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RETREAT TO WINTER Explore places in a snowy wonderland for action sports, or settle in to enjoy the season.

Avalanche safety in the Central Cascades | Four hikes to gather holiday greens | Retreats for action or a respite in the snow

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COMMUNITY

Marda Stoliar teaches baking traditions | Threshold singers bridge life and death | Ujima program provides an affinity space

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A location-minded family home remodel | Cactus accents for a high desert aesthetic

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The growing sector of selling second hand in Central Oregon | Eddie Swisher’s Iron Horse celebrates fifty years

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From source to sip, coffee is Bend’s other favorite brew | Discover Korean cuisine at Yoli restaurant | Woodsy style and flavors at The Ale Apothecary

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BEND NEWS Bend Food Project alleviates food insecurity | Envision Bend project begins next stage | New net-zero homes introduced at the Old Mill District CO NEWS Renovations for historic Santiam Pass Ski Lodge | COCC expands Madras campus | Holiday bird count

ARTIST Meet painter June Park AESTHETIC Kristen Riggle’s new children’s book CULTURE Mural painted at the Latino Empowerment Center | Tananáwit artist collective opens at Warm Springs | Scalehouse presents works from Nancy Floyd

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Contributors

LUCAS ALBERG Lucas Alberg is a native Kansan who ventured west after college in pursuit of outdoor adventure in the mountains. Finding his happy place, he soon combined his creative pursuits with his new home. Lucas currently works for a Bend-based outdoor company, has published two books, released two albums and spends the bulk of his free time traipsing through the woods with his wife and two kids. In this issue, Lucas wrote the feature "Modern Mapmakers" (pg. 80).

RICHARD BACON Richard Bacon is a Bend-based freelance photographer focusing on outdoor lifestyle/recreation, landscape and real estate photography. He is also a member of the Artists' Gallery Sunriver, where his landscape work is showcased. Having lived in Central Oregon for almost a decade, Richard feels grateful to live and recreate in such close proximity to the mountains and the beauty of Oregon. When not shooting photos, Richard is busy hanging out with his wife Lisa and their two kids Sawyer and Rowan. See richardbaconphotography.com.

CHLOE GREEN Chloe Green is a freelance writer born and raised in Central Oregon. She studied journalism and media at the University of San Francisco. When not writing, you can find her reading books, jumping into rivers, or practicing yoga. In this month's issue, she profiled Central Oregon consignment stores that provide more sustainable shopping options (pg. 67).

SUZANNE JOHNSON Suzanne Johnson is writer based in Bend with a passion for stories about finding community, connecting with nature, and adventures in traveling. A midwesterner by birth, she found home in Oregon two decades ago and still has a long list of places to explore, mostly on rivers and trails. She wrote the story "Give Like a Local" this month (pg. 84). Find more of her writing at suzannemyhrejohnson.com.

TYLER ROEMER Tyler Roemer is a dog dad, traveler and photographer based in Central Oregon. For almost two decades, Roemer has explored the globe pursuing a singular passion—capturing genuine life moments in the outdoors with athletes at play. His images are intended to tell a story of adventure, mishaps and all the moments that fall in between. Tyler captured the beauty of the Hemlock Butte Cabin under the stars for our cover. See tylerroemer.com.

LAURA WEILER Laura Weiler is an analog collagist living and creating in Portland, Oregon. She is co-founder of the Pacific Northwest Collage Collective, has shown her collage work regionally and internationally, and her art is part of the permanent collection at The Scandanavian Collage Museum in Norway. She created illustrations for “Modern Mapmakers” (pg. 80). Find more of her work at cutandplaced.com.

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FROM the EDITOR

Do you believe in magic?

We’re practical beings, us humans. But if you’ve ever skied a sunny trail after fresh snow, you know there’s glitter out there—nature’s diamonds. Why not believe? Gratitude and generosity are forms of magic to celebrate this season.

In Bend, we have so much to be thankful for, and so much of ourselves to give.

Whether looking at the strata of a canyon wall that gives us the perspective of geologic time, or setting a Thanksgiving table for two, five or fifteen, it’s a form of gratitude to appreciate where we are at this moment in time. With that in mind as we head into the holidays and winter season, a dose of pragmatic preparation then not only helps us be at the ready, but can also create space for things we don’t expect or understand.

In this issue, we give you stories about what it means to venture beyond the known, and train for twists and turns along the way. Interested in exploring snowy landscapes and skiing the backcountry? In Katryna Vecella’s story, “Avy Savvy,” she explains the ways we can study our local terrain, find daily avalanche forecasts and be safe with knowledge gained in educational programs. “Modern Mapmakers,” as introduced by Lucas Alberg, are creating new ways for us to see not only paths that currently exist, but patterns that emerge when data finds the intersection with computer science. Artist June Park introduces us to a world of color and nature. Then, in a poignant story, Lee Lewis Husk spends time with an a cappella choir, the Heart of Oregon Threshold Singers. Their voices create a final gift of human connection and grace as they set a tone and harmony, bringing hospice patients across the threshold from life to death.

Our own gift recommendations are grounded with love for our community. In her story “Give Like a Local,” writer Suzanne Johnson shares a few ways we can show thanks to our family and friends this holiday season through a Central Oregon lens. It’s with shared experiences that we give the ultimate gifts to those we love: there’s nothing more precious than giving our time and presence. As the saying goes, sometimes the best things in life aren’t “things.”

Gratitude helps us develop our best selves so we can be a beacon if an avalanche of life (or a to-do list) crashes down. So may you give yourself the best gift this holiday season—to pause, be present and be grateful for the people and this place we call home. Then don’t forget to leave a little room for magic.

Cheers!

Cheryl Parton, Editor in Chief

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Alleviating Food Insecurity The Bend Food Project reaches a million-pound milestone WRITTEN BY CHERYL PARTON

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WHAT DOES 1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD LOOK LIKE? For the Bend Food Project, it represents 800,000 meals toward alleviating food insecurity in Central Oregon. A nonprofit, the Bend Food Project began in 2015 with ten friends and a first collection event that brought in just shy of 2,700 pounds of food. Donors are given a recognizable green bag to fill with non-perishable food items. One of 240 neighborhood coordinators collect the bags from the more than 3,400 active food donors every other month. Then, donations go to The Giving Plate, the largest food pantry in Central Oregon, that distributes food to the people in the communities of Bend, LaPine, Tumalo and Sisters. “Food insecurity in Central Oregon is at an all-time high,” said Sue Marceaux, co-founder of the Bend Food Project. “Due to rising food costs, housing costs, day care costs and high gas costs, more people are struggling than ever before,” she said.

The majority of people accessing emergency food are working families and people living paycheck to paycheck, according to Marceaux. While achieving the milestone is significant, the need for nourishment in Deschutes County continues to grow. Estimates of the number of people who are food insecure in Deschutes County are up by 30 percent in the last year.

“We achieved this goal due to the incredible generosity of our community members,” said Larry Marceaux, executive director of the Bend Food Project. “We’re now aiming for that 2 million-pound mark.” See bendfoodproject.org.

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Energy-Efficient Homes Debut in the Old Mill A seven-home development in Bend’s Old Mill District went on sale early October, adding a handful of compact, high-performance, energy-efficient homes to the market. The Hiatus Roosevelt project

by Hiatus Homes includes three 900-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath homes with fully finished garages (one with a lofted one-bedroom ADU) and four 1,300-square-foot, three-bedroom, threebath homes homes with detached garages featuring lofted one-bedroom ADUs. The homes meet the Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready standards and include upgraded insulation and windows, efficient mechanical systems and a clean air exchange system that filters pollen and wildfire smoke. The homes are also readied for solar panels and electric vehicle charging, if a homeowner wants to add those features. The homes embody a contemporary and modern style with vaulted ceilings and big windows.

The project is the latest energy-efficient development from Hiatus Homes, which previously completed the twenty-two-home Hiatus Benham tiny house community in southeast Bend and Hiatus Roanoke, a development of ten, energy-efficient homes in northwest Bend. See hiatushomes.com.

Community nonprofit Envision Bend has shared some of its early discoveries as the group continues to collect public input about the city’s future. A mid-project snapshot from the group—which has interviewed more than fifty community leaders and project partners—revealed that the top challenges for Bend’s future which residents shared were housing availability and affordability, managing growth, creating a multi-racial Bend that works for everyone, addressing houselessness and community cohesiveness. This fall, the group compiled information from a community survey and focus groups, with plans to launch vision action teams in early 2023. The group will seek volunteers to help work on these action teams and create the community’s first five-year action plan. See envisionbend.org .

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Viaggio Wine Merchant Opens in West Bend The latest addition to Bend’s burgeoning wine scene is Viaggio Wine Merchant, a retail wine shop and tasting room on the west side of town. Viaggio was slated to open in October on the ground floor of The Hixon at Westside Yard, the six-story mixed-use development on the corner of SW Century Drive and SW Simpson Avenue. Owned by Advanced Sommelier Benjamin Richardson, the new shop will offer an extensive selection of wines from around the world, including highvalue wines for those on a budget and rare and limited-production wines, as well as small bites.

The shop will host weekly, producer-focused wine tastings and special events and will offer a wine club. Richardson is opening the shop after spending many years in the restaurant industry testing up the sommelier ladder, including at award-winning establishments in Colorado and California before moving to Bend in 2018. He was general manager at Bos Taurus before deciding to venture out on his own to open Viaggio Wine Merchant. Outside of the shop, Richardson will offer cellar consultations for those building or maintaining their own home cellars. See viaggowine.com.

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Redmond Cattle Co-Op Embracing Regenerative Agriculture Cattle ranches in Central Oregon and across the western United States will be able to beef up their climate-smart ranching practices, thanks to $10 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The money is being put to use by Portland nonprofit Sustainable Northwest, which will work with Redmond-based beef co-op Country Natural Beef’s ranches and a few others to implement regenerative agriculture practices. In Central Oregon, this includes ranches in La Pine, Redmond, Madras and Maupin. Practices will include rotating cattle more frequently between pastures to protect soil health by allowing grasses to grow back more quickly. Meat raised using these practices will be marketed by Country Natural Beef as “Grazewell.” In Bend, find Country Natural Beef products at Newport Ave. Market, Rancher Butcher Chef and Whole Foods Market. See countrynaturalbeef.com.

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Restoration Underway at Santiam Pass Ski Lodge A nonprofit group working with the U.S. Forest Service to restore the historic Santiam Pass Ski Lodge continues to make progress and is eyeing the 2023-24 winter for a partial reopening of the rustic lodge on Santiam Pass. The two-story lodge was constructed in the late 1930s by men in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and more than 10,000 people visited the lodge for cross-country skiing and recreation in 1941, its first year of operation. Because the lodge’s elevation was too low to ensure consistent snowfall for skiing, it was deemed too costly to operate, and in the late 1950s became a youth church camp, which it remained until the mid 1980s. The lodge had fallen into disrepair, suffering rodent infestation and acts of vandalism, and remained vacant until 2018, when the Forest Service signed a special use permit to facilitate the restoration of the lodge. Permit holders Dwight and Susan Sheets formed the nonprofit Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge, with plans to raise money and lead the restoration of the lodge, restoring its structure inside and out. The couple, who moved from Salem to Sisters in 2020, said the lodge will remain rustic but will be modernized with new fixtures in the kitchen and bathrooms only. When finished, the lodge will be open year-round as a winter recreation day lodge and a community and event center available as a rental venue. The project has a rough cost estimate of $2.5 million and is being funded through grants and donations. See santiampassskilodge.org.

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Winter Bird Count Takes Place Across the Region The 123rd annual Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the National Audubon Society, takes place this year in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Maupin, Madras and other areas in Central Oregon during a three-week period between December 14 and January 5. One of the longest-running citizen-as-scientist programs in North America, the CBC assigns volunteers to a count circle—a 15-mile-diameter area—where birders of all abilities help provide a snapshot of winter bird populations. See audubon.org

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More trained childcare professionals and healthcare workers could enter the workforce in Central Oregon following a campus expansion project at Central Oregon Community College. This fall, the college announced it would build a new 15,000-square-foot building on the Madras campus to allow for the expansion of some of COCC’s most successful programs, including early childhood education in both English and Spanish, nursing, nurse assisting and medical assisting. “COCC has met with business and community leaders in Madras over the last few years, and all of our partners have identified the lack of child care and the lack of both health care staff and child educators among the community’s gravest needs,” said Dr. Laurie Chesley, COCC’s president, in a news release.

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Avy Savvy Avalanche safety steps into the spotlight

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he news is out: backcountry touring has seeped into our vernacular. While it may have started with pandemic resort closures and a desire for distance, evidence of the uptick in backcountry exploration is illustrated in increased sales and empty shelves at ski shops, and the Dutchman Flat parking lot filling before sunrise. Fortunately, increased avalanche forecasting, educational programs and guidance from experts support the demand of the growing backcountry community in a boosted effort to keep everyone safe.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE CENTRAL CASCADES BACKCOUNTRY There are different types of avalanches and in the Central Cascades, many come from new snow forming either storm slabs or wind slabs.

Storm slabs are soft, cohesive layers of snow that break off from the layer of snow beneath. Wind slabs are created when snow accumulated

by wind forms a stiff layer prone to breaking off from the layer below.

The Central Cascades has a pretty forgiving snowpack, said Gabriel Coler, a forecaster for the Central Oregon Avalanche Center who has been with the nonprofit organization since 2014. According to Northwest Avalanche Center, between the years 1989 and 2019 there were a total of thirteen fatalities in Oregon due to avalanches, a significantly lower number than the 172 fatalities in Colorado, the leading state for avalanche deaths. One of the reasons? Oregon offers accessible low-angle terrain to ski on—safer because avalanches are much less likely to occur on terrain with less than 30 degrees of slope. Another benefit to the Central Cascades is the amount of tree skiing available. Avalanches may still occur in the trees but are less likely because storm slabs and wind slabs occur above the treeline, where snow has space to blow around. “I spend a lot of my days looking for avalanches at treeline,” Coler said. That being said, preparing for avalanches and other dangers is crucial to having fun in the backcountry.

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Slabs are visible in the aftermath of an avalanche.

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As a first step, people should become familiar with ski touring gear and start skiing in non-avalanche terrain before jumping into a course, such as those offered by the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education, according to Allie Hartz. Hartz, a backcountry guide for Outdoor Ski Guides of Bend with more than ten years of experience in Oregon’s backcountry and an American Mountain Guide Association ski guide with Pro 1 certifications said, “People think they need to get their gear and then immediately take an avalanche course, but they're not really doing themselves any favors if they're inexperienced and unfamiliar with their gear.”

She recommends attending COAC’s “Know Before You Go Course”— an awareness series that introduces avalanche safety and simple ways to stay safe in the backcountry. It’s a benefit to ski with friends who have more experience and are willing to teach. Also, Outdoor Ski Guides offers a one-day ski touring introduction class as well. “We'll practice with our beacons, and we’ll just go skiing with a little bit of a slower pace and a goal of learning,” Hartz said. “We'll talk about the terrain, and the guide can share tips and tricks for keeping your skins warm and dry, how to store them when you're skiing, how to de-ice bindings, and how to troubleshoot when you're out there if you have a gear issue.” After gaining introductory experience, the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education offers a three-day course for more advanced skiers: the AIARE 1.

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Marissa Krawczak and Forrest Shearer evaluate the snowpack.

For any level of backcountry exploration, forecasting provides potentially life-saving information. COAC is committed to making the backcountry a safer place, and will be offering daily forecasting during the 2022-2023 winter season—an increase from the four-day-a-week forecasting provided last season. This is also a significant development from the start of COAC in 2009 when submitted observations from the public were the only available avalanche forecasting information in the Central Cascades.

Daily forecasting means a forecaster is up in the mountains every day to make field observations as an official “observer,” and check on the snow, according to Gabriel Coler. Coler is both a forecaster and an observer this season. Using his education and experience in the backcountry, he is able to learn a lot about the conditions of the snow just by being out there. "You go out and do tests," Coler said, "but sometimes just skiing through the terrain gives you what you need to know." Every week, one of the forecasters digs a full profile six feet down, records and tests all of those layers so they have that baseline information about conditions, Coler said. On days he is worried about weakness in old layers of snow, he’ll dig three or four pits a day. This allows him to see threatening layers of the snowpack that could lead to a slide. All this information is shared with other forecasters and the public. Back at home, Coler spends

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a few hours looking at what’s going to happen overnight in context to the observations he made that day and creates a forecast. The COAC also provides snow and weather data with its maintenance of the Moon Mountain weather station, and a new weather station at Paulina Peak donated by Jeff and Jennifer Heilman in honor of their son Tyler who passed away in 2015 during a climbing accident on Three Fingered Jack.

LEARN FROM A GUIDE While there’s a do-it-yourself ethos surrounding the backcountry, guides have the ability to improve both inexperienced and experienced skiers' time in the mountains with safety, knowledge of great ski zones and new perspectives to share. “Your guide is up at four or four-thirty in the morning looking at weather models and writing their own avalanche forecast,” said Hartz. Guides look at different data to make a safe, and enjoyable plan for the day. “They're also going to know where the best skiing is,” said Hartz. They're out there day in and day out.

They know in detail what the snow conditions are like; it’s sort of an underrated benefit of hiring a guide.”

Whether taking an avalanche course, checking forecasts or learning from a guide, a safe skier understands the mountain terrain and is always learning. Coler said, “Get out and ski, and you’ll learn—even if you don't realize that you're learning about the snow already.”

See coavalanche.org.

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eep in Oregon's forests, there are opportunities to experience a true winter wonderland, the kind many people only ever see in movies. These getaways provide guests with a multitude of activities, no matter their interests. From adrenaline junkies to bookworms and for everyone in between, there are forested retreats to inspire a winter getaway.

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HEMLOCK BUTTE CABIN Let’s kick things off with a true retreat to a primitive Forest Service cabin, where guests can really get away from it all: Hemlock Butte Cabin. Situated in the Southern Cascades, this eight-person, threestory A-frame cabin, sits about two hours south of Bend. The location is so remote that all guests must complete a four-mile ski or snowshoe journey just to reach the cabin, explaining why the Forest Service

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recommends that all guests have some backcountry experience.

The amenities offered here are slim, and guests at a primitive cabin should pack in most supplies themselves. However, the barebones nature of a cabin is what draws people in year after year. For backcountry skiers, Hemlock Cabin is heaven on earth. Nearby Mount Bailey offers miles of terrain that can be explored by both downhill and cross-country skiers, including nearly 3,000 feet of vertical descent.

On the flip side, the remoteness of Forest Service cabins can create an incredibly peaceful environment. Guests may sip on tea or hot chocolate, back themselves into one of the cozy nooks the three-room cabin provides and crack open a good book. If guests haven’t experienced this kind of remoteness before, try this: walk out into the snow and be as quiet as possible while breathing deeply the mountain air. Primitive lodgings are available through the U.S. Forest Service. See fs.usda.gov.

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For a more accessible getaway closer to home, head to Elk Lake Resort. Thirty-two miles from Bend and just past Mount Bachelor, Elk Lake is a popular getaway for locals and visitors to enjoy more amenities while maintaining a feeling of remoteness. The resort is surrounded by a snowy forest of ponderosa pines, and there are thirteen cabin rentals available for guests. During the winter, the highway to the resort is closed, making this getaway accessible by snowcat and snowmobile only.

Fans of adrenaline will love the many opportunities to explore the nearby trails and meadows from the back of a snowmobile. With more than 100 miles of trails to explore, many guests come to Elk Lake exclusively for this adventure. Elk Lake offers snowmobile rentals, so even first timers can get the chance to experience these thrills. Just be sure to bring the proper winter gear to keep warm.

For a more peaceful day of exploration, the resort offers snowshoe rentals. While this can still be a workout, the added tranquility of snowshoeing cannot be understated. Snowshoeing allows guests to immerse themselves in the environment and feel one with the stillness of nature. For any guest looking for a more relaxing stay, try out the Elk Lake Lodge bar and restaurant. Dine on rustic American fare and sip on cocktails or local brews while marveling at Mount Bachelor, South Sister and the view of of Elk Lake. See elklakeresort.net

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CEDAR BLOOM FARM The farthest location from Bend is well worth the drive. About four hours southwest of town find Cedar Bloom Farms, a family-run farm, campground and event venue. Located in the Illinois Valley of Southern Oregon, Cedar Bloom is a 100-acre property filled with forested land. Owner Mea Woodruff said, "We are putting the 100 acres of land into a conservation easement this fall so that the land can never be logged or developed. This will ensure that the land will stay wild and tended to for many generations to come.”

A stay at Cedar Bloom can be ripe with adventure. The nearby Siskiyou National Forest offers hiking options and chances to explore the banks of the Rogue River. The nearby town of Cave Junction is aptly named. Nearby, visit the Oregon Caves National Monument

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and Preserve, a cave system discovered in 1874 that put this town on the map. Make a day trip to the Siskiyou Mountains for more winter sports and backcountry adventure.

While Cedar Bloom can provide adventure, their forte is tranquility. The available camping options are clean, and oh-so-cozy A-frame cabins, canvas tents, sauna and a dome that overlooks the nearby river. As winter rolls around, Cedar Bloom can feel like a fairytale come to life; many guests prefer winter stays to reconnect with nature and loved ones. See cedarbloomfarm.com.

No matter the getaway one picks, there will be something for everyone.

A winter wonderland can provide peaceful quiet or high-adrenaline fun. Don’t miss the chance to experience these places and book reservations early, as many spots fill up quickly.

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f you’re the hunter/gatherer type, a hike in the woods is a nature treasure hunt. The booty is different trimmed greens, cones, dried flowers, berries and other interesting objects to adorn a holiday creation and satisfy a wanderlust spirit or bring home a tree for the holidays. Central Oregon is graced by pines, that is, conifers in the pine family (Pinaceae). The botanical group includes stately pine, hemlock, and fir trees, all of which fit the definition of The Perfect Christmas Tree.

The type of tree you’re after will dictate where to go. Lodgepole and ponderosa pines grow at lower elevations in the forests around Bend, Sisters or Prineville; while firs and hemlocks grow at higher elevations such as Santiam Pass, Mt. Bachelor or Walton Lake. Any of these conifers make for a great Christmas tree, but most folks look

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for either a true fir (grand, subalpine, Pacific silver, or the elusive noble) or a Douglas fir, generally at higher elevations.

Prior to heading out to the woods, you’ll need a $5 tree tag, or a free Special Forest Products permit for cones and greenery, available from a Forest Service office, commercial vendor or online (recreation.gov after November 10). The Deschutes, Ochocos and Willamette national forests provide Christmas Tree Harvest maps and information on cutting regulations. Travel to the mountains in late November or December and you may encounter winter conditions, so be prepared clothing and carwise, and don’t forget tie-down straps. Some folks even hunt for a tree on skis, snowshoes or by snowmobile. Just remember your holiday spirit and take only what you need (or have a permit to take) and leave the rest for the next wanderer or wild inhabitant.

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YOUR TREE ID Douglas Fir

A fir has needles arranged in a bottle brush-like pattern, with pointed red buds and cones with three-pointed bracts that grow upwards like the flames of a candle.

Mountain Hemlock

Hemlock have short, flat needles growing densely on fine branches that spray out in all directions and give the look of a bottle brush.

Here are four places to start your search:

RAY BENSON SNO-PARK

Located close to the Hoodoo Ski Resort, this sno-park has numerous snowshoe, ski and snowmobile trails that radiate outwards from the parking area that are good to explore for a tree. The 2003 B&B Complex Fire opened up a lot of the forest surrounding this sno-park which translates to stands of young hemlock, fir and pine trees sprouting up in the area. Though noble and subalpine fir trees may seem similar, look for the “hockey stick shaped” needles of the noble fir for identification.

CAMP SHERMAN AREA

In the shadow of Black Butte, the forests surrounding the Camp Sherman community offer a variety of trees, including some hybrids, at lower elevation. The Lake Creek Trail and Metolius-Windigo Trail bisect each other and provide access to stands of grand fir, lodgepole pine and Douglas fir trees. Remember to respect private property, including the Deschutes Land Trust’s Metolius Preserve which is off-limits to tree cutting.

OCHOCO DIVIDE SNO-PARK

Located about thirty miles east of Prineville on Highway 26, this area has several winter trails that either radiate out from the sno-park or are accessible from nearby Forest Service roads. Though the area features massive ponderosa pines, there are pockets of Douglas fir and white fir—a close relative of grand fir—in the area.

VISTA BUTTE AND DUTCHMAN FLAT SNO-PARKS

Located along the Cascade Lakes Highway near the ski resort, these two sno-parks also have numerous winter trails that lead past stands of young fir and pine trees. Ski, snowshoe and snowmobile trails are well marked and offer great access to the woods.

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Pine Tree

Pine needles are arranged in bundles.

Identify trees by counting as they emerge outward from their point of origin on a branch: Lodgepole pines have two needles per bunch, ponderosa pines have three and western white pine have five.

True Firs

Firs have short, flat needles with white lines on either the undersides, or both sides of the needle. The needles grow from a single point of origin on branch.

KNOW YOUR CONE Lodgepole

These cones vary in size and shape, from short and squat to more cylindrical. Their scales are sharp, and flat, and the cones are often found in clusters.

Sugar Pine

The longest of the pinecones, these dense cones may measure up to 22 inches, and if left for their seeds to mature, may weigh several pounds.

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he globe-trotting odyssey of 81-year-old Marda Stoliar and her Bend-based International School of Baking would easily fill the countless number of cookbooks she has studied, gathered and reviewed during the past four decades. Since opening the school in 1985 from her Awbrey Butte home with its state-of-the art kitchen, Marda estimates that several hundred aspiring or professional bakers from across the globe have benefitted from her expertise. She has flown around the world as a consultant with the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the U.S. Wheat Associates, plus has taught baking classes at Central Oregon Community College.

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LEFT: The staff of Breads of France on opening day, 1979. Original glass etchings remain on the storefront windows in downtown Bend.

BELOW: The Art Nouveau design of the bakery branding evokes European style.

For years she read and judged hundreds of cookbooks for a national contest. Her advice for buying the right cookbook? “Read the section on equipment and everything else that comes before the ingredients list— that’s the expertise you are paying for,” she said.

Raised in Portland, her initial ambition was to be a shoe designer. A fashion design degree from the Pratt Institute in New York led to her start her own successful shoe design company, followed by marriage in 1968 to businessman David Stoliar, and a move to Tokyo. World War II history buffs may recall Stoliar’s name from the book “Death on the Black Sea.” David was the lone survivor of more than 800 Jewish refugees aboard the Sturma, a ship that exploded and sank near Istanbul, Turkey. For several years, the shoe business took the Stoliars throughout Europe where Marda also learned about European pastry baking in Paris and breads in Venice.

The lure of Central Oregon’s clean air and bucolic environment brought the Stoliars to Bend in 1972, eventually leading to Marda opening Breads of France in 1979 in the downtown building now occupied by Toomie’s Thai restaurant. A serious bout with arthritis in her hands forced her out of the bakery in 1983.

Two years later, Marda opened the doors to her International School of Baking, and attracted professional chefs, bakers and “wannabes” from four corners of the globe. Her school mantra says a lot about Marda’s dedication to baking: “A bakery school is only as good as how successful a person is after they leave,” she declared. From bread makers in China to cheesecake chefs in Italy, clients from around the world come to Bend to be taught by Marda. What sets her school apart from the hundreds of baking and culinary schools throughout the world? She would point to the one-on-one interface and mentorship she provides to each student. “I work with students one-on-one to help them achieve the results they desire and deserve as bakers. Our program is founded on three core components: custom-tailored education, side-by-side implementation and improvement through mentorship,” she explained. One of her favorite success stories was the catalyst for “Marda’s Gift,” a recently-released film documentary

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on her career as told via the success of one of her students who opened a family bakery in Wyoming.

In 2013, Dr. Ezdan Fluckiger, an emergency room physician in Torrington, Wyoming stood at the intersection of three critical paths: professional burnout, the future facing his teenage daughter with Down’s Syndrome, and a passion for baking. That’s when Fluckiger Googled “how to start a bakery,” and found Stoliar’s website. After investing four intense weeks of hands-on learning with Marda, Fluckiger returned to Torrington and two years later opened his own bakery: The Bread Doctor. Both his daughter and wife are involved in the bakery and both are featured in the film. Fluckiger acknowledges that without Stoliar’s mentoring, none of this new life adventure for his family would have been possible.

The story doesn’t end there. The Fluckigers now consider Marda part of the family, and the feeling is mutual. “The whole family is just wonderful, and they treat me so well…even inviting me to join them in Wyoming every Christmas and Easter,” Marda said. It’s this type of personal apprenticeship and learning intensity that has impacted so many of her students over the years as she now moves into yet another phase of her career. This phase involves another one of her former students. Veronica Flefil de Bueso came to Bend from Honduras twelve years ago to learn how to open a bakery. Today, not only does she run a her thriving baking school, but, in Marda’s words, “She’s one of the best baking teachers I have ever worked with.” Marda is so impressed with Veronica that she’s taken her on as an active partner, even entrusting her with the more than 4,500 formulas and recipes that Marda has cataloged over the years. Marda Stoliar has become totally involved with aspiring bakers from different cultures across the globe over the years. “This is my life and I love it.” she said.

Broadcast outlets for “Marda’s Gift” documentary may include Oregon Public Broadcasting, Wyoming Public Broadcasting, as well as local independent film festival, BendFilm in 2023. See schoolofbaking.com and mardafilm.com.

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Threshold Singers An a capella choir brings the comfort of song to the dying WRITTEN BY LEE LEWIS HUSK

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’m lying on a reclining chair under the canopy of a century-old maple tree, my eyes closed and surrounded by seven women singing quiet songs of peace, love and release. They start with a melody and then ease into a harmony. My day’s stress and the street noise fade. If I was an actual hospice patient, the Heart of Oregon Threshold Singers would sing to me as my human spirit begins its passage from life to death. This is a rehearsal for when the singers head to the bedside of a person in hospice care.

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Yolanda Sanchez-Peterson leads a group rehearsal.

The idea for a threshold choir started with Californian Kate Munger when she sang for a dying friend in 1990. In doing so, she tapped into the power of music to soothe and provide peace at important transitions in life, and planted the seed to grow the gift of song and kindness to give to others.

In 2000, she founded Threshold Choir and a half-dozen chapters sprouted up in Northern California. The concept grew into a worldwide phenomenon with about 200 independent and locally-based choirs, including the Central Oregon group.

Among those Munger mentored was Yolanda Sanchez-Peterson who moved to Bend in 2017 and had already been singing solo as a volunteer for St. Charles hospice. She began recruiting others and

by January 2020 had eight women trained and ready to sing at bedsides. “You need to sing on-key and match the pitch of the [lead] singer. But equally as important, is the ability to maintain a calm, heartfelt presence while singing,” she said. Covid-19 nearly shuttered the fledgling group. They persevered by singing outside people’s windows and occasionally by phone.

Sanchez-Peterson reached out to Shannon Campbell, volunteer services coordinator for Partners in Care, which recently opened

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a new, twelve-bed inpatient Hospice House.

“I hadn’t heard of threshold singers before, but it piqued my interest,” Campbell recalled.

“I couldn’t believe that people do this. It’s such a beautiful thing.” Campbell soon had her own personal experience. Her mother, who would soon pass, received the gift of music as the choir sang in 35-degree weather outside Touchmark. “Mom kept looking and smiling through her window,” Campbell said.

Word soon got out about the Heart of Oregon Threshold Singers among Central Oregon’s hospitals, hospices and inhome health care providers for gravely ill individuals. “The vision is that when a nurse sees a patient struggling with the final days, he or she can reach out for threshold singers,” said Susan Boucher, a member of the choir and co-director of the local chapter with Sanchez-Peterson since 2018. She notes requests for the group have grown exponentially, from twenty requests in 2021 to 139 through August 2022.

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Today, Sanchez-Peterson, Susan Boucher and choir member Rhonda Ealy gather as part of twice-weekly visits to Hospice

House. They wear N95 masks—often a challenge for voice delivery, but necessary for everyone’s safety. Even though the current ten-member choir rehearses together, they sing in small groups of two to four. They stress that their presence at the bedside isn’t a performance or music therapy but a gift. “We’re bringing compassion, something that doesn’t come with an injection or a pill,” said Boucher, a retired nurse. The patient has agreed to the singers’ presence in their room. Today’s lead singer will gather a variety of information before entering the room on subjects such as the recipient’s spiritual background, culture, age and then pick up additional cues after entering the room.

“To do this work requires a lot of training,” Boucher said. “Your own thoughts and experience with death and dying come into play.” “We enter an extremely private space is a privilege,” Sanchez-Peterson added. “Being in that room is about the patient, not about you.

Singers need to stay calm and present if they feel themselves becoming ungrounded.”

Most of the songs are specifically written

by Threshold Choir members and patterned after lullabies that soothe and calm people who may be agitated or fearful. The titles say it all: “Rest Easy,” “Grateful Heart” and “May Peace be with You.” At rehearsal, choir members are encouraged to listen to the music first and then open their sheet music to get a feel for it.

The Heart of Oregon Threshold Singers look forward to growing their ranks, including adding those who are fluent in other languages. As the daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico, SanchezPeterson sings in Spanish when asked. She emphasizes that individuals don’t need to go through hospice to request the choir at a loved one’s bedside.

Back at the rehearsal—one of the first inperson practices since coming out of Covid and those held by Zoom—they wind it up with the words to a song, “I’ve lived my life in a river of grace. I trust this river will carry me home.”

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hen 14-year-old Genesis Marlowe speaks about being a part of Ujima, the youth group in Central Oregon, her enthusiasm is palpable.

Born in Bend, Genesis has often been the only Black student in her classes or on her sports teams, and that can feel isolating.

“There’s so much happy and positive energy whenever I go to Ujima after school,” said Genesis, a freshman at Mountain View High School. “It’s been a great program to meet other friends who have the same skin color as me, and we’re learning about the civil rights movement, and there are also volunteers at Ujima who have helped me with my math and science classes.”

Ujima is a program of The Father’s Group, a Black affinity group formed in 2017.

Affinity groups link communities through a common purpose, and they play a key role in ensuring inclusive environments where members are all valued and empowered to succeed. Executive Director of The Father’s Group, Kenny Adams, said the group was formed after the father of a Black student sought community to help navigate the racial incidents his son was facing. Together, they wondered what they could do to address the issues and this is when talk about forming Ujima first began.

“At one point, I pulled out my kids from the public schools,” said Adams, an IT professional, documentary filmmaker and father of four. “It’s not easy being an African American here, there’s only 0.6 percent of African Americans living in Central Oregon.

That’s less than one percent.”

Ujima leader Marcus LeGrand, a father of two, said it’s imperative African American students understand their culture, especially in white spaces.

“Ujima in Swahili means working collectively, that’s what we are trying to do—working together to help our children—and we want our parents involved, too,” said LeGrand. “They need to know about their own rich culture, their history and learn leadership skills. I want every single child who walks in here to feel welcome and safe, and know they matter.”

LeGrand explained many of the students at Ujima have felt marginalized and/or

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Kenny Adams and Marcus LeGrand provide weekly mentorship and leadership development in the Ujima program.

bullied in their schools, and he feels Ujima can give their students agency and empower them with foundational learning to know they have options.

Ujima’s multicultural identity-based group was formed to protect its students from racism and isolation in a predominantly white community. LeGrand uses the term “safe space,” and feels Ujima’s work is to provide a respite from always being marked as different. While Ujima does provide that safe space with a nod to academic and leadership skills development, there are also fun activities planned.

Highland Elementary school student Nick Adams has found Ujima a safe space that is engaging every week. “We got to go to [Native American volunteer] Dark Horse Warrior’s Tumalo Ranch and learn archery and see all the horses there,” said Nick, 10, who has enjoyed making new friends as part of Ujima since it began last year. “We’ve also got to do some woodworking, and took some Swahili language classes, and we also got to learn West African drumming.”

Daniella Wilson, 13, is a student at Pilot Butte Middle School who just moved to Central Oregon from Jamaica last year, and with the help of Ujima she has navigated from her former warm island

The afterschool program also offers academic support.

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life, to the snowy cold weather in the area. “I feel happy at Ujima, there are more people with my skin color, and it’s interesting to learn about the Black history here, where things weren’t equal,” said Wilson, who explained she’s still getting used to life in Central Central.

The Father’s Group Co-founder and President David Merritt said their affinity groups—which are all nonprofits—have already helped its several dozen students gain access to educational and cultural resources, and are also working to strengthen community advocacy.

“It blows my mind every day the good things that are coming down to help and support us,” said Merritt, who explained they are able to award educational scholarships to some of their students because of that support. “My hope is that we continue to grow, and that the community embraces us. From what I’ve heard from the kids is that we are changing lives, and my hope is that we can continue to get bigger and grow.”

Kenny Adams said proof of The Father’s Group growth was their festival at Drake Park this past June that drew more than

11,000 people to celebrate and learn about Juneteenth. “I want to encourage parents to send their kids to Ujima, it’s a free after school program on Wednesdays and the school buses will get them to our place in the [Bend-La Pine School] District Office,” explained Adams. “Really, there’s nothing else like this in Central Oregon, where we get to emphasize an Afro-centric lens to learning together in a safe space, while building an open and welcome community. We want to break down the barriers.” See thefathersgroup.org.

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Craftsman Glow Up The Lindquist family tackles a remodel in their dream neighborhood WRITTEN BY TERESA RISTOW PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICHARD BACON

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ears after first meeting at work in the tech industry in San Francisco, Brittany and Kyle Lindquist were married and eyeing a move to Oregon to raise their growing family. Brittany, a native Oregonian from Newport, and Kyle, who grew up in Chico, California, initially chose Portland for their new home base, moving to Oregon’s largest city in 2019 with their first son, Jack. They found a beautiful

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PARADISE AT HOME Fresh foliage, including a bird of paradise plant, soaks up the sun from windows high and low in the Lindquist dining room.

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house they liked without fully considering how the surrounding neighborhood would play into the quality of living. “We learned from that experience that it’s more about choosing the neighborhood, and less about the house,” said Brittany of the ten months the family spent in Portland. After bouncing back to the Bay Area in 2020, the Lindquists zeroed in on Bend, the Central Oregon city where Brittany’s brother lived. “Every time we would come visit, we knew this is where we wanted to be,” Brittany said. By fall 2020, they had moved to Bend as renters and identified northwest Bend as the area where they’d like to purchase a home. During a home tour on Awbrey Butte in 2021, the couple watched as a yellow school bus drove by, sensing they were in the right neighborhood for the next chapter of their lives. “You don’t see yellow school buses in San Francisco,” said Brittany, who explained that kids take public transit, are dropped off by parents or nannies or take a ride-sharing service for kids. Because both Kyle and Brittany grew up in smaller communities where riding the bus to school was a part of life, they loved the idea of living in a community of families where kids would do the same. “We wanted a neighborhood that you could see kids running around in,” Kyle said.

MOVING IN The Lindquists closed on their new home in the spring of 2021, knowing they would have their work cut out for them. The 1998 Craftsman-style home was in need of some modernizing, after spending years as a rental property. “We’ve never been bombarded by more brown in our entire

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lives,” Kyle said. “But it had great bones.” Before moving in, the couple removed the shaggy brown bedroom carpets, which were stained from past tenant pets, including cats and turtles, replacing the floors with luxury vinyl plank. Hardwood in the main living areas and kitchen were kept, but the entire home was refreshed with new paint, new outlets and lighting fixtures, door handles and appliances. While Kyle led the way on initial updates in the house, Brittany packed up the family’s Bend rental, with toddler Jack and newborn son Beckham in tow. “It was a good example of what not to do—having a baby and buying a house at the same time,” Brittany said.

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RINSE AND REPEAT As with the kitchen, the Lindquists repainted the cabinets and added new tile in the laundry room, along with other modern updates.

Before PROJECT MODE Once moved into the new home, the Lindquists set their sights on more significant updates, tackling the kitchen, laundry room and smaller projects throughout, such as painting the tile around the living room fireplace and reimagining the front yard landscaping. In the kitchen, the cabinets and island were painted, and a new hexagon tile backsplash added character. In the laundry room, white subway wall tile, repainted cabinets and accessories brought new life into the space. Kyle did many updates himself, along with the help of Brittany’s dad and brother, who were passed down carpentry skills, specifically electrical work, from Brittany’s grandfather, a craftsman and former chief electrical inspector for the State of Oregon. “We did the work to modernize the home, little by little,” Kyle said.

Tucked below the laundry room is the garage, which the family has converted into a downstairs living space and hangout zone. There’s a couch, workout equipment, a makeshift wine cellar and kegerator. Off the “garage” is a home office with space for Kyle, who works remotely for a farming technology company, and Brittany, who works remotely as a marketing director. Back upstairs, now 5-year-old Jack has settled into his bedroom at the front of the house, which is furnished with a Hot Wheels bed and plenty of race car toys. “Hot Wheels are life for that kid,” Brittany said.

As a heatwave blazed through Bend this summer, the Lindquists were busy with outdoor projects, including fresh exterior paint and a complete rebuild of the upstairs deck and front porch. Dated wood boards and railings were replaced with Trex decking, and the back deck wood railings were swapped with sleek glass panels.

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COZY AT HOME LEFT A statement chandelier hangs above layers of bedding in the primary bedroom.

BOTTOM Bold wall color and wainscotting accent the family’s light and bright office space.

REMODEL REFLECTION With much of the remodeling behind them, the Lindquists are able to reflect on their style and the updates made over the past eighteen months. “The remodel itself was about simplifying, and having a neutral palate on the inside, allowing us to build upon the design in a few years,” Brittany said. Kyle said his biggest lessons from the process were that remodeling is really problem solving, and that it always takes longer than expected. “I use the ‘times three’ rule,” Kyle said. “If you think it’s going to take an hour, it will take three hours. If you think it’s going to take a week, it will take three weeks.” Despite the frustrations that come with more than a year of home renovation projects, the Lindquists said the work has helped them build a relationship with the house, which now feels more like home. The couple will spend the coming years personalizing, and they have a shortlist of projects for the future, including a remodel of both bathrooms.

After a health scare with Jack that had the family at St. Charles Medical Center for more than a week last fall, Brittany said the family was even more grateful for having their home, and all the quiet, mundane moments they’re able to enjoy in it. “I want to roll out of bed, snuggle my

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kids, go downstairs to work, come back up, do dinner, bedtime routine, rinse and repeat daily,” she said. That everyday routine lately includes activities such as listening to records (Disney tunes, The Beatles and Elvis are favorites), tending to a growing collection of plants and the unpackaging of the latest Hot Wheels offerings. And when the winter snow rolls around, the family will be found at the side of their house, which they learned is home to a popular sledding hill, packed with children who call their neighborhood home.

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High Desert Aesthetic Create an indoor oasis this season WRITTEN BY LYDIA HAGEN

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hile cacti and succulents prosper in the heat and sunshine, they don’t need summer to flourish; a wonderful indoor high desert can be created at home. The plants not only provide a dusting of color to a room, but their unique shapes and textures give layered accents to your home drawing the eye to multiple living focal points.

To explore the high desert aesthetic, Desert Rose Cactus Lounge provides inspiration. Owned by Andrea Metzler and her husband, Kent Halverson, the shop is adorned end to end with prickly and exotic greenery—flora that thrives in the high desert climate. Metzler said the sun and the arid climate are what make these particular plants grow so well in Bend. For the winter months, cacti and succulents don’t need much water. In fact, Metzler said some cacti are typically dormant in the winter season, allowing them to survive in dry soil for up to three months. Keep desert plants near a window—but not touching the glass to avoid cold damage—or under grow lights for the snowy, darker days.

In general, Metzler suggested placing plants in south- or west-facing windows, typically these provide the most direct sunlight for cacti and euphorbia throughout the day. “I also recommend terracotta pots,” she said. “They let a lot of air in; they’re more porous. So they absorb extra water which helps keep you from overwatering your cactus and succulents.”

Terracotta pots also add an extra element to the design of a high desert home with their colors mimicking the neutrals and softness of the desert landscape.

To get started, Metzler recommends San Pedro cacti because they’re fast growers. Another starter cactus is the cereus Peruvianus, otherwise known as the Peruvian apple cactus or the night-blooming cereus. After a while, they produce stunning blooms at—you guessed it—night. Also commonly seen as a design accent, is the structural cereus jamacaru. With easy care, cacti and succulents are an easy way to manifest indoor high desert dreams. See desertrosecactus.com.

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he secondhand market has seen significant growth in the past few years amid growing concerns about the environmental and ethical impact of what we buy. Experts don’t think this trend will disappear anytime soon, with the resale industry expected to double by 2026, making it an $82 billion market.

This shift in consumer habits becomes abundantly clear around the holidays. With supply chain issues, tightening wallets and rising prices potentially transforming holiday joy into a season of stress, it’s no surprise that more and more people are opting to shop second hand for their holiday gifts. ThredUp, a prominent secondhand retailer, reported that 49 percent of consumers are interested in gifting thrifted items this year. Central Oregon has a community of business owners who are making sustainable shopping accessible, affordable and stylish.

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Fashion

With the fashion industry sitting right behind big oil as the second largest polluter worldwide, evaluating what’s in your closet is an excellent way for someone to begin living a more sustainable lifestyle.

Sped-up trend cycles and giant fast-fashion retailers are driving forces behind the increasingly devastating repercussions, with the average consumer buying 60 percent more clothing than they did fifteen years ago and wearing them for just half as long.

Shopping at local vintage shops increases the lifespan and decreases the carbon footprint of an article of clothing item while offering unique fashion options.

GATHERED WARES Gathered Wares of Bend, located in the Old Ironworks Arts District, is a goldmine of curated pre-loved clothing and home goods. Shop owner Lauren Cooley, who opened the store in March of 2021 and can often be found making jewelry behind the counter, said,“I just had this vision of a beautiful creative space that would foster community and encourage people to think about how they can adorn their bodies and homes in ways that aren’t detrimental to the environment.” Walking into the shop, it’s evident that she’s done just that. The space is filled with colorful fabrics, beautiful wooden furniture, brass details and eclectic home decor. “There’s a lot of color. There’s a lot of texture. There’s a lot of different things to look at,” said Cooley. “It takes about five times through the shop for people to see everything because pretty much 90 percent of the things in here are one-of-a-kind.” Prices range from $5 and up, meaning almost anyone who walks into the store can walk out with a unique vintage item.

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MORE VINTAGE FASHION Old Boy Vintage gives older garments a new life, with most items made before the 1970s.

Revival Vintage presents a curated collection of eclectic vintage clothing. The racks are adorned with colorful velvet, silk, flannel and denim fabrics.

Cosa Cura specializes in high-quality clothing sourced sustainably.

It sells on consignment while also working with local artisans to stock handmade jewelry.

Cowgirl Cash offers an array of vintage boots and buckles, clothing, sterling silver jewelry, accessories and home goods with in-store partner Arrange.

Crazy Like A Fox Vintage brings vintage clothing and home decor to downtown Sisters.

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Gear Fix

Outdoors

The passion for outdoor recreation is strong among Central Oregonians, so it only makes sense for us to have that same level of passion for finding ways to better care for the environments where we enjoy spending time. Much of the gear and clothing used when heading into the mountains or floating down a river are constructed of plastic-based fabrics, such as polyester, that can take anywhere from 20 to 200 years to decompose. Shopping second hand is one way to lessen the negative environmental impact.

GEAR FIX Walking into Gear Fix feels like walking into a shiny outdoor retailer, except all the items are used. First opening its doors in 2006, Gear Fix is a local source for secondhand goods. It joins the ranks of global brands such as Patagonia, a company that take sustainablility seriously with its repair program and a self-imposed earth tax to support activism. At Gear Fix, there are racks full of puffer jackets and hiking pants, mountain bikes and skis that have already been on a few adventures and are now available for purchase.

"If you boil it all the way down, our baseline value statement is that we think it's better to buy the good stuff used than to buy the lesser quality stuff that's going to need to be replaced," said Matt Deacon, general manager of the consignment shop. Not only does shopping second hand keep gear out of the landfill, but it also makes outdoor recreation more accessible. With lower price points, there is a lesser barrier to entry for people who want to gear up to go outdoors.

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MORE GOODS Latitude 44 Sports is a snow sports consignment shop where you’ll find great gear for great prices. Everything from boots and apparel to goggles, helmets, skis and snowboards are available.

REI Garage gives their returned and pre-loved items a second chance through their garage sales. Co-op members can shop and trade in used gear anytime.

TruNorthwest Exchange is an online consignment shop based in Bend that facilitates the rental and sale of second-hand outdoor gear.

Locals can visit their warehouse for consignment drop-offs and gear pick-up by appointment.

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Iron Horse at Fifty Years Secondhand sales for half a century INTERVIEW BY CHERYL PARTON

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pulse of what people want. Now, we have eighteen vendors and the vendors know what their customers want and what to look for.

ddie Swisher has a corner in Bend, Oregon where not only is he greeted on a first-name basis by his customers, but he makes a point of knowing their names as well. A “secondhand store that sells antiques,” his Iron Horse store celebrates fifty years in 2022, and will close its doors on the Congress Street location it has called home for thirty five of those years.

Iron Horse will move to a new location on First Street and carry on. We talked to Eddie about where he started and what’s next for this local tradition.

Tell us about how the Iron Horse began?

It started in 1972 when my dad had a little secondhand store in Newport, Oregon called The Country Store. He had been selling at a flea market there first, and then we ended up renting up a whole block for the store for a couple hundred bucks. My dad had bought and sold for a long time, and he got me started. I had been a mechanic before that. In 1982, I moved the store to Bend. There were several places called Country Store and I wanted something that sounded a bit western to fit Central Oregon, so the name became Iron Horse. Longtime customers will remember our first store on Greenwood that burned down in the mid 80s, then we moved to Congress Street. I have spent thirty five years in this building—half my life.

What is your approach to procurement?

We find things everywhere we can—at estate sales, or when we get a call to come take a look at something in a person’s home. People will pull up to the front door and bring something to us in the back of their truck.

How do you recognize what people want?

In the 70s and 80s, when I started, people wanted antiques. Today, a piece of midcentury modern furniture may only last a few hours. People used to collect things, too, like

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Is there a business model for the reseller space?

Rarely can a business be successful for fifty years without help or support from others. In my case, I have relied on suppliers and vendors. I work at cultivating and maintaining loyal customers. I have hundreds of local customers who shopped at the [original] Greenwood location or people who shopped with us on the coast.

depression glass and pottery. Today, fewer people have the hobby of collecting and we’ve adjusted to that. People are sometimes looking for items that fit a need. Not being a 100 percent antique store, we can sell a lot of other things. Today, younger people are maybe looking for different things, too, things that remind them of their own childhood.

How do you recognize value to price things in the resale world?

We may not always get it right, but having a great manager [Colleen Jones] is a big help. A lot of prices are subjective and pricing just comes with experience. If we do get a deal on something, we will pass the deal on to a customer and sell it for less. We want to have a reputation for getting you the best deal and we work to maintain that reputation with our customers. For this same reason, we sell to other dealers in Central Oregon. We try to move a volume of stuff versus trying to get the last dollar.

How has the reseller market changed and evolved over the years?

I was reluctant to have vendors for the longest time but realized they have a finger on the

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How have online sites affected the reseller business?

They have actually been a good thing. Some of the vendors share their items online, so it is a marketing tool. It’s a plus for us, since a lot of our customers still want to see and touch stuff.

What is one of the most unusual items you have procured?

We had a skeleton in a casket for awhile.

It was very old—a railroad worker in a handmade pine box that a person brought us. Someone thought the police should know so they came down, and we showed documentation [the skeleton was approved to be used for a “medical” or “scientific” use]. The police said, “We would appreciate you not keeping it here…we don’t want to have to come down again.” We eventually found a home for it.

On leaving the Congress Street location: Many of our customers are really sentimental about this building, but I’m very optimistic about creating a new experience.

Bringing in old fixtures will help create an atmosphere that is special—people aren’t coming to grab something quickly, it’s about the experience.

Is there a treasure you hunt for personally?

I like old store fixtures. I should have found something I like that is smaller.

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You might as well try…I do think one little drop in the lake ripples out. You’ve got to start somewhere, and someone has to commit to something and start that cultural shift.

Human power replaces a ski lift to get to the top of a hill.

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his winter, while driving to Mt. Bachelor on a bluebird day, keep an eye out for a man on a bike with a splitboard attached to the frame. He’ll most likely be smiling. That’s Stratton Matteson.

Matteson, 25, grew up between Oregon and Vermont, and moved back to Bend in his teens. His parents were both environmentalists, and he remembers summers spent traveling through public lands in a Volkswagen van. That outdoor childhood naturally led to splitboarding and other activities in the backcountry. But how to access the backcountry? He wasn’t much for snowmobiles or helicopters. He spent several seasons traveling the west in his van, finding powder along the way, before a friend suggested to him that this type of snowboarding and environmentalism just didn’t align. “It was a little bit of a push,” he said. Matteson remembers thinking, “I’m traveling around, I’m using all this fuel just for really the sake of my own enjoyment. And that didn’t feel integral to me.”

That sparked a change. Matteson, who owns a small native plant restoration-based landscaping business in Bend, decided it was time to take action for himself. Matteson was highly influenced by Rob Greenfield, a sustainability activist whose high-profile projects have included wearing trash around New York City and growing and foraging all his food for an entire year. Matteson took a cue from Greenfield: “[Projects] like that were really inspirational to me as far as living the change and creating it now, rather than waiting for someone to tell you to change or policies to force it.”

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His plan started simply. In 2018, Matteson committed to using only his bike to get him to the trailheads that would be the start of his splitboarding adventures. “I don’t think I actually ever doubted I could do it,” he said. “And once I was doing it, I didn’t really want to turn back.” The commitment wasn’t without its challenges. There was the weather, of course, and the added time to reach the places he wanted to go. But there was also the issue of friends who found his method for cutting fossil fuel consumption inconvenient—they wanted him to come on their far-flung adventures, no matter the impact of his carbon footprint. He resisted. The payoff? “The adventure,” Matteson said. “The adventure is exponential when you add this level of getting there on your own the whole way. It’s also extremely fulfilling, just like climbing a mountain, when you climb the whole thing from your house, there’s a lot of fulfillment there, and joy.”

Since 2018, Matteson has kept his commitment and expanded it to include biking basically everywhere. Matteson has bikepacked to areas around the west, but he’s also gotten to know his local area on a deeper level. “I could go travel all around and get these brief little glimpses and

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brief little tastes of places, but I think part of this cultural change is a deep localization of all sorts of things, and one of those would be our recreation and traveling and adventure,” he said.

Staying close to home is Matteson's way of combating what he sees as a cultural issue with overconsumption—of learning to be OK with less. We can all do our part, he said, and he stresses that little changes from each of us can add up to big change overall. Case in point: a great deal of transportation emissions come from trips that are within 2-to-3 miles from home. Matteson challenges the community to shift those trips from cars to bike, walking or public transit, even carpooling. That, he said, would make a big difference, and it’s doable. He also suggested people consider their bigger trips, particularly by plane—he asks: Are they necessary? Can you find adventures at home instead?

Next up, Matteson plans to make his landscaping company into a bike-based business. “I don’t want to be part of the problem,” he said.

“You might as well try…I do think one little drop in the lake ripples out. You’ve got to start somewhere, and someone has to commit to something and start that cultural shift.”

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n 1910, engineer and surveyor Robert B. Gould came to Central Oregon to plot out the townsite of La Pine. He loved the area so much he never left. Gould was a key figure in plotting out the early footprint of many of the Central Oregon townships and in 1916 was credited with creating the first map of Bend.

Though the maps of the area have changed considerably since Gould plotted them more than a century ago, much of their purpose remains the same. We use maps to navigate roads and highways, locate a store or restaurant and even find our way around the Old Mill shopping district. Maps also play an important role in the booming tourism industry in the area, from navigating singletrack trails at Phil’s to ski runs at Bachelor.

The creation of maps, called cartography, has a long history of helping us get from point A to point B and today helps us map the future using geographic information systems.

Milbrath should know. As one of only four cartographers on staff, he has designed hundreds of maps for parks, monuments, battlefields and historical sites around the country. Though his maps are integrated into various formats from trailside kiosks to roadside signs, the bulk of his time is spent on the maps included in the physical brochures given upon entry at most parks.

Milbrath said he loves this aspect of his job and sees it as a rewarding path. “It’s hard to beat creating a map that’s read by millions of people,” he said. More than that, though, Milbrath said he feels his role is important to convey the accurate history of the park.

“We’re creating maps for some of the most beautiful places, but also some [with the most troubling history],” he said. “You have to ensure [information] is conveyed in the right way and honors the right people.”

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Jared Hanley, co-founder and CEO of mission-driven tech company NatureQuant, said the speed at which technology can process data has changed the way maps can operate. “Maps are one of our best tools at conveying massive amounts of data in a simple, digestible format,” he said. “And because technology is exponential, what would have been impossible to synthesize five-to-ten years ago, is now possible.”

It’s this access and ability to crunch large amounts of data that helps fuel NatureQuant’s signature program, NatureScore, with the simple but poignant goal: to drive home the positive impacts of nature on human health. “When we’re creating our NatureScore we’re taking billions of data points—health tags, geotagged objects, satellite imagery—putting them together, and then creating a heat map out of these data points in a single image to tell a story,” said Hanley.

NatureQuant feeds into its algorithm natural elements such as green spaces and water, combines it with human-created elements such as traffic, noise, light and air pollution, and ultimately creates a score to provide an idea of how much access a location has to nature. By working with city planners, municipalities and nonprofits, NatureQuant

For centuries, paper maps have played a pivotal role in navigation, exploration and understanding the world. Though technology has now changed the breadth and way we interact with some maps, the role of paper maps is still vital. “Bend is a perfect example of why paper maps will continue to play an important role in people’s lives,” said Taylor Monroe, a cartographer at Benchmark Maps in Medford and a 2022 graduate of the Central Oregon Community College (COCC) GIS program. “Tourism and recreation are such a huge focus in the area and maps play a big part of that for so many people.”

Joe Milbrath, a Sisters resident and cartographer for the National Park Service for the past seven years, agrees. Paper maps are just more user-friendly. “The world is trending toward digital maps and interactive maps but the traditional maps are a tool you can’t replace,” he said. “They’re easier to plan with—you can mark them up and personalize your trip,” he said. According to Milbrath, “Each has its own uses, and they can work hand-in-hand, whether navigating or wayfinding or otherwise. Nothing sets yourself up in a landscape better than a paper map.”

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hopes to use its data and heat maps to drive change. “We want to improve public health by providing access to nature,” said Hanley.

“And we create heat maps to do that.”

Blair Deaver, a GIS software solutions architect for international geospatial solutions company Locana, and part-time instructor at Central Oregon Community College, said that technology has also helped to make cartography more accessible and user-friendly to the public. “The big challenge was you used to have to download all the data,” he said. “Today with open data, cloud-based data, it’s much easier.” Deaver added that this accessibility, along with more user-friendly software, is helping to create more maps. “GIS software is much more approachable than it used to be. This allows people who want to dabble with data the ability to make maps,” he said. “Now, especially designers can style maps to create customer experiences and tell deeper stories.”

With the overload of data, however, framing a map in the right context is key, according to Deaver.

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“Maps are a natural way for people to see patterns and showcase location intelligence” “Maps are a natural way for people to see patterns and showcase location intelligence,” he said. Maps tend to tell a story in a much quicker and efficient way than other mediums. To this point, Deaver gave the example of the pandemic’s beginnings.

“When COVID-19 first broke, everyone was looking at maps to follow the spread of the disease. This would have been much more difficult in a spreadsheet.”

Deaver said he believes that GIS and the data analysis that comes along with it will help us solve some of the biggest challenges we face today. “Locally, Central Oregon has seen tremendous growth over the past thirty years,” he said. “Looking at issues like land use, water quality, wildfires— being able to analyze data on these topics will allow us to tell a relatable story to the masses and enact change.”

Recent COCC GIS graduate Taylor Monroe believes she and other young cartographers can play a big role in this process. “The younger generation can help champion these key societal issues,” she said. “With the speed of technology and digital, we can reach more people.”

Whether using the latest app, or a trusty paper topographical map, the role of maps will continue to serve as an important tool for navigating the future.

Bend’s original cartographer Robert B. Gould would be proud.

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f you're a skier or snowboarder, chances are you’ve utilized maps created by artist and illustrator Jim Niehues. His hand-painted, beautifully illustrated maps have served as a trail guide for more than 150 ski resorts around North America, including Mt. Bachelor. He is the subject of 292-page hardcover coffee table book, "The Man Behind the Maps," that compiles maps he has created during his 30-year career.

Bend Magazine sat down with Niehues to talk maps, art and Mt. Bachelor.

BM: You’ve quietly become an icon in the ski world and have been inducted into the Ski Hall of Fame. How does this make you feel?

JN: It's been thirty-five years of ski maps! I really had no thoughts of such recognition until [I was] nominated. It's really an honor and very gratifying to know that you may have made a difference in [the] ski industry.

the mountain and not horizontally to it. I also used color in some instances with warm colors toward the summit and cool colors in the valleys; warm colors are perceived as near and cool colors further away.

BM: Your artwork is unique in the sense that many carry it with them on their person, referencing it before, during and after their visit on the mountain. What does this mean to you?

JN: I think the fact that skiers review the map over a beer at the end of the day is the most gratifying accomplishment an artist could ask for. They are reliving exploration, excitement, exhilaration, achievement...and some spills, hopefully not too serious. Ski maps are doing more than getting a skier around the mountain.

They are collected to reflect the experience or dreamed over for the next adventure.

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BM: Your maps and illustrations are known for their brilliant color and detail—down to every tree even. Why is it important to you to capture each detail?

JN: Detail is important in several ways: first, it’s a map that guides you around the mountain. I want skiers to be able to know where they are by recognizing their surroundings on the slope and relating it to the map they hold in their hands. This means showing deciduous or conifer trees where they are, or showing rock features and slope inclines in detail. And second, I want to add credibility that this map is correct and they can rely on it.

BM: Mt. Bachelor offers 360-degree skiing— what was the process like to map that?

JN: Mt Bachelor was a challenge. The "satellite" perspective was necessary over the traditional view that includes a horizon. The secret is simply not to show the horizon, and turn all side slope runs as vertical as possible so the viewer knows they are looking down on

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Jim Niehues has painted more than 150 ski resorts throughout North America.

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LIKE A A HOLIDAY SEASON TO REFLECT THE BEND SPIRIT

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GIVE LIKE A LOCAL? Here in Bend, living like a local means creating a life that reflects the spirit of our community. It means seeking out the authentic, the natural, the fun—in everything from how we work and play to how we gather with friends and family. It means embracing adventure in every season, with a passion for the rugged beauty of our landscape.

Most of all, living like a local means engaging with the Bend community, weaving connections and supporting neighbors. This holiday season, living like a local can also mean giving like a local.

From setting the Thanksgiving table to toasting in the New Year, holiday traditions become more meaningful when they bring us closer to this place we call home. With just a few shifts, we can make the season richer and brighter, steeped in community connections. Along the way, we lift the artisans, chefs, outdoor guides, local experts and small business owners who keep our creative economy humming along.

WHY GIVING LOCAL MATTERS After two years of socially-distanced celebrations, online shopping feels normal. But what happens when you close the laptop, bypass big box chains and shop in real life? The benefits are hard to ignore. According to the American Independent Business Alliance’s 2021 study, almost half of every dollar spent at independent businesses stays in the community, compared to only thirteen cents of every dollar spent at chain stores. That translates into a thriving economy and a vibrant hub year-round. Beyond the economic numbers, venturing into the festive hum of local shopping just feels good. “The holidays in a small town feel magical,” said Tonna Wilkens, owner of Wander+NW in Sisters. “The traditions, the twinkling lights, the music—locals reconnect with downtown, and every shop does something special,” she said. Many shops host giving trees or spotlight nonprofit groups. At Wander+NW, giving back means hosting a holiday food collection for the community pantry.

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Shop the Pop

Some of the most local shops last just a few days in a temporary “pop up” form, yet they offer the merriest of atmospheres and the widest array of locally-crafted goods. Watch for Central Oregon’s pop-up markets from November through December. Highlights include:

Craft-O!

The area’s largest pop-up market, fills the Workhouse and Old Ironworks Artist District in Bend with more than seventy artisan booths—offering items from fine art to handmade mittens. Also on site: treats from the new Deschutes Cafe and a festive cocktail bar. Plan ahead for this year’s Craft-O! on December 10 and 11— advance tickets are required. theworkhousebend.com

Holidawg Market

This dog-centric pop up organized by Dog Guide to Bend, will be held at Spider City Brewing and will feature everything imaginable to pamper your pup. Holidawg takes place December 3 and 4.

On the Old Bend Redmond Highway, Schilling’s transforms their wandering gardens into a European-style holiday market with live music, fresh wreaths and garlands, plus more than forty artisan booths during the first weekend in December. schillingsgardenmarket.com

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Held the first four weekends in December through the 24th, the Magical Markets of Merriment offers local arts, crafts (and gifts of indoor plants) at Somewhere That’s Green in Bend. somewheregreen.com bendmagazine.com

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Hands-on Holidays “Holidays mean more than rush-rush and buy-buy. Doing things together is what’s important to make this time special,” said Cindy Jeffers, nursery manager at Landsystems Nursery in Bend. Jeffers leads the nursery’s classes on making winter wreaths, table centerpieces and hanging baskets of boughs.

She enjoys seeing people slow down and smile as they work with the greens to craft take-home masterpieces. “Working with your hands in nature sets a slower pace for the holidays,” said Jeffers.

Once the holidays are decked and the scent of pine and cedar fills the air, the activities bring family and friends together to make gifts and memories at the same time.

Cook together

While the amount of cooking and baking can seem like a tall order this time of year, food brings people together at the holidays, said Michele Morris, chef at Kindred Creative Kitchen in Bend. Her immersive, hands-on classes aim to make those culinary skills easier for students of all ages. Class topics range from cookie decorating and pie making to creating multi-course wine dinners.

“People become friends by cooking together—it’s a way to connect. And learning to create delicious food, especially at the holidays, is a life-long gift,” she said. Central Oregon’s foodie culture makes it easy to take a support-local approach at home as well. Home chefs can start by stocking up at Central Oregon Locavore’s Fill Your Pantry event to be held this year on November 12.

However, holiday gatherings shouldn’t have to require hours of kitchen prep time—local specialties like challah bread from Big Ed’s Bakery and Nancy P’s berry pies make a delicious dinner party contribution. For holiday toasts, find festive cocktails recipes at craft distilleries like Crater Lake Spirits in Bend or Gompers Distillery in Redmond. thekindredcreativekitchen.com

Make a gift

Local DIY experts at various levels can guide any level of elf/artist. Begin at Board & Brush to create custom wood signs for everyone on a holiday list.

Workshops help participants personalize projects with whimsy, humor or to commemorate milestone moments. The DIYcave has been providing classes, mentoring and workspace since 2015. With a selfprofessed spirit of, “Think it, and make it,” they can help a wish list come to fruition in areas metalworks, stained glass, blacksmithing, jewelry making, mosaic and more. They offer memberships for a gift of creativity all year long. diycave.com

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Wish Upon a Star

Dark December evenings may be long and chilly, but they can also inspire a stellar gift experience. Some of winter’s most breathtaking moments happen on the coldest clear nights as Orion and Canis Major glide across the sky. Give an evening of stargazing with a visit to the Oregon Observatory at Sunriver for an up-close view through their telescopes—private programs are offered on Tuesday and Friday evenings through the winter months for groups of family or friends. Make plans for a summer visit and overnight trip to University of Oregon’s Pine Mountain Observatory, thirty-five miles east of Bend. Or, keep it simple by creating a DIY stargazing adventure gift, which requires only a guide to the constellations, a red flashlight (to keep eyes adjusted to darkness) and a dark night sky. Around the solstice on December 21, watch near the Big Dipper for shooting stars—that’s the Ursid meteor shower. Could there be a better gift than making wishes together on a shooting star? See snco.org

Think Outside the (Gift) Box

In a season that can feel commercial, sometimes the best gifts are shared experiences. A gift of adventure gives more than the actual activity—time spent together creates lasting memories. Tuck a gift card for a guided activity to do together (such as an organized snowy bonfire evening with Wanderlust Tours) into a sweet new pair of mittens wrapped with a bow—or simply make your own coupon card, redeemable for an adventure gift of your own design. When the mountains and trails are right out the backdoor, there’s no end to the possibilities for a gift of adventure.

Need a few ideas to get started?

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Looking for an experience that involves less cardio and more taste buds? For coffee-loving friends on your list, gift a roasting workshop. Ryan Lenz, a former chemistry teacher, takes small groups through each step of the roasting process, and guests take home their freshly roasted beans. Then, to learn more about homebrewing beer, Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization teaches the basics of making all-grain and extractstyle beer on the club’s brewing system.

2021 COHO Homebrewer of the Year Kevin Tucker guides the experience and two weeks later, attendees bottle and take home their own six-pack of beer. Find Ryan Lenz @blackmagicroasting. Brew beer at a class taught by Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization at DIYcave.

See coho/wildapricot.org, diycave.com.

Experience the Outdoors Mt. Bachelor is the go-to destination for skiing, but winter adventures abound on the mountain and make memorable gifts. Consider reserving a sled-dog ride for two with the Oregon Trail of Dreams, where you’ll experience the backcountry in a whole new way and help care for the sled dogs, too, with your financial support. Or, for a budget-friendly option, give the plan for a day to join Forest Service naturalists on a snowshoe trek through Mt. Bachelor’s forest trails, learning about the geology and ecology of the Cascades along the way. Snowshoes are provided, and there is no charge for the activity. Follow up with lunch and a Bloody Mary in the West Village Lodge. Find details on how to register for both activities at mtbachelor.com.

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Central Oregon’s favorite brew from source to sip WRITTEN BY GREGG MORRIS & BEND MAGAZINE

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As the sun begins to creep across the high desert, sleepy Central Oregonians step to the counter of their local coffee purveyor to order their favorite morning brew. While the customer’s path may take them from home to the barista and on to work, Backporch Coffee Roasters owner Dave Beach knows the coffee bean’s journey is significantly longer.

Most Januarys, Beach travels to El Salvador in search of flavorful beans to roast in his Loring Falcon Roaster. Alongside a few chosen co-workers and guests, he lands at the airport and drives to the Menedez family ranch in Ahuachapán. The fifth-generation coffee farmers own or manage eight farms and a coffee bean processing mill in the area. Beach and friends, escorted by the Menedez family, ascend the rutted, dirt roads to view beans grown at various elevations.

After a morning of inspecting farms, Beach, who has been roasting coffee beans for more than twenty years, heads to the mill for blind tastings of forty various beans, roughly ten at a time. “My goal is to choose the best beans and develop them properly,” said Beach, who has lived in Central Oregon all of his life, save for four years studying at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

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Coffee beans are harvested in the morning and sent at night to the mills where workers remove the fruit for a month of drying. Next, the beans are de-shelled and packaged in burlap sacks at the dry mill for shipping across the world.

Relationships like the one Beach has with the Menedez family ensure not only a quality bean, but a strong connection between Central Oregon and Central America. This friendship provides the foundation for plantation direct purchasing and fairness amongst the farmers, ranch managers, and those who sell the coffee beans.

Stewart Fritchman, owner of Bellatazza in downtown Bend, also follows this approach to sourcing quality coffee and travels to Guatemala a couple of times a year. “We’ve used plantationdirect purchasing in Guatemala for twenty years. It allows me to build the necessary relationships with the people of Guatemala,” he said.

Traveling deep into the jungle of Central American countries is not without danger. Often times, airplane runways seem to appear out of nowhere and need to be cleared of grazing animals.

Other times, armed guards patrol jungle mansions and drivers must vary their route home for safety.

And of course, COVID-19 added a new level of concern to international travel.

But in the end, tackling bugs, animals and light rebellion are all worth it for quality beans and lasting friendships. In early 2020, Fritchman realized the Guatemalan tourist economy had plummeted so he took to social media and promised to shave a mohawk and dye it blue if he raised $5,000 in support. After surpassing his goal and donning his new hair style, Fritchman sent the money to his Guatemalan friends who made 328 care packages and passed them out to those in need. “Economics are important, but I’m in it for the emotional connections,” explained Fritchman.—written by Gregg Morris

Explore the world through coffee: Strictly Organic Coffee Co.: Since 1999, Richard and Rhonda Steffensen have been leaders in sustainable business practices and offer 100% certified Organic and Fair Trade coffee.

Coffee4Kids: Sourced from sustainable plantations, proceeds support Mi Casa International, the founder’s family-run orphanage in El Salvador.

Rene Monroy has worked with Miguel at the finca for thirty years.

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The subtleties of coffee taste are even more pronounced when beans are freshly roasted, which is why many local coffee houses choose to roast their own beans. “Coffee is a science when you really dig in,” said Mitch Thisius, co-owner with Bo Olsen of Junction Roastery in Redmond. Expert roasters must learn temperature and timing standards, a roast color spectrum, and a set of new terminology such as going from “First Crack” at 412°F, through “City” to “Full City+,” then “French” to “Burnt“ at higher temperatures of 455°+. The range of a roastmaster’s stylistic process produces coffee beans with a wide array of outcomes. When coffee beans are roasted in-house, there’s also an opportunity for a visual tour to see (and smell) the process live.

Sample the beans: Still Vibrato: Specialty roasts include Top Hat and Squid Ink. Lone Pine Coffee Roasters: View coffee roasting Tuesdays and Thursdays at their westside location.

Junction Roastery: See the 1.5 kilo Ozturkbay roaster at work in their historic building which was once the first medical center in Redmond.

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Brewing and pouring is an art in itself with a barista orchestrating each step. Creative choices for steeping range from a low-fi pour over, slow Chemex drip or the use of a high-end European espresso machine depending on what will end up in that final cup.

Baristas train to learn the subtleties of coffee creation, not to mention the art of foam. Jodi Groteboer, coowner with Jason Rhodes of Palate a Coffee Bar in Bend, says consistency is key. “Steaming milk, pulling espresso and pouring drinks all day” combined with a “love for learning” are the secrets to being an excellent barista. Then there are the tools of the trade: “In our cafe, you will find our baristas using digital scale, measuring spoons, and even cute little mini whisks to get it right,” Junction Roastery’s Mitch Thisius said.

Find art in a cup: Palate a Coffee Bar: Have co-owner Jodi Groteboer make an Italiano, a six ounce americano. “It’s the perfect size to sip on for a bit and taste the full expression of the espresso.”

Thump Coffee: Barista Hilary Harvey said, "We all have our latte art specialties," from foam hearts, tulips and rosettas to even animals.

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The taste notes in a cup of freshly roasted and brewed coffee are an array so vast they have their own flavor wheel. That spectrum and variety is equally colorful in the coffee shops of Central Oregon. It’s in these environments, we see the wide range of settings for the range of how we live our lives: there’s a coffee stop to start the day, meet a friend, hold a business meeting, clock in time at a remote job, or fall in love. Try having your coffee served with distinctive personalities:

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Downtown Flavor Yoli brings modern and traditional Korean cuisine to Bend WRITTEN BY LYDIA HAGEN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALLISON RAMIREZ

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Joe and his wife Laura’s simple, minimalist interior design vision comes to life when you walk through the restaurant door tucked off of Newport Avenue. When seated near a sprinkling of graceful lighting throughout the space, with elegant black painted walls stenciled with Gingko leaves, the vibe of Yoli prepares restaurant goers for the culinary experience ahead.

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Yoli, which means cuisine in Korean, is open for both lunch and dinner. There was a specific idea for both meals. “Being that Korean food in Bend hasn’t really been seen on a larger scale, or on an exclusive scale like it is [at Yoli], we wanted things to be comfortable for people,” Joe Kim, co-owner and chef said. This is why he and Laura introduced the “set lunch” where diners can choose protein, rice, kimchi and banchan—small, side dishes including potatoes and sprouts—that complement the main dish. The lunch hours are supposed to be an accessible introduction to Korean cuisine both price-wise and menu-wise.

Raw dinner starters such as the Yukhoe give off a balance of savory and sweet. In one bite, the Wagyu beef, pear and wasabi creme fraîche are the main essence of the dish, followed by a natural hint of pine nut and chives. The Caviar Juk is simple in its ingredients, but the bold presentation and flavors of brown butter, smoke and truffle atop a rice cracker are a rich sampling of what to expect of the flavor profiles at Yoli. For a popular sharable

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starter, the Korean fried cauliflower has a shell of rice flour for a crunch, and a seasoning of gochujang, which is graceful at first, with a spice that pleasantly sneaks up behind it.

Dinners at Yoli are meant to bring a more modernized taste of Korean food to the forefront of the culinary scene. “[For] the dinner menu, we wanted to do a little more diversity and show a little more modern Korean food,” Kim said. The Kims both have extensive histories in the restaurant industry which play into the quality of food, attention to detail and overall experience.

The Dolsot Bibimbap with beef is served in a stone pot so the longer the heat lingers—and the slower you eat—the crispier the rice gets.

After breaking the egg and letting it soak through the rice, kimchi and fresh vegetables, a full bite of the tenderized beef from the bowl tastes like quality. “I’m a big fan of the beef dishes…” Joe Kim said, “…some are marinated, and some are just meant to highlight the flavor of the beef.” Another beef dish to try is the Kalbi steak; delicate by bite, but courageous in taste.

The culinary journey does not end there.

The cocktail menu—fully developed by the front of house manager and co-owner, Laura Kim—recognizes Joe Kim’s heritage through cocktail elements such as jujube honey and Korean coffee. According to Laura, the most craveable cocktail on the menu is the Ulsan Sour, a twist on a Whiskey Sour which pays homage to Joe Kim’s family’s kiwi farm in Ulsan. The syrupy kiwi works in harmony with the orange juice to offset the strength of the whiskey.

When arriving at Yoli, the frosted doors suggest a secret hidden inside. That mystery is a ten-table restaurant brought to life by owners Joe and Laura with their extensive restaurant industry experience, and a visible passion to bring Korean food—both traditional and modern—into the spotlight of Bend’s culinary scene.

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Modern Brewing Meets Tradition Paul Arney creates small-batch handcrafted beers imbued with woodsy history WRITTEN BY JON ABERNATHY

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f a single word could sum up a visit to The Ale Apothecary tasting room, it’s “wood.” It starts with the beer—owner and brewmaster Paul Arney’s founding vision was to “combine age-old techniques alongside modern ones” by brewing small-batch handcrafted beers with a unique profile. Wood is an integral ingredient in all of them, and is present in nearly every step of the brewing process.

The beer is fermented and aged in barrels with a native wild yeast cultivated from the Deschutes National Forest. As a result, all of the beers exhibit various levels of sour, and sometimes funky, character. The tasting room has an eclectic charm that exalts wood and meets Arney’s goal of “familiarly exotic.” Located in an industrial brick building off Century Drive, the interior fuses the wood with industrial and iron elements into an attractive and functional space. It feels like a museum to brewing and family history, with handcrafted artwork, vintage decor, historic photographs and furniture from repurposed barrels. “It’s important for me that the environment helps to support the beer we make and the stories we are telling,” said Arney. “Just like the beer I make tells a story about history, food production in our modern age, Oregon farms and the importance of nature and artisans, I am also trying to share the story of my family history in small business.” Most beers are available by the bottle only, with a few available for individual pours and flights. The bottle list is extensive and showcases Arney’s creativity and versatility as a brewer; you may find beers brewed with wine grapes, apple skins, pine needles, lilac blossoms and more.

“My suggestion is to go for the flight of available beers as we have quite distinct differences between our brands,” Arney said. First-time visitors unsure about sour beer and what to order should ask which beer is “best for initiation,” he said.

See thealeapothecary.com.

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Christmas in Bend Kristen Riggle’s new children’s book explores the best places in Bend during the holiday season WRITTEN BY LYDIA HAGEN

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Local author Kristen Riggle with a copy of her newest book “Christmas in Bend.”

risten Riggle, author of the children’s book series “The Busy Birds Adventures,” is a fan of Christmas—holiday music plays nearly year-round in her home. Riggle’s newest book “The Busy Birds Adventures: Christmas in Bend” features the poetry she writes, the long-legged, friendly birds she handpaints, and the adventures distinct to Central Oregon during the holiday season.

Her newest book was written the Christmas after Riggle’s daughter, Ramona, was born to share the adventures to discover in Bend during the season.

Find the vibrantly painted birds (and bunny) on a moonlit ski trip to the warming hut at Swampy Lakes, playing instruments in the Bend Christmas Parade, or choosing a Christmas tree at Tumalo Mountain—among other Central Oregon holiday traditions. “Wherever you live…there’s something to explore; there’s something to be curious about,” Riggle said about the message found throughout the “Busy Birds Adventures” books. This idea follows through in “Christmas in Bend” as the Birds and woodland creatures explore pockets of holiday spirit within the community. Look for “The Busy Birds Adventures: Christmas in Bend” at stores in Central Oregon and on Riggle’s Etsy shop. See thebusybirds.com

OTHER CHILDREN’S BOOKS TO DISCOVER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: “Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa” by Donna L. Washington, illustrated by Shane W. Evans.

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“Hanukkah Bear” by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka.

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“Life After - Monarch Wing”

PROFILE

A Space of Their Own June Park creates art as part of Scalehouse’s first artist-in-residency program WRITTEN BY BRONTE DODD

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ablo Picasso said that every child is an artist—the problem is how to remain one once they grow up. June Park, an artist living and working in Bend, is refreshingly honest about how this works: with community.

Park grew up in Moscow, Idaho in the 1980s, the child of Korean immigrants who encouraged creativity and made it part of the home. Though Park, who uses the pronouns they/them, had wanted to pursue a career as an artist and writer when they were growing up, after moving to Seattle for school, and needing to earn money, they earned a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and master’s in humancentered design and engineering. “That degree and the way that you think through ideas is so important for where I am as an artist today,” said Park. “The artistic side was always there, but I had to make money.”

After fifteen years working as a UX designer in the Seattle area, Park took a job as a technical education teacher, and found they loved teaching and working with students every day while also homesick for the high desert and rural landscape they were surrounded by growing up in Idaho. When the pandemic hit and their partner found a job in Bend, Park took the chance to pursue art full time and applied for the newly created Scalehouse artist-in-residency program.

Park’s oil paintings are intentional in their design, creation, and narrative. Park wants audiences to see the story in each piece and collection. The paintings feature intricately detailed lines, stark contrasts in color, and surprising perspectives. The line details in the brushwork and sketches create movement, resulting in pieces that capture the energy of their subjects, whether a high desert landscape or portraits of migrant families.

The work in the current collections clearly tell stories, and Park hopes to bring that storytelling to the residency in what they create next.

“It’s really solitary to be an artist,” said Park.

“I wanted to connect with other people in the organic way that happens in the creative spaces, and be with other people in the creative process.”

Park is frank about what it takes to be a full-time creative today, and how important it is for artists to find a supportive community, like the one Park is trying to cultivate through art in Bend. Park also credits their partner for making it possible.

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“Rain Carry Us -MotherBaby”

“Life After Owl”

“I say I’m a full-time artist, but there are lean months when I definitely get scared and feel like I need to go back to making money,” said Park. “Being an artist is hard because you have to believe that developing your art and craft is worth it despite the sacrifices you might have to make in order to do it. I couldn’t do it when I was younger, but sometimes I think that maybe I didn’t get to do it because it wasn’t my time yet.”

FINDING SPACE A contemporary art center founded in 2013, Scalehouse had established itself as a respected gallery for contemporary artists, but something was missing. Executive Director René Mitchell said that in a conversation with Patricia Clark, a founder of Scalehouse and driving force of the art community in Central Oregon before she passed away last year, Clark said that she wanted to see the process—to see behind

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the curtain and to witness the mess of artists creating. That’s when the vision for the artist-in-residency program emerged.

“I believe our community loves arts and culture,” said Mitchell.

“And with that comes supporting artists and providing them the freedom to create and get messy.”

Park’s current work is centered around painting, but the time and space to unleash creativity in a supportive community during the residency has Park considering how else to tell their story through art. Park is also exploring an experiential installation, which is another place where the tech background comes out to play in art.

They’d like to create a cohesive exhibition that explores what it’s like to be a rural BIPOC artist and a Korean immigrant who grew up in rural America.

“None of the stereotypes that are put on me fit,” said Park. “I want to tell a more nuanced story of me as a human being and uplift other people about their intersections.” See junelparkart.com.

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Art of Resilience Exhibit at the High Desert Museum

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The High Desert Museum presents the exhibit “Survival Architecture and the Art of Resilience,” now through January 8, 2023. Organized and curated by the Oakland, California-based nonprofit Art Works for Change, the exhibit features the work of artists, designers and engineers from around the world whose innovations are meant to help individuals adapt during turbulent times.

By combining science, technology, architecture and art, the exhibit encourages viewers to consider notions of safety and security and presents visionary concepts of what human shelters might look like in the face of challenges and impactful climate change. “Our communities are not immune to changes, as environmental shifts are affecting the high desert, too, including extreme wildfire and drought,” said Museum Donald M. Kerr Curator of Natural History Hayley Brazier. “Yet human resilience is a central theme that I hope visitors will see in ‘Survival Architecture’.” See highdesertmuseum.org .

Warm Springs Art Shop Reopens Tananáwit, a collective of Warm Springs artists, reopened its brick and mortar art shop this fall. As a nonprofit, the organization’s goals are to cultivate greater understanding of traditional and contemporary Native art from the Columbia River Plateau and provide economic opportunities. Work produced by the Tananáwit artists explores the values and culture of Warm Springs. Mediums ranging from painting and photography to jewelry and beadwork, are represented by tribal artists including Calley Beglay, Ellen Taylor, Anita Davis and many more.

Executive Director Deb Stacona said in a release, “Warm Springs is rich in cultivating artists. We have numerous master artists and want to support beginning artists, too.”

The Tananáwit shop accepts art to sell on a consignment basis. See warmspringsartists .org .

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“Lower John Day River— Winter,” by Jim Davis

Landscape and Nature Photography on View A virtual exhibit, “A High Desert Year,” opens starting November 4 in support of the Oregon Natural Desert Association. The twenty-four works of landscape and nature photography will be featured in ONDA’s 2023 Wild Desert Calendar. Meet featured local photographers Greg Burke, Gary Calicott, Jim Davis and James Parsons in a reception, free and open to the public, on November 4 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Immersion Brewing’s Barrel Room. Proceeds from the calendar sales benefit ONDA, the only conservation organization dedicated exclusively to preserving Oregon’s high desert. See onda .org .

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Artist Nancy Floyd Showcases Work at Scalehouse

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Latino Community Association Collaboration

Local Musicians Record at Abbey Road Studios

The Latino Community Association collaborated with the High Desert Museum to design and paint a mural that depicts the experiences of Latinos in Central Oregon. The mural was painted with the help of volunteers on the walls of the LCA’s new Family Empowerment Center, a 5,700-square-foot space on NE Twin Knolls Drive, that houses a community room, offices, meeting spaces and a kitchen for programming such as immigration legal services, English classes, health supports and computer literacy classes and more. See latinocommunityassociation .org .

Local musicians traveled to historic Abbey Road Studios in London, England this fall to record the new album “Lava Meets Water” for Central Oregon band Goodbye Dyna.

The trip had its genesis with Scott Oliphant of Goodbye Dyna, who said as a three year old, he began listening to The Beatles and who is realizing a dream to record in Studios Two and Three where “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” were recorded. Local musicians from the band Color Study will accompany Oliphant and there are plans to make a documentary about the experience. See goodbyedyna.com, thecolorstudy.com.

“Desert Trinity” (tire marks, moving rock trail, footprints). Archival inkjet print, 30”x 60.7”

Bend artist Nancy Floyd’s show “Walking Through the Desert with My Eyes Closed” will be on display at the Scalehouse Gallery now through December. Floyd, a Bendbased photographer, created the show as an interpretation of hiking through desert landscapes where loss is evident even while life continues to adapt and survive. The exhibition includes videos, photographs and porcelain objects. Floyd has received numerous grants and awards for her work including a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2019, Floyd’s thirtynine-year self-portrait series, “Weathering Time,” won the inaugural International Center of Photography and London-based publisher GOST Books First Photobook Award.

See scalehousegallery.org

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I am grateful for what I am and have.

My thanksgiving is perpetual.

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