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SCENE JULY 2013 Volume XXXIX, No. 7 57455 Abbot Drive P.O. Box 3278 Sunriver, OR 97707 The SUNRIVER SCENE is the official monthly publication of the Sunriver Owners Association, a not-for-profit Oregon corporation dedicated to providing for the maintenance, protection and enhancement of property values, and the quality of life in Sunriver. The SCENE is mailed monthly to all Sunriver property owners and available for free at locations throughout Sunriver.
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Sunriver to host a variety of July 4 festivities, activities Independence Day starts early in Sunriver with Sunriver Resort’s 4th of July Fun Run and Walk at the Lodge at 8 a.m. A 5-mile run course winds around the Great Meadow with views of the Deschutes River, Sunriver Stables, Sunriver Airport and Paulina Peak. A shorter 3-mile course that heads west from the lodge out to the airport and then doubles back can be run or walked. Runners and walkers must register by 5 p.m. July 3 at www.sunriver-resort.com. There is no race day registration. The $25 entry fee includes a lightweight shirt. A pre-race warm up takes place at 7:45 a.m. and the races start promptly at 8 a.m. from the west side of the Sunriver Lodge. Prizes will be awarded for the first, second and third place male and female finishers. Parade A bike and float parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at Sunriver Resort’s Outpost (next to Fort Funnigan) and travels along Center and Abbot drives, ending in The Village at Sunriver courtyard with an award ceremony for the best decorated bikes and floats. Parade participants must register by 5 p.m. July 3 at www.sunriver-resort. com. There is no parade day registration. Parade participants should have their bikes and floats decorated and ready to ride at 10:15 a.m. at the starting point. Children under
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age 16 must wear bike helmets. Village festival Sunriver’s annual 4th of July Festival runs 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Village at Sunriver with family-friendly games and activities including pony rides, a rock climbing wall, three-legged races, watermelon eating contests and live musical entertainment. There are fees for some activities but entry into the festival is free and open to all. Information: 541633-9600. “This community event has increased in size every year and we expect even more participation this year,” said Ryan Smith, managing director of Alpine Entertainment. “If you’re not riding in the bike parade then come down to the village no later than 10:30 a.m.
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to claim your spot and support all of the fun.” The 4th of July Festival in the village is hosted by and benefits the New Generations Early Childhood Development Center in the Sunriver Business Park. Volunteers are needed to help with events. To volunteer call 541-633-9600 or email ryan@ alpine-entertainment.com Fireworks Fireworks of any kind are prohibited in Sunriver or on surrounding forest land due to extreme fire danger. Free community fireworks
displays take place at 10 p.m. at the La Pine Frontier Days celebration, (about 15 miles south of Sunriver) and on Pilot Butte in Bend (about 15 miles north of Sunriver). Rhythm on the Range Holiday festivities continue into the weekend during Sunriver Resort’s Rhythm on the Range summer concerts behind the main lodge. Gates open at 5 p.m. and music starts at 6:30 p.m. July 5 and 6. Admission is $5 to the general public and free to resort guests and children under age 12. Stella Rose Powell The St. James Gate Irish Band performs Friday, July 5. The band plays Irish ballads Turn to Festivities, page 7
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