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THE BULLETIN • SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021 A7 Eloise Continued from A1 The two deaths follow the death of Gracie, a beloved resident swan at the Sunriver Nature Center who was likely killed by a coyote in October. Gracie was another im- portant part of the state’s breeding program, having produced 12 off- spring since 2016. Each offspring, or cygnet, is sent to live in the wild at the Summer Lake Wildlife Area, a 19,000-acre wetland in central Lake County that is ideal for swans. The state’s goal is to increase the number of wild swans so the species can sus- tain itself without relying on pro- tected areas like the Sisters golf course or Sunriver Nature Center. But due to the recent deaths, wildlife officials are expecting a disappointing breeding season this spring. Eloise’s mate, Bob, is now alone at the golf course and Gra- cie’s mate, Gus, was introduced to a new mate, Val, but the two have not shown any signs of nesting this year. “I expected to hear they were building a nest by now, so I think they are probably not going to nest this year,” said Gary Ivey, a past president of the Trumpeter Swan Society, which partners with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to run the breeding pro- gram. Ivey hopes the Sunriver pair will start nesting next spring, but this year it will be up to wild swans across the state to produce cygnets. The only other additions to the state’s swan population will be two young swans from Wyoming that will be released in June at Summer Lake. “That’s the only birds we have on tap right now,” Ivey said. Wildlife officials had hope ear- lier this year when Gus was in- troduced to Val in Sunriver and Eloise was introduced to Bob, who arrived Feb. 5 from the same breeder in North Carolina who sent Pete to the Sisters golf course. But Eloise never appeared to connect with Bob, Gold said. “They were getting along. They swam around together. But it wasn’t like with Pete,” Gold said. The Aspen Lakes community in Sisters, which helps support the lo- cal swans, is deciding if it wants to find another female swan or find a new home for Bob. “We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Gold said. “But for now, we have a very lonely male swan.” Reporter: 541-617-7820, kspurr@bendbulletin.com Submitted photo In this 2019 file photo, trumpeter swans Pete and Eloise are seen at the Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters. Power Continued from A1 The move by Pacific Power onto 17 acres at the Juniper Ridge Industrial and Business Park completes a major section of the city’s vision for that area that’s been in the works for 16 years. “Pacific Power has been working more than a decade to find an optimal site to con- solidate operations and build a state-of-the-art training facil- ity,” said Roger Lee, Economic Development for Central Ore- gon CEO. The new facility will house 70 employees who will do training for the entire com- pany, and provide a central- ized location for customer service. In addition, it will in- clude administrative offices, a warehouse, truck bays, stag- ing areas, a mechanics shop Submitted photo Artist rendering of the new Pacific Power facility on 17 acres in Juniper Ridge. and storage areas, according to planning documents on file with the city of Bend. 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The city’s promise is to finish out the construction of roads on NE Cooley Road and NE Talus Place and the utility will begin construction on the new facility. “It’s a major component of Ju- niper Ridge,” Eagan said. “The first phase of the city’s vision is coming to fruition. By end of 2022 have more parcels to sell.” Pacific Power plans to com- plete the work on the outdoor training yard by November and begin construction on the building. The building is expected to be completed in 2022, Gaunet said. The new facility will be built to green building standards, in- corporating sustainable build- ing design elements and solar arrays, according to the com- pany’s announcement. Local architect Stemach Design and Architecture was selected to design the project. According to city docu- ments, an online public hear- ing was held April 8 where the design of the building will be at NE Cooley Road to the south and NE Talus Place to the north in the business park, which has been part of the city’s growth plan since 2005. The facility is one of several businesses in the 1,500 acres of city-owned land in northeast Bend. About 500 acres are in the city limits and zoned for light industrial use. It is considered an enterprise zone, which gives property tax incentives for three to five years for economic develop- ment whenever a business adds jobs or constructs a building. Pacific Power serves more than 770,00 customers in Or- egon, Washington and Cali- fornia. It is part of PacifiCorp, which provides power for 1.9 million customers in six West- ern states. Reporter: 541-633-2117, sroig@bendbulletin.com
