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Not long ago, I got an email I didn’t want to get. Longtime Natural World contributor Jim Anderson was writing to tell me he was crafting a farewell column, as he packs up his home and plans to move in with family to live out his days. Surely this can’t be the last one, I thought—and if it is, I couldn’t leave Anderson to simply write that piece without giving some others the chance to weigh in, too. Anderson has touched so many lives in his many decades in Central Oregon, and in talking with some of those people this week, it became clear that I had only begun to scratch the surface of understanding just how much he means to so many people. Dedicating our cover and feature section to him—and to those who know him well—seems a small tribute to him, but it’s the type of tribute a newspaper can offer… these shreds of pulp smashed together and joined with ink, serving as our homage to a great man. As I imagine he would say to me, “Good on ya, Dear Heart…” and don’t go out among the stars too soon…
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uring last week’s meeting of the Bend City Council, viewers of the live-streamed event were treated to a long and action-packed evening. Viewers got protracted views of city councilors eating dinner. In the work session ahead of the regular meeting, they got a detailed introduction into what came out of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion report and recommendations, prepared by local DEI firm, Allyship in Action, at the request of the City Council. People who watched the City Council meeting also got to hear over two dozen local people share their perspectives on everything from local leaders’ response to the recent ICE protests, to support for the upcoming transportation bond and Transportation System Plan. Viewers got to hear Mayor Sally Russell outline her activities during the night of the ICE protest, which included communication with officials from the Department of Homeland Security. Among the more long-lasting legacies that came out of that City Council meeting was the motion to move forward on creating a Human Rights and Equity Commission for the City of Bend. Approved by the City Council by a vote of five to two (Councilors Justin Livingston and Bill Moseley voted against), the Commission, among other goals, is intended to serve as something of a sounding board for local people to share their experiences and seek resolution for instances of discrimination or harassment that can’t be resolved via other channels. The Commission, if crafted in a manner similar to the recommendations, would have a goal of having its members be a “diverse and representative commission” that includes a majority of members who are people of color or who are among historically marginalized groups. Allyship in Action worked with a DEI Task Force, made up of local people, to craft the report and recommendations councilors saw Wednesday. According to the report, “Task Force members were primarily concerned with the Commission’s ability to serve as a driver of meaningful change with the capacity to hold City Council accountable to its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. They also expressed the importance of having a forum for community members with concerns or
complaints related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.” As the report explained, “Many, but not all, DEI or human rights committees and commissions have responsibilities that include responding to complaints of discrimination. The response roles of these committees and commissions are often tied to the city’s non-discrimination ordinance. In Bend, City Code Ch. 5.25 (Bend Equal Rights Ordinance) prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age (if the individual is 18 years of age or older), or physical or mental impairment, sexual orientation, or gender identity.” That code directs people to file a complaint with the Bureau of Labor and Industries, or to file a lawsuit if they encounter a violation of the Bend Equal Right Ordinance—but as the Task Force and the report outlined, not all instances of discrimination can or should be moved through those channels, so this new commission would serve a needed role. While the City Council’s vote on Wednesday served only to direct city staff to draft code language for the new Human Rights and Equity Commission, it comes after nearly a year of work by the DEI Task Force and Allyship in Action—and after a summer that has been full of renewed vigor and interest in ensuring that all Bendites feel safe and welcomed in our community. It is, in our minds, no coincidence that Bend comes to wrestle with this topic in a meaningful way at the same time as new 2020 U.S. Census Bureau figures show the population tipping over the 100,000 mark. Cities smaller than ours have already established such commissions and done more work around diversity, equity and inclusion than Bend has—so it’s high time that we tackle it ourselves. (To the Council’s credit, the goals councilors crafted for themselves in March 2019 included prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion.) While there’s still much more work to be done to see the City of Bend be a thought and action-oriented leader around DEI work, these are a few big steps in the right direction. We’ll be looking forward to seeing the draft code language as it rolls out this fall.
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GUEST OPINION: BEND ICE ARRESTS HIGHLIGHT CONTINUED TRAUMA INFLICTED ON OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
On a Wednesday night, as protesters poured milk into the eyes of a sobbing ten-year-old girl who had just been pepper-sprayed, I stood speechless and dismayed. How was it that two key members of Bend’s community (for over 15 years) could be ripped away, without a federal judicial warrant and without transparency? Unfortunately, this has been happening all over the country under the Trump Administration. Yet ICE, the agency instrumental to Trump’s “zero tolerance” approach, is a relatively new invention, formed under the Department of Homeland Security in 2003. Its closest predecessor, Immigration and Naturalization Services, wasn’t focused on systematically detaining and
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deporting those already settled in this country. When we hear “abolish ICE,” many Americans react as if this call is extreme. Yet when we witness the terror that ICE has fostered among our immigrant communities, we see that the agency’s occult tactics and militaristic detention complex should have no place in our immigration system. I spent 2016 and 2017 in Mexico interviewing migrants for my nonfiction book, No Option but North. In speaking with hundreds of Central Americans and Mexicans, one thing was astoundingly clear: the world of migration is one of harrowing violence and trauma. I spoke with Roberto, who fled gangs in El Salvador when his small business could no longer pay their extortion fees. I interviewed Abraham, who was kidnapped by a Mexican cartel while in transit, barely surviving their torture. I spoke with a mother (who now lives in Bend) who left her home in Guerrero, Mexico, after cartel members burned children at her daughters’ school alive. When migrants knowingly prepare for the possibility of being kidnapped, raped and even killed on the journey north, yet they go anyway, there’s a reason—there’s greater suffering at home. And yet when they make it to the supposed land of opportunity, they encounter another form of violence and terror: the constant, looming threat of ICE. Their children are now terrorized by the idea that their parents won’t come home one day. On Wednesday, this nightmare became reality for two Bend families, as the children cried out to their parents through impenetrable bus walls. As U.S. citizens, we can pretend that the violence inflicted on our immigrant communities—in all its forms— is somehow the natural consequence of law enforcement. Yet if we ask ourselves what we would do in their position, most of us would follow the same path. We would recognize that there is literally no authorized path for those who flee by necessity to immigrate. When we bear witness to the trauma our immigrant communities endure, we have a stake in changing the policies that create it. And the burden of calling for more just, sensible policies should not just fall on immigrants, or Latinx communities. It should fall on all of us. —Kelsey Freeman is a writer based in Bend and author of the book, “No Option but North: The Migrant World and the Perilous Path Across the Border”
for the establishment of a democratic republic. It now appears some 35% of those polled would prefer to be ruled by an autocrat than under the democratic institutions and norms that were earned through a bloody Revolution. Trump’s notorious statements that, “I have total authority” and “the right to do whatever I want” demonstrate a total disregard or misunderstanding of Article II (The Executive) which clearly did not empower the president with such powers. Trump’s actions to undermine the Constitutional authorities of State Governors were never so egregious as his tweets, “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” and “LIBERATE MICHIGAN, and “LIBERATE VIRGINIA! Interestingly, when it came time to step up and take the helm in a truly national catastrophe, he punted the ball and his responsibilities down to the governors. The result: we represent about 4% of the world’s population and 25% of deaths (175K and counting) from COVID-19. He has repeatedly disregarded Congress, never so much as when he diverted billions of Defense dollars to build his ineffectual wall and refused to allow officials to testify. His commuting of convicted felons, his measures destroy the institution of the US Postal Service in order to suppress the vote, and his continued violations of the Hatch Act through his illegal use of our government’s resources and property are clear evidence that Donald J. Trump is a “man who would be king”. —William Carwile
NO ONE HAS A “RIGHT” TO NOT WEAR A MASK
Some complain wearing a mask interferes with their freedom. Here’s a clarifying example that may help these people. You have no right to spew bullets around people, do you? That’s not one of your rights. When you don’t wear a mask around other people, your breath is spewing COVID-19 if you are infected. You don’t know you’re infected, but wearing a mask makes it sure you can’t infect other people. You have no right to spew bullets around in a gathering. You have no right to not wear a mask because you are endangering other people. Satisfied? —Tom Fosdick
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In 1776 over one third of American colonists decided they were more comfortable living under a king than fighting
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Vote By Mail continues to capture the attention of the nation in advance of this Presidential election year. Concerns over the United States Postal Service (USPS) operations was the latest spike in news this month. Fortunately, Oregon has over two decades of experience working with our local partners at USPS and has an excellent working relationship with them to ensure ongoing support for our elections. We will, of course, continue to work with them and monitor any potential impact to both the mailing out of ballots to voters and the return of ballots. The USPS has told us that Oregon should have “sufficient time for voters to receive, complete, and return their ballots by the state’s Election Day return deadline.” If any Oregon voter is concerned about the upcoming election in November, there are multiple steps they can take to ensure their ballot is received in time to be counted. Every ballot envelope has a unique barcode so voters can track their ballot on our My Vote website. We also encourage voters to take advantage of the hundreds of conveniently located dropsites throughout the state to drop off their ballot in person. We will continue to work with our partners like county clerks across the state to make sure all Oregonians know the best options to return their ballots, whether it’s through the mail or in secure drop boxes to meet election deadlines. —Bev Clarno, Oregon Secretary of State Clarno issued this public statement this week. Her office gave the Source permission to reprint it here.
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Public transit receives less than 2% of total funding scheduled in the new Transportation System Plan—and some are crying foul By Laurel Brauns
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oon, the Bend City Council will approve the City of Bend’s Transportation System Plan, which will then head off to the state. In Salem, Bend will be judged by its ability to accommodate the flood of newcomers (another 100,000!) that will arrive in the next 50 years. The 150-page document is a result of years of collaboration among local and regional governments and community members—but as some have publicly pointed out, public transit doesn’t get much attention. Public transit appears in the document about halfway down the City’s list of goals for transportation over the next 20 years. Some believe the City’s plan underfunds public transit, leaving out one of the keys to ensuring Bend is a livable community in the future. Because transit often serves communities with a lower socio-economic status, this lack of attention for transit may also call into question the City’s commitment to inclusion, some transit advocates point out. On the positive side, the transit system will receive millions more dollars from the State in the years to come. And, if Bend’s transportation bond passes, the City will build a more robust system of pedestrian and bike paths that could reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. Planning for the next 20 years comes to an end The City is required to craft a Transportation System Plan that demonstrates to the State that Bend supports Oregon’s land use goal to reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled. This is required for expanding the City’s urban growth boundary, which the City may try to do many times in the coming decades. Portland State University’s forecasting puts Bend’s population at 132,000 in the next 15 years. The Bend City Council will approve the plan at its next meeting, but before that, some are concerned about the small
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amount allocated to public transit. Out of the $650 million in the TSP that Bend will spend on transportation projects over the next two decades, it has $11.5 million earmarked for public transit, totaling less than 2% of total transportation funding. If the State approves Bend’s TSP, it unlocks the City’s ability to expand the urban growth boundary, increase density and approve new developments, which will bring millions to the City government in system development charges. Meanwhile, the plan demonstrates that public transit is the key to reducing vehicle miles traveled in Bend by 20% in the years to come. “What we’re hearing from the City is that public transit is the most important thing to getting cars off the road, yet it is the least funded,” said Erin Foote Morgan, a longtime public transportation advocate, who lobbies for the disgruntled neighbors of Hawthorne Station— the bus depot located on Hawthorne Avenue in Bend. Cascade East Transit's plan designates Hawthorne Station as the City’s ongoing transit hub for the next 20 years, with mobility hubs scattered throughout the city to lessen the impact on the central station. Businesses and residential neighbors near the station— near the Safeway complex on NE Third Street—have been complaining for years about congestion and safety concerns in the area. Signs currently posted near the depot express how the station is “not good for Bend.” While Bend’s TSP includes money and plans for mobility hubs, (mini bus stations with bikes, cabs and safe sidewalks), the timeline for building these won’t be for another decade. Short history of Bend’s public transit system With the economy in shambles in 2010, the City opted to hand over its small public transportation system, Bend Area Transit, to Cascades East Courtesy Oregon Department of Transportation
Nearby business owners and residents of Hawthorne Station have formed a Political Action Committee to elect local candidates that will work to get the City to pay for a new station in a new location.
Buses, cars and people collide at the entrance to Hawthorne Station, Bend’s crowded transit hub next to Safeway on NE Third Street.
Transit. CET was then and is now the regional bus system for Central Oregon. The City agreed to pay CET $1 million a year plus inflation: last year it paid $1.4 million (with a little extra for some experimental routes). CET is managed by the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, a group of leaders from each city and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, which advises on regional planning for housing, employment and economic development. In other urban centers throughout the state—such as Portland and Eugene, for example, public transit is paid for through a small slice of property taxes. The City tried to establish a transit district in 2008, and it failed by a margin of 53% to 47%. Disappearing public transit When the gas tax proposal failed in 2016, Bend city leaders wanted to get behind a transportation bond measure that had a solid chance of passing, according to Bend City Councilor Bruce Abernethy. The conservative members of the Council believed public transit would “poison” the bond, Abernethy said. In an effort to get them on board, and in reaction to propaganda declaring Bend’s “War on Cars,” the Bend City Council quietly omitted any mention of the word “transit” in its list of goals for the committee it was forming to advise the City Council on the bond measure. According to Ariel Méndez, a member the Citizen Transportation Advisory Committee, over the course of two years developing the City’s transportation plan, there was very little discussion about public transit. A second justification for excluding transit from the conversation about Bend transportation, as Abernethy explained, was that transit was managed by an inter-city system (CET) and an intergovernmental council (COIC), and therefore it should have authority over its own planning.
CET—a tiny organization with little control over its own funding—did eventually come up with its own 20-year plan. Critics of the TSP planning process, like Foote Morgan, say the City of Bend abdicated responsibility for its own growth. It could have provided brain power through its own City staff as well as other resources to support a more robust planning process for the next two decades of public transit, she said. Future Funding Abernethy explained that another reason some city councilors were resistant to supporting funding for transit was that CET recently began receiving millions per year from the State. In 2017, State legislators passed a mandate for the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund bankrolled by a state payroll tax of one-tenth of 1%. This costs the average employee $1 per week. Most of this money is distributed to counties based on how much taxpayers contribute, and in Bend, this is funneled through Deschutes County before filtering through COIC and CET. The state fund also provides grant opportunities. CET’s base budget for this fiscal year is $5.8 million. STIF funding adds an additional $3.6 million, which should continue to go up by an additional $1 million every five years or so. Meanwhile, the City’s contract providing $1 million a year to CET is up. Anti-transit activists have suggested that the City Council vote to strip the agency of this funding, now that is it getting more money from the State. Abernethy said CET may qualify for more federal funds if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the 2020 presidential election, because Biden has proposed spending $2 trillion on a “Build Back Better” plan which includes funding for public transit. Right now, nearly half of CET’s funding comes from the federal government, to the tune of $2.5 million in 2018.
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Escrito por Laurel Brauns; Traducido por/translated by Jéssica Sánchez-Millar Hawthorne -Hawthorne Station public transit hub- (al lado de Safeway, en la calle tres, al noreste de la ciudad de Bend) recurrieron para quejarse de la aglomeración y los problemas de seguridad pública que existen cerca de la estación de autobuses, algo que afirman no fue abordado en el plan final de transporte de la ciudad que el consejo municipal escucho durante la primer lectura del Miércoles por la noche. Durante la sesión de trabajo del consejo, el grupo Allyship in Action presento a los miembros del consejo municipal de la ciudad de Bend los resultados de una exhaustiva encuesta para crear así una serie de recomendaciones para el consejo de la ciudad y los empleados de la ciudad para propósitos de diversidad, equidad e inclusión, La primer votación del ayuntamiento en esa noche, aprobó un acuerdo para convocar una comisión de equidad y derechos humanos guiada por las recomendaciones del grupo de trabajo a corto plazo de la diversidad, equidad, e inclusión (DEI). (El voto fue de 5 a favor y 2 en contra, teniendo en desacuerdo al consejal Bill Moseley y Justin Livingston)
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La ciudad voto (5-2) para enviar a la boleta de votación este otoño el bono de transporte de $190 millones.
se comprobó ser falso. Russell insistió que esta era la información con la que contaba en ese momento.
Durante la platica con los del sector, 20 personas comparecieron para hablar sobre el rastreo de ICE sweep, y así apoyar la creación de HREC (comisión de equidad y derechos humanos) y para exigir que la Ciudad de Bend cambie su estado de una “welcoming city”- ciudad que acoge - a una ciudad refugio/santuario para los inmigrantes. Janet Sarai Llerandi Gonzalez, director ejecutivo de Mecca Bend, una organización sin fines de lucro, que ofrece servicios a la comunidad Latinx, ha sido bien franca con respecto a su critica contra la alcaldesa Sally Russell desde que Russell les dijo en un principio a los manifestantes que se dispersaran y al declarar que los dos hombres que estaban detenidos eran criminales y tenían orden de arresto, lo cual posteriormente
Bono de transporte El ayuntamiento de la ciudad también voto (5-2) para enviar a la boleta de votación este otoño el bono de transporte de $190 millones. Inicialmente, el bono estaba programado para entrar a votación el mes de Mayo pero el ayuntamiento lo quito en Marzo durante la amenaza del apogeo del coronavirus. El bono incluye una docena de proyectos para facilitar la congestión vehicular en la ciudad incluyendo así un sistema de carriles para bicicletas. El primer aumento de impuestos en relación con el bono no ser cobrará a los propietarios sino hasta el 2022 para aliviar la carga debido a la pandemia.
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a ira que quedo la semana pasada debido a las redadas por parte de la agencia de Servicios de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) fue directamente dirigida hacia los lideres de la ciudad de Bend durante la reunión del consejo municipal de la ciudad de Bend. Junto con un sector de visitantes enfebrecidos y dos audiencias públicas, también se encontraban en la agenda un número de temas importantes tal como una comisión de derechos humanos, un plan de transporte a 20 años y una medida de bono de transporte. La reunión con el sector fue dominada por visitantes apasionados que pedían un “mejor liderazgo” debido a la respuesta a la protesta de la semana pasada en contra de los Servicios de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, teniendo a tres personas exigiendo en voz alta la renuncia de la alcaldesa Sally Russell “Sally Russell’s immediate resignation,” contando ya con 650 firmas al momento de escribir este artículo. Por otra parte, los dueños de negocios y los vecinos que viven junto a la estación de transporte público de la estación
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ur old and dear pal, Pete Seeger, took what I want to say right from Ecclesiastes 3:18, and made it into a song, “Turn, Turn, Turn:” “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance… A time of love, and a time of hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.” My life has taken many “turns” because of the wonderful people I’ve met along the trail who have mentored, influenced and cared about me. In 1945, while serving on the USS PCS 1384, my shipmates and I decided to ride the bus from Key West to Miami and celebrate my advancement in my motor mac rating. That trip was one of the dumbest things I ever did. When I awoke behind a sofa in the Sheraton Hotel, my whites a mess and feeling like I was going to die, I panicked. When I discovered it was Sunday afternoon and I was about to miss (or already had) the bus back to the navy base in Key West, I thought my world was coming to an end. The little sub-chaser was heading out to sea Monday morning, and if I missed it that meant a court martial. I ran to the bus stop with all I had, and lo and behold, as I turned the corner where I hoped the bus would be, not only was it still there, but the driver was waiting… on the sidewalk. When he spotted me running, he shouted, “Hey, Andy, come on, boy, we’re waitin’ for ya’. I told your pals
you’d make it!” I don’t remember his name, but I can still see that wonderful Black man waving me on. People who care make Life worth living… I was so fortunate to have crossed trails with so many commendable individuals who exerted great influence on my life as I stumbled along. My first son, Dean, is named for my Oregon foster dad and mentor, Dean Hollinshead of Hollinshead Park in Bend. Ross, my second son, for a hero I met who drove an ambulance in WWI, took care of his sister all her life and collected birds with two of my birding heroes, Finley and Bohlman of the early 1900s. And another son, Reuben Phillip, for Reub Long, who wrote “The Oregon Desert,” and Phil Brogan, who I’m about to tell you about. Phil Brogan, intrepid newspaper editor By 1959 I was a budding writer for the Bend Bulletin, under the guiding hand of my mentor in geology and newspaper-writing, Phil Brogan — another person who cared about people — author of “East of the Cascades” and hundreds of stories for the The Bulletin and The Oregonian. Brogan and I became pals shortly after I rolled into Bend in 1951 on my trusty 1947 Harley. I became a powder monkey for Bill Miller—another man who cared about people—in his pumice mining operation west of Bend. I was continually discovering volcanic “things” that completely mystified me as my working partner, Darrel Stevenson—another of those people who cared—and I were drilling blasting holes in the volcanic ash overburden concealing the pumice Miller was after. Consequently, Brogan became my walking and breathing geological encyclopedia and enriched my life beyond description.
In the long years we were pals, Brogan also discovered something about me I didn’t know: I was looking for something more fulfilling. Chasing coyotes, owls and eagles wasn’t quite enough; I needed another dimension. He pushed me into writing. But not being trained, it was difficult for me to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. I can still recall one incident: Brogan had given me the task of writing what “cub” reporters called, “the police beat.” I was working hard on the piece, pounding away one finger at a time on the typewriter, (the same as I do today with my faithful MacBook) trying to make sure I was doing it write (pun intended), when Brogan came up behind me. He stood there looking over my shoulder, then, with a soft sigh, reached over, pulled the paper out of the old Royal, sighed again and said, “A naturalist you are, but a reporter you ain’t (sic),” and with pencil in hand, sat down and began to edit what I had typed up (write or wrong)… But he never let up, and slowly the words I put on paper began to mean something. He gave me more to do and seemed to be more satisfied with the results that opened more doors for me. I can still recall the congratulatory call I got from him in the mid-‘60s when The Oregonian published my first nature column, about the arrival of snowy owls in Portland. Pat Gibson, airplane doctor And then there was Pat Gibson, flight instructor, airplane doctor, and Fixed Base Operator at the Bend Airport. There isn’t room enough in this paper for me to share all the events in my life he helped me get through, from purchasing my first Cub to getting me
to my FAA Commercial, single-engine pilot rating. He went with me on my first cross-country flight. We had gassed up my old Korean War-surplus Piper Cub, and Gibson had settled in the canvas backseat. About an hour into the flight he suddenly smacked me on the back of my head with his chart board and shouted, “Where did you say we’re going?” Rubbing my sore spot, I shouted back, “Weed, California!” To which he responded, “OK, but we’re going to have to gas up in Burns!” Yes, throughout my entire flying career I was always lost—except for the time I spent most of the day in a WWII Schweitzer training sailplane, achieving my five-hour soaring badge. At 4 hours, 45 minutes into the flight I was at 12,000 feet above sea level over Brothers. I couldn’t believe it, but a huge, adult female golden eagle pulled up alongside me. I thought she winked at me and shouted, “Nice going!” Discovering OMSI In those wonderful life-changing times, Brogan asked me if I wanted to accompany him to Camp Hancock where he had been asked to give a “Sermon on Red Hill,” a lecture on Central Oregon geology. I had no idea what Camp Hancock was, or where it was. But I soon discovered it was operated by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, and was located right near the John Day River. What a trip! All the way from Bend to Hancock, Brogan was busy pointing out volcanic and ice age wonders. I fell in love with everything about science, geology, education and OMSI. Brogan and I did a picture page for The Bulletin about the camp, which
FEATURE eventually led to my becoming the staff naturalist, teacher and busdriver for the museum for six magnificent years.
Dorothy Cale, recaller of history After my stint with Sunriver in the early ’70s, helping to make their incredible land-use planner, Bob Royston’s “Ecologium” into the Sunriver Nature Center, came Dorothy Cale of Bend. She hired me to take on the job of editor for her column, “Confidentially Yours,” focused on historical tales of early Bend. I had the honor of meeting and writing up stories of early history makers. Additionally, I wrote for Eastwind, a monthly paper published by Jeff and Vicki Hill — more stories of people who led incredible lives in times past. Oh, what a grand time that was! Then, surprises of surprises, Vince Roth, my spider professor in Arizona,
In the late ’90s, at the encouragement of Publisher Aaron Switzer, I began writing for the Source Weekly. I tapped out tales about all the creatures I was interacting with in the world of sagebrush, forests, caves, lakes, sky and rivers of Central Oregon. And what a wonderful time I’ve had doing so over these past 25-some odd years—especially with the help of current Editor Nicole Vulcan and her team. Incredibly, I’m still getting responses for stories I wrote decades ago that have gone out into the vast world-wide internet. Making grandpa proud All these patient caring people (and so many more) have made me what my grandfather called, “A Success.” During the early part of WWII, I’d go with him in his horse-drawn wagon from the farm we lived on into the town of West Haven, Connecticut to sell produce and dairy products. One afternoon I happened to come upon him sitting at the kitchen table counting the money we’d collected. He looked up with a bunch of coins in his hand, smiled and said, “By golly, Jimmy I’m a success; Courtesy Jim Anderson
Me and the OMSI "Space Cruiser," the museum’s 26-passenger Ford bus.
talked my wife, Sue, and me into coming to southeast Arizona to run Ramsey Canyon Preserve, in those days known as the Hummingbird Capital of the U.S. That’s also where our son, Caleb got his middle name, Carroll, for Carroll Peabody—a conscientious giant of a man who once owned Ramsey Canyon and didn’t want to see it developed. And our daughter, Miriam got her name from Miriam Tefft, an extraordinary teacher. We moved back to Oregon in time for me to kiss my old pal Dean Hollinshead goodbye when he went out among the stars. A Central Oregon nature columnist That was quickly followed by Eric and Kiki Dolson of Sisters’ The Nugget coming into my life. I started writing a nature column, which is still going on today. To say that my time with Eric Dolson was instructive would be a gross understatement. He would frequently ask, “Got a minute?” and then give me another lesson on writing, especially the use of the article, “the.” And now, current editor-in-chief, Jim Cornelius, does the same, ready to guide me along.
I’m doing what I want to do, doin’ it the best I can and gettin’ paid for it.” And that, dear readers, became my goal in life, to be a “Success”—which I think my writing contributed to, with lots of help. But now, although I still have a lot more stories in my head and heart, I’m preparing to leave my home here of many years and with my wife of nearly 50 years, to join our son, Caleb, and his family in Eugene, where sooner or later, I’ll go out among the stars. So long, dear readers. I’ve sure enjoyed our time together. Thanks for all you’ve taught me and I hope we’ll meet again somewhere pleasant and relive the wonderful times we’ve shared on this grand old Earth, our home away from Home. The World’s all right; serene I sit, And joy that I am part of it; And put my trust in Nature’s plan, And try to aid her all I can; Content to pass, if in my place I’ve served the uplift of the Race. Truth! Beauty! Love! O Radiant Day — What ho! the World’s all right, I say. —Robert Service
Reflections on Naturalist Jim Anderson By Aaron Switzer As we publish Jim Anderson’s farewell column this week, Publisher Aaron Switzer offers this look back at the long relationship between our beloved Natural World contributor and the paper.
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find it hard to believe that there will be a Source Weekly without a Jim Anderson column. Jim began writing for the paper after our first couple issues had come out. We became acquainted through his prodigiously talented son Reuben, who was one of our first art directors while still in high school. It was hard to place the tall, bluehaired boy next to the short and stocky white-haired naturalist father. But the easy-going manner and perpetually happy demeanor was a dead giveaway that the two were genetically linked. Over the course of the next several years, Jim and I became friends. Jim taught me the requisite talents of being a Central Oregon resident. How to sharpen a chainsaw, how to drop a tree, how to high center a truck, how to get it unstuck and how wood can heat twice. During our wood-cutting trips, Jim would regale me with stories of Central Oregon in the ‘50s and ‘60s. His innate ability as a storyteller meant that I would be treated to tales of a post-war Oregon where wildlife was still to be seen in an undisturbed form if you had the adventuring spirit. And boy, Jim had that in spades, with a seemingly infinite collection of stories to prove it. When we first began publishing Jim’s columns in the Source, I was extremely skeptical that there was an audience for a naturalist column in our fledgling alternative weekly. Only a couple of months old, we were supposed to be shaking the branches of the tree politic and telling edgy stories of Bend’s wild nightlife scene, not its wildlife. Since those first issues 22 years ago, Jim’s column, Natural World, has appeared in most of our issues. His column has been an important reminder in this booming, changing Central Oregon that we share with an amazing array of creatures great and small. People are coming here in ever increasing numbers to enjoy the natural wonders. And I worry about this new local, without access to Jim’s column, who is only fed information about the rad new trail to drop in on, or the high lake waiting to be paddle boarded. Here at the Source, now that Jim is moving, we will miss Jim’s words, his stories and the special visits when he would come into the office with an owl on his arm or just a bag of popcorn to share. As a community we will miss one of its greatest storytellers and a subtle champion of the Natural World.
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Chief Lalooska, master storyteller On the last Saturday of each month I would take the old OMSI Ford bus, the “Space Cruiser,” fill it with children and a few adults and deliver them to the train station in Portland. Once everyone was on board, I’d drive on up to Woodland, Washington, greet the train as it pulled into the station, reload the kids and adults and then hustle on up to Ariel, Washington, where we’d enter the land of the Pacific Northwest Indians inside the Long House of legend keeper and woodcarver, Chief Lalooska. Little did I know how much that masterful storyteller would impact my life, and those near and dear to me. While at OMSI I met and married a snazzy science teacher and we produced two wonderful boys who have grown up as U.S. Air Force fighter pilots with kids of their own. We became a regular fixture at Chief Lalooska’s, aka Don Smith’s home, who was a transplanted member of the Cherokee Nation who took up residence in Ariel. Smith became enraptured with the lifestyle and art of the Pacific Northwest Nations and took upon himself to learn all he could about their culture. He then obtained permission from the Northwest People to tell their clan ancestor stories in the Long House, using art creations he carved and created. Pacific Northwest frogs, bears, birds and their spiritual connection to The People became the subject of his thrilling stories in a way that helped my writing and also carried me into another life of appreciation of nature. One subject kept coming up: The Great Men of the Mountains, aka Sasquatch. One night, after a delicious dinner and games, Smith got started with his Sasquatch stories and noted my inattention. With a very serious look, he asked, “You don’t believe in the Big Men of the Mountains…?” I hemmed and hawed, not wanting to get myself into hot water or hurt Don’s feelings, when he interrupted me, saying, "You love birds, don’t you? You study them and photograph them?” I responded that I did. He then asked, “You’ve heard birds singing at night?” I answered that I had. Then, without hesitation, he whispered in my ear, “Those aren’t birds,” and spoke louder, “Those are the Big Men of the Mountain, and that’s the way they communicate.” At that moment, my brand-new, sometimes boisterous young son Dean began to complain so I placed him in one of those newfangled baby backpacks and went for a hike. Dean had quieted down as I sat down on one of the stumps overlooking Cougar Reservoir on that beautiful, quiet, moonlit night. Suddenly, right behind me, I heard (what I thought were) two birds talking to each other, twittering about this-or-that.
I could feel the hair on the back of my neck standing straight up and a funny feeling came over me—so much so that I scampered down the hill, right to the front door of the Smith home. As I stepped into the house, the first person I met was Smith, who looked at me, grinned and said, “You heard them, didn’t you?”
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The Acolytes of Mr. Anderson
Teachers, professors and even the host of Oregon Field Guide weigh in on Jim Anderson’s influence on their lives
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eaders of Jim Anderson’s Natural World column over the years will remember some familiar themes: Talking about rolling into Bend on his Harley-Davidson, advocating against outdoor cats and feeding deer in town, and introducing Central Oregonians to creatures as bizarre as the Jerusalem Cricket or as mundane as the common field mouse. But among those most attuned to his legacy and storytelling are the people featured here, who I interviewed recently about their relationship with Anderson. These are just a few of the people who have known Anderson, now age 92—some since the days of the fabled Harley-Davidson. Rebecca Terry, integrative biology associate professor, Oregon State University-Corvallis “My knowledge of Jim goes way back. We spent many weeks at a time with them every summer. We looked forward to it every year. We went to butterfly counts. “Jim took us birding all the time, and we got to ride on the roof of their old Chevy driving around. “When I went off to college, I already had cultivated a deep love of deserts and natural history because of Jim, so I knew I wanted to be a biology major. “I ended up pursuing a project that took me to do substantial amounts of field work in the West, in the Great Basin in Utah and Nevada, northwestern Nevada—just across the Oregon-Nevada border, working on the interplay of rodents and raptors and how predation and owl pellets generate fossil records that then can get preserved for thousands, if not millions of years. “At that time, it was great. Jim and Sue (Anderson) came out and they were my field assistants when I was doing some of my dissertation fieldwork. They were just both a constant source of both information and support. I could call them up whenever I needed them for advice—personal or professional. Jim used to joke with me that if I ever broke down anywhere, he’d come get me. So the Anderson towing service was a big joke. But you know, I’m now an associate professor at Oregon State and I’ve had a variety of car trouble on the east side of the Cascades, and I still call Jim whenever I get my car fixed and get his advice on what to do. “In the end I ended up dedicating my dissertation to him because he was just such a big part of the inspiration and motivation for me pursuing graduate school in the first place.”
Ed Jahn, host and executive producer, OPB’s Oregon Field Guide “I came to Oregon Field Guide 20 years ago. I was introduced to Jim from a former producer of the show. As you kind of get the lay of the land, people said, 'you have to meet Jim.' We call him ‘Raptor Man.’ And we were friends from the start—uncommon for a source, you know, for a story. He’s just a really welcoming personality and he wants to teach the world everything he knows. “My favorite story with him was about turkey vultures, which is a bird that I think most people don’t particularly have an attraction to. They’re gross, and they’re scavengers. Jim made turkey vultures the most interesting bird you’ll ever find. The funniest moment I think was when we went out, trying to attract turkey vultures to look at them up close. We nailed dead salmon to a fence post, and as we’re doing it, it’s spraying fish guts everywhere. Just awful, and it’s hot and it’s just the worst, and Jim was just laughing and enjoying this moment thinking this is the best thing in the world. “There are a few people I feel as strongly about and think more highly of in conservation in Oregon—and I mean in all of Oregon, in my personal life and my professional. That might sound like bullshit, but it’s absolutely not. This is a rare guy. I brought my family to see him because he touched me in a certain way. I just want my daughters to see him, to know who this guy is, because he’s a legend.”
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Jim Anderson with one of his favorite residents of the Natural World.
Editor’s note: Jahn and Oregon Field Guide featured Anderson a number of times—including an episode focused all on Anderson. Jahn helped us track down that episode. Find the video embedded in the online version of this story, at bendsource.com.
“Our brains shift over time, like what you and I might think of as going back to a natural state might be really different from somebody that’s been around here longer. And so, I think every place needs someone that’s been here a long time so that they can get that perspective of what has really changed. “We’re kind of in danger of losing that baseline as time goes on, and so I think Jim’s a good beacon of that. What I really appreciate about him is he’s willing to take a stand, and just the fact that he’s been here for so long. He came here in his 20s and he’s now 92. There are 92-yearolds around, but they’re not speaking up, necessarily, and then there’s the ones that are speaking about speaking up but they may have moved around a lot. But he’s been here for 70 years.”
Anne-Marie Eklund, Ph.D., middle school science and health teacher, Cascades Academy “I met Jim through another teacher who had worked with him years ago at OMSI. I invited them to give a slide presentation about birds, and then he took us on this field trip to see a golden eagle nest, and it was fabulous. And that’s when I first got entranced with Jim and his vast knowledge of Central Oregon. I recognized right away that it’s a rare person that knows as much as he does about where we live. So I wanted to grab whatever opportunity I could to get him in my classroom or be on a field trip with them. “I don’t know if you’ve heard of a thing called the drifting baseline idea. It’s the idea that our baseline of where we think things should be, going back to pristine times, our baseline.
Stu Garrett, retired physician and friend “I moved to Central Oregon in the 1970s, and I’ve always been as interested in natural history. And somebody said, 'oh, you’ve got to meet Jim Anderson.' One Sunday I got this phone call, and he says, ‘I am Jim Anderson. We need to get together.’ I said, 'yeah.' I said 'why don't we go out tonight and look for some great horned owls?' And so, my wife and I, we went out with him and we went out east of Bend somewhere. “At that time, I can’t even remember where it was, but we looked around for a while. He stops somewhere and says, ‘I’ll get out here, and just call,’ and he got out and did the best great horned owl hoot imitation that I’ve ever heard. “So we got a house out east of town. Jim said, ‘I’m going to bring you a housewarming present,’ and he showed up
with a fairly large nest box. And he said, this is for kestrels—sparrowhawks is what they used to call them. He looked around our yard. He said, ‘Put it up on that tree at this spot and he said ‘it’ll be probably four or five years before somebody gets into it. But when the kestrels nest, call me on May 15, and I’ll come out and we'll band them.’ "First year, nothing, and second year, nothing. Third year, nothing. Fifth year the kestrels come in, and we call him on May 15. He came over and there were four kestrel chicks there. We banded them. He was right on schedule with his five-year projection.” Jim Cornelius, editor, The Nugget “I’ve never really met anybody who has a greater joy for life than he does. My band played a surprise birthday party for him a couple years ago. Just the tremendous love for his family that he has is really the thing that is most striking to me. “He’s got such a strong personality in his work and can’t leave himself out of it. I don’t mean that in a negative or narcissistic kind of way at all. He’s just immersed in whatever it is that he’s writing and he can’t extract himself from the work and be a dispassionate objective observer. That’s not who he is. “He absolutely loved and admired all the people that taught him and gave him a leg up in the world and he’s using his ‘last call’ to celebrate them, which is very gentle, and very cool.” Editor’s note: Cornelius is referring to Anderson’s farewell column printed in this issue, and to be printed in The Nugget, as well.
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provoking lyrics, MoWo is eager to engage in the larger discussion. Ragtop will also debut some new music live at the event. “Art is our best chance to communicate messages which are otherwise unpalatable. I would hope that ALL BUSINESS in our communities support looking at hard truths with resonant compassion and critical thought. Worthy needs to be joined by other businesses who can see where the ethical financial advantage meets this ever-growing cultural imperative,” Graham told the Source. “If done correctly, this becomes symbiotic and not just another parasitic grab to appropriate a cultural movement through guise of ‘good intent.’” When Rep. Defazio takes the stage he plans to speak on the importance of the Black Lives Matter Movement and will also be joined by John Hummel, the Deschutes County District Attorney, and Bend City Council candidates Anthony Broadman and Rita Schenkelberg. “I stand with those who take to the streets to speak truth to power. The right of people to peaceably assemble is fundamental to what it means to be an American, and something I will always defend,” Hummel said in a release. As of Aug. 21 the night was officially sold out to keep in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines, but locals can keep an eye out for any updates on Worthy’s Instagram or Facebook event page. Black Lives Matter Solidarity Celebration with MOsley WOtta and Friends Fri., Sep. 4 at 6pm Worthy Brewing 495 NE Bellevue Dr., Bend Sold out
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Britnee Kellogg is a country singer and songwriter hailing from Vancouver, Washington, and dedicated to creating a unique and relatable sound. She’ll be joined onstage by Bend local Americana and country band, The Parnells. Fri., Aug. 28, 7pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. $30.
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Precious Byrd plays across the nation and features Grammy-award-winning bassist Lonnie Chapin and drummer extraordinaire Michael Summers, matched with the soulful energy of frontman Corey Parnell and his brother Casey Parnell on electric guitar. Sat., Aug. 29, 7pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. $30.
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This local band features Ben Delery and Jeff Miller belting out dynamic vocal harmonies. Their extensive set list ranges anywhere from original music to classics from The Eagles to The Dave Matthews Band. On the Worthy patio and streamed live via Facebook! Wed., Aug. 26, 7-9pm. Worthy Brewing, 495 NE Bellevue Dr., Bend. No cover.
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26 Wednesday
acoustic performance! Socially distanced - don’t forget to bring your mask! 7:30-9:30pm.
Cabin 22 Locals Wednesdays Trivia at Cabin
22 Bend’s best Wednesday live trivia show. Locals Day specials all day! It’s free to play! 7-9pm. Free.
Worthy Brewing Worthy Wednesday
with Toast & Jam Duo Join us for live music with Toast & Jam Duo from the Worthy stage or stream on the Worthy Facebook page! 7-9pm. No cover.
The Capitol Comedy at The Capitol Hosted by Cole Robeson. Featuring Dillon Kolar, Sharif Mohni and Katy Ipock. 18+. Tables seat up to 4 people. Tables are limited, so get yours early. No tickets sold at the door and no standing room available. Masks required to attend. 7:30-9:30pm. $30.
29 Saturday General Duffy's Waterhole Precious Byrd You all know them and love them! Let’s rock! 7pm. $30.
27 Thursday Bridge 99 Brewery Thursday Trivia at
Bridge 99 Bridge 99 pint specials and great food truck grub. We’re complying with state health guidelines and hope you’ll play it smart! 6-8:30pm. Free.
River’s Place Leftslide Blues, rock and reg-
gae. Think Johnny Cash meets Sublime. 6-8pm. No cover.
28 Friday Bendistillery Distillery & Tasting Room Safe Summer Nights Music performed
by Larkspur Stand and food available from Curbside Bacon! Bend Axe will be in attendance. Bring chairs, blankets etc. Tables are first come first served. Masks are required. 5:30-8:30pm. $15-$25.
Cabin 22 Juju Eyeball Local Beatles cover
band in their 5th year rocks all the hits from She Loves You to She’s So Heavy. 7-9:30pm. No cover.
General Duffy’s Waterhole Britnee
Kellogg Ft. The Parnell’s A country singer and songwriter with a goal to create a sound that people can relate to their own personal stories. 7pm. $30.
Initiative Brewing Trainwreck A local
cover dance band playing classic and modern rock, and country hits from many decades. Journey to Jason Aldean. Playing the songs you know all the words to. 6:30-9:30pm. No cover.
Craft Kitchen and Brewery Super Fight Mic - The Final Round Tonight our 4 qualifiers are competing for judges vote! Jessica Taylor will also perform! The Finalists: Gina Christopher, Cole Robeson, Conner Satterfield and John Reoch. Masks required to attend. 18+. Strong content expected. 7:30-9:30pm. $20-$40. Hardtails Bar & Grill Unchained - Van Halen Tribute Band Unchained is a premier early Van Halen Tribute that does not disappoint! From the searing spot on guitar tone and solos to the distinctive vocal harmonies, to the high energy stage performances & wild ‘n’ crazy nuances of David Lee Roth, these guys bring on an unforgettable performance. 8-10pm. $15. Silver Moon Brewing Save The Music Saturdays: Poolside Leper Society and Chupa Cobra Join us for free live music out on our socially distanced patio! Bring the whole family down for food, drinks and some of the best local music Central Oregon has to offer! 4-7pm. No cover. Worthy Brewing Worthy Brewing Music On The Patio with The Old Revival Join us on our socially distanced patio for live music with The Old Revival from the Worthy Brewing stage or stream on the Worthy Facebook page! 7-9pm. No cover.
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Maragas Winery Tap Room Sunday Jazz at Maragas Winery We’ll have a cheese plate, Mediterranean appetizer plate, wine, beer, and soft-drinks all available for you to enjoy on our patio or lawn while listening to live music! Groups will be limited to 10 people! 1-4pm.
River’s Place Skillethead Hot grass
fresh off the griddle in Central Oregon! 6-8pm. No cover.
Silver Moon Brewing Not Cho’ Grandma’s Bingo: Presented by MBSEF Not Cho Grandma’s Bingo is back! Presented by the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. Join us for the outdoor edition on our spacious and socially distanced patio! Reservations required. 10am-Noon.
31 Monday River’s Place Trivia Mondays at River’s Place
Kick off the week with cold brew, good grub and Bend’s finest live trivia show, UKB Trivia. Mondays @ 6 pm, “River’s” is the place to be! 6-8pm. Free.
1 Tuesday Greg’s Grill Live Music at Greg’s Grill Diners
are invited to join Greg’s Grill on their patio for great food, one of a kind drinks, breathtaking views and socially distanced live music 5:30pm. No cover.
Initiative Brewing Tuesday Night Trivia in
Redmond UKB, Central Oregon’s finest live trivia show returns to Redmond. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
2 Wednesday Cabin 22 Locals Wednesdays Trivia at Cabin
22 Bend’s best Wednesday live trivia show. Locals Day specials all day! It’s free to play! Bring your crew. Don’t miss out! 7-9pm. Free.
MUSIC Cascade Highlanders Pipe Band Practice
Initiative Brewing James Matt Matt performs a family friendly solo acoustic guitar set featuring originals and covers. 2:30-4:30pm. No cover.
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Experienced pipers and drummers are welcome to attend, along with those interested in taking up piping or drumming. Call beforehand to confirm practice! Limit 10 people Mondays, 6-8pm. Mission Church - Redmond, 3732 SW 21st Pl, Redmond. Contact: 541-633-3225. pipersej@yahoo.com.
Gesme Family & “Titanic The Musical” Preview Central Oregon Symphony’s Music Director, Michael Gesme, and his talented family perform as classical ensemble “The von Gesmes.” Then Thoroughly Modern Productions previews September’s “Titanic the Musical!” Aug. 28, 8pm and Aug. 29, 8pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-317-0700. info@towertheatre.org. $20.
The Ultimate Oldies Show A locally-produced, weekly, thematic two-hour radio show highlighting the music, artists, producers, musicians and cultural touchstones of the late 1940s through the late 1960s. Fridays, 6-8pm. KPOV, 501 NW Bond St., Bend. Contact: mikeficher@gmail.com. Free.
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Join Maragas Winery every Sunday from 1-4pm for wine, appetizers and live jazz music on the lawn.
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vehicles. Fridays, 7pm and Saturdays, 7pm. Deschutes Brewery Warehouse, 399 SW Shevlin Hixon Drive, Bend. $35/car.
Classic Horror Thursday at the Tin Pan Theater! Join the Tin Pan Theater every
Thursday for an outdoor screening of a classic horror film! First come, first served - masks are required! Thursdays, 7pm. Tin Pan Theater, 869 NW Tin Pan Alley, Bend. $7.
ARTS / CRAFTS Call to Artisits The award winning Red Chair Gallery located in downtown Bend is seeking new 2D and 3D artists. Mondays-Sundays. Red Chair Gallery, 103 NW Oregon Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-410-6813. thewayweart229@gmail.com.
PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITS Beekeeping Tales Learn what four years of
beekeeping has taught Oregon Master Beekeeper and president of the Portland Urban Beekeepers club, Cheryl Wright. Available beginning August 27th at 5pm. Aug. 27, 5-6pm. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.
Blooms & Bees Tour Join Sunriver Nature
Center & Observatory’s resident plant and bee specialists for a tour of the botanic garden, native plant collection and honey bee hive. Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, 57245 River Rd., Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-4394. info@snco.org. $10.
Deschutes by the Decade - 80s and 90s Big hair and big changes in Deschutes County.
Presented by Kelly Cannon-Miller. Aug. 27, 6-7pm. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.
Pickleball Tips & Tricks Take you game to the next level with Lisa Palcic, Pickleball Zone Head Pro. Aug. 29, 3-3:45pm. Online. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.
Virtual Tour of Lancaster Farm Sanctuary Virtually meet the rescued farm animals
who call this Lancaster Farm Sanctuary their forever home. A link to view this program online will be available beginning Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00 p.m. Aug. 26, 5-6pm. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.
WORDS Current Fiction Book Club On Septem-
ber 2nd we will discuss “Apeirogon” by Colum McCann. Please visit www.roundaboutbookshop. com for Zoom info. Sept. 2, 6-7pm. Online, 61220 S. Hwy 97, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. sara@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.
End of Summer Patio Sale A third of the
store inventory will be 30% off! Thu, Aug. 27, 10am-4pm, Fri, Aug. 28, 10am-4pm, Sat, Aug. 29, 10am-4pm and Sun, Aug. 30, 10am-4pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. sara@ roundaboutbookshop.com.
Rediscovered Reads Book Club On August 26th, we will discuss The Storyteller’s Secret by Sejal Badani. Please visit www.roundaboutbookshop.com for Zoom info. Aug. 26, 6-7pm. Contact: 541-306-6564. sara@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free. Zoom 12th Annual Local Authors Night
Join us for a panel of four Oregon-based authors and their incredibly diverse books. Authors featured: Alisha Crebbin, Beth Wood, Lauren Melink, and Denise Holley. Aug. 28, 6-7:30pm. Online. Contact: 541306-6564. sara@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.
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he hemp industry is budding in Central Oregon. By “hemp,” I’m referring to the “sober cousin” of Cannabis sativa—industrial hemp, not marijuana. Drive around the tri-county area and you’ll see fields full of lush, dark green industrial hemp plants. Grown for cannabinoids, such as CBD oil, these plants represent the present status of hemp production in the area. History holds another view of hemp grown in America. When the first colonists sailed to the New World, they did so on ships with rigging, ropes and sails made of hemp fibers. Hemp advocates like to point out that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were hemp growers, simply because the long, strong fibers were an excellent source for cordage and cloth. Eventually cotton replaced hemp as a fiber crop. Hemp had a short revival during World War II after the Japanese
invaded in the Philippines and Manila hemp was no longer available. “Hemp for Victory” became a U.S. slogan, and farmers in the southeast planted fields of industrial hemp to be made into ship ropes and parachute rigging. After the war, hemp went fallow. Bearing the moniker, the “Plant
is the processing of the inner woody core into smaller bits known as either “hemp hurd” or “shives.” The decortication process, which removes the fibers from the woody core, is either a labor-intensive process or done with expensive machinery. The processing can impact the
One of the byproducts of industrial hemp is the processing of the inner woody core into smaller bits known as either “hemp hurd” or “shives.” The broken-down hurd can then be made into a variety of products, from paper to animal bedding to construction material such as hempcrete. of 25,000 uses,” it begs the question, “When history and the present connect, what’s the future for hemp?” One answer: hempitecture. Hempitecture is just that: hemp-infused architecture. One of the byproducts of industrial hemp
efficacy of the hurd, so this is an important step. The broken-down hurd can then be made into a variety of products, from paper to animal bedding to construction material such as hempcrete. Continued on p. 5 LEAFLET by Source Weekly
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proposal for utilizing hempcrete in a remodel or new construction. Building regulations don’t prevent the use or design of materials not defined in the code as long as that material, design or method of construction is approved prior to building. Since hempcrete buildings have already been approved and built throughout the world and in parts of the U.S., a historical opportunity awaits in Deschutes County. Another beneficial aspect of the hemp building industry is there’s always room for innovation and new products. Hemp batting, hemp blocks, structural laminates, countertops, pressboard… the list isn’t confined to just hempcrete. Some innovations come from Canada, Europe, China, Russia, or Australia, where the hemp industry is way ahead of the U.S. renaissance. Continued from p. 1 “Hempcrete takes the place of fiberglass insulation and also acts as a thermal barrier to increase a building’s energy efficiency,” said Chris Sullivan, plant technician with Lazarus Naturals in Powell Butte and hempcrete advocate. The “concrete” reference is because the hempcrete is mixed like concrete, but is a non-load bearing biocomposite used for insulation. Sullivan lists some of the other attributes of hempcrete: mold and pest resistant, hypo-allergenic, fire-resistant, non-toxic and a renewable resource. Hempcrete is made by mixing hemp hurds with a lime binder and water in a portable cement mixer. The resultant bioaggregate material is light and airy. The hempcrete is then packed and tamped down between temporary plywood sheets attached to stud walls (shuttering, for you builders out there). After the hempcrete dries, the forms are moved upward to accept the next
layer. The final wall may be covered with a plaster, instead of drywall, or left alone, depending upon building codes. Another advocate of hempcrete construction is La Pine-based master carpenter Joey Santavicca and his wife, Diana Forsberg. They own Family 1st Building and Remodeling, and Santavicca is also a hempcrete contractor. “We put your family first and develop non-toxic solutions for building and remodeling projects,” said Santavicca. “Hempcrete is great for those with chemical sensitivities.” With a myriad of toxins found in modern construction materials, Santavicca is excited to start building with hempcrete and to help homeowners navigate through the building approval process. According to Deschutes County Building Official Randy Scheid, the county has not yet seen a
“Moving ahead and creating an industry here, we have to have standards for testing and grading like the timber industry has,” said Barrett Dash, Central Oregon Hemp Association board member and optimization director for Omnibudsman Enterprises. Drawing from agricultural business models from the Midwest or the Dakotas to establish a potential cooperative that would benefit those involved with post-harvesting or post-production facilities and sharing equipment is a platform COHA is working on. “That’s a way bigger conversation,” said Dash—and is maybe one to have while the hempcrete cures.
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FROM ILLEGAL TO ESSENTIAL As marijuana sales continue to break records, a local cannabis startup cashes in big with online sales By Laurel Brauns
Ross Lipson and his brother Zach cofounded the Bend-based online cannabis order and delivery startup, Dutchie. This photo shows the inside of their offices: If it looks like a cool place to work, the Lipsons are hiring! The company has raised $53 million in venture capital in just three years, and plans to double its staff by 2021.
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t the beginning of the pandemic, the threat of police-state lockdown orders loomed large on the horizon: Weeks before the initial outbreak in Oregon, China and Italy forced people inside for weeks with threats of arrests and even jail time. Some Americans raced to the store to stock up on toilet paper, groceries and medications. Meanwhile many Central Oregonians stood in line for hours at local dispensaries to stock up on their own essential goods. Whether cannabis consumption helped to ease the stress and anxiety of the news of the pandemic, or made all the hours on the couch watching Netflix a lot more fun than it should have been, pot sales soared in the Beaver State, where there are more dis-
Sales for the cannabis flower were $2.68 million this June, compared to $1.85 million in June 2019. pensaries per capita than any other state, according to Ganjapreneur. After decades of stigmatization and criminalization, marijuana was finally deemed essential, even as large parts of the state’s economy like entertainment, barber shops and yoga studios were left out in the cold. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reported record-breaking sales month after month since the first coronavirus outbreak in March. Oregon’s response was similar to other states that had legalized marijuana in recent years. Some cities, such as Denver, Colorado, originally tried to declare recreational marijuana—along with liquor stores—nonessential, but after largescale public outcry, Mayor
Michael Hancock reversed the ruling, according to The New York Times. The same pattern emerged from San Francisco to Boston in the early days of the pandemic, but in city after city, pot stores stayed open. Marijuana sales in Deschutes County were $5 million during both May and June, according to records from the OLCC. Sales for the cannabis flower were $2.68 million this June, compared to $1.85 million in June 2019. Since the beginning of the pandemic in Oregon, the State never paused to ask if cannabis businesses should remain open, it asked how it could help keep them up and running safely. After all, tax revenue from sales added $100 million to the State’s coffers last year. In March, on the heels of Gov. Kate Brown’s stay-home orders, the OLCC issued temporary relaxed rules for dispensaries which allowed for curbside pick-up. It also made it easier for marijuana workers to get a permit to work by allowing them to complete the process online. Total sales in the state totaled $100 million this June. Locally, some stores saw the pandemic as an opportunity. Some switched most of their business to online ordering and contactless payment, combined with curbside pickup. One of Bend’s most successful tech startups, Dutchie, provides exactly the kind of services that marijuana dispensaries need right now to deal with the pandemic, both in Bend and across the country. The three-yearold company delivers website creation and maintenance, order processing, and pickup and delivery tracking for marijuana retail operations throughout the U.S. It just won $35 million in a second round of funding this month,
partially thanks to Howard Schultz, the Starbucks tycoon. Dutchie responded to the pandemic by creating a new feature for online dispensary customers to select curbside pickup when they complete their order, while also adding technology that helped the dispensary workers find each customer’s car, Dutchie founder Ross Lipson told the Source. “Virtually all states deemed cannabis dispensaries as essential businesses,” Lipson told Tech Crunch last week. “Many still had to comply with state laws and close their physical stores, though, leaving only one option for sales — online ordering. We saw dispensaries shift from about 30% of overall sales coming from Dutchie to upwards of 100%.” “Dutchie saw a 700% increase in order volume [since] the pandemic hit,” Lipson told the Source. “The demand for our product increased heavily and Dutchie on-boarded an additional 250 dispensaries in the first 30 days of the pandemic. Dutchie now powers online ordering for over 1,350 dispensaries, across 25 states plus Canada, facilitates over 75,000 orders a day, which equates to over $2.4 billion in annualized sales.” The cannabis industry, like many others, has been irrevocably transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these small dispensary businesses have been a boon for the local and state economy, providing service jobs as many other forms of employment evaporated overnight. The innovations of Dutchie are powering the systems that help these small businesses in Central Oregon and all over the U.S. stay afloat. On top of that, Dutchie provides 100 well-paying jobs to people in Bend and plans to double that by next year. LEAFLET by Source Weekly
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New programs providing seed money for marijuana startups are popping up around the country. Could Bend follow? By Laurel Brauns
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ew programs in Portland, and other progressive cities across the U.S., offer grants and loans to new cannabis businesses owned by people of color. Historically, arrests and convictions for pot-related crimes have disproportionally affected BIPOC communities. Some believe investing in Black-owned cannabis business is one way to right the wrongs of decades of discrimination and incarceration for marijuana offenses. Without innovative programs to support undercapitalized entrants into the industry, wealthy people—largely white—will see most of the profits from legalization, the thinking goes. Further, right now most money from pot taxes goes to police departments. Marijuana taxes fund police As the movement to “defund the police” sweeps the country, some Oregonians are looking more closely at the enormous budgets of state and local law enforcement agencies. Last year, out of the more than $100 million the State brought in from marijuana taxes, it spent more than $30 million on the Oregon State Police. On top of that, it redirected 10% of the funds back to counties for enforcement: Deschutes County received $400,000 from pot taxes last year. In Bend, the City collected $700,000 in 2019 from an additional 3% tax it charges on top of the state tax which goes straight into the City’s General Fund, whose primary beneficiary is… you guessed it… cops. One of the most problematic aspects of drug policing historically is that it has often disproportionally targeted communities of color. On a national level, despite marijuana usage rates between whites and nonwhites being similar, Black Americans are arrested for cannabis offenses at a rate of nearly four-to-one compared to whites, according to a 2020 report by the American Civil Liberties Union. Oregon is one of the only states that expunged the criminal records of those convicted of marijuana-only crimes. But despite the progress of legalization
The City of Bend may bring in close to $1 million in marijuana tax revenues in 2020. Helping minority-owned startups could bring the industry some needed diversity and distribute the benefits more evenly among different communities.
after 2015, minority communities in Oregon often have little means to start up their own dispensaries or cannabis growing operations. A 2019 study revealed that in Oregon, marijuana stores are located disproportionally in disadvantaged neighborhoods but, less than 2% of all pot shops are owned by minorities. The same communities that were punished by the criminal justice system before marijuana was legalized now lack capital to benefit from the $725 million (Oregon, 2019) industry. Racial justice provisions The City of Portland is beginning to deliver on some of the racial justice provisions that were promised with the legalization of marijuana back in 2015. Just two months ago, the Portland City Council moved $27 million that was earmarked for the Portland Police Bureau and instead will invest it in restorative justice initiatives. In 2019, Portland began a cannabis equity program--inspired by those in San Francisco and Oakland--which provides financial and technical assistance to people from communities with high levels of poverty or a history of drug arrests. Portland allocated nearly $500,000 to non-cannabis related Pexels
Although their useage rates are similar, Black Americans have been arrested for cannabis offenses nearly four times the rate of white Americans.
business through this program last year, and $210,000 for marijuana businesses. The money is granted through the NuLeaf Project, launched in 2018 to invest in and support business owners of color in the cannabis industry. Besides the grant program, NuLeaf provides mentoring, networking and educational programs to encourage more participation from the BIPOC community. Adrian Wayman runs Green Box, which curates packages of cannabis, CBD and hemp projects and mails them out to customers on a monthly basis. In 2017, he received a grant from NuLeaf, and his story is one example of how a program like this can improve people’s lives that were once damaged by drug policing. “I was arrested for cannabis possession, and that was always held over my head with employment and housing,” he told Filter, an online magazine for the cannabis industry. “So the City did exactly what they should have done to fix the wrong for something that should have never been a crime, and invested in my business. This is simply part of restoring the wrongs by giving me the opportunity to make a living, feed my family and have a successful business.” Is Central Oregon ready to make progressive changes to the way it spends marijuana taxes? Is the additional $400,000 a year to Deschutes County to fund the Sheriff’s Office for pot law enforcement enough, without adding the City of Bend’s own pot tax into the budget of the Bend Police Department? In at least one way, the local area is trending away from more marijuana, with voters voting for a county-wide opt-out on new marijuana farms on November’s ballot. At the same time, Central Oregon hemp farms continue to proliferate. None of the candidates for Bend City Council were willing to comment on supporting a program like Portland’s. But as the marijuana industry reaches maturity in Oregon, and growers produce way more than they are able to sell in the state, lawmakers have an opportunity to direct growing tax revenue streams into programs that aim to repair the drug crackdowns of earlier eras. LEAFLET by Source Weekly 9
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Due to COVID concerns, it has now become more socially acceptable to bogart that joint, my friend.
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efore the most recent Leaflet hit stands last spring, I invited a harem of 420-friendly buddies over for a weed-themed photo shoot. It was a grand old time; Funyuns, gummy worms and giggles galore. My, oh my, how things have changed. Not only are sizable social gatherings frowned upon in the age of COVID, but basic stoner etiquette has been altered
with my weed, especially with my pen,” Robeson said. “Since COVID, I really only bust it out if I know everyone I’m with has their own. I’ve still had some awkward encounters, though, where I have to say, ‘I’d normally let you mooch, but I don’t want your COVID smooch.’” Another Bend local, Dustin Davis, is a self-proclaimed smoker and marijuana proponent. “If I was to give advice
“I try to find the humor in it, but damn, it’s hard out there these days for a stoner, I’ll tell you what.” – Shadoe James significantly. No longer can we freely puffpuff-pass; instead, we have to worry about social distancing and germ-spreading. No longer can we laugh at our “one hit wonder” friend as he chokes for air after taking a generous bong rip. Instead, we scurry outside in a paranoid panic because, (again) germ-spreading. Has COVID taken all of the fun out of stonerdom? We asked several local potheads how they have noticed things have changed. “I would say that there’s only one significant way in which things have changed for me, personally,” said Bend local Shadoe James. “When I’m anywhere in public and I hit my cartridge, the panic that sets in is so real; I’m so concerned that I’m going to make a scene. I’ve been asked before if I’m COVID positive during one of my coughing fits, and I just held up my pen and laughed as I walked away. I try to find the humor in it, but damn, it’s hard out there these days for a stoner, I’ll tell you what.” Local stand-up comedian and longtime pot aficionado Cole Robeson also noted newfound issues with marijuana vaping. “I used to be pretty generous
to a fellow smoker in this day and age, I would say try smoking an indica so that you feel more sleepy and laid-back and less social,” he said. “Inda-couch instead of inda-streets socializing. I
have to be more cautious about passing a joint or handing off the bong, too. It’s so ingrained in me, it’s just part of the culture… you take a hit, you hand it off. I guess right now we’re living in a BYOJ culture. As far as coughing goes, I just try not to. If I’m smoking with someone else I’ll excuse myself before I do cough; you never know who’s paranoid about the whole thing, and obviously weed sometimes adds to that paranoia. No point in freaking people out unnecessarily.” Bend local Andrew Warwick reported undergoing changes that far exceeded shifts in etiquette. “I can’t smoke weed anymore,” he said. “Every time I do, I start to feel like I’m having respiratory issues, and my brain is like, ‘Oh yep, here we go; you’re dying. You’ve got COVID. It will all be over soon.’ So yeah, I’ve cut back.” Unsplash
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ETC. Preventative Walk-In Pet Wellness Clinic The Bend Spay and Neuter Project offers
VOLUNTEER Call for Volunteers - Play with Parrots!
Volunteers needed at Second Chance Bird Rescue! Located past Cascade Lakes Distillery, call for hours and location. Contact: 916-956-2153.
General Volunteer Opportunities Fourth
Thursday of every month. Bethlehem Inn, 3705 N Hwy 97, Bend. Contact: 541-322-8768 x11. volunteer@bethleheminn.org. Free.
Volunteer with Salvation Army A wide
variety of volunteer opportunities for almost every age. Ongoing. Contact: 541-389-8888.
Volunteers Needed Help with daily horse
care. Call Kate Beardsley to set up an appointment. Ongoing. Mustangs to the Rescue, 21670 McGilvray Road, Bend. Contact: 541-350-2406.
GROUPS & MEETUPS Annual Upscale Multi-Family Garage Sale at the River Run Event Center There will be 28+ tables setup for you
to browse through to find your perfect treasure. MASKS ARE MANDATORY! Aug. 29, 8:30am-1pm. Annual Upscale Garage Sale at the River Run Event Center, 1730 Blue Heron Drive, Redmond. Contact: 541-526-1876. aztke70@gmail.com.
Drum Ensemble - You’re Invited! Join a
peaceful drum ensemble at Pine Nursery Park every Saturday! No drugs or alcohol. Saturdays-Noon. Pine Nursery Park, 3750 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 360-301-5579. wononorb@gmail.com. Free.
Resist! Rally Weekly resistance protest, the
theme of the week changes. Contact Vocal Seniority or Indivisible Bend for more info. Contact info@thevocalseniority.org. Tuesdays, 11:30am12:30pm. Peace Corner, Corner of NW Greenwood Avenue and NW Wall Street, Bend.
FAMILY & KIDS Animal Storytime Join us for family storytime
with an appearance by a live animal guest. Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, 57245 River Rd., Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-4394. info@snco.org. $25.
Kids Ninja Warrior Summer Camp
Our experienced coaches lead ninja warrior challenges, team games and fun activities. This is a dropoff event. Aug. 17-21, 9am-3:30pm, Aug. 24-28, 9am-3:30pm and Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 9am3:30pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5412413919. staff.freespiritbend@gmail.com. $65 single day, $250 for week.
Math Enrichment Camp All camps will be outside on the lawn at The Hive. Registration is required, see summer camps 2020 on Flourish
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Longtable Dinner Our Longtable dinners are
served as a traditional three course, family style meal. The Summer Longtables begin at 6pm with passed appetizers and a cash bar. Dinner will follow with a salad course, a main dish and dessert. Aug. 28, 6-9pm. Rainshadow Organics Farm, Holmes Road, Sisters. Contact: 541-977-6746. info@rainshadoworganics.com. $65.
Madras Saturday Market Safe and socially distanced - don’t forget to bring your mask! Saturdays, 10am. Sahalee Park, 241 SE Seventh St, Madras. Contact: 541-550-0066. saturdaymarketmadras@gmail.com. Free.
Prime Rib Night Early reservations are recommended as we serve our legendary prime rib until it is all gone. Don’t miss out! Saturdays-Sundays, 4:30pm. Tumalo Feed Co. Steak House, 64619 W. Highway 20, Bend. Contact: 541-382-2202. tfcsmanagement@gmail.com. $32.95-$37.50. Redmond Farmers Market Find local
Central Oregon farm-fresh produce, organic eggs and meat, bakers, makers and crafters, fresh flowers, starts, plants and much more. Tuesdays, 3-6pm. Through Sept. 15. Centennial Park, Evergreen, Between 7th and 8th St., Redmond. Contact: 541-550-0066. redmondfarmersmarket1@hotmail.com. Free.
Sisters Farmers Market Enjoy the com-
munity abundance with our open-air socially distanced market! Sundays, 11am-2pm. Through Sept. 30. Sisters Farmers Market at Fir Street Park, 291 East Main Avenue, Sisters. Contact: 541904-0134. www.sistersfarmersmarket.com. Free.
BEER & DRINK EVENTS Local’s Night Come to Bevel Craft Brewing
for $4 beers and food specials from the food carts! Tuesdays, 3-9pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend. Contact: holla@ bevelbeer.com. Free.
Locals Night at Porter Brewing! We
offer a full menu of cask-conditioned ales, wine, cider and non-alcoholic beverages. Wednesdays, 4-7pm. Porter Brewing, 611 NE Jackpine Ct #2, Redmond. Free.
Taco Tuesdays Join us every Tuesday $2.50
tacos! Tuesdays, 4-10pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-3888331. info@silvermoonbrewing.com.
You’re invited to a peaceful drum ensemble, every Saturday at noon at Pine Nursery Park!
pour for only $5! Wednesdays, 11:30am-10pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-388-8331. info@silvermoonbrewing.com.
ATHLETIC EVENTS Bend Area Running Fraternity The group
will run along the Deschutes River and then receive discounted drinks from AVID! Mondays, 5pm. AVID Cider Co., 900 SE Wilson St., Bend. Contact: bendarearunningfraternity@gmail.com. Free.
Bend Pilates Bend Pilates is now offering a full schedule of classes through Zoom! Ongoing. For more information visit http://bendpilates.net/ classes/. Ongoing, Noon-1pm. Online. InMotion Weekly Workout InMotion Training Studio is offering free weekly workouts via their Facebook page. www.landpage.co/ inmotionfreeworkouts. Free. Ongoing, 4-5pm. Online. Free. Outdoor Spirit Fitness Class Open to all
abilities this well-rounded fitness class will enhance your cardio system and tone your whole body. All classes meet in the Old Mill District on the grass north of Pastini Restaurant. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 7:30-8:30am. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $12.
Thursdays on the Deck at Suttle Lodge
Outdoor Yoga Flow Uplift your mood, gain positive perspective while also gaining flexibility and strength. Pre-registration required. Mondays-Wednesdays-Saturdays-Sundays, 9:1510:15am. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $12.
Whiskey Wing Wednesdays Come down
Planet Fitness Home Work-Ins Planet Fitness is offering free daily workouts via livestream! The best part? Valid even for those without memberships! Sorry, #vanlifers cannot virtually take advantage of facility showers. On-
Each glass will be paired with a unique array of small-plates from our chef, using seasonal ingredients to compliment each wine. Seatings require reservations! Thursdays, 1-4pm. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. $55.
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going. Visit the Planet Fitness Facebook page for more details. Ongoing, 4-5pm. Online. Free.
OUTDOOR EVENTS Outdoor Mom + Baby Yoga Picnic Join other moms and babies with this outdoor bonding event. Spend quality time bonding with your baby while hanging out with other moms. Sept. 2, 11:30am-1pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $12. Outdoor Yoga + Fit Outdoor Yoga + Fit in the Old Mill starts with bodyweight fitness exercises and ends with yoga flow movements. Pre-registration required. Fridays, 9:15-10:15am. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $12.
HEALTH & WELLNESS Confidential Women’s Sexual Abuse Support Group Confidential support group for women
survivors of sexual abuse. Tuesdays, 6-8pm. Through Sept. 15. Veronica Ramos, Private, Bend. Contact: 503-856-4874. vleeramos@gmail.com. Free.
Tula Movement Arts - Online Classes
Stay bendy, not spendy. Tula is offering $7 off of all online classes. Otherwise, classes are free for current members and new clients can score a month-long pass for only $30. Download the MindBody app as well as Zoom, and sign up for classes at www.tulamovementarts.com. Ongoing, 1-2pm. $30.
Virtual Death Cafe Bend Do you want to talk about death and dying? Please join us for Virtual Death Cafe, a participant led discussion about any and all issues related to death and dying. Pre-registration required. Send email to cheryl@deathdoulahandinhand.com for registration link. Aug. 27, 6-7:30pm. Contact: cheryl@ deathdoulahandinhand.com. Free.
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Changes for Local Art Collective At Liberty and Scalehouse combine forces By Nicole Vulcan
to Scalehouse, an arts programming group that hosts gatherings and workshops, including Bend Design. According to a release from Scalehouse: “Moving forward, Scalehouse will continue a key portion of At Liberty’s mission by operating the Scalehouse Gallery.” In addition, “Acquiring the At Liberty assets will allow Scalehouse to add year-round contemporary art exhibitions to its programming and expand the reach of its arts and educational offerings. With this, Scalehouse will move a step closer to fulfilling its original vision of building a contemporary creative arts center.” The organization’s Courtesy Scalehouse
release said it plans to use this coming year to make plans for that center, which could play home to “art, creativity and film.” A fundraiser supporting Scalehouse and its gallery is scheduled to take place this fall. The organization also has plans for a Creative Relief Fund to help artists and creatives impacted by COVID-19. Scalehouse also plans to launch a new Creative Laureate process and application—a process the organization began in 2018 with the Arts and Culture Alliance, naming Jason Graham as its first Creative Laureate. At Liberty had a number of upcoming art exhibitions on its roster, including a September exhibition, “Gradients and Gatherings, An Exhibition of New Drawings,” by local artist and former Central Oregon Community College art professor Bill Hoppe. That exhibition will be the last inside the Liberty Theater space, with the work on view from Sept. 3 through Sept. 26. Following that, the space will undergo renovations, according to Scalehouse. Other future Scalehouse Gallery shows will take place “in a variety of locations throughout Bend,” according to the release. The current exhibition in the Liberty Theater, “A Lie Nation, Alienation” by Ka’ila Farrell-Smith is still on display through Aug. 29. Other future exhibitions to look out for in the coming months: a show from Shabazz Larkin, a
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eople engaged with the arts in Bend have likely sauntered through an exhibition or two at the Liberty Theater downtown, which has been the home of the At Liberty Arts Collaborative for several years. At Liberty has displayed the works of a number of fine artists—both local and international—as well as serving as host for gatherings that were part of Bend Design, World Muse and even the Source’s first Love Your Neighbor forum in February. Now, the At Liberty Arts Collaborative is seeing changes. This month, At Liberty announced that it would be donating its artistic assets
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Works from Ka’ila Farrell-Smith are currently on display at the Liberty Theater.
Nashville-based multi-disciplinary artist and activist who features images of Black culture and contemporary spirituality, and a 2021 exhibition featuring artists Sam Stubblefield and Joshua Borsman, two Seattle-based artists who explore birth, death and suicide rates.
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In honor of this week’s Leaflet, we present these local meals that stoners love By Cayla Clark Cayla Clark
Few things pair better with cold craft brews than a homemade sausage flight and mustard flight.
Mother pflücke-r, fall is almost here. Here’s what’s new on the culinary scene pflücke – Bavarian Grillhaus and Biergarten There’s a new bratwurst in town. Northwest Crossing’s newest culinary addition is now open for full-service dining, takeout and local delivery. The Grillhaus and Biergarten is serving up traditional sausage paired with housemade mustards and a wide variety of craft brews, making for a pfün evening out with pfrïends. The menu includes Bavarian “comfort food” from Spätzle (German spelt grain dumplings in a creamy bier cheese sauce) to the Crown Platter, a four-person meal that includes haus grilled sausages, Bavarian breads, mustards, cheese, kraut and a variety of other accoutrements. The microbrewery inspired menu also includes rotating flights of local beer and cider. South yo Mouth Even if you decide not to staycate at the Signature Bend hotel at 1413 NE 3rd St., you can still take advantage of the hotel’s new food cart, South yo Mouth. The southern-inspired BBQ truck serves up a range of portobello-centric vegetarian fare, from Mac & Cheese with smoked mushrooms to No Pork Sliders made with BBQ sauce-smothered portobellos, house made slaw and pickled red onions. Smoked ‘Shroom Tacos are a steal at six for $10. The Youngins menu is not limited based on age, but is also available to those young at heart (and maybe a little less peckish). Grab a meal and enjoy it by the Signature fire pits, along with a $5 pour from one of nine local taps inside the Signature lobby. Pumpkin Spice Time!!! It isn’t quite September, but Sisters’ own Laird Superfood has just reintroduced its Pumpkin Spice Superfood Creamer, a plant-based, guilt-free alternative to the coveted seasonal treat. “Our Pumpkin Spice Superfood Creamer, which has been a fan favorite, is made from naturally sourced ingredients and costs less than buying a latte. We want consumers to have the opportunity to enjoy the taste of the season with extra nourishment – guilt-free,” said Paul Hodge, CEO and co-founder of Laird Superfood in a recent press release. Insider’s tip: this creamer isn’t just for coffee: it also adds some healthy, festive spice to tea and smoothies.
The Carne Asada Fries from A’ la Carte are guaranteed to satisfied any case of the munchies.
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n honor of our newest edition of the Leaflet, we set to work compiling a list of some of Bend’s best munchie-friendly meals. From smothered burritos to loaded nuggets, we’re convinced that this roundup will satiate even the strangest late night (or midday, or early morning) cravings. Rockin’ Dave’s - Spikoli Burrito From homemade biscuits and gravy to freshly made bagel sandwiches, Rockin’ Dave’s breakfast menu is extensive and super munchie-friendly. One of the most decadent and extravagant menu items is The Spikoli, an inspired smothered burrito that has long-since been a local staple. “Here’s the story behind the Spikoli,” explained Dave Flier, menu master and bagel shop owner. “Back in the day, when Rockin’ Dave’s wasn’t open on Sundays, me and my girlfriend at the time were lounging around talking about what we wanted for breakfast. She wanted biscuits and gravy and I wanted a breakfast burrito. So, I decided to fuse the two; I added a diced-up biscuit and sausage to my breakfast burrito, which was already packed full of hash browns, eggs, cheese, caramelized onions and Tabasco sauce. Then I smothered it in sausage gravy! It seemed like a stoner’s dream, so I
named it ‘The Spikoli’ after Jeff Spicoli, Sean Penn’s character in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High.’” Los Jalapenos - Chorizo Burrito When certain Bendites were asked about their favorite stony breakfast stop, more than a handful mentioned Los Jalapenos. Owner and chef Gonzalo Morales first opened the quirky turquoise taco shack in 1994, and has been masterminding authentic and tasty menu items ever since. “Los Jalapenos is hands down one of my favorite places to go when I’m in da couch,” said Bend local Whitney Cunningham. “They have some of the best breakfast burritos in town, and my absolute favorite is the Chorizo Burrito. It’s stuffed with fresh chorizo, hash browns, eggs and cheese. You can add spinach to it, too, to feel like you kind of have your life together.” For those who are more inclined to throw a few back than burn a few down, happy hour was recently extended from 2 to 6pm daily, and features specialty margaritas and food specials. Alley Dogz - Loaded Chicken Nuggets Yes, you heard correctly. The food cart recently found a new home at Midtown Yacht Club, but it is still serving up the same smothered,
loaded goodness that Bendites have come to know and love. One of the most munchie-friendly menu items is undoubtedly the Loaded Chicken Nuggets: 10 chicken nuggets piled high with hot nacho cheese, ranch dressing, bacon and jalapenos. The food cart also serves up 100% beef chili cheese dogs, artisan grilled cheese sandwiches, hand-twisted pretzels and vegan bratwurst for the true herbivores in your friend group. Smothered fries are people, too. Where to get them? Here ya go. Bangers and Brews - Chili Cheese Fries When I saw the price point, I thought to myself, “Hm, maybe I’ll be getting a ramekin-sized portion.” On the contrary. $4 gets you a giant portion of fully-loaded fries, complete with onions, sour cream and cheese. A’ la Carte - Carne Asada Fries A longtime staple of The Lot food cart pod, A’ la Carte is known for its fresh Mexican cuisine and thin-cut shoestring fries. The Carne Asada Fries are topped with grilled steak, cotija cheese, salsa verde, green onion, cilantro and radish—and they hit the pot spot every single time. The Vladimir Poutine and Sweet Potato Curry fries are also worth checking out.
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The New Stoner Canon Movies that melt your face By Jared Rasic
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Robert Mitchum, Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop and a haunting score by Neil Young, “Dead Man” is perfect for when your brain needs to travel somewhere new. Available to stream on HBOMax.
Wizards (1977) Fairies vs. Nazis in a magical world in danger of being swallowed up by war. I was five when I saw this and it melted my brain forever. Luckily, it ages beautifully, since Nazis are ALWAYS going to be villains and heroes will always stand against them. Available to rent on Amazon.
Space Jam (1996) Hey, this is my list and I’m putting “Space Jam” in it because when you’re high enough this is the greatest and most important documentary ever made. Available to stream on HBOMax.
Dead Man (1995) An accountant murders a man in a hotel room and catches a bullet in the gut for his trouble. As he travels across North America while slowly bleeding to death, he befriends Nobody, a Native American who prepares him for crossing over. With Johnny Depp, John Hurt,
Holy Motors (2012) A man in a limo filled with disguises is driven around Paris to live as many different lives as he can over a 24-hour period. In some he’s a family man; in others he’s a grotesque monster, and in even others he’s an old pensioner. “Holy Motors” is about the fragile borders of reality and the roles we play to exist in a society. Plus, Kylie Minogue does a musical number that makes your face hurt from smiling so hard. Available to stream on Kanopy.
Black Dynamite (2009) Heroin-addicted orphans, a kung fu Abe Lincoln and the greatest black leather trench coat of all-time combine to make the most hilarious blaxploitation parody in history. You will laugh so loudly and madly that your friends and family will think you’re insane. Available to stream on Crackle.
The pure madness of 1977’s Ralph Bakshi mind bender, “Wizards,” can still blow minds.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Terry Gilliam makes movies that pry a piece of my imagination loose and flood it upon the world. Any of his movies would be perfect for the New Stoner Canon, but “Baron” wins simply for the line, “Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I’m delighted to say I have no grasp of it whatsoever.” Available to rent on Amazon.
Director Arpichatpong Weerasethakul takes dreams and manifests them into profound and strangely beautiful cinema. Every moment of this movie feels like a half-caught memory of a dream you just woke up from. You don’t view it or experience it; it washes over you and lets your brain remake itself on the fly. Available to stream on the Criterion Channel
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’m not sure if this is a hot take, but most stoner movies are terrible. Maybe at the time they came out they’re pretty funny or trippy, but they don’t tend to age very well. I recently tried to re-watch some of the Cheech and Chong movies. In “Nice Dreams,” Cheech legit sexually assaults someone and it’s played for laughs. Ruined a nice little edible high. We need a new stoner canon: movies that aren’t necessarily about drugs or being high, but movies that make the ride a little smoother. Movies that aren’t stupid as hell when you’re sober and won’t be embarrassing when you try to watch them a few years later. We can do better than Cheech and Chong and “Half Baked” and “The Stoned Age.” Here are a few ideas.
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Bend Racing Takes on the Eco-Challenge Bend-based team talks about their adventures in “The World’s Toughest Race”
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mazon Prime’s “World’s Toughest Race” opens with Bear Grylls hanging on a helicopter, hovering over the jungles of Fiji as he narrates about the tough terrain of the land below. “Steep mountains, sheer cliffs and miles and miles of dense tropical jungle,” he describes. Grylls explains how teams competing in the Eco-Challenge will travel 671 kilometers over 11 days, having to pass through a variety of obstacles and challenges to continue on. The race starts with 66 teams, some with winning in mind and others just with the hope of finishing. If one member of a team gives up or is injured, then it’s a wrap for the whole team. The same fate awaits teams if they don’t reach cut-off points in time. Central Oregon’s own Team Bend Racing relished the opportunity to compete in Fiji—especially in a race that is so iconic to the sport of adventure racing. “It’s the reason I got into the sport. It was totally a dream of mine since I started. I’m hoping now that we’ll be able to be a part of this resurgence,” said team captain Jason Magness. The Eco-Challenge form of competition first began in 1995 and had its last race in 2002. Even during its hiatus, the sport of adventure racing has thrived and maintained steady—but now, newer generations of teams and athletes can get a crack at this type of race. And the series revival might inspire some new athletes to take up the sport. “Our private joke is that we moved to Bend for this sport and to do all this. So now we joke, like everyone else, how no more people should move here. But now even more people are going to know about Bend because of this show,” laughs Magness. “We’re really proud of the town. Central Oregon is such an amazing and welcoming place for people to embrace the outdoors… and drink beer at the same time.” During episode one, Team Bend found themselves out to an early lead, absolutely cruising through the first two checkpoints after a long paddle. Team member Daniel Staudigel said outrigger paddling is something they focused on—and boy, did that training pay off. But just like any race, things can change in an instant. Shortly after they began their run on land, fatigue set in; Staudigel was overcome with heatstroke, causing the team to slip from first to 58th place.
Team Bend tackles a mountain biking portion of the Eco-Challenge, and the road at this point in the competition was physically unrideable.
But unless he was in a coma, Staudigel says the idea of quitting never crossed his mind. “Quitting is off the table. If that’s gonna happen, it’s gonna be obvious. It would have to be a lot more of a decision than just, ‘Dan is feeling bad,’” Staudigel told the Source. “It’s never, ‘there’s nothing we can do.’ The options are rest and keep pushing. I was just like ‘Tell me what to do and I’ll do my best’ [laughs].” So with his teammates behind him, Staudigel and company (Stephen Thompson and Melissa Coombes make up the rest of the team) kept at it, gaining back a ton of ground and moving their team back toward the top section of competitors. “It became that testament for us to not give up. How do you keep going when everything goes the wrong way? Until we crossed that finish line we wanted to keep pursuing our goals of being the top U.S. team to finish,” says Magness. One moment of bliss for Team Bend, after working hard to gain so much ground, came while rafting the Navua River. “That was one of the times I really turned the corner. After that leg I was back. The river itself is so stunning. Being at the bottom of the canyon was so special,” says Staudigel. Another thing enjoyable about the experience was interaction with the locals and children of Fiji. At one point, a school gets let out early and
hundreds of kids come running out to greet the racers. “We’d think we were getting close to the next transition because these kids were around us, but we’d be running with these schoolkids for like a mile, because they’re amazing bushwalkers themselves,” recalls Staudigel. Magness said he’s had a fun time watching the series, setting up projector showings in his neighborhood for his family and friends to watch. His wife, Chelsea, is also a member of Bend Racing, so she was eager to see all of what she missed. “Fiji was different in that yes, it was tough, but it was really fun because of the cultural interactions. We feel like we’re in the middle of nowhere and we come out of this jungle and there’s people. And they all knew this race was happening. I’ve never done a race where they’ve allowed interaction this much,” adds Magness. “A good race course is meant to play with your emotions like that.” I won’t give a spoiler on where Team Bend Racing placed during the Eco-Challenge, but I will say they met their goals as being the first team from the U.S. to finish in Fiji. To find out how it all went down, watch it on Amazon Prime. And yes, Bend Racing would love to do the Eco-Challenge again. They already have their applications in for 2021. The destination? Patagonia.
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Record-breaking numbers amid pandemic applications received continues to be on an upward trend, with year-overyear growth for the last four weeks, giving indication of forward-looking demand at least 30 to 90 days from now. The answer to why the median sales price spiked so drastically in July is clear in the data. Some 120 homes, or 37 percent, of the Bend homes sold in July were over $600,000—a significant increase from previous months. Looking at the homes currently for sale, 62% are priced between $600,000 and $2,000,000, leaving only around 31% under $500,000. The driving force behind the rising prices is the result of low inventory that hasn’t been keeping up with the steady increase of buyers. Many of these buyers are able and willing to pay more because of the increased buying power with low interest rates. Even with a small pause on number of sales during the initial Covid quarantine, the market is now busting with activity. Once again, millennials are paving the way and setting precedents while making up the largest portion of the workforce and largest share of home purchasing, accounting for 38% of all homebuyers, reports NAR. Consistently, our experience has shown that homebuyer clients waiting on the fence for months expecting a dip in prices are paying tens of thousands more than they would have paid when they originally began the house hunt. Now is not the time to wait and see what happens, since there is no end in sight to rising prices and growing competition.
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It’s hard when hanging out with your friend is one long “Look what the stork is bringing!” and all you can think is “My stork got run over by a bus en route to my house.” Understandably, you don’t want your friend to feel bad. But you’re protecting your friend’s feelings at the expense of your own, feeling extra bad because you aren’t telling her you need something from her: to stop bringing you in on crib picks and “which onesie is cuter?” because it shines a spotlight on the bare space in your life where a baby would go. In other words, she’s become a crappy friend to you -- through no fault of her own. Maybe she doesn’t know you chose your husband over a baby, or maybe she thinks you’ve made your peace with that. By keeping mum about your feelings, you’ve effectively transformed her -- turned her into the pregnant version of some empathetically bankrupt Binge-Shopper Barbie dragging a friend with no head to all the hat sales. Imagine if you were as attentive to emotional pain as you are to physical pain. If your friend backed her SUV onto your toes, you wouldn’t just stand there all, “I have a hard time asking for things, even if a person is my friend.” You’d scream; she’d move the thing; and then she’d whisk you off to the nearest urgent care for a lollypop and an X-ray. In contrast, consider where submerging your emotions, opting for the just-suck-it-up approach, leads. As clinical psychologist Randy Paterson puts it: “If you cannot say no, you are not in charge of your own life.” He explains that a “passive” style like yours is “designed to avoid conflict at all costs.” (In fact, conflict we avoid doesn’t go away; it just eats away at us on the inside.)
Paterson observes that passivity often emerges from a deep fear of being rejected and the mistaken sense that “the way to be accepted and appreciated by others is to give and give.” It leads us to keep our opinions to ourselves, give in to unreasonable demands, and generally sell ourselves out in a desperate and typically counterproductive attempt to gain others’ approval. Your passive style might have been protective for you once, like if you were a little kid trying to avoid getting smacked around by violent alcoholic parents. But chances are you’ve continued Amy Alkon using it out of habit, because it’s become automatic, not because you closely evaluated it and decided that it still makes sense. And it still might -- that is, if you, as an adult, have fisty alcoholic giants as your legal guardians. You can choose to shift to a healthier style: assertiveness, sticking up for yourself and your needs in an effort to rebalance your interactions with other people so they feel fairer. You do this by being direct and honest about how you’d like to be treated. State your needs calmly, using respectful language, and do it in a timely way -- as soon as possible -- instead of endlessly festering with resentment that someone hasn’t read your mind and changed their behavior accordingly. Assertiveness is ultimately the active form of self-respect (a person’s sense that they have value and thus have the right to ask to be treated as if their needs matter). Keep that in mind when you first start asserting yourself, which is sure to feel seriously uncomfortable and maybe even terrifying. Do it despite that. Refuse to let your fears be the boss of you, turning your life into one big suck-itup fest. Be prepared for the other person to disagree with you, dislike what you say, or even get angry. All you can control is your own behavior -- through putting your needs out there in a calm, respectful, timely, and nontoxic way. Mick Jagger, wisely, noted that, “You can’t always get what you want.” However, you’re more likely to have a crack at it if you don’t just seethe with anger until your friend finally figures it out at her baby shower (upon unwrapping your generous gift of matching Mommy-and-baby Swarovski-encrusted muzzles).
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Self-love is also
Stevens wrote that if you want to be original, you must “have the courage to be an amateur.” I agree! And that’s an important theme for you right now, since you’re entering a phase when your original ideas will be crucial to your growth. So listen up, Libra: If you want to stimulate your creatively to the max, adopt the fresh-eyed attitude of a rookie or a novice. Forget what you think you know about everything. Make yourself as innocently curious and eager as possible. Your imaginative insights and innovations will flow in abundance to the degree that you free yourself from the obligation to be serious and sober and professional. And keep in mind that Stevens said you need courage to act this way.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Rebecca Solnit writes, “The things we want are transformative, and we don’t know or only think we know what is on the other side of that transformation.” Her statement is especially apropos for you right now. The experiences you’re yearning for will indeed change you significantly if you get them—even though those changes will be different from what your conscious mind thinks they’ll be. But don’t worry. Your higher self—the eternal part of you that knows just what you need—is fully aware of the beneficial transformations that will come your way when you get what you yearn for.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): At age 22, future pioneer of science Isaac Newton got his college degree just as the Great Plague peaked in 1665. As a safety precaution, he proceeded to quarantine himself for many months. During that time of being sealed away, he made spectacular discoveries about optics, gravity, and calculus—in dramatic contrast to his years as a student, when his work had been relatively undistinguished. I’m not predicting that your experience of the 2020 pandemic will prove to be as fruitful as those of your fellow Capricorn, Isaac Newton. But of all the signs in the zodiac, I do think your output could be most Newton-like. And the coming weeks will be a good time for you to redouble your efforts to generate redemption amidst the chaos.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The rapper named Viper has released over 1,000 albums. In 2014 alone, he created 347. His most popular work is You’ll Cowards Don’t Even Smoke Crack, which has received over three million views on Youtube. According to The Chicago Reader, one of Viper’s most appealing features is his “blatant disregard for grammar.” I should also mention that he regards himself as the second Christ, and uses the nickname “Black Jesus.” So what does any of this have to do with you? Well, I’m recommending that you be as prolific, in your own field, as he is in his. I’m also inviting you to experiment with having a fun-lov-
the right question, every answer seems wrong,” says singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. I suspect you may have experienced a version of that predicament in recent weeks, Pisces. That’s the bad news. The good news is that I expect you will finally formulate the right questions very soon. They will most likely be quite different from the wrong and irrelevant questions you’ve been posing. In fact, the best way to find the revelatory questions will be to renounce and dismiss all the questions you have been asking up until now.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes, “Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can’t be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing.” I offer this meditation as your assignment in the coming weeks, Aries. You are in a phase when you’ll be wise to make various corrections and adjustments. But you should keep in mind that you don’t have unlimited time and energy to do so. And that’s OK, because some glitches can’t be repaired and others aren’t fully worthy of your passionate intensity. You really should choose to focus on the few specific acts of mending and healing that will serve you best in the long run.
TAURUS (April 20May 20): “There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice,” wrote author F. Scott Fitzgerald. This is true even between the same two people in an intimate alliance with each other. The love that you and your spouse or friend or close relative or collaborator exchanged a month ago isn’t the same as it is now. It can’t be identical, because then it wouldn’t be vibrant, robust love, which needs to ceaselessly transform in order to be vibrant and robust. This is always true, of course, but will be an especially potent meditation for you during the next four weeks.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): As a professional writer, novelist Thomas Wolfe trained himself to have keen perceptions that enabled him to penetrate below surface appearances. And yet he wrote, “I have to see a thing a thousand times before I see it once.” In other words, it was hard even for him, a highly trained observer, to get a deep and accurate read of what was going on. It required a long time and many attempts—and rarely occurred for him on the first look. Even if you’re not a writer, Gemini, I recommend his approach for you in the coming weeks. You will attune yourself to current cosmic rhythms—and thus be more likely to receive their full help and blessings—if you deepen and refine the way you use your senses. CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s sometimes tempting for you to seek stability and safety by remaining just the way you are. When life pushes you to jump in and enjoy its wild ride, you may imagine it’s wise to refrain—to retreat to your sanctuary and cultivate the strength that comes from being staunch and steadfast and solid. Sometimes that approach does indeed work for you. I’m not implying it’s wrong or bad. But in the coming weeks, I think your strategy should be different. The advice I’ll offer you comes from Cancerian author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh: “Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.”
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work,” says author Sister Mary Lauretta. Have you been making progress in accomplishing that goal, Leo? According to my astrological analysis, fate has been offering and will continue to offer you the chance to either find work that you’ll love better than the work you’re doing, or else discover how to feel more love and excitement for your existing work. Why not intensify your efforts to cooperate with fate?
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optimism can sometimes seem, it has a weird habit of paying off,” writes author Michael Lewis. According to my analysis, the coming weeks will provide you with ample evidence that proves his hypothesis— on one condition, that is: You will have to cultivate and express a thoughtful kind of optimism. Is that possible? Do you have the audacity to maintain intelligent buoyancy and discerning positivity, even in the face of those who might try to gaslight you into feeling stupid for being buoyant and positive? I think you do.
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ACROSS 1. Software release that’s full of bugs 5. “Drop whatever project you’re working on” 9. Banana-like fruit 14. Free from fat 15. Real dunce 16. Banish from the country 17. Landed after gliding 18. Going both ways 19. Very little change 20. Drop off the kid at day care? (I hear you got an organ that creates bile) 23. Ones who work at the Post office?: Abbr. 24. Strange 25. Canoeing need 26. Kitchen spray 29. Some Sony laptops 31. Basketball announcer with the catchphrase “This is awesome, baby!” 33. Big name in veggie burgers 36. With 42-Across, “Aladdin” production with only the wish granter? (I hear you got a patella) 38. Valuable black stones 40. “Hadn’t thought of it that way” 41. Lubed up 42. See 36-Across 45. Hard to find 46. Person on campus who has all the answers 47. BB-8, e.g. 49. ___ soda 50. Party person 52. Animal with a beard 53. “___ Boys” (1886 Alcott sequel) 56. Card game with a bad smell? (I hear you got a finger joint) 59. “I Want to Break Free” band 62. Enter 63. 34-Down highlight 64. Someone who might take your car keys at the nightclub 65. Waiting to be used 66. Kind of suit in the ‘40s 67. Instrument with an endpin 68. Jayson Tatum, e.g. 69. Bird that builds nests by the sea
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