It's never too late to come and play in Sunriver, Oregon. School has begun and the air is crisp - Fall is here! Perhaps a weekend getaway is exactly what is needed. Come and rent bikes from Four Seasons Rentals and travel the endless miles of scenic bike paths. Take a leisurely float and enjoy the wildlife on the Big Deschutes River. Golf any of the three fabulous top rated golf courses - home of the 2008 Jeld-wen Traditions. Pamper yourself with a relaxing massage at the Sage Springs Spa. Enjoy an evening under the stars at the Nature Observatory. Dine at the Grille at Crosswater boasting the finest in North West cuisine. Kick up your heels at the Owl's Nest -featuring live music on most weekends! The list is endless of all that Sunriver Resort has to offer - the best resort in Central Oregon. Take advantage- come and play today!

One of the greatest things about visiting Sunriver in the fall, once school has started... the bike paths are not crowded, the golf courses have tee times and life is much slower. All you empty nesters come take advatange of this great time.

Central Oregon Home Buyers you will be amazed at how much easier it is to get into those vacation rentals most of them are vacant for at least one day when you are here.

Wishing you all a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend. The weather is expected to be cool for the upcoming weekend - upper 60's for the highs. Check out www.ktvz.com for up to date weather information.

The High Desert Museum will have its HISTORIC SAWMILL all fired up for the Memorial Day weekend. Take a look back at the last century of this areas timber histiory. Visit their website at www.highdesertmuseum.com for more information and hours of operation.

The Regal Old Mill 16 Movie Theater is showing the new Indiana Jones flic -Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Ironman is still showing and you can see my review of that movie at my blog http://activerain.com/blogsview/493121/I-Won-IRON-MAN

Drive Safe and Enjoy the holiday! Photo of the Bend, OR skyline from the Old Mill District.

As promised I am following up on last weeks County Commissioner Meeting hearing public testimony in regards to the Sunriver Village Mall. Arriving at the Great Hall in Sunriver, OR at 6:00 on a Wednesday April 30^th the room was already buzzing. The anticipation of what was going to be in store for the evening was heavy in the air. All the chairs were filled and some - myself included found a perch on the stairs. The Deschutes County Commissioners; Mike Daly, Dennis Luke and Tammy Baney Melton and staff sitting in the front called the meeting to order. Looking around I notice Sunriver security is here in force - an ominous presence - what are they expecting to happen? Only time will tell how this evening is going to play out.

Well, the evening progressed. One after another members of the Sunriver community come before the Commissioners to state their pleas - in support of SilverStar's proposed revitalization of the current rundown and depleted Sunriver Village Mall. Around 50 of the approximate 300 people gave testimony for two and one half hours this evening. How many in opposition - you ask? From my last post - you all may be wondering - where is the controversy? Me too! This had to be the most civilized "controversy" in history! This community - at least those who chose to attended this hearing - have banded together to show their full support for SilverStar and the new mixed-use retail and residential village. Please see my original blog at Give-it-Your-Best-Shot SilverStar posted 4/30/08.

The biggest "controversy" of the night was the timeline for when the text agreement decission would be made final. After much discussion it was finally agreed that final text agreement regarding SilverStar's proposal will be discussed at the regular June 4^th 10:00 AM Commissioners Meeting. The date certain to close the record on this hearing will remain open until the middle of summer.

Well, that is it for now - I will keep you posted as the plans unfold. Thanks you for catching the buzzzzz!

I won! I won! Two complimentary tickets to the "preview" of IRON MAN four hours before the midnight release on May 2, 2008. The tickets I won through my undying persistence (and silly stubbornness of hitting redial on my cell phone) paid off when I finally made it thru to someone on the other end of the line and I had WON! My first time ever winning on the radio! All thanks to the PEAK 104.1, in Bend, OR. You can only imagine my excitement when I called my husband to tell him the news. Ironically, he had been listening to the radio earlier and had heard of the "midnight opening" of IRON MAN and wondered who in their right mind would stay up until midnight to see any movie - he is obviously not the night owl that I am! Needless to say he was not elated with my news. I had researched show times prior to my phone call and learned that we could see the show earlier - now he too was amped at the prospect of having a "movie date night" that we had not allowed ourselves since before our second child (we now have three) and the release of the second "Harry Potter" film!

IRON MAN: is a star studded and action packed film. Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow are a few of the entertaining cast mambers. The film begins with billionaire and weapons manufacturer, Tony Stark, who after a life-altering ordeal, and a change of "heart", invents and becomes IRON MAN. As IRON MAN he fights to undo the wrongs of his company and mentor. This is 2 hours and 6 minutes of action and super special effects! The soundtrack (available May 6) is a must have blast from the past with tunes from AC/DC "Back In Black" and Black Sabbith's own " Ironman".

We emphatically enjoyed our evening and the chance to spend it together. A Thank you, again, to the PEAK 104.1 for the opportunity to see IRON MAN at the Regal Old Mill 16. (It was the Old Mill 10 the last time we were there!)

And a super special thanks to my husband for going to Bend on a "work night".