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Association, SRD & Fire District Info …………..…..…..11-14 Inside... Calendar……….……….5 Classifieds……………...21

CRR Organizations...4 Recreation………..…...23

Pull-out Ranch Governance Section

Volunteers and Committees ………………………..……..11-14

HOA and Community Life at Crooked River Ranch in the

Heart of Central Oregon

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Some residents living on

Crooked River Ranch have been

asking the Home Owners Associa-

tion Board and me, the Sheriff of

Jefferson County, about the possi-

bilities of assigning deputies specifi-

cally to CRR or increasing the num-

ber of patrols on the Ranch. They

want to see an increase in traffic

safety operations and more roving

patrols. There are other residents

who do not think it is necessary to

have enhanced patrols on the Ranch

and think the way we conduct busi-

ness currently is adequate.

I decided to team up with

the CRR HOA and explore ways of

providing enhanced patrols, which

will cost each home owner a little

more money each year, in the form

of a special district tax. We decided

to see what the residents think about

a special district and then if there is

enough interest, ask the home own-

ers to vote on the matter. The HOA

and I will give you the information;

the costs, logistics, pros and cons,

but ask you to decide on what you

really want. What level of service

do you want? We are okay with

whatever decision you, “the boss”

makes. This is a serious matter and I

want to help you make an informed

decision.

Currently, I have my depu-

ties patrol CRR in the following

manner: When there is a call for

service at CRR, they respond as

soon as possible. CRR calls must be

prioritized along with the other calls

from other parts of the county. As

you already know, it can take a long

time for a deputy to physically re-

spond to your address, if they are not

on the Ranch.

The CRR Fire Department

has been kind enough to allow me to

put a desk and computer at the Fire

Station for my deputies to use. This

space allows my deputies to interact

with the Fire Department and to

have a location in which they can

write reports in a safe space and a

location to interview folks from the

URGENT!

Learn about the Crooked River

Ranch Budget before it’s adopted! by Marilynne Keyser, Chair, CRR Budget/Audit Committee

I hope I got your attention with

my headline. Why? Because I want

you to come to the member meeting

hosted by your Board of Directors on

Monday, March 20th at 6:00 pm.

This is the meeting when the Board

of Directors will see, as will all of

you who join us, the budget being

proposed for fiscal year 2018 by the

Budget Audit Committee (BAC).

March, 2017

Jefferson County Board of

Commissioners Meeting March 8, 2017

6:00 p.m. Juniper Room

In case you don’t know, mem-

bers of the Budget Audit Committee

are homeowners just like you. We

volunteer our time because we want a

strong financially-secure homeown-

ers’ association to protect all our

joint assets and the investments each

of us has made in our private prop-

erty. There are 10 voting members

See Crooked River Ranch Budget 2 See Enhanced Sheriff Patrol Page 14

Cost, logistics, pros and cons discussed…..

Enhanced Sheriff Patrol on Ranch

discussed at Town Hall meeting By Jim Adkins, Jefferson County Sheriff

Photo by Debbie Wagemaker

Budget Audit Committee Members pictured Back Row (L-R): Board Treasurer, Jim Dille; Board Liaison, Paula Bartolomei; Sue Ellen Haley, John Williams; Mike Folkstad; Dan Tomlinson and Board Member, Bim Gander. Front Row (L-R): Vice-Chair, Mary Dell Kapps; Committee Chair, Marilynne Keyser and Secretary, Diana Scholz Not pictured, Herb Parker.

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MyCentralOregon.com tells of record

snow depths for Central Oregon, with

Crooked River Ranch being no exception.

The historic winter of 1992-93 is the bench-

mark for the current snowy season and re-

cords are being shattered! As I write this on

Groundhog's Day, there is snow on the

ground with more in the forecast.

The good news is: No winter lasts

forever; no spring skips its turn. That quote is

credited to Hal Borland, author. What a win-

ter! Will spring come this month? Will there

be gardening weather? No predictions from

me, other than to say spring will come Mon-

day, March 20 on the calendar, but we'll all

be waiting to see about the weather. I do hope

that, as this is being read, we will be looking at

bare ground. As much as I love snow, it has be-

come a 4-letter word.

At the January meeting of the Mariposa

Lily Garden Club, Charmaine Manley spoke to

the members about the crisis on the Ranch

caused by the weather. She explained the Com-

munity outreach and all that volunteers had done

to provide services to CRR residents who need

help. Although community outreach is some-

what beyond the scope of the Club, the members

agreed it fit with volunteering services to our

community and donated $500 to the efforts of

this group.

Members are tending plants for the June

sale. Chairs Shirley Fox, Mitzi Williams and

Anita Von Eps state the goal is to have 1000

plants for sale! As previous buyers know, the

price is right for these locally-grown plants. To

help purchaser select just the right plants, Dona

Smith-Bell is working on signage with detailed

plant descriptions. Lowe's donated large and

small paint sticks for the Club to attach informa-

tive signs.

Mariposa Lily Garden Club

March Brings Spring. Come on, Spring! Do Your Thing! By Kay Limbaugh, Mariposa Lily Garden Club

The Mariposa Lily Garden Club

maintains the Fire hall landscape gardens. A

cleanup crew is being organized and the

work will be done this month (we hope)

when the weather allows. This is only one of

the many community areas maintained by

the Club.

The Club was featured in the Fall/

Winter issue of Sageland Magazine with an

article of several pages written by Phyllis

Carlin devoted to the bus stop mosaics. See

pictures in this article taken by Bill Vollmer.

Don't forget to set your clocks ahead

on March 12 and celebrate like the Irish on

March 17!!

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

Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in the social

room of the Crooked River Ranch Chapel. For

additional information, please contact President

Judy Berg at 541-504-8848 Or Vice President

Renee West at 541-598-6126.

The bluebird at Cinder and Panorama. The Mariposa Lily mosaic adorns the Informa-tion Center.

Finishing the cobalt border of the quail mosaic.

The Golden Mantel.

Photos by Bill Volmers


Have others told you that you suffer from hearing

problems, but you do not have the resources to buy the expen-

sive hearing assistance aids? Have you wondered if you are

losing your hearing, but have been discouraged from getting

help because of the expense? This is your chance!

Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation will be

holding a Mobile Hearing Clinic on March 31st in Bend. The

Crooked River Ranch Lions Club is offering to pay for a few

individuals to attend this Clinic.

If you want to take advantage of this valuable oppor-

tunity you must contact one of the people listed below. They

will help you complete the required application to see if you

could be one of the lucky recipients of this valuable free medi-

cal care and, if needed, hearing assistance aids. Please contact

us as soon as possible, as only a few people will be able to be

served. Contact Cinda Awbrey at 559-936-5334 or Karen

Jamison at 541-815-8435.

Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation

Mobile Hearing Clinic

comes to Bend By Cinda Awbrey, CRR Lions Sight & Hearing Committee

Shooting Stars, a no-fee organi-

zation of women interested in learning

and/or refining their knowledge, skills,

abilities and attitudes about firearms, be-

gins its fourth season on April 4, 2017 at

6:00 p.m. at the Crooked River Ranch

Heritage House. Our own Maureen

Rogers (formerly Adams-Hegwood) is

our speaker.

Maureen is an NRA certified instructor in

pistol, rifle, shotgun, home firearm

safety, in addition to being a Redmond

Rod & Gun Club Range Safety Officer.

Her specialty is helping women to get

started in handling firearms and improv-

ing marksmanship. Maureen offers

classes for groups of women as well as

offering private lessons. Many have

praised her patience, preparedness and

performance. At this gather, Maureen

will be presenting an Introduction to

Handguns 101.

Shooting Stars is planning sev-

eral events and monthly speakers to en-

hance our firearms knowledge and use

skills. Our emphasis since inception is to

help women in the safe, effective and

lawful use of firearms, particularly for

self-protection. Information about our

gathers will be in the CRR Telegraph

each month between March and Septem-

ber.

In addition to welcoming all of

our members back for this season, we

want to extend a special welcome to

women who have a desire to learn more

about the use of firearms even though

they may be reluctant to consider this

method of self-protection.

The doors will open at the CRR Heritage

House at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4,

2017 for this Shooting Stars Gather. Any

questions, please contact Kate Adams at

541.306.0875 or by email at

[email protected].

First gather to be held April 4th…..

Welcome to Shooting Stars 4th

Season By Kate Adams, Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

Gather

Crooked River Ranch

Heritage House Tuesday, April 4, 2017

5:30 p.m. Doors Open

6:00 p.m. Start

For more info contact Kate Adams

[email protected]


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

Winter Raptor Counts finish up

this month and it has been wild season

again with record highs and lows. Our

heavy snow storms could be the reason.

Most of them have gone back north to the

nesting grounds. But some of our resident

raptors are building nests and laying eggs

now. Soon we will see baby heads poking

up from those nests. Some of my favorite

birds are back. Just like Capistrano the

swallows are returning. We have six of the

nine species right here at the Ranch, Violet

-Green, Tree, Bank, Barn, Cliff and the

dullest of them all the Northern Rough-

winged Swallow. They all nest here. For

such a dull bird it has the longest name for

a swallow, Stelgidopteryx (Greek for

scraper wing) serripennis (Latin for saw

feather) because of the rough, hooked lead-

ing edge of the feathers, especially in the

male. Possibly that allows them to fly more

quietly like an owl which exhibits the same

type of feathers. Watch for all of them in

early March migrating back north from

Central America.

Bring your ‘Bird-Shots’ to our March Birders’ meeting on the 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the

Senior Center. In April we meet on the 19th and by then you will be bringing in nesting shots.

Birding by Ear classes start March 1st in Sawyer Park in Bend at 8:00 a.m. They only

last about two hours so you have the rest of the day free.

Wednesday Birders continues in Bend looking for birds in Central Oregon. Contact 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. They are listed at http://www.ecaudubon.org/

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 as follows. Phone 541-350-3895, e-

mail at [email protected] for information about our group, the many birding

opportunities in Oregon, or about birding in general. For more bird (and other animals) photos

look to my web site at http://www.kevnsmithnaturephotos.com

Crooked River Ranch Birders Blurb…..

Swallows returning,

six of nine species at the Ranch By Kevin Smith, CRR Birders

Photo by Kevin Smith

Swallow in flight.


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

2 10:30 AM CRR Senior Group Social

Potluck at noon

1:00 PM Events Planning Committee

5:30 PM Lions Board Mtg.

1

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg

5:00 PM Classic Cars

6:30 PM CRR ATV Club

8

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg


5:00 PM SRD Mtg. 6:00 PM Jefferson County

Board of Commissioners

Meeting

3


Potluck at noon

12:00 Noon Ranch Democrats Potluck

4

10

11


Potluck at noon

6:30 PM Fire Board Mtg.

18 4:00 PM FANs Lecture Series

17

5

6 9:00 AM CRR Canyon Quilters

10:00 AM Board Work

Session

6:30 PM Celebrate Recovery

7

1:00 PM Sage Quilters 6:00 PM Chapel Youth

21 10:00 AM Mariposa Lily Garden Club

4:30 PM Golf Advisory

6:00 PM Chapel Youth

19 1:00 PM FANs Hike


6:00 PM Board Meeting


22

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg



Potluck at noon

24

25


1:30 PM Architectural

Review Committee


26

28 1:00 PM Sage Quilters

5:30 PM CRR Lions Social

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

March

April

29

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg



Potluck at noon

31

1

8

15


Potluck at noon

11:30 AM Jefferson County Community Read

1:00 PM Events Planning

Committee 5:30 PM Lions Board Mtg.

5

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg


6:30 PM CRR ATV Club

2


10:00 AM Board Work

Session

6:30 PM Celebrate Recov-

ery

4

1:00 PM Sage Quilters 6:00 PM Chapel Youth

15

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg


7:00 PM Birders

14 4:30 PM Golf Advisory



12



Review Committee 6:00 PM Board Meeting


7

12

8:30 AM Power Yoga

1:00 PM Mah Jongg


7:00 PM Birders

11 4:30 PM Golf Advisory



9



Review Committee 6:00 PM Board Meeting



Potluck at noon

14


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

541-504-7565 Please call

for directions

Application due in Post Box by April 3rd…..

CRR Lions offer fourth

Scholarship Award this spring By Shirley Fox, Co-Chairperson, CRR Lions Scholarship Committee

Attention college bound

high school seniors, current college

and trade school students and also

adult CRR resi-

dents wishing

to pursue addi-

tional schooling

or training.

The CRR Lions

Foundation is

excited to be

able to help support another deserv-

ing resident pursue their academic

dream and will be looking for a

qualified Ranch recipient for the

fourth scholarship award this com-

ing spring.

Application forms with

listed requirements will be available

to all qualifying residents on the

CRR Lions website, the Crooked

River Ranch website and through

your school guidance counselors at

Redmond, Ridgeview, Culver, the

Redmond Proficiency Academy as

well as Central Oregon Community

College. Applications and attach-

ments must be in the Lions Post Of-

fice Box by Monday, April 3rd to be

considered.

The CRR Lions Foundation

is excited to be able to help another

deserving resident pursue their aca-

demic dream. The CRR Lions Club

and CRR Lions Foundation would

also like to express gratitude for the

community’s support in making this

dream come true.

For more information con-

tact Shirley Fox at 541-504-4604 or

Mitzi Williams at 541-548-3897.

You are invited to join us at

the Ranch Heritage House / Senior

Center for a Potluck Lunch on

Thursday, March 9th at 12:00 noon.

We’ll eat and then have s

short meeting after we get the

kitchen clean. Bring your interests

and questions and we will continue

to get . Bring a Friend. For more

information contact Fran Davis,

Chair, Jefferson County Democrats

at 541-923-7403

Calling all Ranch Democrats

Ranch Democrats

to host Pot-Luck By Fran Davis,

Jefferson County Democrats

Need a newsletter…

Copies of the

Telegraph

are also available at the

Trading Post and Administration Building


FANS Lecture Series: Save the Date!

Geology of the Crooked River

Area Lecture and Geologic

Formations Hike By Penny Radtke, FANs Board Member

Do you ever gaze at the gorgeous colors and shapes of our beauti-

ful canyons and wonder at the varied forces that shaped them?

Join the Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area

(FANS) on Mar. 18th at 4:00 p.m. in the Juniper Room at Crooked River

Ranch to delve into our volcanic past.

Carrie Gordon, Forest Geologist on

the Ochoco National Forest Crooked

River Grasslands and Oregon Master

Naturalist, will reveal the mysteries of the geology of our local Deschutes

and Crooked River Canyons. She has lived and worked in Central Oregon

since 1992, and has had a life-long fascination with the land and the rocks,

listening to the stories they tell.

Photo submitted by Penny Radtke

Geologist Carrie Gordon enjoys the beauty of Oregon.

Carrie will also lead a hike the following day,

Sunday, March 19th, at 1:00 p.m. on the lower

Crooked River near Crooked River Ranch to see geo-

logic formations.

Space is limited and registration at fansof-

deschutes.org is required for both events. FANS

members are admitted free to the lecture, and non-

members pay $2 per person at the door. The hike is

free for members and non-members alike. Join

FANS for $10 per person at the website, and attend

our lecture series for free!


For the fourth year in a row, CRR Snowbirds met for a late Feb-ruary luncheon at the Old Spaghetti Factory. While on February 18

th

the weather in Phoenix, Arizona was rainy, our spirits were anything but gloomy. Our only disappointment was that Coralee Parks, who came down with a bad cold the day before, had to miss the luncheon for the second year in a row. Last year she stayed home to take care of Jake Janzen, who had just gotten out of the hospital. Those of us who were able to meet had a great time catching up on what is new at Crooked River Ranch. I was the last one to head south and had experienced two feet of snow before leaving. We discussed how grateful we were to miss all the snow problems that Central Oregon was experiencing. We highly recommend "Snow Birding".

Orren and Judy Brownson told us they have decided to sell their home at Crooked River Ranch this year and become full-timers in Arizona. They will be in Oregon soon to start getting rid of things and place a “For Sale” sign on their property. Coralee sold her place at CRR in the fall of 2016 to become a full-timer at Apache Junction, Arizona. Martin, our waiter, took our picture. He was a wonderful server and we ordered great meals. I can certainly recommend the crab ravioli. Some of the other meals ordered by our group were spaghetti with different sauces, chicken, clam and Alfredo. Jo Alstock and Birk Lowrie have been keeping busy this winter at their “Casa Grande” home. They say the “welcome mat" is out for any of their friends who would like to visit. Just give them a call. We may need to change the name of our gather-ing to the CRR and former CRR Snowbirds Luncheon. We hope we-can all meet again in 2018 and if there is anyone who wants to join us, let us know, we would love to include you.

Smaller group, but lots of fun!

CRR Snowbirds meet in

Phoenix, Arizona By Earleen Arthur, Co-Secretary, CRR Senior Group

March may be the first month this

year that we can be open every day.

Due to our adverse weather in Decem-

ber and January,

we broke a record

for Senior Center

closures. We had

to change the date

for our Thank You

Luncheon two

times. This is done each year to honor

the outgoing board members, the new

board members and to thank all our

active members for their participation

with our fund raisers and more. We can

never thank people enough for their

help. We would not be a “Senior Cen-

ter/Heritage House” without them. We

also announced that the CRR Car Club

was the recipient of the “Thank You”

plaque. The BIG snow storm prevented

this presentation from happening ear-

lier.

A new group has started meeting

at the Heritage House. It is Bre Mat-

son’s Jewelry Class. Sign up to learn

how to make wire wrapped jewelry.

Our first General Meeting of 2017

is set for Thursday the 6th of April at

the Senior Center/Heritage House. It is

Paint & Restoration work

done for DIYer’s & non DIYer’s

Photo by Martin, our waiter

Orren Brownson, Judy Borwnson, Earleen Arthur, Jo Alstock and Birk Lowerie catch up on CRR happenings at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Phoenix

After the snows we are ready to

“March” into Spring By Earleen Arthur Co-secretary, CRR Senior Group

an “open” meeting. We encourage the

people of Crooked River Ranch to

think of the “Heritage House” as a

Community Center, not just a “house

for old people”. Other groups use this

facility as their meeting place all the

time. For example; the Sage Quilters,

The Shooting Stars, the Bunco Group

and Family Bingo which was another

success in February. We want to open

up our membership to include younger

people as members of “The Heritage

House” which is run by the Senior

Group. We would like to hear what

you think of this idea. It is imperative

that we keep getting younger people as

members so the Senior Center/Heritage

House can still be kept up and useable

to all.

We are currently advertising

in the Bend Source Wedding magazine

and are trying to let everyone know we

rent the Heritage House for all sorts of

events. Keep us in mind for your spe-

cial events, like large birthday parties

and anniversaries or family reunions.

You can contact Babs Weber at 541-

504-8113 to reserve your rental dates.

We look forwards to seeing and

hearing from you all this year.


Our last meeting was held at

the Sandbagger Saloon and began at

6:30 p.m. In attendance

were 32 members and

guest and new member

Barry Bright.

President John Seely re-

ported that we provided Christmas

baskets and gifts for three families

and that all were grateful. We have

$742.00 in our treasury. These funds

are for clean-up fees, Thanksgiving

and Christmas sponsorship's and any

needs that may come up during the

year. We also collected $955.00 from

organizations, individuals and busi-

nesses during the recent snow storm.

We gave $500 to Brad Williams.

Brad and his daughter spent many

days plowing driveways for

“donations” only. The balance was

put into our fund for any needs that

arise.

We discussed our spring

cleanup on adjacent BLM land. The

feeling is that we should get it done

before it gets too hot, but we do need

to wait for the snow to melt. The

best prospective dates are the end of

April or the beginning of May.

John also brought up group

rides. The first one is during the Se-

neca Oyster Feed the 3rd weekend in

May. Space is limited if you plan to

go let Trudi know. She has made

arrangements with the RV camp at

Seneca where there are some full

hookups and some over flow dry

camp spots. The next group ride will

be our annual ride on Memorial Day

weekend at Walton Lake where we

dry camp in the snow park parking

area. Future group rides planned for

the July 4th weekend and Labor Day

weekend. We haven't selected sites

for these rides yet. Suggestions in-

cluded Sumter and Morrow County

OHV. Please bring your suggestions

to the next meeting. The last group

ride will be at the coast in Florence,

Oregon, sometime in September after

school has started. John also men-

tioned if any of us want to have an

ATV ride, pick a place and date and

let him know. We can easily get the

word out to members. There are lots

of places to ride in the area in addi-

tion the BLM. There is Henderson

Flat OHV, Four Corners OHV, Ft.

Rock OHV and Cline Buttes OHV,

all within 20 miles of CRR.

Lynnelle Morgan talked

about the emergency support that she

initiated for people on the ranch that

were in trouble during the last snow

storm. Lynnelle, with help from a

large number of CRR ATV group

members, delivered food, shoveled

out driveways and unstuck doors that

had people trapped in their own

homes. There were four nurses

(members of our group) doing wel-

fare checks on ranch residents. The

need by our neighbors was almost

overwhelming. See the article in the

last issue of the Telegraph for more

information on this effort. Thank

You Lynnelle!

Cole Gayheart, who is on the

Jefferson County Planning Commis-

sion, told us about the up-coming

Total Eclipse on August 21st and its

effect on our community. Central

Oregon will be packed with over

130,000 people expected in town.

The Madras Fairgrounds is expecting

30,000 people and all hotels are

booked. The roads, especially Hwy

97 will be packed. Imagine trying to

get out from Lower Bridge Rd. Be

prepared!

The next meeting is March

1st 6:30 p.m. at the Sandbagger.

CRR ATV Riders plan upcoming

spring and summer events By Michelle Parcel, CRR ATV Riders


Featuring pictures of some of the most beautiful places on the Ranch, our animals and fun events, the CRR Ranch Calendars are on sale for $8.00, 20% off their original price. In addition to the cal-endars, we have note cards for sale at the Admini-stration Office as well. Proceeds from the calen-dar and note cards support the Events Planning Committee, which sponsors the Barn Dance, pro-vides wagon rides for the children at the Western Holiday Christmas and has purchased light sculp-tures for our holiday display at Christmas time. A new event that the Committee will be hosting is the Ingenious Art Competition. The committee appreciates your support as it strives to bring new and fun events to the Ranch.

Calendars on sale for 20% off!

Calendar sales support Events Committee Endeavors


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

Golf Advisory 4:30 p.m. / 3rd Tuesday / Juniper Room

Contact: Paul Nemitz

Phone: 541-923-1462

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 Wed. / Juniper Room

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: 541-504-8500

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

Contact: Harry Ward

Phone: 541-923-6776

Former CC&R Review Committee Chair Ben Johnson reported that he has stepped down as Chair and introduced Cheryl McCawley as the new Chair of the CC&R Re-view Committee. Mr. Johnson provided a report that includes data from 2013-2016. He discussed the types of complaints received and how the Committee de-termines who is responsible for investigating the complaint. Some complaints in-volve county code issues, so those are referred to either Jefferson or Deschutes County for follow up. Other complaints are due to CC&R violations and these are the complaints that the Committee investigates. For more detail this report is available on the CRR website. New Chair, Cheryl McCawley thanked Mr. Johnson for all his work and her goal is to maintain the same level of attention.

Monday, February 20, 2017

Budgets. If most of you are like me you don’t wake up in the morning ea-

gerly anticipating doing budget work. Irrespective of this being home, office, or or-

ganizational budgets however, the importance of a solid balanced budget with an eye

for future contingencies cannot be over stated. Your Association maintains just such

a budget.

As the Ranch is ready to adopt its Fiscal Year 2018 budget, I thought I would

take a moment to discuss our budgetary process. The Associations fiscal cycle begins

on May 1st when the proposed budget as put forth by the Budget and Audit Commit-

tee (in collaboration with the various departmental supervisors and Ranch Manager)

is approved in April. Over the next several months several steps happen.

One, your Association has each prior year’s budget audited by an independ-

ent and certified auditing firm. The auditing firm goes completely through the prior

year’s budget using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This review is then

presented to you and your Board of Directors, usually in July or August. During this

time, and throughout the rest of the fiscal year our staff accountant provides the staff

and Board Officers monthly financial reviews. This allows us to compare current

spending with budgeted spending. So (as a broad example) at six months in we

should be “around” fifty percent use in any particular line item. This process occurs

throughout entirety of the fiscal year.

The next big step in the process is when the Budget and Audit Committee

(BAC) meets in October for its first meeting of the year to begin planning next years’

budget. At this meeting officers are elected and the budget calendar established.

During this portion of the annual journey, the Ranch Departmental Supervisors work

with the Ranch Manager and Staff Accountant to review and revise the Capital Re-

serve Plan budget (CRP) which is then presented to the BAC at the December meet-

ing. The CRP is a fund in which the Association sets aside money to repair or replace

our capital assets. Over 40 years of operation we have purchased almost 5 million

dollars in assorted assets. Those assets have depreciated by over 3.7 million leaving a

book value of a little under 1.2 million. It is imperative to remember that your Board

of Directors has a fiduciary responsibility to maintain those assets and possibly even

improve them over time.

See President’s Message Page 12

See Board Highlights Page 13

By David Palmer, President written in collaboration with

Judy LaPora, Ranch Manager


Of course, there are

always unexpected sur-

prises, and the recent winter

storm keeping snow on the

ground for over two months

was extremely tough on all

of us. I don’t know about

you, but my husband and I

have lived here for 15 years,

and we don’t even own a

snow shovel.

Our road crew

worked hard to keep our

roads plowed, including

bringing in outside help.

There was so much snow, it

was impossible to know

where the ditches were on

many roads so plowing had

to be limited to the center of

roads. More cinders had to be purchased, and

then they froze, both in the pile and in the trucks,

and had to be thawed out before they could be

spread. The road crew plows were not small

enough to plow cul-de-sacs.

Fortunately, our current fiscal year 2017

budget is able to absorb these additional expenses

due to cost savings in other areas. We also have a

$25,000 contingency built into the budget which

we have never before had to utilize.

Come to the March 20th presentation of

the proposed 2018 budget. Have your say about

our recommendations to address these and other

issues facing our homeowners’ association. Be a

part of the solution!

President’s Message

Continued from Page 11

There were 1121 county wide calls made to Jeffer-

son County Sheriff Department in the month of

January.

Of a total of 64 incidents in the Jefferson County

Sheriff’s Department Press Log for the period Jan

1 – Jan 29, 2017, six (6) involved Crooked River

Ranch.

On January 4, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s

Office received a report of an unattended

death at a residence in the 6700 block of SW

Mustang. It was determined that the resident

had died from natural causes.

On January 12, a Deputy travelling to his pa-

trol vehicle in Crooked River Ranch observed

a Husky travelling up and down the middle of

SW Mustang Rd near SW Shad Rd. The dog,

an unaltered male was transported to the

Crooked River Ranch Fire Department and

taken to the Three Rivers Humane Society in

Madras.

On January 16, a Jefferson County Sheriff’s

Deputy responded to an address in the 9000

block of SW Sand Ridge Rd, for a report of a

restraining order violation. After an investiga-

tion, a resident was arrested for violation of a

restraining order and probation violation. The

resident was transported to and housed at the

Jefferson County Jail.

On January 17, a Jefferson County Sheriff’s

Deputy contacted a resident of Crooked River

Ranch. Dispatch confirmed a felony warrant

out of Deschutes County for the residents’ ar-

rest. The resident was placed under arrest and

transported to the Jefferson County Jail without

incident and lodged.

On January 17, a Deputy with the Jefferson

County Sheriff’s Office arrested a resident in

the 12300 block of SW Peninsula for Assault

IV domestic. The resident was transported to

the Jefferson County Jail, where they were

booked and lodged without incident.

On January 20, a Deputy with the Jefferson

County Sheriff’s Office took a report of two

firearms that had been found next to the road in

the 8800 block of SW Shad. The serial num-

bers were checked and returned as stolen. The

firearms were secured and transported to the

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Madras

and the owner will be contacted.

Crooked River Ranch Crime Watch January, 2017

on the Budget Audit Committee, including two

board members, Bim Gander and Board Treasurer

Jim Dille. We also have a non-voting liaison from

the board, Paula Bartolomei. All of our meetings

are listed on the ranch website and in the Tele-

graph, and they are open to any members who

would like to attend.

The Board sets the vision for the ranch,

and the budget needs to reflect that vision. For the

last few years, the Board has focused on:

・Enhancing the road department’s ability to maintain and improve our roads, ・Insuring our ability to recruit and keep good employees, and ・Protecting our investment in commonly-held assets by funding a Capital Reserve Plan

Crooked River Ranch Budget Continued from Page 1

Photo by Debbie Wagemaker

Budget Audit Committee members listen to department supervisors presentations.

The next significant step is at the January

BAC meeting. At this meeting, the committee

also reviews the current fiscal years’ budget-to-

actual operating results, just as your Ranch depart-

mental supervisors, Ranch Manager, and Board

Officers do. Further, the Supervisors once again

work with the Ranch Manager and Staff Account-

ant to prepare their proposed Operating Budget for

the next fiscal year. This portion of the road can

be a bit bumpy as they all work to cut costs and

improve revenues. The BAC will analyze each

department’s budget line item by line item direct-

ing questions, concerns and suggestions to the

various Supervisors.

At this point, the “Road to the Budget”

can take a number of turns and detours. The BAC

works with staff to refine the budget, smoothing

out the bumps and bends. Also during this time,

the income producing departments review and re-

vise their Fee Schedules for the upcoming fiscal

year. This information, along with the operating

and CRP needs, is used by the BAC to help deter-

mine the upcoming dues structure. Again, it is

important to remember, the majority of the BAC

are resident volunteers so anything that they will

be recommending will equally apply to them. In

this process, the road often forks into many paths

with BAC members debating the best track to a

reasonable and appropriate assessment rate. This

is never a fast process, instead there is a distinct

and deliberate process to ensure the most compre-

hensive, fair and accurate plan. Once the BAC

members merge back into an agreed upon lane, the

approved Fee Schedule and CRP Budget are pre-

sented to the Board of Directors for consideration.

The Operating Budget is presented to the

Board and public at the Joint BAC/BOD Regular

Meeting in March. (March 20, 2017 at 6:00 pm

this year) At this meeting, the Board will adopt or

modify the Fee Schedule and CRP Budget. After

reviewing the Operating Budget, the Board will

adopt or modify the Operating Budget at the April

Board of Directors Regular Meeting (April 17,

2017, 6:00 pm). The newly adopted budgets are

again effective May 1st of each year.

All current and previous year’s budget

information can be found on our website. Also,

please keep in mind every single BAC meeting is

open to the public if you ever wish to follow the

process in person.


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].

Tell your new neighbors about the Phase

Reps program and call Karen. We want

to be sure they receive a welcome tote.

Phase Representatives Assisting with Ranch Communication

Phase 1 Becky D’Ambrosia……...503-970-2344

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

Phase 2 Paulette Nordin, …….…..541-570-5564

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

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



Board Meeting Highlights

President Palmer reported that the After Action/Community Outreach meeting was positive and encouraging. The focus was not only about the recent snow event, but to prepare for other emergencies, such as wildfire and earthquakes. Emergency Services Director of Jefferson County, Mark Carman was in attendance along with representa-tives from the Fire Department. Mr. Carman thought that a Community Emergency Re-sponse Team (C.E.R.T) would be most helpful to the Ranch. There is a possibility of a grant that would be awarded to allow CRR to start a CERT team. The grant is being re-quested for Crook, Jefferson, and Deschutes Counties. The training involves classroom instruction, along with a hands-on portion. President Palmer stated that CRR needs one and the grant will assist with the cost to get a team together.

Vice-President Smallwood reported that the Greater Terrebonne Citizen Action Commit-tee met, with 17 members attending. Vice President Smallwood is the Chair. The Com-mittee reached out to Deschutes and Jefferson County Commissioners along with State Representatives Huffman and Ferrioli and received their support to enhance the safety of Hwy 97 into Terrebonne. ODOT representative Gary Farnsworth reported that $300,000.00 was designated for a study, looking at short term and long term solutions. Some of the solutions that the Action Committee came up with include a flashing cross-ing light, reduction of speed further north of Lower Bridge, rumble strips, using 19th St to C St as an alternate south bound road, and to widen and make a merge lane to south bound 97. There is an ODOT Advisory Committee being formed and Vice President Smallwood wants to be sure that members of the Greater Terrebonne Citizen Action Committee are on the ODOT Advisory Committee. ODOT appears to not be in total sup-port, but Mr. Smallwood is going to press the issue. CRR Resident Jeff Scholz has been posting the meeting minutes and copies of ODOT drafts on NextDoor and has also started a Facebook page for those that want to get the latest information. There is a petition for concerned citizens to sign to urge county and state leaders and ODOT to make a plan to increase pedestrian and traffic safety in the unincorporated area of Ter-rebonne and Hwy 97 and Lower Bridge. They are trying to get at least 1,000 signatures. Vice President Smallwood will keep the Board apprised of the status of future meetings.

President Palmer wanted to remind everyone that the restated By-Laws are posted on the CRR website and he encourages everyone to read them and make comments.

Ranch Manager LaPora provided a copy of the Fee and Rate Schedule for FY 2017/2018. The Budget/Audit Committee has approved and is requesting the Board adopt an in-crease in the annual HOA dues to $430.00 based on the Operating Budget and Capital Reserve Plan needs.

Reminder ~ CRR Town Hall Meeting regarding Enhanced Jefferson County Sheriff Patrols will be held on February 28, 2017 in the Juniper Room of the Administration Building starting at 6:00 p.m.

Reminder ~ The Jefferson County Commissioners Meeting will be held on March 8, 2017 in the Juniper of the Administration Building starting at 6:00 p.m.

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

Continued from Page 11


Ranch, without having to respond back to the

Madras office.

On most Thursdays and Fridays, my camp

Sherman resident Deputy, Dave Blann, drives to

CRR and patrols for about five to six hours, each

of those days, if there are no calls in Camp

Sherman. We have adjusted his shift to patrol

when the vehicular traffic on the Ranch is heav-

ier in the morning and, later in the year we may

adjust his shift to later in the day.

I have three patrol deputies who live in Red-

mond, Bend and LaPine. I have stationed their

patrol cars at the CRR fire hall, so these deputies

drive from their home to the fire station to begin

their shift. When they start their shift, they pa-

trol around the Jefferson County portion of CRR

and conduct traffic stops, serve civil process and

respond to any calls for service that may be hap-

pening at the time. When they get a call for ser-

vice in the northern part of the County, they then

leave CRR and respond accordingly. When it is

nearing the end of their shift, these deputies will

attempt to respond back to CRR and patrol

around for awhile before going off duty at the

fire station.

During a regular work week, my deputy may be

the only deputy on duty to answer calls for the

rest of the county. There is the possibility I may

have two deputies working at the same time,

however one is specifically assigned to an en-

hanced patrol contract for either the cities of

Culver and Metolius, or to the PGE project area

at the Cove State Park. They are to remain in

their area of enhanced patrol, unless there is an

emergency elsewhere. These agencies pay into

my budget extra monies to have these enhanced

patrols in their areas. During routine calls for

service, the on duty deputy must handle all other

calls by him/herself.

CRR FY 2018 Budget Audit Committee Meeting Calendar

Enhanced Patrols Continued from Page 1

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

If the on duty deputy is the only deputy

working, and they are in the Madras area handling

calls, a substantial amount of time could pass be-

fore that deputy could respond from the northern

part of the county to an issue at CRR. When a

high priority call comes in at CRR, I do utilize the

assistance of the Oregon State Police and the

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to respond (if

they are in the area) and control the scene until my

deputy is able to arrive on the scene and handle

the call.

Enhanced patrols can be a moderately ex-

pensive undertaking which would be beneficial to

both you as the resident and to me as the chief law

enforcement officer for the County, allowing me

to provide better service to you during the time the

enhanced patrol deputy is working at CRR and

freeing up another deputy in the northern part of

the county to better service those citizens.

Another way we try to help folks and their

neighborhoods remain safe and vigilant, is to set

up the Neighborhood Watch program. At this

time, only a couple phases / neighborhoods have

reached out to meet with me and my coordinator,

Richard Ladeby. We have been to CRR a couple

times in the past, to meet with different folks

about the process. We are willing to meet any-

time, give you some direction and provide you

with Neighborhood Watch signs, if you are willing

to commit to your phase / neighborhood.

A town hall meeting was held on Tuesday,

February 28th at Crooked River Ranch to discuss

options and the pros and cons of each option. If

you were unable to attend the meeting, you will

have additional opportunities to express your opin-

ion at the Board of Directors Work Session on

March 6th beginning at 10:00 a.m. or the Jefferson

County Commissioners Meeting, which will be

held at Crooked River Ranch on March 8th at 6:00

p.m. Both meetings will be held in the Juniper

Room of the Administration Building. In addition,

you can contact me at 541-475-6520 ext 4310.

You can also contact any of the Crooked River

Ranch Board Members, their numbers are listed in

the Telegraph, or Ranch Manager Judy LaPora at

541-548-8939.


Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue

is celebrating 40 years of proudly

serving our community By Fire Chief Harry Ward

In 1977 the Fire District was

officially formed, and Ken Yost was

appointed as the first Fire Chief. Ken

had retired to Crooked

River Ranch from the

position of Fire Chief in

Portland, OR. In the

early days, we started

out with a 1940 Ford "pumper" and

1951 Chevrolet "pumper" that were

donated by Mr. MacPherson. From

these humble beginnings we have

grown a lot. We now provide not

only Fire protection services but also

the highest level of emergency medi-

cal care and have a highly-trained

rope rescue team.

We still are primarily a vol-

unteer department. Our volunteers

give countless hours to train and re-

spond to all types of emergencies.

This is not counting the hours spent

on our many public events we par-

ticipate in each year like the Toy and

Food drive, Shop with a Firefighter,

and Easter Egg Hunt just to name a

few.

So, during 2017 we are cele-

brating our 40th anniversary and

want you, our community, to cele-

brate with us. Please join us at our

events throughout the year. You can

visit our Website for the times and

dates of those events as well as fol-

low us on Facebook. On July 1st, we

will be holding an Open House at

the Fire Station and invite you to

come and visit us. We will have a

list of things that will be going on at

the Open House soon.

A few reminders of events

we have coming up in the next few

months. The Fire District is cur-

rently collecting Easter candy dona-

tions for the annual Easter Egg Hunt.

We ask that candy be individually

wrapped and can be dropped off at

the Fire Station anytime. On March

2nd we host our first ever Child

Safety Seat Clinic which starts at

11:00 a.m. and goes until 2:00 p.m.,

at the fire station. For more informa-

tion, please go to our website. There

will also be an Emergency Prepared-

ness Forum April 29th from 10:00

am to 1200 PM at the Ranch Chapel

family center. Please plan to attend

as there will be lots of information

presented that will help you be pre-

pared for all types of emergencies.

Your Fire District Board

will meet March 16th at 6:30. As part

of this meeting we will be holding a

public hearing on our new Public

Contracting Rules. Please look for

the Public Notice in the Bend Bulle-

tin for more information.

As always you can learn

more about your Fire District and

current events on our new website,

Facebook page, or our Twitter feed.

While chatting with a new CRR friend, I realized that there are quiet and discreet folks who contribute to the Ranch in ways un-known by the vast majority of us. This new friend told me their time is limited, but their resources not so much. They want to do their bit to make our Ranch better and better, so they contributed something of significance. It’s something seen if you are in the Clubhouse commons area, but that’s the only hint you get! This is one example, but I know there are other tales like this; secrets we’ll never know.

I’ll not divulge who they are or what they provided, but to them and to all you other anonymous givers – Cheers to you!

Ranch Raves…..

Secrets By Diane Nunley, Events Planning Committee, Phase Reps


Limb Dump will be ready to open March 18th…...

CRR Fire & Rescue tackles Lions Limb Dump By Ted Carlin, CRR Lions Past President

Coffee, sandwiches and ma-ple bars were provided for the crew by the CRR Lions who also kept a safety margin for onlookers. “The CRR Fire personnel sure know what they are doing, and it seemed like a quick, clean burn,” stated Lions President Mark Dearman, who bundled up for the cold and witnessed the burn along with eight other Lions.

The Lions would like to give a hearty ROAR and a huge thank-you to all the firefighters who donated their time and let them know they went far above the normal call of duty. The Li-ons would also like to thank the Roads Department and Mike Taylor for work done throughout the year.

“The Limb Dump will be ready to receive limbs starting Saturday, March 18th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and then every Saturday and Sunday throughout October” stated Lions Limb Dump Chairperson Mike O’Brien. “Remember to bring only the proper limb items and if you are un-sure of what is proper, ask at the check-in shack prior to dumping.” Ac-ceptable items include brush, limbs, manure and grass clippings.

The burn begins.

CRR Fire & Rescue personnel work the burn.

CRR Fire & Rescue personnel prepare to light the fire.

On Saturday, February 11th, despite snow

on the ground, CRR Fire and Rescue tackled the Lions Limb Dump, the first step in preparing it for next year’s season. The burn went well as CRR Fire & Rescue personnel and volunteers started the burn early in the morning, monitored the burn throughout the day and checked on it into the evening. The fire-fighters, who showed their professionalism, enthusi-asm and skills throughout the morning, let the limbs burn hot but under control. According to Assistant Fire Chief Sean Hartley, “The event provided training for our firefighters and opens space within the limb dump for more limbs and brush.”

Lions Sheila Dearman, Mark Dearman, Bill Burt and Lee Moore at the gate.

Keeping a watchful eye on the burn.

Photos by Lee Moore and Ted Carlin

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 ensuring a safe, secure and clean living environment; and by promoting the continuing improvement of the quality of life for Ranch residents.


Many outstanding photos were submitted in the “Snow on the Ranch” category, but this one submitted by William Florence stood out. A dramatic shot of the Crooked River Canyon rim looking towards Smith Rock, it highlights the special beauty of this area on a snow-covered day. Thanks for submitting such a great photo, Mr. Florence, and thanks to all who sent in their pho-tos. It was a delight looking at them all.

Since Mother Nature can’t be predicted, we will be running two contests simultaneously for March and April. We are looking for photos of “Signs of Spring” and for “Skies.” So if you see a wel-come sign of spring – daffodils or any greenery poking up from the earth, or perhaps a baby bird in a nest – grab that shot! We are all desperate for spring! In the skies category, it could be a sunrise or a sunset or even a full moon over Mt. Jefferson or the Three Sisters. Keep your eyes open for that stunning photo and send it in to [email protected]. Both contests will run again next month, so send in your photos as you take them so we can start reviewing those Great Shots!

And another reminder that we have calen-dars and note cards for sale in the office. The proceeds help support the Events Planning Committee, so come on down and take advantage of the sale on calen-dars. 20% off! Such a deal!

Calling all

Photographers!

Great Shot!

Photo by William Florence

Along the Rim


The Crooked River Ranch Lions Club

held their Annual, and possibly last , Buffalo

Feed July 7th, unless the cost of Buffalo meat

comes down. A craft display and church pie

sale, conducted in conjunction with the Buffalo

Feed, was a fitting tribute and demonstration of

the value of the expanded park to the Ranch.

The park has been named MacPherson Park and

is dedicated to the Community in memory of

CRR Lion Bill MacPherson’s contribution to

the area and to the Ranch as Developer of the

Crooked River Ranch Recreation Properties.

The recommendation to name the park

MacPherson Park was made by CRR Lion

President Harold Lentz at an annual meeting of

the Ranch Association in recognition of Lion

Bill MacPhersons foresight and concern for

young folk who would be in danger if they tried

to follow Dad when fishing the fast waters of

the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers. Bill had

established a fish pond and had stocked it with

fish so that Dad could safely introduce his

young son to the art of fishing.

The pond was lo-

cated North across the park-

ing lot from the Club House

and adjacent to the road that

leads to the Club House.

This put it in the same area

as the game room and the

swimming pool which

would be of interest to

young folk.

The pond was con-

structed the way a stock

watering pond is made and

is about fifty yards in di-

ameter. The dike was

topped with sprinklers and

grass was planted to hold

the soil in place. Members

of the CRR Lions Club, saw

people use the grass area for

their picnics when the grass

areas in the adjacent RV

park filled up with campers. This observation,

brought to Lion President Carl Wattier in

1985, set off the idea for a plan that would pro-

vide fun for the Community and also would

improve the appearance of the area. The plan

was to have fun programs to raise funds for

projects leading to the fine park, that has been

capped off with a pavilion just completed at

the end of the second term of Lion President

Bob Fast in 1990.

Lion Bill MacPherson outlined the

perimeter of the park and donated the land to

the Lions. In 1986 the grass was extended east

to a line of trees and north the distance of the

pond. Ten tables with benches were added

after the grass matured.

Lion Harold Lentz, during the winter

of 1986, designed further expansion of the

park to the west and to the north. The plan

included a parking area off the Clubhouse en-

try road adjacent to the park. A rail fence to

separate the parts was added. The Lions pro-

vided funds, earned through their Reno Night

and Spring Fling events, to purchase and in-

stall a sprinkler system and the drinking foun-

tains. Lion power helped prepare the lawn

seedbed, moved out rock and brush and estab-

lished a cinder trail from the RV Park to the

new park area. Lion Rocky Robinson installed

the irrigation system and the drinking fountain

systems with the assistance of Ranch Associa-

tion staff. The plan provided for the layout of

a Tether ball court, Volleyball court, Badmin-

ton court, Croquet arena and Horseshoe arena.

Over the years, Lion Jim Wells had

talked about building a pavilion in the park for

shelter from the sun and sudden thunder show-

ers. Finally his time had come but there was

no room at the Inn and money was scarce at

the end of the Lions fiscal year. But Jim was

not to be daunted. He negotiated forty more

feet of ground from the Ranch Association,

pulled out his much folded plans at a Lions

club meeting and, in effect, said to them “Now

or Never”. By deferring installation of a con-

crete floor; assembly of the post, trusses, walls

and roof was completed just the day before the

Buffalo Feed held on the 7th of July. Jim had

decided he wasn’t going to try and tie down

any more tarps in the face of wayward wind

gusts. That’s motivation.

Final recognition goes to MacPherson

Inc. and the Ranch Association Board for their

co-operation in allowing the Park plan to go

forward, to the Association staff who assisted

with various projects; especially Dick Chan-

dler and Mel Cournaya who graded the north

and west expansion areas of the park and the

pavilion site, did the trenching for the water

and the irrigation systems and to Mike Bolin

who, assisted by Lion Don Hayes, built the

stoned monument and set the memorial plaque

in place.

Looking Backwards Compiled by deT nilraC

August 1990

MacPherson Park Dedicated

Lion Bill MacPherson. Developer of Crooked River Ranch.

Photo by Phyllis Carlin

The fish pond at beautiful MacPherson park in the early fall.

MacPherson Park Pavilion.


Recreational opportunities abound at Crooked River Ranch By Phyllis Carlin, CRR Telegraph and Mona Steinberg, FANs

There are many recreational opportunities

on and around Crooked River Ranch (CRR) for

hiking, horseback riding, off road riding, fly-

fishing and more. Beautiful views of the

Deschutes River Canyon and the Crooked River

Canyon await recreational enthusiasts on both

sides of the ranch.

Steelhead Falls Trail

Several trails

o f v a r y i n g

lengths await

area hikers.

Perhaps the best

known of these

trails is the

Steelhead Falls

Trail. Beautiful

in the summer

Steelhead Falls

becomes gem-

like in the winter when ice crystals on the frozen

falls shimmer like diamonds in the rough. The

pride of Crooked River Ranch, after a half-mile

hike into the Deschutes River Canyon you find

Steelhead Falls, where the Deschutes River takes

a 15 foot drop. Below the falls is a deep, placid

swimming hole.

The trail to the falls is fairly steep and you

can explore downstream at least a mile further via

a fisherman’s trail along the bank. The towering

striped canyon walls where the river has eroded

its way down through the Deschutes Formation

makes the walk even more enjoyable.

Once you get to the falls look to the left and

you will see the remains of a 1922 fish ladder

built to help the fish in low years. It is impressive

that steelhead once made it up and over the falls

until dams built downstream blocked their jour-

ney.

Scout Camp Trail

A far more

challenging hike

awaits you on

the Scout Camp

Trail. The three

-mile hike offers

some of the best

river canyon

scenery in Cen-

tral Oregon,

featuring views

of spectacular

500-foot canyon

walls. That being said it is a very difficult trail.

If you don’t like steep terrain, cliff edges and

heights this trail may not be for you.

At the start of the trail is an information

kiosk with a detailed topographical map of the

trail area.

A short distance down the trail you will

come to a well-marked trail with “most difficult”

pointing to the left. If you want to do the entire

loop, it’s probably easier to take the left fork right

away to get this difficult part over with. A round

trip using only the right fork is an option to avoid

some of the most difficult terrain.

Once you get to the river’s edge, many fish-

ermen’s paths diverge from the trail. The main

trail stays higher and crosses a rocky stretch where

it parallels the river at the base of the cliffs. The

trail appears to end in the river near a small cave.

At this point you must scale a solid rock wall that

blocks the trail. The climb isn’t quite vertical and

there are plenty of good handholds and a shelf at

about the four-foot level. Beyond the rock ridge,

the trail begins again and rises slightly as you near

the mouth of the Whychus Creek. Soon you get to

the point the two waterways can be seen distinctly.

Otter Bench Trail

A longer but

easier hike, also

with beautiful

views, can be

found on the

Otter Bench

Trail System.

The trail system

offers eight

miles of figure

eight shaped

trails with a va-

riety of options

for shorter hikes. Two offshoot trails can take you

down to the river level. At the trailhead there are

three options; the Otter Bench Trail, the Horny

Hollow Trail and the Lone Pine Trail, which heads

southeast and descends to the river. To do the

complete figure eight you can hike out on the Ot-

ter Bench Trial, link up with the Opal Creek Trail

and return on the Horny Hollow Trail.

From the trailhead, the Otter Bench Trail

rises gently as you hike between basalt cliffs to the

west the river-carved canyon to the right. At 1.7

miles you reach a four-way intersection, the mid-

dle of the figure eight. If you continue to go out,

you will be on the Opal Canyon Trail, a 3.5 loop

that is rougher and more challenging than the Otter

Bench Trail. About a half mile from the intersec-

tion, the loop trail takes you to a beautiful over-

look above the river.

After completing the loop and returning to

the four-way stop, you can take a side trip down

the Pink Trail, dropping 400 feet in about a half

mile to a viewpoint along the river. The route is

steep and requires sure footing to descend the

rocky staircase. For safety and to protect the trail,

mountain bikes and horses aren’t allowed on the

Pink Trail.

From this point, the quickest way back to

the trailhead is on the Horny Hollow Trail. This

trail crosses an area that is closed for wildlife pres-

ervation from February 1st to August 31st. If you

hike during this time you will come back on the

Otter Bench Trail, which is tougher but offers

more pleasant scenery.

Other equestrian, hiking and off-road trails

CRR has a great deal of public land on its bor-

ders, offering great opportunities for equestrians as

well as hikers. The largest area, to the south and a

little west is known as the Steamboat Rock Block

area which is managed by the BLM. It is almost

eight square miles with lots of dirt roads and single

tract trails criss-crossing, but with no signage. The

area also crosses Lower Bridge Road and is open

to recreation vehicles as well as hikers and eques-

trians. This area is popular with equestrians and

offers views of the mountains and Grey Butte and

usually solitude. Another area that is popular with

equestrians is on the west side of the Steelhead

Falls Campground. Go south from the camp-

ground and you can ride or hike down the Folley

Waters trail to the Deschutes River.

Also on the

west side, there is

a fairly narrow

strip of public land

bordering San-

dridge Road along

the rim of the

Deschutes River.

This whole strip of

land on the west

side of CRR bor-

d e r i n g t h e

Deschutes River is in the Steelhead Falls Wilder-

ness Study Area and is managed by the BLM.

This means only non-motorized recreation is al-

lowed; i.e., hiking, equestrian, fly-fishing and even

kayaking. (Going over Steelhead Falls is popular

with a small group of kayakers). Most of these

areas, however, do not allow for horse trailer park-

ing. Ranch riders ride out from their property.

Going out from the very north end of CRR,

we have about three square miles or so of Crooked

River National Grasslands, managed by the

Ochoco National Forest. This area is open to rec-

reational vehicles, hiking and equestrians. There

are some dirt roads out there but no trails other

than the Tam-a-Lau Trail managed by the Cove

Palisades State Park, where you can look down on

both rivers and Lake Billy Chinook.

The Ranch also has Community Property

areas that offer equestrians access such as the 90

acre North Pasture (no longer used as a pasture).

This area has connecting trails to the west and east.

Throughout the year FANs (Friends and

Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area) offers

guided hikes both on and off the Ranch. See re-

lated article page 21 for more information.

Trail maps are available at the Administra-

tion Office. For more information call us at 541-

548-8939.


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Concrete Work Slabs, driveways, patios, decorative

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

As part of its stewardship program, FANs (Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area) offers guided hikes in the local area. These are free to the public and often focus on

themes, such as wildflowers, scenery, geology, or photogra-phy. This year's local hikes should include Scout Camp, Otter Bench, Opal Canyon,

Steelhead Falls loop, Lower Deschutes canyon, Sand Ridge variations, and Tam-a-Lau trail. More distant locations include Alder Springs, Whychus confluence, Big Falls, Cove Palisades Island, Chimney Rock, and Smith Rock. Watch the Telegraph for detailed hike description and schedule. Additionally, the FANs website (www.fansofdeschutes.org, EVENTS tab ) provides further details and allows registration (sign-up) for all FANs events. FANs is also looking for hiking volunteers to participate in trail monitoring . This BLM program involves periodically hiking the popular trails, and providing reports (observations, pictures, lo-cations) of trail conditions. Automated tools (and training) will be provided by the BLM to facilitate data collection. Interested per-sons should contact Jeff Scheetz, FANs Hiking Coordinator (503-277-9110).

FANs offers hikes both on and off the Ranch

By Jeff Scheetz, FANs Hiking Coordinator

Ranch Chapel presents


CRR Ladies Golf Club

“If you never did you should. These

things are fun and fun is good!” By Jeanne Holloway, President

“If you never

did you should. These

things are fun and fun

is good.” exclaimed

Dr. Seuss.

I am sure this remark is re-

ferring to golf.

This year a strange winter is

playing with us at Crooked River

Ranch. We are missing the green

frozen ground of our course. Miss-

ing the marvel of how far that ball

can roll on the February turf. But

spring will come and when it does

we will be “off to great places. To-

day is our day! The golf course is

waiting and we will be on our way…

soon”. Thank you Dr. Seuss for your

encouraging thoughts.

This time of year is the La-

dies’ Golf Club membership drive.

If you would like to join our group

for some fun and companionship,

please contact the golf course for

contact and membership informa-

tion. The cost is $60.

We have lots of fun events

planned for this year. Our golf sea-

son opens March 1 with organized

events starting April 1. The events

includes both 9 hole and 18 hole

games. Our clubhouse staff is avail-

able to help the novice player learn

the game. We have several visitation

events played at neighboring

courses. Our club golf team provides

high level playing with other teams

in the area. There is also a Central

Oregon Senior ladies group that

members can join for even more golf

events. This community is blessed to

have a fun and beautiful golf course.

Please come enjoy it with us.

Let’s be “off to great places.

Today is our day! The golf course is

waiting and we will be on our way”,

states Dr. Seuss. Because, “If you

never did you should. These things

are fun and fun is good.”

CRR Men’s Golf Club

Season opener, March 7th

Breakfast meeting set for March 14th Jack Martin, President

When golfers

have a pool to deter-

mine when the course

will open, you know

it’s been a long white

winter. I am hopeful that we will be

teeing off on March 7th for our sea-

son opener, but it’s not a sure thing!

We know that our golf game

and our bodies will not be in good

shape for the opener, so try and get a

little exercise before the 7th. Our

members who spent the winter down

south will have a leg up on the rest

of us for the first part of our season.

Remember to keep walking and

stretching and you will be able to

golf for a long time.

Dates to remember:

February 28th – Last day to pay

dues

March 7th – Opener, regular

golf, computer pick, 9:30 shot-

gun start

March 14th – 4 Man ABCD

scramble, computer pick

Breakfast Meeting, 8:00 am

March 21st – 4 Man Best Ball

net/hole, computer pick

March 28th – Skins

Hope for a warm spring.

Jack

P.S. Repair those pitch marks and

divots when the time comes!

For many who live, work, and play here on the Ranch, it can sometimes be simple to take our fabulous scenery for granted… until you step onto the 5

th tee of our golf course, the acknowledged “GEM of

Central Oregon”. At least that’s the way I feel. To walk up to signature 5

th tee, put the peg in the ground to play the hole, it’s hard to proceed

without taking a peek over the edge at what is one of the most breath-taking views on any golf course across the country and beyond. And, I’ve played hundreds in my life as a PGA Golf Professional.

This last fall, when the Oregon Golf Association solicited its membership and golf professionals of the region for nominations for its new contest...”The Most Interesting golf holes in Oregon”, I jumped at the opportunity to throw our 5

th hole into ring. To qualify as a nominee,

all were required to submit a description of the hole and WHY it should be considered for vote. Having done so, we qualified and were IN the contest.

The game was ON and, although I encouraged the voting a bit, our great golf course and its fans, prevailed to win the ‘Most Interesting Golf Hole in Oregon” award!

We should ALL feel so PROUD!

Pat Huffer, Your PGA Golf Professional

“Hooray for Us!” By Pat Huffer, PGA Golf Professional


up and head to the dry canyon in Redmond or try

trail riding. Not only park at the far end of the lot

but plan shopping trips where you can walk be-

tween stores leaving the car centrally parked.

Pokemon Go was a fairly short lived fad, but you

could resurrect its predecessor, geocaching. Start

a daily movement adventure box and one for the

weekend. Have the whole family write on slips of

paper something movement oriented and put them

in the box to draw out for your daily activity that

the family participates in.

Encourage dialogue on how the kids feel

after their movement sessions, helping channel

their perception in a positive direction, adding

value to what they accomplished. Emphasize

celebration, activities chosen should have a posi-

tive beginning and end that makes the family want

to come back for more. The most important take-

away is having FUN!

What's that game you're playing? It's an-

cient you say? It has Dragons and Winds and

Flowers? And these tiles are so interesting with

those Chinese characters on them. Could this be

Mah Jongg? Yes! It IS Mah Jongg, but you don't

have to go back to ancient China to play it.

You can play Mah Jongg right here on the

Ranch, every Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 to

4:00 p.m. at the Administration Building. Even

though it has ancient roots it is a very modern

game, and is being played and enjoyed all over the

world. You can play too.

We are always looking for new players, so

come on down and join us. If you have never

played before, we would be happy to teach you

how, so now is your chance to learn. You could-

n't find a better way to spend a cold Winter's after-

noon. I promise.

Many of us on the ranch remember the

days of playing outside, riding bikes everywhere

without a care, climbing, inventing games. To-

day’s kids are faced with different challenges

when it comes to creating meaningful movement

for health. The 2016 United States Report Card

on Physical Activity for Children and Youth re-

cently released, showed failing grades in activity.

In overall activity, 6-19 year olds earned a D- on

the activity report card, with only 21.6% meeting

the goal of 60 minutes of activity per day.

The report card assesses activity and of-

fers improvement solutions for adult decision

makers on how to encourage physical activity.

Take a tech time out. Set tech free times each day

and require some sort of movement; go outside

and walk, play an old-school game of tag, ride

bikes, find an obstacle course, or play ball. Not

easy to go on bike rides on the ranch so load them

Group plays every Wednesday

Play the ancient game

of Mah Jongg right

here on the ranch By Jenifer Kirkpatrick, CRR Mah Jongg Group

Take a tech time out, set tech free times each day...

Let’s help our kids meet the goal of 60 minutes

of activity per day! By Robin Gaudette, RN, ACSM/HFI, Aquatics Wellness Coordinator, RAPRD

*Reuben Sandwich Casserole

1 loaf of your favorite rye bread, cut or torn into

chunks

16 oz. of sauerkraut (I prefer fresh rather than canned)

1 1/12 cups of shredded Swiss cheese (You’ll proba-

bly have to shred it yourself.)

1 cup of sour cream

½ cup of Thousand Island dressing (I make my own:

mayo, sweet relish, ketchup, finely chopped onion,

a little garlic if you like and maybe a little pepper.)

2 cups of leftover corned beef cut into bite size pieces

or chop up some thinly sliced pastrami making

sure you have 2 packed cups

½ cup butter, melted

*Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.

Spray a 9x13 pan or use a cookie sheet but don’t

spread it out to the edges

Place half of the bread chunks into the pan and top

with the sauerkraut

Combine the sour cream and Thousand Island dress-

ing and drop by the spoonful on top of the sauerkraut

Top with 1 cup of the Swiss cheese then the corned

beef and the rest of the sour cream and dressing mix

Add the remainder of the bread and Swiss cheese

Drizzle the melted butter over your Reuben

Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Un-

cover and bake an additional 10 minutes.

It’s not always about what you serve.

It’s about sharing a meal with an old friend, a

new friend or gathering around your table

with family. Something we don’t often take

time to do.

If you’re planning a party/event/gathering and

need a helping hand, a hostess helper, send

me an email. I might be just the helper you’re

looking for.

Until we meet again,

Joan McFadden, the Food Lady

[email protected]

The Food Lady and friends: Joan McFadden (L) pictured with Sue Schneider, Marie Carter, and Jane Boone whips up a Dutch Oven delight.

First recipe perfect for St. Patrick's Day or after

Food Lady Favorites: a new recipe every month

Welcome to my first column written

for The Telegraph. I have a love of food and

enjoy the adventure of new recipes. Perhaps

this recipe is new to you.

Christmas wrap has been recycled,

New Year’s Resolutions have been broken

and we’re getting our papers in order for our

tax preparer. It’s almost time to check and see

if you have the winning numbers on the St.

Patrick’s Day Raffle ticket.

It’s inevitable that sometime during

the month of March I’ll cook a corned beef.

I’m sure most of you have a favorite recipe.

What I enjoy are the side dishes, especially

anything with sauerkraut, and making use of

the leftovers. Here’s one good way to use up

some of your leftover corned beef.

More Breaking news!

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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, 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

Employee Roundup

Starting in May: Swimming Pool: Pool Manager Pool Monitors General Maintenance: Maintenance Worker Janitor April – October: Golf Maintenance: Seasonal Worker

Applications for employment can be picked up at the Admini-stration Building or found online. Mail or bring in your com-pleted employment application forms to 1595 SW Clubhouse Rd. Crooked River, OR 97760. Positions available are:

Call 541-548-8939

for info

Snack Shack: Staff

Jefferson County Board of

Commissioners Meeting March 8, 2017

6:00 p.m. Juniper Room

March, 2017

14th Annual Jefferson County Community Read…..

Crooked River By Valerie Geary

Author presentation and potluck

Thursday, April 6th 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Ranch Heritage House Crooked River Ranch

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