SROA's new Compliance Corner talks about prohibited lighting, open fires Page 3
INSIDE THIS ISSUE SROA News.............. 4 Calendar................. 13
Public Safety............ 30 Classified Ads.......... 39
Wildflower Show and Pollinator Festival is coming June 22 Page 10
S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
JUNE 2024
VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 6
License plate reader cameras coming to Sunriver
SUSAN BERGER PHOTOS
Nighttime rainbows danced across Sunriver sky
By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene The Northern Lights made a grand – and relatively rare – appearance in the skies over Sunriver on May 10 prompting aurora watchers to swarm into areas around Sunriver’s Great Meadow in search of unobstructed sky views. Dozens of cars lined River and Deschutes roads as lookyloos (including myself) pointed their cameras skyward – oohing and aahing as a colorful palette of pinks, greens and purples streaked across the northern skyline. The spectacle started just after dark and crept into the early hours of May 11 – for those lively enough to stay awake. This particular aurora was witnessed by many around the world and was courtesy of the sun’s increase in flares and colors of the aurora are created by the concentrations of oxygen coronal bursts to create a perfect solar storm. The varied and nitrogen at certain altitudes.
A brief introduction to candidates running for SROA's board SROA NEWS – Six candidates are running for three available seats on the Sunriver Owners Association Board of Directors for 2024-2027. Election ballots will be mailed to owners in early July and must reach SROA by 12 p.m. on Aug. 10. A live forum with the candidates will be presented by Sunriver You on June 27 at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Those who wish to attend must register at visit www. sunriveryou.com/classes. Each candidate will have an opportunity to speak about their priorities regarding Sunriver, reasons for running for the board and
answer questions from online attendees, as time allows. The following is a brief bio on each candidate, listed alphabetically. Brad Banta Brad Banta has 25 years of management experience in the telecommunications and manufacturing industries. He
started his career in electrical engineering with Ford Motor Company, earned an MBA from Northwestern University, then moved into telecommunications. Banta is presently working with a world-renowned education and research institution developing communications infrastructure for a radio telescope, proposed to be the world’s largest. He has served on the board of directors of several telecom companies including a public utility. Turn to Candidates, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 6 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene The Sunriver Police Department is advocating to add automated license plate readers into its crime prevention and technology toolbox for the safety of the Sunriver community. The solar-powered cameras, provided by Flock Safety, will be installed at Sunriver’s Cottonwood entrance and on South Century Drive near the main waterfall circle – hopefully by July. As a crime-fighting tool, police officers will receive a notification only on license plates recorded in the National Crime Information Center’s database and have been recorded as stolen, involved in a crime or connected to an Amber Alert or Silver Alert. “These can and will help with some criminal activity – both in Sunriver and regionally,” said Sunriver Police Chief Stephen Lopez, following presentations to the Sunriver Service District and SROA boards in May. “Sunriver will be one of several other law enforcement agencies (in Deschutes County) to implement these readers.” According to Flock Safety, the license plate readers are a “force multiplier” for law enforcement, and just the presence of its camera system has shown to deter crime within a community. Camera presentation For anyone who wants to learn more and understand what these cameras can and cannot do, the public is invited to a presentation by Lopez on June 10, 4 p.m. at SHARC on how this technology will be used to improve the safety of the Sunriver community. Following the presentation, Lopez and staff will be available to answer questions from attendees. PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213