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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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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 9

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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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.


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


13 10:30 AM CRR

Senior Group Social

Potluck at noon

6:30 PM Boy Scouts


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


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


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


5:30 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


5:00 PM SRD

5

12

19

13 10:30 AM CRR

Senior Group Social

Potluck at noon


6:30 PM Boy Scouts

16 1:00 PM BAC Mtg.

5:00 PM Brown Bag

Food Program

Terrebonne Grange


7:00 PM CRR Birders

17 10:30 AM CRR

Senior Group Social

Potluck at noon


6:30 PM Boy Scouts

December 2012

January 2013


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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

[email protected]

Vice President Kit Henderson…...541-419-5978

[email protected]

Treasurer Herb Parker..................541-923-9971

[email protected]

Secretary Paula Bartolomei …….541-548-0675

[email protected]

Director Michelle DeSapio…......503-871-5022

[email protected]

Director James Dille.....................503-656-2866

[email protected]

Director Vene Dunham................541-548-0775

[email protected]

Director Jim Martin.....................541-419-6574

[email protected]

Director George "Mitch" Poppert..541-480-6815

[email protected]

Continued from Page 9


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


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!!


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


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.


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-

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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,


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


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


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.


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102 Rentals

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business. $300 per month.

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APARTMENT FOR RENT

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Quality service you can trust. References

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901 Wanted

Lessons in knitting socks. 541-548-7797

Anyone interested in study groups of

Zecharia Sitchin books? 541-548-7797

2004? Quadrafire Santa Fe Pellet Stove.

Used in vacation home. Works great.

$1,000 OBO 503-539-2726

Wood Burning Stove.

Great for shop. $50 503-539-2726

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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


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


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

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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.

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