Local teen wins gold in in the World Youth Fly Fishing Championship for the USA Page 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE SROA News.............. 4 Calendar................. 13
Public Safety............ 24 Classified Ads.......... 31
Sunriver Music Festival's summer season may be finished but the music continues Page 19
S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
SEPTEMBER 2023
VOLUME XLVI • NUMBER 9
Public Works campus improvements begin By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene SROA NEWS – Now you see it, now you don’t. The demolition of SROA’s round house started in earnest on Aug. 14 and, by Aug 21, was a distant memory. The “round house” as it was called, will be replaced by a new facility to not only house the Public Works crews, but many of the service vehicles as well. Ever try and put a square peg in a round hole? That’s what it felt like for crews when working inside the 50+ year old shop facility, which was formerly a sewage holding tank from the days of World War II/Camp Abbot and used for sewage up until the 1980s. Public Works had long outgrown the aging facility not only in size but in practicality. The round house was where all tools, snowblowers, road signs, snow stakes, pallets of chemicals, paint, etc. were stored. It also was used as storage for other association related items such maps, brochures and filing cabinets packed with property archives used by Community Development and Natural Resources.
SROA NEWS – SROA Board of Directors member Larry Ishmael has resigned in the wake of his unauthorized use of the association’s logo and mailing address to promote a candidate running for the board. In July, some owners were sent an email that appeared to come from Turn to Board, page 3
Election Results Results of the 2023 SROA Board of Directors candidate election vote numbers: • Bill Burke (1,241) • Scott Gillies (1,160) • Clark Pederson (1,348) • Bob Tiernan (538) Here are the detailed ballot numbers: • 4,211 ballots mailed • 1,485 ballots counted • 156 no vote (only voted for one or two candidates) • 13 write-in votes • 11 unsigned envelopes (invalid) • 9 ballots returned as undeliverable • 1 invalid ballot (owner wrote their name on it)
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Enjoy wine, music and more during 'Uncorked' event
SROA NEWS – Around 90 Sunriver owners attended SROA’s 2023 Annual Meeting held at SHARC on Aug. 19. Attendees were able to learn what the association has accomplished
Put a cork in the end of summer with wine tasting during the annual Uncorked wine event Sept. 15-16 in SHARC’s Benham Hall and John Gray Amphitheater. Uncorked event hours are 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15 and 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. Sample and sip on Oregon wines from the southern, Willamette and Columbia River valleys. Shop vendors and enjoy a bite from a local food cart. Attend a cooking or a sip and paint class. Or… feel free to simply relax on the outdoor patio to enjoy live music while enjoying a glass of wine or a beer from Sunriver Brewing Company. Musical entertainment will be provided by Heller Highwater from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday and Chris Juhlin will
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SROA hosts Annual Meeting
SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVI • NUMBER 9 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
SROA Board director resigns
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