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See Summer Rec Page 17

Ce leb ra t i n g

the “Wild Wild

West”, the Crooked

River Ranch annual

two day Independ-

ence Celebration will

be held this year on

June 30th and July 1st.

Put on your

dancing shoes and

head to MacPherson

Park Friday evening,

June 30th for the

Barn Dance. A Beer

Garden and food will

be available for sale

during the event.

The dance, spon-

sored by the CRR Events Commit-

tee, begins at 6:00 p.m. and ends at

10:00 p.m. and features the “Central

Oregon Band”. Come out for an

evening of music, food, fun and ca-

maraderie! Best of all, it’s FREE.

All other events, including

the Crooked River Ranch “Wild

Wild West” Parade, the CRR Lions

Tri-Tip Feast, the Vendor and Craft See Independence Celebration Page 21

Remember to register by July 7th!

Summer Recreation Program just

around the corner, register now! By Fran Davis, Summer Rec Committee Secretary

June, 2017

Traditional parade leads the way Saturday

Two-day Independence Celebration

Begins with Barn Dance Friday night Phyllis Carlin, CRR Telegraph

Fair, Ranch Chapel Quilt Show and

many others will be held throughout

the day on Saturday, July 1st. In

addition, the CRR Fire & Rescue

will celebrate their 40th Anniversary

during this year’s event. After par-

ticipating in the parade, they will

host a 40th Anniversary Open House

at the Fire Hall and later in the after-

Photo by Phyllis Carlin

Hip-hop artist Mosley Wotta instructs the children on rhythms during last year’s summer rec.

Each year our Summer Rec-

reation committee organizes and

conducts a summer recreation pro-

gram for the youth of Crooked River

Ranch. Planning is well under way

with many fun activities on tap for

your kids and grandkids including

crafts, singing, swimming and sports

-- and it ends with a great picnic.

This year the 2017 Summer Recrea-

tion Program will be held during the

weeks of July 17th thru the 21st and

July 24th thru the 28th.

The Summer Recreation

Committee would like to remind

parents and grandparents of children

who have completed Kindergarten


Madras ROTC leads last year’s parade.

Potholes disappear

on 43rd!

June, 2017 The Crooked River Ranch Telegraph, Crooked River Ranch, Oregon 2

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On May 4th Uber, the ride

sharing service that started in San

Francisco in 2009, came to Central

Oregon. Uber is currently offering

service in the area from Sun River

to Warm Springs and from Prine-

ville to Three Sisters. Lyft, a similar

service, launches imminently as

well.

Crooked River Ranch resi-

dents Dave and Cheryl Keyston had

used Uber during their travels to

Austin, Texas and New York City.

So when they heard the service was

coming to Central Oregon, they de-

cided to become drivers. Cheryl

and Dave have had only positive

responses from the residents they

have driven. Many have used Uber

while travelling and are thrilled that

the service has come to our area.

Dave believes that educa-

tion is the key to understanding

Uber and he and Cheryl hope to

conduct a training session for resi-

dents on June 22 in the Juniper

Room in the Admin building. “It is

our hope that we can be of service

to the people here at Crooked River

Ranch,” stated Keyston. Through

training and demonstration, Dave

and Cheryl hope to help people here

become familiar with the service.

To use Uber or Lyft you have to

have a Smartphone and the first step

is to download Uber or Lyft’s app.

“It really only takes a couple of

minutes to do this.” Once it’s

downloaded and set up you link it to

one of your credit or debit cards.

However, if you wait to do this until

the session on the 22nd, they will

have a discount for you for either

app.

Then, when you need a ride,

you enter the destination on your

phone and press the button to ask

for a driver. They system will send

out a request to the nearest available

driver in your area. That driver gets

a notification, answers the call and

the system will tell the rider who

the driver is, and what car the driver

will be arriving in. It even shows

the rider a picture of the car. Ac-

cording to Keyston, “There are lots

of security elements in place. They

system is easy, transparent and cost

effective.” The driver doesn’t have

to carry cash or exchange cash and,

for the Uber rider, there is no ex-

pectation to tip.

Uber is the pioneer in the

ride sharing economy and it cur-

rently operates in 570 cities world-

wide. Lyft is a similar ride-sharing

app that is very competitive.

Two drivers at Crooked River Ranch…..

Uber comes to Central Oregon By Phyllis Carlin, CRR Telegraph

Community invited

Lions to host annual

Memorial Day Ceremony By Phyllis Carlin, CRR Lions

The Crooked River Ranch Lions Club invites all members of the community to attend the annual Memorial Day Ceremony, which will be held at Lions Memorial Park on May 29th beginning at 11:00 a.m. Through readings, music, and special presenta-tions, the ceremony will honor the memory of the men and women who died while serving in the American Military. CRR Fire and Rescue personnel, community members, and Lions Club members will participate in the ceremony.


The posting of the colors by members of CRR Fire & Rescue

Want to donated your 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


Community Shred Day

Do you have boxes piling up in your garage filled with old tax returns or medical records? You can’t throw them away for fear they’ll fall into the hands of some unscrupulous people, so what to do?

Well, CRR will be holding their 3rd annual Shred Day on Saturday, June 24, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon at the Old Fire Hall. Bring those sensitive documents to be disposed of by the bonded firm Data Delete.

You can watch while your papers are safely shredded right there for your peace of mind. And, it’s free! (Please, no heavy manila files or large paper clips. Staples are OK). For more infor-mation, call Paula Bartolomei at 541-548-0675.

Saturday, June 24

Old Fire Hall

No cost to Ranch residents

The Crooked River Ranch Lions Club will offer a Free Day at the Limb Dump on Saturday, June 24th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Accept-able item include brush, limbs, manure and grass clippings. We do not accept the follow-ing: building materials, lumber, metal, rock, plastic, dirt or garbage. Also, no stumps. The Limb Dump is located on Sand Ridge Road be-tween Buckhorn and Shelf Ct. The Free Day is for residents only. Contractors pay normal rates. For more information contact Mike O’Brien at 971-219-7351 or Mark Dearman at 503-949-8586.

Free Day at the Limb Dump

Clean-up DAY AT THE RANCH

June 24th 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.


Bring your TV’s, Computers, monitors, printers, keyboards and mice working or not. The program is hosted by the Crooked River Ranch Homeowners Association and paid for by the electronics’ manufacturers working with Reverse Logistics of the Americas, who provide responsible recycling of these items under the Oregon E-Cycles law.*

You can erase your hard drive before bringing it for recycling, but leave the computer intact. The hard drive will be erased or shredded during the recycling process.

Remember that you can not dispose of TVs, computers and monitors as trash. Electronics contain hazardous substances such as lead, cadmium, and mercury that can harm our health and environment. Recycling keeps toxins out of our landfills and conserves natural resources.

* The E-Cycling program provides free recycling to households and any busi-ness or non-profit with 10 or fewer em-ployees or anyone bringing in up to seven items at a time.

E-Waste Recycling Event

June 24th

Old Fire Hall 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.


All events will be held June 24th


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 - Mark Dearman 503-949-8586

CRR Riders Sue Silver [email protected]

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

Contact - Lewis Meyers, Jr. 510-599-7035

Dutch Oven Group Contact - Mark or Sue Schneider 541-504-8765

FANs Board Meeting - 4th Tues., 6:30 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 - Jack Martin 541-548-1793

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 - Susan Free 541-306-0212

Contact - Gladys Johnson 541-923-3871

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

Contact - Cheryl Foidel 541-504-3390

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

VETERAN’S CORNER BY SUSAN FREE

Bill McClung served with the U.S. Army from 1966-1968. His basic and advanced training, as a Medic – Hospital Corpsman, was at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Although he was trained to go to Viet-nam, he ended up going to Germany due to a shortage of medics in the region. Bill says, “He was relieved that he didn’t have to go to Vietnam; however, he was willing and ready to go.” He served in Baumholder, Germany with the 565th Ambulance Company, including 3 months in the U.S. Army Hospital in Neubrucke, Germany. His routine activities included giving shots, cleaning wounds, applying dress-ings, instrument sterilization, making beds, and other general duties. Asked about an unusual event and Bill mentioned “I was part of two am-

bulances that went out to cover the 533rd Military Police and perform maneuvers in southern Germany. One of our maneuvers was to simulate a nuclear attack, which went off so well, we received a commendation for a job well done.” Bill was raised in Roseburg, Oregon with a Godly family who attended church and taught him responsibility and morals. Bill and his wife, Shirley, have lived here for 18 years, and have 5 children, 11 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. Bill and Shirley are both licensed pilots and have a passion for flying airplanes. They owned a Cessna 150 and Grumman Cheetah before selling them. During his first solo flight in 1986, he had a near miss with a big airliner getting ready to land at Portland International Airport. He had clearance to fly across the path, but the control tower didn’t know he was flying at the same altitude as the big airliner. He glanced out his left window to the momentary “shock” of seeing the big airliner 50 feet under him. Bill mentions, “I was never more scared than at that moment.” Shirley received her pilot license in 1994 and joined Bill in his passion for flying. Bill recently wrote a book called: “Dare to Fly”, a Christian book about living an overcoming life.

NEW WRITER FOR VETERAN’S CORNER Please welcome Kathleen Rafiq as the new writer for the Veteran’s Corner and stay tuned for the new “SALUTE” in the July issue of the Telegraph! Kathleen moved to Afghanistan as a civilian shortly after 9/11, leaving behind a career as a broadcast producer and print journalist. She managed humanitarian aid reconstruction pro-jects and helped to build capacity amongst the local villagers. Many times this involved work-ing alongside NATO, U.S. military troops, and the International community. After more than a decade of living in a warzone, Kathleen is returning to a more quiet and serene life here at CRR, but continues to remain inspired by our own local CRR Veterans and Veteran Affairs. Welcome Kathleen!


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

3 9:00 AM Farmers & Artisans Market


10 10:00 AM Mariposa Lily Garden Club Plant Sale

1 10:30 AM CRR Senior Group Social

Potluck at noon

1:00 PM Events Planning Committee

5:30 PM Lions Board Mtg.

2

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

5 9:00 AM CRR Canyon Quilters

10:00 AM Board Work

Session

6:30 PM Celebrate Recov-

ery

6

6:00 PM Shooting Stars

6:00 PM Chapel Youth

4


Potluck at noon

9

13 1:00 PM Sage Quilters 5:30 PM CRR Lions Social

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

11


6:30 PM Celebrate Recovery

14

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg

5:00 PM Classic Cars


Potluck at noon

6:30 PM Fire Board Mtg.

16

June

July

20 10:00 AM Mariposa Lily Garden Club

4:30 PM Golf Advisory


18


6:00 PM Board Meeting


21

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg


7:00 PM Birders


Potluck at noon

23

24 CLEAN-UP DAY AT

THE RANCH

8:00 AM Tire and Battery

Drop-off

8:00 AM Free Day at the Limb Dump

9:00 AM Community

Shred Day 10:00 AM E-Waste

Recycling





28

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg



Potluck at noon

30 6:00 PM Barn Dance

25

5

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

6:00 PM Shooting Stars



10:00 AM Board Work

Session


2


10:00 AM Independence

Celebration

12:00 Noon CRR Fire &

Rescue Open House


Potluck at noon

1:00 PM Events Planning Committee

5:30 PM Lions Board Mtg.

7

8



9



12

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg



Potluck at noon

14



Come celebrate with us.

June 29th 2017 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Edward Jones

8222 N Hwy 97, Ste. 103 Terrebonne, OR 97760

Crooked River Ranch Birders' Blurb

Greatest number of Golden Eagle nesting pairs in state

are in Central Oregon By Kevin Smith, CRR Birders

WOW! How time FLIES. Faster

than the birds do here at the Ranch. By now

there are tiny heads appearing over the tops

of many nests. The Baldy chick at Smith

Rock State Park is half way to fledging and

should be flying by the month’s end. The

Ospreys along Highway 97 are back and

seven pole nests are in the process. The

East Cascades Audubon Golden Eagle Nest

Cam (at www.goldeneaglecam.com) has

one not-so-tiny white puffball. This camera

by the way might be the only Golden Eagle

Nest Cam in the World. So, our bird of the

month IS the Golden Eagle.

We have many Golden Eagle nests

right here at Crooked River Ranch! Of

course not all of them are used in a season.

We are missing the pair which inhabited the

Steelhead Falls for many years and would love

to hear from any of you who know of occupied

nests here. A study of the Golden Eagles of

Oregon is in its sixth year and we here in Cen-

tral Oregon have the greatest number of nesting

pairs in the State. If you are interested in see-

ing these huge raptors come to our meetings

and we can take you to see one of the nesting

areas.

Bring your ‘Bird-Shots’ to our May

Birders’ meeting on the 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the

Senior Center. In June we meet on the 21st.

Weather permitting we can sit on the patio and

count the species we see so bring your

‘bins’ (that is short for binoculars) and we will

scan the skies for LBJ’s and IBBB’s (that is

short for Little Brown Jobs and Itty-Bitty-Black-

Birds). Come have some fun!

Birding by Ear classes continue unto

June in Sawyer Park in Bend at 8AM. They

only last about two hours so you have the

rest of the day free. Contact Dave Tracy at

[email protected]

Wednesday Birders continues in Bend

looking for birds in Central Oregon. Con-

tact Judy at [email protected] Mary

‘Y’ introduces young children to birds,

mammals, reptiles and more. E-mail her at

[email protected]

East Cascades Audubon has free trips on

Saturdays and Sundays during the month to

locations all over Oregon. Find the listing at

http://www.ecaudubon.org/field-trips Did I

mention that they are FREE??

The Crooked River Ranch Bird List

(now at 164 species) is available at the Ranch

Office, the Information Kiosk, at our meetings

or by contacting me. For information about our

group, the many birding opportunities in Ore-

gon, OR about birding in general I can be

reached by phone at 541-350-3895 or by e-mail

at [email protected]. For more

bird (and other animals) photos look to my web

site at http://www.kevnsmithnaturephotos.com.

www.ferrisbuilding.com

Photo by Kevin Smith

Amazing Golden Eagle.



Steel Stampede, largest event of it’s kind in the northwest

Photos by Gina Anderson and Phyllis Carlin

This year marked the 11th annual running of the Steel Stampede, which was held at Crooked River Ranch on May 6 and 7.

The event continues to grow, both in number of participants and the number of spectators. It is the largest event of its kind in the North-west and draws participants mainly from Oregon, Washington and California, but some come from all points in the U.S. This year, there were 170 race riders and 35 tri-als participants.

There were a number of new riders this year, including a 12 and 15-year old who participated in the trials. The event is a great way for them to learn control of the motorcycle. To ride in the races, you must be 16 an have parental permission. The oldest rider in the motocross (races) was over 80.

According to Ranch Manager Judy LaPora, “The participants love to come here. They are amazed by the scenery, enjoy the hospi-tality and love the course. It’s a very popular race.

The vintage motorcycles ridden in the event are from 1974 or older.

In addition to the Steel Stampede, a motorcy-cle Swap Meet and Show was held at the Dick Chandler Ball Field next to the event on May 6. The meet, organized by Pam and Mike Falconi gives people the opportunity to show and sell their bikes.

Proceeds from the initial event were ear-marked for the fire hall, with proceeds form subsequent events benefiting the community at large. Projects such as the restrooms by Lions Memorial Park, the new visitors Kiosk, Coyotes Den Disc Golf Course, our new bleachers and chips which line the walking trail at Panorama Park were all provided for the community with proceeds from the event. Last year’s proceeds are earmakdend for an enhanced children’s playground, which will be located at the CRR RV Park and will be avail-able to all residents and visitors at the park.

Ranch Manager Judy LaPora estimated the proceeds from this year’s event at more than $10,000. Funds from the event have not yet been allocated.


Over 100 community members volunteer in support of the Steel Stampede

Volunteers, volunteers and more volunteers

Car club members ready to work at the trials. Pictured (L - R): Greg Bartolomei, John Meredith, Joe Shaffer, Doug Noah, Ray Rose and Loni Chu.

Madras JROTC during the posting of the col-ors prior to the start of the races.

Directing traffic, having fun.

The Steel Stampede is a true commu-nity endeavor. It takes more than 120 volunteers to run the two-day event. Volunteers and volunteer jobs include judging trials, serving as race monitors, working the gates, and selling T-shirts. Event organizer Pete Fisher never hesi-tates to credit volunteers and sponsors with the success of the event. “The Crooked River Ranch community em-braces the event,” he said. “Many of these are seasoned volunteers who have worked year after year. But each year new people come out to assist in the effort. Without the spirit of volun-teerism, the Stampede wouldn’t hap-pen.”

Ken Nolan announces during the races.

Judging during the trials. Volunteer Sandra Fox and Snack Shack manager Penny Sackhoff.

Volunteers sell raffle tickets.


June! The month of romance and mar-

riage! It is also Flag Day and Father's Day, along

with the first month of summer and the month

with the longest daylight hours, at least in the

Northern Hemisphere. What else, you ask?

Well………….

It's the month of

the Mariposa Lily Garden

Club Plant Sale! This is

what you've all been

waiting for! The biennial

plant sale where THE

PRICE IS RIGHT! Hundreds of locally grown plants will be avail-

able for the choosing, ready to be carefully and

lovingly placed in the ground at their new

homes. Perennials in one-gallon pots start at $4.

Raffle tickets will be sold with the lucky winner

taking home a large pot of flowers perfect for the

deck or patio. Look for the signs that describe

the plants and details, such as both common and

Latin names, whether it is deer-resistant, drought

resistant, sun or shade, time and color of flower,

etc. Club members start at least a year in ad-

vance potting plants and tending them so they

are in excellent shape to transplant. The Club

greatly appreciates the community support of

this fundraiser!

Where: MacPherson Park

When: Saturday, June 10 -10:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.

One day only! Arrive early for best selection!

See you at the plant sale!

In other news, the Club has been busy

beautifying the CRR locations for which they

take ownership of weeding and planting, includ-

ing the flume by the golf course, entrance kiosk,

administration kiosk, golf shop, fire department,

Mary Sandstrom Garden and other locations

around the ranch.

As for gardening? If you haven't already

done so, June is the month to plant the garden,

but be prepared to protect those young plants

from frost, which can happen ANY time in Cen-

tral Oregon. Water early in the morning. Manage

the weeds while they are small! Don't know

what's a weed and what isn't? The Club has re-

sources available for weed identification.

The purpose of the Mariposa Lily Gar-

den Club is to share the joy of gardening, pre-

serve natural resources and volunteer services to

our community. The Club meets the third Tues-

day 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!

The Mariposa Lily Garden Club Presents…..

“The Price is Right” Plant Sale on June 10th

! By Kay Limbaugh, Mariposa Lily Garden Club

Photo by Marilynne Keyser

Daffodils herald the onset of spring at the Mary Sandstrom Garden.

Photo by Josie Hopla

The colorful view from under the flume.


FANs celebrated Earth Day on April 22nd with 55 enthusiastic

volunteers gathering at the Steelhead

Falls parking

lot along the

D e s c h u t e s

River for our annual cleanup. There

were several projects to choose from

on this glorious, sunny morning:

cleaning up the campground, weed-

ing the native plantings around the

parking lot, rebuilding rock bounda-

ries around native plantings, remov-

ing graffiti from canyon walls, re-

moving invasive mullein along the

river, and closing off redundant

trails.

With the help of our BLM

partners, Solve, and Central Oregon

Connect, FANs was able to collect

and dispose of 25 large bags of trash

and weeds, remove most of the mul-

lein near two locations where milk-

weed was planted last fall, and close

off eight redundant trails connecting

the upper and lower Steelhead Falls

trails. A total of 220 volunteer hours

were contributed by our enthusiastic

participants. There is still work to

do to shore up the sandy portions of

the trail near the falls with rock

walls and steps. FANs has received

a small grant to help the BLM fix

one of those areas next fall using a

professional rock crew. We are very

excited to start that process and

hoped to get several other grants to

complete the work on the trail in the

next few years.

Thanks to everyone who

volunteered and, especially, to those

Crooked River Ranch property own-

ers who donated rocks to the project.

Earth Day Project at Steelhead Falls

is a big success By Marilynne Keyser, President,

Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs)


Our last meet-

ing was held on May

3rd and began at 6:30

p.m. at the Sandbag-

ger Saloon. It was

standing room only.

President John Seely opened

the meeting and introduced our guest

speaker, Dana Schulke from CRR

Fire & Rescue. Dana talked about the

availability and cost of helicopter in-

surance to ranch residences. There are

two companies that provide helicopter

ambulance service on the Ranch, Life

Flight and Air Med Air Lift. These are

separate companies. If your primary

provider is not available the secondary

is automatically called. If an airlift is needed, the cost runs in excess of $25,000.

The cost for each of these carriers is between

$60 and $65 a year for each and is very worth-

while. In addition there is Fire Med ambulance

service available on the ranch as a supplement

to any other insurance you may have. The

cost for this service is $45 a year. The above

prices cover your entire household. For more

information on any of the ambulance services

stop by the fire hall located on Shad Road here

on the ranch.

Better news was our spring clean-up.

What a great success it was. We had a total of

44 volunteers, 36 from our group and eight

ranch residents who heard what we were doing

and wanted to help. Thanks to all! All total we

collected 28 yards or 4,000 pounds of garbage

including a boat, several recliners and couches,

a hot water heater, and mattresses. Two volun-

teers waked down Lower Bridge Rd approxi-

mately half a mile and collected eight garbage

bags just in that short dis-

tance. In addition we col-

lected 40 tires, many of

which were on damaged

rims. A big thanks goes out

to both Redmond Les

Schawb for accepting the

tires at no charge and to

Knott Landfill in Bend for

accepting all 4000 pounds

of trash at no charge.

Thanks to Lynelle Morgan

for setting up the agreement

with Knott Landfill.

Thanks to Brian Morgan

and John Seely for the use

of their trailers, without which we could

not have hauled off as much. Following

are some pictures of the clean-up.

Future rides include May 20th to

Seneca, Oregon for their annual Oyster

Festival on May 27th and our annual

Walton Lake Ride where we camp in the

snow park area. We still need to pick a

spot for our July 4th and Labor Day rides

and a date for our September ride at the

coast.

Our next meeting is June 7th at

6:30 p.m. at the Sandbagger. Children are

welcome.

ATV Group picks up 4,000 pounds of garbage during spring clean-up By Jeff Parcel, CRR ATV Group

All this from one small area!

John Keyser with our 7th clean-up poster!

Mike Glowack and Brian Morgan try to figure out the best way to stuff it in the trailer.

Ben Olson and Linda Andyke back with an-other load.

Michelle Parcel feeds us after the clean-up.

MEALS ON WHEELS NEEDS DRIVERS

Call 541-548-0622 for information

Photos submitted by Jeff Parcel


Ranch bulletin board

President’s Message Meetings

Board Meeting Highlights

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: Steve D’Ambrosia

Phone: 503-449-8756

Budget/Audit Juniper Room

See calendar for dates and times

Contact: Marilynne Keyser for information

Phone: 541-923-0558

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

Contact: Sylvia Kimbley

Phone: 541-504-1073

Phase Representatives 6:30 p.m. / Quarterly / Juniper Room

Contact: Karen Atwood

Phone: 503-351-9250

Nominating Committee 10:00 a.m. / 1st Wednesday / Juniper Room

Contact: Dave Palmer

Phone: 503-508-0032

Events Planning Committee 1:00 pm / 1st Thursday / Juniper Room

Contact: Judy LaPora: 541-548-8939

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

Contact: Cheryl McCauley

Phone: 541-548-8939

OTHER CRR GOVERNING

ENTITIES

Special Roads District 5:00 pm / 2nd Wednesday / Juniper Room

Contact: Monte Monteith

Phone: 541-504-8500

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

Contact: Harry Ward

Phone: 541-923-6776

Several residents of Horny Hollow expressed concerns about the condition of their road and who was responsible for maintaining it. Ranch Manager LaPora stated that Horny Hollow is not a part of the Ranch inventory and it is doubtful that the County would allow it to be added. Vice President Smallwood sug-gested that they create a Citizen Action Committee with residents of Horny Hol-low and put together a plan of what they would like to see accomplished. Vice President Smallwood asked them to be at the Work Session on June 5, 2017 and the Board will listen to their plan and help facilitate their issues to present to Jefferson County. Resident Marie Carter stated that she will get the 70+ home-owners together and come up with a formal plan and will present it at the Work Session.

Monday, May 15, 2017

See Board Highlights Page 15

Recently there was a planning session put on by the various regional authori-

ties (Jefferson, Deschutes, Crook counties, the State, etc.) regarding the current status

of planning for the upcoming solar eclipse that will occur Monday, August 21st. An-

other Board member and myself attended and I thought I would take this opportunity

to share what was presented at this meeting.

As of this time the number of visitors to our region is expected to be around

240,000 people. These are just the current verifiable reservations from campsites,

hotels, etc. Obviously, these will not be concentrated here on the Ranch but spread

throughout the tri-county area. Expect a great deal of traffic congestion throughout

our area from the Thursday before until at least the day after this event.

With respect to this number of visitors ensure you plan ahead. Make sure you stock

up on enough groceries to last from the Wednesday/Thursday before through at least

the Tuesday/Wednesday after. Make sure you have all the necessary medicine and

prescriptions you need for that same time frame. This same holds true for vehicle

fuel. When the representative from the State was asked what the plan was keeping

fuel available to the region, his answer was they were planning on letting the “free

market” take care of this issue – fuel your cars up early.

There will be several regional Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) estab-

lished for the duration of this event. The Ranch will have one established at the Fire

Hall. Representatives from Fire, Police, and the Association will staff this when it is

stood up, I will let you know the actual times as it becomes available. There will be

an EOC established at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office as well. Communications

will be maintained with them either via telephone or amateur radio with a relay being

established for use as necessary on Juniper Butte. Another regional command post

will be set up at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds combining the various counties

Police, Fire, EMS, Public Works, and Governmental representatives. With respect to

law enforcement on the Ranch there will be two Jefferson County Sheriff Deputies

positioned out here.

This time frame is the height of fire season. I had already contacted the Gov-

ernors office to ask for additional fire resources be strategically placed at various ar-

eas for a quicker response should we have a major event. I asked this same question

By David Palmer, President

See President’s Message Page 14


Want to have fun while helping to plan and coordinate major CRR events such as Trunk or Treat, the Independ-ence Celebration, or the upcom-ing Eclipse Party? Then come join the Events Planning Com-mittee and get involved in these and other activities for Ranch residents and visitors. Call Judy LaPora at 541-548-8939 or Paula Bartolomei at 541-548-0675 for more information. We meet the first Thursday of every month at 1:00 PM in the Juniper Room. No experience is needed – just a willingness to lend a hand and have a good time!

Volunteer Opportunity

again of the representative from the office of Ore-

gon Emergency Management. Both responses

were the same in that they both indicated that

“discussions were underway” about this but no

definitive plan had been made yet. I have received

word that the BLM plans on having additional

crews in the area but this will also be contingent

on how the fire season is progressing not only here

in Oregon but elsewhere in the country as well. If

a major conflagration occurs somewhere else

those units may be redeployed. We as a commu-

nity must be vigilant for possible fires.

As far as emergencies go I strongly advise

everyone who hasn’t done so already to sign up

for emergency notifications. This can be easily

done on the Crooked River Ranch Fire and Rescue

website. The meeting also put out the following

websites for the public to access to stay up to date

on the most current plans and activities. The first

is “Central Oregon Information Network” and its

website is coemergencyinfo.blogspot.com. An-

other good site that was put out is the Madras

Eclipse web page found at madraseclipse.com. No

doubt there are others but these two were specifi-

cally mentioned.

The event is coming whether some of us

like it or not. The only thing we can do is prepare

as best we can, then enjoy ourselves as much as

possible.

President’s Message

Continued from Page 13

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 prop-erty values; by ensuring a safe, secure and clean living environment; and by promoting the continuing improvement of the quality of life for Ranch resi-dents.

Vision Statement

We envision Crooked River Ranch to be a place where members, staff and elected leaders all work together effectively to create a strong sense of com-munity and maximize the quality of life for homeowners, renters and guests, so that Crooked River Ranch remains a "A Great Place to Hang Your Hat."

Important Telephone Numbers

Crooked River Ranch Club & Maint. Assoc. Office ……(541) 548-8939

Crooked River Ranch Golf Pro Shop................................(541) 923-6343

Crooked River Ranch RV Park….....................................(541) 923-1441

Crooked River Ranch Rural Fire Protection District…....(541) 923-6776

Crooked River Ranch Sanitary………..............................(541) 548-1542

Crooked River Ranch Senior Center.................................(541) 504-8236

Crooked River Ranch Water Company …………….…...(541) 923-1041

It’s that time of year…..

Our road crew is out. Please give them a

break and slow down through the work areas


Board Meeting Highlights

2016/2017

CRR Board of Directors

Please send all inquiries to: [email protected]

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

[email protected]

Vice President John Smallwood...541-815-4085

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Director Marc Beebe………..…..541-815-0125

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Director Bim Gander…………….541-977-0674

[email protected]

Director David Keyston……..…..541-639-3211

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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 Becky D’Ambrosia……...503-970-2344

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 2 Lee Moore………….....…541-280-0470

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 Carolynne Erickson…….541-419-7348



Ranch Manager LaPora reported that the Steel Stampede was just as successful as it has been in past years. All invoices have not yet been received yet, but it is estimated that after all bills and donations have come in, there will be approximately an $11,000.00 profit. A new committee will be formed to help decide where the funds would be best used. Ranch Manager LaPora also wanted to give a shout out to all the volunteers that helped make the Steel Stampede so successful.

Ranch Manager LaPora has created the template of the emergency information insert for the magnet pouch. The emergency information cards will be inserted into the magnet pouches and then mailed to all property owners receiving a bill for July 2017.

President Palmer recently had a conversation with Jefferson County Emergency Manager Mark Carman who informed him that the tri-county was awarded $33,700.00 rather than the $100,000.00 it had requested. Mr. Carman stated that train-the-trainer training will begin after the Solar Eclipse in August. Due to the shortfall, President Palmer believes Crooked River Ranch will have to initiate a CERT Team independently. He would like to start sooner so a program is in place prior to the eclipse. He is checking on the require-ments for training an independent CERT Team.

President Palmer reported that he recently attended an emergency response meeting centered on the eclipse. Jefferson County Sheriff Department will have two Deputies on site working 12 hour shifts from Friday before through Monday of the eclipse. The Fire Department will be fully staffed and will be pulling in extra staff. A CRR Emergency Com-mand Center phone line has been installed at the Fire Department. President Palmer is encouraging all residents to be sure that their cars are filled with gas the Monday and Tuesday before the eclipse and you have all the food and medications you will need for a week.

Treasurer Dille announced that a measure to create an Enhanced Sheriff Patrol District for Crooked River Ranch will be placed on the ballot in November. There will be two hearings for public input. Monday June 5 and Wednesday June 28 will be the dates. Place and time is still to be determined.

Neighbor Helping Neighbor Coordinator Karen Atwood provided a recap of donations and expenditures since its inception in January 2016. Ms. Atwood reported that it has been successful with a few applicants now able to pay more of their own HOA dues.

Treasurer Dille presented AFE #218 in the Amount of $11,409.00 to purchase three speed displays which were provided for in the FY 2017-2018 CRP Budget. The expendi-ture was approved unanimously. The speed display signs will be initially mounted at the entrance of the Ranch, Shad, by the Fire Department and on Peninsula just past the curves. They will be set up so they can be moved to different locations throughout the Ranch.

Continued from Page 13

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 Of-fice at 541-548-8939.

Did you know?...

Dues Payment Plans Available


There were 1236 county wide calls made to Jeffer-

son County Sheriff Department in the month of

April.

Of a total of 113 incidents in the Jefferson County

Sheriff’s Department Press Log for the period Mar

28 – April 30, 2017, ten (10) involved Crooked

River Ranch.

On March 28 the Jefferson County Sheriff’s

Office took a report of theft in the 14200

block of SW Chickadee Rd. A Deputy con-

tacted the victims and it was determined un-

known suspects stole nine reflectors from the

victims’ property.

On April 4, a deputy with the Jefferson

County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a

young child that was bitten in the face by a

dog at a relative’s home in the 14900 block of

SW Stallion. The child was taken by personal

vehicle to St Charles Redmond to be treated

for their injuries. The dog was taken to the

Jefferson County Kennels.

On April 5, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s

Office stopped a vehicle for no front plate on

Crooked River Ranch. Upon investigation,

the driver did not have insurance on the car. It

Crooked River Ranch Crime Watch April, 2017

was impounded per Jefferson County Sheriff’s

Office policy as it was in a high crime area.

The driver was issued a citation for driving

uninsured and Ira’s towing arrived and towed

the car from the scene.

On April 5 & April 7, a detective with the Jef-

ferson County Sheriff’s Office received a re-

port of child abuse on Crooked River Ranch.

No further investigative leads.

On April 11, a Jefferson County Sheriff’s

Deputy responded to the 13600 block of SW

Golden Mantel for an assault. After an inves-

tigation, a resident was issued a criminal cita-

tion for assault, harassment and menacing.

The second person involved in the fight was at

their address in Redmond, Oregon.

On April 11, deputies with the Jefferson

County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a

motor vehicle crash on SW Shad on Crooked

River Ranch. Upon arrival, deputies investi-

gated the crash and learned whoever was driv-

ing had left the scene. The vehicle was heavily

damaged and property of a nearby homeowner

was also damaged. The time of the crash is

unclear and suspects have been identified.

The case is under investigation.

On April 12, the dog control deputy with the

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded

to the area of Canary and Sand Ridge Rd for a

dog at large. The dog was taken to the Three

Rivers Humane Society and lodged without

incident. That afternoon the owner located

and retrieved the dog from the shelter.

On April 13, Deputies with the Jefferson

County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a

stolen tractor on Crooked River Ranch. This

case is currently under investigation.

On April 28, a Deputy with the Jefferson

County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 6200

block of SW Badger for a report of a dog at

large that had been contained inside a fenced

yard. The dog, a male unaltered chocolate lab,

was transported to the Three Rivers Humane

Society in Madras.

On April 28, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s

Office responded to a single motor vehicle

crash on Crooked River Ranch. Upon investi-

gation, the vehicle struck a deer and the driver

did not have any injuries. The damage to the

vehicle was estimated to the over $1,500.00.

The driver of the vehicle was able to drive the

vehicle home.

HOA Board members Dave Palmer, Sue Flory, Jim Dille, Bim Gander, Carol Orr and Dave Keyston.

Several members of the CRR Board of Directors were treated to a

tour of the new water tower following the work session on May 1st. CRR

Water Company Manager Frank Day explained the inner working of the

new system and answered many questions. The new tower holds 1.1 million

gallons vs 700 thousand in the old tower which was built in 1977 and has

since been demolished. The 1570 residents of Crooked River Ranch served

by the Water Company have noticed an increase in water pressure due to the

construction of the new tower.

The separate well house is composed of 2 rooms one of which holds

the very complicated computerized systems which control the new well and

tower. If anything at all is amiss, Frank is notified immediately via his

watch! which alerts him. He can then access the computer from anywhere

and make adjustments as necessary. The system has a large 24 hour backup

generator in case of emergencies and a dedicated electrical line.

The tour was very informative and we are lucky to have our water

company is such capable hands.

Water Company Manager Frank Day explains the working of the water tower.

HOA Board members tour the facility. Water Company Manager Frank Day.

HOA Board members tour the new water tower By Sue Flory, HOA Board

Photos by Sue Flory


through the 6th Grade to register early

for our Summer Recreation Pro-

gram. The cut-off date for registration

is July 7th. To ensure that your child

or grandchild has a place in the pool

and for the crafts and the outdoor

sports programs, we encourage you to

register early. We have been very

crowded in the shallow end in previ-

ous years when too many of you

waited until the first day of the pro-

gram and brought your children with-

out pre-registering. In the past we

tried to accommodate all the little

ones, but this year we will not do that

because of over-crowding in the shal-

low end.

Margie Coffey will lead the

singing at Ranch Chapel and Judy

Berg will be in charge of the crafts.

Pat Huffer will teach the nine through

12 year olds beginning golf skills.

Sean Remer and Cindy Murray will

instruct pickleball and disc golf, time

permitting. We will have the “slip &

slide” and some new “hoppers” for the

Friday picnics. So get those registra-

tion forms filled out and turned into

the Administration Office ASAP.

Volunteers are still needed to

help with crafts and at the swimming

pool. We also need cookies for the

morning snack program. To volunteer

with the crafts or at the pool, please

contact Sylvia Kimbley at 541-504-

1073 or Fran Davis at 541-923-7403.

Remember that for the out-

side activities, shoes must be worn.

Flip-flops are OK at the pool.

Please remember that in order

to register your child or grandchild for

the program, you must be a resident of

Crooked River Ranch. For further

information about our Summer Rec-

reation Program, please call Sylvia

Kimbley at 541-504-1073 or Fran

Davis 541-923-7403 and use the regis-

tration form that is on page 23 of this

newsletter. Thanks so much for regis-

tering on time!!!

Summer Rec Continued from Page 1

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Flash back to February 1988

and this was what happened at our

Crooked River Ranch. How many of

you knew this is part of Crooked

River Ranch Fire & Rescue history?

Fire Chief Wendell Beck responded

to a structure fire on the Ranch and

during the fire he fell from a ladder

and later succumbed to his injuries

at the Central Oregon District Hospi-

tal.

Chief Beck was born May

8th, 1926 in Edgar Clay County Ne-

braska. He died February 19th, 1988

in Deschutes County Oregon. He

was 61 years, 9 months and 11 days

old. He was a resident of Crooked

River Ranch. He was the son of

Elmer and Charlotte Wise Beck.

During his youth he was active in

FFA and raised prize sheep.

At age 19, he married Eve-

lyn Mentzer and they had six chil-

dren. He was employed by the Coca-

Cola Company in Superior for more

than 10 years.

June 28th, 1962, he and Syl-

via Dull were married in Concordia.

They moved to Tigard Oregon in

1964 where he was employed by

Cascade Steel. In 1979 they moved

to Crooked River Ranch.

Chief Beck was a volunteer

firefighter for 18

years. At the time of

his death he was serv-

ing as Chief, the posi-

tion which he had

assumed in the mid

1980’s. He was a 40-

year member of the

I.O.O.F and a member

of the Central Oregon

Firefighters Associa-

tion.

S u r v i v o r s

include his wife, Syl-

via; their son, Jim,

who was also a volun-

teer firefighter with

Crooked River Ranch.

His other surviving

family are sons,

Wendell Lynn Beck,

of San Diego Califor-

nia, Richard Dean

Beck of Camas Wash-

ington, and Stephen

Allen Beck of Albany

Oregon. His daugh-

ters, Sheila Sjoholm,

Sheryl Kostiuk, and

Shelly Martens, all of

Hardy. Step-sons, Stephen and

David Dull, who both live in Ore-

gon; step daughter Kathleen, Port-

land; his mother Charlotte Janoe of

Crooked River Ranch; sister, Inez

Jasperson of Portland; 23 grandchil-

dren and one great granddaughter.

His son Jim started volun-

teering shortly after his father and

eventually made it all the way to

Assistant Chief. He was Fire Fighter

of the year as well as an EMT

through his tenor with the depart-

ment. Shortly after his father’s death

he left the department for personal

reasons. Jim still lives on the Ranch.

To honor and memorialize

Chief Becks sacrifice for his com-

munity and for his valuable service

we at Crooked River Ranch Fire and

Rescue would like to invite any and

all to our 40th anniversary celebra-

tion where we will holding a memo-

rial service. There will also be a

dedication of Chief Beck’s service to

our community that will last far into

the future.

The festivities for the 40th

celebration start at noon and the me-

morial will start at 3:00 p.m. in the

front of the fire station. Parking will

be designated with handicap parking

available.

Memorial service for Chief Beck planned….

Fire Chief dies in the Line of Duty By Mark Wilson

Crooked River Ranch Fire

& Rescue (CRR F&R) in coopera-

tion with Central Oregon Intergov-

ernmental Council and

Jefferson County is happy

to announce funding to

help CRR homeowners

pay for a portion of the costs to re-

duce hazardous wildland fuels to

create defensible space around their

residences. Residents will be offered

a flat rate reimbursement of $300 for

treating the land around their home

(otherwise referred to as the home

ignition zone).

The goal is to minimize fire danger

in subdivisions and neighborhoods

and make firefighting safer and more

effective; many of the standards are

available in the Living with Wildfire

in Jefferson County handbook which

you can pick up at our Fire Station.

The overall goal of this project is to

reduce the threat of catastrophic

wildfire to homes in high risk areas

by reducing hazardous fuels on pri-

vate lands. The application period

opens June 1st.

To be eligible for the fund-

ing, come by the fire station and

pick up an information packet which

describes the program and request a

home ignition zone assessment

(conducted by the fire department).

Once the home assessment is com-

plete, the fire department will make

recommendations about mitigation

measures that should be taken to

make your home more resistant to

ignition during a wildfire event.

Next, fill out an application describ-

ing the measures you intend to take

to reduce the risk to your home,

which may include:

removing flammable ground

fuels from within 30 feet of the

home,

limbing trees up to five feet near

structures,

clearing flammable vegetation

from roof, gutters, and decks

trimming back trees overhang-

ing or touching the home,

relocate firewood piles at least

30 feet from the home,

clearing all flammable materials

from underneath decks,

maintain driveway clearance 20

feet wide and 13½ feet high

You then fill out and return

the application to the fire depart-

ment. We review the application for

completeness and forward it to the

Central Oregon Intergovernmental

Council, which is administering the

funding. COIC will notify you by

mail when your application has been

accepted for funding.

Once the cleanup work is

completed you notify CRR F&R and

we will come out and re-inspect the

property. If all the work has been

completed, we will then notify

COIC, and they will send you a

check for $300.

There is limited funding for

this program. Applications will be

processed on a first come first

served basis. It is in your best inter-

est to apply sooner rather than later.

If you have any questions call the

fire station or stop by.

Grant funding for homeowners to

reduce hazardous wildland fuels By Harry Ward, Fire Chief


influx of people who will be coming to Central Oregon for the Solar Eclipse in August.

The presentation was directed by Mark Carman, Emer-gency Management Coordinator for Jefferson County and guest panelists were Fire Chief, Harry Ward, Alaina May-field from the American Red Cross, Jefferson County Sheriff, Jim Atkins and Richard Ladeby, area coordinator for the Neighborhood Watch program with Jefferson County".

Presenters at the Emergency Management Forum hosted by CRR Fire & Rescue.

Photos by Sean Hartley

On Saturday, April 29th Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue held their annual Emergency Manage-ment Forum at the Family Center of Ranch Chapel. The Forum was for residents of the Ranch which included a review of the winter weather event that oc-curred in January, as well as vari-ous other topics, such as the Neighborhood Watch pro-gram. The main topic of discus-sion was what to expect with the

A large crowd attended the forum.

Welcoming the attendees.

CRR Fire & Rescue hosts Emergency Management Forum By Sean Hartley, Assistant Fire Chief


Kevin Starrett,

Director of Oregon Firearms Federa-

tion (OFF), Oregon’s only no compro-

mise gun rights organization, will pre-

sent information about Oregon Gun

Laws at Crooked River Ranch (CRR).

Further, Mr. Starrett will explain what

happened during the 2017 Oregon

Legislative session and what to expect

looking forward regarding Oregon

Gun Laws.

This presentation will take

place on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 7

p.m. at the CRR Ranch Chapel. There

will be a charge of $5 for this event to

cover the cost of Mr. Starrett’s travel

expenses. Excess money collected will

be donated to the Oregon Firearms

Federation and the Ranch Chapel. A

maximum of 150 tickets will be avail-

able at the door, which will open a

6:00 p.m.

Mr. Starrett “. . . has pro-

duced the most complete source for

information on Oregon’s gun laws.”

His book is clearly written, easy to

understand, and a must-have for Ore-

gon gun owners. Understanding Ore-

gon’s Gun Laws: A Guide to Gun Ownership in Plain English will be

available for purchase.

Mr. Starrett

makes his presentation on Oregon

firearm laws around the State and

monthly at his gun club. His presenta-

tion will include the rights and respon-

sibilities of gun ownership, the gun

ownership and use laws in Oregon and

the laws relating to the use of deadly

force (self-defense). You may learn

more about OFF by going to its web-

site: oregonfirearms.org

This event is sponsored by

the CRR Shooting Stars, a group of

over 120 women, mostly from CRR,

interested in the legal, safe and effec-

tive use of firearms primarily for the

self-defense. But we do have fun

shooting as a sport!! For more infor-

mation contact Kate Adams at

[email protected] or 541-306-

0875.

Oregon Gun Laws Presentation

Open to the Public By Kate Adams, CRR Shooting Stars

Oregon Gun Laws Presentation – Sponsored by CRR Shooting Stars

Kevin Starrett, Director, OFF

CRR Ranch Chapel

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Doors open: 6:00 p.m.

Presentation: 7 p.m.

Tickets $5 at the door


noon a Memorial for former Fire

Chief Wendell Beck.

The “Wild Wild West” Pa-

rade, which begins at 10:00 a.m.,

kicks off Saturday’s celebration.

Immediately following will be the

CRR Lions Club Tri-Tip Feast fea-

turing tri-tip sandwiches, beans and

coleslaw. The feast will begin at

11:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.

Throughout the day, entertainment

will be provided on the CRR stage

located in Mac Park. Vendors will

sell unique, handcrafted items and

the Mariposa Lily Garden Club will

sell homemade cookies. The Lions

Train pulls out of the station imme-

diately following the parade and all-

day rides for youngsters will be

available for $1.00.

At Ranch Chapel the CRR

Canyon Quilters quilt show begins

at 10:00 a.m. and will feature over

50 quilts from Central Oregon

quilters. A quilt donated by the

CRR Canyon Quilters will be auc-

tioned to benefit the Crazy Quilters

(4-H quilters ages 11-16). Come

visit the Silent Auction craft area

which will feature items from both

the CRR Canyon Quilters and the

Crazy Quilters. Proceeds from the

show will support both quilting

groups and admission is free.

The CRR Fire & Rescue

Open House begins at noon at the

Fire Hall and will feature an educa-

tional booth with blood pressure

checks, children’s activities and

games, an antique fire apparatus

show and concessions. At 3:00 p.m.

the Honor Guard Tribute to fallen

Fire Chief Wendell Beck will begin.

The event is co-sponsored

by the Crooked River Ranch Club &

Maintenance Association, the CRR

Events Committee and the CRR Li-

ons Club. For more information,

call the CRR Administration Office

at 541-548-8939.

Independence

Celebration Continued from Page 1

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



April 1973 Our Prime “Citizen“Unacclaimed?

Is Crooked River Ranch’s most promi-nent “citizen” – also the most numerous and apparent to the eye – getting a rough hustle from science, from academia? We are speaking of the Western Juni-per, which is pretty much “the” Juniper in most discussions of the breed. CRR has several thousand acres of Juniper trees, at all levels, but predominantly on the high land over toward the Deschutes.

Residents of mountain and high range countries from Canada to Mexico know the ev-ergreen Junipers as beautiful, hardy, tangy of aroma and capable of surviving against ex-tremely rugged weather and climatic condition. Also of providing pleasant shade against the hot sun and keeping the winds from blowing the land into the next county – or state. Also of pro-viding welcome shelter for birds and smaller animals.

And what do gather taut-written scientific tomes of silviculture say about this noble tree? They say it’s very good for fence posts. After reading a few, you have to imagine that the for-ester authors are obviously quite embarrassed at having found nothing more spectacular and socially acceptable for this good tree to do. Some of the comments are just about the facts “Durable wood, reddish, hard, fine grained wood. Make good posts.”

Other authors and tree folk have nicer things to say. “The Juniper is drought tolerant and heat tolerant and is compared with trees of picturesque or historic fame – Cedars of Leba-non, Guadalupe cypress, Bhutan cypress, Mon-terrey pine and Torrey pines.

The people who name plants have been aware of the Juniper, which covers major por-tions of all wester mountain states, and have given it a number of impressive names, “Rocky Mountain Juniper, California Juniper, Sierra Ju-niper, Utah Juniper, and Alligator Juniper. There is even a Juniperus communis var, hiber nica – “Irish Juniper” – Well it’s the right color. The Juniper is a conifer, just like the fir and the pine. What we refer to as “berries”, the little

blue fruit on the tree, are actually cones, according to forestry folk. There are two-seed cones, three-seed cones, even one seed cones, but the tree itself has noth-ing to say about this. Doesn’t mean the tree is more sexy, or less so, just what family it belongs to.

The Juniper CAN have a sex problem, though, foresters say. The Juniper, like the Yew, is one of those unfortunate trees which do NOT have both male and female blooms on the same tree. All other conifers do, and thus pollinate themselves. A Juni-per girl who gets all flowered up, and then can’t find a a boy Juniper in the same area, may just as well sit down and play solitaire.

On a Juniper, major branches come out, and stay, just inches above ground level. The “stem” then is full of knots. Farmers in Central Oregon, and other Juniper-rich areas, don’t think very kindly of this tree. Before you can plant wheat, pota-toes or mint you have to move the Junipers out. One problem; Junipers have a deep and wide spreading root system.

How old do Junipers get? At the ranch our best guess is that hundreds of Junipers are several hundred years old or more. Some esti-mate 1,000 years or more. Best we can do.

October 1995

1995 CRR Property Values

Tax statements are out once again. Crooked River Ranch’s property value in-creased by $24,657,207 over last year. This was due to new construction and new home placement in our community. Based on the trending for CRR, the property value increased by 23% for bare land and 11% for improved properties.

Some of your dues goes towards pay-ing the Associations property and personal property taxes. The Association pays property taxes on 64 separate lots. Our 1995-96 net assessed value was up to $654,950 with a re-sulting tax bill of $7,400. This is great news. Our tax bill decreased by $1,200 from last year. The Association’s personal property tax value was up this year as well. The value totaled $300,000, however, the tax bill of $4,100 is down slightly (approximately $200) from last year. Personal property tax is on all machin-ery, equipment and furniture used by the Asso-ciation.

Crooked River Ranch resident will see the appraiser again this spring as it is CRR’s turn to be reappraised. Usually, if there are some inconsistencies in your value this re-

Looking Backwards Compiled by deT nilraC

January 2009

Mariposa Lily Garden Club Submitted by Mary Jo Crossley

We were very proud when our beauti-ful Christmas tree was sold for $900.00 at the Festival of Trees auction on December 6th. All the proceeds go to Hospice, we are always happy to contribute to such a worthy cause. The theme of our tree this year was “Inspire”. We received many compliments from those attending both the afternoon and evening gala events.

We decided not to have a regular Garden Club meeting in December, but had a work party at Linda Bull’s house to deco-rate our float for the Old Fashioned Christ-mas celebration and parade that was held on Saturday, December 13th here at the ranch. Our co-president Linda Bull and her husband Tom were gracious enough to volunteer their 1925 model T-Ford, one ton truck for the fes-tivities. We had fun adorning the truck with wags, poinsettias, toys, lights, a Christmas tree, and of course, our Garden Club banner was on the back railing of the truck. We asked several children from the ranch to ride on the float.

Our next meeting in January; will be a pot luck luncheon and Charmaine Manley and Faren Russell will do a floral arrange-ment demonstration which will be raffled off to members after the meeting.

Mariposa Lily Garden Club members are all smiles surround-ing their $900.00 Christmas tree


We have two spectacular photos of “Skies” for you this month as we had a tie in that category. Actually, there were so many wonderful photos of skies submitted that we could devote a whole calendar just to that subject! We are certainly blessed here on the Ranch with some dramatic skies and these two photos, by Patrick Fahey and Patricia Kirk, are proof of it. Thanks to both for submitting these great photos!

We also had a winner in the “Signs of Spring” category, this wonderful photo by Brenda Walker. All of us who stayed on the Ranch this winter were more than happy to see the last of the snow and welcome the first signs of spring, such as the crocus blooming. Thanks, Brenda, for sending in this lovely photo.

We are asking for photos of “Wildlife” taken here on the Ranch. Lots of fawns are out and about now, plus birds of all kinds, so get your camera ready for that “Great Shot!” and send your en-tries in to [email protected] by Wednesday, July 5 for a chance to be in the 2018 calendar. Remember, pho-tos must be in Landscape format. Thanks to everyone who sub-mits photos of our beautiful area!

Calling all

Photographers! Great Shot!

Nature’s Display

Drama at Dusk

Photo by Brenda Walker

Photo by Patricia Kirk

Photo by Patrick Fahey

Finally Spring!


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Several of us attended this years Honor Sen-

iors Day at Warm Springs I even saw Janet Schubert,

two of her friends and Javier Chacon. We had a fun

filled day watching adults play games and trying to

win prizes for remembering history making events of

the 1960's. We were given $10 free slot machine play

at the casino. We could enter the museum for free. It

is worth seeing the history of their tribes.

Marie Carter, Don Hays, Larry Abney and-

Penny Sackoff (with help from Edie Williams and

Fran Davis) have done a great job running

our BINGO games this season. May was our last

game and the $75 jackpot was won by twopeople. We

will resume playing in the fall.

This is a good time to thank Gloria Hays for

donating her beautifully hand crafted Afghans we

used for special raffles during the bingo season. Many

people donated their time and gift items to make this

a successful fund raiser for the Senior Group. Thanks

goes out to all of them. All these fund raising events

is what keeps the Heritage House open.

We had our first Bake-Book-Craft & Vintage

Item sale May 27th. The pictures will be in the July

Telegraph. It was a fun way for us to share the used

books VHS tapes, DVD's and puzzles we don't have

enough room for in our library. Carolyn Ladd, Ruth

Ferguson have been keeping up the library with help

from Bill Allen and Phil Cochran. The home baked

A very busy May for the

Heritage House / CRR Senior Group By Earleen Arthur, Co-secretary for CRR Senior Group

EXCAVATION SINCE ‘77. Reasonable & fast. Prompt call-back,

bid by phone. Owner-operator, Steve

541-460-3606. CCB# 159743. Facebook

page, Chilex Inc dba Chilson Excavating

Email [email protected].

601 Construction/Contractor Serv.

Sculptor & Furniture Maker Custom projects, refurnishing & repairs

Call Lewis at 510-599-7035. Please visit

my website turnofthecenturyfinearts.com

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

ized service. Call Melba @ 541-923-

8770 LTC# 70487.

500 Services

Horse, Pet & Premise Care @CRR Available anytime at your home. Over-

nights, too. Bonni. 541-362-6630.

Concrete Work Slabs, driveways, patios, decorative

stamped, small foundations and more.

Call for free estimate. Ranch resident.

Glenn Campbell, CCB#209818,

541-548-5122

cookies etc. are always a big hit. All

our great cooks are to be thanked too.

It is our first time to rent out 10x10

footspaces for crafters to sell their

items. If this turns out to be a a pro-

ductive fund raising idea, we

may continue doing it each year.

Thanks Bill Allen for making the

sandwich board signs and placing

them all around the ranch. We can't

forget all the helpers for giving us

their time to get this project done.

Thank you all again.

R.B. Marchand, crafter of

Authentic Wooden Antique Car Mod-

els has donated one of his trucks

(which he could sell for $300), to the Senior Group.

We plan on sell-

ing raffle tickets

for $1 each or six

for $5. We will

be drawing the

winning ticket at

our yearly pic-

nic on July 6th.

This is a wonder-

ful model to set

on a shelf in your

home.

Please help us get the word around that the

Heritage House is available for rent for special occa-

sions like weddings, birthday party's, celebration of

life and other group events on the weekends. We also

have very small fees for clubs to meet during the

week days. For more information about this you can

call Babs at 541-504-8113. We rent out chairs, tables

and electric cookers.

A good example of other organizations using

our facilities is the first time group of The Antique

RV Rally. They parked on our front lawn and hosted

an open house of their trailers etc. for the public to

enjoy. What an exciting thing it was to see these re-

stored units.

Earleen Arthur, Deb Matson, Shirley Sell and Vonnie Larson attend Honor Senior Day at Warm Springs.

Antique model truck donated to the CRR Senior Group by R.B. Marchand.

Photos submitted by Earleen Arthur and Lewis Meyers


The Crooked

River ladies golf

group has been enjoy-

ing the sunshine.

Each week we wel-

come a the return of those who have

wintered in southern areas or even a

new golfer in the group. We would

love to have you join our group.

Right now is a great time to join and

maybe learn to play golf. The staff at

your Crooked River golf proshop

would love to give you lessons.

One of the ways we make

golf more fun is to play different

versions of the game. Our opening

play for the month of May was

called a 6-6-6 game. This is a 2-lady

team game. For 6 holes we do a

chapman where we trade off hitting

each others shot, 6 holes of scramble

where we each hit from the best shot

location and 6 holes of playing our

own shot and scoring the best of the

two.

nother way we enjoy golf is

to play the game in the traditional

way but allow the “pay $ game”

score to be counted in a way to

spread the wealth. In one game this

month our highest 3 scores were

dropped when counting the $ game.

Please come and enjoy

YOUR golf course. Start your fam-

ily playing golf. The USGA is sup-

porting a “Play Nine” initiative.

They are asking all golfer to play

just 9 holes of golf on the ninth of

each month. 9 holes of golf is quick.

Come and play golf on your beauti-

ful golf course!

Hope to see you on the golf

course soon!

Congratula-

tions to our 2-Man

Chapman Tourna-

ment winners. Flight

A: (gross) Gary Olds/

John Smallwood, (net) Bill Daw/

Mike Kuykendall. Flight B: (gross)

Frank Earls/David Kervin, (net)

Herb Carter/Ben Olson. All tabula-

tions for 2-Man Chapman were pro-

vided by our Playday Chairman and

resident comedian, Pat Fahey.

Results of our May 2nd

Home & Home with Quail Run were

CRR 28.5 to Quail Run 25.5, a real

squeaker but we are on our way to

retaining the coveted Quail Cup. We

have our work cut out for us in our

September rematch!

Results of our May 23rd and

25th Home & Home matches with

Juniper will be available in next

month’s newsletter. Items of note

for this month:

7:30am Tuesday start times, sign

up in the Pro Shop by 7:00am

June 5-6 Spring Handicap

Championship (lunch in Mac

Park day 2)

June 13 Women/Men – Match

Play (lunch in Mac Park after

golf)

June 20 Eagle Crest Home and

Home (here, lunch in Bagger

after golf) with a Men’s Club

behind game if the H+H field is

full

June 27 Skins

I want to encourage our

members to sign up early for our

Home & Home events so Huff does-

n’t have to scramble and beg to fill

the field. New members, don’t be

reluctant to sign up at the Pro Shop

front desk, and the Playday Commit-

tee will find you a partner if you

don’t have one. Home & Homes are

enjoyable events with opportunities

to play different courses and get a

nice lunch for just $35. The format

is always a 2-man best ball and they

are truly fun events! If you play the

Home & Home at our course you

have priority to play in the corre-

sponding away Home & Home.

I want to extend my thanks

to our members who participated in

repairing the vole damage to our

course. It was a long and tedious

project but Richard and his crew are

appreciative. Our course is recover-

ing nicely with the improving

weather, let’s hope it continues. And

if some of you would like to lend a

helping hand setting up before or

cleaning up after our Spring Handi-

cap Championship, please let Club

Vice President Gary Molder know;

h i s e ma i l i s t w i s tykn i c k -

[email protected].

It’s also time for some of

you to think about getting more in-

volved in our 148 member Men’s

Club. Elections will be held in Au-

gust after the Club Championship

and the new officers take their posi-

tions November 1. If you are inter-

ested in running for any office in our

Club (we really need someone to run

for Secretary/Treasurer position)

contact Mike Kuykendall at mike-

[email protected]

In closing, keep walking,

keep stretching and repair those div-

ots and pitch marks. See you on the

course.

Jack

CRR Men’s Golf Club

Home & Home’s

keep men’s club members busy By Jack Martin, President

CRR Ladies Golf Club

Snowbirds returning to sunshine,

new golfers welcomed to group By Jeanne Holloway, President

Save the Date!

RC Scramble Golf Tournament Saturday, June 17th, 2017

8:00 a.m. Shotgun start

Supporting RCC Youth Ministries Register at www.redomndchrisrin.org


Recreation at the Ranch

CRR PICKLEBALL

Spring is here and outdoor Pickleball is back!

Come out and join the play every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at

10:00AM. Crooked River Ranch Pickleball courts are located at the

CRR Administrative Center and just opposite the Native Garden. If

you’ve never played Pickleball, we have our very own instructors and

you will be warmly welcomed. What a great way to meet new friends,

get good exercise and have fun! For more information – call Cindy

Murray at 541-815-1404.

FANs (Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area) will sponsor three

local hikes this month to include Smith Rock State Park (river trail with expert

interpreter), the Cove-Palisade Island (with

two expert interpreters), and the Cove Pali-

sade Tam-a-Lau trail. These guided hikes are

open to the public. Sign-up now by register-

ing at our website (www.fansofdeschutes.org, EVENTS tab). Group size is lim-

ited to 12 so don't delay. Dogs are not allowed on any of these hikes.

WHERE: Smith Rock State Park (river trail), Terrebonne

WHEN: Friday, June 9 , 9:00 AM-12:00AM

RATING: Easy

This hike is about 2 miles RT and follows the Crooked River downstream from

the footbridge. Natural and cultural history are the main themes, including the

dramatic geology, wildlife, viewing of nesting raptors, native plants and their

traditional uses. Bring sun protection (sunscreen, brimmed hat) and adequate

water (at least 1 quart). The trail is mostly sand and gravel. Vibram-soled hiking

shoes or boots offer the best traction. Some hikers find the use of poles or walk-

ing sticks comforting and useful for balancing on the steeper sections of the

trail. Bringing binoculars and cameras will allow closer views of wildlife and

capturing the scenic views. Meet at Welcome Center (yurt) at 9:00 AM. Be sure

to pay daily parking fee ($5) or have annual State Park pass for each vehicle.

This event is open to the public with group size is limited to 12 hikers. Hike

Leader is David Vick, a Master Interpretive Naturalist.

WHERE: Tam-A-Lau trail

WHEN: Sunday, June 11, 9AM- 2PM

RATING: Moderate

This loop trail covers the very northern tip of the Peninsula and includes scenic

views of the Deschutes Arm, Crooked River Arm and the Island of Lake Billy

Chinook. Also expect to catch glimpses of the mysterious rock walls. Instead

of driving to the trailhead in the park, we will approach from the south (Crooked

River Ranch) via Peninsula Road. This 4-mile loop is mostly flat terrain but

with little shade. The adventure will start at the very end of Peninsula Road at the

BLM boundary, and we will want several 4WD/high clearance vehicles to nego-

tiate Peninsula Road to its terminus. As necessary, we may need to shuttle hik-

ers from the ranch boundary to the road end. Bring plenty of water, lunch, good

hiking boots, cameras, and sun protection (hat, sunscreen). Meet at the end of the

gravel portion of Peninsula Road at 9 AM. Hiking leader is Jeff Scheetz (503-

277-9110 or [email protected]).

WHERE: The Island Trail (not marked nor open to the public)

WHEN: Friday, June 23, 2017, 9AM - 3:00PM

RATING: Very Difficult

It is a distinct privilege for FANs to offer this hike, as The Island is not open to

the public. The hike will be co-led by Paul Patton, a resource specialist with Ore-

gon State Parks. The focus will be on the history, geology and native plant com-

munity of The Island. This is one of the few undisturbed examples of the sage-

brush steppe ecosystem. The views are also spectacular!

The ascent is steep and requires climbing over large boulders. There are no trails

on The Island. We will be picking our way through rocks, including some scree,

sagebrush, bunchgrasses and broken lava tubes. There are no restrooms. We will

be walking the entire day. Please bring your lunch, snacks, and plenty of water.

Wear good closed toe hiking shoes, bring a hat, sunscreen, and your hiking poles

if you use them. A native plant checklist will be provided.

Meet at the Crooked River Petroglyph Interpretive Site at Cove Palisades State

Park. Follow signs from Hwy 97 to Cove Palisades State Park. The main road

drops down toward Lake Billy Chinook where there is a marina. Do not go into

the Marina area. Turn left, instead, and continue across the bridge over the

Crooked River. The road will take you around the base of the Peninsula. Stop

before you reach either the park headquarters or the Deschutes River campground

at a small parking area on the left side of the road. There is an interpretive sign

for Native American petroglyphs. You will not need to have a state park permit

to park there for this field trip. Hike leader is Marilynne Keyser (541-923-0558

or [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>).

FANs Hikers to explore Upper Peninsula

and return to Smith Rock State Park By Jeff Scheetz, FANs Hiking Coordinator

Welcome summer! Seems

to be about time for my twice a year

tidbit column. This one will focus

on nutrition. With the increase con-

sumption of plant based “milks” the

dairy industry has a bill in Congress

that limits the use of the word “milk”

to products from hooved animals;

cows, goats and sheep. Nutritionally

they do differ, compared to plant

based beverages, cow’s milk weighs

in with the highest protein at 8 grams

and highest in calcium at 30%. De-

pending on the fat concentration cho-

sen, cow milk is between 0-5 grams

of saturated fat tied with coconut

milk at 5 grams. Rice, oat and al-

mond milk have the lowest fat con-

tent at 0 grams. Coconut milk has

the highest concentration of Vitamin

D at 30%, with almond, hemp and

rice milk at 25%. Calorically al-

mond milk has the least amount of

calories at 35 and certain cow milk

the highest at 150.

The grocers are trying to

curb the astronomical waste of food

which is about 8 million pounds a

year which equates to about $30 mil-

lion! The culprit is the labels, “sell

by” and “best before” dates on prod-

ucts, when most foods are safe to eat

past these dates. It is expected by

2018 that manufacturers will only

use 2 labels; “best if used by” to in-

dicate when food tastes the freshest

and “use by” for the foods like

meats, fish and sushi that become

less safe after a certain date.

Luckily we live in an area

that has embraced fermented foods.

Fermenting foods is a novel way to

add nutrition-packed food to your

diet. With active bacteria fermented

foods such as kefir, kombucha, yo-

gurt, sauerkraut, miso, kimchi and

tempeh can improve blood sugar,

blood pressure, and eczema, diges-

tive and immune health.

Let’s focus on nutrition By Robin Gaudette, RN, ACSM/HFI, Aquatics Wellness Coordinator, RAPRD

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, swimming, 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

June, 2017

Old Glory Waves! Popping up unexpectedly, to all who love our country this sight never fails to bring a smile and surge of patriotic feelings. Mike Tay-lor, thank you SO much - America builds dreams too!

Ranch Raves…... By Diane Nunley

The RV Park septic dump will be closed to all Ranch residents and their guests during the August eclipse, from August 18 – 23. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this will cause. We will be having enough trouble keeping up with our own guests and the dump station.

Anyone using the septic dump must present proof of stay at the RV Park.

Thank you, we appreciate your understanding.

Sue Boyle RV Park Manager

Important Notice from the RV Park

Water Aerobics

For additional information please contact Myrna at (541) 604-4916

Starting June 5th Monday - Friday

8:30 - 9:30 Prices

$5.00 Daily



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