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HOA and Community Life at Crooked River Ranch in the

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Crooked River Ranch C& MA 5195 SW Clubhouse Road Crooked River Ranch, OR 97760 Phone—541-548-8939

Over the last year as the CC&R Review

Committee has dealt with complaints and issues

involving CC&R violations, it has become clear

that more of our time needs to be spent not only in

assisting the HOA Board in enforcement of the

CC&Rs, but also to educate our residents which is

also part of our mission. We feel that if property

owners have a better understanding of the CC&Rs,

there may be fewer violations happening to cause

complaints.

We plan on beginning with a short history

of the CC&Rs at Crooked River Ranch and then

future articles will include CC&R Review Com-

mittee operations, an overview of those issues that

are most commonly addressed and how to avoid

complaints.

Crooked River Ranch adopted Covenants,

Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs) in the

1970’s. They apply to all phases of the subdivi-

sion that is called “The Ranch.” The CC&Rs ap-

ply to every property owner on the ranch. As buy-

ers, we accept them at closing during the purchas-

ing process and should receive a copy at that time.

Any resident who does not have a copy may go to

the CRR website and find the CC&Rs for all

phases there. A copy of the CC&Rs may also be

obtained from the CRR Administration Office.

The CC&Rs apply from the time we take owner-

ship of the property until we sell and they transfer

along with the sale to the next buyer. Those own-

ers who rent their property to others are also re-

sponsible for assuring that their tenants are aware

of and do not violate the CC&Rs.

The benefits of CC&Rs are many. They

create a basic structure of common sense rules and

requirements that support both county ordinances

and property ownership. Evidence of the positive

effects of CC&Rs is seen by protection of our

property values, the safety and health of our fami-

lies and neighbors, and the appearance of the com-

munity we live in. They provide basic standards

for the quality of life we desire here on “The

Ranch.”

At first glance, the CC&Rs here at

Crooked River Ranch appear to be very confusing

as separate CC&Rs were written for each phase in

“legalese.” When broken down into layman’s

terms, they actually contain common sense require-

ments that every responsible property owner should

already be practicing. Many surrounding commu-

nities in Central Oregon such as Sunriver, Black

Butte, Eagle Crest and many smaller subdivisions

in Bend and Redmond also have CC&Rs. Consid-

ering that Crooked River Ranch is one of the larg-

est subdivisions in Oregon with nearly 5,000 resi-

dents and allows farm animals, our CC&Rs are

definitely more common sense based and not

nearly as restrictive and confining as those of some

of the other communities. In future articles we will

attempt to break down the CC&Rs into language

that is more understandable in lay terms and hope

to educate property owners/tenants to avoid com-

plaints for violations of CC&Rs.

In our next article, we will deal with the

CC&R Review Committee and outline its mission

as directed by the HOA Board and its operating

procedures. Anyone who has questions about the

Crooked River Ranch CC&Rs may contact the

CC&R Review Committee, 541-504-9158 and a

committee member will get back to you.

CC&R Review Committee…..

A short history of the CC&R’s at Crooked River Ranch By: Cheryl McCawley, Chair, CC&R Committee

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My name is Debbie

Sappenfield. I have the honor

of succeeding Lewis Myers as

President of the Crooked River

Ranch Senior Group. On Janu-

ary 4th the new board members

held their first business meet-

ing/get to know each other.

We are excited to serve the

Senior Group, Heritage House,

and the Crooked River Ranch

community.

As you read in the

January Telegraph, the facelift

of the upstairs rooms is a work-

in-progress and very exciting to

see. This will be tastefully done with period

early 1900’s décor. Our goal is to make the

Heritage House a gathering place, an event des-

tination, and a heritage museum.

We had a very productive discussion of

fund raisers and special events. I’m hearing

rumors of root beer floats, croquet tourna-

ments, book sales, and car shows. If you aren’t

dreaming of summer after that last sen-

tence…………

Membership dues of $12 are now due.

Your membership and donations are used for

the operation and maintenance of our treasured

Heritage House. Checks are to be made out to

CRR Senior Group and mailed to P.O. Box

1514, Terrebonne, OR 97760. Please include

your phone number and email address (if you

wish to receive information via emails). You

have heard the saying “it takes a village.” In

our case “it takes a ranch.”

Babs Weber

is the contact to re-

serve the Heritage

House for meetings

or events. Contact

her at 541-504-8113.

All members can use

the house as long as

it is scheduled with

her.

New Board Members settling in at Heritage House…..

CRR Senior Group Board gathers at Heritage House for first business meeting By Debbie Sappenfield CRR Senior Group President

Officers for the upcoming year are:

Debbie Sappenfield – President Don Hays – Vice President Barb Pace – Co Secretary Karen Coyle – Co-Secretary Jean Cochran – Treasurer

Incoming 2018 board members (pictured L - R): Barbara Pace, Co-secretary; Jean Cochran, Treasurer; Debbie Sappenfield, President and Don Hays, Vice President. Not pictured is Co-secretary Karen Coyle.

The outgoing 2017 board members pictured (L-R): Earleen Arthur, Co-secretary; Lewis Meyers, President; Bill Allen, Vice President; Marie Carter, Treasurer. Co-secretary Sandy Tanner was not pictured.


Throughout the holiday season hats, mittens and gloves donated by our generous community members adorned the Mitten Tree at the Crooked River Ranch Administrative Office. Now the mittens have been boxed up and are ready for delivery to Terrebonne Community School and Culver Elementary. Another box has already been deliv-ered to Jericho Road.

Many of the donations were hand knitted with loving care for the little ones who would soon be wearing them. Joyce Sorlein donated 25 hats that she and Sue Boyd knitted. Fran Davis donated handmade hats scarves, hats and gloves. And there were many others, all sizes, all colors, all over the tree.

We would like to thank all the residents who donated items for this worthy project.

The CRR Mitten Tree.

Ranch Manager Judy LaPora and Administrative Receptionist Kara Burkhart load the donated items which are ready for delivery.

Photos by Phyllis Carlin

Mitten Tree

spreads holiday

warmth By Phyllis Carlin, CRR Telegraph


Around the Ranch Groups and Organizations

Art & Spirit Mingle

Classes available

Contact - Patricia Kirk 541-923-8718

Birders 3rd Wed. 7:00 p.m. Senior Center

Contact - Kevin Smith 541-350-3895

Brown Bag Food Program

1st Wed. 5:00 p.m. Old Fire Hall

Contact - Rose Lindor 541-548-7618

Cancer Support Group

Contact - Karen Jamison 541-548-7979

Classic Cars

Wed. at 5:00 p.m. Big Dog

Contact - Dick Stevens 541– 548-0450

CRR ATV Club

1st Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Sandbagger Saloon

Contact - John Seely 541-510-2123

CRR Canyon Quilters

Mon. 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Chapel Family Ctr.

Contact - Tina Wilson 541-548-2080

CRR Lions Club 2nd and 4th Tues. Sandbagger Saloon

5:30 p.m. Social Hour, 6:30 p.m. Meeting

Contact - Jon Awbrey 559-300-0986

CRR Riders

Sue Silver [email protected]

CRR Senior Group

Thurs. 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Senior Center

Contact - Debbie Sappenfield 206-730-5472

Dutch Oven Group

Contact - Mark or Sue Schneider 541-504-8765

Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area

Board Meeting - 4th Tues., 6:00 p..m.

Contact - Marilynne Keyser 541-923-0558

Farmers and Artisans Market

1st and 3rd Sat. April - Dec. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Old Fire Hall

Contact - Jolie Armas 541-419-5923

Contact - Barbara Rybarczyk 541-390-3781

Honeybee Conservation Group Contact - Ann Lewis 541-610-6886

Ladies Golf Club

Contact - Jeanne Holloway 541-461-7843

Mah Jongg Wed. 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Clubhouse

Contact - Jan Cook 541-923-2438

Mariposa Lily Garden Club 3rd Tues. 10:00 a.m. TBA

Contact - Judy Berg - 541-504-8848

Men's Golf Club

Contact - Mike Kuykendall 503-309-0328

Morning Star Gathering

Sat. 6:00 p.m. Juniper Room

Contact - Jack & Louise Baldwin 541-504-0490

Power Yoga

Wed. 08:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Contact Penny Radtke 541-410-0299

Ranch Chapel - 541-923-8081

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Services 10:00 a.m.

Lord’s Loopers

Contact - Gladys Johnson 541-923-3871

Women’s Ministries Thurs. at 10:00 a.m. (beginning in the fall)

Contact - Debbie Page 541-923-7268

Youth Group – Tues. 6:00 p.m.

Contact Bill Ream 541-548-0671

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

Shooting Stars

1st Tues. (April - Oct.) 6:00 p.m. Senior Center

Contact - Kate Adams 541-306-0875

Terrebonne Grange

Contact - Joan Profitt 541-923-6035

Upper Room Christian Fellowship

Sun. 10:00 a.m.

Contact - Dodie or Glenn Sand 541-548-0622

Women’s Victory Exercise

Tues. & Thurs. Ranch Chapel Back Classroom

Sheila Cisneros 541-771-2868

By KMRafiq

February 19, 2018 - Coast Guard Reserve Birthday

From our January newsletter …A little more about the 56 Men who signed the Declaration of Inde-

pendence

Thomas McKeam also served in the Congress without pay and his family was kept in hiding. His posses-sions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

…Conclusion coming in March If you can’t wait then go to the James Monroe Memorial Foundation Education site.

VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS Tuesday, each week 12:30 pm Band of Brothers -Round Table Pizza - Redmond 1st Thursday (Jan 4) 7:00 pm VFW Meeting -Redmond #4108 -1836 SW Veterans Way 541-548-4108 2nd Thursday (Jan 11) 7:00 pm American Legion #44 - 704 SW 8th St., Redmond 541-548-5688

Veteran Service Officers - Stuart A. Steinberg/ CRR at 541-604-0963 and Laura Moore of Jefferson County

[email protected] Laura Moore comes to CRR the second Tuesday and the third Thursday of each month. Please call

for appointment.

February is the month to celebrate the birthday of the Coast

Guard Reserve! It was created with the passage of the Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary Act in 1941 thus creating the Coast

Guard Auxiliary as a separate entity. Within these comprise both Regular Reservists (active duty during WWII for the duration) and Temporary Reservists

formed with volunteers and others who were still needed for coastal patrols and securing our na-

tions ports.

Not to leave the women out, SPARS, the acronym from the Service motto, Semper Paratus, Always Ready, was used for the newly established women’s reserve branch in November of

1942. It ceased to exist in July of 1947, but was fortunately reestablished two years later in August of 1949!

So we should wish any reservist we know a hearty “Happy Birthday”!!

Are you a Veteran here on the ranch? Are you the mother, father, brother, sister, aunt or uncle of a

current service member? I’d like to talk to you! Everybody has a story to tell and I’d like to hear it

and share it with our community of ranchers here on the CRR.

Send me a short email and you can be sure I’ll get back to you! [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

February

1 9:00 AM Women’s Victory Exercise

10:30 AM CRR

Senior Group Social Potluck at noon

1:00 PM Events Planning

Committee 4:30 PM Line Dancing

2

3

9

10 1:00 PM CRR Senior Group Bingo

17

16

5

9:00 AM Canyon Quilters

10:00 AM Board Work

Session

6:30 PM Celebrate Recovery


6:00 PM Chapel Youth

7

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg

5:00 PM Brown Bag

Food Program 5:00 PM Classic Cars

6:30 PM CRR ATV Club

4

11


10:30 AM CRR


4:30 PM Line Dancing


10:30 AM CRR



12 9:00 AM CRR Canyon Quilters

9:00 AM Lions Board Mtg.

11:00 AM Lions Foundation Board Mtg.


14

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg

5:00 PM SRD

5:00 PM Classic Cars


1:00 PM Sage Quilters

5:30 PM CRR Lions Social

6:30 PM CRR Lions Mtg. 6:00 PM Chapel Youth

March


10:30 AM CRR


1:00 PM Events Planning

Committee 4:30 PM Line Dancing

2

3

9

10 1:00 PM CRR Senior Group Bingo

17

16

5

9:00 AM Canyon Quilters

10:00 AM Board Work

Session




7

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg

5:00 PM Brown Bag

Food Program 5:00 PM Classic Cars

6:30 PM CRR ATV Club

4

11


10:30 AM CRR




10:30 AM CRR




9:00 AM Lions Board Mtg.

11:00 AM Lions Foundation Board Mtg.


14

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg

5:00 PM SRD



1:00 PM Sage Quilters


6:30 PM CRR Lions Mtg.


10:30 AM CRR


23

24


6:00 PM Board Meeting


18



21

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg




25



6:30 PM CRR Lions Mtg. 6:00 PM Chapel Youth

28

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg



Need Medical Equipment?

Contact CRR Lions Bill Burt 548-3185, Rick Wiggs, 548-1111, Ted Carlin 923-3399, Joan McKenzie 548-7109 or Russ Hague 504-0051

for assistance

How are you doing on your

New Year's Resolutions? I have to ad-

mit, I'm not doing so well myself. As I

write this, it is the dead of winter, al-

most a month ahead of seeing it in print.

I know January is supposed to be the

month filled with hope and optimism

about the future. Lose weight, eat

healthy, stop smoking, exercise, house-

cleaning. In my humble opinion (IMHO

for those who text), February should be

the first month of the year with its days

becoming noticeably longer, the worst

of the weather behind us (thankfully nothing compared to LAST year's winter) and

the hope of spring in the air! Yeah for February,

the month of optimism!

Whining aside, January IS fun for perus-

ing garden catalogs and ordering new plants for

your garden (in addition to binge watching fa-

vorite Netflix programs). After our neighbor's

bounteous peach harvest last year, our property

will soon flaunt peach trees! What to do in the

garden in February? True gardeners may have

some great ideas, but I suggest binge watching

your favorite TV shows and movies………..

Club members are staying busy, putting

together a historical accounting of the Mariposa

Lily Garden Club at Crooked River Ranch since

its inception. Chronological scrapbooks, includ-

ing articles and photographs capture the activi-

ties of the club since, hmmmm, 1986?

At the January meeting, the members

learned about bees and their importance to our

environment. Planting flowers that attract and

feed bees is a great way to keep our planet

in food through bees' pollination. Without

pollination, plants would not bear fruit and

flowers. Did you know honey bees are

mostly female? Additional bee information

presented was fascinating, but unfortunately

honey bees are on the decline and gardeners

need to be mindful of how they can help

bees survive.

As for February, let's hope the

groundhog doesn't see his shadow on Febru-

ary 2, drive carefully on Super Bowl Sun-

day, kiss your sweetie on Valentine's Day

and enjoy the day off from work on Presidents'

Day. Spring is coming!!

Last word: There has been very little

moisture at CRR. Remember to water your

plants and trees. You'll be glad you did!

T h e

purpose of the

Mariposa Lily

Garden Club is

to share the joy

of gardening,

preserve natu-

ral resources

and volunteer

services to our

community. The Club meets the third Tuesday

of the month at 10 a.m. in the social room of

the Crooked River Ranch Chapel. For addi-

tional information, please contact President

Judy Berg at 541.504.8848 or Vice President

Renee West at 541.598.6126. Want to join us?

Guests are always welcome!

Mariposa Lily Garden Club…..

February, the Optimistic Month! Good Riddance to January By Kay Limbaugh, Mariposa Lily Garden Club

Photo by Kay Limbaugh

New bee hive,

Photo by Kay Limbaugh

It’s time to order seeds.

“Serving Crooked River Ranch for all your RV needs. Call Cowboy today!”


The vendors of the Farmers & Artisans Market would like to congratu-late the winner of this year's grand prize vendor gift basket…...Beverly Phillips!

When Beverly was presented with her gift basket her first expression was "WOW!" She later also shared that she had great fun unwrapping all the wonderful gifts from the talented and friendly neighborhood vendors of the Farmers & Artisans Market.

We would also like to thank all our wonderful customers, new and old, for visiting and supporting our local event. Be like Beverly! Shop next year and participate in our, ever growing Customer Rewards program. You too could be the winner!

The Farmers & Artisans Market is closed for the season and will re-open in April. We look forward to meeting you!

Congratulations and Thank You all! By Barbara Rybarczk, Farmers & Artisans Market

Photo by Barbara Rybarczk

Beverly Phillips with the gift basket she won at the Farmers & Arti-sans Market.

WINTER

The Dutch Oven Cuisine

Group on Crooked River Ranch has

been selected again this year to do

the Dutch Oven Cooking Demon-

stration at the Central Oregon

S p o r t s m e n ' s

Show March 1-

4, 2018 at the

Expo Center in

Redmond. This

year’s show

will have an

emphasis on

“Kids”.

We would like any kids that

would be interested in helping us

cook in the Dutch Ovens, to give us

a call at 541-504-8765. If you have

Scout Troup or just want to join in,

we would love to hear from you.

The best age for this is from 8 -12

years old, but all are considered. We

do have limited openings. The times

will be on Saturday March 3rd

(TBD).

We will provide the super-

vision and assistance, along with all

the ingredients and a custom apron

that you can keep. If you need a

pass for the show, see me about that

as well.

March 1-4 at the Expo Center…..

Kids needed to help with Dutch Oven

Cooking Demonstration and Central

Oregon Sportsmen’s Show By Mark Schneider, Dutch Oven Cuisine Group


Using a grant from the Conservation

Lands Foundation and rock provided by the

Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Man-

agement, the Friends and Neighbors of the

New rock steps enhance Steelhead Falls Trail safety By Marilynne Keyser, President, Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area

Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs) was able to

hire professional trail builders to significantly

improve hiker safety on the initial steep, down-

hill portion of the Steelhead Falls Trail. In De-

cember, Dirt Mechanics, LLC provided a team

to construct eight evenly-spaced steps using

large flat rocks. The trail itself was leveled

gradually between the steps to allow hikers to

slow down as they approach each one.

FANs is planning to apply for other

grants to continue trail improvements both for

hiker safety and to reduce erosion. If you

haven’t had a chance to check out the improve-

ments, join one of FANs guided hikes this

spring.

Photos by Marilynne Keyser


Thanks for your support…..

We would like to thank our community for the continued support of the Crooked River Ranch Lions

Club Cans and Bottles Recycling Program. Proceeds from the program go back out to our community Your continued support is most appreciated.

We are pleased to announce that we now take all sports drink plastic bottles for recycling.

Still no plastic liquor bottles, wine bottles or plastic milk cartons, please.


Photo by Tom Iraci

Pollinating the flowers.

Fans Lecture Series Presents…..

“Biodiversity Begins With a Bee” By Penny Radtke, FANS Secretary

Back by popular demand, Dr. Jerry

Freilich, who presented the fascinating pro-

gram last year “The Secret Life of Rivers”,

will be coming to Crooked River Ranch to

talk about the birds and the bees---well,

mainly the bees. Most people can name

perhaps three or four kinds of bees. They are

incredulous to learn that there are actually

close to 4,000 species of native bees in

North America and this does not include

honey bees (which are non-native).

Jerry Freilich is an entomologist who recently retired as Olympic

National Park’s research coordinator. One of his most recent projects was

an effort to find and identify as many bee species as possible in the park.

This talk will explain why bees are such a chal-

lenge. Most are tiny, fast-flying and inconspicu-

ous. They go about their jobs, don’t interact

with people, and generally fly below human radar. Jerry’s very interested

in the birds and bees, aren’t you?

The lecture will be held February 24th at the Juniper Room of

the Administration Building. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the program

begins at 2:00 p.m. Registration using Eventbrite at fansofdeschutes.org

is required. The event is free for FANS members and $3 for non-

members at the door.

Mark your calendars for our March 17th program, “The Upper

Deschutes River: Central Oregon’s Treasure”. Gail Snyder, the execu-

tive director of Coalition for the Deschutes will be our presenter. The

program begins at 4:00 p.m. and will be held in the Juniper Room.

Dr. Jerry Freilich

Just a reminder…..

Please keep

your garbage

can and

recycling at

least three feet

off the road.

It impedes road maintenance,

plowing and grading.

Thanks for your cooperation,

The Road Crew

Thank You

Central Oregonian

For being our partner in

publication

Your guidance, advice, and

support is greatly

appreciated


Ranch bulletin board

President’s Message Meetings

CRR ASSOCIATION

BOD Work Session

10:00 a.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: Gail DesBrisay

Phone: 541-504-8562

Budget/Audit Contact Marilynne Keyser for

information, dates and times

Phone: 541-923-0558

Parks & Recreation 6:30 p.m. / 4th Monday

Contact: Sylvia Kimbley

Phone: 541-504-1073

Phase Representatives 6:30 p.m. / Quarterly

Contact: Karen Atwood

Phone: 503-351-9250

Nominating Committee Contact: Dave Palmer

Phone: 503-508-0032

Events Planning Committee 1:00 p.m. / 1st Thursday / Juniper Room

Contact: Judy LaPora 541-548-8939

CC&R Committee 3:00 p.m. / 3rd / Wednesday

Cheryl McCauley

Phone: 541-548-8939

OTHER CRR GOVERNING

ENTITIES

Special Roads District 5:00 p.m. / 2nd Wednesday / Juniper Room

Contact: Monte Monteith

Phone: 360-783-2874

CRR Fire Protection Board 6:30 p.m. / 3rd Thursday / Fire Hall

Contact: Harry Ward

Phone: 541-923-6776

This month starts our official process for the upcoming annual elections. Per

our By-laws and Policies and Procedures, this process is required to be facilitated by

a nominating committee. The ONLY job of the nominating committee is to reach

out and encourage members of record who are in good standing to run for the open

positions on the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) and the Board of Directors

(Board). Each year all five ARC members (as required in our CC&R’s) and three of

the Board positions are elected. It is not the job of the nominating committee to

deem who is “acceptable” to run, simply to try to ensure we have enough qualified

individuals to at least fill the open positions. Further, just because one doesn’t re-

ceive contact from the committee doesn’t mean you can’t run, any qualified individ-

ual is entitled to fill out the application.

What does “qualified individual” mean? The short answer is that a member

must be in good standing. The longer explanation of that is as follows: 1) An appli-

cant must be a home/property owner of record. That means the Association must be

able to verify your legal ownership through County records. Buying on contract is

of course a legal contractual agreement; however, the person buying on contract is

rarely the owner of record and therefore (again per our governing documents) not

qualified to run. 2) The applicant cannot have any “valid” CC&R complaints or

county code violations pending against them. 3) The member must be current on

their dues and have no other financial debt to the Association. That is all that is re-

quired to run for office here on Crooked River Ranch.

The process, as I indicated, starts with this article. Historically, the applica-

tion process is open until the end of May, but it has been extended in the past to try

to obtain enough qualified applicants to fill the open positions. After the application

process has closed, there is a candidate’s forum where the candidates answer ques-

tions from both the Board and the public regarding their personal thoughts and posi-

tions on HOA matters. The actual voting for candidates occurs in August when the

ballots are sent to our independent auditing firm for counting. The Association does

not open or otherwise control the tabulation of votes. At the first meeting following

the Annual Homeowners meeting, the auditing firm will announce the results of the

election and the newly elected members will be sworn in and seated.

Now, a brief discourse on the Association’s governance. I have heard a bit

of talk recently regarding the Ranch and democratic processes. The best analogy I

can give is that the founders of this Ranch established our governance in a manner

similar to our national government. By this I mean the Board is a Representative

governing body. We, the HOA members, elect people from our midst to manage and

direct the affairs of the Ranch. Specifically the By-laws state, Article VII, Section 1:

“The affairs of the association shall be managed by a Board of Nine (9) Directors;

the directors must be members of the Association.” There are also very specific

rights that are solely reserved for the members’ input and direction, not unlike our

national Constitution, Bill of Rights, and various constitutional amendments. Out-

side of those enumerated Rights, the intent of our founders here at the Ranch was to

have the Board take care of and manage the Ranch business. Obviously, just like in

our national governance, the Board will and does take input from its members. At

the end of the day, our main vote as members in the operation and ultimate direction

of this Association comes when we elect our Board members. WE empower them to

make decisions - from the hard and potentially controversial, to the very mundane.

This is the established democratic process of the Ranch. That is why it is so impor-

tant that our members run for the elected positions of the ARC and the Board. As I

said last year when attempting to encourage people to run for elected office: If you

like where the Ranch is going – great, join the governance in continuing the work.

Conversely and equally important, if you are not happy with the direction of the

ranch – great, join the governance and help provide added input.

By David Palmer, President


2017/2018

CRR Board of Directors

Please send all inquiries to: [email protected]

President David Palmer..……......503-508-0032

[email protected]

Vice President David Keyston.....541-639-3211

[email protected]

Treasurer James Dille...................503-656-2866

[email protected]

Secretary Paula Bartolomei .…....541-548-0675

[email protected]

Director Marie Carter………..…..541-508-9320

[email protected]

Director Sue Flory………..…..…541-350-7417

[email protected]

Director Mike Folkestad…….….541-504-0721

[email protected]

Director Carol Orr………...…..…541-593-7221

[email protected]

Director Mark Schneider….…..…541-504-8765

[email protected]

Board Meeting Highlights

To receive announcements and updates

about community life at Crooked River

Ranch, contact your Phase Rep or the

Chairman, Karen Atwood at 503-351-

9250, [email protected].

Phase Representatives Assisting with Ranch Communication

Phase 1 Diane Nunley……...…….503-260-6512

Phase 2 Kara Burkhart………..…..541-788-3155

Phase 2 Pam Halladey……..….….541-923-3708

Phase 2 Judy Wells……………….503-508-3059

Phase 3 Stephanie Proffitt...……...541-604-1628

Phase 3 Debbie Page……………..541-923-7268

Phase 4 Robin Gaudette………….425-737-5519

Phase 5 Diane Randgaard…….…..541-279-9131

Phase 6 Robin Gaudette………….425-737-5519

Phase 7 Carol Orr…..…..……...…541-593-7221

Phase 8 Earleen Arthur……...........541-504-0755

Phase 8 Karen Atwood…………..503-351-9250

Phase 9 Roger Canales…...…...….503-655-0448

Phase 10 Gina Anderson……...….541-350-5240

Phase 11 Gail DesBrisay………....541-504-8562

Phase 12 Carol Orr…..………...…541-593-7221

Phase 13 Gail DesBrisay…..……..541-504-8562

Phase 14 Nancy Lutz……….…….541-410-6690

Phase 15 Nancy Lutz……….…….541-410-6690

Phase 16 Nancy Lutz……….…….541-410-6690

During the public input segment, John Meredith, a resident on SW Peninsula, who is a mem-ber of the CRR Car Club and many veterans groups in the area, presented a diagram of a con-ceptual idea for a Memorial Garden that would honor veterans and first responders that would be located close to the information kiosk on lower Chinook.

Cole Gayheart, a resident on SW Upper Ridge, recently had a conversation with his daughter who is an engineer and works in the Santa Rosa area, and she mentioned to him that the al-ternate exit road may qualify for a Federal Hazardous Mitigation Grant. Jefferson County would need to apply for it. Alternate Exit Committee Chair, Bim Gander was very interested in this grant and Mr. Gayheart, will get more information and forward it.

Secretary Bartolomei has been researching the possibility of selling community property, specifically the knoll off Cinder Cone with an estimated value of $80,000. According to an Oregon Statute, a homeowners association may sell, transfer, convey or subject to a security interest any portion of the common property if 80 percent or more of the votes in the home-owners association, including 80 percent of the votes of lots not owned by a declarant at the time of the vote, are cast in favor of the action. In order to sell the knoll, the CRR HOA must receive ‘yes’ ballots from 80% of the 2,646 lot owners on the Ranch. Secretary Bartolomei stated that this type of statute works for small HOAs, but will not work for the CRR HOA as it would be extremely difficult to get a positive response from 80 percent of the homeowners. It appears that the only way to sell the property is to have the state statute changed. How-ever, it was decided to go forward with a ballot in August with the hope of an 80% positive return.

President Palmer reported that the Board previously voted to proceed with plans to create the alternate exit. Jefferson County has already applied for the loan and was notified that there would be a 0 interest rate if approved. A recent meeting with Deschutes County Road Department indicated that their intention is to match Jefferson County with a contribution of $100,000. (They will confirm this at a later date.) If the Ranch contributes $200,000 from excess operating funds, this will result in a total of $400,000 being applied to the cost of the road, which means a lower loan request. According to the Jefferson County Road Mainte-nance Supervisor, the industry standard for maintaining a paved road of this length is ap-proximately $10,000 annually, however in that this will be a new road (paved) the costs will be minimal. The maintenance of a graveled road includes grading, rolling, watering which would be an estimated cost of $1560 per time and would have to be done approximately every three – four weeks to keep the road drivable. When replacement gravel would be re-quired, the cost of the gravel alone would be approximately $20,000. Resident Lisa Glowack questioned why this road was not voted on by residents. She would not use the road and doesn’t feel that she should pay for it. President Palmer explained the By-Laws that allow the Board to make the decision to move forward without a vote by the residents. Director Orr spoke and said that she is tired of arguing over this road. She also stated that she does not want anyone to die. She feels that if this process was slowed down that more people would be in favor of it. She made a motion to slow the process down so that funding can be explained. Motion was not carried and failed. Resident John Keyser implored the Board to not slow down the process. He stated that the exit is critical to the safety of Ranch residents. Resident Mona Steinberg stated that this road is important and needed. Resident Tambry Scunziano stated that a second exit is a legal mandate. President Palmer stated that our HOA was developed before secondary exits were mandated, so we are grandfathered in and it is not required. Resident John Seely stated that there are a couple of road bumps. First is that there currently is an alternate exit and it was maintained up until four years ago when an SRD attorney told the SRD to stop maintaining it. His second question is what is the per-centage that dues increase each year? Marilynne Keyser, Chair of the Budget Audit Commit-tee (BAC) explained that the dues increases are governed by the accumulative CPI index from the date the Ranch was developed. She also stated that because dues were not raised for so many years that CRR HOA is playing catch up and we are currently at only 44% funded in our CRP. Resident Mike Woltering appreciates the exit, but feels that it should have been voted on. Dan Tomlinson, resident a member of the BAC, explained that the approximate $28.00 annual increase in dues for 2018 is being redirected to the road. Cole Gayheart stated that the fires in Santa Rosa did not have the same combustible material that CRR has. He is ap-palled at the selfishness of some people. He feels that a vote would only be a popularity con-test, not about the road. Terry Kirkpatrick stated that $28.00 per year for one life is worth it.

January 15, 2018

See Board Highlights Page 13


Board Highlights

Continued from Page 12

Crooked River Ranch Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Calendar

Christi Moore asked about safe areas to go if they were unable to evacuate. Bim Gander reported that the Fire Department has had emergency management/fire evacuation plans in place for the last three generations of Fire Chiefs. Those that are affected the most would be notified first to allow them to get to safety. He went on to explain that in order to be awarded federal grants, the road has to be built to federal standards, which requires a considerably higher standard than the County standards that the road will be built to. FEMA generally does not have money for projects such as ours as they have already overspent on other emergencies around the country. Resident Bob Altig can’t believe that we are having a conversation for approximately $2.00 per month.

Neighbor Helping Neighbor Coordinator Karen Atwood asked approval for three appli-cants totaling $648.50. A motion to approve was made by Secretary Bartolomei. It was seconded by Vice President Keyston. It was a unanimous decision to approve.

Ranch Manager LaPora reminded the Board that a temporary transfer of the water rights from the Lower Pasture to the Ball Park, the Lions Memorial Park and the triangle by the Trading Post was previously extended for an additional five year term. Originally, the Board had looked into securing an additional 118 acres of irrigation rights but due to the excessive cost decided to forego the pur-chase. Rather than continue to extend the temporary transfer every five years, she feels that this would be the time to make this a permanent change. Golf Maintenance Super-visor Richard Jensen has a preliminary cost estimate of $7,000 - $10,000. The estimated cost of the temporary transfer is $5,000 - $6,000 each time. She will meet with both the attorney and Supervisor Jensen and get firm numbers before presenting an AFE.

Crooked River Ranch Club

& Maintenance Association

Mission Statement

The mission of Crooked River Ranch Club & Maintenance Association is to support its members by working for the preservation and betterment of property values; by ensur-ing a safe, secure and clean living environment; and by promoting the continuing im-provement of the quality of life for Ranch residents.


1. When was the current committee formed?

The current Alternate Exit Committee

was formed of community volunteers in

September of 2013 at the request of the

Crooked River Ranch Board of Directors.

There have been several other commit-

tees over the years including one that

provided a comprehensive report in

January 2008 that can be found on the

Crooked River Ranch website.

2. Who will benefit from this road?

All residents of Crooked River Ranch, for

a variety of reasons. A second exit

would ease pressure on Chinook. It

would provide the availability of two

exits in case of an emergency for both

evacuation of residents and a second

access for first responders and mutual

aid. In the event of construction or acci-

dents on 43rd or Chinook this would pro-

vide an alternative route. Additionally,

because of enhanced community safety

and improved access, prospective buy-

ers, insurance companies and lenders

may look more favorably on the Ranch

with regard to property values and po-

tential risk.

3. Has Crooked River Ranch ever had a Right of

Way (ROW) before:

Yes, the BLM granted a ROW to the CRR

Special Road District on February 24,

1994. The route could only be main-

tained to minimum standards in order

to deter any increase in use over the

roadway to the subdivision. Before any

surface disturbing activity could occur

on the route prior approval from BLM

was required. Based on interviews with

former Special Road District (SRD) and

CRR Road personnel, the SRD attorney

advised the SRD to terminate the ROW.

The ROW was terminated on November

15, 2006. No improvements to the route

have been made since before that date.

4. Why does it need to be a 24/7 paved road?

Based on collaboration between nu-

merous agencies (Jefferson County

Emergency Management, Jefferson

County Road Department, Deschutes

County Road Department, Crooked

River Ranch Fire Department, Crooked

River Ranch Special Road District,

Crooked River Ranch Road Department,

CRR Alternate Exit Committee and the

Crooked River Ranch Board of Directors

among others), the consensus was that

a 24/7 paved road would be in the best

interest of the community. This option

was strongly recommended by both the

Fire and Sheriff representatives. A gated

road would reduce options during an

event and could impair a timely re-

sponse.

5. Why does it have to be on the south side of

the Ranch?

As noted in the Crooked River Ranch

Alternate Exit Committee Report dated

January 22, 2008 which can be found on

t h e C R R w e b s i t e a t

www.crookedriverranch.com (home

page, lower right) other options have

been explored. The Quail Road exten-

sion is the shortest, least expensive and

easiest to build of all the available alter-

native exit options. In addition to the

extension of Quail Road to Lower

Bridge, a bridge to Norris Lane which

would connect with Hwy 97 (the East

route), and an exit across the peninsula

connecting via a bridge to Jordan Road

(the North route) were studied. Esti-

mates for the cost and time of comple-

tion ranged from not less than $25 mil-

lion and 30 years to build for the East

option to $5-7 million and 24 years to

build for the North option. Bear in mind

that these estimates were done in 2008

so would be considerably more today.

Based on cost, time to complete, pro-

hibitive regulations and available access,

geological stability and many other fac-

tors, the most feasible option was and

still is the south route via Quail Road.

6. Who was involved in the process of request-

ing the easement from BLM?

In December of 2013, after consulting

with Fire, Sheriff and the Deschutes

County Road Department the Alternate

Exit Committee submitted a draft Right

Of Way (ROW) application (Standard

Federal Form 299) to the BLM. No ac-

tion was taken by the BLM while all par-

ties were waiting for the completion of

the All Points Engineering roadway de-

sign. During this time, Deschutes

County Road Department Director, Chris

Doty, contacted the Alternate Exit Com-

mittee and offered to amend the appli-

cation and submit the application in the

name of Deschutes County. A major

advantage of having Deschutes County

apply in place of the CRR Association is

that municipal applicants do not have to

pay a rent for the ROW, but a private

association does.

7. What processes were necessary prior to the

application?

There were many issues being ad-

dressed simultaneously. Agreement

from Deschutes County as to where the

road needed to enter on to Lower

Bridge Way, financing, engineering stud-

ies, etc. As part of this process,

Deschutes County required that the in-

tersection of the alternate exit and

Lower Bridge Road be located approxi-

mately ½ mile west of Steamboat Rock

for safety reasons.

8. What processes were necessary for BLM to

make the final decision?

The BLM required a complete Environ-

mental Assessment in order to reach a

decision on the ROW. This included

evaluating the proposed route from

many disciplines including but not lim-

ited to environmental, archaeological,

botanical, recreational, general planning

and an analysis by a Range specialist.

They also had to contact the various in-

digenous tribes to get their clearance.

Finally, the BLM contacted local resi-

dents and all CRR property owners (via

the Telegraph) seeking their input.

9. Explain the BLM requirements for the con-

struction of the road.

The Decision issues a 30 year ROW grant

for a .96 mile long paved road to serve

as a second paved access route to CRR.

As a condition of the ROW, to ensure

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Continued on Page 15


the project protects public safety, rec-

reational opportunities and other public

resources, the installation and mainte-

nance will include: parking areas, vehi-

cle turn-outs, fencing, gates, signs, seed-

ing and weed control. The BLM Decision

granting the ROW is available on the

Crooked River Ranch website.

10. How were the estimated costs determined?

A preliminary engineering study was

done in April of 2014 by All Points Engi-

neering. This study was updated in No-

vember of 2017 to bring estimates in

line with current construction costs and

the additional costs of BLM required im-

provements. Estimates also included a

20% over-run contingency.

11. Why is the BOD not going to the member-

ship for a vote?

While there are options for financing this

project that would require a vote of the

membership (i.e.: a one-time special as-

sessment for payment in full), both our

legal team and our accountants have

indicated that repayment of a loan to

construct the road by increasing the

dues accordingly would fall under the

provision that allows the BOD to make

dues increases per CRR By-Laws. (Article

XIV)

12. Who will maintain the road?

Once the road has been completed,

Deschutes County will transfer its inter-

est in the ROW to Crooked River Ranch

Special Road District. The SRD, as a spe-

cial tax district, will be responsible for

and have funds required for road main-

tenance. The SRD receives an allocation

from both Jefferson and Deschutes

County tax revenues. No tax increase is

expected due to the on-going mainte-

nance of this road. Winter plowing will

be done by the Crooked River Ranch

Road Department at an estimated cost

of $45 per event.

13. What is the difference in cost for maintain-

ing a gravel road -vs- paved road over time?

According to the Jefferson County Road

Maintenance Supervisor, the industry

standard for maintaining a paved road of

this length is approximately $10,000 an-

nual average over 20 years, however in

that this will be a new road (paved) the

costs will be minimal. Crooked River

Ranch Road Maintenance Supervisor

Robert Parler noted the maintenance of

a graveled road includes grading, rolling,

watering which would be an estimated

cost of $1560 per time and would have

to be done approximately every three –

four weeks to keep the road drivable.

When replacement gravel would be re-

quired, the cost of the gravel alone

would be approximately $20,000.

14. Why is Jefferson County acting as the bor-

rower on behalf of the Association?

Because Jefferson County is a municipal-

ity and acting as the borrower, they are

able to apply for funding not available to

the Ranch from the Oregon Transporta-

tion Infrastructure Bank (OTIB). We re-

cently were made aware that we will be

able to get this loan at 0% interest.

15. How will the Association be able to contrib-

ute the $200,000 proposed by Treasurer

Dille?

For the past several years, the Budget/

Audit Committee and Board of Directors

have made it a priority to fund the Capi-

tal Reserve Plan (CRP). The CRP fund is

vital to the health of the HOA as it is the

source of funding to repair and/or re-

place our assets. This effort has been

accomplished by increasing dues, im-

proving revenues and holding down ex-

penses resulting in excess operating cash

which is then transferred to the CRP.

This year, Treasurer Dille recommended

that we re-allocate the $200,000 that

would have been transferred to the CRP

from the operating budget to the road

construction project in order to reduce

the loan required for the Alternate Exit.

16. What additional cash contributions for the

road are expected?

Jefferson County has made a firm com-

mitment to contribute $100,000 to the

construction of the road. Deschutes

County has informally committed to con-

tributing $100,000 to the construction of

the road with the understanding that it

is to be paved.

17. Were Federal grants researched?

Federal grants were investigated, but for

various reasons including the fact that

the Ranch is not a municipality, grants

were not available for this project. If

grants can be obtained in the future,

they can be applied to the outstanding

loan balance with no prepayment pen-

alty. Conventional financing from both

private and public sources to be repaid

from a Ranch assessment or dues in-

crease were explored simultaneously.

18. What is the current projected budget and

loan amount?

Based on an estimate provided by All

Points Engineering (which was updated

in November of 2017) the estimated cost

of construction is $806,386. This figure

includes a contingency fund of 20%, or

$132,231. With the contribution from

Jefferson County of $100,000, tentative

contribution from Deschutes County of

$100,000 and the infusion of the

$200,000 from the Crooked River Ranch

operating budget, the loan amount

would be reduced to approximately

$406,386. Based on information from

Jefferson County the loan interest rate

will be 0%. Using these figures, the esti-

mated dues increase per property owner

will be approximately $15.36 per YEAR,

or $1.28 per month. If construction bids

are significantly higher than our profes-

sional engineer’s estimates, the CRR

Board will reconsider its commitment to

the Alternate Exit Project.

Please see the excerpt from the 2008

Alternate Exit Committee Report on

Page 16. This excerpt is the recap of the

November 2007 survey conducted to

determine the level of interest in an al-

ternate exit. The full report can be

found on the CRR website.

Please note: Additional documentation

and information available on the CRR

website at www.crookedriverranch.com.

Alternate Exit FAQs Continued from Page 14


This photo of the Administration area of the Ranch, with the Crooked River canyon in the fog, was taken by Michael D. Smith from his property on Rim Road. It’s a striking photo-graph in the detail it shows of this area of the Ranch on a rainy day, with the cloud settled in the canyon behind it. Thank you, Michael, for submitting this wonderful photograph, and look for it to be featured in the 2019 calendar. And there’s only a few 2018 calendars left, so get yours now if you haven’t already! The members of the Events Committee are contemplating an-other series of note cards, similar to the “Sky Series” they did in 2016. This series would feature scenes of our dramatic can-yons on both the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers. If you would like to have your photo reviewed for possible use in the “Canyon Series” note card project, please send your photo in

to [email protected] by April 1, 2018. Each of the six artists chosen will have his or her name printed on the back of the card featuring their photograph. And please remember: there are still a few packs of the beautiful “Skies Series” note cards avail-able for purchase at the Administration Office. At $10 for 12 cards with envelopes, they make great inexpensive gifts!

Great Shot!

Great Shot!

Photo by Michael D. Smith

Clouds in the Canyon

Excerpt from 2008 Alternate Exit Committee Report Survey conducted November, 2007


Over the past several years

Underwriters laboratory (UL) has

been doing studies on fire behavior

in homes. Most of

these studies center

around the new syn-

thetic materials used

in the furniture we

have in our homes.

Based on the research that UL has

been doing they have found that the

fire builds and spreads quicker than

with the more natural materials.

During these tests researchers ana-

lyzed the effect of doors and win-

dows on a fire’s spread. Bedrooms

on the first and second floor of a

home were tested during the scenar-

ios.

Using thermal imaging cam-

eras, researchers found that closed-

door rooms on both floors during the

fire’s spread had average tempera-

tures of less than 100 degrees Fahr-

enheit versus 1000+ degrees in the

open-door rooms. Steve Kerber the

director of the research team said

“You could see a markable differ-

ence that a person could be alive in a

room with a closed door much

longer,”

I was able to attend training

that was presented by Steve Kerber

and his research team from UL last

year. I learned how quickly fire can

spread when it has a path to travel.

Fire follows low pressure so if a

door is open in an adjacent room it

will spread to the low pressure

caused by the open door to that

room. It was amazing to see how

you can protect yourself and your

family by sleeping with your bed-

room doors closed at night. This

will help stop spread of fire. UL has

an initiative out called “Close the

Door’. The focus of this initiative is

a public service engagement entitled

“Close Your Door.” You can find

out more by logging into CloseY-

ourDoor.org

Don’t forget to have work-

ing smoke detectors throughout your

house including outside every sleep-

ing area. And for extra safety it is

recommended to have one inside the

bedrooms too.

For Crooked River Ranch

Fire & Rescue 2017 was a very busy

year. In 2017 the Fire District re-

sponded to 535 calls for service.

This is more calls than the Fire Dis-

trict has ever responded to in a one-

year period. Of those 334 were

medical and rescue related calls. We

couldn’t respond to all of these calls

without our dedicated staff of career

and volunteer firefighters and emer-

gency medical personnel. We also

thank our community for your con-

tinued support of the Fire District.

As always if you should

have any comments or concerns,

please drop in, call us or visit us on

Facebook, Twitter, or Nextdoor. If

you are interested in becoming a

Volunteer Firefighter with us call

541-923-6776. Our next board meet-

ing is at our fire station, located at

6971 SW Shad Rd, on the 3rd Thurs-

day of the February at 2:30pm.

Sleeping with your

bedroom door closed By Harry Ward, Fire Chief


N a n c y Popp moved to the Ranch in 1991 and be-gan working at the Pro Shop with her hus-band. Later that fall she began working for Crooked River Realty, purchasing the company in 1995. Nancy’s

love of the community shines through in the many ways she supports the Ranch. As well as being a member of the Events Committee, she and her team

participate in the Western Holiday Vil-lage and organize in it’ s entirety the Trunk or Treat event.

Trunk or Treat: Fourteen years ago Crooked River Realty started a Hallow-een event at the Old Fire Hall provid-ing the activities and manpower, with young participants numbering 200-300. It was later taken over by Kitty Pullen, the seniors, and the Fire De-partment Auxiliary group. The event stopped when Kitty passed away. Sev-eral years later the Events Committee

held the Halloween Carnival in the Ju-niper Room, then in the larger Ranch Chapel Family Center. Crooked River Realty spearheaded the Carnival part of Trunk-or-Treat, taking over the or-ganization of the entire event the last few years. All this is made possible by her staff, agents, a dozen residents, and volunteers from the Ranch Chapel and its board.

Western Holiday Village: Popp has been taking “Pictures with Santa” for the children since moving here. Jean Workman, former HOA Board member,

had Santa greet children in the park pavilion for several years, then later Santa greeted in front of Crooked River Realty’s tiny house on a flatbed truck in front of the Clubhouse. Adding more fun, the Western Holi-day Village Children’s Party was born – face painting, balloon twisting, crafts, a luncheon and of course, photos with Sana. This has become a fabulous and key activity of the celebration!

Nancy credits our community, “This is not all about me,…my office staff

and agents are the brains and the brawn…also have six to twelve active participants in the community that we could not do without..decorating, run-ning errands and serving food, assist-ing Santa or working with the children to compete a craft.”

“I can’t say enough about all of these people. ‘It takes a village!’…really a pleasure to be able to provide these events…and give back to a com-munity that has supported us in so many ways.”

Ranch Raves…..

It takes a (Ranch) Village By Diane Nunley, Events Planning Committee, Phase Rep

Photo by Earleen Arthur

Children decorate pumpkins at the Trunk or Treat Carnival

Nancy Popp

Spread your dues payments out over a period of time. Monthly, quarterly and auto debit plans are available. For more information, or to set up a payment plan, please contact Connie Ream at the Administration Office at 541-548-8939.

Did you know?...

Dues Payment Plans Available

MEALS ON WHEELS NEEDS DRIVERS

Call 541-548-0622 for information


October 1986

The Chapel at Crooked River Ranch

The history of this non-denominational house of worship on Ore-gon’s high desert reads like good fiction. The plan grew from an idea first visual-ized by a fellowship group meeting at Haystack Reservoir in 1974. The present pastor, Lyn Hershey, and his family, with the help of a group of dedicated individ-ual and families from the CRR area nur-tured and supported the idea.

The first services were held at the old ranch house in 1975. Later in April of 1977, services moved to a large double wide trailer. CRR developer Bill McPher-son then donated land for a church at its present location near the post office and club house. Money for a structure came from individuals and organizations and some loans were arranged. Then the ground breaking was celebrated on Easter Sunday in 1978. Along the way, numerous obstacles were overcome. Money was tight, but a large group of vol-unteers donated their time and labor and the beautiful structure was finally dedi-cated to the Lord’s service in 1979. ‘

Ranch Chapel today has a near capacity membership. The fellowship and service have been an influence in bringing many residents to the ranch with their families. Pastor Hershey, looking back at the myriad of obstacles over-come, credits faith and a number of little miracles for their solutions.

August 1987

Crooked River Ranch Lions Club News

President Carl Wattier reports that this year’s 4th of July Buffalo Feed broke all records by serving 723 visitors to Crooked River ranch. It did thin down Bill MacPher-son’s buffalo heard a bit. Lion President, Carl, thanks the wonderful Lion volunteers, and in particular this year, the wives who did a great job. The Ranch Chapel ladies who served pie and ice cream at the event were a welcome addition to the festivities. They cleared about $350 for the Chapel mortgage fund according to Jeanie Her-shey who wished to thank the Lions for inviting them to participate.

On a new subject, Lion Harold Lentz has been appointed chairman of the Park and Fish Pond Committee. He re-ports that the new tables are being in-stalled on a permanent basis and addi-tional grass will be added this fall. Lion Eric Hayford will continue his fish stocking project in the pond, but please remember for now no fishing is allowed.

Another Lions success story was the Third Annual Luau at the Clubhouse. Barb and Rocklin supplied exotic food and beverages and prizes were won with Lions style money at the gambling tables, Las Vegas style.

September 1987

Short Fat Guys Road Race a “HUGE” success

You just never saw so many ro-tund, resilient, resourceful, rapid…???, rambunctious, roisterous, roguish, roly-poly, fat guys gathered in one place on the ranch until August 29th. They were mag-nificent. Several TV Channels, newspaper reporters, magazine photographers and a multitude of cheering fans were on hand to encourage our local contestants over the finish line. Even a handsome horse quali-fied, his girth was larger than the length of his legs, by majestically walking the whole length of the course.

Number 102 was the winner (every contestant’s number was 102). It was an outstanding feat of perseverance and per-spiration. Well done, gentlemen, well done! Don’t lose that fighting edge to maintain your qualifying measurements during the year.

November 1987

CRR Rural Fire Department

Hi there, I am your Fire Marshal here on Crooked River Ranch. Lorene and I retired in 1979 and came to the ranch to do “our thing” in retirement. It turned out that I became very much in-volved in the affairs of the ranch by way of the fire department.

My work experience leading up to my involvement has been long and varied. My first encounter with the fire service oc-curred in 1934 as a member of the CCC’s. I spent ten months in fire suppression and trail building with the U.S. Forest Service. During some thirty years of teaching, I was employed in a number of different kinds of summer work. The summers of 1951 through 1955 I was employed by the Sis-ters Ranger District. Two year as a fire lookout and three years in fire suppression with a crew boss rating.

From 1965 through 1970 I was em-ployed on a part time basis with Retail Credit Company as an insurance investi-gator; this one contributed much to my store of knowledge for my present position of Fire Marshal.

A rainbow touches the bell tower of the Ranch Chapel at Crooked River Ranch

CRR Fire Marshal Howard Browning.

Looking Backwards Compiled by deT nilraC


There were 1134 county wide calls

made to Jefferson County Sheriff

Department in the month of Decem-

ber.

Of a total of 67 incidents in the Jef-

ferson County Sheriff’s Department

Press Log for the period December

4, 2017 through December 31, 2017,

eight (8) involved Crooked River

Ranch.

On December 4th, the Jefferson

County Sheriff’s Office was dis-

patched to the report of a tres-

pass in progress as well as theft

on SW Shad Rd. The case is

still pending.

On December 6th, a Jefferson

County Deputy was dispatched

to a motor vehicle crash on SW

Chinook near Badger Rd. It was

learned in the investigation a

vehicle driven by a Culver resi-

dent had run a stop sign due to

distracted driving. The vehicle

struck another vehicle on SW

Chinook. A CRR resident along

with a toddler were transported

via ambulance to the hospital

with non-life threatening inju-

ries. The distracted driver was

issued multiple citations. Case

closed by citations issued.

On December 11th, a Deputy

with the Jefferson County Sher-

iff’s Office took a report of a

possible abuse that happened in

Crooked River Ranch on SW

Sundown Canyon Rd. The case

is under investigation.



iff’s Office took a report of a

possible criminal mistreatment

on SW Sandy Pl. The case is

under investigation.


County Sheriff’s Office opened

an investigation in regards to an

incident that occurred at the

Crooked River Ranch Annex

during a meeting. The case is


On December 15th, a Jefferson

County Deputy responded to the

Crooked River Ranch Crime Watch December, 2017

Lions Limb Dump

Winter Hours

Second Saturday of the month

9:00 a.m. to noon

For more info contact Mike Dries at 805-714-8675

6700 block of SW Badger to a

reported found Mountain Bike.

The Deputy provided the report-

ing party with a completed prop-

erty form explaining the options

available to them. A picture was

taken to place on the Sheriff’s

social media as a lost bicycle.


County Sheriff’s Office con-

ducted a traffic stop on SW Shad

and Cinder Dr. During the traf-

fic stop it was determined the

driver, of Crooked River Ranch,

was driving under the influence

of intoxicants. The driver was

lodged at the Jefferson County

Jail and charged with DUI. The

vehicle was impounded by

Princes Towing per the Jefferson

County Sheriff’s Office Policy.



iff’s Office responded to SW

Business Circle Loop for a re-

ported child abuse. The case is


Vision Screenings of 15,804 students

from September to December 2017 resulted in

1,424 referrals for further eye exams and were

conducted by 69 Lion Volunteers and 10 Lions

Clubs from Crooked River Ranch, Sisters,

Prineville, Bend, La Pine, Madras, Mitchell,

Burns, Silver Lake and Sherman County.

“You gotta love the kids, they come

up with something different every day,” stated

Jon Awbrey, of the CRR Lions, who topped the

list of volunteers with 41 screenings attended.

“The 69 volunteers who have helped

out with the screenings are amazing, not just

for the time they

volunteered, but

also for the many,

many miles they

drove,” stated coor-

dinator Ted Carlin.

A Bend stu-

dent who was

screened as a kin-

dergartner, 3 years

ago and was re-

ferred and received

glasses was again

screened as a third

grader this

year and checked out fine

wearing the glasses he is so

proud of. “We had no idea he

had eye problems as a kinder-

gartner”, stated his mom who

teaches at his school. “His

whole outlook on school and

life changed after receiving the

glasses which we didn’t even

know he needed” We hope

there are more success stories

like this from the 1,424 stu-

dents referred for further eye

exams in 2017.

15,804 Central Oregon students screened…..

What can 10 Lions Clubs and 69 Lion volunteers accomplish? By Ted Carlin, Central Oregon Vision Screening Coordinator

Halloween screening fun. CRR Lions Vision screeners Jon Awbrey, Cinda Awbrey, Greta O’Brien and Ted Carlin, a.k.a. “The Lion” join LaPine Lions for a Halloween Vision Screening at LaPine Elementary School.

CRR Lions Carolyn Ladd, Greta O’Brien, Irv Ladd, Jon Awbrey and Ted Carlin join Bend Sunrise Lions for a vision screening in Bend.

The 69 Volunteers from the 10 Lions

Clubs will celebrate with a Lions Vision

Screener Volunteer Recognition Luncheon at

Kim & Karla’s Pasta Restaurant in Redmnd on

March 17th.

“We become a pretty tight knit group

during the screenings and have fun celebrat-

ing,” stated Ted Carlin. “The students make it

fun day after day and the volunteers are so effi-

cient and professional that camaraderie and lots

of laughs erupt during the screenings.” “It is

also nice when Lions from different clubs work

together and share ideas for fundraisers and

service projects, not to mention sharing some

homemade cookies!” continued Ted.


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Categories: 101 Real Estate 102 Rentals 201 For Sale 205 Garage Sales 202 Lost & Found 301 Vehicles For Sale 401 Horses, Livestock & Pets 500 Services 601 Construction/Contractor Serv. 701 Domestic Services 802 Help Wanted 901 Wanted

Sculptor & Furniture Maker Custom projects, refurnishing & repairs

Call Lewis at 510-599-7035. Please visit

my website turnofthecenturyfinearts.com

Plumbing Work The Plumbing Pros of Central Oregon

does residential and commercial. We

have over 40 years of experience and

we’re here on the ranch! Affordable

plumbing done right. Licensed, bonded

and insured. CCB#214797.

Call or text Mark at (541) 771-2245

American Clean-Out All-in-one Hauling and Cleaning services.

Stain and Weatherizing fences. Complete

Clean-out of distressed Homes. Call for

free estimate. (541) 300-5796

Tax Preparation - Are yours done? Licensed professional offering personal-

ized service. Call Melba @ 541-923-

8770 LTC# 70487.

Clean Jeannie Cleaning Service Deep cleaning, housekeeping, holiday

help, pet sitting, house sitting, ect.

Licensed, bonded and insured. 360-901-

8569.

Flower ‘n’ Gifts Spring has sprung at Beauty In All Flowers.

Order your live Valentine Bouquet today

for that special someone in your life.

Drop by and see the bouquets & gifts on display. Call Mary Ellen at 541-504-7721.

Portland Story Theater is

coming to Crooked River Ranch, at

the request of FANs, to present the

Armchair Adventurer, Lawrence

Howard, telling the amazing story of

“Polar Opposites: Amundsen, Scott,

and the Race for the Pole.” The

presentation will be held on April

13th at the Juniper Room at Crooked

River Ranch.

“Polar Opposites” recounts

heroic and tragic events in Antarc-

tica one hundred years ago. British

adventurer Robert Falcon Scott and

his four companions fought their

way to the South Pole only to find

the Norwegian f lag f lying

there. Roald Amundsen had beaten

him by five weeks. Crushed by dis-

appointment, utterly exhausted and

short on food and fuel, Scott and his

companions froze and starved to

death on the return journey, just

eleven miles from a huge cache of

provisions and supplies. Polar Op-

posites is an epic tale of ambition

and folly, of heroism and tragedy; a

tale of courage and sacrifice and suf-

fering. It’s the story of a glorious

achievement overshadowed by an

even more glorious defeat.

To offer this wonderful pro-

gram to our friends and neighbors at

CRR, we have to guarantee a mini-

mum amount of ticket sales for the

storyteller. FANs is selling tickets

to this special event online for $18

for non-FANs members and $15 for

FANs members. REGISTER NOW!

Visit fansofdeschutes.org to learn

more and purchase tickets. If you

are unable to purchase tickets online,

mail your check to FANs at PO Box

2127, Terrebonne, OR 97760 and we

will register you. Registration is

now open and limited to 75

people. If there are seats available

the night of the event, tickets will be

$20 at the door payable with cash or

check.

Polar Opposites…..

Amundsen, Scott and the race

for the Pole By Marilynne Keyser, President, FANs

Submitted Photo

Admundsen with his sled dogs.

Want to donate you cans and

bottles to the CRR Lions Club?

Cans and Bottles Drop-off Locations

MacPherson Park | RV Park | Trading Post | New Fire Hall

Snack Shack, by CRR Admin Bldg | By Mail Boxes on Chinook & Badger

Golf Course Clubhouse Porch |Golf course between Electric Cart Barns by Air Station

Golf Course Cart Barn | Return Station by Clubhouse

Golf Course Rental Cart Barn by CRR Reality


Happy February to all of

you! Although not nearly as snow-

bound as last years winter wonder-

land here at the Ranch,

it’s been frosty here

and we can only hope

that this month will

bring some good golf-

ing weather to the Gem of Central

Oregon as our next Playday Season

approaches.

By now you should have

received your 2018 Men’s Club

Dues Notice and Playday Schedule

via email, so fill out your application

and get it back with your payment to

the Pro Shop or mail it to our Treas-

urer Gary Molder at the address on

the application. If you didn’t receive

an application just email Gary at

[email protected] or drop by

the Pro Shop front desk and pick one

up.

And for you new members,

welcome to our 162 member Men’s

Club, one of the largest and most

active (and fun) clubs in the state. If

any of you has any questions about

the Playday Schedule or anything

else regarding your membership,

feel free to call me at 503-309-0328.

I also encourage anyone considering

joining our Men’s Club to give me a

call and I will try to answer any

questions you may have.

Remember that our annual

breakfast meeting at the Sandbagger

to kick off the season is on the

13th of March at 8:00 a.m., before

our Playday event that morning. As

usual, breakfast is included as part of

your Men’s Club dues.

Important upcoming dates to

remember:

- February 28 - Club dues paid to

avoid a late fee

- March 1 – Local posting begins

- March 6 – Playday Season

Begins with Regular Golf (9:30

a.m. Shotgun start)

- Mar. 13 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast

meeting at the Sandbagger (golf

to follow)

I hope everyone is looking

forward to our 2018 season as much

as I am. Course Superintendent

Richard Jensen and his team have

been working hard to make sure the

course is in optimal shape despite

the weather challenges, and Club

Pro Pat Huffer and his staff have the

Pro Shop dialed in with lots of new

and interesting offerings. See you

on the course!

Mike

Thought of the Day: A wife

walked into the bedroom and found

her husband in bed with his golf

clubs. Seeing the astonished look on

her face, he calmly said, "Well, you

said I had to choose, right?"

CRR Men’s Golf Club

Annual breakfast meeting March 13th

kicks off golf season By Mike Kuykendall, President

CRR Ladies Golf Club

This winter we’ve had some good

golf days and some not good days By Jeanne Holloway, President

So far we are enjoying an-

other wimpy weather winter at CRR.

We have had some good golf days

and some good NOT

golf days. I enjoy the

calm of winter but also

hope for the sunshine

and fun of the golf

course. We get awesome roll on the

golf ball in the winter!

Our CRR winter golf has a

10:30 A.M. shot-gun starts on Mon-

day, Wednesday and Thursday. Call

the golf course staff to let them

know you would like to play.

If you are considering join-

ing our ladies golf club please con-

tact me at [email protected].

We would love to have you play a

few rounds with us to help you de-

cide. We offer a 9 hole game as well

as an 18 hole game each Wednesday

morning. The cost to join is $65 and

you need to have an associated con-

nection with the CRR golf course.

The golf course has copies of the

ladies club membership form.

In the sweetness of friend-

ship let there be laughter and the

sharing of pleasures!

Hope to see you on the golf

course soon!

Note: The CRR RV

Park is open for the winter

RV Park 541-923-1441

Impress your friends and family! Schedule your next family or group

gathering now for next year. Everyone will enjoy the wonderful

amenities here at CRR!


My dear neighbor gave me a sprouting kit

for Christmas to begin home sprouting. Years ago

sprouts were only one kind, the fat ones; that

sometimes smelled like dirt, lumped on your sand-

wich at the “healthy” cafes, or wilted in a Chinese

takeout dish.

Knowing so much more about nutrition

now and doing a lot of my own cultivating of

foods, I figured I’d give it a whirl. Beans and

seeds in their whole form added to recipes are su-

per healthy. Sprouted beans, seeds and grains

bring an entire new nutritional profile to the table.

Sprouting adds different flavors and are more di-

gestible than in whole form. Seeds hydrated with

water grow into tiny plants and this change alters

the nutritional profile. Sprouting increases pro-

tein, fiber, calcium and vitamin C in legumes.

Phytochemicals and antioxidants are higher in

some of the sprouted legumes. Sprouting posi-

tively decreases the carbohydrate content and re-

duces things that interfere with mineral absorption.

Besides being a way to add a low calorie, tasty,

nutritional change to a dish, a small study showed

sprouted seeds may have a positive impact on

blood lipids.

Some ideas for delicious sprouts include:

grains like whole-wheat berries, brown rice, qui-

noa and millet; legumes like peanuts, mung beans,

black-eyed peas and lentils; small seeds like ses-

ame seeds; vegetable seeds like broccoli, kale,

radish and mustard.

Pay close attention to food safety during

preparation to sprout the seed. Bacteria like a

warm environment to grow and so do your sprout-

ing seeds. Certified pathogen-free seeds are avail-

able to sprout your own or you can purchase grow-

ing macronutrient sprouts at some stores. Amazon

and Cornucopia in Redmond sell the sprouting kits

and seeds.

Add an extra punch of nutrition to your

salad or sandwich and start a fun new hobby!

Sprouted seeds may have a positive impact on blood lipids...

Sprouted beans, seeds and grains bring an entire

new nutritional profile to the table By Robin Gaudette, RN, ACSM/HFI, Aquatics Wellness Coordinator, RAPRD

It is nearly Valentine's Day! Have you

decided what you are going to give your sweetie

this year? Flowers are always welcome, but how

about some Winds and Dragons to go along with

them? lf you play Mah Jongg then you know all

about Flowers, Winds and Dragons. lf you do not

play Mah Jongg then you may be wondering what

all this has to do with Valentine's Day. Let me

explain.

Valentine's Day is on Wednesday this

year, and Wednesday is the day that the Mah

Jongg group meets at the Administration Building

every week from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. to play our fa-

vorite game. Flowers, Winds and Dragons are a

part of this game, along with Dots, Cracks and

Bamboos.

Are you intrigued yet? Want to find out

more and learn how to play an ancient game from

the Far East? Easy to learn but always a chal-

lenge to play, we invite you to join us. If you al-

ready know how to play Mah Jongg then you will

fit right in, if you do not know how to play we will

teach you and then you will fit right in. And we

will always make sure that you get some Flowers,

Roses are Red,

Violets are Blue

Here are some fun and

games for you By Jennifer Kirkpatrick, CRR Mah Jongg Group

Please contact

John Pizzimenti

503-936-1049

Cribbage

Players Wanted

More Breaking

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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”.

A Great Place to Hang Your Hat

February, 2018

Work has begun on a new fence surrounding the swimming pool. The old fence passed through its life expectancy a few years ago, and has been propped up and patched for too long. The new fence is a chain link fence system, with slats, fittings, and all framework coated in green. It will be installed in phases to maintain security and liability issues. The new fence will be visually attractive and should last for many decades.

Nominating Committee

begins search for

CRR Board candidates

Ranch swimming pool gets a new fence! By Steve Swigart, General Maintenance Supervisor

General Maintenance Supervisor Steve Swigart plumbs a post.

Mark Inman mixes concrete for the new posts.

The old fence before it is taken down.

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