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SUMMER 2017

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PARENTING Share the Love - with a Foster Child FEATURE Meet the Papapreneurs HEALTH Summer is for Fun and... Sleep!

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“No Child LEft INside”

R.A.D. Camps is an outdoor program for kids and teens ages 7 - 17. We explore over 50 different locations around Central Oregon throughout the summer with an emphasis on "free play".

RAD Camps is dedicated to getting more kids outside while teaching them about the environment and an appreciation for the natural world.

More info can be found at radcamps.com or by emailing

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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s school wraps up – a little later than usual due to

for Father’s Day, our Feature honors an array of Bend

the record number of snow days this year - it’s time

“papapreneurs,” who are actively involved in family life,

to celebrate the many transitions in our children’s lives

while giving it their all to maintain successful businesses.

and realize just how far everyone has come. For me,

Remember, summer fun can wear out little ones (parents

I am reflecting on the entire parenting journey, having

too!) In Health, Abigail Cannon offers some sage advice

just seen my youngest child graduate from high school.

for maintaining important sleep schedules. And, if you’ve

Family transitions can be bittersweet, but what a beauti-

ever wondered what it takes to become a foster parent,

ful journey! Enter the long-awaited Central Oregon sum-

you’ll not want to miss Nicole Vulcan’s thoughtful piece in

mer! This is the perfect time to address that exercise

Parenting. We, at Bend Nest, hope you have an exciting

regimen that keeps getting put off. Sarah Bowen Shea

summer – get out of your routine and make some family

gives us her “Top Ten Tips for Running” in Adult Time.

memories.

Our Calendar is full of fascinating events in and around town, making for that perfect summer. Annette Benedetti

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UPFRONT

CONTENTS

18 PARENTING

9 EDITOR’S NOTE 13 EXPERT Q & A 15 NEST NEWS 17 BY THE NUMBERS

So much love…opening your heart and home to a foster child

SECTIONS

39 ADULT TIME

22 FEATURE Meet the Papapreneurs! These dads are killing it in the realm of life-work balance.

31 CALENDAR

Need a little motivation getting out the door? Check out our Top 10 List for new mother runners!

42 OUTSIDE

40 HEALTH

46 THINGS I’VE LEARNED

Sleep is the secret ingredient for summer fun! Abigail Cannon, Sleep Coach, breaks it down for families.

37 BOOKSHELF 45 LEAVING THE NEST

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Q&A Kristi Nix, MD

PEDIATRICIAN, HIGH LAKES HEALTHCARE

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My six-year-old son’s teacher says that during recess he does not seem to be interested in playing with the other children, and usually sits alone instead of participating. When I ask him about it, he just says he prefers to watch. Should I be concerned?

be alone is something she notices at other times of the day. Will he participate in group projects and play with other children in his class? Secondly, what have you noticed about his behavior at home? Does your child show interest in other children? Does he ask to have play dates with his classmates and friends? These questions will help you understand if the issue your son is having is specifically about recess or if social interactions are difficult for him overall. We used to believe a child was ready for school if he had an understanding of numbers and letters, but now we know that school success is more complex than just academic readiness. The way a child interacts with his or her peers in kindergarten sets the stage for his social skill development.

Having self-confidence, showing interest in his peers, and learning to cooperate and communicate effectively are important skills to develop early on in school.

If your son is otherwise interested in playing with children, then I suspect there is something specific about recess that he finds intimidating or unpleasant.

Discussing the emotions he is feeling that may be affecting his desire to participate, such as saying, “Sometimes I don’t want to do something because I am afraid, has that ever happened to you?” Or sharing an experience that you had as a child may open up a more specific conversation about what is happening at recess. If you are concerned, your pediatrician can help.

Well, maybe. Peer interactions are one of the most important aspects of attending school at his age. First, clarify with the teacher if your son’s desire to

Whenever my friends come over, my daughter, who is almost three, loves to talk. The problem is most people cannot understand her and are always looking

My five-month old is experiencing frequent diaper rashes, causing her pain when we change her. The redness and crying concerns me. Will this clear up or should I seek medical attention?

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Diaper rashes are the most common skin rash in infants and have a variety of causes. Most simple diaper rashes are caused by trapped moisture in the diaper area that irritates the skin and makes it more sensitive to the friction of wearing a diaper. The mixture of stool and urine in a diaper creates urease, which is also a skin irritant. This type of simple irritation will resolve in 2-3 days with application of a barrier cream such as zinc oxide and with giving your child’s bottom some “fresh air.” The barrier creams can be hard to clean off, though.

It is best to leave a thin layer on the skin or to use something oily to clean it off without rubbing the skin. After your child has had a diaper rash for three days or more, it is much more likely to be infected with yeast. An antifungal such as over-the-counter clotrimazole can be very effective. If the diaper rash keeps getting worse with these treatments, I would bring your child in to the doctor for further evaluation.

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for a translation. I understand most of her words, but just barely. Should we seek help from a speech pathologist?

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This is a great question. Speech development is individual for every child and family. Many things affect language development: the number of languages spoken at home, the amount of reading your child does, hearing, even birth order can have an effect. The average expectation in speech development is that by the time a child is 3 years old, parents can understand 75-100% of what their toddler is saying, and strangers should be able to understand most of what your child says. Since it sounds like your friends, who are probably familiar with your daughter, are having trouble understanding any of her words, I would discuss it with your doctor. Most doctors’ offices have screening questionnaires such as the ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) that can help you decide if it is time for your daughter to have a speech evaluation by a speech and language pathologist. If you would like to have a general evaluation of her overall development, Healthy Beginnings is a local program that provides free screening (including vision, hearing, behavior and development) to children from 0-5 years of age who live in Central Oregon. They have a great website at www.myhb.org that outlines the type of screening that they do, the times of the scheduled screenings, and local resources. Most children with hard to understand speech or mild speech delays respond very well to speech therapy.

Research shows that if speech problems are treated early most children do very well with communication later in life.

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NEST NEWS

Student Influx

Teen Tank

Get ready for a surge in new students entering the Bend-La Pine school district this year. Administrators are estimating an influx of approximately 1,100 new Kindergarten children starting school in the fall. Between the years 2000 and 2016, Bend-La Pine schools’ total enrollment grew by more than 5,000 students. With the population of Bend growing annually by 2 -3%, schools are bursting at the seams, with no end in sight.

Middle school and high school students from across the Redmond School District recently participated in a competition sponsored by the Redmond Education Foundation called Teen Tank. Inspired by the hit television show, Shark Tank, where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch their product ideas to a panel of successful industry judges, Teen Tank competitors similarly pitched their social, business and community-focused projects to a panel of local judges.

Bond Passes Voters recently chose to help mitigate the effects of rapid growth by passing the Bend-LaPine schools bond measure, making $268 million available for the construction of several much-needed new schools and also allowing for repairs to existing schools. The funding will help alleviate overcrowding issues and will modernize existing schools, addressing safety issues, as well.

Bend Science Station Joins OSU Cascades There’s good news for Central Oregon’s young aspiring scientists. The Bend Science Station (BSS) will soon make their home on the OSU-Cascades campus. Since 2002, BSS has been providing innovative handson science classes and camps for students in Kindergarten through 12th

Teams were given five minutes to pitch and then responded to questions from the panel of judges. Obsidian Middle School produced this year’s winning team, garnering a check for $2,500 to be directed toward their proposed project, “Growing Hope,” a community garden to be located off 15th Street near Obsidian Middle School. Members of the community will now have the opportunity to rent out spaces in the available beds to grow their own produce.

grade. Their fully equipped laboratories provide the essential backdrop for children to make discoveries not possible in a regular classroom. BSS is launching a Capital Campaign to build a state-of-the-art facility on the college campus, which will assure their continued success in educating children and training teachers in STEM areas for the future. They have already raised $2 million of the $2.3 million they need to start the building.

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BY THE NUMBERS

Oregon contains more than

5,900 registered campsites along with 230 state parks and 13 national forests. traveloregon.com

Eighty-five percent of campers took their first camping trip between birth and 15-years of age.

American Camper Report, 2014

There are more than 6,000

lakes and 112,000 miles

of rivers and streams in Oregon. traveloregon.com

40.1 million Americans, or 14 percent of the US population go camping every year.

14%

American Camper Report, 2014

After a few hours, your campfire can reach temperatures of 900 degrees Fahrenheit or more. Always keep a bucket of water near your campfire in case the flames get out of control.

191 miles Typical campers go on five camping trips during the year, traveling an average of 191 miles from the home to the campground. campjellystone.com Mosquitoes can smell the carbon dioxide in a human’s breath from over 100 feet away. eurekatent.com

1927

The first known s’mores recipe was published in the Girl Scouts handbook “Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts” in 1927. The snack was originally called “some mores.” realsimple.com

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You can calculate the temperature by listening to a chirping cricket.

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90 million pounds

Americans buy 90 million pounds of marshmallows every year. It’s estimated that, during the summer, approximately 50 percent of marshmallows sold are roasted for s’mores. realsimple.com

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PARENTING

Loving &Letting Go The need for new foster homes in Central Oregon is huge.

If you’re thinking of becoming a foster parent, here’s what you should know.

By Nicole Vulcan

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y first experience with foster care came via my sister, Emily. She and her husband—recently married, with no biological kids—began fostering children while they were still in their 20s. The first child came and went quickly, fitting into the couple’s plan to offer “respite care” for foster parents who needed a break.

That plan shifted with the arrival of baby Jovi, 11 months old, who came and never left—eventually adopted into their family.

Shortly thereafter, another baby boy arrived, to whom our whole extended family became attached before he eventually went back home to his mom. After that there was baby Kendron, who was taken from his parents at birth – he also came and never left. Our extended family has now grown by two boys; our hearts full at seeing this story unfold.

For Emily and Gabe, the story unfolded with plenty of ups and downs.

They, like other foster parents, went through the dilemma of whether they could handle it, with

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The author’s nephew, Kendron, on his adoption day May 10, 2016. The non-profit Together We Rise, tagged in the photo, compiles family stories of successful foster care adoptions, in addition to providing support for foster kids nationwide.

what issues the kids would come with, and the big one: the question of whether they would get attached.

If you’re thinking of being a foster parent, one of the first

things to understand is that there is probably no way around the attachment that comes with caring for a child.

“We often hear that someone can’t do foster care because ‘they

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Adoption 20.4%

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Other/Aged Out 6.7% Total Other 10.5%

would just get too attached’,” Emily says. “My response to that is, yes you will get attached. However, this endeavor is not about concern over my own attachments. It’s about making the world a better place for a little one who has no one in the world to care for them.”

The need in Central Oregon

With about 8,000 kids in foster care in Oregon presently, the need for foster families is immense all over the state.

On May 17, Gov. Kate Brown officially declared the month of May Foster Care Month in Oregon. On that same day, the Governor signed two bills into law, intended to help foster kids achieve independence. In terms of need, Central Oregon is no exception to the rest of the state.

“Last year we had 140 kiddos that needed placement in the tri-county area—and that’s not including the other kids in care,” says Cherie Ferguson, GRACE Coordinator for the Oregon Department of Human Services’ District 10, which includes Jefferson, Crook and Deschutes counties.

Ferguson says DHS places a priority on placing kids with a family member before seeking a foster family.

The focus on securing a family placement for kids has meant that in recent years, there’s been less focus placed on recruiting new foster families. Enter Ferguson, hired about three years ago, whose job it is to recruit new foster families and to help them understand the steps ahead.

Prospective foster families start with 28 hours of “foundations training,”

covering topics including child development, the importance of the child’s birth family, the impacts of abuse and behavior management, to start. Prospective foster parents—which can be single people, married couples or domestic partners of any race, ethnicity or culture who are 21 or over—then go through a background check and a child welfare history check, followed by a home study process that can last as long as six months. That process can be extensive—and revealing.

“We kind of go into it saying, if either of the two of you have any secrets between you, now’s the time to get those aired out, because we’re going to get really nosy,” Ferguson says, noting that the “nosiness” is intended to ensure the safety of the child. Throughout that vetting process, families also receive support and guidance about what to expect and how to handle the challenges ahead.

Ferguson says DHS is also looking at the family’s intentions and ensuring they’re beginning this process for the right reasons.

“We’re looking for families that are looking to meet the need of the child that’s coming into care, rather than looking to a child to meet the needs of their family,” she says.

When the vetting process is complete, families with two parents are eligible to have as many as seven children in their home at once, including their own; single parents can have up to four children. That’s a lot of kids in one home—but with more foster families in the system, the burden on each family can be lessened. Still, Ferguson says DHS tries to place siblings together, and encourages families to be willing to take sibling groups. continued > Summer 2017 | 19

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Not Doing it for the Money

When DHS places a child in a foster home, the family receives a small stipend to help cover the costs of caring for the child. The DHS “basic rate” starts at $575 for children from birth to age five, going up to $741 per month for teens. It’s not much—especially when families are expected to cover childcare costs with that stipend. Plus, kids often arrive with next to nothing.

“A lot of times they show up and they have, three shirts, four pants, and that’s it,” says Chris Frye, a Sisters business owner who, along with his wife, has fostered several teens. “They don’t have a toothbrush or hygiene products. And they’re another part of your family so you’re paying for everything; haircuts, shoes and you end up taking them shopping.”

While Ferguson encourages families to sign on only for what they think they can handle, she says that many families approach her saying they’d only like to foster babies. The need, however, is for the older ages.

“Only about 12 percent of the kiddos we got into care last year were infants zero to one,” Ferguson explained.

“The vast majority of them are going to be significantly older than that. The largest group is the six to 12 (age)—36 percent of them.”

When a child arrives, they’re often experiencing the effects of trauma, Ferguson says, as well as needing extra care. Kids often have a lot of appointments at the start, she says, to catch up on things like dental appointments, therapy, court appearances, and parent visitation. The name of the game for

foster parents, Ferguson says, is being flexible.

Frye says the early days are also challenging for another reason.

“They’re constantly testing you,” Frye reflects. “For a lot of kids, they weren’t able to trust adults in their lives so they were constantly pushing the boundaries. Eventually they would settle and they’d realize, ‘OK, they are there for me, they care for me as a person,’ and it gets a lot better.”

So what about the fear of attachment that seems so common for prospective foster parents?

For parents who have gone through the steps and have welcomed a foster child into their home, many say it was well worth the effort.

Frye says, “when you get a kid in a stable environment and you provide them structure and they’re able to trust you… once you’ve earned that, then you see progress and you see that person being maybe able to be successful in life and stop the destructive behaviors they have. That is rewarding on a personal level just to be able to do that for another person.” For he and his wife, it’s also been positive for their biological children.

“Our other kids really benefited from it,” Frye says. “And even though they have destructive moments, they’re teaching moments for you, for the kids, so when they see that, they’re seeing the consequences, the ramifications, and that sort of thing too—so I think a lot of people worry about that piece of it—but it’s a teachable moment.”

In the state of Oregon, DHS reports that 58.2 percent of kids who left foster care in 2016 were reunited

with their families. Another 20.4 percent were adopted. Adoption was the ultimate result for my sister Emily, who now says the trainings, interventions, waiting periods and struggles have all been means to that great end.

“We couldn’t imagine our lives without our two boys,” Emily says. “So yes, it is worth it.”

The first step to becoming a foster parent is to call or email DHS. For more information, contact:

Cherie Ferguson Oregon Department of Human Services GRACE Coordinator, District 10 541-548-9496 cherie.l.ferguson@state.or.us

“A Journey of Love”

Artwork by Megan Marie Myers Megan is a Bend, Oregon artist, who recently won the Amara Mural Design Competition in Seattle. Amara is a community-based nonprofit organization, serving children in foster care. The mural symbolizes the journey children take through the foster care system. The mural invites the community to follow four children on their extraordinary journey through a world with families at the center of each universe they encounter. Each new environment they enter presents them with a world of possibilities, love, and even a little magic – the spirit of childhood. Megan’s work is also featured on the cover.

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PAPA We all know that juggling a full-time job and a family can prove to be challenging, yet incredibly rewarding. It’s even tougher when that job includes creating, starting and running your own business.

How is there possibly time for everything? And what are the secrets of those who manage to pull it off? We tracked down five impressive local “papapreneurs”— successfully getting the job done, both at work and at home.

Interview by Howard Leff / Photography by Natalie Stephenson

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PAPAPRENEUR

PAUL ARNEY FOUNDER, THE ALE APOTHECARY Q

Can you tell us how your business got started?

What were the early days like?

A I had been working at Deschutes Brewery as a brewer since 1996. In 2011, I had the awesome job of running the downtown pub and performing R&D for new beers. When I was asked to take over managing cellar operations, I balked and decided it was time to do my own thing. The early days were spent deciding how I was going to keep my brewery manageable.

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How do you manage to balance both work and family at the same time?

A You put your family to work! That is barely a joke

right now, but my wife and I have very little going on outside of our family and business to maximize this time with our kids. The biggest thing is to involve everyone so they understand why we make certain sacrifices and how the brewery is intimately connected to the life we live.

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What are some of the adjustments you make to accomplish this?

A I don’t hang out with friends like I did when I was in my

20s. My family are the people I choose to be with first, so it’s not much of an adjustment. As a family, we support each other as best we can.

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Can you name some of your biggest successes so far?

My family. I can’t believe that I enjoy them so much! I derive much of my meaning of life from our tribal relationships and our daily interactions. As a businessman, it’s the fact that my odd little brewery is proving to be a sound business model. I went into this almost as a last resort, but I managed to leverage the little cash I had to build a business around my ideas and ideals.

Q And what are some of your greatest challenges?

A Tricking myself into believing I’m just a turn or two away

from more free time. It comes and goes. Having employees is something I never thought would be part of the equation. It’s going to get me to the free time I desire, but it brings another level of responsibility.

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What are some of the special things you like to do with your kids?

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Play. Hug. Laugh.

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PAPAPRENEUR

JUSTIN SCOTT FOUNDER, ADDY MAC’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM

the early days like?

Q Can you tell us how your business got started?

What were

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The early days were spent collaborating with brewers, farmers and local chefs to develop recipes. We spent a ton of late nights making test batches in our kitchen.

I started taking the stuff people love in Bend—like beer, coffee and local food products—and putting them into our ice cream.

Q How do you manage to balance both work and family at the same time?

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Some days are better than others. Managing both work and family can feel like a train going off the rails. My wife and I both work full time. Our girls are now in school, so that makes getting things done in the middle of the day easier.

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Hiring staff. The first summer I did absolutely everything. We now have six or seven part-time seasonal folks who scoop all summer, along with two full-time seasonal hires.

Q Can you name some of your biggest successes so far?

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Our grassroots approach to wholesale. We have three restaurants in town that carry our ice cream on their menus. Also, we won a $5000 marketing package from Intuit.

This was a big win and very nice for a small startup like us. And maintaining our core identity. We value people and the relationships we have with them.

Q And...what are some of your greatest challenges?

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Rising food costs. Currently there’s a massive shortage of vanilla. So now, our most popular flavor,

Salted Vanilla, is our least profitable. Then, unexpected equipment breakdowns. It seems like every summer we have at least one freezer full of ice cream go down. And planning for growth. The challenge for us is how fast do we grow and how quickly do we want to scale up?

Q What are some of the special things you like to do with your kids?

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We love camping at Elk Lake, swimming, catching crawdads, eating crawdads, boating, skiing, hiking, traveling, exploring, going to coffee shops, reading, playing board games, walking the dogs, eating ocean rolls, eating sea salt chocolate chip cookies from Bad Wolf, SPORK, Jacksons Corner, staying in nice hotels in big cities, being silly, floating the river, watching Harry Potter and Star Wars, and of course eating ice cream!

PAPAPRENEUR

LISANDRO RAMON FOUNDER, THE BROWN OWL Q

Can you tell us how your business got started?

What were the early days like?

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I started The Brown Owl because I had worked in restaurants for a long time and felt like it was time to do something for myself. I chose to do a food cart because I liked the idea of being able to interact with the customers—as a server typically does when taking their orders, but still being able to be the cook.

Q

How do you manage to balance both work and family at the same time?

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I now have three children and a beau-

tiful, wonderful partner named Heather who is 100% the reason I’m able to balance my business and family life. She helps with payroll and a lot of other tasks, while also taking care of all of us in our home life.

Q

What are some of the adjustments you need to make to accomplish this?

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I make my work schedule conducive to having a family. Going into business for myself allows me to have a schedule where I’m able to work during the day, leave by early evening to pick up kids, and be home to have dinner with the family (as well as weekends off to spend time with them).

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Can you name some of your biggest successes so far?

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The expansion from just the food cart to building out my own restaurant and jumping through all the hoops of creating a space like I did. Since it’s such a unique concept of a restaurant/bar using a food cart as the kitchen, it was not an easy task. Also, we recently won The Source Weekly Restaurant Guide’s “Food Cart of The Year.”

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And...what are some of your greatest challenges?

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First, surviving this most recent winter. Plus, managing a staff that, in the beginning, ranged from three to four employees—and after the re-opening was all the way up to 21 by last summer.

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What are some of the special things you like to do with your kids?

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We like to go camping and play outdoors. We also like to cook together at home and make forts. We stay pretty busy and always make it a priority to sit down together for dinner and enjoy each other’s company.

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PAPAPRENEUR

SCOTT DOUGLASS FOUNDER, CASCADE RELAYS

Q Can you tell us how your business got started? What were the early days like?

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For the first six years, my wife, Carrie, and I went to work at our day jobs and then came home to work until midnight on Cascade Lakes Relay. Although it was exhausting and, at times, unnerving to finance a business that wasn’t turning a profit for many years, we were in it together and it created a very strong partnership.

Q How do you manage to balance both work and family at the same time?

A We survive each day because of our support network of family. We are fortunate to have an amazing nanny that takes care of our 19-month-old daughter, Cora, during the day, so we can get our work done. Some days we win the battle and other days we’re consumed by the maelstrom.

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Q What are some of the adjustments you make to accomplish this?

A You can’t create more hours in the day, so being efficient is vital. Working from home has its challenges, so we built an office into our warehouse to have a dedicated place of work, away from the home and family duties. I also try not to get back on my computer in the evenings, but during our busy season, I shut the computer down until Cora goes to sleep and then get a few more hours of work done afterwards.

Q

Can you name some of your biggest successes so far?

A Our strong and loving relationship as husband and wife. We are a strong partnership in life, which also includes being successful business partners and supportive loving parenting partners.

Cora needs a loving and supportive home, and working together, Carrie and I have focused on creating a secure environment.

Q And...what are some of your greatest challenges?

A Managing the growth of our business with additional new events, increasing the financial contribution to our community through the Cascade Relays Foundation, balancing community engagement—and juggling these commitments to ensure we maintain a sustainable work/life balance.

Q What are some of the special things you like to do with your child?

A I love to cuddle with Cora and read her two pages of a book before she loses interest. I also enjoy having conversations with her and asking her questions. Most of all, I enjoy being around her, on the carpet playing with toys and watching her grow and learn.

PAPAPRENEUR

DAN HOBIN Co-Founder and CEO of G5 Q Can you tell us how your business got started? What were the early days like?

A We started the business in 2005 when my oldest son was two. I now have three boys, ages 14, 11 and 9.

I have tried to develop a “family first” culture. Most people move to Bend because they value quality of life—including strong family values. Our goal has been to build a great company with true balance in life. A great company is one that grows at least 30% a year, and balance in life means making the time to be present with the people in your life who matter.

Q

How do you manage to balance

both work and family at the same time?

A It is not easy, especially when I have to travel. So when I’m home I spend a lot of time with my boys. I also try to spend quality one-onone time with each of them.

Q What are some of the adjustments you make to accomplish this?

A I don’t play much golf unless I am playing with my kids. And I don’t have a lot of “Dan” time-but there will be time for that later in life.

Q

Can you name some of your biggest successes so far?

A One of the things I am proudest of is building a great company culture where we value family time. It is very cool to see the young parents now with their kids and watch them balance their life.

A Too much travel. But we have some amazing people working, so I have been able to cut that back now.

Q What are some of the special things you like to do with your kids?

A Golf, skiing, traveling. And sometimes just going to the Breakfast Club before school.

Q And...what are some of your greatest challenges?

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KIDS IN ACTION

KID

If adults have a tough time starting their own company, imagine the hurdles a prospective entrepreneur would face at age 12!

Believe it or not, this unusually dedicated “kidpreneur” has already done it—designing, creating, and yes, selling her own purses and accessories. We discovered how one of Bend’s youngest business owners made it happen. It’s an inspiring interview for parents and kids alike.

RICKIE DEAN Created by Rickie Q

What sort of products do you make right now... and is it true that you use mostly found/recycled materials to make them?

there was a skirt so I decided I should combine the two.

The other ones I came up with along the way.

Right now, I make skirt purses for gals of all ages. I also have custom key chains, arm warmers, tooth pillows and my newest item is an apron for girls.

Yes, my purses and aprons are upcycled. Everything else is new.

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Where do you find your materials?

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I find my purse and my apron supplies at thrift stores. I get the supplies for everything else at craft stores.

Q

What inspired you to start creating — and then selling — these products? Where did you get the idea?

A I come from a long line of entrepreneurs: my parents and grandparents on both sides, even my great-grandparents on my dad’s side. My mom and grandpa helped me out with advice on how to run my business. I started my business, “Created by Rickie,” when I was eight and I just turned 12. I was looking at a sewing book to make a craft and I saw a purse; then I turned the page and

Q

How did you go about getting your products into stores? How did they react?

I started selling in Leapin’ Lizards when my friend walked in with one of my skirt purses and [an employee] Molly, who loved it, told my friend to have me come in. [Owner] Mrs. Suzy and Molly are fantastic and have happily let me sell my other products in the store.

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Would you like to continue doing this type of work as you get older? What are your goals right now?

A

I love my business and I want to continue my business for a long time. I plan to come out with more products in the future.

Q

Where are your products available to purchase?

A

Right now my products are only available at Leapin’ Lizards but I plan to soon expand to other stores. I will also be a vendor at the Redmond Brewfest on August 18 and 19, a couple days before the eclipse.

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“It is a happy talent to know how to play.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To awaken a love for God,

a desire for learning and service to others.”

Three Sisters Adventist Christian School We provide a Christ-centered academic environment where students are nourished both spiritually and intellectually.

We offer a fully accredited academic program, Bible based curriculum, chimes and music, Mt. Bachelor ski program, 6th grade outdoor school, PE, and community service opportunities.

21155 Tumalo Road, Bend OR 97703

541.389.2091

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Summer Is Beautiful At Waldorf School Of Bend Cultivate a deep connection to nature through exciting, unique and challenging adventures each week.

Join our Summer Camps for Ages: 5-8 and 9-12!

Dates and Themes

July 10th-14th: DIY Week July 17th-21st: “Imaginature” July 24th-28th: Games Through The Ages July 31st-Aug 4th: Around The World

Weekly Activities:

Field Trips, Gardening, Arts and Crafts, Music, Spanish, & Yoga Time: 9:00am-3:00pm For detailed information and to register visit: www.bendwaldorf.org 2150 NE Studio Road Ste. 2 Bend, Oregon 97701 (541) 330-8841

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CALENDAR June 17

Kids Welding Workshop WELDING —

In this “handson” class, kids cut steel with a torch and weld those pieces back together. They’ll learn some amazing skills and take their creations home with them. Ages 8-12.

DIY Cave | $45

DIYCave.com

June 17 – September 16 (Saturdays)

Northwest Crossing Farmers’ Market

FOOD — Kids will enjoy the friendly animals in the petting zoo, farm fresh produce, live music, guest chefs throughout the season, handmade items and much more.

Northwest Crossing | Free nwxfarmersmarket.com

June 18 - July 16 (Sundays)

BMC Free Summer Sunday Concert Series

MUSIC — Bring the entire family down to the Amphitheater to enjoy free live music every Sunday throughout June and July. Good healthy family fun! Pets welcome.

Les Schwab Amphitheater | Free bendconcerts.com

June 18

Father’s Day Demolition Derby

— For a smashing good time with Dad, head to the fairgrounds, see the newest derby cars and over 50 of the best drivers competing for over $7000 in prize money. Proceeds support

CARS

Calling all Kids! Balloon Blast Kids Race, July 29

the Bend Sunrise Lions Club.

June 19 (Mondays)

expo.deschutes.org

YOGA

Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center | Free 6 & under, $6 Kids 7-12, $15 Adults

June 19

Teen Open Studio CREATE—Come

explore a variety of media, make art and connect with other teens.

Studio fee includes all materials and a facilitator to help out. Monday, 3:30 – 5:00pm.

Drop-in for ages 13-18.

Base Camp Studio | $10 per class

Basecampstudio.org

Bend Community Healing Children’s Yoga —This class is a playful way of introducing children to the miracles of movement, yoga and music.

Ages 4-8. Mondays.

Bend Community Healing | $10

bendcommunityhealing.com

June 19 (Mondays)

Kids ROCK(!) Choir

— Sing Bend is excited to introduce KIDS ROCK(!)

CHOIR to Central Oregon.

This is a place where kids ages 12 and under can come

SING

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CALENDAR and sing their faces off with only one goal: to have a great time! No training, experience, or long-term commitment required.

wildlife. Reservations required.

Every Thursday for ages 4-10.

singbend.com/kids-rock-choir

June 20 & 22

Broken Top Bottle Shop | $10

June 20

Museum & Me

— A time for children and adults with physical, cognitive and/or social disabilities to enjoy the High Desert Museum after hours. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibitions and visit your favorites.

MUSEUM

High Desert Museum | Free

Sunriver Nature Center | $20/ members, $23/non-members sunriver-resort.com

Toddler Creativity Lab CREATE—Try

out an art class specifically designed for toddlers. Children will have a chance to try a variety of materials in a safe and playful environment. Drop-in for ages 1-3.

Base Camp Studio | $10 per class Basecampstudio.org

highdesertmuseum.org/museum-me-4

June 20 & 22

June 20 (Thursdays)

CREATE

Aquatic Investigations

NATURE — Learn about the creatures that call ponds home. Join a Sunriver Nature Center Naturalist at the Spotted Frog for a 2-hour investigation into the lives of pond

Preschool Creativity Lab

– Witness the limitless possibilities of what a preschooler can do when given the opportunity for open-ended art experiences. Children will be introduced to a variety of media and techniques through process-oriented exploration.

Drop-in for ages 3-5, with

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a caregiver.

June 23-25

Basecampstudio.org

FESTIVAL —

Base Camp Studio | $10 per class

June 23

Creative Movement

PLAY - Enjoy movement games, imaginary play, as well as physical and spatial explorations. 10:30-11:30am.

Drop-in for ages 4-6.

Bite of Bend

Head downtown for the largest food festival in Central Oregon. Try bites from local restaurants and food carts. This event has something for everyone –don’t miss the live music and entertainment, including the Top Chef Competition.

Base Camp Studio | $10 per class

Downtown Bend | Free

Basecampstudio.org

biteofbend.com

June 23

June 24

Glow-in-the-Dark Family Fun Night

— Get ready for a great family fun night. It’s glow in the dark! Wear white or bright colors and bring glow sticks for maximum effect. Pizza and soda included for up to four people.

FAMILY

Bouncing Off the Wall | $20/family of four

bouncingoffthewallbend.com

Kids Night OutSuperhero Training NIGHT OUT—

Parents, drop your kids (ages 3-10) off for a night of fun, while you enjoy yourselves! Kids can dress as their favorite superhero and complete their training for an official certificate. Dinner, snack, craft and movie included. Advanced registration required via website.

Bouncing off the Wall | $20

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July 4th Pet Parade & Festival

Photos Courtesy of Bend Parks & Rec

June 24

Kids Woodshop Workshop

— Kids ages 8-12 learn some great skills in this class including measuring, cutting with a saw and building their project. A supervising parent or guardian is required for each participating child.

WOODWORK

DIYcave | $35

diycave.com/classes

June 24

Little Hopper Root Beer Run

— Join us for another Kids Rock the Races event at The Bite of Bend, this time featuring root beer and frozen yogurt. Kids between the ages of 3-10 run the course while building the key components of their root beer float.

RACE

Troy Field | $5

biteofbend.com/root-beer-run

June 24

Academie de Ballet “Mary Poppins” DANCE —

The Academie de Ballet’s annual recital showcases the hard work of their

students in a program themed around “Mary Poppins.”

Tower Theatre | $16 Adults, $10 Students, kids 6 & under FREE towertheatre.org

June 24 – September 3

(Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays)

Parent-Child Swim SWIM—Parents

and their young kids can explore the wonderful world of water while practicing swimming skills. Duck slide, squirting fish and other fun water toys are available.

Adult supervision in the water is required. Swim diapers are required for those who are not potty trained.

F: 4-6:30pm, Sa: 7am 8:30pm, Su: 8-10:30am

Juniper Swim and Fitness | Basic pass or drop-in fee Bendparksandrec.org

June 28 - Sept 6 (Wednesdays)

Music on the Green MUSIC —

Biweekly live music at Sam Johnson Park in Redmond. Enjoy free concerts with a block party atmosphere that offers community and family fun. Expect great music, inflatable bounce houses, playground activities and other adventures. Every other Wednesday in the summer.

Sam Johnson Park, Redmond | Free

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Photo Courtesy of Academie de Ballet

July 2 - Sept 3

Summer Concert Series MUSIC —

Head down to Sunriver Resort for weekly l ive music each concert day.

Pull up a blanket and bring the whole family.

Sunriver Resort | Free sunriver-resort.com

July 4

July 4th Pet Parade & Festival

FESTIVAL — A Bend tradition dating back to 1932 – a July 4th filled with old-fashioned fun, food and festivities brought to you by Bend Park & Recreation District. Pet Parade at 10 am. Live music, local artisans, delicious food, expanded Kids & Family area from 11am-4pm.

Drake Park | Free

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July 4

4th of July Bike Parade

BIKES — Ride from the Bike Barn parking lot and end at The Village at Sunriver. Fashion your bike in red, white and blue. Prizes awarded for best bike decorations. Raffle for kid-friendly prizes.

The Village at Sunriver | $12/bike sunriver-resort.com

July 4

Bend July 4th Fireworks Spectacular VIEW —

Each year, fireworks are launched from the top of Pilot Butte at 10 pm. You can see fireworks from just about any spot in town with a view of Pilot Butte. City parks are popular viewing spots, so check the Bend Park & Recreation website to find one near you.

Pilot Butte State Park | Free Bendparksandrec.org

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CALENDAR July 6 - August 10

Munch and Music MUSIC —

Free live music in the heart of Drake Park. Featuring delicious grub from local vendors, Deschutes Brewery Libation Station and activities for kids including a bouncy house! Thursdays.

Drake Park | Free munchandmusic.com

July 7

First Friday Art Walk

(First Friday of every month)

— Come join us as we celebrate First Friday Art Walk with a wide assortment of local artists. Local beverages, food, and music are always on the agenda, and demos and other fun surprises are always a possibility!

ART

Downtown | Free

July 7-9

Bend Summer Festival

— Enjoying 27 years of kicking off the summer season, the Bank of the Cascades Bend Summer Festival draws 75,000 visitors for a weekend like no other. Festival features fine artists and craftspeople, artisans and performers, and three stages of some of the best regional and national blues, rock and jazz. There’s even a kid’s area!

FESTIVAL

Downtown Bend | Free c3events.com

July 8

Bluestone Natural Farms Tour

FARM--Goats, cows, piglets oh my! Experience a diversified farm at Bluestone Natural Farms!

Powell Butte

Call 541-610-4339 for more information.

childrensforestco.org

July 8

July 14

NIGHT OUT —

FAMILY

Kids Night Out

Parents, drop your kids (ages 3-10) off for a night of fun while you go enjoy yourselves. Dinner, snack, craft and movie included.

Advanced registration required via website.

Family Fun Night

— A great family fun night. Pizza and soda included for up to four people for this price. Additional people are $6/ each. Additional pizzas and sodas can be added as well.

Bouncing off the Wall | $20

Bouncing off the Wall | $25/family of four

July 8

July 15

BIKE —

RACE

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Tour Des Chutes

Tour des Chutes is a multi-distance cycling event and 5K run or walk to raise funds for local cancer survivorship programs for children and adults. This is the 13th year of supporting programs in Central Oregon. Join the fun with a distance that suits just about any family member. It’s for a great cause!

High Lakes Elementary School | Prices vary tourdeschutes.org

July 13

Discover Nature Days

— Bring your family to a different park each week for an interactive experience to learn, play and have fun in nature.

OUTDOORS

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Various Parks Throughout Central Oregon | Free

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Kids Splash and Dash

— An athletic obstacle course designed for children ages 3 to 10. The race begins with a dash through pools of water and continues through a sea of tires, a slide under a moat, a traverse along a misty balance beam and a final climb up the monkey bars to the water slide finish.

Old Mill District | $20-25 deschutesdash.com

July 18-July 23 & July 26-30

Oregon High Desert Classics

EQUESTRIAN — The Oregon High Desert Classics is a hunter-jumper horse show taking place the last two weeks of July at the J Bar J Boys Ranch.

Cascade Cycling Classic July 19-23

Photo by Rebecca Reza / Cascade Cycling Classic

The Oregon High Desert Classics is the premier fundraiser for J Bar J Youth Services. The show attracts over 600 horses and 3,000 professionals and amateur competitors from all over the United States and Canada.

side by side to learn how to assemble these unique and lovely books. You will think of many ways to present them, use them and treasure them.

Each registration is for adult and child. Ages 8 and up.

9:30am – 12:30pm

J Bar J Boys Ranch | Prices vary

Art Station | $49 - $59

July 19-23

July 22

RACE —

NIGHT OUT —

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Cascade Cycling Classic

Bendparksandrec.org

Kids Night Out

Don’t miss one of the most exciting spectator events to come to Bend. Watch the pro cyclists as they whiz around downtown as part of the Twilight Criterion or watch one of the longer stages in and around Bend. There are even a couple of kids’ races this year.

Drop your kids (ages 3-10) off for a night of fun while you go enjoy yourselves.

Dinner, snack, craft and movie included. Advanced registration required via website.

cascade-classic.org

Run for the Birds 5k

Bouncing off the Wall | $20

Bouncingoffthewallbend.com

Various locations | Free

July 22

July 22

RACE

Lotus Book Class CREATE

— Adult and child work

— Run or walk a 5k race or do the 1k kids race with stunning views of Mt. Bachelor, the meadows and Central Oregon

wildlife. Post-race celebration after the kids run. Win a onenight stay at Sunriver Resort.

Proceeds benefit the Sunriver Nature Center and Oregon Observatory.

Sunriver Resort | $30-$40 sunriver-resort.com

July 23-29

SHARK WEEK AT SHARC

— Join the fun at SHARC! This special week includes activites such as arts and crafts and shark scavenger hunt & interactive games.

FUN

Sunriver | Free with daily admission sunriversharc.com

July 29

Balloons Over Bend Children’s Festival

FESTIVAL — Spend the day enjoying tons of activities including a bouncy house, Bend Endurance Academy’s bike rodeo, the Shootout Marble Tournament, crafts, education and more.

Deschutes Historical Museum | $10 balloonsoverbend.com/ childrens-festival

Calendar Picks Hot Air Balloons!

Don’t miss your chance this summer to watch the hot air balloons take off as part of the Balloons Over Bend Children’s Festival, which comes to town July 28 – 30. Launches are scheduled at dawn, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at R.E. Jewell Elementary School. And if you’re more of a night owl, you’ll find another chance to see the balloons up close at the Night Glow at sunset, Friday at Riverbend Park and Saturday in Sunriver. Don’t miss it – this is one the kids will never forget! balloonsoverbend.com

Out of Town Guests?

Rather than aimlessly strolling around town, why not book a tour with the Bend Tour Company? Co-owner, John Flannery is known for his entertaining and informative tours, including scenic historical, art safari, sunset, and so much more. Jump on a Segway or why not try one of those cool eCruiser cars? Bend Tour Company recently moved into its convenient new digs right in the Box Factory in the Old Mill District and is now offering a stellar variety of options for literally all ages.They even book helicopter tours!

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Solar Eclipse Comes to Town August 21

August 21

Solar Eclipse OUTDOORS —

July 29

Balloon Blast Kids Race

— As part of the Children’s Festival, Lay It Out Events presents the Balloon Blast Kids Race. All participants receive a race bib, finisher’s ribbon and a stamp on their Kids Rock the Races race bib. Ages 3-10. Distan es are: 100 yards for 3-4 year olds, 500 yards for 5-7 years olds and 1.5K for 8 – 10 year olds.

RACE

Deschutes Historical Museum | Free with Festival Admission balloonsoverbend.com

August 2-6

Deschutes County Fair

— Go hog wild at the 2017 Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo. Carnival, concerts, rodeo, 4-H and exhibits.

FAIR

Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center | $12/adults, $7/Ages 6-12 and 62+, 5 and Under Free

Don’t miss the first total solar eclipse in the continental US in 38 years.

Madras has been listed as one of the TOP 10 PLACES to view it! The total phase lasts just 1 minute, 58.5 seconds. Don’t miss out! The next one won’t be happening until the year 2024.

expo.deschutes.org

Madras (and surrounding areas) | Free

August 12 – 23

August 25-27

— Join the Sunriver Music Festival for an abun dance of classical music concerts over two lively weeks. The 40th Anniversary season features world-class musicians from all around the nation while also creating and nurturing music education programs for Central Oregon’s youth year-round.

ART —

Sunriver Music Festival MUSIC

Sunriver Resort Great Hall | Prices vary sunrivermusic.org

Cascade Cycling Classic Twilight Criterium July 22 - Downtown 36 BendNest.com Photo by| Rebecca Reza / Cascade Cycling Classic

Art in the High Desert

Come down to the Old Mill, stroll along the river and check out Central Oregon’s premier juried arts & craft show. With over 100 artists showing their fine wares, there is surely something for everyone.

Old Mill | Free

artinthehighdesert.com

August 26

Beat Beethoven 5k

— Besides having fun and supporting the Central

RUN

CALENDAR Oregon Symphony, the goal of the race is to finish before Beethoven’s famous 5th Symphony finishes (33 min.)

There’s also a 1-mile run/walk and kids race for ages 12 and under.

COCC Track | Prices Vary

beatbeethoven5k.com

August 27

4th Annual Kids Triathalon

ACTIVE — Swim! Bike! Run! Come do a triathlon! The swimming portion of this non-timed event will be held in the safety of a supervised pool. The mountain biking and running portions will be held in Juniper Park. The event focuses on sportsmanship and making new friends. All abilities are welcome. Build your skills and get ready for the race by signing up for one of the six weekly clinics. Ages 4 – 15.

Juniper Swim and Fitness Center | $25-$30 Bendparksandrec.org

by Tamera Will Wissinger / Illustrated by Matthew Cordell

Lily and Sam are ready to go camping and explore the great outdoors. But then, Lucy starts to think about night time. What if something crawls in their tent? Will we hear scary night noises?

Wissinger shares a novel in verse filled with unique poetic forms. Start out with “Going Camping,” a dramatic poem for two and get excited about camping! Explore “If A Critter Creeps In” a scary, smelly what-if poem or “Cannon Ball!’ a splashing fun concrete poem.

Wissinger’s poems capture a wonderful variety of camping adventures! Cordell’s black and white illustrations provide a fun look into Lucy and Sam’s campground experiences and outdoor noises. Provisioning for poetry, poetry techniques and poetic forms and stanza patterns are included in the back of the book. Try a recipe poem this summer—what ingredients do you need to go camping?

Camp Rex by Molly Idle

“Searching for an outing to enjoy with your friends?

Consider camping!” Put on your hiking shoes and go on a camping adventure with Cordelia and her dinosaur friends. One of Molly Idle’s first picture books captures the adventures of camping with friends. Smell that fresh air and discover something new! Watch out for dangerous plants and “refrain from disturbing the natural landscape…”

A joyful adventure for the whole family! Children will appreciate the traditional roasting of marshmallows and sing-alongs around the camp fire. Everyone will enjoy the delightful expressions of each character while swimming in a mountain lake or listening to the forest sounds.

A perfect family read for the summer. Canoe, hike and even catch your own supper in

BOOKSHELF

Gone Camping: A Novel in Verse

Molly Idle’s Camp Rex.

For more camping adventures explore the camping book list below.

Camping Book List https://dpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/ 350640561_dplpaigeone/939480757_dpl_camping Recommended by Paige Bentley-Flannery, Community Librarian at Deschutes Public Library

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ADULT TIME

TOP 10 LIST

FOR NEW MOTHER RUNNERS

BY SARAH BOWEN SHEA

Need a simple and effective way for shedding some of that baby weight and getting in shape? Trying to get started with a running program? Check out these tips for new mother runners:

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Like getting married, having a kid, or changing

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a job, there is no perfect time to start running—or to even just go for a run. The sports bra doesn’t hook itself, the shoes don’t walk themselves to you, the door doesn’t magically open to let you know that this exact moment is the perfect time to go. You don’t find time to run: you make time to run.

Starting over sucks. Set yourself up for suc-

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cess, not failure, so set your bar at two or three short runs per week—then if you squeeze in a fourth run or go a bit longer than planned, it feels like a win.

Running can truly change your life. You can

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run away from depression, bad relationships, negative body images, frustration, anger, and anything else that doesn’t do you good. And you can run towards confidence, happiness, peace, patience, strength, contentment, and optimism. All at a pace that makes sense for you.

A female who also has a bunch of other titles— mother, daughter, partner, boss, employee, chef, grocery shopper, toilet cleaner, face wiper—is not adding to her load when she takes on the title of “runner.” In fact, her load will be eased since she regularly takes care of her body, mind, and spirit—and as such, can focus much better on everything and everybody else.

In other words, no guilt allowed. Period.

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Running is never easy. But it definitely gets easier.

No running-induced injury was ever healed by simply running more on it. If something hurts in the way you know it shouldn’t, stop and figure it out before you plow forward. Strength training and physical-therapy exercises (clamshells, anyone?) are vital to running injury-free. Better to cut a run short and get them done than neglect them—and pay the consequences.

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Nobody cares about your finishing times but

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you. Feel free to obsess about them all you want, but realize people don’t judge you by your PR’s. (And if they do, they’re not the kind of people you want to hang around anyway.)

Do your best not to put energy into worrying about the weather, the hills you have to climb, what things will crash around at your house while you’re out running. You can’t control those things. Direct your energy towards having the best run you can possibly have on this day, in these circumstances.

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As you plan your race schedule, pick a

distance that feels exciting and right for you; you’re a runner whether your normal run is one mile or 12. Post-baby, you owe it to yourself to taste victory, so maybe opt for a strong 10K instead of a taxed-out-on-training half-marathon.

There is an important difference between good enough and good. Make the former your baseline goal for every outing, and enjoy the good—and delicious—runs when they decide to grace you with their magical powers.

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HEALTH

Sweet Dreams

Healthy sleeping puts a happy face on summer activities

by Abigail Cannon, GSC

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re you flying east to see family in July? Do you have a road trip planned for August?

Maybe your kids will be in day camp during the week and you plan on camping every weekend. All the fun of squeezing the sunshine out of every day can wear your kids— AND YOU—out! The best medicine for tired limbs, too much sun and, admit it, the stress of visiting family is—sleep!

The importance of getting enough sleep when kids are in school is a no-brainer. The benefits of sleep for children’s learning and memory have been researched and linked to better overall physical health. But it’s no less important in the summer when children may be staying in unfamiliar settings and navigating new relationships at camp or with family they rarely see. At all times of the year, sleep is essential to children’s—and adult’s—ability to better weather the demands of the day.

According to Alice Gregory’s

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2009 article in Pediatrics, some studies suggest that inadequate sleep weakens the connection in the brain between the amygdala (which responds to fear) and the prefrontal cortex (involved in executive functioning), resulting in a decreased ability to regulate emotional response. Dealing with that younger cousin that likes to take your daughter’s toys? Asking your child to do their summer reading after getting home from camp?

Adequate sleep can improve the outcome of any of these interactions. For babies and very young children, getting adequate sleep is essential for developing brains and bodies no matter what time of year. School age children need adequate rest to help them navigate relationships and activities with physical coordination and emotional resilience. Regarding teens, getting enough sleep may be an important part of elevating mood, while preventing anxiety and depression.

Parents, too, reap serious benefits

from good sleep habits, gaining emotional resources to stay calm on busy travel days and mentally sharp for that extra hand of Uno. So do yourself (and your kids) a favor and keep healthy sleep part of how you celebrate summer.

Although the sun is up later and your children may be too, try to keep bedtime, even if slightly later, consistent. The body learns the rhythm of the day and its cues for drowsiness by waking and sleeping at roughly the same time every day.

The digestive system also plays a role in driving the circadian rhythm. Help keep bedtime at a reasonable hour by keeping meals at a reasonable hour. This can be tricky when it stays lighter later and when fun social plans call. If you’re visiting friends or family away from home, let them know your schedule, including nap and dinner times, so you can make plans that work for everyone.

When traveling, set your clock and your schedule to the new time

zone right away. It may take a couple of days for your family’s bodies to adjust, but do naps and bedtime according to local time.

Give kids time to wind down and prepare for sleep. Exposure to sunlight prevents the body’s production of melatonin, a hormone essential to falling and staying asleep. Bring activities inside and make sure children and babies wind down at least 45 minutes before bedtime.

Switch from busy rowdy play to reading books, bathing or cuddling together. At home, use curtains or blinds to darken your child’s room.

While traveling, keep your bedtime routines intact. Pack important items your child associates with bedtime and do approximately the same sequence of things you do when home – such as have a bath, put on pajamas, read a couple of books and then dim the lights together before saying good night. However, you may need to spend a little more time in your child’s bedroom than you might at home as they adjust to a new place.

Don’t skip naps. For children under the age of three, maintaining naps even while traveling is very important. Sustained sleep during the day helps very young children and babies have smoother

nights. When tiny people get overtired, bedtime can become a struggle and little ones are more likely to wake frequently during the night. Maybe naps need to happen in the stroller on the beach, in the carrier as you hike, or even on car rides.

But skipping them entirely can ruin your summer fun.

The amount of sleep babies, children and teens need may shock you. According to The American Academy of Sleep, the optimal number of hours per age group looks like this:

• Infants: 14 to 15 hours • Toddlers: 12 to 14 hours • Preschoolers: 11 to 13 hours • School-age kids: 10 to 11 hours • Teenagers: 9 to 10 hours

Always tune in to your child’s cues.

While family and fun can be distracting, if you miss the window for nap or bedtime,

you may be watching your child’s fireworks instead of enjoying the festivities.

Another thing to remember is that Central Oregon gets HOT. Replace heavy sheets and blankets with lighter ones to keep kids and babies cool and comfortable.

The optimal sleep temperature for the human body is surprisingly low, between 62 and 70 degrees. Open windows before bedtime to let cooler night air in or use the AC to cool off your child’s sleep space before bed.

During the summer, parents often lean heavily on movies and screens to occupy kids who are home more. Remember that the blue light of screened devices also blocks the body’s production of melatonin.

Turn screens off at least one hour before bed, even for teens!

With a little planning, good communication, and some discipline, parents can help their children maintain healthy sleep patterns in the summer, resulting in happier more energetic kids during this long awaited season of fun.

Abigail Cannon is a Certified Gentle Sleep Coach and mother of two. She teaches families healthy and life-long sleep habits through classes and personalized one to one coaching.

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OUTDOORS

Let the Summer Fun Begin!

Central Oregon water sports for kids

By Annette Benedetti

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ith the Deschutes River snaking its way through Bend and an abundance of pristine lakes nearby, Central Oregon is ripe with opportunities to engage in an array of watersports. While kayaking and scuba diving might sound like activities designed for the older set, there are plenty of local shops and classes that offer gear and lessons for little water adventurers.

When temps start to soar, consider getting your kids involved in a sport that will keep them cool and having fun all summer long. The following are a couple of exciting options you might not have considered.

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Kayaking: Kayaking is an activity that can be fun for the whole family, but only if your kids feel confident navigating their craft in the water.

Bend Kayak School has summer camps for beginner and intermediate kayakers. Their four-day camps are geared towards kids 12-16 years old and teach the basics of paddling and river safety. Students can expect to do drills as they learn strokes and practice getting in and out of their boat.

Classes include all gear except for neoprene booties, which are available to rent onsite.

Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe also offers a Kids Whitewater Kayaking Camp that runs through July and August. The all-levels camp introduces young kayakers to the sport and emphasizes safety and fun. Classes start out in a warm outdoor pool where instructors fit students to their boats, and then they hit the river to practice strokes and learn

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about currents. On the last day of camp, your kiddos might even get a chance to experience kayaking in white water on the Deschutes. Kayaks are provided and all required gear is available to rent or for purchase onsite.

Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUPping): Experiencing the beauty of Central Oregon’s rivers and lakes from a stand up paddle board is exhilarating and accessible to water lovers of all ages. Every member of your family, from your youngest swimmer to the grandparents, is capable of enjoying this active and meditative watersport. While paddleboards are expensive, there are several shops in Bend including Stand on Liquid and Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, that rent boards and associated gear for very reasonable prices.

If you have a little paddle enthusiast who would benefit from an introductory class, Bend Parks & Recreation offers an introductory half-day course that goes over the basics of enjoying and navigating waterways on a paddleboard. This class takes place in July and August and prepares students for paddling on local lakes.

All Paddle Sports: If your son or daughter can’t decide which paddle sport they want to learn first, let them try them all! Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe runs a Kids Paddle Sports Adventure Camp in June, July and August that gives kids ages eight to 15 the opportunity to try SUPping, kayaking, rafting and sailing a Hobie Adventure Island Tri-

Scuba Diving: Wrapping your mind around scuba diving in the High Desert might be difficult, but if you want to get your family ready for an unbelievable underwater experience locally—think Crater Lake—or abroad, scuba diving lessons for kids are available.

Fins Scuba & Water Sports offers PADI scuba diving courses for children ages eight and up. PADI is the world’s leading scuba diver training organization so you will feel confident that your kiddos are ready to dive deep once they have completed their PADI courses and certification.

The classes include PADI Bubblemakers, Discover Scuba and PADI Seal Team. Bubblemakers is for young swimmers who are at least eight years old. Students learn to use scuba gear and breathe underwater while swimming in shallow water. Discover Scuba is geared towards children ages 10 and up who will learn dive basics and safety rules that will carry over to full certification.

PADI Seal Team is for young scuba divers ready to go beyond the basics and complete cool Aqua Missions, including wreck diving, navigation, buoyancy and environmental awareness.

All equipment is available for rent.

These wonderful local businesses are great resources for all your watersports needs. Your kids will be smiling the summer away, learning new skills and keeping cool in the process.

Bend Kayak School 541-241-6263 bendkayakschool.com Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe Bend location: 805 SW Industrial Way, Suite 6, Bend Sunriver retail location: 56805 Venture Ln, Sunriver 541-317-9407 tumalocreek.com Stand on Liquid 1320 SE Reed Market Road Bend, 541-639-4596 standonliquid.com Bend Parks & Recreation 799 SW Columbia Street, Bend 541-389-7275 bendparksandrec.org Fins Scuba & Water Sports 541-946-DIVE 155 SW Century Dr. #112, Bend finsscuba.com

Water Sport Safety nroll your children in swimming lessons. Before E they hit the lakes and rivers they should know how to tread water, execute basic strokes and float. ids should always wear personal flotation devices K while in non-motor crafts and while swimming and playing in rivers and lakes.

Check all of your water gear for damage before getting in the water.

Don’t get in the water or on a watercraft alone.

Make sure people know where you are going.

Make sure motorized water vehicles can see you while you are in the water by wearing bright reflective clothing or put reflective tape on your paddles.

Carry a whistle with you to alert approaching boats to your position or call for help if needed. rotect your skin from the sun. You can burn P easily when around the water. Consider wearing a sun hat and sunglasses for eye protection.

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maran. Along with learning the skills it takes to traverse the water, students learn how to cooperate with others while gaining a true appreciation for the Central Oregon waterways.

Children between the ages of 11 and 16 can also sign up for Bend Park & Recreation’s Paddlepalooza Watersports Camp, which runs through July and into August. Students will get to run small rapids in tandem inflatable kayaks, canoe the shoreline of Prineville Reservoir and SUP on Sparks Lake and the McKenzie.

All of the gear is provided and it’s a suitable class for first timers as well.

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LEAVING THE NEST

Teen Tornado Chore busting without the struggle

By Angela Switzer

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ecently, grocery shopping during a fundraiser for the high school band, I was struck, not only by how hardworking these teenage band members were, but by how happy they seemed. Bagging groceries, helping customers out, thanking shoppers for their donations, they seemed to be having a blast!

Why is it then that teens are notorious for messy rooms and the flat out refusal to lift a finger around the house? Many parents find themselves giving up on their teens during this stage and learn to tolerate the cyclone effect of stuff strewn everywhere.

Breaking down the phenomenon of teen apathy, let’s look at what’s happening during this stage of life. Teens are busy. They are not as centered at home as they used to be, since they’re out in the real world—going to school, seeing friends, attending practices, etc. When they are home they are busy with homework or sleeping. They are tired-the last thing on their mind is an orderly environment.

Quite frankly, good habits start early. If parents want their teens to do chores and take pride in their living space, they have to instill good habits early on in life.

When children are young, parents have a choice.

They can help their child learn to help out by taking the time to set a routine that involves putting things away every time. In addition, making it a priority to involve a child in communal work, especially around meal times, instills good practices and creates a routine. Some parents take the short cut and instead do everything for their child, robbing them of valuable lessons in the long run.

What if work were a privilege, something that was fun—remember Tom Sawyer and that white washed fence? A way to help ease the tension and help children learn to clean up is to make the chores fun. Remember the clean up song? It’s amazing how a simple song seemed to put a happy face on the task. Similarly, teens also like to have fun.

Routine cleaning may not be fun. Parents can continue to teach their older children new more complicated skills rather than focusing on the messy room or bathroom.

Learning a new skill like changing the oil in the car or doing laundry could jumpstart a teen’s enthusiasm. There are numerous projects around the house that teens may be able to conquer and have fun in the process.

Teens are so much more capable than they are given credit for. They may be intrigued by the idea of going grocery shopping - or at least going to the store to pick up a few items. Instead of cleaning the kitchen, they may prefer to cook the meal. This is a changing time. Parents need to be creative and challenge them to learn new skills for independence.

In addition, with a little creativity, harmony is possible.

Parents may want to strike a deal with their teen. If he mows the lawn, Mom does the laundry. If he washes the car, Dad cleans the bathroom. A team effort is always more enjoyable.

Although parents may think they’ve totally blown it and that their teenager will never learn to live in a somewhat organized manner, they should not fret. Most teens do not clean their rooms or do their chores, and yes, they do leave their shoes blocking major walkways, and generally fail to do their part around the house. Sometimes though, it’s best to focus on the important things in life. Is the teen respectful, hardworking, and is he someone to be proud of? Parents should remind themselves of these positive attributes and maybe let the booby-trapped room go.

Just remember, for the most part, teens are taking note. The important thing is that they know how to complete various tasks around the house. They may have a lapse in interest in chores, but things change when no one is around anymore to pick up after them. Strangely enough, many a disastrous teen has grown up to be a responsible adult living in his own, yes, neat and tidy house.

THINGS YOU CAN DO:

Teach children good habits early.

If you want them to set the table for dinner every night, make it a habit from an early age.

Stick to a schedule.

If the whole family commits to spending Saturday mornings cleaning, then likely your child will do this consistently every week.

Avoid the power struggle.

Yelling at your teen for his messy room is not such a good idea.

Offer your help as a starting point. Sometimes teens just need a jumpstart. Say, “if you bring your laundry downstairs, I’ll start the first load for you.”

Change your wifi password and only give it out when your teen has done his chores. Bribery? Well, yes, but…

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THINGS I’VE LEARNED

Julie Amberg CASCADES ACADEMY HEAD OF SCHOOL

Q What is the single best thing you have learned from working with children?

A Children are exceptionally good at living in the

present . When my kids spot a lizard or a deer (for the 100th time), their screams of excitement would make one think they had just discovered a new planet.

They teach me every single day to slow down and be grateful for just how amazing life is.

would somehow magically speed up the pace with neither a reminder nor a raised voice. All would get done efficiently, and we would never be late!

Q How are kids today different than when you were a kid?

A Kids today are exposed to so much more, and there are a lot of real challenges with that.

But, I prefer to see how much more open-minded

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What did you learn from your parents about parenting?

and inclusive children are as a result. When I was a child, no one was talking opening about the LGBTQ community. Now kids readily accept diversity in such powerful and beautiful ways.

A My parents always

emphasized life experiences over material things. “No one can ever take your experiences away from you,” they would say.

They prioritized things like camping, hiking, and traveling. Having such easy access to these kinds of experiences here in Central Oregon for my own children is a tremendous gift.

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What do you hope your children have learned from you?

A I hope they’ve learned

that it’s totally normal to make mistakes. When I was a kid I assumed that making mistakes was only something that kids did.

I’ve probably made my biggest and most public mistakes as an adult, a parent, and a professional.

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What Superhero power do you wish you had as a parent?

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“Captain Calm” would arrive on the scene in those moments of distress and frustration when my children are taking fives times longer than necessary to get out of the house for school. Captain Calm

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Q How do you keep from being overwhelmed?

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The major strategies for me include exercise, getting outside, and finding some nuggets of precious alone time. I try to go to yoga twice a week no matter what. I joke that it’s like getting exercise and going to church but in half the time.

Q What do you think the next generation has in store for us?

A I think the next generation is going to prioritize sustainability in ways that will have an enormous, positive impact. They are much more conscientious about our planet and resources because sustainability has never felt optional to them.

Q If parents were to, “Ask not what your school can do

for you, but what you can do for your school” what would that be?

A I would encourage parents to be less anxious about their kids. Research has shown that parent anxiety is at an alltime high, and this anxiety is often transferred to teachers and schools in negative ways. Balanced, engaged, and happy parents = balanced, engaged and happy kids.

That’s one equation everyone likes.

After serving for ten years as the Associate Head of School at Cascades Academy, Julie Amberg took over as the Head of School in 2015. She was recently named to the Northwest Association of Independent Schools Board of Governors. Her family, including her husband, 7-year-old son, and 5-year-old daughter, can often be found camping in their 1985 VW Westfalia bus, affectionately known as“The Loaf.”

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