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Association, SRD & Fire District Info ……………..……..9-12 Inside... Calendar……………….3 Event Guide…4 Recreation…………….19
CRR Organizations...4 Classifieds……………...17
Pull-out Ranch Governance Section
Volunteers and Committees ………………………………..9-12
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HOA and Community Life at Crooked River Ranch in the
Heart of Central Oregon
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Two current trends, 'Shop
Local' and 'Eat Fresh' converge the
first and 3rd Saturdays of the month
at CRR's own Saturday Market. The
market affords residents the opportu-
nity to purchase fresh produce as
well as handcrafted and home pro-
duced items from our local artisans
and gardeners. In addition, there is a
social aspect to the market. Resi-
dents stop by to visit with
neighbors and utilize the
Book Exchange.
The idea for a
local Farmers Market was
the brainchild of residents
Jeanette and Ron Paugh
and Cathy Nemitz. While
nursery hopping in Ma-
dras one day, the group
struck up a conversation
with an employee who
was also a Ranch resident,
and the idea of a local
Farmers Market was born.
The market would help
local gardeners distribute
excess produce and the
Old Fire Hall seemed a
central and ideal location.
December, 2012
Redmond High School FFA Poultry Judging Team...
Winning State
Taking Silver at Nationals By Phyllis Carlin, CRR Telegraph
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A great place for Christmas shopping...
Shop Local, Eat Fresh,
Experience CRR’s Saturday Market By Cathy Nemitz and Phyllis Carlin
Photo by Cathy Nemitz
Isaac Goodin, his granddaughter Sydney Wright and her friend Felicia Davis arrive at the Saturday Market in a carriage drawn by Will
The two ideas converged
and a Farmers Market was soon to
be a reality. Nemitz presented the
idea to the HOA Board and was met
with a positive response. The first
market was held in August of 2010.
It quickly evolved from a summer
Farmers Market to a year-round
Saturday Market. A steady stream
See Saturday Market Page 19
Photo by Phyllis Carlin
Mickaela Cyrus, Kraelyn Walker and Hailey Konze, members of the Redmond High School State Champion
Poultry Judging Team
When Kraelyn Walker was a
freshman at Redmond High School,
she joined the Future Farmers of
America (FFA). According to Krae-
lyn, that year she was put on the
Poultry Team, "because she had
chickens." Three years later Krae-
lyn, along with teammates Hailey
Konze, Mickaela Cyrus and Shelby
Pick, won the Poultry Division of
the State Competition held at Ore-
gon State University last May, quali-
fying them for the National Compe-
tition, a first for a Redmond team.
Representing the State of Oregon,
the team lead by Redmond High
School FFA Advisor Lance Hill,
placed 16th, winning a Silver Medal
at the National competition which
was held at the FFA Convention &
Expo in Indianapolis earlier this
fall.
Battling 39 teams from
around the nation, the team under-
went six hours of
judging, testing,
sorting and grad-
ing to emerge with
the silver medal.
The team was also
judged on their
ability to identify
classes of live
birds for eggs and
meat production.
Congratu-
lations girls, on a
job well done!
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 2
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Articles, information and advertising which appear in The Crooked River Ranch “Telegraph” do not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the Crooked River Ranch Club and Maintenance Association or staff: nor does the publication of said articles, information or advertising constitute an endorsement of views that they may express. The Association assumes no liability or responsibility for articles, information or advertising contained in The Telegraph as it’s publication is only as a community service and is not to be relied on for legal notification or legal purposes. Accuracy of all materials is the sole responsibility of the authors. The Crooked River Ranch “Telegraph” will not be held responsible for typing errors, omissions or for print quality. All advertising which appears in The Crooked River Ranch “Telegraph” is the property of Crooked River Ranch Club & Maintenance Association and may not be used without explicit permission.
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Touring, gardening, learning...
2012, a busy year for the Mariposa Lily Garden Club By Mary Jo Crossley, Secretary
2012 has been a year filled with fun, enjoyable,
and busy activities for the members of the Mariposa Lily
Garden Club. We welcomed fifteen new members into
the club this year. Our gardening spirits have been stimu-
lated with many suggestions and ideas for yards and gar-
dens, by speakers at meetings and field trips to local nurs-
eries. In June Tom Pilling invited us to tour his beautiful
Iris beds here at CRR and in August we toured Schilling
Solar Gardens. There have been speakers on organic
plants, aeroponics tower gardening and sustainable design
and landscaping. We were sorry to cancel the Garden
Tour in June, but will reschedule it for next spring.
This was one of the most lucrative years for our
plant and cookie sale in July. With the earnings from this
sale we were able to contribute funds to the Fire Depart-
ment food drive, Juniper Junction Relief Nursery in Ma-
dras (serving infants and toddlers within families who
have risk factors that could lead to abuse), Deschutes
County Demonstration Gardens, and CRR Children’s
Summer Recreation Program. Not only do we contribute
monetarily to Summer Recreation, but two of our mem-
bers, Sylvia Kimbley and Margie Coffey, are directors in
the program. Other members volunteer a day, assisting
children with a gardening art project.
Mitzi Williams and Shirley Fox were spon-
sored by Mariposa Lily Garden Club to become Ore-
gon Master Gardeners. They have just completed their
training for this program. Along with Farren Russell we
are very lucky and proud now to have three Master
Gardeners in our club. They give us horticultural hints
and suggestions at the garden club meetings on the
trials and tribulations of gardening in Central Oregon.
They were also there to answer questions from custom-
ers at our annual plant sale in July.
Every spring you will see us cleaning out
flower and shrubbery beds at the CRR Community
Church; this is in exchange for them letting us use their
Family Center for our garden club meetings. We clean
out and put in new plants in the wooden flume that was
used when there was a working ranch here at Crooked
River. It is across from the horse arena on Chinook.
We hope everyone enjoys the color and splendor ema-
nating from the old flume as they drive by in July and
August. The large wooden planter boxes by the Golf
Pro Shop are cleaned and planted by us each summer.
In September we were invited by Faith Hope and Char-
ity Vineyard to help with dead-heading and do fall
clean up in their beautiful flower beds surrounding the
vineyard. They provided us with a delicious lunch for
our labors. Pam Holt a long time member of our club
passed away in July, we purchased a Blue Spruce tree
for her and planted it in the Lions Club Memorial park.
See Busy Year page 19
Photo submitted by Sharon Mitchener
Mariposa Lily Garden Club members volunteering at Faith Hope Charity Vineyards: Front row (L-R): Ruth Ferguson, Sandi Wilkins, Marie Lynn, Sharon Mitchener, Anita Ta-kacs. Back row (L-R): Mary Jo Crossley, Billie Sparks, Karen Powers, Teddi Frost, Afton Monroe, Margie Coffey
Photo submitted by Mary Jo Crossley
Putting the finishing touches on last year’s Hospice Christmas Tree
Attention: Parents and Kids ….
Crooked River Ranch Leos Club
Forming Soon! By Jay Nordin, Vice-President, CRR Lions
The Crooked River Ranch Lions
Club has been working to establish a
Lions club for kids ages 12-18, based on
the Ranch. Alpha Leo’s, community
based clubs, are open to
young men and women with
good character and an in-
terest in serving their
community. There are 1.3
million Lion’s members
around the world in 200 countries and
5,700 Leo clubs worldwide.
Future activities include: Having
fun, fundraisers for the club or specific
causes, social events and activities.
The club will be run by their club Presi-
dent, V-President, Secretary, Treas-
urer and Board of Directors. Club
members will make their own decisions
with the help of me and my committee.
Dues ($5 annual) for the first 20 mem-
bers during their first year in the club
will be paid by the CRR LIONS. For
more information contact Jay Nordin at
[email protected] or call (541)
570-5565. Hope to hear from you soon.
Eyeglasses and Cell Phones
Drop-off Locations
New Fire Hall | Senior Center
CRR Admin Building
Vision and hearing services are available
for those in need through the CRR Lions
Club. Contact Kate Adams at 541-504-
0721 for more information.
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 3
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
9:00 AM 1 Saturday Market
11:00 AM Olde
Fashioned
Christmas
3:30 PM Parade
2
3 9:00 AM Fire Auxiliary 9:00 AM Ranch
Chapel Quilters
10:00 AM CRR Board Work Session
1:00 PM Mah Jongg
6:30 PM FAN’s
4 5:30 PM Chamber
BOD Meeting
6:00 PM Lions Social
7:00 PM Lions Meeting
5 5:00 PM Brown Bag
Food Program
Old Fire Hall CRR
5:00 PM Classic Cars
6:30 PM Phase Rep
Mgt
6 10:30 AM CRR
Senior Group Social
Potluck at noon
3:00 PM Publicity
Committee Mtg.
7
8
9
9:00 AM Fire Aux. 10 9:00 AM Ranch Chapel Quilters
10:30 AM Juniper
Jumpers 1:00 PM Mah Jongg
4:30 PM Arch. Comm Shop with a Firefighter
11 1:00 PM Sage Quilters
6:00 PM Lions Xmas
Party
Shop with a Firefighter
12 5:00 PM Classic Cars
5:00 PM SRD
Shop with a Firefighter
13 10:30 AM CRR
Senior Group Social
Potluck at noon
6:30 PM Boy Scouts
Shop with a Firefighter
14 Shop with a Firefighter
15 9:00 AM Saturday
Market
1:00 PM SWAFF
Pizza Party
17 9:00 AM Fire Auxiliary
9:00 AM Ranch
Chapel Quilters
1:00 PM Mah Jongg
6:00 PM CRR Board
Meeting
16
18 10:30 AM Mariposa
Lily Garden Club
19 1:00 PM BAC Mtg.
5:00 PM Brown Bag
Food Program
Terrebonne Grange
5:00 PM Classic Cars
7:00 PM CRR Birders
20 12:00 Noon Senior
Thanksgiving Dinner
6:30 PM Boy Scouts
7:00 PM CRR Fire
Board
21
22
23
24 9:00 AM Fire Auxiliary
9:00 AM Ranch
Chapel Quilters
4:30 PM Arch. Comm.
Meeting
25 Christmas
Office Closed
26 5:00 PM Classic Cars
27 10:30 AM CRR
Senior Group Social
Potluck at noon
6:30 PM Boy Scouts
28
29
30
31
7 9:00 AM Fire Auxiliary 9:00 AM Ranch
Chapel Quilters
10:00 AM CRR Board Work Session
1:00 PM Mah Jongg
6:30 PM FAN’s
9:00 AM Fire Aux. 14 9:00 AM Ranch Chapel Quilters
10:30 AM Juniper
Jumpers 1:00 PM Mah Jongg
4:30 PM Arch. Comm Shop with a Firefighter
1
8
15 10:30 AM Mariposa
Lily Garden Club
6:00 PM Lions Social
7:00 PM Lions Meeting
6
5:00 PM Brown 2 Bag Food Prog.
Old Fire Hall CRR
5:00 PM Classic Cars
5:30 PM Chamber Bd.
6:30 PM Phase Rep.
3 10:30 AM CRR
Senior Group Social
Potluck at noon
4:30 PM Line Dancing
6:30 PM Boy Scouts
4 8:30 AM Lions Board
Mtg.
11
18
9 5:00 PM Classic Cars
5:00 PM SRD
5
12
19
13 10:30 AM CRR
Senior Group Social
Potluck at noon
4:30 PM Line Dancing
6:30 PM Boy Scouts
16 1:00 PM BAC Mtg.
5:00 PM Brown Bag
Food Program
Terrebonne Grange
5:00 PM Classic Cars
7:00 PM CRR Birders
17 10:30 AM CRR
Senior Group Social
Potluck at noon
4:30 PM Line Dancing
6:30 PM Boy Scouts
December 2012
January 2013
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 4
Around the Ranch Groups and Organizations
Birders 3rd Wed. 7:00 p.m. Senior Center
Contact - Kevin Smith 541-923-3435
Boys and Girls Club 1199 B Ave., Terrebonne
Contact - Club Director 541-548-3456
Boy Scout Troop #72 Thurs. at 6:30 p.m.
Contact – Todd Nace 541-788-4101
Contact - Russ Hague 541-504-0051
Cancer Support Group
Contact - Karen Jamison 541-548-7979
Classic Cars
Wed at 5:00 p.m. Big Dog
Contact - Ted Cook 541- 923-2438
CRR-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce Call for meeting times and dates
Contact - Hope Johnson 541-923-2679
CRR Senior Group Thurs. 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Senior Center
Contact - Earleen Arthur (Pres.) 541-504-8236
CRR Spinning Circle 4th Wed. 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Senior Center
Contact - Judith Drew 541-548-4483
Dutch Oven Group Last Sat. 1:00 p.m. Senior Center
Contact - Mark or Sue Schneider 541-504-8765
Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes
Canyon Area (FANS) 1st Mon 6:30 p.m. Senior Center
Contact - Stu Steinberg 541-504-5407
Fire Auxiliary Mon. 9:00 Fire Hall
Contact - Sean Hartley 541-923-6776
Garden Club 3rd Tues. 10:30 a.m. TBS
Contact - Billie Higgins - (Co-Pres.) 503-793-2605
Contact - Sandi Wilkins - (Co-Pres.) 503-504-0590
Juniper Jumpers 2nd Mon. 10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Contact - Babs Weber 541-504-8113
Ladies Golf Club Contact - Judy Parker 541-923-9971
Lions 2nd and 4th Tues. Sandbagger Saloon
6:00 p.m. Social Hour, 7:00 Mtg.
Contact - Ted Carlin (Pres.) 541-923-3399
Mah Jongg Mon. 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Clubhouse
Contact - Jan Cook 541-923-2438
Men's Golf Club Contact - George Mitchener 541-923-5706
Ranch Chapel - 541-923-8081 Sunday Services 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Ranch Hands
Contact - Julie Sorensen 541-504-7770
Women’s Ministries Thurs. at 10:00 (beginning in the fall)
Contact - Cheryl Foidel 541-504-3390
Youth Group – Tues. 6:00 p.m.
Contact Bill Ream 541-548-0671
Ranch Chapel Quilters
Mon. 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Chapel Family Ctr. Contact - Tina Wilson 541-548-2080
Sage Quilters 2nd & 4th Tues. 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Senior Ctr.
Contact - Delores Guy 541-504-8648
Contact - Mary McCabe 541-923-8001
Saturday Market Group 1st and 3rd Sat. seasonal 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Contact - Cathy Nemitz 541-420-2149
Shooting Stars Contact - Kate Adams 541-504-0721
Terrebonne Grange Contact - Joan Profitt 541-923-6035
Trails Committee Contact - Karen Woodward 541-504-0699
Lords Ranch Hands seek clothing for youth Tro0p 72
Christmas
tree
Recycling
The Lord’s ranch hands, a minisTry of ranch Chapel, is in need of good, used clothing and shoes for kindergarten through 8th grade. Clothing can be dropped off at Ranch Chapel during the week from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We use these items for Shop With a Firefighter and Back to School as well as during the year when we receive requests from the schools.
Shop with a Firefighter will take place Decem-ber 10Th Through The 14Th, and The Lord’s Ranch Hands takes care of the personal items that the children need such as shoes, boots, jeans, and various other requests. We try to fill up their bags with as many things as we can in order to help insure that their Christ-mas is a good one! For info call ranch chapel at 923-8081 or Julie Sorensen at 504-7779.
Boy Scout Troop 72 will be re-
ceiving Christmas trees for
recycling on the 29th of De-
cember and the 5th of January
from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at
the Old Fire Hall. Please con-
tact Jim Erickson at 541-279-
8374 for more information.
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 5
Since 1981, Hospice of Redmond has touched the lives of many individuals in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties. It is an independent, Medicare-certified, non-profit organization that provides quality end-of-life services to as many as 500 people annually. The Hospice team im-pacts the lives of terminally ill pa-tients by assisting them and their families with their own unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
Hospice doctors, regis-tered nurses, licensed therapists, social workers, hospice aides, spiritual and bereavement coun-selors, and trained volunteers pro-vide services that allow the pa-tient to remain in their homes and as active and in control of their lives as possible. Hospice affirms life and regards dying as a natural process. Becoming a hospice pa-tient means the person’s focus has changed from finding a cure to making their own decisions re-garding the quality of their lives for as long as they have life. Hos-pice affords the patient the oppor-tunity to connect with their loved ones and friends on a new level. For many, it is a chance to say goodbye and finalize their wishes. The expert care provided by Hos-pice of Redmond offers the family more time to be the patient’s loved ones, not just their caretakers.
The hospice nursing staff specializes in symptom manage-ment. They work closely with the patient, their family and their phy-sician to plan how to best deal
with the life changing effects of a terminal disease. All medications for pain control are carefully bal-anced under a physician’s supervi-sion to allow the patient to remain as alert, comfortable and active as possible. Hospice also has other resources available, i.e. holistic approaches such as acupuncture and massage, to help alleviate symptoms in conjunction with the physician’s prescribed medica-tions.
Hospice of Redmond’s trained staff care for their patients in the comfort of their homes, whether a personal residence, a family member’s home, or a facil-ity.
Hospice is a Medicare benefit which most people have paid for over the course of their working lives. In addition, Medicaid and most private insurances have a hospice benefit. While it may vary nationwide between for-profit and non-profit hospices, patients never receive bills for services from Hospice of Redmond. The same services are provided re-gardless of the patient’s ability to pay.
Hospice of Redmond also offers services not covered by Medicare or private insurance such as bereavement counseling, community education, massage and acupuncture, foot care, care-giver support, pet therapy, and Camp Sunrise, a grief camp for children. These services are paid for in part by fundraising events such as the Festival of Trees and the Teddy Bear Tea.
Hospice of Redmond...
Providing 30 years of quality service
to all of Central Oregon By Christine Lewis, Redmond Hospice
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 6
Our Thankful Ranch
Two annual Ranch events get Ranchers in the mood for Thanksgiving. The first is the annual Turkey Shoot played each year at our CRR Golf Course, weather permitting. Skillful (or lucky) golfers who brave the weather have a
Sampling the sides (L-R): Hal Jamison, George Gregory, Ted Cook, Jan Cook, Vince Pelly and Claudia Pelly.
Arleen Sullivan and Mary Morris “Dishing up the dressing”
Becky Hopper good naturedly displays the Cornish Hen presented for “high score” by Pat
Huffer. Becky also won the Best Costume Award (Duck fan).
Turkey Shoot Winners! Jay and Kathy Snavely pic-tured with Pat Huffer and their prize turkey.
Winners galore: Be it for their team score, pinpoint accuracy, or team spirit, winners abound at the Turkey Shoot. All went home
with a prize turkey!
chance at winning a turkey. Those showing their team spirit also have a chance at winning “Best Dressed” for their “Duck or Beaver” attire. The second event is the annual community Thanks-
Pat Barnes, Pat Myrben and Suzie Rich display their perfect sweet potatoes
giving dinner hosted by the Senior Group as a way of saying thank you to the community for their continued support. Ranchers anxiously await the luncheon all year long. Good food and great fel-lowship is enjoyed by all who attend.
Photos by Judy Rowan, Ted Carlin and Phyllis Carlin
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 7
WOW, November was such
a busy month, it just flew by. Don
Hays won the November Birthday
Money over Edie Williams and Alan
Whitacre. John Sims played his gui-
tar and we all sang Happy Birthday
to the three of them.
We almost had a full house
at our first Bingo game since last
May. Three people won the last
game which was a black out for cash
of $15 each. We had free coffee and
tea and sold soda, cookies and
brownies. It was a lot of fun and
everyone said they want more of it,
so we think January will be the next
time we play. Stay tuned for more
information
Rose Lindor and Pat Myr-
ben along with so many others, put
together a great PRE-Christmas
Decoration/Book and Plant Sale the
second weekend of November. Be-
cause of every ones help with our
fund raisers, we are able to maintain
the Senior Center. Thank you all.
Many of our members, plus
some non members, stepped fore-
word to put on a wonderful Pre-
Thanksgiving Dinner at the Ranch
Chapel. The dinner, hosted by "The
Seniors" on November 15th had a
great turnout.
Young and Old plus Santa
had their fill of the hot drinks and
desserts donated by the Senior Cen-
ter and served by Edie Williams
and me at the Olde Fashioned
Christmas Celebration on December
1st.
Our Senior Center will be
decorated for Christmas, so come on
down and join us for Pot-Luck
Thursdays, the food is always good.
Open at 10:30 a.m. and we eat at
noon. The library is open too.
REMEMBER: Dial-A-Ride
Van goes on Wednesday and Friday.
Call Jason 24 hours ahead of your
appointment at 541-598-5559. We
rent our facility for events and also
rent chairs, tables and food warmers:
call Babs at 541-504-8113.
FREE FOOD PROGRAM
(Brown Bag): 1st Wednesday of
each month at CRR Old Fire Hall at
5:00 p.m. and at the Terrebonne
Grange the 3rd Wednesday of each
month. No requirements needed.
It is uncertain as I am writ-
ing this whether the Newsletter will
be in your mailboxes prior to De-
cember 1st....if it is, don't forget the
Crooked River Ranch's "Olde Fash-
ioned Christmas Celebration," which
will be held on that date. You will
enjoy Santa visit and photos, Artists
and Crafters' Guild annual Bazaar,
Parade, tree lighting, caroling and
much more. Check details in your
November Newsletter or call 541-
548-8939 or 541-923-2679 for more
detailed information.
Thanks to Troy Ford, 5 T's
Computer and Surveillance, for fa-
cilitating the recent Microsoft Com-
munity Connections event, spon-
sored by this Chamber. Those at-
tending were brought up to date on
the latest products offered by Micro-
soft, as well as getting their com-
puter questions answered by a very
knowledgeable computer profes-
sional. Thanks again to Troy, and
also, congratulations to him for be-
ing the newest appointed Director of
this Chamber. We are anxious to
work with him.
Mark your calendars and don't
even think about missing this Cham-
ber's annual meeting/gala, which
will be held on Saturday, January
26th. The theme will be '50's....and
you will enjoy a fun filled evening
which will include a great, prime rib
dinner, silent auction with fabulous
items on which to bid, twist/hula
hoop/limbo contests, costume con-
test, great raffle prizes and much
more. Details will follow in the
January Newsletter.
Call me at 541-923-2679 or
check out our webs i te at
www.crrchamber.com for more in-
formation.
50 Plus or Recycled Teenagers By Earleen Arthur, President
Crooked River Ranch-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Talk By: Hope A. Johnson, Executive Director
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 8
On November 8, FANs
members assisted the Forest Ser-
vice with the planting of native
grasses in the Alder Springs area.
Volunteers worked with John
Schubert, a Forest Service/BLM
contractor, replanting native bunch
grasses in bare and eroded areas of
the Alder Springs trail. Sixty-six
one-gallon buckets of native bunch
grass were planted. The grass was
donated by Debra Burke, the owner
of Wild and Scenic Native Nurs-
ery, and the BLM donated a truck
for transporting the plants, as well as
shovels and a wheelbarrow.
FANs will have a lecture in
January at the Senior Center. The
date and topic will be determined
soon and posted on the FANs web
site at www.fansofdeschutes.org.
There will be no regular meeting in
December and the next regular meet-
ing will be on January 7 at 6:30 p.m.
at the Senior Center.
Photo by Stu Steinberg
FANs volunteers Cindy Murray and Mona Steinberg assist Forest Service Contractor John Schubert in planting native bunch grass
Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area...
Planting sixty-six buckets of
native bunch grass By Stu Steinberg, FANs Secretary
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 9
Ranch bulletin board
President’s Message Meetings
Board Meeting Highlights
CRR ASSOCIATION
BOD Work Session
10:00a.m.-12:00 p.m.: 1st Mon/Juniper room
Monthly Board Meeting 6:00 p.m.: 3rd Monday/Juniper room
Contact: Admin Office 541-548-8939
Architectural Committee 4:30 p.m.: 2nd & 4th Monday/Admin Bldg.
Contact: Mark Siemieniec
Phone: 503-686-0503
Budget/Audit 1:00 p.m.: 3rd Wednesday/Admin Bldg.
Contact: Herb Parker
Phone: 541-923-9971
Golf Advisory 4:30 p.m.: 2nd Tuesday/Juniper Room
Contact: Al Kellogg
Phone: 541-504-4681
Parks & Recreation 6:30 p.m.: 4th Monday/Juniper Room
Contact: Sylvia Kimbley
Phone: 541-504-1073
Maintenance Committee Suspended until further notice
Phase Representatives 6:30 p.m.: 1st Wed./Juniper Room
Contact: Paulette Nordin
Phone: 541-570-5564
Nominating Committee 3:00 p.m.: 1st Wed./Juniper Room
Contact: Ben Johnson
Phone: 541-771-9569
Publicity Committee 3:00 p.m.: 1st Thurs../Juniper Room
Contact: Jean Cochran - 541-548-4785
Sharon Tindall - 541-912-8600
OTHER CRR GOVERNING
ENTITIES
Special Roads District 5:00 p.m.: 2nd Wednesday/Juniper Room
Contact: Vince Pelly Sr.
Phone: 541-504-2853
CRR Fire Protection Board 7:00 p.m.: 3rd Thursday/Fire Hall
Contact: Tim McLaren
Phone: 541-279-0764
What Concern’s Me?
By Ben Johnson
First, I would like to shed a little clarity on the issue of political signs since
it is very clear from recent comments made to me that there is a lack of understand-
ing of the ground rules for them. Political signs may not be placed on Association
property or in the road right-of-way. Thus, they must be placed on private property
and that requires the approval of the property owner. During the run-up to the re-
cent election, I was informed that eleven signs belonging to one party were re-
moved from where they were posted. I checked and they were not removed by our
Road Department! These signs had to be purchased and were the property of the
purchaser, so removal constituted theft as well as a violation of free speech. More-
over, the pettiness of this act is truly beneath contempt.
Second, we are all very fortunate to live in an area of majestic natural
beauty, but a drive around the Ranch reveals some properties which detract from
that beauty. Indeed, some years ago the term “poverty with a view” was applied to
the Ranch. Those of us who take pride in our property and community were an-
gered beyond belief. But the term is, in some part, legitimized by properties with
junk cars (without a current license), other junk strewn here and there, or piles of
trash and bags of garbage in plain view from the road. But concerns of neighbors
and other residents are not limited to physical appearance—some residents have
dogs that run free despite the leash requirements and some have threatened or even
bitten other residents. Then there are those who allow their dog or dogs to bark
incessantly to the grief of neighbors. While this is an unincorporated community,
it is not a homestead where each person gets to do whatever he or she wants.
There are rules which govern the maintenance of property and other practices that
impact on our neighbors and the community at large. These are called Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs) which are legally binding. Property owners
received copies when they purchased their property. The CC&Rs are also avail-
able on the website where they are listed by property phase. And, finally, a copy of
them can be obtained from the Administration Office. Many of the properties that
are in violation of the CC&Rs also appear to be in violation of county codes—
whose enforcement can lead to stiff fines. With the standing up of the CC&R Re-
view Committee and strong support from the Board of Directors, we are now plac-
See President’s Message Page 12
Call to Order and Flag Salute - President Ben Johnson opened the meeting at 6:00 PM.
Roll Call of Association Board Members: All but Director DeSapio present.
Agenda: Pres. Johnson announced that the due date for the January newsletter is Decem-
ber 13th and the February newsletter is due January 10th, to be mailed on January 27th.
CONSENT ITEMS:
a. Approval of Consent Items: The draft minutes of the Regular Meeting on October
15th and the Work Session on November 5th were approved with minor revisions. The
Board meeting calendar amended with joint BOD-Budget/Audit Committee meetings was
also approved.
REPORTS:
a. Committee Minutes and Reports: Architectural Review Committee Secretary
Paulette Nordin complimented the painting of the cart storage buildings and asked if there
See Board Highlights Page 10
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 10
Board Meeting Highlights
Phase Representatives Assisting with Ranch Communication
Phase 1 Dave Keyston………...….208-255-2407
Phase 1 need volunteer
Phase 2 Paulette Nordin, Chair 541-570-5564
Phase 2 Debbie Copher…………..541-548-3449
Phase 2 Mitzi Williams………......541-548-0612
Phase 2 Denise Montgomery…......541-548-3807
Phase 2 Pam Halladey……..….….541-923-3708
Phase 3 Sylvia Kimbley…...…..…541-504-1073
Phase 3 need volunteers
Phase 3 Mitzi Williams……....…..541-233-7890
Phase 3 need volunteers
Phase 4 Gail Desbrisay………..….541-504-8562
Phase 5 Diane Randgaard…….…..541-279-9131
Phase 6 Gail Desbrisay……......….541-504-8562
Phase 7 needs volunteer
Phase 8 Earleen Arthur……...........541-504-0755
Phase 8 need volunteer
Phase 9 Roger Canales…...…...….503-655-0448
Phase 9 Denise Montgomery…......541-548-0612
Phase 10 Carolynne Erickson….....541-419-7348
Phase 10 Lotte Hermannssen…….d620-245-
4551
Phase 11 Jim Stagl………...……...541-548-0453
Phase 12 Jean Cochran………...…541-548-4785
Phase 12 Kay Limbaugh……...….503-539-2726
Phase 13-14-16 need volunteers
To receive announcements and updates
about community life at Crooked River
Ranch, contact your Phase Rep or the
Phase Rep chairman, Paulette Nordin at
541-570-5564, [email protected].
Tell your new neighbors about the Phase
Reps program and call Paulette. They’ll get
a welcome basket.
were plans paint the golf equipment buildings before next season. She noted the ARC was busy with
5-6 new applications per month. With her Neighborhood Phase Rep Committee hat on, she announced
the Phase Reps Committee has been busy with three Neighborhood Watch programs. She relayed the
request to include a list of burglaries and thefts in the newsletter. The Board will make the decision
on how to publicize crime on the Ranch. Publicity Committee Co-chair Sharon Tindall would like to
encourage additional volunteers to join the PC, noting the excitement being generated within the com-
mittee.
b. Treasurer’s Report – Treas. Parker announced he looked at the 6 month finances for each depart-
ment, noting the Ranch finances are tracking somewhat better than last year at this time. Further detail
will be provided at the Budget Audit Committee meeting on Wed. at 1 PM in the Juniper Room.
c. Announcements – Pres. Johnson announced there will be no Administrator’s report as Administra-
tor LaPora is at the hospital supporting her significant other, Ted.
MEMBERSHIP INPUT:
Residents Anthony and Karen Richards spoke about their request for reasonable accommodation to
have their service animals in their rented residence on Commercial Loop. The BOD will make a de-
termination after further investigation. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Hope Johnson an-
nounced the Chamber Gala will be held on the last Saturday in January at the VFW in Redmond and
the Olde Fashioned Christmas will be on December 1st from 11 AM to 5 PM, with a parade at 3:30
P.M. SharonTindall announced that the trailer for Crooked River Coffee will be moved to Hwy. 97
in Bend, but she wants to continue coffee service for CRR and has made a proposal to rent the Snack
Shack for that purpose. She introduced resident Mahaina Jones to the Board who would be involved
in that effort and possibly could also offer local catering services. Cindy Murray, President of FANs
(Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area), noted her group still has reservations over the need for a gate at Scout Camp Trail requested by the Board, but will wait to see BLM’s response to the re-
quest.
OLD BUSINESS: a. Tower Road Issue: There was a large turn-out of Residents (Gene Brosterhous, Arthur
McClintock, Christine Renault) from Tower Road to express concern over the request to have access
to Tower Road easement granted to the Fire Chief. Pres. Johnson requested that Chief McLaren meet
with the residents affected by the driveway request and come back with a solution or even several so-
lutions.
b. Snack Shack – Treas. Parker commented that the snack shack has recorded a loss for 3 years in a
row—the Board’s commitment to this venture. Other options are being explored, including renting it
out.
b. ARC Recommended Text - CRR Commercial Zone – Paulette Nordin related that the text was
being changed to make it easier to bring small businesses to the Ranch. Each director is to read the
text and bring suggestions to the next work session.
c. ARC Sign Guidance Policy – Pres. Johnson asked that Directors Poppert and Martin work to-
gether and come back with suggestions at the next work session.
NEW BUSINESS:
a. Resolution 2012-11-19 Authorizing Transfer of $129,000 to CRP – Treas. Parker spoke about the
resolution and made a motion to approve moving $129,000 from the operating account to the capital
reserve account as soon as possible. Motion seconded by Director Jim Dille, approved unanimously.
b. Approval of Committee Volunteers: Treas. Parker motioned for the approval of George Mich-
ener to the Golf Advisory Committee, and Karin Powers and Paulette Nordin to the CC&R Review
Committee. This was seconded by VP Henderson and unanimously approved.
SECOND READINGS:
a. Policy and Procedures Handbook Draft Section II – Revisions were suggested. Director Martin
motioned to accept the policies and procedures with revisions. This was seconded by Director Poppert
and approved unanimously.
FIRST READINGS:
a. Proposed CC&R Enforcement Procedures: Moved to work session.
b. Board Survey: VP Henderson presented a survey to be sent with December billings requesting
feedback from residents. Sec. Bartolomei motioned to send it as revised, seconded by Director Pop-
pert. Motion passed with seven yes votes and Director Martin abstaining.
2012/2013
CRR Board of Directors
Please send all inquiries to: [email protected]
President Ben Johnson…….….....541-771-9569
Vice President Kit Henderson…...541-419-5978
Treasurer Herb Parker..................541-923-9971
Secretary Paula Bartolomei …….541-548-0675
Director Michelle DeSapio…......503-871-5022
Director James Dille.....................503-656-2866
Director Vene Dunham................541-548-0775
Director Jim Martin.....................541-419-6574
Director George "Mitch" Poppert..541-480-6815
Continued from Page 9
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Treasurer’s report
Crooked River Ranch C&MA Statement of Revenue and Expenditures For the Fiscal Period 201Ending October 31, 2012
Annual Budget YTD Actual
Total Administration Revenues $953,156.00 $514,784.97
Total Administration Expenditures $340,071.00 $171,108.78
Administration Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $613,085.00 $343,676.19
Total Pool Revenues $250.00 $433.92
Total Pool Expenditures $78,442.00 $41,760.73
Pool Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $(78,192.00) $(41,326.81)
Total Rentals Revenues $58,394.00 $19,563.10
Total Rentals Expenditures $16,430.00 $8,385.64
Rentals Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $41,964.00 $11,177.46
Total RV Park Revenues $181,000.00 $156,237.66
Total RV Park Expenditures $144,120.00 $82,858.87
RV Park Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $36,880.00 $73,378.79
Total Snack Shack Revenues $26,000.00 $17,321.30
Total Snack Shack Expenditures $26,616.00 $19,766.48
Snack Shack Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $(616.00) $(2,445.18)
Total Pro Shop Revenues $1,168,090.00 $972,910.12
Total Pro Shop Expenditures $483,571.00 $277,069.59
Pro Shop Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $684,519.00 $695,840.53
Total Golf Maintenance Revenues $1,500.00 $1,275.46
Total Golf Maintenance Expenditures $727,591.00 $491,082.04
Golf Maintenance Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $(726,091.00) $(489,806.58)
Total Maintenance Revenues $4,182.00 $2,222.84
Total Maintenance Expenditures $268,080.00 $151,714.77
Maintenance Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $(263,898.00) $(149,491.93)
Total Roads Revenues $3,000.00 $2,919.79
Total Roads Expenditures $434,783.00 $258,415.34
Roads Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures $(413,783.00) $(244,995.55)
Total Revenues $2,395,572.00 $1,687,731.16
Total Expenditures $2,519,704.00 $1,502,162.24
Total Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures ($124,132.00) $185,568.92
Every year the Budget Audit Committee (BAC), with the assis-
tance of the Ranch Administrator, develops a fiscal year budget for the
Ranch. This budget is approved by the BAC and then adopted by the
Board of Directors (BOD). This entire financial process, with all the meet-
ings, is open to the public and we encourage your attendance and participa-
tion. Contained within the ranch budget are the budgets for the individual
departments.
At the end of October, we reached the midway point of our fiscal
year. So, let’s take a look at how our money is doing. This is how I ana-
lyze the budget and I hope that I can explain it to you. We know what the
budget was for last year and where we were last year after six months. We
know what the budget was for this year and we now know where we are
after six months of this fiscal year. What I really look for are two items. I
like to compare where we are this year compared to the budget we have set
and then I also like to compare to where we were last year at this same
time. This really gives us a feel for how the ranch is doing financially. On
a side note, we cannot assume that since we are six months into the annual
budget that we would expect the budget to be half spent or half earned. As
an example, our Golf Department earns most of the revenue over a four
month period (already gone by), but is still open for the rest of the year.
In summary, the ranch as a whole is doing good so far this year.
Our revenues are about what we would expect, but our expenses are down.
That’s good news and puts us ahead of budget for the year.
Now, let’s look at the departments. The Administration Department
is doing well, ahead in revenues and down a little in expenses. The Pool is
closed for the year. The expenses were expected to be up 5k for the year, but
we ended up down 15k. That is a 20k turnaround and a fantastic job well
done. We are not doing well with our Rentals. Rentals revenues were ex-
pected to be up this year but are actually down. The good news is that the
expenses are down, also. We have some work to do here. The RV Park is
tracking at where I think they should be for both revenues and expenses. The
Snack Shack lost money again this year, just not as much the last two years.
This was the last year of a three year trial and the BOD is looking at accepting
proposals for operating it next year. Golf ProShop revenues are up a little
from last year but are tracking a little behind budget to the annual target. A
good run of some good weather will help this. However, the expenses are
down a little which help ease the revenue shortage. Net Revenues over Ex-
penditures for the ProShop are as expected. Golf Maintenance is keeping
their expenses under control, running a little bit better than expected. General
Maintenance is also doing quite well maintaining their expenses under
budget. Road Department expenses are right about where we would expect.
We need to appreciate and thank our managers for a job well done.
However, in this economy, we can not let down our guard. We must maintain
vigilance in any opportunity for additional revenue or expense savings.
I wish you all the best at this time of year and may you have a great
new year. Happy Holidays!!
By Herb Parker
Crooked River Ranch C&MA Balance Sheet
October 31, 2012
Assets
Cash $834,215.57
Receivables $159,812.90
Inventory $98,092.93
Fixed Assets $1,216,997.68
Other Assets ($16,285.44)
Total Assets $2,292.895.64
Liabilities and Fund Balance
Current Liabilities $269,101.59
Equity Total Equity Balance $1,838,225.13 Current Net Income $185,568.92
Total Equity Balances $2,023,794.05
Total Liabilities and Fund Balances $2,456,162.64
Medical Equipment
Medical equipment is available on loan from the
CRR Lions. Contact members listed below
Rick Wiggs — 541-279-1845
Ben Mallery — 541-420-9320
Russ Hague — 541-504-0051
Harold Fox — 541-504-4604
Diane Knox — 541-504-7707
Dave Wildt — 541-923-9778
Dean Flory — 541-350-7419
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Road Maintenance
Tentative
Schedule &
announcements
ing renewed effort in the enforcement of CC&Rs.
And we will be working more closely with the
county code enforcement efforts. In the past,
when contacted during the processing of com-
plaints judged to be legitimate, some property
owners have been responsive and set about to rec-
tify problems, but some have not. The take-away
message here is those who choose the latter
course will do so at their own peril since we in-
tend an aggressive enforcement of CC&Rs and
county codes. There are still openings available
on the CC&R Review Committee and I would
welcome anyone interested in working on this
issue to fill out a committee volunteer form that is
available on the website or can be picked up or
requested by email from the Administrative Of-
fice.
Third, let’s turn to another issue--crime
on the Ranch. Last year there was extensive mali-
cious damage to the restrooms in Panorama Park
and this year our RV Park suffered theft and van-
dalism during the Memorial Day weekend. More
recently, close friends of mine were away from
their home for only a few hours and returned to
find their home burglarized. According to data
provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff, there
have been nine burglaries reported so far this year
on Crooked River Ranch. This number probably
errors on the low side, I am aware of a few others
that are not on the list--perhaps because they were
never reported to the Sheriff’s Office. Some are
low level smash and grab actions, but others are
very sophisticated operations requiring extensive
casing to figure out schedules of occupants. Do
not think it can’t happen to you! It can! A num-
ber of residents have installed security systems to
protect their property and safety. But, even if you
cannot afford such systems, a major piece of the
solution to crime and vandalism is in the hands of
each of us. This is not a big city where there is a
tendency to turn away from the victim and pretend
nothing happened. We should be taking care of
each other. If you see vandalism or a crime in
process, or a suspicious vehicle apparently casing
your neighborhood, take down the license number
(if you can read it), the make and color of any ve-
hicle involved, plus the time of the observation,
and report the information immediately to the ap-
propriate county Sheriff’s Office. The Ranch
spans a large area and the law enforcement re-
sources of the counties are stretched thin, but we
all can assist the authorities in keeping CRR prop-
erty and residents safe. I believe it is time to get
serious about setting up additional units of
Neighborhood Watch, whose motto is: We Look
out for Each Other. We will include the latest
information on the Neighborhood Watch and con-
tacts for it on the website. Even if you do not
want to be a joiner—you might benefit from read-
ing the National Neighborhood Watch Institute’s
Participant’s Handbook—there will be copies
available at the receptionist’s desk in the Admin-
istrative Office. Be safe out there!
Finally, let me end this on a positive
note—all the Board Members, the Association’s
staff and the many volunteers, who help through
their efforts to keep the Ranch running efficiently,
join with me in wishing you and yours a most
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season to
those that do not celebrate Christmas, and a
healthy and prosperous new year to all!
Grading as weather
permits
Snow preparation
Equipment Maintenance
President’s Message
Continued from Page 9
OPT OUT TO CUT COSTS AND GO GREEN!!
By Kit Henderson, Vice President
From the feedback we’ve had on the new “TELEGRAPH”, it sounds like our members are very happy with the new look, excellent arti-cles, many photos and great advertising for our local businesses, but did you know that you can see it all in color?
One of the biggest production costs for the “TELEGRAPH” is the postage to get it to you. We’ve recently learned that postage costs will increase in January 2013 and as a result, we would like to ask you to consider reading it online. When you go to the web site at www.crookedriverranch.com, you can read it and see all of those great photos and art work in color! Now we understand that many of you prefer to have a copy in the mail so we are asking that if you don’t want to receive the “TELEGRAPH” in the mail, please contact the Administration office to OPT OUT. This will allow our staff to remove your name from the mailing list.
You can e-mail [email protected] to request to be removed from the list. Here is an opportunity for our property owners to help save money and trees as well! We hope that many of you will step up and “go green” as it benefits all of us. Thanks in advance for your support!!
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 13
Christmas at the Ranch January 1978
For those of you who have been waiting for the
report on Christmas at the ranch,.. A big two day
affair was held at the clubhouse. Open house
Christmas Eve, with coffee and cookies put up by
Elva Bennet. The beverage choice gradually
changed (you can’t drink coffee all night). On
Christmas Day more than 80 people, kids and
adults, were on hand for the kind of dinner you
must take some time on. Roast turkey, salmon,
suckling pig, complete with a two-pound juniper
berry in its mouth. Santa? Yes, he was there in
the person of Craig Adams. One problem, some
of the boys who wanted to sit on his lap were in
their fifties and corpulent!! Merry Christmas.
The Day after Christmas January 1987
It may be a little mean to those people whom
have left the ranch for the season to get down
where it is “warmer”, but the day after Christmas
it was 50 degrees here. The sun was out. The
golf course was clean and green. No snow. You
could have walked out and teed off with not one
second’s delay. Where were you in the line of
golfers at that “warm” course? Were you 10th,
20th or 30th in line? Those of us who stay here
through these “tough” winters can not help gig-
gling!!
CRR’s New Informa-
tion Center November 1997
Dwight Mallery, Anita & Gary Britton
The HOA Board and a group of businesses in
Phase XV and XVI combined to design locate
and build a CRR Information Center as illus-
trated in the above picture. The idea was con-
ceived by Dwight Mallery who petitioned the
Board for a prominent location, which they
granted. It was put into action by Anita Brit-
ton assisted by husband Gary and constructed
under the supervision of Dwight. Ironically
the three were business partners in the River
Rim RV Park on the Ranch which they re-
cently sold.
Crooked River Ranch
Lions
December 1996
Stan Holstead, Lloyd McKinney, Bill Heisler and Larry Gallagher installing a bus shelter
What’s New in the Archi-
tectural Committee? December 1996
New 1996-1997 Architectural Committee Mem-bers: Dale Evans, Anita Tackas, John Lawson,
Jan Coleman and Bill Heisler.
Looking Backwards By deT nilraC
Architectural Committee Highlights By Paulette Nordin, ARC Secretary
The Architectural Committee continues to review and ap-
prove new homes and outbuildings on the ranch. The
Committee has two meetings a month on the second and
fourth Mondays at 4:30 p.m. The committee wants to
make sure every application is processed in a timely
manner, so we are asking that the plot plan submitted
include the location of house, garage, and/or pole barn,
septic, well if applicable, the distance from the property
line and driveway. Also, do not forget the color board.
If we have all the information, it will facilitate approval.
We welcome all owners to the meeting.
Do you love living at Crooked River Ranch? Do you love sharing the special things about the Ranch that make you feel so at home? If so, we are forming a team who will work together to posi-tively promote the Ranch and expand activities and events for residents and visitors alike.
Share your passion about our Ranch with other areas of Central Oregon and the state so that everyone knows Crooked River Ranch is a "Great Place to Hang Your Hat". If you are interested in being a part of this team/effort contact Jean at 541-548-4785 or Sharon at 541-912-8600.
CRR
Calling All CRR Promoters...
Publicity Committee seeks new members
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 14
Around the Ranch
Lions Battery Exchange
Senior Group
Pre-Christmas
Sale
Pre-Civil War Barbecue
November brought many activi-ties to the Ranch from service to celebration. To start the month off right, the Lions con-ducted their annual smoke alarm battery exchange the Saturday before Daylight Savings Time. The Senior Center couldn’t have been more festively decorated during the Senior Group Pre-Christmas Sale. And finally, eve-ryone showed their true colors at the Pre-Civil War fundraiser for the Ranch Chapel building project. Pictured top row (L-R): Lions Battery Exchange team Frank Thomas, Joni Thomas, Tom Bull and Bill Burt; Master Electrician and Lion Frank Thomas checks a smoke alarm. Middle Row (L-R): Senior Group members moments before the start of the Pre-Christmas Sale; Senior Group president Earleen Arthur presents the quilt to drawing winner Kim Saharstein. Bottom Row (L-R): Civil War Tickets await the lucky winner, at the raffle table Don Slatta, Gladys Johnson, event or-ganizer Susan Free, Debbie Bodenhamer and Donna Weaver; Flag football on the lawn, Jack Baldwin, Mark Shank, David Stone and Ted Carlin test their skills.
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 15
I have had some complaints
about a certain gray bird bashing
itself against windows and car mir-
rors. This is a territorial display by
the Townsend’s Solitaire, a gray bird
with a white eye-ring and slightly
yellow ‘windows’ in its wings. I’m
sorry to say there is not much you
can do about this problem other than
cover up the window or mirror the
bird feels is a threat.
Another problem is ‘window
bongers’. Many of us have huge
windows which provide us quite a
view of our glorious canyons and
mountains. Regrettably, these win-
dows are invisible to birds who think
they can fly to what they see beyond
the glass. I have tried decals,
streamers and more to prevent the
damage caused, but have found the
only real remedy is ‘garden cloth’, a
one inch mesh used to cover fruit
trees, crops and flowers. If you
cover your large windows with this
cloth, spaced out about six inches
from the window surface, the birds
will see it and not throw themselves
against the invisible barrier. In
about a week your eyes will forget
the mesh is there. You will even be
able to take photos through the mesh
without having it show up in the pic-
ture.
Our meetings are on the
third Wednesday of the month at the
Senior Center, 7:00 p.m., BUT there
will be no December Meeting. The
January meeting will be the 16th.
My Culver and Madras raptor routes
continue through March of 2013.
Anyone interested in riding
‘shotgun’ is more than welcome to
ride along for a day of watching
some wonderful birds of prey.
Wednesday Morning
Birders continue to scan Central
Oregon for great birds. They meet
at Nancy P’s in Bend at 8:00 a.m.
C o n t a c t J u d y a t
[email protected] for more
information. Mary ‘Y’ has Birding
for Preschoolers on Monday morn-
ings at Drake Park and Fledgling fun
for the slightly older kids at the En-
vironmental Center on Monday
January 10th in the afternoon 3:30-
5PM. You may contact her at yanal-
We hope that you enjoyed
your Thanksgiving festivities with
family and friends as we look ahead
to the Christmas holiday season. Our
shop with a firefighter pro-
gram is in full swing and
will take place Dec 10th –
Dec 14th for shopping ac-
tivities culminating in a
party for the children on the
15th. We are still accepting
canned food donations, new
toy donations as well as monetary
gifts for our toy and food drive up
until the 20th, so please help us to
help those that might not have a
good holiday season. We appreciate
all the support and donations from
the public to make these community
projects possible.
Please visit our website to
get details for all our upcoming
events and major calls at
www.crrfire.org or for current infor-
mation about your fire
department. We always
welcome comments and
concerns from our resi-
dents so please don’t
hesitate to stop by the
station and visit in per-
son. Our CRR Fire &
Rescue Board of Directors meets the
third Thursday of each month at
7:00 p.m. From all the members of
Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue
to you, enjoy a happy and joyous
holiday season.
Holiday programs in full swing…
News from CRR Fire & Rescue By Fire Chief Tim McLaren
Crooked River Ranch Birders' Blurb
One known remedy for ‘window bongers’ By Kevin Smith
The Crooked River Ranch
Bird List (154 species and stalled) is
available at the Ranch Office, the
Information Kiosk, at our meetings
or by contacting me as follows.
Phone 541-350-3895, e-mail at
for information about our group, the
many birding opportunities OR
about birding in general.
Senior Center Dial-A-Ride Van
Call: 541-598-5559 to schedule
Trips: Wednesdays and Fridays
Cost: To Redmond—$10.00
To Bend—$20.00
Event Use—$40.00 + replenish gas
(price includes our driver)
One day advanced scheduling required,
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 16
The CRR Spinning Circle will
Be on winter hiatus for December, January, and February. For a start-up date next spring call
Judith at 541-548-4483.
The CRR Spinning Circle Just a Reminder…
Soon you will be receiving your semi-annual dues bill-ing. This is due January 1st. If you have forgotten to send in your June 2012 payment, you may send it in at this time as well.
Lions Past District Governor
and Past CRR Lions President Jim
Stagl was awarded the prestigious
Melvin Jones Fellowship Award at a
recent CRR Lions meeting. The
quote in the above headline was
Melvin Jones personal motto and
exemplifies Jim as well. Melvin
Jones was the founding father of
Lions Club International. At the age
of 38, he asked a simple question:
“What if men (and now women)
who are successful because of their
drive, intelligence and ambition
were to put their talents to work to-
wards improving their communi-
ties?” Thus he laid the groundwork
for a service organization and on
June 7, 1917 Lions Clubs Interna-
tional was born.
Jim embodies the true defi-
nitions of a Lion both in his personal
life and in his roles as a Lion. He
can always be heard to say “It can be
done, let’s try it” and is always posi-
tive with the glass always being half
full.
Since joining Lions in 2005
Jim has served as
Club Vice Presi-
dent, Club Presi-
dent, Zone Chair-
person, 2nd Vice
District Governor,
1st Vice District
Governor and
District Governor.
He is presently
the Past District
Governor. When
Jim joined the
CRR Lions in
2005 the club had
approximately 20
members and with
his changes in
direction as presi-
dent the club is
now one of the largest in Oregon
with 95 enthusiastic and active
members. In the true spirit of Lion-
ism Jim has the habit of deflecting
credit and recognition to the whole
club and away from individual hon-
ors for himself. But for the Melvin
prescription before distributing them
to the locals. Working 10-12 hour
days they provided glasses to those
in need in Mexico while working
and living in austere conditions.
Karen’s many, many hours
of work both behind the scenes and
also in promoting Lions number one
cause of Sight and Hearing makes
her a perfect recipient of the Norman
Ross Fellowship Award.
“I appreciate the award so
much, but was not expecting it”
stated Karen. “I am surprised, hon-
ored and humbled by being a Nor-
man Ross Fellowship Award recipi-
ent.
CRR Lions Garner Prestigious Awards
“You Cannot Get Very Far Until You Start Doing Something For Somebody Else” By Ted Carlin, President, CRR Lions
Photo by Phyllis Carlin
Lions Past District Governor Jim Stagl, (2nd from left) is overcome with emotion while being awarded the Melvin Jones Award by CRR Lions Past President Ben Mallery. Looking on are Jim’s wife Carole Stagl and CRR Lions
President Ted Carlin.
Jones Fellowship Award
the credit should all be for
James “Jim” Stagl.
“I felt very sur-
prised, honored and hum-
bled when I was presented
the award” stated Jim
Stagl following the Lions
meeting. “It is a very
meaningful award”.
At another recent
CRR Lions meeting
Karen Jamison an out-
standing and hardworking
Sight and Hearing Chair-
person for the CRR Lions
Club for nine years was
awarded the Norman Ross
Fellowship Award. Nor-
man Ross helped form the Oregon
Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation
in 1957. He later went on to help
establish the Lions Clubs Interna-
tional Foundation. Through his
leadership and dedication to Lionism
we in Oregon have one of the most
reputable foundations in the USA.
Thanks to Karen’s leadership and
dedication the CRR Lions have one
of the best Sight and Hearing Pro-
grams in Oregon.
Karen, a Certified Optician, and her
husband Hal went to Mexico for five
straight years taking thousands of
pairs of glasses which she had
sorted, labeled and filed by
Photo by Phyllis Carlin
Lion Karen Jamison is all smiles after receiving the Norman Ross Award for her many years as Lions Sight and Hearing Chairperson. Presenting the award are Lions Past District Governor, Jim Stagl and CRR Lions President Ted Carlin.
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 17
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Thank you from the CRR Seniors
The Senior Center Board Mem-
bers would like to thank the nu-
merous people who stepped for-
ward to help us with our Pre-
Christmas Decoration/Book/
Plant sale and our Thank You
Thanksgiving Luncheon. Both
events were successful. None of
this would have been possible
without you. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
The winner of our Quilt Raffle
was Kim Scharstein of CRR.
Congratulations Kim!
The Crooked River Ranch Rural
Fire District Board of
Directors currently has
an immediate opening
on the board which is
by appointment. This is
position #4 and is cur-
rently vacant to be
filled by board appointment no later
than the middle of January. We
also will have four positions up for
election in June 2013 which will
have to be registered for no later
than March 21, 2013. To register as
a candidate please contact
the Jefferson County
Clerk’s office. Positions
#1, #2, #3 and #4 will be
voted on in May of 2013.
If you are interested in any
of these positions please
submit a resume to Fire Chief Tim
McLaren or if you have any ques-
tions regarding these positions
please contact the Fire Chief or
Sean Hartley at 541-923-6776.
Chief McLaren announces
CRR Fire Board opening
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 18
2012 has about run its
course. The national elections are in
the history books and typically,
some are happy and some are sad
and worried. We’ve had our first
snow, and a couple of frost delays.
Thanksgiving will be behind us and
Christmas ahead…
We’ve completed another
very successful year of Men’s Club
Play Days. Once again, I’d like to
sincerely thank and compliment our
play day committee (Dennis Glen-
der, Terry Weaver, Doug Reinhart
and Herb Koth) on a job very well
done. Events were run flawlessly
and a lot of fun. It’s a very difficult
job and they do it extremely well.
We are currently working on the
2013 playday schedule and should
have it out to everyone sometime
after the first of the year. Our vice-
president, Billy Romaine (but
mostly his wife Marlinda), also de-
serve our thanks for the work they
did with food and refreshments at
our various events.
Don’t forget the winter
Men’s Club schedule: Tuesdays –
10AM sign up (make up your own
foursome or the pro shop will put
them together) 10:30 shotgun start -
$3 game – usually straight golf, but
we’ll try to have a tournament of
some sort on the first Tuesdays of
the month. The Hunter game on
Thursdays runs on the same sched-
ule. By the time you read this, the
annual score posting deadline for
CRR (and Central OR) will be past
(Nov 30th). Dec 1st will be your last
GHIN handicap revision until the
spring. REMEMBER - if you’re in
an area for the winter where scores
are posted year around, you will be
responsible for posting your own
scores.
Please remember to do your
part in keeping up the condition of
the course during winter play. Rich-
ard, his staff and all our members
will appreciate the help and we’ll
have a better looking (and playing)
course in the spring.
And a final thank you to Jim
Martin for all his hard work and
dedication to the Men’s Golf Club
and to the Ranch. Thanks Jim !!
CRR Men’s Golf Club George Mitchener, President
Central Oregon Winter Series (Pat Huffer will send out
sign up information)
Date Format Course
Jan. 18 Better Ball Kah-Nee-Ta
Feb. 1 Triple Six Meadow Lakes
Feb. 22 Aggregate Shamble CRR
Mar. 15 Better Ball Juniper GC
Mar. 22 Scramble Pronghorn Nicklaus
Apr. 5 Better-Ball Brasada Ranch
Another year has come to an
end. Our last event, the annual
Christmas party is December 5th and
with left over funds, it will be ca-
tered this year. Connie Torres and
Kathy Wierschke are Santa’s elves
and have done all of the planning. It
may well be a thing of the past by
the time you read this. Suffice it to
say, we had a good time.
As in past years, we are hav-
ing a food drive, with the donations
going to our fire department to be
distributed to local residents. Who
knows, there may even be a few toys
thrown in for good measure. Our
ladies are always very generous.
In addition, new officers
will be installed at the meeting, ef-
fective on January 1st. That includes
a new Ladies’ Club president. Since
this is my last message in the news-
letter, I’d like to say how much I’ve
enjoyed myself as president. Our
club is a great group of ladies to
work with. I’d like to thank them for
talking me into taking the job and
then making it so easy to serve. I
also want to thank all of you who
filled positions as officers and chair-
persons and the many who stepped
up when we needed help. To all the
ladies in the club, it’s been my
pleasure.
CRR Ladies Golf Club By Judy Parker, President
Congratulations to our 2012 Acers
Gary Olds
Clint Gorbett
Jack Martin
Brian Dillavou
Scott Satterlee
Urbano Torres
Craig Coale
Jim Lester
Darrell Wells
Rex Platt
Pat Fahey
Carl Ulrich
Dave Wildt
Roger Ferguson Last Ace of the Year at CRR
Roger Ferguson gets his ace on # 11
December 2012, The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 19
November always finds us
creating new ideas for our hand made
ornaments that go on the Christmas
tree which we donate to Hospice of
Redmond’s Festival of Trees. This
event is their annual fund raiser held
the first Saturday in December at the
Deschutes County Fair Grounds. The
tree is a rewarding, creative, and fun
activity for the club. The theme for
our tree this year is “Christmas Morn-
ing”
We want to thank our officers
and all of the
members that
have volun-
teered their
time and efforts
for our Garden
Club projects in
2012. We have
many new activities and services
planned for the coming year. Our
meetings are held in the Community
Church Family Center on the third
Tuesday of the month at 10:30 AM.
Please come and join us to find out
more about our club. We wish every-
one a very Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.
RANCH RAVES
When Ranch Administrator Judy LaPora put out the call for pictures to decorate the Ranch Hospice tree, she had no idea of the magni-tude of the response or the beauty of the photographs she would receive. Over 150 photos were submitted to showcase photogra-phers idea of “beauty on the high desert”
A big thank you goes out to all who submitted photos. And don’t forget, if you wish to view the tree and celebrate the season, be sure to attend the event either during the daytime with your children or by joining in the Gala evening celebration. As always, Festival of Trees is a fundraiser for the programs of Hospice of Redmond. What better way to show the true spirit of Christmas and Crooked River Ranch.
Busy Year Continued from Page 2
of shoppers come each Saturday and
the market gives local residents the
opportunity to showcase their talents.
Depending on which vendors
are present and the time of year, on
any given Market day you may find
fresh eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, pep-
pers, potatoes, corn, herbs, pumpkins,
plants, salsa, gourmet dog biscuits,
hand cream, lotions, soaps, candles,
jams and preserves honey, local au-
thor novels, pickles, muffins, cookies,
breads, wood carvings, welded metal
art, strawberry towers, Adirondack
chairs, windmills, tables, mirrors,
walking sticks, treasure books, thun-
der eggs, polished stones, birdhouses
and feeders, hats, caps, tote bags,
scarves, brooches, knitted, woven and
embroidery items, sun catchers and
designer jewelry.
All the vendors would like to
thank the Ranch for their support and
encouragement to continue the mar-
ket. We invite everyone to participate
as a vendor or customer or just come
on down to visit…we are your
neighbors!!! It’s a great place to start
your Christmas Shopping…there are
many unique and yummy gifts avail-
able that have been Ranch made.
Saturday Market Continued from Page 1
Photo submitted by Kathy Weissgerber
More Breaking news!
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Crooked River Ranch lies on a peninsula of land near the confluence of the Crooked and Deschutes Rivers. These high desert rivers travel through miles of basalt canyons that have played sentinel to centuries of rich history. This gorgeous “River Canyon Country” plays host to those fortunate enough to live and play in this unique rural setting guarded by the majestic peaks of the Cascade Mountain Range. Golf, swim-ming, tennis, hiking, fishing, abundant wildlife, and a wealth of opportunities for a rich community life serve as the crown jewels in Crooked River Ranch’s crown. If you are visiting us, we welcome you and invite you to stay awhile. You just might discover, as we have, that Crooked River Ranch is “A Great Place to Hang Your Hat”.
December, 2012
The Sage Quilters will be meeting
at the Senior Center on December 11th for
our holiday cookie feast and small gift
exchange. This will be our only meeting
in December.
In January 2013 we will be back
to our regular schedule of meeting the sec-
ond and fourth Tuesdays of the month
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Senior
Center. Anyone is welcome to come
down and see what we are all about.
Just a reminder that the annual
dues for use of the Senior Center will be
due in January.
Contacts are Mary McCabe at 541
-923-8001 and Delores Guy at 541-504-
8648.
Residents can now pick up their
mail and visitors can find information at
the new site at Badger and Chinook. By
the time you read this, the striping of the
parking lot should be completed, and
various signs put up. There is one handi-
capped parking spot which is van-
accessible and wheelchair accessible.
Pathways are paved around the Kiosk
and the back of the mailboxes. Parking
will be restricted to allow enough time to
check your mail or pick up some visitor
information.
No overnight or Share-A-Ride
parking is allowed within the site, and
there will be no parking along either side
of Badger Road. Please don't park vehi-
cles for sale near the site. Traffic enters
and exits on Badger Road, following the
arrows. Drivers are cautioned to watch
for pedestrians and USPS mail carriers.
Accessibility at the new
Information Center From Mike Knoke,
General Maintenance Supervisor
Sage Quilters to host
cookie feast By Mary McCabe
A survey will be coming out with dues invoices
and will be posted on the web site
Let us know what you think!
Fire Board position open
See announcement on page 17
For the past 10 years, the Jefferson
County Library has sponsored a Community Read.
A book is selected for resident of our communities
to read and then participate in related activities.
This year the author is Bill Sullivan who has writ-
ten Cabin Fever: Notes from a Part-Time Pioneer
and Listening for Coyote: a Walk across Oregon's
Wilderness. Sullivan's books showcase the beauty
of Oregon's landscapes from the ocean to the
mountains.
One related activity is the Community
Quilt Read. A quilt, inspired by the books of Bill
Sullivan, will be designed then displayed at the
Art Adventure Gallery during April of 2013.
Quilters are invited to bring their ideas and de-
signs to the planning sessions which will be held
beginning in January at the Jefferson County Li-
brary Annex. The first session
is January 16th at 6:30 p.m. For
more information contact Mary
Hawes at [email protected]
or 541-325-3996.
Jefferson County Library Sponsors Community Quilt Read
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