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December 10, 2007 I will be looking for your
Volume 3, Issue 4 suggestions and opinions and hope
Merry Christmas that you will feel free to send me
& Happy New Year articles for the Newsletters that will
Inside this Issue be of interest to us all.
From the Editor One of Ron’s great passions in life
From the Editor is Astronomy. He will be seeking
1 By
Sharon Thorkildson
Sharon Thorkildson
As this year comes to a close, we
fellow Astronomy lovers and
attempting to get a star party or two
2008 put together. We would love to hear
2 Annual Assessment
Announcement
find ourselves looking forward to
the prospects of a bright, new year,
with all of the excitement and
about other people’s hobbies and
interests. Please remember that this
From the Chairman newsletter is really YOUR
3 By
Linda Alldredge
challenges ahead. And so it is with
me. My husband, Ron and I moved
into Crossroads two years ago. We
newsletter.
We sincerely wish Pattie Morgan
Meet your
4 Board of Directors
came from the Portland area where
Ron was a meteorologist for
Bonneville Power Administration
the very best and thank her for her
many years of service to our
community.
Burning Pine Cones
5 By
Jerry Sorensen
for 32 years and is now happily
retired. I brought my two horses,
Adopt a Highway
Sunny & Stormy. A long time
6 Program
By
dream of mine has been to go riding
out in the National Forest, where
ANNOUNCEMENT
2008 ANNUAL DUES
Sheryl McLaughlin you are only limited by how long ASSESSMENT NOTICE
New Board Member you want to ride, but there are no
7 By
Annie Ogan
limitations as to how far you can go.
I had worked as an Office Manager
Annual dues will be $303.00 per lot.
The official billing date will be
Halloween Update for the past five years in Beaverton January 1, 2008.
8 By
Annie Ogan
before moving here. I was curious
about the Business Manager A 10% discount will be applied for
Safe Driving opening, but it was my neighbor, annual assessment payments paid in
9 By
Kathy Johnson
Gail, who urged me to follow up on
the possibility. After I left the
full and received by the Association
by the close of business on
January 31, 2008
interview, I knew that I really
wanted the job and that it was time The total assessment with this
to re-arrange my life so that I could discount applied is
fit it all in. Although I am having $272.70 per lot
momentary panic attacks when I
think about Pattie Morgan leaving Once again, this is an
Crossroads Property on vacation, I am excited about the Annual Assessment to be
Owners Association future. I will endeavor to do a PAID IN FULL
PO Box 308 thorough and effective job for all of by January 31, 2008
Sisters, OR 97759 the residents of Crossroads.
541-549-4149
To be the Chair of your
Meet Your Homeowners Board is a test of that
love. It’s a difficult job with many
Board of Directors Assignments
opportunities to be small and
limited. Sometimes I’ve
disappointed myself, and other times
Linda Alldredge, CHAIR Administration it has worked out okay. The lesson
14560 Crossroads Loop Community Relations itself is the journey. Jerry reminded
Sisters, OR 97759 Education me tonight that although we may not
(541)549-6470 Honor Program like eating our vegetables, they are
good for us nonetheless.
Kathy Johnson Vice Chairman
14677 Bluegrass Loop Security You are a member of a wonderful
Sisters, OR 97759
community. We saw that in the
(541)549-3572
hayride on Halloween. Who would
Jerry Sorensen Secretary have thought that we had so many
14443 Crossroads Loop Roads children in Crossroads? I credit
Sisters, OR 97759 Annie Ogan and friends for that
(541)549-5100 community contribution. Annie is
our newest Board Member. She is
Hal Busch Construction Team Leader filling Larry Safley’s position.
68833 Cache Court Larry had to resign a few months
Sisters, OR 97759 Road Committee
ago because he had other volunteer
(541)549-8873
activities that required his time. We
Arlene Gibson Legal thank him for his service. Annie has
14488 Crossroads Loop Construction Team a young family and a passion for
Sisters, OR 97759 community activities. We look
(541)350-8504 forward to her ideas about how we
can bring our families together.
Harold Jacobs Construction Team
14634 Bluegrass Loop These last few months have been a
Sisters, OR. 97759 time of transition. Pattie Morgan
549-0184 has retired
Fire Prevention and Sharon Thorkildson has taken
Annie Ogan Fire Education
14419 Crossroads Loop over as Business Manager. Pattie is
Park only a phone call away though and
Sisters, OR. 97759
549-6942 continues to be a strong resource for
the Board. I can’t think of a more
Association Staff dedicated resident.
Business Manager
Sharon Thorkildson, Treasurer As the winter brings a chill,
P.O. Box 308 Sisters, OR 97759 remember the warmth you carry
(541)549-4149 (answering machine) within. A great
croads@bendbroadband.com From the Chairman philosopher said that we live in a
Linda Alldredge time when we cannot live on the
surface of who we are.
Love is a verb. The choice to love
is one we make every day. To be Come join us in our endeavor to
kind to our animals, our neighbors build a great community here in the
and to ourselves is a demonstration Crossroads.
of that.
Thoughts on Burning material burned in a short time. And Adopt A Highway
it avoids the long smoldering smoke
Pine Cones and Pine billowing burns we often have to Program
Needles contend with here in Crossroads.
Sheryl McLaughlin
Jerry Sorensen
Piling on fresh cones and needles
late into the afternoon simply does On July 23rd at 8AM the following
If you are new to Crossroads I have not allow sufficient time for the people met to do our 2nd annual
a hunch that you have acquired or material in the middle of the pile to highway cleanup of the year: Karl
will soon acquire the new custom burn down before dark. Thus we are Farr, Don & Ellen Oliver, Tom &
entitling one to the time honored faced with the decision of Patty Cook, Luann Danforth,
privilege of raking and disposing of complying with fire regulations and Wendy & Eulitta Halterman, Mark
pine straw and pine cones on an drowning the fire with water or & Bunny Thompson, Sally Huie and
annual or bi-annual basis. purposely allowing the pile to burn Hal & Jeanne Busch. We collected
and smolder through the night 14 bags of garbage between
I have also discovered that unattended. Edgington Road on the east side to
regardless of how efficient we are in Cold Springs Campground on the
clearing the deck in October and FIRE REGULATIONS west , with a small side trip up Road
November, there miraculously The Living in Crossroads Guide, 15. The weather was perfect when
appears another abundant crop come page 35, informs us that our burn we started, but we were all dripping
spring. Maybe like me, you have pile shall be restricted to areas 25 wet by the time we were finished.
often pondered why the infamous feet or more from any structure and
Pinus ponderosa could not somehow the pile may be no larger than 6' X 6' There was a third and final pickup
become the next fuel producing crop x 6' with a cleared area of at least 18' on October 15th. Another 14 bags
replacing corn? around each pile. It goes on to say of garbage were collected. Our
that a person must remain at the same core of helpers was there along
In the meantime I have discovered burning pile until the fire is with Al Huie, Julie Graham and new
that if I first collect all my cones and completely out. neighbors Suzanne & Bruce. After
needles, (and cover them with a tarp No Fires shall burn after dark is our cleanup we all enjoyed coffee,
if rain is expected) then on the day I highlighted on purpose. goodies and conversation at the
decide to burn, I begin burning by Violation of these burning Sisters Bakery.
8:00 or 9:00 AM. I am thus able to regulations may result in a fine of
dispose of nearly 40 Yards material $10 to $500. We are always happy to meet new
by 3:00PM. My daily goal is to have neighbors. If any newcomers to
the open burn complete by 3:00PM, It has been brought to the attention Crossroads are interested in helping
allowing the rest of the day to of the Board that there were several out, please give me a call (549-
complete the internal burn. burns in October and November this 6580). Seasons Greetings to you
year that continued to burn after all!
I do this by throwing on fresh cones dark. In fact these fires were still
and pine straw as I continually turn burning and smoldering the THANK YOU!
the material with a pitch fork. When following morning. Not only is the
the flames are down sufficiently I abundant smoke produced by these
toss on more material. The secret is smoldering fires inconsiderate of
keeping the fire hot and the flames our neighbors, it poses an extreme
high. The constant turning allows fire danger to all residents in
the material that tends to get buried Crossroads. Our hope is that this
under the ashes to burn much faster. will serve as a wake up call to the
wise.
Long sleeves, a hat and gloves are
essential because the fire is
extremely hot working this close,
but the rewards are getting a lot of
CPOA Newsletter 3
New Board Member full acre lots in a subdivision will organize the two. So, many thanks
likely never be built again (at least to everyone who helped at
at a price a family could afford!) I the party and provided the trick or
Annie Ogan think we all live in a unique, treaters with so many goodies. I'm
valuable place. I'm happy to be part sure they all enjoyed their loot!
Hi! My name is Annie Ogan and of the board tasked with keeping Many folks also expressed wishes
I'm the newest member of our board. Crossroads what it is - that we plan a nice warm
I'd like to take this space to Special! summertime event and I think that is
introduce myself. My husband John a great idea!
and I, and our children Matthew (8),
Emily (6) and Jack (4) moved to
Sisters in July of 2006. We were
Halloween Update and
last in Scappoose, Oregon, but both Thank You -
grew up just over the hill on the wet Safe Driving
side in Pleasant Hill. We've long
intended to land over here and now On Halloween of this year several Kathy Johnson
that we've finally done it, we plan to Crossroads homeowners planned the
make Sisters our home forever. My first Halloween BBQ and Hayride.
There continues to be a problem in
primary occupation is now We had great attendance by young
Crossroads with people driving too
motherhood with a little freelance and old, costumed and un-costumed
fast. With the autumn onset of
illustrating on the side. In the alike. It was great to meet so many
temperatures below freezing, there
distant past, before kids, I worked neighbors. I for one had no idea we
is often ice on our roads. That
for the Corps of Engineers and the had so many children in
means that extremely slippery
Department of the Army as a Crossroads! Brenda Hartford, our
conditions exist, which warrants
civilian in the area of Environmental kids bus driver, told me we have
slower driving speeds. I’ve talked
Science and Compliance. About 40 who ride the bus and
to the Sheriff’s office and requested
Hopefully some of those skills will several more who don't.
placement of the “Speed Car” in
prove useful on the board. My Crossroads we can monitor our
hubby John is a Partner with the law Everyone enjoyed plenty of hot
speeds. Scheduling is being worked
firm of Karnopp Petersen in Bend dogs, chips and cider and then piled
out for that to happen. Please drive
and specializes in Natural Resource, on a hay ride to trick-or-treat. As
carefully.
Environmental and Indian Law. We much fun as that was, we quickly
all love to hunt and fish, hike and discovered that the hayride did not
boat, ski and snowboard, and ride speed up the process at all. With
our horses, essentially anything darkness and cold descending, and
outdoors. Our family has always moving at a crawl around our huge
loved Central Oregon, and when it neighborhood, we were only able to
came time to move, we quickly get the hayride around Mountain
narrowed our choice down to View Loop. We want to apologize
Sisters, and then specifically to to anyone who bought candy and
Crossroads. We absolutely love was hoping to see the little goblins.
living in the forest and appreciate We urged them on, but they were
the compromise between tired and frozen after just one loop!
subdivision and rural living. We definitely plan to have a
Crossroads is unique in having the Halloween party again next year, but
character of a neighborhood where we are thinking it may be better to
kids can play with close-by expand the festivities at the park,
neighbors, but lots are big enough to perhaps include costume contests,
allow a pony, or a boat, or both, in and invite anyone who wants to
the back yard. Being surrounded by bring the kids treats to come to the
the beautiful Deschutes National park. Some may still wish to
Forest is another amazing bonus of trick or treat, and we may still do a
living here. In a time when hay ride but I don't think we'll try to
