raised nearly $4,000 and the event as a whole raised $48,000. All the funds raised go directly to the American Cancer Society and funds education and research for all cancer types.

We had a personally touch-ing year with the loss of a co-worker the day after last year’s walk, and had many others co-workers who were affected by the loss of a spouse, family members and close friends. It wasn’t all heartbreak, there were sur-vivor stories, too, and those are the inspiration for us to keep doing our part to raise awareness and funds through participating in the Relay For Life.

If you had a chance to read Corina Seamons’ article as the guest editorial of the Novem-ber Scene, you will also know that we are touched daily by owners and community

Recreation News: A preview of 2015 events that are suitable for all ages

members who share their per-sonal stories of battling cancer and pain of losing loved ones. Our hope is to bring our community together for this united effort to cure cancer.

Our Take a SHARC Size Bite Out of Cancer team is open to anyone that wishes to join this year’s 24-hour relay walk on Saturday, June 20 in La Pine. We establish blocks of walking times over the 24-hour relay and there are ceremonies and interac-tive activities that take place throughout the event.

The Jan. 27 kick-off event is open to the public and we will have registration available that evening to join our team or form your own relay team. You can also register your team or join an existing team at www.lapinerelay.org

If you want to help but can’t join the walk, you can donate to the event or our team through the same website, or stop by the SHARC Member Services desk.

Our team goal this year is to raise $5,000 but we have our sights on exceeding that goal. There will be opportu-nities throughout the year to participate in fundraising events such as luminary sales, concessions at the upcoming Dummy Downhill event, and more to come.

We are also dedicating the year to cancer education and you’ll find a monthly article in the Sunriver Scene provid-ed by Lauren Olander, our regional specialist with the American Cancer Society. Each month there will be a featured topic on the bulletin boards at SHARC.

For more information on

the Sunriver-La Pine Relay for Life, how to join or do-nate, contact Shawn Cannon, SROA Recreation Director, 541-585-3143 or [email protected] first quarter events

Just around the corner is the second annual Sunriver Chill Out Feb. 6-7 at various locations in Sunriver. This is a collaborative event hosted by SHARC, The Village at Sunriver and the Sunriver Na-ture Center. It kicks off Friday evening with a family glow skating event at the Village Ice Rink. There will be a DJ with music and glow items to wear as you skate.

Saturday morning is the third annual Dummy Down-hill at the SHARC tubing hill. This event entails busi-nesses, families and individu-als who build “dummies” on a ski or snowboard base and send them down a hill and over a giant jump. Prizes are awarded for furthest jump, best crash and the coveted “People’s Choice” award. This annual event is as fun for spectators as it is for par-ticipants!

Starting at noon that day, the K9 Keg Pull will take place in the parking lot off Beaver Drive and next to Sunriver Brewing Company. Registered dogs of all sizes will compete down a snowy runaway pulling a “keg of sorts” that is sized for their weight. Each dog is timed individually, and the top three in each division will win a prize. This event is also a benefit for Bark for Life, a fundraising division of the

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By Lauren OlanderToday, cervical cancer is the

second most common cancer among women in the devel-oping world, and the largest cancer killer among women in the most developed countries. The good news is that cervical cancer deaths have dropped dramatically in the past several decades, but more can and should be done to prevent the disease.

During Cervical Health Awareness Month (January), the American Cancer Society is highlighting the fact that the great majority of cervical cancers could be prevented with full use of vaccination, regular screening, and treat-ment. If detected at an early age, cervical cancer is one of the most successfully treatable cancers. While vaccines have become an important ally in cervical cancer prevention, ef-fective cervical cancer control also requires increased access to screening with appropriate follow-up and treatment.

Nearly all cases of cervical

cancer are caused by infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus, or HPV. About 15 HPV types are associated with a more than 200-fold in-creased risk of cervical c a n c e r . However, most HPV infections disappear s p o n t a -n e o u s l y within two years, and only a small percent-age progress to cervical cancer.

Persistence of the HPV in-fection and progression to can-cer has been linked to a variety of factors, such as immuno-suppression, high number of childbirths, high number of lifetime sexual partners, and cigarette smoking. Long–term use of oral contraceptives is also associated with increased risk of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer screening is an essential part of a woman’s routine health care because it can detect cancer or abnormal-

ities that may lead to cancer of the cervix. Therefore, increas-ing access to and improving quality of screening programs are key components of effec-

tive early d e t e c -tion pro-grams.

T h e death rate from cer-vical can-c e r h a s dropped

by more than 50 percent over the past 30 years, thanks in large part to the Pap test. Still, in 2012 about one in ten wom-en ages 21 to 65 had not been screened for cervical cancer in the past five years.

“That adds up to eight mil-lion women in the U.S. who should be screened who have not been,” said Richard C. Wender, M.D., chief cancer control officer for the Ameri-can Cancer Society. “Combine that with the fact that only one in three girls and one in seven boys is getting fully vaccinat-ed against HPV, the cause of nearly all cervical cancer, and you see the opportunity we’re missing.”

The American Cancer So-ciety recommends the HPV vaccine should be given to girls ages 11 to 12. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion and other groups recom-mend routine vaccination for boys, as well.

The vaccine is not perfect; women who get the HPV vaccine still need to get regular screening for cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine can protect against two types of HPV, which cause about 70 percent

of cervical cancer cases. Uninsured women or those

without a regular health care provider are significantly less likely to receive cervical cancer screening. Still, studies show about seven in ten women who had not been screened in the previous five years had a regular doctor and health insurance.

The American Cancer So-ciety recommends women aged 30 to 65 have a HPV test with their Pap test (called “co-testing”) every 5 years as the “preferred” screening strat-egy. Women between ages 21 and 29 should have a Pap test every three years.

“The opportunity to pre-vent death and suffering from cervical cancer is real,” said Dr. Wender. “Screening can find changes in the cervix before they turn into cancer, and vaccination can prevent most cervical cancers. If we

can apply what we know, it is possible we may come to a day when cervical cancer is virtually eliminated.”

The American Cancer So-ciety is committed to fos-tering robust partnerships, supporting evidence-based, cost-effective cervical cancer screening and vaccination programs, and mobilizing our global network of grassroots volunteers and advocates to raise awareness of and take action to reduce the threat of cervical cancer to women and girls.

A good portion of the funds that allow American Cancer Society to do the work they do is through Relay for Life events held throughout the world. Right here in Central Oregon there are five Relay for Life events, and specifically the Relay for Life of La Pine/Sunriver is scheduled for June 20 at Heritage Park in La Pine.

Information: 541-728-4378 or [email protected]

Help kickoff the Relay for Life of Sunriver and La Pine annual fundraising efforts at SHARC on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 5:30 p.m.

Relay For Life is an annual event that helps communities like ours celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember the lives of loved ones lost and to fight back against this horrible disease. Relayers are people just like you, and are dedicated to creating a cancer-free world.

Come and hear how you can

Relay For Life kickoff at SHARCbe involved in helping find a cure. Scheduled events include:

• Luminary ceremony to celebrate and remember our superheroes

• Hear how American Can-cer Society has impacted YOUR life

• Learn more about resources available in your community

• Announcement of the theme for 2015

Complimentary appetizers and beverages will be served.

Celebrate. Remember. Fight back.


Recreationcontinued from page 23American Cancer Society honoring the life-long con-tributions of dogs and canine caregivers.

Later that evening, the Sunriver Nature Center and Oregon Observatory are hosting a glow shoe trek at the nature center. The event will include acoustic music around a fire, snowshoe walk on a glowing nature trail with an interpreter and star gazing, weather permitting. This is the perfect evening event for all ages. Bring your own snowshoes or there will be limited quantities of snow-shoes available to borrow for the trek.

Another event to get on the calendar is the Sunriver Mudslinger Spring Break Mud Run scheduled for Sun-day, March 22. This signature Sunriver event continues to grow each year. Early bird registration for this year’s event starts Jan. 1. We hosted over 850 participants at the 2014 event. All ages, from toddlers to 75-year-olds, can participate in this timed and non-timed 1.5-mile obstacle course event. If you have not joined us before, we hope this will be your new year’s resolution.

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The Sunriver Stars Community Theater (SSCT) will be casting young actors, ages 5 through 20, in their upcoming production of “Al-ice in Wonder-land,” on Tuesday, Feb. 3.

A r t i s t i c d i -rector, Victoria Kristy will hold auditions and rehearsals at the Sunriver library in the business park across from Three Rivers School.

“We are so appreciative that library supervisor, Heidi Powers, has made the community room available to us for this show,” said Kristy, “This will make it much easier for any child who wishes to participate to join our cast.”

Rehearsals will be held at the library every Tuesday and Thursday following the schedule below. There is no cost for chil-dren to be in the production and children are welcome from all surrounding schools, including home-schooled students. Cast tee shirts will be made available to those who wish to purchase them and help will be provided with costumes.

It is hoped that parents and

grandparent s of the cast will pitch in to help the SSCT con-struction crew build the set. The show itself will be present-ed at SHARC the weekend of March 21-22. The load in of the set will take place Sunday,

March 15.The SSCT Board of Directors

has created a special children’s ticket price for this show. Gen-eral admission remains $10 and tickets for children 12 and under will be $8. A large percentage of ticket income goes right back to support children’s programing in the local community.

Kristy has high hopes that this show will be a musical version of the play if enough of the young actors like to sing. Children who really want to impress her at auditions will come pre-pared to sing a capella and will have memorized the following monologue and present it with dramatic flair:

The Cheshire Cat, he has a smile,

A smile that always lingers on.The smile will always grin and

grin,

Casting call for ‘Alice in Wonderland’When body, legs and face are

gone.He won’t be bored, ignored or

sad.Instead he’ll just smile cheerfully,Then head to tail he’ll disap-

pear,But his Cheshire grin he’ll sim-

ply leave.We wonder how the food goes in,When his smile is all we see.We see him chew it with his

grin,But after that’s a mystery!Oh yes we know we shouldn’t

stew.He’s smiling each and every day.

And if one day he should be blue,

His body simply fades away!

The director has been a cre-dentialed educator since 1970 and has vast experience working with children in theater. Her stage manager for this show, Nancy Foote, is also a retired elementary teacher. Both look forward to leading children on an enriching theater arts experi-ence right here in Sunriver.

Please contact the director at [email protected] for additional information. Visit sunriverstars.org for a list of characters.

Rehearsal at the Library:Feb. 3, 5 3:30 - 5 p.m.Feb. 4 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.Feb. 10, 12, 17, 19 3:30 - 5 p.m.Feb. 24 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.Feb. 26 3:30 - 5 p.m.March 3, 5, 10, 12 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Rehearsal at SHARC:March 16, 17, 18, 19 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Alice in Wonderland will be $8. A large percentage of

show will be a musical version of

Show times at SHARC:March 20 6:30 p.m.March 21 Dinner show 5:30 p.m. Show 6:30 p.m.March 22 Matinee 2 p.m.


Owners are welcome to submit questions to be answered in this

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by the 12th of the month.

Hugh Palcic

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the nine-day Thanksgiving holiday week. Staff (mostly aquatic technicians) received truck snowplow training and took over the job of clearing snow from the SHARC park-ing lots and sidewalks. The Sunriver Music Festival’s Brew & Boogie event attracted 140 people and many posi-tive comments. The Sunriver Christian Fellowship’s bake sale and fundraiser for Care & Share raised more than $9,000. Hosted three perfor-mances of “Ebenezer” by the Sunriver Stars Community Theater. Attendance was sig-nificantly down from previous productions.

Board actions-Approved minutes from the

Nov. 14 work session and Nov. 15 regular meeting.

-Approved the November financial report.

-Discussed status of the emergency siren and pub-lic address system. Directed staff to meet with the police and fire chiefs and help the Sunriver Service District gen-erate recommendations for improving the system.

-Ratified a board action tak-en without a meeting to pur-chase 2015 SHARC reserve items in 2014 to realize signif-icant savings. By purchasing replacements for floatables used in SHARC’s waterslides and lazy river before the end of the year, the association saved more than $8,000.

-Approved the engagement letters from Harrigan, Price and Fronk, to oversee the 2014 audit and tax prepara-tion process for SROA. The

CPAs will audit SROA’s year-end balance sheet, revenues, expenses, cash flow and chang-es in fund balances.

-Approved revisions of pol-icies and fee schedules re-garding SHARC event and meeting space usage by SROA clubs and organized groups.

-Approved fees for SROA services in 2015 including RV storage, recreation access and Scene advertising rates.

-Declined to transfer the Legacy Brick Program from the Sunriver Women’s Club to SROA.

-Approved the 2015 SROA operating and capital fund budgets.

-Approved discontinuing SROA’s involvement (staffing and funding) of the FAST Camp program at the end of the 2014-2015 academic school year at Three Rivers School.

-Approved a water line ease-ment agreement with SRLP and Sunriver Water LLC un-der the assumption that all parties will work collaborative-ly and in good faith to discuss mitigating flooding issues specific to spray field areas.

The Dec. 19 work session adjourned at 11:45 a.m. The Dec. 20 regular meeting ad-journed at 11:25 a.m. The board reconvened in executive session after both meetings to discuss personnel matters. The next scheduled SROA board work session is Friday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m., followed by the regular meeting Saturday, Jan. 17, 9 a.m. in the SROA ad-ministration building, 57455 Abbot Drive, between circle 3 and 4, next to the Sunriver Fire Department.

Approved meeting minutes are posted, as available, to www.sunriverowners.org.

Q: 2014 was your first full year as general manager. What were some of the highlights and challenges this year from your perspective?

A: With respect to highlights and challenges, 2014 certainly had a little bit of everything. Leading the list of major mile-stones was the owner voter-ap-proved SROA boat launch facil-ity. This boat launch connecting to the Deschutes River will go a long way in creating much needed river access for Sunriver owners and their guests.

The allure of SHARC contin-ued to be strong. Even though attendance was lower, revenues were higher than the year prior. Through the hard work of the board appointed admissions model workgroup, careful study of all recreation facilities and admissions pricing concluded that no change to recreation admission pricing would be re-quired for 2015. The board also took the unprecedented step of creating a new member benefit by designating the North Pool for SROA members only for the 2015 season.

Thanks to our public works staff, the promise of full path-way replacement for Sunriver’s 33 miles of paved paths in eight years remains ahead of schedule. Additionally, Cardi-nal Landing Bridge received a complete facelift and, due to competitive bidding and some excellent engineering solutions, this project came in approxi-mately $100,000 under budget. And while not a SROA funded or managed project, the five and a half mile paved pathway from Sunriver to the Lava Lands Visitor Center was completed and opened this summer.

As our fiscal year comes to a close, it becomes more and

more apparent that 2014 can best be defined as “financially solid.” As of writing this re-sponse, SROA is set to accom-plish a balanced budget for 2014, all the while managing to build a robust, and first of its kind, operational reserve fund along the way.

While successes were plenty this year, we did also face our fair share of challenges along the way. The unprecedented flooding of February and the very involved, but necessary, intervention of Sunriver Water, LLC’s proposed 29 percent water rate increase stand out as the most notable. However, with each challenge, SROA staff and the board have approached their tasks from a productive and solution based mindset.

With the assistance of our Communications Depart-ment, I have produced an annual report for 2014 that outlines many of the items noted here as well as many others that have taken place in Sunriver over the course of the last 12 months. This annual report, which has been presented in draft form to the board, will be made available in early January on the associ-ation website and in printed form at our administrative offices. I encourage all owners and potential owners to read this report, as it recounts the

year’s activity and defines the services and qualities that SROA provides its members and guests.

Q: What is prompting SROA to review its meeting space rental use policy at this time?

A: The periodic review of association policies is always a good practice. With respect to the matter of meeting space rental use, it is a relatively new policy area for our association. These policies only came into existence with the opening of SHARC. Consequently, the learning curve and the required close examination of these specific policies are a nat-ural and appropriate practice.

Since SHARC opened its meeting space doors, the num-ber of clubs and organizations has grown. The demand for space has presented some challenges and, at times, has created some scheduling con-flicts amongst clubs and or-ganizations. Additionally, a cost analysis for managing and maintaining these spaces (room configuration set up, reservation booking, general utility and cleaning costs) can now be appropriately defined based on actual usage data. In simple cost recovery terms, the usage of the spaces and the associated costs should also be considered by the board when reviewing policies.

The board received a great deal of information relative to clubs and organizations as well as some cost recovery recommendations from the admissions model workgroup and key staff. Creating more efficient, cost effective and harmonious facility usage pol-icies were central concerns of this recent board policy review.


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SNOW BLOWING

• All removed snow must remain on your property.

• Take special care to make sure your snow is not dumped near or around hydrants.

• Snow from your property should not be plowed or blown onto commons, including islands in the cul-de-sacs.

• Snow from your property should not be plowed or blown onto neighbors’ driveway or property.

• Your snow should not be pushed into the street for other motorists to navigate through or snowplows to contend with.

For a list of snow removal contractors who have registered with the SROA Community

Development Department, go to www.sunriverowners.org and click on the

weather page in the main toolbar.

Do-It-Yourselfers are also requested to keep their snow on their own property.

Notice to owners who hire snow removal contractors

If you hire a contractor to remove snow from

your Sunriver driveway, walkways, decks, roof or patios, please request

(and monitor) the following:

Ready to step up and make a difference? Want to use your skills and experience in a pro-ductive way? Then it’s time to throw your hat in the ring to become a candidate for the SROA Board of Directors in the August election. All Sunriver property owners, both residents and non-residents, are eligible to serve.

There are three ways to make that happen:

• Fill out a Board Applicant Candidacy Form and Conflict of Interest Form and turn them into the SROA office for processing by the Nominating Committee

• Contact one of the Nom-inating Committee members listed below to indicate your interest or to learn more about the steps required to become a candidate as well as the duties of a board member.

• Get 100 of your friends and neighbors (only one signature per property allowed) to sign your Petition for Candidacy

All required forms are avail-able at the SROA office. Either call (541) 593-2411 to have forms mailed to you, or stop by at 57455 Abbot Drive to collect them. Forms are also available for download at www.sunriverowners.org>Online

Step up to serve the Sunriver Owners Association board

Office>Resource Center>Com-mittees>Nominating Com-mittee.

April 3 is the deadline for candidates seeking nomina-tion by application to submit their completed forms to the Nominating Committee. April 10 at 4 p.m. is the deadline for those seeking candidacy by petition to file their petitions at the SROA office. The slate of candidates will be announced at the April 18 meeting of the SROA Board of Directors.

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

Katie Hall, co-chair, [email protected], (541) 306-0114

Barbara Wade, co-chair, [email protected], (541) 593-6408

Jim Adams, [email protected], (541) 390-3353

Margaret Angell, [email protected], (541) 593-3242

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

Steve Stedman, [email protected], (541) 593-0594

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

By John GibsonThis is the real estate col-

umn version of the ESPN SportsCenter that starts right after the game is over with highlights of the contest. Well, without the fancy graphics and catchy theme music, here goes:

StatsAccording to the Multiple

Listing Service of Central Oregon, the Elias Sports Bu-reau of real estate sales, 2014 mirrored 2013. The median list and sales prices, days on market and the number of sales for Sunriver homes were within 5 percent of each other... or statistically even. Here’s how it broke down:

2013 median sales price: $ 3 6 5 , 0 0 0 ; f o r 2 0 1 4 : $369,500.

2013 number of homes sold: 151; for 2014: 142.

2013 average days on mar-ket: 139; for 2014: 131.

Interesting is what hap-pened in the last three months of each year. The last quarter saw higher median prices of homes sold when compared with the year as a whole. In 2013, the median sales price of homes closed in the last three months was $415,000. In 2014, continuing the trend of little variance from the pre-

vious year, the median is $409,950.

Power rankingsHow did Sunriver com-

pare with other areas of Central Oregon? Lets throw in the tri-county Portland Metropolitan Area, too.

• Portland area – Median price up 8.5 percent, num-ber of sales within 3/10ths of one percent... in other words, about the same.

• Bend – Median price up 7.5 percent, again, number of sales even with previous year.

• Three Rivers South – the area just outside of Sunriver including Caldera Springs and Crosswater – Median price up 4.4 percent, sales up about 10 percent.

Yes, Sunriver year-over-year lags other areas and joins many second-home communities with a slow-er recovery. Many areas of Bend including River’s Edge, NorthWest Crossing and even RiverRim posted higher median prices on “equivalent” homes than Sunriver, something this writer has never seen in 36

years of real estate practice. Sunriver with its world-class amenities is now a value proposition.

Most valuable playersFor offense - Interest rates.

Period. Who can argue with 4 percent second-home money and wide availability of financing with 10 percent down?

For special teams - Our excellent loan representa-tives and escrow officers. If one hasn’t applied for a real estate loan in the last three years, the minutiae these fine folks have to deal with in financing has the same affect on most as fingernails on a blackboard. The Kafkaesque myriad of regulations passed in the wake of the financial meltdown is our new nor-mal.

Fantasy team picks Looking for strong players

for the New Year? Here’s my dream team:

• Well-priced homes in great condition. The mar-ket is competitive and your broker should guide you with pricing and any needed enhancements.

• Sellers who are ready for the buyer. Have the corners marked, have a Sunriver Owners Association inspec-tion for compliance with De-sign Committee standards, get any rental history and furniture inventory together.

• Awesome mix of ame-nities, community and the resort that makes up Sunriver. Where else... I mean, where else?

Sources: Multiple Listing Service of Central Oregon, RMLS.

John Gibson is a Principal Broker with Gibson Realty, Inc. (541) 593-5000, [email protected].

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By Dr. Wendy Merideth There is great wisdom in

the old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” In veterinary med-icine there is no other disease process in which this saying holds more truth than dental disease.

Approximately 85 percent of pets over the age of three have dental disease. Our pets cannot brush their own teeth. Imagine what your teeth would look like if you didn’t brush them for three years!

The accumulation of tar-tar results in gingivitis and, eventually, periodontal dis-ease. Mineralization of tartar, known as calculus, leads to anaerobic bacterial over-growth. Anaerobic bacteria are very harmful to the teeth, periodontal ligaments, and surrounding gums. Clearly, dental disease can worsen precipitously.

The consequences of ad-

vanced dental disease in-clude, but are not limited to, a painful mouth, halitosis, tooth root abscesses, jaw infections, endocarditis, kid-ney disease, liver infections, and respiratory ailments. The cost of curing these problems is much higher than preventive dental clean-ings.

Bend Spay and Neuter Project’s f ifth annual Doggie Coat Drive is underway. This drive is completely volunteer driven and works to provide coats, sweaters and booties for dogs belonging to people who are homeless or displaced in Central Oregon.

Dog coats and bed-ding are then distrib-uted through lo-cal nonprofit a g e n c i e s that serve individuals who are home-less or at risk for homelessness. The Doggie Coat Drive has distributed over 600 coats to dogs and cats in need over the past five years.

Recently a veteran named Jennifer, who lives in her car with her two dogs, stopped in to BSNP in need of warm coats for them.

“Because of the drive, we were able to give both of her dogs brand new water resistant coats. Jennifer reported that her dog Angel loves her coat so much that she refuses to take it off, even when she sleeps,” said Me-

gan Wellinghoff, BSNP executive director. “Helping people like Jennifer is what makes this drive so special.”

“The greatest need by far is for durable and water resistant coats for medium

and large size dogs. Some owners want to double-up the coats, so that means we need twice as many,”

said lead volunteer Tra-cy Marsh.

N e w o r gent ly used

coats, sweaters and booties for

cats or dogs may be dropped off at Bend Veterinary Clinic, Blue Sky Veterinary Clinic, both Bend Pet Express locations, and at Bend Spay and Neuter Project through the end of January. Warm bedding will also be accepted.

Bend Spay and Neuter Project provides affordable, preventative veterinary care to at risk cats and dogs in order to make Central Oregon a more humane community. To donate or volunteer visit www.bendsnip.org or call 541-617-1010.

Sunriver Pets: Keep those toothy grins healthyA professional dental clean-

ing for your pet includes an ultrasonic scaling of every surface of every tooth. A thorough cleaning under the gum line where bacteria and plaque can hide is key to effective cleaning. Each tooth is probed to assess periodontal health. If a tooth is suspected to have a tooth root abscess or be a cause of pain, a dental x-ray is taken. The ensuing treatment de-pends on the severity of the disease process. The teeth are then polished and fluoride is applied.

Sunriver Veterinary Clinic is offering a dental special January through March. Dental cleanings will in-clude free intravenous fluids, half off pre-anesthetic blood screens, and half off dental X-rays. Please call to sched-ule an appointment as these spots fill fast.

Sunriver Veterinary Clinic is open Monday through Friday 8:30-5p.m. (541)-593-8128.

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Who ever heard of a Rotary road trip? The Rotary Club of Sunriver did it recently — short-ening its regular morning session to take its program live to the historic Gilchrist Mill.

Located about 35 miles south of Sunriver on Highway 97, Gilchrist was the last lumber company town in Oregon. Founded in 1938, most of the mill and town still reflect the ar-chitecture of rural Oregon of the ’30s. The mill originally moved from Mississippi in search of lumber and lower taxes and built a dam on the Little Deschutes River to create the millpond, which is still used.

By Kevin D. Padrick The Sunriver Rotary Club

charters Boy Scout Troop 82 and Cub Scout Pack 82 in Sunriver. We are looking for a man or woman interested in serving as a Scoutmaster and one as a Cubmaster.

This is a great oppor-t u n i t y to guide the development of youth from 6 to 18 years of age. Cubs are from 6 to 11 years of age and Scouts are from 10 to 18 years of age. There are adults willing to volunteer to assist the Scoutmaster or Cubmaster, but someone will-ing to provide the senior adult leadership is needed.

The only qualifications are a sincere interest in the youth of today and their development.

Opportunity for Scoutmaster or Cubmaster in Sunriver

There is online and in-person training available. Further, every unit is assigned a unit commissioner that is always a resource. If someone has previ-ous Scouting experience, that

would be great.Age is no limitation. Scouting has Scout-

masters and Cub-masters rang-

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to 97 years young. Indi-

viduals who be-lieve in developing

citizenship and lead-ership in local youth may

find one of these positions enjoyable.

Volunteers are necessary for Scouting to flourish in Sunriver. For additional infor-mation call 541-593-4422.

Kevin Padrick is a Scouting Charter Representative and President of the Sunriver Ro-tary Club.

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From left: Charlie Beith, Monet Beith, friend of Monet’s, Sandi Mootry, Scott Freshwaters (former member), Dennis Smeage, Harry Hamilton, Jami Bartunek, Shirley Buttenhoff, Darryl Buttenhoff, and Dave Stowe

Sunriver Rotary Club takes a road tripThe Public Works administra-

tion built the Gilchrist School in 1939 to educate millworkers’ children. Between July 1933 and March 1939 Public Works funded and administered the construc-tion of more than 34,000 projects.

In 2006, the Canadian compa-ny Interfor Corporation bought the historic mill and has since invested millions in high-tech automation helping the mill to produce the world’s highest qual-ity boards with very little waste. Interfor’s Chuck Burley, a recent speaker at Sunriver Rotary, led the tour and described how Oregon’s lumber industry is adapting to a new and dynamic future.


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The Sunriver Service District held its regular meeting Dec. 18. Board members present: Debra Baker, Mike Gocke, Mark Mur-ray and Greg Keller. Absent: Ron Angell. Staff present: Art Hatch, Marc Mills.

Public input-None.

Financial report:As of Nov. 30, 2014 (unau-

dited)Resources.............6,103,234 Requirements.......1,597,347Police wages &

benefits…………...526,123Police materials &services………….....82,733Fire wages &benefits…………...796,548Fire materials &services…………...104,554Bike Patrol………....42,458Non-departmental....44,928

Board actions-Approved the amended min-

utes of the Nov. 13 regular meeting.

-Approved the minutes of the Nov. 17 emergency meeting.

-Approved payment of $16,166 to SROA for adminis-trative and vehicle maintenance services rendered in November, and rent of space for police and fire.

-Approved purchase of liability insurance from Special Districts Insurance Services for $45,879.

-Discussed progress on an internal review of the fire depart-ment. Chair Baker said she ex-pected the report to be presented

at the January meeting. She also noted the investigator’s invoice came in under the not-to-exceed amount the board approved in November.

-Discussed updating the dis-trict and police department websites. Chiefs Hatch and Mills were assigned to work with the administrative assistant to come up with recommendations to upgrade the sites.

-Discussed status of the com-munity siren and public address system. The board directed staff to form a task force that includes Sunriver Resort, Sunriver Own-ers Association and The Village at Sunriver to research and suggest recommendations for repairing, upgrading or replacing the system.

Chiefs’ ReportsPolice:-In November the Sunriver

Police Department conducted 87 investigations, made five ar-rests, 141 traffic stops, issued 128 traffic warnings, 18 traffic cita-tions and provided 308 assists; issued 34 notices of violations of Sunriver Rules & Regulations and 11 pathway violations.

-Officer Tiffany Hughes com-pleted a one-day externship with the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s office.

-Reserve officers completed 63.5 hours of training.

-Sergeant Patnode attended a 2-day International Association Property and Evidence training in Beaverton.

-Officers and Citizen Patrol members helped with the Grand Illumination at Sunriver Resort on Nov. 28.

-Police department office manager Michelle Dean was testing for a position with the Bend Police Department. Chief Mills posted an announcement of the possible position opening with local law enforcement agen-cies and got three inquiries. Mills will interview the three interested persons.

-Chief Mills was principal for

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CITIZEN PATROLNovember 2014

House Checks: 85Traffic Control: 0Hazards Identified: 1Special Projects: 0Public Assistance: 14Patrol Hours: 247

After nearly a year and a half of closure, the new ramps connecting south 3rd Street in Bend to Highway 97 opened Dec. 15. The Oregon Department of Transporta-tion has turned off the signal controlling traffic at 3rd Street and Pinebrook.

“Motorists should drive with caution in the area until the new traffic patterns are established,” read an ODOT news release.

It was in July of 2013 that ODOT and contractor Ham-ilton Construction set to work rebuilding the southern Bend

Fire Station Training Room, 57475 Abbot Drive. It will be preceded by a work session at 1 p.m. to review findings of an investigation of fire department operations.

Approved meeting min-utes are posted, as avail-able, at www.sunriversd. org.

connectors, as part of the $27 million US97 Murphy Road project. That project is creat-ing a new east-west connec-tion in tandem with the new Murphy Road Bridge over the Parkway.

The on and off ramps at 3rd Street and the Parkway have been closed and rebuilt as a part of the overall Murphy Road project.

Next year construction crews will finish connecting the new Murphy Road alignment to Brookswood Boulevard on the west and Parrell Road on the east.

a day at Three Rivers School on Nov. 12. He was the only representative from the law en-forcement community to serve as principal for the day at Bend La Pine participating schools.

Fire: The Sunriver Fire Depart-

ment responded to 29 incidents in November including 15 emergency medical service calls, six motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one building fire, one vehicle fire, six service calls, four good intent calls and two false alarms.

-The department has complet-ed a draft of an Ebola policy that will be reviewed by a physician prior to implementation.

-Chief Hatch is preparing a site plan application for the training center.

-Outreach activities included participating in Sunriver Resort’s Dec. 11 community appreci-ation reception, the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce’s casino night Dec. 12 and the resort’s Wonderland Express event on Dec. 14.

The meeting adjourned at 3:58 p.m. to executive session to discuss litigation matters.

The next regular meeting of the Sunriver Service District Managing Board is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Sunriver

Parkway connectors now open

Jack Cookerly recognized for 13 years service to Sunriver Citizen Patrol

Jack Cookerly was awarded the Sunriver Citizen Patrol lifetime achievement award on Dec. 2. Cookerly has been a volunteer member of the Sunriver Citizen Patrol for 13 years, during which time he significantly advanced community policing and bicycle safety.

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How to use 911

✔ An immediate threat to life✔ An immediate threat to property✔ A crime is in progress

Remain calm. Speak clearly. Promptly explain WHERE the emergency is and WHAT is happening. Stay on the phone until the dispatcher tells you to hang up. Answering the operator’s questions will not delay response to your emergency.

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SUNRIVER POLICE LOG Selected log entries from the Sunriver Police - October 2014

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 Out

11/1 – Officer assist with OSP for a dispute at address on Indio Road. The female half of the dispute was found to have a felony warrant and barricaded herself inside a travel trailer. Officers forced entry and arrested her after a brief struggle.

11/3 – Approximately six subjects were dropped off around and in Sunriver to go door-to-door selling magazines. Three of the people were found by SRPD. When the supervisor arrived to pick up the three subjects, she was cited for Sunriver’s no solicitation rule.

11/8 – RP reported seeing three juveniles dressed in camouflage, walking in the circle 7 area carrying air soft rifles. RP believed that they were shooting the guns. Area was checked but UTL subjects.

11/9 – RP reported seeing a male subject possibly casing houses in the Lassen Lane neighborhood. The suspect was wearing a backpack and walking a black dog. RP requested extra patrol. UTL subject.

11/10 – While on McNary Lane to serve a warrant, officer noticed what appeared to be theft of phone services. Investigation con-tinues.

11/10 – Responded to a report of an intoxicated subject at the Coun-try Store. He was given a courtesy transport to a motel in La Pine.

11/11 – Officer responded to Highway 97 at S. Century Drive to assist DCSO in attempting to locate a reported aggressive driver. Vehicle was found and the driver was cited after officers viewed the RP’s video.

11/16 – Report of graffiti in the Fort Rock bathrooms and an unsecured door was discovered at the Tennis Hut. Extra patrols requested.

11/18 – Dog owner on Grizzly Lane cited twice for his dog being at large and acting aggressively toward a neighbor.

11/18 – Report of an unoccupied vehicle off the road and into a snow berm on Cottonwood Road near Highway 97. Operator was likely traveling too fast for weather conditions and crashed. Dispatch notified us that the driver called in when the crash occurred to say she would have the car removed tomorrow. No hazard involved.

11/22 – Officer alerted by a passerby about water flowing out of the garage at home on Butternut Lane. No one appeared to be home. There was significant water coming out of the garage. Owner was contacted as well as Sunriver Utilities who sent an employee to shut off the water to the residence. At owner’s request the interior of the home was checked and extensive water damage noted. Information was relayed to owner.

11/22 – Traffic stop on Abbot Drive for failure to signal turn revealed several minors in possession of alcoholic beverages. Multiple citations issued.

11/24 – Traffic stop at Abbot and Century on a vehicle with no tail-lights. Driver consented to and failed SFSTs. He was transported to DCJ where he refused a breath test. He was lodged at the jail for DUII.

11/27 – RP called to report his terrier was missing. He was given the phone number to the Humane Society of Central Oregon, as one fitting the description was picked up at the resort the previous evening and transported to Bend.

11/28 – Assisted DCSO with a possible stabbing in Three Rivers area.

11/28 – Report of two children locked inside a vehicle at the canoe take out. Officer met with RP and was able to open the vehicle with a lock out kit.

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Deschutes County Sheriff Larry Blanton was awarded “Sheriff of the Year” at the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Associ-ation annual awards ceremony held Dec. 11 at the River-house. The award is presented in recognition of exemplary service to the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association and the contributions a sheriff has made to improve the sheriff ’s office at local and state levels, and for their involvement in the community.

Oregon State Sheriffs’ As-sociation president, Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers, recognized Sheriff Blanton for his leadership and continual involvement in OSAA and for his support of the role of Sheriff around the state. Blanton was acknowledged for his personal interest in the development and training of elected sheriffs at the Sheriffs’ Association Command Col-lege and newly elected sheriffs at the New Sheriffs’ Institute.

Sheriff Myers said Sheriff Blanton is always willing to share his personnel and re-sources with both the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association and sheriffs around the state.

“Sheriff Blanton is one of the first persons to call and check in if he is aware other sheriffs are dealing with a dif-ficult situation,” Sheriff Myers said. “He is known to lean in on issues and will always do the right thing for the right reasons. He is passionate about the office of Sheriff. He is a leader and, most im-portantly, many can call him a true friend.”

Sheriff Blanton has more

than 30 years in law enforce-ment service. He currently serves as the eighth sheriff of Deschutes County.

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Book Clubs are starting the new year with interesting discussions. Book Clubs are a great way to connect with other members of the com-munity interested in reading good books, a way to make new friends and discover new stories. Book Clubs meet at 6:30 on Mondays, light re-freshments are served and everyone is welcome.

Jan. 12 the Mystery Book Club discusses “Silkworm” by Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rowling). When J.K. Rowling debuted detective Cormoran Strike in “Cuckoo’s Calling” she used the pseudonym Gal-braith to give the book a chance on its own merits rather than be overshadowed by the fame of Rowling. “Silkworm” is a bit more violent than “Cuckoo’s

C a l l i n g” but all of the good stuff is still there; great characters, beauti ful w r i t i n g , i n t r i c a t e p lot t ing , and a witty turn of phrase.

“Silkworm” begins with Le-nora Quine seeking Cormoran Strike’s help in tracking down her erstwhile husband, author Owen Quine. It isn’t unusual for Owen to leave the family for parts unknown, but usu-ally he is not away so long. His absence is causing com-plications at home and Lenora wants him found. Owen is the sort who delights in ruffling

feathers; his latest book por-trays the foibles of the pub-lishing industry in humiliating detail. Cormoran finds Owen murdered in the same horrific manner as the character in his book. Suspects abound. Rowl-ing has great fun skewering the world of publishing.

Jan. 19 the Fiction Book Club discusses “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry” by Rachel Joyce. Harold retired

six months ago; he leads a quiet, unas-suming life. He is taken by surprise one morn-ing when his wife, Mau-reen, hands him a letter

from Queenie, a woman he has not seen in 20 years. Co-work-ers at a brewery, Queenie was a pal, a woman he befriended and wronged. Emotion overwhelms him reading that she is dying; words fail him as he writes an inadequate reply. What do you say to someone in these circum-stances? What words would bring comfort or acknowledge properly the debt owed?

Intending to send his mes-sage Harold sets out for a post box, and keeps walking, ultimately deciding to walk the roughly 600 miles across

from Queenie, a woman he has turn of phrase.

England to Queenie. He hopes she will wait for him, believing his pilgrimage will give her more life. As Harold walks, he awakens to the world around him. He realizes there are many people living quiet lives, such as his own, who also have dark secrets and personal tragedies to overcome.

Maureen’s reactions are just as intense. The journey is a way for them to find a way back to each other, if they choose.

Jan. 26 the Non-Fiction Book Club will have fun discuss-ing “Jerry Lee Lewis” by Rick Bragg. In the 1950s two sons of the South changed musical history. One would be called king, but both called down lightening from the stage leav-ing behind a changed world. The pop idols of the day will be forgotten after their fifteen

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It is best to let an air expert book your air travel wheth-er you are flying economy, economy plus or business. Here are a few reasons:

If anything goes wrong, they can deal with it. For example, you arrive at the airport and your flight has been cancelled. It’s fine if you can work it out with the airline agent right there, but most times a good air consolidator or air desk (like platinum AX cardholders) can work on getting you re-booked right away. If you are stuck in Europe at the ticket counter, the good air experts have international numbers you can call for help.

It can be a nightmare try-ing to resolve a problem that arises during a flight you booked through Kayak, Expedia or Travelocity. If you want to book your own air, book direct with the airline. That way when there is a problem, at least you can call Delta or United Airlines direct.

I am not a big fan of book-ing air travel through cruise lines, most of the time. Yes, many cruise lines have better economy rates than what you find online. They negotiate rates ahead of time with the big air carriers, so most of the time their rates are decent. But they are not competitive when it comes to business air, nor are they able to book you in the right class of economy so you can use those frequent

flyer miles to upgrade. You need to ask this question since there are many classes of economy fares.

I have found when things go wrong – like an airline changes your flights with-out any reason, or cancels a flight and switches you to a 5 a.m. departure you don’t want – the cruise lines air

departments are not good at fixing things. Some of the luxury cruise lines are helpful, but even they are few and far between. You are not always no-tified of changes ahead of time or they change your flights and don’t assign new seats on the new flights. Cruise lines also do not always ticket you right away when you pay deposits to hold flights, which affects your ability to use your frequent flyer miles for upgrading. You must be ticketed in order to upgrade.

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Beware, even though the airline, cruise line or air con-solidator might assign seats when you first book, many times those seats are not held and you end up with no seats because nobody went online a month later to check if the seats were still there!

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Frequent flyer miles… this is a hard one. You truly have to deal with this issue your-self and call the desk for your particular airline in order to use your miles. Sometimes it can be easy, but most times it is not. It is time-consuming, so most air consolidators will

not deal with it. If you be-long to a specific airline and you are a frequent flyer with them, most have a special number you can call. I find that American Express is very good helping their platinum card holders with problems or helping use their points to book air. Certain credit cards have special phone numbers

to call to book air. So, who should book your air?

I refer clients to a select handful of air con-solidators. Air consol-idators specialize in

airfare only. They normally have the best rates, especially for business class. For econ-omy or economy plus, their rates might be only slightly lower or the same as what you see online. But at least you are working with some-one who knows what they are doing and can help pick the right flights best suited for your needs. Plus, they can provide information about seats assignments, meals, how to upgrade, emergency phone numbers to call if something goes wrong, add your frequent flyer number to reservations, book the right class so you can up-grade, and can provide de-tails about airports, luggage questions and security issues.

Betsy Scherr can be reached at 866-524-3490 or email [email protected]

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Jerry Lee Lewis comes alive in Rick Bragg’s book. When that ten year old white boy with the shock of golden hair stood in front of a crowd and bellowed out for the first time “Wine spo-de-odie” the reader senses Lewis’s raw power in all his

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By Chuck Shermerhorn Neil Kelly Company, which

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According to Houzz.com, nearly half of home remodels are undertaken to prevent potential health problems. “We believe that the healthy home is the next frontier in home renova-tion,” said Tom Kelly, Neil Kelly president. “Remodelers have a critical role to play in helping people make changes—large and small — to improve their home environments.”

Whether it’s non-offgassing finishes, no-formaldehyde cab-inets, or better air filtration systems, homeowners realize a benefit to the family in creating a healthy living space. Take this notion one step, or flush, further and discover Kohler’s SanSouci Touchless Toilet. To flush this loo, just wave your hand over the toilet — no touching re-quired.Trend #2: Creature comforts

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go out of style, and many com-forts see technological improve-ments over the years. That’s the case with heated floors in the bathroom. “It gets pretty cold in Central Oregon, so my clients here often want heated floors,” said Kathleen Donohue. “And some clients take it a step further and add an increasingly popular feature — a heated towel rack.”Trend #3: Reduce, re-use, re-birth?

Viridian, a Portland company, takes beautiful old wood, saves it from the landfill, and repurposes it as a raw material that some designers are known to gobble up. “When shipping containers

make their way from Asia they look pretty rough, but with a little sanding, beautiful colors and grain patterns appear,” said Karen Richmond, Neil Kelly design consultant. Trend #4: Remodel vs. move

Another emerging trend is that more and more folks are opting to remodel their existing home than move to a new one. In other words, they’d rather “love it” than “list it.”

Richmond was asked to change the entire orientation of a home to take advantage of the existing view. “It made more sense for them to stay and use the fantastic property

they already owned, instead of hunting all over and paying top dollar to find another piece of land,” she said. Trend #5: Heavy metal

From copper pendant lighting to cast bronze sinks, metal is making the rounds in the home for 2015. “Shades and tones of copper are in the mix,” said Heidi Hawk, Neil Kelly design consultant. “I love working with multiple mediums as it brings out the artistic side of design.”Trend #6: And the winning color is….

“We’re seeing light blues and greens becoming increasingly popular,” said Richmond.

“If you want to know what the hot colors are going to be in the coming year don’t go to the paint store, go to Bed, Bath, and Beyond—or any store that sells bath towels. They will start stocking new towel colors long before those colors show up in the paint stores,” said designer Diane Foreman Trend #7: Contemporary comeback

According to the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s style report, hundreds of design-ers agree there is a move toward simplicity in a cleaner, more con-temporary design. “Our clients

wanted a serene sanctuary—a place that is soothing but not cold,” said Sandi Erdman, Neil Kelly Design consultant. “Most people who are looking for con-temporary design are looking for a clean, pared down look that is minimalist yet beautiful.”Trend #8: Transitional over traditional

A few years ago raised panel cabinet doors were all the rage. Now, flat cabinet panels are in. “And that’s probably the biggest component in that design shift,” says Janel Campbell, Neil Kelly design consultant. “I think peo-ple have so much going on in their daily lives that when they get home they are looking for a peaceful atmosphere with less clutter — fewer lines — and less stress.”

One important take-away from the “Great 8” trends: It is your space. Decorate in a way that expresses your own taste, personality, and character. Any-one can follow the latest trend. Isn’t it better to set some of your own?

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Severe winter weather is the third-largest cause of insured ca-tastrophe losses after hurricanes and tornadoes, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Losses from snow, ice, freezing and related causes averaged $1.2 billion annually over the past 20 years.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) urges homeowners impacted by severe winter weather to understand the various winter alerts and stay tuned to National Weather Service advisories.

IBHS provides the follow-ing guidance for severe winter weather common to the Pacific Northwest.

Prevent roof collapseSignificant snowfall can put

a strain on a roof that could cause significant damage and even potential collapse. Unless a roof structure is damaged or decayed, most residential roofs, regardless of the location, should be able to support 20 pounds (lbs.) of snow per square foot of roof space before they become stressed. Homes built to code in Sunriver are designed to support 50 pounds per square foot.

Determine how much the snow/ice on your roof weighs by using the IBHS information below.

• Fresh snow: 10-12 inches of new snow is equal to 1 inch of water, or about 5 lbs. per square foot of roof space, so you could have up to 4 feet of new snow before the roof will become stressed.

• Packed snow: 3-5 inches of old snow is equal to 1 inch of water, or about 5 lbs. per square

Guidance to reduce property damage during severe winter foot of roof space, so anything more than 2 feet of old snow could be too much for your roof to handle.

• Total accumulated weight: 2 feet of old snow and 2 feet of new snow could weigh as much as 60 lbs. per square foot of roof space, which is beyond the typical snow load capac-ity for most roofs.

• Ice: 1 inch of ice equals 1 foot of fresh snow.

Prevent ice dams

D u r i n g f r e e z i n g weather, heat from a home or business can escape through the attic and melt snow on the roof. The snowmelt can then trickle down to the roof ’s edge and refreeze. The following will reduce risk of ice dams:

• Keep all drains, scuppers, gutters, and downspouts free of debris and vegetation that may restrict proper flow.

• Remove or relocate heat sources that are installed in open attic areas directly under the roof.

• Insulate light fixtures in the ceiling below an unheated attic space.

• If you have penetrations into the attic, such as vents, seal and insulate them so that daylight cannot be seen and airflow is minimal.

• If ice dams form around the drains, connect heating cables to

the drains to prevent ice buildup. Heating cables can also be placed on the roof, connecting them to the drainage system so a path is created for the melting ice to follow.

Prevent frozen pipes

Frozen pipes are one of the biggest r i sks o f p r o p e r t y damage when the tempera-ture drops. A burst pipe can result in more than $5,000 in water damage, according to IBHS research. Prevent a costly water damage bill caused by frozen pipes by using the follow-

ing guidance:• Provide a reliable back-up

power source to ensure contin-uous power to the building.

• Insulate all attic penetrations.• Ensure proper seals on all

doors and windows. • Seal all wall cracks and pene-

trations, including domestic and fire protection lines, electrical conduit, other utility service line, etc.

• Install insulation and/or heat trace tape with a reliable power source on various wet sprinkler system piping. This includes main lines coming up from underground passing through a wall as well as sprinkler branch lines.

• Place a monitored automatic excess flow switch on the main incoming domestic water line to provide early detection of a

broken pipe or valve.

Install weather stripping and seals

Prevent freezing temperatures from entering your home or business by installing weather stripping and seals. This will keep severe winter weather out of your home or business and sealing your property shut also greatly increases energy efficiency by limiting drafts and reducing the amount of cold air that enters.

Inspect the following areas of your home or business for leaks to determine possible areas to seal:

• Windows and doors• Vents and fans• Plumbing • Air conditioners

• Electrical and gas lines• Mail chutes

Flood risks after a winter storm

Flood damage can be a seri-ous risk for areas receiving large amounts of rain, snow and ice during a severe winter storm. Frozen soil can also increase the flood risk as water is not able to seep into the ground. Such a situation occurred in parts of Sunriver in February 2014 that had no history of flooding.

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety is an independent, nonprofit, scientif-ic research and communications organization supported by the property insurance industry. The organization works to reduce the social and economic effects of natural disasters and other risks on residential and commercial property.


By Paul J GriecoMissing golf

A great slugger in baseball is euphemistically called a “big stick;” a good hockey player is known as a good “stick-man;” a local ladies’ Sunriver Ski Club calls itself “Chix on Stix.” Yet the only sticks I think about at this time of year are the 14 that fit inside my golf bag.

I miss my sticks terribly for most of the cold winter months awaiting the opening of the Sunriver golf season in late April. I may play a few rounds in Hawaii or warmer south-ern states while traveling, but being able to just go play on a whim at any time in winter is rarely an option.

We do enjoy some cold weather golf in Central Ore-gon thanks in part to a con-tingent of local Sunriver en-thusiasts who play down-mountain at local venues when temperatures sneak into the low 40s and if it’s not raining, snowing and blowing. The real trick is

Sunriver Mens Golf: Missing golf and the 2015 season aheadadequate long-range weather forecasting to get some of the locals to commit and venture out.

Yours truly did get some Sunriver folks out last April

with a great forecast gone wrong, as five of us were pulled off the Meadow Lakes course in Prineville on the sixth hole after sev-eral inches of snow had accumulated in a very short period

of time. But we did laugh a lot, looking for golf balls in the snow, the proverbial equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack. We learned that Greg Cotton, SRMGC’s own competition director, had an uncanny and miraculous ability to locate golf balls that no one else could see.

Some good deals are to be had at courses such as Mead-ow Lakes (an hour away from Sunriver), which often has great offers (look for coupons

in the local paper) to play, ride and enjoy a hot dog and beverage.

Brasada Ranch near Powell Butte (45 minutes) is an-other course kept in great winter shape with fantas-tic views of the Si s ter s mounta in s from much of the course. While a little pricier than m o s t , t h e rate is great compared to its summertime norm, and the course and the views are well worth the trip.

Juniper and Eagle Crest in Redmond (40 minutes) are open for daily shotguns in the winter at reasonable rates, with Juniper relegated to

temporary greens.

O t h e r local daily fee cours-es are also o p e n i n

winter but are more subject to frost conditions, so call first before going to Quail Run in La Pine, Aspen Lakes in Sisters, or Widgi Creek,

Rivers Edge or Lost Tracks in Bend.

A little further afield is Crooked River Ranch golf course (one hour) in Ter-

rebonne, a few miles from Smith Rock Park. It’s a fun and forgiving track at reason-able prices.

For those who take their competitions seriously, there is a great series aptly named the Central Oregon Winter Series (COWS) run by Pat Huffer, head pro at Crooked River, with 11 events held during the colder months at local venues with terrif-ic prizes available for var-ious skill levels. There are six more events left in the COWS series from late Jan-uary through early April. Try searching “Central Oregon Winter Series,” or emailing Pat Huffer at crrpat@crook-

edriverranch.com for more information.

2015 season schedule highlights

New SRMGC president, Don Larson, and competition director, Greg Cotton, met with Josh Willis, Sunriver Resort’s director of golf opera-tions to discuss the upcoming schedule for the 2015 season. Next season’s schedule is sim-ilar to previous schedules with a few exceptions – like the re-placement of all of the greens at the Meadows course and men’s and women’s golf clubs moving to scheduled tee times for most of the season. There will be a handful of shotgun starts for the few events where they make sense, like club championships.

Tee t imes for of f ic ia l SRMGC play dates will be visible to members online before play.

Notably the golf season is opening one week later than usual due to the new greens being installed on the Meadows, which will be opening on Memorial Day weekend (May 27), the same date the Woodlands typi-cally opens (previously later than the Meadows due to its greater weather vulnerabili-

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By the time you get to your ball, if you don’t know what to do with it, try another sport. ~ Julius Boros, U.S. Open and PGA champion

Sunriver golfers ‘enjoying’ snowfall at Meadow Lakes.

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ty). However, because of the new greens at the Woodlands installed over the past three years, the north course now winters better than before, so the north course will be opening earlier than usual on April 29.

Depending on the weather at the time, Mr. Willis hopes for an earlier “soft open-ing” of the Meadows course with a member appreciation day. If the results of the new Meadows greens are similar to those of the Woodlands’ new greens, we should be in for an enhanced golf experience.

Another change is three fewer official Sunriver Mens Club play dates due to the late opening and two new outside tournaments being added to the resort schedule, which, according to Willis, occurs every few years. He “guaran-teed” extra play dates in 2016 given an earlier opening and fewer outside events.

Outside events in 2015 include the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex Tournament of Cham-pions (closing Sunriver cours-es from June 22-26); the Pacific Northwest Golf Asso-ciation (PNGA) Men’s Am-ateur Championship (July 7-12); The AJGA Sunriver Junior Open (August 24-27); and the Pacific Amateur Championship (Sept. 19-24). Some of these closings will be accommodated with SRMGC play at other courses at special rates, including Brasada on Aug. 26 and Pronghorn on Sept. 24.

The last 2015 SRMGC play dates are Oct. 7 at the Woodlands and Oct. 28 at the Meadows.

Mr. Willis said that changes in golf membership rates and features of those memberships are still not available and are not expected until sometime early in 2015. Watch this column for that information as it becomes available.

SRMGC MembershipNew 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 SRMGC president Don Larson 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]

Bald eagles are among 130 species of migratory birds high-lighted during the 36th annual Winter Wings Festival in Klam-ath Falls, which will run over four days, Feb. 12-15 during Presidents’ Day Weekend. The Oregon Institute of Technology’s College Union serves as primary venue for the event.

The festival offers four days of field trips, workshops, mini-ses-sions, receptions, and keynote presentations by two nationally recognized leaders in their fields: birding expert Richard Crossley and photographer Jennifer Wu.

Richard Crossley is an in-ternationally acclaimed birder, photographer and award-win-ning author of “The Cross-ley ID Guide” series. Crazy, wildly passionate, driven and single-minded are just a few of the words used to describe his love of birding and the out-doors. Recognized with multiple awards, this series has created a movement for other wildlife guides to put more emphasis on habitat, behavior and other imagery that bird watchers can relate to in real life.

Crossley is also co-founder of the global birding initiative Pledge to Fledge (www.pledge-tofledge.org), Race4Birds (www.race4birds.org) and The Cape May Young Birders Club. He has contributed to most major birding publications, is frequent-ly heard on radio and is a highly sought-after public speaker. Crossley’s answer to why he takes on so many projects: “It beats working,” sums up his passion for everything outdoors.

Jennifer Wu is a nature and landscape photographer, spe-cializing in creating stunning images of the night sky and stars. Since January 2009 Can-on U.S.A. has selected Wu to be one of the world’s 36 best photographers for the Explorer of Light program, an elite group of internationally recognized photographers.

Wu is the co-author and pho-tographer of the book, “Photog-raphy Night Sky: A Field Guide to Shooting After Dark” (2014, Mountaineers Books). Wu has spent more than 28 years as a professional photographer. Her images have been published in numerous magazines, newspa-per articles and advertisements.

Birders can enjoy a range of activities that showcase the Klamath Basin. Several birding field trips are scheduled to the Klamath Basin National Wild-life Refuges complex.

The Klamath Basin is home to the largest concentration of wintering bald eagles in the low-er 48 states – numbering some 500-800 birds typically. Other visitors include massive flocks of

waterfowl and large numbers of wintering raptors on this major stopover of the Pacific Flyway.

Dick Ashford will host his popular Raptor Identification workshop. Competitive bird-ers will enjoy participating in either of two Big Day field trips. Novice birders will have their choice of two Birding Basics trips.

A host of professional pho-tographers and specialists will

be on hand over the weekend to share their skills including professionals Jim Stamates, and Terry Spivey. Canon returns this year with their popular professional long lens field trip.

On Saturday, Feb. 14 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., the Oregon Museum of Science and In-dustry will host a fun day of free hands on science activities at the college union. About 40 vendors will also be on hand

from 2 p.m. Friday through noon Sunday to share their products and resources.

“We encourage the public to register early as popular activ-ities are expected to fill early,” said Diana Samuels, festival co-coordinator Registration began Dec. 6 at www.Winter-WingsFest.org/register.

Information: [email protected] or call 1.877.541.BIRD (2473).

Klamath Basin’s 36th annual Winter Wings Festival runs Feb. 12-15

Right: Bald eagles roosting in a willow tree. Photo by Ron Leifeste. Above: A telephoto lens field trip at the Winter Wings Festival. Photo by Steve Spencer.


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From the Editor’s Desk: Skidding for glory

Three Rivers School thanks communityTim Broadbent, Three Rivers School Principal

Many of you may have al-ready heard about the Three Rivers Holiday Store. Many of you helped make it happen. If word didn’t reach you, here’s what it was all about.

As the holidays approached, we decided we wanted a power-ful way for staff at Three Rivers School to recognize positive stu-dent behavior. We also wanted a means for our students to be able to share a little something extra with their families during the holidays. So, we put an extra focus on the values and behav-iors we want to see our young people exhibit. Things like hard work, persistence, grit, good manners, effort and the ability to follow directions.

These and other positive behaviors were rewarded with Holiday Bucks. Students then “spent” their Holiday Bucks in the Holiday Store to purchase gently used and new items as gifts for their family members. Students then took their pur-chases to gift-wrapping stations where community volunteers wrapped and tagged the gifts.

The energy and excitement in the Holiday Store was pure joy. Students were thrilled to use their hard earned Holiday Bucks and pick out gifts for loved ones. They clearly felt the connection between earning something and using it in a way that showed appreciation for

Civil War fundraiser appreciationLiz Sample, Sunriver

New Generations Early Childhood Development Cen-ter would like to send its heart-felt appreciation to all of the sponsors, staff and volunteers who helped make our 2014 Civil War Game fundraiser an even bigger success than last year.

We had a packed house and the raffle and auction were big hits. Thanks to all who donated

SHARC access feesBeth Pfeifle, Sunriver and Brunswick, Maine

After all the excitement of SHARC being developed, we are so disappointed in the ridic-ulous high fees we are charged. Thank you, Ralph Curran, for standing up for the vast ma-jority of homeowners – those who rent our homes as a way to defray the cost of our oper-

A resolution for the agesLee Stevenson, Sunriver

If you want to do something this year that could last to 2515 (not a typo) and enhance our community as well as our planet: plant a ponderosa pine tree. This native species resists drought, wind, insects, disease and even fire, when mature.

Hardy ponderosa seedlings will be sold in April to benefit the Sunriver Nature Center and Three Rivers School.

There is a wonderful saying: “The best time to plant a tree

loved ones in their lives. Seeing our students head to the buses with their shopping bags full of gifts was a sight to behold!

None of this would have been possible without the amazing generosity of so many in our community. I am not exag-gerating when I say thousands of items poured through our doors. Many donations came from the Sunriver area and surrounding Three Rivers’ com-munity, but we also received many wonderful items from Bend and La Pine.

All of you who gave, whether it was a box full of gifts or rolls of wrapping paper or a few hours of your time, you helped our Holiday Store be the huge success that it was.

Each and every one of us at Three Rivers School offers you our very heartfelt thanks.

You made a difference in the lives of our students. Thank you.

Happy holidays to you!

items and congratulations to those who won.

Special thanks go to SHARC and Sunriver Brewing Compa-ny for donating time, money, space, energy, food, employees, and so much more as the hosts of this event. Without you this wouldn’t have been possible.

We would also like to thank Ambush Fitness, Bennington Properties, Bigfoot Beverages, Cathy’s Cleaners, Hot Lava Bakery, Mike’s Tire and Auto Service, R & H Construction, Rebound Physical Therapy, The Cronin Company, and Village Properties for their sponsorships.

Team OSU

Team UofO

ating expenses. Those renters spend money and drive more people to enjoy Sunriver, if not buy here.

Why aren’t the fees the same for owners who rent their hous-es vs. those who reside here? Who was on that committee?

It appears we are subsidizing the minority at ridiculously high cost to the majority.

We miss Mavericks and can’t wait for someone to buy it so we’ll be able to afford to go hassle free.

Editor’s note: 38 percent of Sunriver owners rent their homes compared to 61 percent who do not, according to the 2014 SROA Comprehensive Member Survey to which 2,295 owners responded for a 59 percent par-ticipation rate. Source: www.sunriverowners.org > News & Notices > SROA Survey 2014.

is when you are young. The next best time is now, for your grandchildren.”

Generations to follow will appreciate your contribution to our community and planet which may live 500 years! And, engaging your family in this endeavor might inspire a mem-orable and valuable tradition.

What a generous resolution and better legacy could you leave? Happy 2015.

O n e o f m y sisters recently moved to Central Oregon from Car-mel, California. After she experi-

enced a couple of “real” winters (the kind with snow, black ice and freezing fog), she confessed to being uncomfortable driving in the slippery stuff. Her actual words were: “Nervous wreck.”

Being the loving brother that I am, I gave her a gift certificate to Deschutes County’s Skid Car Training program. For a while it wasn’t clear what she was more afraid of — skidding in a car in a safe, controlled environment (she said she might scream every time the training vehicle lost control), or actually having an accident.

Reality resolved her dilemma. Her car got to-taled in November when another motorist slid through an icy intersection and t-boned her car in the front passenger side door. The impact spun her car causing it to impact the other vehicle a second time. Her husband, who was driving and alone in the car, got jounced around hard but came out of it in one piece.

About two weeks after the accident, my sister and I met at the Deschutes County Skid Car training facility in Bend for the course. In-structor Michael Johnston, a retired Deschutes County Sheriff ’s deputy, gave us “25 years ex-perience of driving on snow and ice in 3 hours” in a retired police cruiser mounted on a frame with outrigger wheels.

From his position in the front passenger seat, Johnston used a computer controlled hydraulic lift to elevate the car to the point the wheels were barely touching the ground, effectively replicating conditions experienced while driving on wet, snowy or icy roads. An abrupt turn of the steering wheel or overzealous stomp on the brakes sent the car gleefully spinning out of control. The outrigger wheels, which my sister described as large caster wheels, prevented the car from tipping. Johnston could stop a spin simply by lowering the car and re-establishing contact with the road.

But my sister never needed to be rescued. In fact, she never screamed. She corrected every skid and slide by gently centering the steering wheel until control was re-established, just as

Johnston instructed. It got to the point that she was chatting away about children and whatnot while instinctively correcting front- and rear-end skids and slides without breaking a sweat or los-ing her train of thought. I enjoyed encouraging her from the backseat while watching her skills improve and her confidence rise.

When it came my turn, Johnston jacked up the car to conditions he said were the equivalent of driving on glare ice, so slippery that a person couldn’t stand upright. I literally could not turn the steering wheel without the car sliding no matter how slow I went.

The Deschutes County Skid Car training program is the only one in the state available to the public, and it’s right in our backyard. It’s cheap and, quite frankly, it’s fun. $90 buys an hour lecture on the physics of vehicle control and three hours of hands-on skid control under the guidance of an expert.

My sister now believes in her ability to drive safely in snow and ice and is encouraging every-one she knows to take the course.

Information: (541) 385-1749 or visit www.deschutes.org//SkidCar

By Brooke Snavely


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1 Cottonwood Lane - Custom Home features a master bedroom on each of the two levels, a 12’ Ochoco stone gas fireplace in the living room, a wet bar and gas stove in the family room, new granite counters, a wine cellar, four cedar decks and a 7-seat hot tub, 5 BD, 3.5 BA. A “must see”! Call CJ or Lisa 541.410.3710, 541.610.9697

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