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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
JUNE 2022
VOLUME XLV • NUMBER 6
$7M ballot levy passes
Learn more about the candidates for upcoming election
And the 2022 candidates are… Linda Beard: Has a 40-year background as an independent insurance broker, as a registered dietician and nutritionist, and as a wine-grape grower in the Napa Valley. Has been involved in a number of civic and business organizations, including Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Club, the Napa County Farm Bureau, and the Napa Grape Growers Association. Has also been a wine maker. In Sunriver, has been involved in the Community Bible Church and Turn to Candidates, page 6
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From left: Heather Wiley, Susan Quesada and Jim Remensperger are SROA’s more ‘seasoned’ lifeguards. They are also Sunriver property owners who enjoy working for and helping their association.
Active fun: being a lifeguard never grows old By Susan Quesada Age is just a number when it comes to being a lifeguard for the Sunriver Owners Association. While the average age of a pool lifeguard in the United States is 26, local Sunriver owners Jim Remensperger, 69, Heather Wiley, 64, and myself, 59, are all lifeguards for the Sunriver Owners Association (SROA). During a 2021 meeting to discuss the lap swim reservation system with local swimmers, aquatics management asked owners in attendance who regularly lap swim to consider becoming lifeguards.
The pandemic, along with a shortage of lifeguards, caused SROA’s swim facilities to be less available to owners and guests – which the association is trying to avoid this summer. While Wiley began as a lifeguard at 16 and has been a head lifeguard for the SROA since 2016, the idea was an intriguing one for Remensperger and myself. Remensperger had not been a lifeguard since high school and I only began swimming at age 44 and had never been a lifeguard. We both decided to take the lifeguard certification course,
which was provided free-of-charge by SROA at SHARC. All three of us agree that providing a safe environment for swimmers is our primary goal. Remensperger would also like to have more lifeguards so SHARC’s swim facilities will be available for more days this summer. Wiley enjoys meeting and chatting with the locals and how the job keeps her fit. I liked the idea of a new challenge, being able to use my swimming skills, and to help the Turn to Lifeguard, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLV • NUMBER 6 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
SROA NEWS – Owners will have an opportunity to hear from the four candidates vying for three seats in this year’s election of the SROA Board of Directors during a virtual forum hosted by Sunriver You on June 23 at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Advance registration is required at www.sunriveryou.com to receive the Zoom attendance link. This forum provides resident and non-resident owners the chance to learn more about each candidate and their priorities regarding Sunriver, so owners can make an informed decision when they vote this summer. Each candidate will have a few minutes to introduce themselves and their reason for running for the board. The session will then be opened for questions from the participating Zoom audience. The moderator will field questions and each candidate will have an opportunity to answer. Sunriver You can’t promise that every question will be addressed but hopes to get to as many as possible. Election ballots will be sent to owners in early July and must be returned to SROA no later than 12 p.m. on Aug. 13.
Sunriver’s Deschutes County registered voters have approved a $7 million levy (Measure 9-144) during the county’s May election to be used for constructing the Sunriver Service District’s new public safety facility. There were 600 yes votes to 256 no votes. The $7 million levy is part of an $18 million total amount needed to remodel and expand Sunriver’s current fire station into an integrated facility to house both the fire and police
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