Source Weekly February 23, 2023

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EDITOR’S NOTE:

We had so much fun creating this current edition of Central Oregon Pets that we decided to extend the fun and have some of our stories inside the “regular” Source Weekly also include coverage of animal topics. From our feature story covering the basics of chicken rearing (amid the avian influenza outbreak) to a profile of a local animal sanctuary, you’ll find lots of animal-related stories inside all of the pages to follow. Plus, there’s our usual complement of stories about music, including a roundup of great music documentaries to watch in Sound, a contemplation of whether Marvel movies have run their course in Screen, and our coverage of openings and closings and a review of a local taco joint in Chow. We hope you enjoy the read!

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OPINION

We have to admit: When the Bend City Council adopted a resolution in 2021 that declared opposition to seeing rail cars carrying fossil fuels run through the city, we were dubious. What could a small city like Bend do to actually make things safer, in the face of petroleum companies and the other private enterprises that run that system?

Turns out, though, that resolution may have not gone far enough.

Americans have watched in horror this month at the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where cars carrying materials for making plastic went up in flames. Later, more train cars were intentionally set alight in order to prevent an even more dangerous blast. Some chemicals have since been found in the Ohio River, though authorities there claim it’s safe for people to drink the municipal water. But as the people watch fish die and their animals suffer, some there now wonder whether their town will ever recover. It’s a disaster that has us eyeing that set of tracks that runs straight through our little city and has us wondering what calamities could befall us if something like the East Palestine disaster could happen here.

According to reports, overheated wheel bearings were the cause of the derailment – which appears to be a preventable cause. In December, President Biden and Congress averted a railway strike by passing a law against such strikes. Railroad employees, by way of their unions, were pushing for paid sick leave — something that’s now available to all Oregonians as of this year. Was someone’s carelessness related to their disgruntlement? It makes one wonder.

Here in Bend, city councilors discussed and then passed the resolution that officially opposed “U.S. crude oil” by rail in May 2021. While we were philosophically in agreement with that, it felt – at the time – to be an effort akin to spitting in the wind. Why waste time on it when it would do nothing except share our collective dismay at something that seems so entrenched. The rail companies in charge of the tracks through Bend won’t even let us have passenger trains on those rails –as much as people would love that – let alone submitting to eschewing crude oil cars, or even

moving the tracks away from town. It’s easy to be defeatist in the face of such massive wealth and influence as the Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

Still, here’s the thing: Should a train carrying fossil fuels – or, perhaps worse, carrying highly volatile materials for making plastics – derail and create a blast, a great number of the citizens of Bend would be within the 1-mile blast zone. Some 12 schools — or 47% of Bend’s schools — are within that blast zone, according to research from the Sightline Institute. Some 50% of Bend’s parks are within that zone. Bend leaders are spending a lot of time advocating for development in the Bend Central District, much of which runs adjacent to the tracks. A new development at the old Les Schwab site on Franklin Avenue, called The Platform, aims to house hundreds of new residents, whose view will include those tracks. Another new development in the Kor Pine area, Timber Yards, is also near the tracks and will house many more people if approved. Many of Bend’s current and future assets run right along those tracks.

So what can we do?

While we were dubious about the success of a resolution opposing crude oil transport by rail in 2021, in light of the devastation we are seeing in East Palestine, now we think that perhaps it’s time to rethink that resolution in 2023. Did it include broad-enough language that could have shown opposition to not just the devastation of fuel transported through — and often not even destined for — our state, but also opposition to other harmful materials?

Bend by itself may not be able to do much, but, as the environmental advocacy group 350Deschutes put it, “Any potential solution to the problem must come from the federal government, and a collective push from city and state governments should stimulate awareness at the national level.”

Bend and the other cities of the region with fuel and hazardous materials running through their towns can, then, be part of a collective effort to make change. If we say nothing, we’ll most certainly get the status quo.

GUEST OPINION: ESTATE PLANNING AND HOW TO PROVIDE FOR OUR PETS

By Patricia Louise Nelson, Two Spruce Law

“I’m okay with dying. I’m grateful for the warning so that I can say proper goodbyes to you and your sister,” my mom said. Her bone-thin arms cuddled her Lhasa Apso, Lucy. “My only worry is Lucy. You can’t have her at your apartment, and Shari’s allergic to her,” she went on, referring to my 7-year-old niece. “I just don’t know what to do!”

“Don’t worry, Mom, we’ll find her a nice home.” I tried to reassure her. I fervently wished we did not have this one additional worry, given Mom’s advanced pancreatic cancer. The doctors had given her five months. That was five months and three weeks ago. I am certain Lucy is the reason Mom is still alive.

For a few people, the issue of how to provide for our pets is a grave concern as we face the approach of our own mortality. As our health changes over time — sometimes much earlier than we would have anticipated — some of us will have to grapple with the question of how to provide for our pets.

In preparing an estate plan, it’s important to consider whom you know who might be a good fit for adopting your pet. I find it most helpful to list either several people or several factors for the person in charge of your estate to consider in selecting a new home. Some of the factors my clients often include are that the person must be active and willing to take the pet on outings or have a large yard where the pet can run free. Another consideration is whether to leave funds to provide for your pet. One option is to not provide financial support for your pet in the hands of her new family. The thinking behind this choice is generally that we don’t want to muddy the waters of adoption; either

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the family wants our pet and is willing to adopt her or they are not.

Another option is to give the pet along with a sum of money to the adopting family. The concern with this option is whether the family wants the pet or the cash. What happens if the money is used up on veterinary bills, and it’s likely there will be additional costs? What happens if the adopting family changes its mind after the money is gone? What if the money is used for expenses unrelated to the pet?

A third option is to have someone interested in the well-being of the pet, but not part of the adopting family, hold the funds in trust for the pet. In this case, I suggest that you state clearly how the adopting family may spend the funds. May they be used to purchase food and toys? Or are they primarily to provide for veterinary expenses? I suggest after the pet passes away, any remaining funds be given to an animal shelter of your choosing. Contact Two Spruce Law for a free consultation.

GOOD WINTER VIBE

This is one of those wintertime, nasty road conditions… good Samaritan helps stranded motorist … feel good stories. In the midst of this mess of a world, with all of its issues, once in a while, something happens to me that restores at least a shred of hope in humanity. I live in Sisters and often go to the Metolius River seeking trout or solitude. About a month ago, my truck hit a patch of ice on Metolius Rd., slid off the road, and got stuck. I had a shovel and some sand bags but still felt just a bit uneasy. I told my two dogs that everything would be OK, but they were still looking at me with that look...The first vehicle that came by, well, let’s just say that the guy was not interested in helping me.

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Moments later, a truck stopped, and the young man said, “It looks like you could use some help,” (yes) — suffice it to say that he and his girlfriend (we’ll call them C and C from Bend) proceeded to help me dig my truck out of what could have been a nightmare. I refer to both of these young people as my “angels,” and especially her, as she took my two dogs under her wings and managed them while C and I got the truck back up on the road. Thanks again C and C. Whether or not this is the letter of the week, you two come by my office in Bend for your gift card on me for a nice dinner at a fine restaurant in Bend.

—Steve Blauvelt

THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAS STATION ISSUE

There is no need for histrionics at City Council meetings. If you have 2,000 signatures from the neighborhood saying you don't want the gas station, you've made your statement. Here's the easy solution - Don't Buy Gas There.

Once the gas station accountants realize what over 2,000 neighborhood people (last signature count) not using their facility means, they will cut their loss, and you can buy the building for pennies on the dollar.

In the mid/late ‘70s people found very creative uses for failed gas stations. You can convert it to a Florist/Chocolate Shop, Christian Science Reading Room, Herbal Boutique, or even a coffee shop

(though Bend already has a nice one on the corner of Bond and Colorado).

So shouting isn't necessary. You can just use that line from "Field of [broken] Dreams." ... "If you build it, we won't come."

—Paul Chance

Letter of the Week:

Thanks for your letter, Paul, which rang true for me in this world where “the paper economy” (to borrow a phrase from Wendell Berry) brings its A Game and Mother Nature waits in the dugout to finally bat last. We get what we pay for, Bend, and in this case, paying for less gas might mean a few more of you find an alternate means of transport. (Taps her fingers together, laughs happily from the bike lane…)

—Nicole Vulcan

Redmond Proposes Camping Code

Redmond City Council reviewed a first draft of policies that would regulate on what city-owned property people can camp on

By Jack Harvel

The Redmond City Council took its first steps to establish time, place and manner restrictions for people camping on public property during its regular meeting Feb. 14. About 250 people are experiencing homelessness in Redmond, according to preliminary data from the Point in Time Count. That’s nearly double the 127 reported in 2022 — though that number may have been undercounted due to a COVID outbreak among service providers at the time.

It's illegal for governments in the Ninth Circuit, which includes the West Coast, Idaho and Hawaii, to punish people for sleeping on public property without adequate alternative housing. The court ruling Martin v. Boise established this precedent in 2019, and in 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court upheld and expanded its ruling by banning fines to people camping in public. Oregon codified the judicial decisions into state law with

House Bill 3115, but the bill also allows cities to create “reasonable time, place and manner regulations” to manage public space. Oregon cities must create or update their policies by July 1, per HB3115, or forfeit its ability to reg ulate public camping outside of current state and federal law.

“Each court case kind of makes it a little more broad,” Redmond City Attorney Keith Leitz told city councilors. “We’ve been working on time, place and manner regulations for about the last year, and we want to bring it to council to get your input on where they’re at and bring them back later for your approval.”

Redmond City staff proposed six restrictions to public camping on City rights of way: in buildings or structures in public parks, on City Hall Property and parking lots, in the Central Business District, within limited-service commercial zones or if camping encroaches on a sidewalk leaving less than 5 feet of width for pedestrians. The staff also recommended 500-foot buffer zones between camps and schools, childcare centers, shelters, safe parking and utility facilities. The law isn’t clear on how much land a city must keep open to camping, but Leitz told city councilors that they can’t “over-designate” restrictions.

Deputy City Manager John Roberts said enforcing camping regulations would be complaint-based, either from citizens or City employees. Redmond Police carry pamphlets on local homelessness services and are asked to distribute them when they encounter unhoused people. The proposed code doesn’t allow the camping or storage of personal property on public land between 7 am and 9 pm. State law dictates that law enforcement officials post 24-hour notice of removals on non-compliant campsites.

Most people who gave public comment on the proposed code either expressed frustration with the severity of Oregon’s houselessness crisis, highlighted mental health struggles and drug addiction in unhoused populations or suggested code tweaks, such as larger buffer zones or adding specific language for people living in vehicles on public streets. Redmond City Councilor John Nielsen told attendees he didn’t want to dismiss people’s concerns, but that the time, place and manner restrictions are narrower than what some people asked for.

“The general feeling I’m getting is you would like us to do something; good news is we’re having these conversations right now,” Nielson said. “We have two issues: we have systemic issues of chronic homelessness; how do we keep people from falling into that situation, and that is not the conversation we’re having tonight. The conversation we’re having is how do we stop the bleeding, how do we get the folks out of tents, how do we get folks off the streets. And what we can do within the confines of the law that we are not empowered to overturn or ignore.”

Mayor Ed Fitch echoed this sentiment, saying Redmond is also working on a partnership with Oasis Village to establish a managed camp and create a safe parking program while it’s drafting the code. He added Redmond may host another public hearing on the code once a second draft is available. Redmond is one of many Oregon cities drafting time, place and manner restrictions as the July 1 deadline approaches. Bend approved restrictions in December but delayed establishing them until March. Bend’s code differs from Redmond’s by allowing daytime camping and restricting camping in residential zones.

Redmond’s 500-foot buffer around schools, shelters and utilities would make all camping on public right-of ways unauthorized in the surrounding blocks.

Courtesy City of Redmond

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OUT on the Outs

Bend’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group’s founders resigned after accusations of racism, which some of

group’s critics claim is inherent to the organization

By Jack Harvel

On Jan. 14, OUT Central Oregon, an LGBTQ advocacy group, posted a statement on its website announcing the departure of founders Jamie Nesbitt and Richard Scharfenberg, saying the nonprofit would seek new leadership going forward. The day before, BendFilm announced it was pausing its partnership with OCO to host OUT in Focus, a film festival that would have focused on LGBTQ stories. BendFilm said in the statement that it doesn’t condone or endorse racism in any form. And in the days before that, R.J. Quiris, a former president of OCO, accused members of the organization of harassment and making racist comments.

The founders apologized for their conduct in a since-deleted social media post on OCO’s page, and days later, the organization introduced its new board members in another now-deleted social media post. The apology and new leadership did little to stymie the stream of criticism toward the organization — which claimed OCO systemically centered white, wealthy, cisgendered gay men and failed to reach the broader LGBTQ community.

“For specific people, or specific identities, I found a lot of really great relationships through being part of OUT Central Oregon,” liliana cabrera, a founding board member of OUT Central Oregon told the Source Weekly. “The community responded in ways that did seem to want to have more clear visibility. But it all functions within structures that perpetuated harm, and not just harm as an outcome, but from poor practices that continue the erasure of people like me, who don't have a lot of money, who are not white or cisgender.”

OCO hosted a Queer Community Town Hall on Feb. 8 to address the controversy. The plan was to start the meeting with a community listening session in which people could speak freely about what they felt the organization could do better, before moving onto several agenda items. The town hall never got to the agenda, the listening session became contentious and many attendees walked out frustrated with the lack of common ground found.

“My expectations as a moderator were to have a community conversation with queer folks from many different backgrounds,” said Rita Schenkelberg, a former Bend city councilor who moderated the town hall. “It became very clear that that was not what it was going to be — it was going to be pretty chaotic.”

The day after the event, Quiris revealed that he’d originally helped plan the town hall which was scheduled for Jan. 29. Quiris said he was told the board

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needed more time to hire a moderator and to avoid doing the event as a crisis response in a now-deleted social media post. Though he was originally scheduled to speak at the event, Quiris said he only heard about the town hall through social media posts.

“Originally, yes, we planned to have it on the 29th, but we quickly realized this was no easy event. There was a lot of healing that needed to occur, and the event itself needed more purposeful planning and time to make sure the proper steps were put in place for a successful outcome for our community. More time and passion needed to be in place,” Brayan Gonzalez, one of the new OCO board members, said in an email.

Gonzalez got involved with OCO as a volunteer before joining the board after the change in leadership in January. Gonzalez grew up in Bend when there

of OCO will be different, and the organization will do things with the community’s best interests at the core of any and every decision it makes,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez said OCO is going back to basics and is restructuring to amplify voices that were underrepresented in OCO's past. He said the old OCO board was a reflection of what Bend was like when it was founded a decade ago, but that he still sees a need for an organization like OCO in a town like Bend where there are no explicitly LGBTQ spaces. Those critical of the organization, however, view the systemic deficiencies in OCO as insurmountable and have suggested the nonprofit dissolve and allocate funding to other queer groups.

“The OCO community hasn't made good use of its opportunities to learn and do better — the board and otherwise. The way that members of OCO have acted out is a reflection of a larger problem that OCO did not create, but did and does participate in, and continues to perpetuate. Racism, ableism, elitism, sexism and more that are present in the organization and broader community have been the most harmful and what I think led to this point,” cabrera said.

weren’t organizations that promoted inclusive LGBTQ events. In an email, he highlighted work OCO has done with Winter Pride Fest to promote visibility of the LGBTQ community, partnerships with Deschutes County Health to provide medical care for vulnerable populations and work done with Bend-La Pine Schools and Bend Park and Recreation District to create events for LGBTQ youth — but also acknowledged OCO had issues that need to be resolved.

“We also must acknowledge the organization's shortcomings. In the way it was run in the past, and how in trying to ‘do right,’ it was in some instances having the reverse effect. Moving forward, the future

The schism in the community led to some people, sponsors and organizations to back away from OCO as it approaches Winter PrideFest, historically its biggest event. Gonzalez said many of those relationships have been mended, and after speaking with affected community members, almost every sponsor and partner is again helping the organization put on Winter PrideFest. Though OUT in Focus Film Festival is paused, OCO is still working with Tower Theatre to screen films, and a festival may still eventually happen. He said going forward, he wants OCO events to be community-driven and accountable in ways the old OCO was not. But many of those who have been critical of OCO are skeptical of its path forward.

“Reconciliation and restoration function under the assumption that there was something solid and safe and healthy to begin with. I do believe in like, restorative practices. But again, what are we restoring? I would like to have a path towards something better, something that people are committed to being in good relationship, and doing what they need to do, individually, collectively, collaboratively.” cabrera said.

“Reconciliation and restoration function under the assumption that there was something solid and safe and healthy to begin with. I do believe in like, restorative practices. But again, what are we restoring? I would like to have a path towards something better, something that people are committed to being in good relationship, and doing what they need to do, individually, collectively, collaboratively?”

—liliana cabrera

OUT Central Oregon is facing controversy before Winter Pride Fest, its most popular event.

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Redmond Propone Código para Acampar

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Por Jack Harvel / By Jack Harvel Traducido por Jéssica Sánchez-Millar

Durante su reunión del 14 de febrero, el concejo municipal de Redmond tomó los primeros pasos para establecer restricciones del tiempo, forma y lugar para las personas que acampan en terreno público. Cerca de 250 personas se encuentran sin hogar en Redmond, según los datos preliminares de Point in Time Count. Es casi el doble de las 127 personas reportadas en 2022, aunque es posible que ese número no se haya contado en ese momento debido a un brote de COVID entre los prestadores de servicios.

Es ilegal que los gobiernos en el Noveno Circuito, que incluye la costa Oeste, Idaho y Hawái, castiguen a la gente por dormir en terreno público sin constar de una vivienda alternativa adecuada. El fallo judicial Martin v. Boise estableció este precedente en 2019, y en 2022, el Tribunal del Noveno Circuito ratificó y expandió su decisión al prohibir multas a las personas que acampan en lugares públicos. Oregon codificó las decisiones judiciales dentro de la ley estatal con el Proyecto de Ley 3115 (HB3115) de la Cámara de Representantes, pero el proyecto de ley también le permite a las ciudades crear “reglamentos razonables de tiempo, lugar y forma” para controlar el espacio público. Las ciudades de Oregon deben crear y tener al corriente

sus políticas antes del 1 de julio, de acuerdo con HB3115 o perderán su facultad de regularizar los campamentos públicos fuera de la ley federal y estatal actual.

“Cada caso judicial lo hace un poco más amplio,” dijo el fiscal municipal de Redmond, Keith Leitz a los concejales de la ciudad. “Hemos estado trabajando en los reglamentos del tiempo, lugar y forma de acampar durante casi el último año y queremos llevarlos al consejo para recibir su opinión en relación a dónde se encuentran y llevarlas de nuevo después para pedir su aprobación.

El personal de la Ciudad de Redmond propuso seis restricciones a los campamento públicos en edificios o construcciones en parques públicos, en la propiedad de la presidencia municipal y estacionamientos, en la región comercial central, dentro de zonas comerciales de servicio limitado o si el campamento invade una banqueta dejando menos de 5 pies de distancia de ancho para los peatones. También el personal recomendó zonas de barreras de 500 pies entre los campamentos y las escuelas, los centros de cuidado infantil, albergues, estacionamiento seguro e instalaciones de servicios públicos. La ley no es clara en lo referente a la cantidad de tierra que una ciudad debe

mantener abierta para acampar, pero Leitz le dijo a los concejales de la ciudad que no pueden “determinar en exceso” las restricciones.

El gerente adjunto de la ciudad, John Roberts, dijo que hacer cumplir los reglamentos para acampar se basaría en las quejas, ya sea por parte de los ciudadanos o de los empleados de la ciudad. La policía de Redmond trae consigo folletos con información de servicios locales para personas sin hogar y se les pide que los distribuyan cuando vean una persona sin hogar. El código propuesto no permite acampar o almacenar cosas personales en terreno público entre las 7 am y 9 pm. La ley estatal dicta que las fuerzas policiales publiquen un aviso de 24 horas para que quiten sus cosas de los campamentos que no cumplan con las normas. Redmond es una de las muchas ciudades en Oregon que redactan restricciones del tiempo, lugar y la forma de acampar a medida que se acerca la fecha límite del 1 de julio. Bend aprobó las restricciones en diciembre, pero retrasó el establecimiento hasta marzo. El código de Bend se diferencia del de Redmond en que permite acampar durante el día y restringe el acampar en zonas residenciales.

concejo municipal de Redmond revisó una primer propuesta de políticas que regularían en que propiedades de la ciudad la personas pueden acampar

The Golden Egg

Heading to the egg section of any local grocery store, shoppers may find one of two things: A sign boasting the relatively low price of eggs and the quantity now in stock… or a sign lamenting the fact that no eggs are available at all. If it’s the former, the sign is also likely to include instructions on how many cartons one customer is allowed to buy. Just like the toilet paper, Tylenol and cleaning products of pandemic days gone by, securing eggs is the latest supply-chain headache to hit the American consumer.

The egg shortage, then, is also introducing another shortage on local store shelves: A shortage of baby chicks at feed stores. When times get tough, more people turn to the notion of “growing their own.”

“Ever since the pandemic, people have been flocking to backyard poultry keeping,” stated Sarah Green, admin of the Facebook group, Central Oregon Gardening & Poultry, who also runs a YouTube channel, Green Lady Permaculture. “The egg supply chain issues from this winter have just seemed to convince more people that they need to add an egg layer of some kind. Everything from little tiny quail, all the way up to very large turkeys and geese, but the most popular has always been chickens.”

Avian Influenza in Oregon and beyond

Like the supply shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, this current egg shortage also stems from a virus – but not one that has been shown to widely affect human health.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly called bird flu — around the world, and first identified in wild birds in January 2022, has since been identified in all 50 states, affecting more than 58 million commercial and backyard flocks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Central Oregon, the outbreak has caused some culling of local flocks.

intermingling with one another and then bringing the virus back to gallinaceous birds such as chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl,” Carter told the Source Weekly. “Waterfowl in general can harbor the virus for three to four months in their fecal material and then contaminate the environment and water sources. However, they’re not as symptomatic/clinically ill as turkeys and other land fowl.”

counties, with six of them stemming from Deschutes County. Four flocks were backyard producers who sold eggs to the public. That quarantine was lifted Aug. 17, 2022, but ODA’s Avian Influenza page continues to list outbreaks from around the state as recently as January, with all listed outbreaks stemming from backyard producers. The last case reported in Deschutes County happened last November, according to ODA’s reporting.

“At this point, we’re still seeing cases,” Carter from ODA said. “Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s going to go away anytime soon. In the area of Deschutes County, the biggest risk is that a lot of people have domesticated waterfowl that intermingle with the wild waterfowl, thus spreading it to their flock.”

The intermingling often happens at properties with a water feature, Carter said.

“A lot of people have a pond on their property, and they have domesticated ducks that they let go on that pond which is also inhabited by wild waterfowl, and then their pet ducks intermingle with those wild waterfowl and then they bring that virus back into the chicken flock,” Carter said. “That’s when they experience the mortality rates.”

For those who don’t have a water feature, the risk isn’t zero — but it’s lower, she said.

Flocks get the virus when wild birds interact with domesticated ones, said Kristine Carter, district veterinarian at the Oregon Department of Agriculture who serves the northeast region of the state.

“Here in Oregon, we have seen that most cases have been in conjunction with domesticated and wild waterfowl

As a chicken keeper myself, I first learned of the current outbreak in July, when the Oregon Department of Agriculture issued a regional quarantine in response to the discovery of HPAI in a backyard flock of chickens and ducks in Deschutes County. At that time, ODA had found 11 cases of HPAI in five Oregon

“The risk should be significantly lower if they do not have pet ducks and their chickens are completely enclosed and they’re not having full access to pasture. Theoretically, we should have a lower incidence of them getting avian influenza.”

The current egg shortage is blamed on a worldwide outbreak of avian influenza. In response, more people are interested in raising their own.

If you’re one of them, a state vet and local keepers share their tips.

By Nicole Vulcan

Some of Sarah Green’s flock of chickens in Redmond.

Sarah Green

The Backyard Producers

For those who value their morning dose of quality protein — about 6 to 8 grams per egg — seeing empty store shelves has prompted them to skip the supply chain and to produce their own eggs.

As a result, local Facebook groups, like the above-mentioned Central Oregon Gardening & Poultry, and Central Oregon Chickens 101, have been filled with inquiries about everything from raising and finding chicks locally, to the ins and outs of chicken rearing.

For Central Oregon resident Linda Ly, who maintains the popular garden and urban homesteading blog, Garden Betty, giving advice about chicken keeping is a regular thing. I sat down with Ly recently to ask for some of her tips on raising chickens for the newbie.

“The first thing I always tell them is to make sure you're not squeamish about chickens, because it's not like having a dog or a cat. Even though chickens are rather low maintenance, their needs — because they are a farm animal — tend to be more messy,” Ly said. “There's going to be some kind of issue with your chicken, and you're not going to take it to a vet. Honestly, for most things that you have to deal with — whether it's like a poopy butt or maybe an egg that stuck in its vent or even mites — there's just so many things that happen with chickens because they live outside.”

For Ly, raising chickens and growing her own food are parts of a chosen lifestyle that began long before the world woke up to the pains of a global supply chain. Part of the allure for me is a marked difference between eggs grown at home and those bought from the store — though Ly wasn’t exactly convinced that the flavor factor is real.

“I think a lot of flavor is also going to be psychological, because what you grow, and what you raised on your own is always going to taste better than what you buy, just because you put your heart and soul into it. A lot of our perception, I think, of flavor and that type of experience comes from what we put into it as well. I guess that's just like so many things, not just flavor,” she said. “I'm a very visual person. So when I compare a store-bought egg to my own egg, just the act of cracking it… our eggs are so much thicker. When you look at the yolks, ours are just so round, so firm and the whites are a lot thicker compared to a store-bought egg, which is going to be a little bit paler in color. It's a little bit runny. You don't really know how old that egg is, but with your own egg, you always know how old it is.”

Ly and her family currently have a flock of four chickens in Deschutes River Woods. Four is the max allowed for households within the Bend city limits (though Ly’s property is outside that zone). City rules also prohibit roosters.

“We let our chickens free range on our property. We do leave them grains and seeds, and we give them grubs as their treat, but we pretty much let them

fend for themselves,” Ly described. “They have free range of an acre on our property, and they dig for all kinds of worms and grasshoppers and whatever's in the ground. We also give them all of our kitchen scraps. We produce a ton of veggie and fruit scraps from our kitchen, and all of it goes to the chickens.”

Over at the Central Oregon Gardening & Poultry Facebook group, group admin Green gives out plenty of wisdom to the noobs who join to get help and advice.

One of her first pieces of advice: Don’t think this is going to save you money.

“Some people seem to think that keeping chickens is cheaper than buying eggs,” Green wrote via Facebook message. “Sorry to say, it’s really not, not for the first few years at least. Housing, fencing and feed are not cheap anymore. If you can DIY the fencing and coop, it can save you lots.”

From my personal experience, the math does begin to work in one’s favor after the initial setup. I spend about $25 per month on organic layer feed for my three birds, who also have about 1/3 of a backyard in which to free range for whatever’s around. For me, the initial setup included purchasing and modifying an insulated doghouse from a farmer who was offloading it for $30, to which I added nesting boxes and a raised platform using wood I salvaged. A $200 automatic door that opens and closes at dawn and dusk made me less beholden to the time constraints of urban farming. In exchange, I get two to three eggs a day, or 60 to 90 per month. Presuming a cost of $6 per dozen for organic,

free-range eggs at the store, I’m coming out ahead, mostly.

Ly of Garden Betty added a bit of her own advice about getting started:

“If you're just starting out, I think it's perfectly acceptable and probably the best idea to start off smaller. Our first coop was built entirely with random

salvaged lumber just because we wanted to make sure that chicken keeping was really for us. We were limited by how many chickens we could keep — down in L.A. [where Ly lived with her husband prior to moving to Bend] the limit was three or four. And so we built the coop exactly to fit three or four chickens. Because the problem is, if you go too big, and you're only filling it with three or four chickens, then it's really hard to keep them warm in the winter, even if they're all huddled together.”

Green raises both chickens and ducks on about 1/5 of an acre in Redmond, sharing her knowledge on both the group and her YouTube page. She summed up her basic advice:

“Main things people should know is... 1. Chickens are great, but all breeds are very different. Some lay more eggs than others, some are divas and some are louder than others. Research a lot. 2. Even in our area, never use a heat lamp after they are full grown. Houses burn down each year because of heat lamps. Heat panels are safer, but they don't need heat. Chickens just need a draft free coop, a little space to roam around and food and water daily. 3. Roosters are not allowed in town! They are loud and can be aggressive,” Green advised. “Not all chicks you buy will turn out to be hens. You can buy pullets (young female chickens), but it's not guaranteed, unless you get what is called a sexlink. That is a chicken that has markings at hatch that are gender dependent. If you end up with roosters, you may have to find them a new home or a stew pot. That can be hard, but it's part of keeping backyard birds.”

Protecting Your Flock

Tips from Oregon Department of Agriculture District Veterinarian

Kristine Carter

Biosecurity is super important — making sure you have a closed flock and you don’t hang out with other birds or bring other birds back. If you're going to bring other birds, do a 30-day quarantine. You handle those birds last, you handle your flock first. Also, make sure you're buying birds from a reputable source. A hatchery is a good option. Or the feed store (all those come from the hatchery.) There is a concern not just for avian influenza — it has some zoonotic potential — but also salmonella. Every chicken has salmonella, so ensure proper egg washing and hygiene — washing hands. If you have little kids, make sure they are cleaning their

hands properly. And boots, being cognitive of where your shoes have been. It’s always a good idea to have a designated pair of chicken shoes that you just wear into that coop. I recommend going to the feed store and getting those cheap rubber boots that you can just leave at the coop. Just slip those on, and those are your coup shoes, and then you put the shoes on that you want to do other things in.

“We recommend that they [chickens] stay in a coop or in a covered area that can completely be enclosed. Not for the darkness, but to prevent wild waterfowl from interacting with those birds,” Carter said.

Linda Ly of the Garden Betty blog maintains her own flock of free-range hens in Deschutes River Woods.

Megan Baker

SOURCE PICKS

THURSDAY 2/23

SATURDAY 2/25

HOODOO'S WINTER CARNIVAL

DAY FULL OF FREE ACTIVITIES

Start the day with musical chairs and end it with fireworks at Hoodoo this weekend! It’s a full day of free events, including an axe throwing booth, frisbee golf, three-legged obstacle race, team tube race, hula-hoop contest, pie eating contest, archery contest and more! Sat., Feb. 25, 11am-9pm. Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Rd., Sisters. Free.

SATURDAY 2/25

THE BALLROOM THIEVES

PEELED BACK ACOUSTIC

The Ballroom Thieves will perform an acoustic style set as a duo. The blending harmonies, soft strings and strong chemistry from these two talented musicians will make for an intimate, personal show. Performing tunes from its newest album, “Clouds,” The Ballroom Thieves will fill the Volcanic with soothing songs. Thu., Feb. 23, 8-11pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $18.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY 2/24-26

SUTTLE LODGE'S 2023 WINTER BEER FEST

CELEBRATE OREGON BEERS

Featuring over 25 craft breweries, food, snacks, live music, cozy winter lodge vibes and Bavarian-style fun, Suttle Lodge is hosting its fourth annual beer fest. Taste a variety of Oregon-brewed beers and bundle up for this outdoor event. Talk to leaders in the brewing community and learn about the hard work it takes to brew.

Fri.-Sun., Feb. 24-26, Noon-5pm. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 HWY 20, Sisters. $50-$160.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY 2/24-25

MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR

SHOWCASING SHORT DOCS

For its annual fundraiser, The Environmental Center is bringing Mountainfilm on Tour to Bend. From adventure to climate change to culture to resilience, 10 short docs will play at the Tower each night of the tour. The goal of the films is to inspire conversation, thought and action. Fri., Feb. 24 and Sat., Feb. 25, 6pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. $22-$25.

HENHOUSE PROWLERS AND KY BURT

POWERFUL BLUEGRASS

Henhouse Prowlers is a four-piece bluegrass band that tours around the world, bringing classic bluegrass tunes to listeners’ ears. With a deep passion for music and this specific genre, this band performs with unforgettable energy. Oregon-based artist, Ky Burt, will warm up the stage with some tunes. Sat., Feb. 25, 7-11pm. The Belfry, 302 E. Main Ave., Sisters. $20.

SATURDAY 2/25

AN EVENING WITH FRACTAL

HIGH ENERGY JAMTRONICA

Dance the night away with this local jamtronica band. Fractal is known for funky grooves, stellar compositions and Phish covers. This band's sound features rhythmic grooves that cross genres. Sat., Feb. 25, 8pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. $10.

SUNDAY 2/26

LOVE & THEFT AND ELVIS MONROE

AMERICAN COUNTRY DUO

Love & Theft performs American country music with vocal harmony from Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles. Layering voices and guitar, this duo has a sound that stands out in the country music world. Elvis Monroe will open for the band and start the night off with a bang! Sun., Feb. 26, 8-11pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $20.

SUNDAY 2/26

“ADRENALINE SUCKS” FILM PREMIERE

WITH PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE MATTHIAS GIRAUD

Base jumper and extreme athlete, Matthias Giraud, created a film about getting rid of the term “adrenaline junkie” and unpacking the meaning behind finding bliss in the outdoors, even if that means jumping off a cliff with a parachute. Sun., Feb. 26, 7-10pm. Tin Pan Theater, 869 NW Tin Pan Alley, Bend. $15.

MONDAY 2/27

THE DRUM: COMMUNITY DRUMMING & RHYTHM CIRCLE

FREE-FLOWING RHYTHM CIRCLE

Looking to find rhythm with others? Attend this drumming circle. This opportunity invites attendees to find their beat, create percussive sound, move the body and be with the healing energy that the sound creates. Mon., Feb. 27, 6-7:15pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Rd., Bend. $11.

MONDAY 2/27

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT TRIVIA

WATCH IT AND PLAY

Bevel is back with its themed trivia night! Do you watch “Arrested Development” or want to watch it all before Monday? If so, grab a fellow fan and head to Bevel to win it all! Anything from the iconic 2000s sitcom is fair game. Study up! Mon., Feb. 27, 6-9pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Free.

Courtesy Netflix

Courtesy Brew Public

Henhouse Prowlers Facebook

Lauryn Hottinger

Matthias Giraud Facebook

Dumpstaphunk w/ Jon Cleary

Source Material: Music Docs

Seven music-related films to get you through this “WTF” winter into spring mode

By Doone Lupine Williams

When I first saw Oliver Stone’s 1991 psychedelic and dramatic whirlwind as a teen, “The Doors” — and the way Val Kilmer truly transcended into Jim Morrison’s spirit (and fully adopted his body and voice) — the relationship between true stories in music history and filmmaking seemed like an entirely new planet to me. I was instantly hooked! In fact, the film was what inspired me to go to film school. Seeing the way Morrison was such an artist, and how he started out in film school — where he met Ray Manzarek (keyboardist and early visionary for The Doors) — how if it wasn’t for film school, The Doors may have never happened. I felt an instant bond to the film. When we watch music films, it gives us a deeper, personal connection to the music and artist we love so deeply. It’s fascinating how much has to happen before it reaches our ears.

Here are eight of my favorite music documentaries to queue up this week and where to watch them:

1. “Jazz On A Summer’s Day” (1959) - directed by Bert Stern. Available to rent on YouTube.

In 1958, photographer Bert Stern (most recognizable for taking the last photos of Marilyn Monroe, known as “The Last Sitting” ) was inspired by a friend to “take some pictures” at the Newport Jazz Festival. It turned out to be his first and only motion picture film. With stunning candid cinematography of the hippest scenes imaginable, the film captures intimate documentation of the greatest legends in Jazz: Louis Armstrong, Anita O’Day, Thelonious Monk, Chico Hamilton (to name a few). You’ll feel like a fly on a wall to one of the most stylish eras in music history.

2. “Dig!” (2004) Directed by Ondi Timoner. Available on Amazon Prime.

If you’re looking for a story stranger than fiction, here you go. If you want to relive (or perhaps wish you could have lived) in the early ’90s underground rock

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scene in Portland, Oregon, look no further. The queen of documentary filmmaking, Ondi Timoner, shot the radical relationship between the bands The Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown Massacre. It is shot over a period of seven years and culled from 1,500 hours of footage. (Interloper Films)

3. “Funky Monks” (1991) Directed by Gavin Bowden. Watch on YouTube.

What feels like a true home video, in all its VHS grime, the film observes what it was like to be The Red Hot Chili Peppers during the recording of its ‘91 Warner Bros. debut album, “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” — produced by Rick Ruben at The Mansion. Both shot in black and white and in color, the film is a lovely, filterless portal into the band’s brotherhood and creative process.

4. “1991: The Year Punk Broke” (1993) Directed by Dave Markey. Watch on YouTube.

The film is worth watching for the opening credits alone. Filmmaker Dave Markey captures Sonic Youth, Nirvana (who are literally babies in this), Dinosaur

JR., The Ramones, Gumball and Babes in Toyland on their first European Tour in ’91. They’re really all just a bunch of kids at recess — it’s a trip to see the artistry, talent and poetry that leaks from these musicians before anyone even knew who they were. A tip of the hat to the mix between experimental cinema and concert videography.

5. “Meet Me in the Bathroom” (2022) Directed by Will Lovelace and David Southern. Available on Amazon Prime.

This was one of my favorite films of 2022. Right when I thought every great underground music era in NYC had been publicized and glamorized through film and photography, “Meet Me in The Bathroom” covers life post-9/11 in Brooklyn’s underground art and music culture that birthed The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Based on the book by the same name by Lizzie Goodman.

6. “The Public Image is Rotten” (2018) Directed by Tabbert Fiiller Available on Amazon Prime.

An intimate narrative and conversation with the British vocalist John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten. The roller coaster of a life leading the Sex Pistols, losing his dear friend Syd Vicious, starting Public Image LTD, all the rotating bass players (including Flea!) and how focused and extremely affected he is still is as an artist.

7. “Nothing Compares” (2022) Directed by Kathryn Ferguson. Watch on Showtime.

Sinead O’Connor was one of the first real radical women who saw fame through her undeniable talent, fast. More devastatingly, she got ripped apart so hard by the media for speaking her voice and political opinions without a filter. The film depicts the rise and fall of her career and her mental health in a seriously honest portrait that everyone should watch without judgement.

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Left, "DIG." Right, “Meet Me in the Bathroom” film poster.

Photos courtesy of Interloper Films and Lizzy Goodman

CALENDAR

22 Wednesday

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Bingo with a Brit

Join with the favorite bloke Michael as MC, and win prizes, swag, gift cards, weekly cash prize and an end-of-the-month cumulative cash jackpot. $10 per booklet (5 games/booklet). 6:30-8:30pm.

Cabin 22 Trivia Wednesdays Useless Knowledge Bowl Live Trivia Game Show! It’s not your average quiz night. Team up to win gift cards. It’s fun and free to play, with Locals’ Day featuring Crater Lake and local craft beer specials. Get here this week! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Corey’s Bar & Grill Karaoke Sing your heart out at Corey’s! Grab friends and drinks for some Coreyoke. 9pm-Midnight. Free.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open Mic Sign-up 7:30pm. If you’ve ever wanted to try stand-up comedy, this is where you start! 8-10pm. Free.

Deschutes Brewery Public House Head

Games Trivia Night Eat. Drink. Think. Win! Head Games multi-media trivia is at Deschutes Bend Public House every Wednesday. Win prizes. Teams up to six. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

The Domino Room Pink Talking Fish with Watkins Glen Pink Talking Fish is a Hybrid Tribute Fusion Act that takes the music from three of the world’s most beloved bands and creates a special treat for fans of the music. 8:30pm. $20.

Hub City Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke

Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hub City every Wednesday and Thursday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

JC’s Bar & Grill Trivia Nite with Trivia Girl Compete with your peers and test your knowledge of current events, music and other random categories while enjoying 75 cent wings! Also, JC’s trivia separates themselves from the rest with a physical challenge! 7-9:30pm. Free.

M&J Tavern Open Mic Night Downtown living room welcomes musicians to bring their acoustic set or turn it up to eleven with the whole band. Bring your own instruments. Goes to last call or last musician, which ever comes first. 21+. 6:30pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Accoustic Open Mic

with Derek Michael Marc Head down to the Northside Bar and Grill Wednesdays to catch local artists perform live. 7-9pm. Free.

Open Space Event Studios High Desert Musician Collective Don’t miss your chance to get noticed and booked this summer, by local booking agents attending this month’s Musician’s Gathering! Closing out the night we will rock out with another new HDMC artist Something Dirty. Open mic starts at 5:30pm. 6-10pm. Free.

Seven Nightclub & Restaurant The CO Show The CO Show is a free comedy showcase!

Doors open at 7pm show starts at 8pm! Central Oregon Comedy Scene and Karaokaine productions have teamed up to bring this show to you! It’s co-hosted with multiple hosts, co-produced for Central Oregon! 8pm. Free.

Tower Theatre Yamato Drummers A group of dozens of players start their performance by hitting a Japanese taiko drum made from a large 400-year-old tree. 7:30pm. $32-$52 (plus $3 historic preservation fee).

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 John Shipe Relax with a pint and enjoy great local music! 6-8pm. Free.

23 Thursday

Austin Mercantile Live Music Every Thursday Join at Austin Mercantile for live music every Thursday. Offering a light happy hour menu — daily flatbread, chili, charcuterie, soft pretzels and more! 4:30-6:30pm. Free.

Bend Elks Lodge #1371 Bingo Bingo at the Elk’s Lodge. Win cash prizes. 6-9pm. $23.

Bridge 99 Brewery Trivia Thursdays UKB’s live trivia game show is like no other. Team up to compete for gift card prizes! Brews, ciders, mixed drinks, pizzas and food truck options. Indoor and outdoor seating. 6-8pm. Free.

Corey’s Bar & Grill Karaoke Sing your heart out at Corey’s! Grab friends and drinks for some Coreyoke. 9pm-Midnight. Free.

High Desert Music Hall The Mystery Ramble

A revolving roster of talented Central Oregon musicians performing with the band. High Desert Music Hall invites community to this unique opportunity to appreciate, encourage and support local musicians as they perform, showcase and collaborate in this beautiful and creative environment. Email your master of ceremonies, Mitch Gordon at jamnoliah@me.com to sign up. 7-9pm. Free.

Hub City Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hub City every Wednesday and Thursday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

Big E’s Sports Bar Big E’s Open Mic Open mic from 6-9pm. Sign-ups at 5:30pm. Three song/15-minute limit. Minors allowed. Singles/ duos/trios. No drum sets. Great food and beverage from Big E’s Sportsbar menu. Original music or covers. =6-9pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Dark & Grey Local duo performing classic rock and alternative covers. 7-9pm. Free.

Porter Brewing Co. The Ballybogs Grab a pint, sit back, relax and enjoy live music by an amazing group of artists that brings the best Irish Trad Music in Central Oregon! Every Thursday at Porter! 6-8pm. Free.

River’s Place Derek Michael Marc Trio (Acoustic) Mixture of tasty blues/rock/soul cover songs and originals. 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Trivia on the Moon

Come down to Silver Moon Brewing for a night of trivia! Teams are welcome to show up in groups up to 8 people. Silver Moon also offers seating reservations for $20 donations that all go to F*Cancer! If you would like to reserve a table please contact the Trivia on the Moon Facebook page. 7pm. Free.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse

Fireside Concert Series: Dave and Melody Hill This week, Dave and Melody Hill will be sharing their soul-moving music. 6-8pm. $10.

Volcanic Theatre Pub The Ballroom Thieves For the last decade The Ballroom Thieves have focused on an energetic and dynamic live show that features a powerful quartet of searing vocals, drums, bass, electric guitars and more recently synths. But this winter they’re scaling things back to expose the bones of some of their most well-loved songs. 8-11:59pm. $18.

24 Friday

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Fill My

Blank: Live Interactive Game Show You’re invite to a live interactive game night with Craft Kitchen and Brewery! Courtney, the co-owner of Craft, welcomes you into her home as the host of our version of the super popular TV game, Match Game. 8-10pm. $10-15.

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Mango Stew Trio Mango Stew is back at the Vineyard with a fun night of palm tree rock ‘n’ roll with great tunes by Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett, Zac Brown and the Eagles. Come hear the trio in the warm tasting room and pretend to have your toes in the sand. 5-8pm. $15/adults, Free/children 12 and under.

Hardtails Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke

Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hardtails for a fun Friday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Comedy Night at Silver Moon Brewing Presented by Tease Bang Boom Productions, this comedy showcase is sure to be exactly what you need to cry with laughter on a Friday night! Featuring your host Jessica Taylor with performers Alex Hauptman, Billy Brant and Steve Harber. 8-9:30pm. $15.

Walt Reilly’s Swing 44 Join for a fun night of music with Swing 44! It is a small swing group from Bend, specializing in Django-style jazz, tunes from the Great American Songbook and beyond. This music will put a smile on your face and a bounce in your stride. Actual melodies! 6-8pm. Free.

Hoodoo Ski Area Friday Night Lights Enjoy bonfires, live music and more every Friday night at Hoodoo, thanks to Ablis CBD. 5pm. Free.

25 Saturday

The Belfry Henhouse Prowlers and Ky Burt Founded over 14 years ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, this quartet now finds themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy and education. 7-11pm.

Bridge 99 Brewery Stage 28 Karaoke Come out for a night of all ages Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hub City every Wednesday and Thursday night and sing your heart out! 6pm. Free.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy at Craft: Showcase Don’t be fooled that the cuteness of these cuddly comedy bears. This show is for adults only. The Craft shows have been selling out consistently, so get your tickets ASAP. 8-10pm.

Flights Wine Bar Live Music at Flights Come grab a great glass of wine, have an incredible dinner and enjoy live music every Saturday at Flights Wine Bar. 6-8pm. Free.

High Desert Music Hall An Evening with Fractal Fractal brings their high energy jamtronica dance party to Redmond for their first show at the High Desert Music Hall. Come with your dancing shoes for this one! All ages show. 8pm. $10.

Northside Bar & Grill Ruckus Classic rock pop and dance music. 8-11pm. Free.

The Outfitter Bar at Seventh Mountain Resort Bill Powers Join in the Speakeasy for free live music with Bill Powers! Bill can also be seen in bands The Silvertone Devils & Honey Don’t. 4-7pm. Free.

River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions Listen to some jazz this weekend! 6pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Call Down Thunder Call Down Thunder returns to Silver Moon! 8-11pm. $10.

The Bite Heller Highwater Trio Heller Highwater Trio singing your favorite covers with soul and passion, harmonies and lovely lead guitar. Family and dog friendly with variety of food carts and beverage selection. 6-8pm. Free.

Volcanic Theatre Pub James Brandon Lewis Trio & The Messthetics The last time drummer Brendan Canty and bassist Joe Lally were in a band together, they were the rhythmic architects for Fugazi. 8-11:59pm. $20.

26 Sunday

The Astro Lounge Local Artist Spotlight

Sundays This is a chance to listen to Central Oregon’s newest and upcoming local artists. They have earned their spot to perform a two-hour show, changing weekly, every Sunday. Support local top notch talent! 7-9pm. Free.

Corey’s Bar & Grill Karaoke Sing your heart out at Corey’s! Grab friends and drinks for some Coreyoke. 9pm-Midnight. Free.

Dumpstaphunk is a New Orleans funk powerhouse band, bringing the groovy, dance vibes to Bend. Dance and jam with Dumpstaphunk at the Tower Theatre on Tue., Feb. 28 at 7:30pm.

Courtesy Dumpstaphunk Facebook

Flights Wine Bar Trivia at Flights Wine Bar

Join Sundays for trivia with King Trivia! Free to play! Get a group together, and come get nerdy! Awesome prizes and as always, delicious food and drinks! 4-6pm. Free.

River’s Place Trivia Sundays at Noon Trivia Sundays at Noon, with UKB Trivia, at River’s Place. This is no ordinary contest, this is a live trivia game show. Noon-2pm. Free.

River’s Place Jesse Meade Finger-style, acoustic guitar playing while performing both original material and an array of cover songs. 5-7pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Not’Cho Grandma’s Bingo Silver Moon is partnering with the YOUNI Movement to guarantee the best bingo experience in all of Central Oregon! 10am. Free/GA, $10/early entry.

Silver Moon Brewing Open Mic at the Moon

Get a taste of the big time! Sign-up is at 4pm! Come checkout the biggest and baddest open mic night in Bend! 5-8pm. Free.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Love & Theft

and Elvis Monroe Love and Theft is an American country music duo consisting of vocalists Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles. 8-11:59pm. $20.

27 Monday

Bevel Craft Brewing Arrested

Development Trivia They’ll cover all seasons of this hilarious series! Watch it all again to refresh on Netflix and come join! Teams of 6 people max! Top three teams win gift cards! 6-9pm. Free.

Bridge 99 Brewery Trivia Mondays UKB’s live trivia game show is like no other. Team up to compete for gift card prizes! Brews, ciders, mixed drinks, pizzas and food truck options. Indoor and outdoor seating. 6-8pm. Free.

Elixir Wine Group Locals Music Night Enjoy live musicians, great wine and small bites. 6-9pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Karaoke with DJ Chris Karaoke with DJ Chris every Monday. 7-9pm. Free.

On Tap Locals’ Day Plus Live Music Cheaper drinks all day and live music at night, get down to On Tap. 11am-9pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Comedy Open Mic Comedy open mic every Monday at Silver Moon Brewing in the Green Room. Sign-ups at 6:30pm. Presented by Tease Bang Boom Productions. 7-8:30pm. Free.

Worthy Brewing Head Games Trivia Night

Eat. Drink. Think. Win! Head Games multi-media trivia is at Worthy Brewing Co. in Bend every Monday. Win prizes. Teams up to six. 7-9pm. Free.

28 Tuesday

Volcanic Theatre Pub Metalachi Often referred to as the greatest heavy metal band to ever live.. always referred to as… Metalachi! 8-11:59pm.

The Commons Cafe & Taproom Storytellers Open Mic StoryTellers open mic nights are full of music, laughs and community. Ky Burt is the host. Sign-ups start at 5pm sharp in the cafe, and spots go quick. 6pm. Free.

River’s Place Bingo! Have fun, win cash prizes and support a local nonprofit organization. February nonprofit is Silver Linings Rescue Ranch. 6-8pm. Cards are $1 - $5.

The Cellar—A Porter Brewing Company Music Night at The Cellar, Featuring Central Oregon Music & Musicians Grab a pint, sit back, relax and enjoy live music by Central Oregon musicians! Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, from 6-8pm at The Cellar! Fourth Tuesday of every month, 6-8pm. Free.

Tower Theatre Dumpstaphunk with Jon Cleary This all-star evening with NOLA musical royalty starts with the Crescent City’s eclectic piano master Jon Cleary and culminates with Ivan and Ian Neville leading the preeminent funk-fusion export Dumpstaphunk. 7:30pm. $32$57 (plus $3 historic preservation fee).

Worthy Beers & Burgers Head Games

Trivia Night Join for live multi-media trivia every Tuesday night. Win prizes. Teams up to 6 players. 7-9pm. Free.

1 Wednesday

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 If and When

Relax with a pint and enjoy great local music! 6-8pm. Free.

Tower Theatre Hillbenders The Hillbenders took performing arts venues, festivals and clubs all over the U.S. by storm. It is one of the few bluegrass groups that recognize their ability to bridge the gap between the common music consumer and the bluegrass genre, selecting material that defies any hillbilly stigmas. 7:30pm. $22-$32 (plus $3 historic preservation fee).

Revival Vintage Way Back Whensdays with Revival Vintage: Live ‘Tiny Desk’ Performances, Free Bevs, and Vintage Shopping Every first Wednesday, Revival Vintage will throw it down with Way Back Whensdays! Each month hosts a live Tiny Desk session, performed by a fresh rotation of local musicians and DJs. As per usual, free local bevs and bites will be available, while the vintage shopping will be ample. First Wednesday of every month, 6-9:30pm. Free. Volcanic Theatre Pub Lespecial Parallel 44 presents Lespecial with special guests live at Volcanic Theatre Pub. 8:30-11:59pm. $20.

MUSIC

Central Oregon Symphony Winter Concert Series 2023 The winter concerts will lead off with a suite of varied dances by French composer, Cecile Chaminade, and conclude with Symphony No. 8 of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. Feb. 25, 7:30-9:30pm and Feb. 26, 2-4pm. Bend High School, 230 NE Sixth St., Bend. Contact: 541-3173941. info@cosymphony. com. Complimentary.

Sunday Brunch and Karaoke Wake up right with brunch and karaoke! Sundays, 10am3pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Free.

Community Dance Live music by the musicians of the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers District 3! This is a free, open to all event, dancing is welcomed and encouraged. Sun, Feb. 26, 1-4pm and Sun, March 26, 1pm. Terrebonne Grange Hall, 8286 11th St., Terrebonne. Contact: 360852-2413. kimmer0331@yahoo.com. Free.

Tha Hangout: A Night Out with The Father’s Group Put on your dancin’ shoes cuz everyone is gettin’ down with The Fathers Group! Live performances, delicious food and friends! Find a sitter for the kids, this is ‘grown folks’ night. Feb. 25, 8-11:59pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-410-5866. info@openspace. studios. $10/online, $15/door.

Virginia Riggs Children’s Concert

Virginia Riggs Children’s Concert named after a former Central Oregon Symphony cellist with a passion for educating young people, this 45-minute concert is fun, educational and open to all. Feb. 25, 9-11am. Bend Senior High School, 230 NE 6th Street, Bend. Contact: 541-317-3941. info@cosymphony.com. Free.

DANCE

4th Saturday West Coast Swing

Dance WCS is done to hip hop, dirty blues, acoustic or late night R&B. No partner or rhythm needed! Every fourth Saturday! Beginning lesson with Victoria of Bend Dance at 7pm. 8pm is when the real dance starts! All are welcome! Fourth Saturday of every month, 7-11pm. Through Oct. 28. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-4100048. salsavictoria@yahoo.com. $15 lesson and dance, $10 just dance.

Argentine Tango Classes and Dance

Join every Wednesday for Tango classes and dancing! Your first class is free. 6:30-7pm Tango 101, no partner needed! 7-8pm all levels class. 8-9:30pm open dancing. Wednesdays, 6:309:30pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-728-3234. tangocentraloregon@gmail.com. $5-$10.

Country Swing Dance Lessons Come join for partner country swing dancing! They have beginner, advanced and circle dance lessons. Check the Cricket Instagram to find out which it is this week! Come with a partner, or come single and they’ll find you one! See y’all there! Every other Thursday, 7-8pm. Through Dec. 30. Cross-Eyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4270. Free.

Daddy Daughter Dance Under the Sea A special evening for dads (or male role models) and girls in K to 5th grade to share in the Rotary Club of Bend’s Daddy Daughter Dance—Under the Sea! Enjoy food, activities and dancing. Feb. 25, 6-9pm. Summit High School, 2855 NW Clearwater Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-639-8055. cj@millerferrari.com. $50-$100.

FILM EVENTS

Mountainfilm On Tour Each year, The Environmental Center brings Mountainfilm on Tour to Bend to showcase incredible documentary films, thoughtfully curated for our Central Oregon audience. This film event features stories of adventure, climate change, culture and resilience from around the world. Feb. 24, 6pm and Feb. 25, 6pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-385-6908. info@envirocenter.org. $22-$25.

ARTS + CRAFTS

Kreitzer Open Gallery and Studio Give the gift of a contemporary realist David Kreitzer original. Stunning Central Oregon splendor, water, koi, fantasy, figure and floral. SF Chronicle: “Kreitzer demonstrates the poetic intensity of the old tradition.” Mondays-Sundays, 11am-5pm. Kreitzer Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Rd., Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

The Ballroom Thieves released their latest album, "Clouds," in 2022 and will perform these tracks on tour as a duo. Catch this acoustic set at the Volcanic Theatre Pub on Thu., Feb. 23 at 8pm.

Courtesy Ballroom Thieves Facebook

Mosaic Stepping Stones

Learn to make a colorful statement piece for your yard or garden. Starting with a 12×12 stepping stone, and applying colorful stained glass, you will create a unique art piece that you will love and your neighbors will envy. Feb. 25, 11am-4pm and Feb. 26, Noon-2pm. Carleton Manor Mosaics, 1776 NE 8th Street, Bend. Contact: 907-230-1785. jesica@ carletonmanormosaics.com. $95.

Adrenaline Sucks Film Premiere

With Professional Athlete Matthias

Giraud “Adrenaline Sucks” film premiere with professional athlete Matthias Giraud. Feb. 26, 7-10pm. Tin Pan Theater, 869 NW Tin Pan Alley, Bend. Contact: 541-388-3378. $15.

Unfixed, Featuring Akihiko Miyoshi In Unfixed, Akihiko Miyoshi reimagines photographs as magical objects whose potential is not yet concrete, colonized or mined for data and information. Miyoshi’s work results from his unique process of printing digitized 35mm negatives on silk which are then layered in between coats of resin. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-6pm. Through Feb. 26. Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts, 550 NW Franklin Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-640-2186. marley@scalehouse.org. Free.

Visual Joy and Perfection: The Artistry of Master Fine Artist David Kreitzer

Join David in the Kreitzer Gallery and Studio, and experience sublime and healing Central Oregon splendor landscapes, the human figure, koi, California vineyards, floral and fantasy oil and watercolor images. Thursdays-Sundays, Noon5pm. Kreitzer Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Rd., Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

PRESENTATIONS + EXHIBITS

Know Underwater: Project Recover: Keeping America’s Promise Learn about the work Project Recover is doing to locate MIAs around the globe. Project Recover is a nonprofit that has been in existence for close to three decades. Its mission is to search for, locate and repatriate Americans missing in action (MIA) from our nation’s conflicts. March 1, 6-7pm. East Bend Public Library, 62080 Dean Swift Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

Memories of Ukraine: A Baha’i Perspective Bend attorney, Jim Slothower visited newly independent Ukraine in 1992 and lived there in 2004-05. With stories and photos he will describe what life was like for him and for many of the friends he made while traveling throughout Ukraine and what it’s like for some of those friends now. Feb. 26, 1:30-3:30pm. East Bend Public Library, 62080 Dean Swift Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-420-2543. jnsloth19@gmail.com. Free.

WORDS

Current Fiction Book Club Please join for Current Fiction Book Club. The group will discuss “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver. More book clubs listed online at bendsource. com in the calendar section. March 1, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Know Justice: Filling in the Gaps: Reflections on Queer Memory & World-Making This presentation traces the relationships between care, grief and midrash—a Jewish rhetorical genre and method that attends to gaps, lapses and silences through stories. Dr. Cassandra Hall will position midrash as a queer grieving practice that honors those structurally forgotten within dominant historical narratives alongside Ocean Vuong’s book. Feb. 26, 3-4pm. Downtown Bend Public Library - Brooks Room, 601 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Virtual Author Event: Cozy Mysteries with Emily George & Emmeline Duncan Join cozy mystery authors Emily George and Emmeline Duncan to discuss their new books, “A Half-Baked Murder” and “Double Shot Death,” on Zoom! This is a ticketed event requiring a $5 fee or purchase of the book(s). Reservation and books can be purchased through Eventbrite. Feb. 28, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. $5-$32.

OUTDOOR EVENTS

Adult Dodgeball (Open Gym) Check out Bend’s favorite social adult co-ed sports league! Drop in for a single game every Wednesday through March 15 and see what the buzz is all about. Sign up solo, with a friend or with a group of friends! Registration available at the door. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm. Through March 15. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend, 500 NE Wall Street, Bend. Contact: hi@benddodgeball.com. $10.

Central Oregon USASA Comp. Series: Halfpipe 1 and 2 Join Central Oregon USASA for its halfpipe competition series! Feb. 25. Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Dr., Bend. Free.

The Circuit BIPOC Climbing Night Join the Circuit Rock gym the last Thursday every month for an event that welcomes all in the BIPOC community. Last Thursday of every month. The Circuit Bouldering Gym Bend, 63051 NE Corporate Pl., Bend. 50% off day pass. Scones on the Cone! Stop by for hot coffee and homemade scones at the top of the cinder cone. Sunrise ski/snowboard! Woooooo! Saturdays, 7:15-8am. Through March 31. Mount Bachelor Ski Resort - West Village, 13000 SW Century Dr., Bend. Suggested $2 donation.

Taiko of Bend Club (Starts March 2023) Taiko is a form of group drumming with elements of dance and martial art. The Taiko of Bend Club is a beginner’s level club practicing outdoors in Drake Park. Come fragrance-free. Check website for start dates, times and more details: joannamoore.com/taiko-bend. Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm and Saturdays, 10-11:30am. Through Nov. 4. Troy Field, NW Bond Street and Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: joanna@desipotential.com. Free.

VOLUNTEER

Volunteer: Help Businesses Prosper!

Share your professional and business expertise. Become a volunteer mentor with SCORE in Central Oregon. The chapter is growing. Your experience and knowledge will be valued by both new and existing businesses in the community. To apply, call 541-316-0662 or visit centraloregon.score.org/ volunteer. Ongoing. Contact: 541-316-0662.

Thrive Moving Volunteers Support your neighbors by helping them move to their new home. If interested, fill out the volunteer form or reach out! Ongoing. Contact: 541-728-1022. TCOmoving22@gmail.com.

Volunteer with Mustangs To The Rescue Volunteers wanted to help with daily horse care at Mustangs To The Rescue. No experience necessary. Call and leave a message or email. Ongoing. Mustangs To The Rescue, 21670 SE McGilvray Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-330-8943. volunteer@mustangstotherescue.org.

Volunteer with Salvation Army The Salvation Army has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for almost every age. Salvation Army has an emergency food pantry, the groups visit residents of assisted living centers and make up gifts for veterans and the homeless. Ongoing. Contact: 541-389-8888.

Volunteers Needed for Humane Society Thrift Store Do you love animals and discovering “new” treasures? Then volunteering at the HSCO Thrift Store is a great way to combine your passions while helping raise funds to provide animal welfare services for the local community. For more information visit the website at www.hsco.org/volunteer. Ongoing. Humane Society Thrift Shop, 61220 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3840. abigail@hsco.org.

GROUPS + MEETUPS

Annual Upscale Multi-Family Garage Sale

You’re invited to join for the Annual Upscale Multiple Family Garage Sale at the River Run Event Center in Eagle Crest. 32 tables set up to browse through. Feb. 25, 8:30am-1pm. Annual Upscale Garage Sale at the River Run Event Center, 1730 Blue Heron Dr., Redmond. Contact: 541-526-1876. aztke70@gmail.com. Free.

Bringing the Fish Home: Fish Reintroduction and River Restoration in the Upper Deschutes Basin Sixty years after the construction of the Pelton Round Butte Dam Complex, migrating salmon and steelhead are returning to the Upper Deschutes Basin. This seminar will focus on the history of the reintroduction and ongoing restoration efforts to support these fish, which also benefit resident fish and other wildlife. Feb. 28, 6-8pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4077. marisa@ deschutesriver.org. Free.

Redmond Chess Club Redmond Chess Club meets Tuesday evenings at the High Desert Music Hall in Redmond. Come join for an evening of chess! Everyone is welcome. Sets provided or bring your own. Feb. 28, 6-9pm. Every Tuesday. High Desert Music Hall. Contact Gilbert at 503490-9596. Free.

Get jazzy with the James Brandon Lewis Trio on Saturday night, Feb. 25, at the Volcanic Theatre Pub. With its music crossing genres, the band touches on gospel, folk-blues and classic brass band sounds.

Courtesy James Brandon Lewis Website

Bend Ukelele Group (BUGs) Do you play Uke? Like to learn to play? Beginners and experienced players all welcome to join the fun every Tuesday at 6:30-8pm at Big E’s just off 3rd street near Reed Market. Go play with the group! Tue, Dec. 6, 6:30pm and Tuesdays, 6:30pm. Big E’s Sports Bar, 1012 SE Cleveland Ave., Bend. Contact: 206-707-6337. Free.

Board Game Social Club Join every Thursday for Board Game Social Club! Come in and join other gamers in the game library. Whether you’re new to town, board gaming or both, this is the perfect opportunity to connect with other board game players! See you there!

Thursdays, 6-10pm. Through Dec. 1. Modern Games, 550 SW Industrial way #150, bend. Contact: 541-6398121. hello@moderngamesbend.com. $5.

Competitive Cribbage Play nine games of cribbage versus nine different opponents. Cash prizes awarded based on number of wins. Mondays, 5-8pm. Deschutes Junction, 2940 N Hwy 97, Bend. Contact: 541-530-1112. rickyticky1954@gmail.com. $2-$18.

The Drum: Community Drumming & Rhythm Circle A free-flowing rhythm circle to explore who you really are—rhythmic, spiritual beings in physical form. Let your inner-child out to play as you explore your own beat and express the wild within. Come create sound, move your body or just be with the vibrations. Rhythm instruments of all kinds welcome. Mon, Feb. 27, 6-7:15pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Rd., Bend. Contact: 541815-3131. choicetribeoregon@gmail.com. $11.

Guided Meditation: New Beginnings and Getting Rooted in Love Amy will guide participants into the present moment through centering breath work and attention to the body for grounding and relaxation. AWednesdays, 5:30-7pm.

Through March 1. Hawthorn Healing Arts Center, 39 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-3300334. info@hawthorncenter.com. $15 per class.

Speed Dating Event Speed Dating in Bend!

Yahoo! Join at Broken Top Bottle Shop for a gosh darn good time! Ages 40- 60. Please contact Lisa at branchouteventsbend@gmail.com if you have any questions and to secure your spot. Feb. 22, 6-8pm. Broken Top Bottle Shop, 1740 NW Pence Lane, Bend. Contact: 541-480-1065. branchouteventsbend@gmail.com. $25.

We’re Bringing Gammon Back! All skills (and ages) welcome! B.Y.O.Board if possible. Join for fun and game. First Wednesday of every month, 6-8pm. Through June 7. The Ale Apothecary Tasting Room, 30 SW Century Dr., Ste 140, Bend. Contact: 541-350-3226. Free.

FUNDRAISING

Rally in Support of the People of Ukraine

The Vocal Seniority and Indivisible Sisters invite all to join us in showing support for the people of Ukraine, whose thriving democracy was ruthlessly attacked by Vladimir Putin’s autocratic regime one year ago.. Speakers include Rep. Emerson Levy, Salah Asary, and Zenia Kuzma. Entertainment by The ReSistas Feb. 24, 5-6pm. Peace Corner, Corner of NW Greenwood Ave. and NW Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 619787-0570. rsabbadini@sdsu.edu. Free.

Snowlab Ballers Bingo Join at The Brown Owl and Lucky’s Woodsman and help raise scholarship funds for SNOWDAYS! Plus sign up for your chance to win your very own pass to the Snowlab where you can design, build and shred your own skis/board. Cash, prizes and fun for all ages! Tuesdays, 6-8pm. Through March 28. The Brown Owl, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 541822-3799. eventsbreakingfree@gmail.com. Free.

EVENTS + MARKETS

Hoodoo’s Winter Carnival The premiere event of the season and a day full of fun! Hoodoo’s Winter Carnival has been a tradition at Hoodoo for 40+ years and includes a large number of free events (no lift ticket required). The lifts are open 9am-9pm. Feb. 25, 9am-Noon. Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Rd., Sisters. Contact: 541822-3799. eventsbreakingfree@gmail.com. Free.

Monster Truck Nitro Tour! The nation’s most competitive monster trucks will soon invade the Deschutes County Fairground for two monster shows! See these incredible 10,000-pound car crushing giants compete in racing, wheelie contests and then rock the house with amazing freestyle action during the Monster Truck Nitro Tour! See prices online. Feb. 25, 1:30 and 7:30pm. Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond, Redmond. Contact: www.MonsterTruckTour.com. jenniferbreakingfree@gmail.com. $19.50.

FOOD + DRINK

Paint Night Join for some artistic fun. This week the group will paint a 24” 3-D wooden cactus. Registration is required. Visit: riversplacebend.com/paintnights. Feb. 27, 5:30-7:30pm.

River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-525-5532. riversplacebend@gmail.com. $45.

Sunriver Resort Food & Wine Festival

Open to all, from hotel guests to visitors and locals, the festival will offer a wide array of tasting events, cooking classes, live music, shopping, and more, plus feature regional vintners, artisans, farmers, local craft spirits and beers from around Central Oregon and across the Pacific Northwest. Feb. 1-28. Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Dr., Sunriver. Contact: 310-480-9100. Varies.

Suttle Lodge’s 2023 Winter Beer Fest Join for the fourth annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Festival! They’ve got three whole days of Bavarian-inspired outdoor fun with 25+ craft breweries, food and snacks, live music and all the cozy winter lodge vibes. Come taste new releases from some of the favorite Oregon breweries, snuggle by the toasty fires, enjoy the musical stylings of our house band, take in the fresh forest air and meet some new beer loving friends. Fri, Feb. 24, Noon-5pm. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. Contact: 541-323-0964.

HEALTH + WELLNESS

Bend Zen Meditation Group Bend Zen sits every Mon, evening at 7. Arrive at 6:45pm to orient yourself and meet others. The group has two 25-minute sits followed by a member-led Dharma discussion from 8:05-8:30pm. All are welcome! Learn more and sign up for emails at www.bendzen.net. Mondays, 6:45-8:30pm. Brooks Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 469 Wall St., Bend. Contact: bendzensitting@gmail.com. Donations accepted.

Drop In Monday Meditation Open to all! Come join in the beautiful gardens for meditation and healing! Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm. Blissful Heart Wellness Center, 45 NW Greeley Ave, Bend. Contact: 510-220-2441. cathleen@blissful-heart.com. Donation based.

Chakra Strength & Soundbath A unique, moderate intensity, offering for your mind, body and soul! Session aims to: target each chakra, with specific moves, using resistance bands and dumbbells; unblock the 7 main chakras leaving you feeling mentally refreshed, restored and physically stronger; nurture your mind and body with a sound-bath. Feb. 24, 5:30-6:45pm. Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, 800 NE Sixth St., Bend. Contact: 541-389-7665. $16/in-district, $19.20/ out-of-district.

Emotional Liberation 4 Part Series: Informational Meeting Free discussion to explore the work you will do in this 4 part series 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1. Learn to transform fear-based emotions like anxiety into safety and peace; anger into power and empowerment; and grief into completion and wholeness. Kundalini Yoga meditation and breath work exercises to help safely process. Feb. 24, 7:05-8:05pm. Bend Hot Yoga, 1230 NE 3rd St. UnitA320, Bend. Contact: yoga@bendhotyoga.com. Free.

Grief Reframed for Teens Teens need each other now more than ever. This safe space allows teens to hold and be held as they navigate the struggles of growing up and dealing with loneliness, loss, divorce, death and anxiety, in these challenging times. Both a grief counselor and licensed mental health therapist are present. Wednesdays, 6-7:30pm. Good Grief Guidance, 33 NW Louisiana Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-223-9955. info@livingundone.com. $50.

Kirtan: Celebrate With the Bend Bhakti Collective Kirtan, sacred song, dance and community. Celebrate with the Bend Bhakti Collective. Thursdays, 7pm. First Presbyterian Heritage Hall, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4401. Free-$20.

Thich Nhat Hanh Meditation Group

Thich Nhat Hanh meditation group. Join Ivar, an ex-monk, for this half day of mindfulness which will include sitting meditation, Dharma sharing and an opportunity to explore starting a sitting group here in Bend. No experience necessary. Cushions and chairs provided. Feb. 26, 12:30pm. Brooks Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 469 Wall St., Bend. Contact: 802-299-0722. phaptree@ gmail.com. Free.

Yin Yoga and Sound Bath with Gong and Alchemy Crystal Bowls Join for an evening of fierce self-love. A guided Yin Yoga series to prepare the body, mind and emotions to slow down, relax and to turn inwards for a deep rest as you are bathed in sound current. All levels encouraged. Feb. 26, 7-8:15pm. Bend Hot Yoga, 1230 NE 3rd St. UnitA320, Bend. Contact: yoga@bendhotyoga.com. $20/BHY members, $30/non-members.

Ky Burt is a Pacific Northwest music artist singing about love, loss and connection. Burt touches on multiple genres—Appalachian string music, old country and contemporary folk. Listen to him play on Sat., Feb. 25 at The Belfry.

Courtesy Ky Burt Facebook

CHOW

Papi Chulo’s is Great Bang for Your Buck

Jalisco-style taqueria offers tacos, birria and margaritas in Bend’s Box Factory

By Donna Britt @donnabrittcooks

serves birria tacos, burritos and quesadillas. I chose the QuesaBirria Quesadilla, a crispy beef and cheese quesadilla with onion, cilantro and Mexican beef broth on the side. It was perfect. Birria is a hot trend right now, popping up on just about every local taco shop/ cart/truck menu, and Papi Chulo’s birria is among the best I’ve had.

My last meal would likely be a taco, some guacamole and chips and a margarita to wash it down. I rarely eat any Mexican food that I don’t absolutely love, so I am biased, no doubt. However, I’m doing my best to be neutral and honest about my recent Papi Chulo’s experience.

Papi Chulo’s Jalisco style taqueria opened back in September 2022 in the Box Factory in Bend, in the former Foxtail Bakeshop location next to River Pig Saloon. It just so happens that the River Pig operators also own and operate Papi Chulo’s. Both places also have Portland locations.

Papi Chulo’s is colorful inside and out, with bright colors on their sign and on their walls; the metal dining tables and chairs are blue, red, orange and yellow, and you can’t help but smile when you’re bombarded with all that colorful boldness. An entire interior wall is a rambunctious mural painted by local artist Katie Daisy; there’s a big vibrant sun, a giant Monarch butterfly, a serpent, a bright red heart, a skull, cacti, a beautiful bird and more. Are you smiling yet?

After placing my order at the counter, I plop down at one of the red tables and barely have time to scroll through a few Instagram postings before my food is ready. Of course I had to try a version of birria; Papi’s

Birria originated in Jalisco, a state of the Mexican Republic and was traditionally a goat stew. These days, the meat may be lamb or most likely beef in these parts, braised in a broth with spices such as cumin, oregano and ginger. That beef cooking broth also serves as a sauce for dipping. The birria dipping sauce that came with my quesadilla was warm and tasty with just the right amount of spice.

I also ordered several tacos (all on organic handmade tortillas), including the Carne de Res with grilled steak bites, onions, cilantro and jalapeño sauce, which ended up being my favorite. The steak was flavorful, with just the right amount of crunch on the edges, and the sauce had just the right amount of heat.

The simple Barbacoa taco I ate was chock full of slow-cooked beef along with onion, cilantro and jalapeño sauce. It was similar to the Carne de Res, but the beef was shredded, and there was plenty of it. I also enjoyed a Verduras taco with poblano pepper, corn, wild mushrooms, Mexican cheese and salsa verde. This meat-free taco was delicious, and the pepper, mushroom, corn combo paired well with the verde salsa.

The last taco I tried was the Baja Style fish taco, featuring beer-battered cod with pineapple pico de gallo and chipotle aioli. I typically love fish tacos, and while the pico and aioli had nice flavor, the batter on the fish was just a bit soggy by the time I got around to taking a bite. I’m thinking if I had eaten the fish taco first, there would have been more crunch in the cod batter. The fish was white, firm and fresh, so I’ll definitely give it another try sometime soon.

Other menu items that I look forward to sampling in the near future include a breakfast burrito with hashbrowns, grilled veggies, eggs and cheese and a Fresca bowl with mixed greens, black beans, grilled Anaheim peppers, avocado, pico de gallo and salsa roja dressing. There are also nachos with pico, jalapeño, pinto beans and Mexican cheese, which you can top with chicken, steak, pork, shrimp or up to four veggies if you prefer. Yum.

I did get a side of guacamole with my tacos and quesadilla, and it was bright green and fresh and very good. Other sides offered include rice, black and pinto beans, chips, salsa and birria consomé.

Papi Chulo’s also offers a handful of margaritas including a Diabla made with spicy pepper mix and a Princesa made with lime and strawberry. You get your choice of a salt or a Tajín seasoning rim on any of the margaritas. There’s also a Mezcalita marg made with mezcal if you’re in to that smoky flavor. You can even get a pitcher of margaritas, a Beerita or a Michelada. Plus there are several cervezas, tequilas and even non-alcoholic frescas on the menu.

The prices are quite reasonable with tacos starting at $3.50 and burritos coming in at $8. A Modelo Especial is also $3.50, and an entire pitcher of margaritas is only $40. Seriously, you can get a nice amount of food and even a drink for under $15 — a hard thing to do these days, so bravo to Papi’s for keeping us on our budgets.

Like I mentioned earlier, I’m biased toward the flavors of Mexico, but I don’t think anyone would be disappointed with an après-ski snack and drink or a full lunch or dinner from Papi Chulo’s. Salud!

Papi Chulo’s 555 NW Arizona Ave., Ste. 60, Bend 541-323-0497

Open daily 11am – 9pm facebook.com/papichulostacos/

Papi Chulo’s offers a variety of tacos along with burritos, bowls, margaritas and more.

Donna Britt

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LITTLE BITES

By Donna Britt @donnabrittcooks

A New Café on Bend’s West Side

A Taste of Bend features all locally made baked goods, coffees & teas

ATaste of Bend is now open on Galveston Avenue right next door to Brother Jon’s Public House. Calling themselves Bend’s one stop taste shop, the quaint café offers locally baked confections, tea and coffee. Cookies, doughnuts, cupcakes, pies, scones, bagels and more baked goodies are all made locally by small and homebased entrepreneurs in the community. There’s also a charcuterie box with an assortment of meat, cheese, nuts, fruit and dessert available from Wild and Free Charcuterie. You can also get espresso and coffee made with locally roasted beans as well as locally prepared teas.

The network of bakers/makers that A Taste of Bend is collaborating with includes Mimi's Bagels, Elevation

Desserts, Cascade Cakes & Confections, The Dough Nut, The Chocolate Company, and Wild and Free Charcuterie, Three Creeks Brewing (coffee) and Inspired Fine Teas among others.

Custom ordering is offered, and you can order from their daily menu easily online at their website. The café is open daily from 7am to 7pm for in person visits.

Little Slice of Heaven Now at The Podski

Get cheesecake by the slice in a variety of flavors

The best cheesecake this side of heaven” is the slogan for Little Slice of Heaven Cheesecakes; which now has a food cart inside The Podski on NW Arizona Avenue in Bend. The Sunriver-based company, founded by Julie Hig gins a number of years ago, is still proud to handcraft each and every cheesecake.

Little Slice of Heaven is renowned for their variety of flavors.

Chocolate Cappuccino, Back Off of my Butterfinger and Can died Orange Creamsicle are examples of some of the past and present unique flavors offered. There are a variety of cheesecake flavors always available, and new flavors are constantly being added to the menu.

Recent options on the food cart menu included cherry, strawberry swirl, peanut butter cup, toasted coconut, triple chocolate, marbled

marionberry, bourbon praline and lemon lush, among others. Cheesecake by the slice or whole cheesecakes are also now available with gluten-free and vegan crust options, and gluten-free and vegan flavor choices are on the cart menu daily.

The Little Slice of Heaven Cheesecakes food cart at The Podski is currently open Wednesday through Saturday each week.

A Taste of Bend 1227 NW Galveston Ave., Unit C, Bend, OR Open Daily 7am – 7pm

A Taste of Bend on Galveston Avenues offers locally made baked goods, coffees and teas.

Little Slice of Heaven Cheesecakes cart is now open at The Podski.

CourtesyTasteofBend Facebook

CULTURE

Talking “CAKE” with Leadbetter Band

New album release and party with Bend’s vintage rock power trio

By Allie Noland

Bend-based Leadbetter Band is releasing its third studio album, “CAKE,” on March 10 and is hosting a release party at the Domino Room on March 4. This vintage rock trio is guitarist/vocalist Eric Leadbetter, bassist/vocalist Aaron Moore and drummer Kaleb Kelleher, putting its own twist on classic rock.

Listeners can expect to hear a little more funk from this project, but the band’s core sound still rings through. Moore is featured as a lead vocalist, alongside Leadbetter, on the new album and is his first debut with lead vocals on track. Switching between Leadbetter and Moore, “CAKE” shines with dynamic vocal sound and vintage rock energy, Leadbetter said.

“The whole idea of being based out of Bend in Central Oregon is all about having our cake and eating it too,” Leadbetter said. “Living in a beautiful place, where we get to adventure, do a lot of outdoor activities, enjoy nature and be able to find a lot of peace and quiet—having that cake. But also, still being able to be a touring musician. The whole idea of cake, too, is there's obviously layers to it. It really just kind of boils down to us wanting to live our best life and still pursue our dreams.”

This nine-track project was recorded with Seattle-based engineer/producer, Joe Reineke. Reineke helped the band achieve a clean, high-production-quality album. “All It Is” is the band’s funky single coming out on Fri., Feb. 24, featuring an upbeat vibe. “Open Your Hand” is another track to add to listeners’ groovy dance playlist. There is a wide variety on this album, Leadbetter told the Source Weekly.

“Sometimes people think ‘Oh yeah, they're a rock band,’” Leadbetter said. “And yeah, we definitely rock. That’s one of our favorite things to do, but we also like to bring it down and get psychedelic. There's a song on the album called “Another Lightyear” here, which is an experience in itself. The song has beautiful two-part harmonies all the whole way through. And some really psychedelic sounds.”

Central Oregonians can listen to these songs before they hit streaming platforms at the album release party on the first Friday of March at the Domino Room. Leadbetter told the Source the band will play new tracks, some wellloved oldies and a couple covers. Tickets are available now.

Courtesy Eric Leadbetter

SC Phase Fatigue Marvel

and Ant-Man expand and contract without growing

By Jared Rasic

Here’s a random fact for you: counting this article, I’ve written 997 stories for the Source Weekly, going all the way back to Sept. 29, 2010. The first superhero movie I reviewed for this paper was Marvel’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” released July 22, 2011. Ironically, the article focuses on how I was starting to get superhero fatigue, and I was afraid I was growing out of the demographic for comic book movies.

Between then and now, around 60 of those articles were about comic book movies, with a May 2017 review of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” saying that there is still art inside the commerce of the superhero genre and a Nov. 2017 review of Joss Whedon’s “Justice League” complaining about feeling dead inside while watching a bunch of CG superheroes smash into each other. Imagine how many more I've seen in the years since then.

With last weekend’s release of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” there are now 31 films and 20 shows all with varying levels of connectivity to each other. Those first three phases (“Iron Man” through “Avengers: Endgame”) are still, to me, a breathtaking tightrope walk of tentpole commercial filmmaking and genuinely heartfelt character stories. Those 23 movies (collectively known as the “Infinity Saga”) never grow old to me, and I can still watch them over and over again. From the paranoid spy thriller vibes of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” to the Jack-Kirby-influenced insanity of “Thor: Ragnarok,” the MCU took a lot of chances across the 23 films of the “Infinity Saga,” most of which paid off beautifully for me as a lifelong comic book collector.

In fact, “Endgame” ended so beautifully that it was hard for a lot of people to even imagine how the MCU would keep going without Tony Stark and Steve Rogers. In a perfect world where massive corporate overlords don’t love money, the MCU would have ended there and called it a pretty amazing 23-film run. But as

we know now, the MCU (like the James Bond series) is a forever franchise. The superhero bubble hasn’t burst yet, even as so many box office pundits have predicted over and over that it would. They’ll stop making them when we stop going to them.

So now we’re deep into what Marvel (and head honcho Kevin Feige) call “The Multiverse Saga,” comprising Phases Four through Six of the MCU and leading us all the way onto 2026. Years ago, that would have excited me to my core, but Marvel is starting to get sloppy, and it has me worried. Phase Four didn’t feel like part of a larger story being told. So many of the movies (while entertaining at the time) were ultimately forgettable. There were still some bright spots like “ShangChi” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” but Phase Four was the first (possibly second or third) time I felt my enthusiasm waning for the larger storytelling experiment of the MCU.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is the first film of Phase Five, and while it still has some fun stuff in it, the movie is also a bit lifeless. Much of it was shot during strict COVID protocols, meaning almost the entire film feels like the actors are running around in front of green screens (in safety-controlled studios), reacting to CG explosions. The main reason for

the film’s existence is the introduction of Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, “The Multiverse Sagas” attempt to create a villain as memorable as Thanos. Majors is fantastic, and Kang will probably be one hell of a villain, but “Quantumania” is so derivative of a thousand better movies (they rip off the Mos Eisley cantina from “Star Wars” with both hands) that it isn’t a great introduction. Considering Phase Six and the entire “Multiverse Saga” ends with another two-part “Avengers” film, respectively called “Avengers: The King Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars,” they’re betting a lot on the star power of Majors to prop up any weak storytelling.

I know there are a lot of people who hope the weakness of Phase Four will be the first nail in the coffin of the MCU, but Feige and Marvel have a ton of things on the horizon that people are genuinely still excited for, like the conclusion to James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy coming in May, the much hyped “Deadpool 3” and the upcoming relaunch of the “Fantastic Four.”

I'm not sure anybody feels mildly toward the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It seems like a love-it-or-hateit situation now. I know I’m not as enthralled with the MCU as I once was, but it would only take a few great entries in a row to revive my enthusiasm (I need that excitement in order to review another decade’s worth of them). When Marvel remembers that what’s really important about the MCU are the characters we love going on adventures we’re invested in, they will be unstoppable. Or are they just too big not to fail now? Stay tuned for Phase Nine: “The No One Cares Anymore Saga,” brought to you by cynicism, indifference and green screens.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”

Dir. Peyton Reed Grade: C+ Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House

Michelle Pfeiffer is the secret main character in “Quantumania.”

Courtesy of Marvel Studios

Harmony Farm Sanctuary started with one potbellied pig named Pig Floyd. Now, 10 years later, 145 animal residents receive lifelong refuge at a lovely little farm between Sisters and Bend, with a breathtaking view of the Cascades Mountain range.

Robine Bots, Harmony Farm Sanctuary Founder, got the idea to open the farm sanctuary after her father bought her daughter a pig from a breeder. After learning about the ethics of breeding animals and seeing hundreds of animals needing refuge placement, Bots knew she had to open a sanctuary, creating a space to rehabilitate animals in need and promote kindness.

As a mental health therapist, Bots was inspired to combine rescuing animals and helping people with the founding of the farm sanctuary. At Harmony, Bots offers animal-assisted psychotherapy for her clients.

The animals on the farm have a wide variety of

Farm Animals Living in Harmony

Harmony Fam Sanctuary provides lifelong refuge to farm animals who need it most

By Allie Noland

backgrounds; some come from animal abuse and neglect cases and some were surrendered, injured or abandoned. Once they begin their new life on the farm, each animal receives individual attention and vet care. Harmony animal residents all know their names. When Bots calls, they turn their heads and make their way over to her.

“The most important thing is quality of care and quality of life,” Bots said.

Around 65 volunteers help run the farm, Bots said. People come three times a week, once a month or whenever their schedules will allow. From feeding to giving medicine to cleaning stalls to grooming, there are countless areas around the farm that animal lovers can help with.

“The coolest, most amazing humans end up showing up,” said. “When it's 5 degrees, snowing and windy,

people show up. In the summer, when it's smoky and nasty out, people still come — in all conditions. It feels like a safe haven for humans and animals.”

Harmony Farm Sanctuary is always looking for volunteers looking to get dirty and help out the dozens of animals in refuge.

“The volunteers are the lifeblood of the sanctuary,” Bots said. “And they're also the eyes and ears. With 145 animals, part of people's job, besides feeding them and giving them water and taking them for walks and whatnot, is to visually assess every single animal every day. Just checking in to make sure they are all doing well.”

While Harmony can’t take all neglected, surrendered, injured animals, it does help find home placements for animals needing refuge. Working with the Sheriff's Rescue Ranch and other farm sanctuaries across the Pacific Northwest, Harmony is hard at work fighting for these farm friends.

“Besides the animals that we have here, part of our mission is to do education, advocacy, and get animal rights bills passed,” Bots said.

Harmony Animal Sanctuary has 145 animal residents—equine, pigs, chickens, goats, sheep, turkeys, cows, rabbits and more.

Robine Bots is the founder of Harmony Animal Sanctuary and promotes compassion for all living beings. Bots knows all of the animals by name and works with over 65 volunteers to maintain the operations around the farm.

By Brian Yaeger

CRAFT Zwickelmania is a Statewide Open-House at Every Brewery

Feb. 25 is the Oregon Brewers Guild’s 15th annual Zwickelmania® held at every brewery (except for Portland’s bounty, which celebrated Zwickelmania last Saturday). The event began as equal parts incentive and invitation to visit Oregon breweries—as many as you can safely hit—and sample beer so fresh it hasn’t even been kegged. The name comes from a valve called a zwickel, where beer flows straight from the fermentation tank. It’s like if you could sample food straight from a restaurant’s frying pan before you ordered the dish.

The Guild’s executive director, Christina LaRue, says, “Zwickel (is the) German word for the sample port found on tanks…There are 17 locations participating just here in Central Oregon, including GoodLife Brewing, who will be offering Locals' Day prices all day, Cascade Lakes Brewing, who is giving free swag bags to the first 50 folks at both their Bend and Redmond locations, and McMenamins Old St. Francis, who will be offering two specialty beers – Injury Prone West Coast IPA and Cocoa Me Crazy Imperial Stout. Be sure to tag @oregoncraftbeer and #zwickelmania on social media.”

If you’ve got Visit Bend’s Bend Ale Trail in app or passport form, consider this a great opportunity to get all your missing stamps and enjoy a unique beer on the house at the same time. Most spots are opening up their brewhouses for tours, and ones typically guided by the brewers themselves. All those serious—or funny—questions you have about their beers, from how they’re made to how they’re named, this is your hopportunity to get an answer from the horse’s mouth. Or just thank them for

Starting with the local juggernaut Deschutes Brewery, plans include opening up “Brew 2,” the larger production facility on Simpson — not that the original pub on Bond isn’t also hosting beer and food specials. Self-guided tours include educational opportunities along the route, such as sensory tastings including the zwickel stop in the pilot brewhouse for smaller batch creations. Food carts will be stationed out front in the parking lot. Be among the first 50 zwickelers to receive a free branded pint glass.

Another locals’ fave, Crux Fermentation Project, will be zwickeling

something you’ve surely never tried before. That’s because it’s the latest 10th installment of its Aromatic Variance series of IPAs, featuring a hop varietal so new its dubbed "experimental hop #638," meaning it is still being beta tested by brewers. Not a hop head? Crux will also be “pulling nails,” a term used to sample a beer not from a stainless fermentation tank, but an oak cask, on its Freakcake.

Freakcake is essentially a holiday fruit cake that you drink from a glass. It’s a sour Belgian Oud Bruin style ale made with dried fruits and aged in bourbon barrels for a whopping five years, which explains why it hasn’t been released since 2019. Love it? It’ll also be your first opportunity to buy bottles of the latest batch. To top it all off, R&B funksters Soul’d Out will rock the beer garden from 5-8pm.

From a bit off the beaten path, unless your path includes all things beer and disc golf, Bevel Brewing will be hosting tours led by the brewers each hour.* Time it right, and you can take the super short stroll (*it’s not that big of a brewery, hence tours are limited to the first 15 folks over 21 to sign up) led by Bend’s reigning best brewer (via the Source’s own people’s choice poll), Nate Doss. This year’s sample will be Bevel’s latest in its Hop Tour Series with a beer called The Ocho. It’s not just a sick Dodgeball reference; it’s a beer led by another experimental hop, #158 grown in Idaho and billed as a potential successor to the tangerine and bergamot-throwing Idaho 7 hop. Hence its nickname, Idaho 8, which is said to throw some baked honeycrisp apple notes.

For something completely different, except to Boneyard Beer, the makers of RPM are bringing back “Zwickels and Pickles” to the original brewhouse that now operates a proper tasting room at 37 Lake Place. Founder Tony Lawrence and head brewers Tony Rau will be on hand to chat all things Boneyard Beer. Visitors not only get to taste said beer from a zwickel but also taste free pickles. Pro tip: they go great on the MidCity SmashBurgers, available in the parking lot.

Finally, for those looking to zwickel beyond Bend, Wild Ride Brewing will be sampling guests both at the primary Redmond brewery as well as the newer Prineville spot. In addition to tours and samples, Wild Ride brings back its popular complimentary beer-and-cookies pairings.

Courtesy OregonBrewersGuild

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THE REC ROOM

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS

1. Play to the gallery

4. Busy body?

10. "Yellow Dog" author Martin

14. It has contribution limits: Abbr.

15. Issues a technical

16. Boppa's spouse

17. Our sun

18. Foil-wrapped chocolate candies

20. Maverick Doncic

22. Little songbird

23. Not at all 24. Curse word 26. King's title 27. Have to have 28. Prepare, as some meats

32. Illinois city on the Fox River

34. Block party game?

35. Durable family vehicle, for short

36. About to be served

37. Longish time

38. Strava displays: Abbr.

39. Social reformer Dorothea

40. "I'm ___ Be (500 Miles)" (The Proclaimers hit)

41. Nukes

42. Members of a ska band

44. TV actress Majorino

45. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" songwriter Paul

46. Spanned across

49. Like stars

52. Tours agreement

53. It sells a lot of slices

54. 2012 Kathryn Bigelow film

57. 14th letters

58. River that flows through Orsk

59. Slimy distilled coal product

60. New Wave band that also recorded as The Dukes of Stratosphear

61. Tinseltown force

62. "My Cup Runneth Over" singer

63. Three of them are represented four different ways in this puzzle

DOWN

1. Political divide

2. Cause of a child's cough

3. Getting down to brass tacks

4. Degree a ways away

5. Threw

6. ___ badge

7. "Hey buddy!"

8. "What?"

9. Unfilled dates on the calendar

10. What goes here

11. Skirt to the floor

12. "Listen Like Thieves" band

13. House of ___-Coburg and Gotha

19. ___ Linda, CA

21. Suffered humiliating defeat

25. She loves cocks

26. Nescafé rival

28. Hammer parts

29. Dirty media technique designed to cause maximum anger

30. One thing

31. Discounted by

32. Ceases to be

33. Character who says "I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee"

34. "Wednesday" star Ortega

37. Burn the midnight oil at the office

38. Big pharma div.

40. Testis, for one

41. Switch ancestor

43. Electronic musician Faltermeyer

44. Blue My Little Pony

46. Full of va-va-voom

47. Like the best of the best

48. Expanded reissue components, often

49. Blue, in Brasilia

50. Vax fluids

51. Crossword clue that leads you to the wrong answer, e.g.

52. Bhindi, in some curries

55. Cool, in the Reagan era

56. T-shirt sizes, for short

Puzzle for the week of February 13, 2023

Pearl’s Puzzle

Puzzle for the week of February 13, 2023

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Fill in every row, column, and 3x3 box with each of the letters C O Y L E M U R S exactly once.

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The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote: "This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the _____ gets hold of ______."

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Answer for the week of February 6, 2023

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Answer for the week of February 6, 2023

“There is always in February some one day, at least, when one smells the yet distant, but surely coming, summer.”

“When you’re in love, it’s the most glorious two-and-a-half days of your life.” - Richard Lewis

— Gertrude Jekyll

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“When you’re in love, it’s the most glorious two-and-a-half day - Richard Lewis

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ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "What is originality?" asked philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Here’s how he answered: "to see something that has no name as yet, and hence cannot be mentioned though it stares us all in the face." Got that, Pisces? I hope so, because your fun assignments in the coming days include the following: 1. to make a shimmering dream coalesce into a concrete reality; 2. to cause a figment of the imagination to materialize into a useful accessory; 3. to coax an unborn truth to sprout into a galvanizing insight.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Philosopher John O'Donohue wrote a prayer not so much to God as to Life. It's perfect for your needs right now. He said, "May my mind come alive today to the invisible geography that invites me to new frontiers, to break the dead shell of yesterdays, to risk being disturbed and changed." I think you will generate an interesting onrush of healing, Aries, if you break the dead shell of yesterdays and risk being disturbed and changed. The new frontier is calling to you. To respond with alacrity, you must shed some baggage.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Rightwing religious influencers are rambling amuck in the United States. In recent months, their repressive pressures have forced over 1,600 books to be banned in 138 school districts in 38 states. The forbidden books include some about heroes Nelson Mandela, Cesar Chavez, and Rosa Parks. With this appalling trend as a motivational force, I encourage you Tauruses to take inventory of any tendencies you might have to censor the information you expose yourself to. According to my reading of the astrological omens, now is an excellent time to pry open your mind to consider ideas and facts you have shut out. Be eager to get educated and inspired by stimuli outside your usual scope.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I think we can all agree that it’s really fun to fall in love. Those times when we feel a thrilling infatuation welling up within us are among the most pleasurable of all human experiences. Wouldn’t it be great if we could do it over and over again as the years go by? Just keep getting bowled over by fresh immersions in swooning adoration? Maybe we could drum up two or three bouts of mad love explosions every year. But alas, giving in to such a temptation might make it hard to build intimacy and trust with a committed, long-term partner. Here’s a possible alternative: Instead of getting smitten with an endless series of new paramours, we could get swept away by novel teachings, revelatory meditations, lovable animals, sublime art or music, amazing landscapes or sanctuaries, and exhilarating adventures. I hope you will be doing that in the coming weeks, Gemini.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The scientific method is an excellent approach for understanding reality. It's not the only one, and should not be used to the exclusion of other ways of knowing. But even if you're allergic to physics or never step into a chemistry lab, you are wise to use the scientific method in your daily life. The coming weeks will be an especially good time to enjoy its benefits. What would that mean, practically speaking? Set aside your subjective opinions and habitual responses. Instead, simply gather evidence. Treasure actual facts. Try to be as objective as you can in evaluating everything that happens. Be highly attuned to your feelings, but also be aware that they may not provide all facets of the truth.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is there anything in your psychological makeup that would help you do some detective work? How are your skills as a researcher? Are you willing to be cagey and strategic as you investigate what’s going on behind the scenes? If so, I invite you to carry out any or all of these four tasks in the coming weeks: 1. Try to become aware of shrouded half-truths. 2. Be alert for shadowy stuff lurking in bright, shiny environments. 3. Uncover secret agendas and unacknowledged evidence. 4. Explore stories and situations that no one else seems curious about.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The country of Nepal, which has strong Virgo qualities, is divided into seven provinces. One is simply called “Province No.1,” while the others are Sudurpashchim, Karnali, Gandaki, Lumbini, Bagmati, and Janakpur. I advise Nepal to give Province No. 1 a decent name very soon. I also recommend that you Virgos extend a similar outreach to some of the unnamed beauty in your sphere. Have fun with it. Give names to your phone, your computer, your bed, your hairdryer, and your lamps, as well as your favorite trees, houseplants, and clouds. You may find that the gift of naming helps make the world a more welcoming place with which you have a more intimate relationship. And that would be an artful response to current cosmic rhythms.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Are you aimless, impassive, and stuck, floundering as you try to preserve and maintain? Or are you fiercely and joyfully in quest of vigorous and dynamic success? What you do in the coming weeks will determine which of these two forks in your destiny will be your path for the rest of 2023. I'll be rooting for the second option. Here is a tip to help you be strong and bold. Learn the distinctions between your own soulful definition of success and the superficial, irrelevant, meaningless definitions of success that our culture celebrates. Then swear an oath to love, honor, and serve your soulful definition.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The next four weeks will be a time of germination, metaphorically analogous to the beginning of a pregnancy. The attitudes and feelings that predominate during this time will put a strong imprint on the seeds that will mature into full ripeness by late 2023. What do you want to give birth to in 40 weeks or so, Scorpio? Choose wisely! And make sure that in this early, impressionable part of the process, you provide your growing creations with positive, nurturing influences.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I recommend you set up Designated Arguing Summits (DAT). These will be short periods when you and your allies get disputes out in the open. Disagreements must be confined to these intervals. You are not allowed to squabble at any other time. Why do I make this recommendation? I believe that many positive accomplishments are possible for you in the coming weeks, and it would be counterproductive to expend more than the minimal necessary amount on sparring. Your glorious assignment: Be emotionally available and eager to embrace the budding opportunities.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Actor Judi Dench won an Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth in the film Shakespeare in Love—even though she was onscreen for just eight minutes. Beatrice Straight got an Oscar for her role in the movie Network, though she appeared for less than six minutes. I expect a similar phenomenon in your world, Capricorn. A seemingly small pivot will lead to a vivid turning point. A modest seed will sprout into a prismatic bloom. A cameo performance will generate long-term ripples. Be alert for the signs.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Most of us are constantly skirmishing with time, doing our best to coax it or compel it to give us more slack. But lately, you Aquarians have slipped into a more intense conflict. And from what I’ve been able to determine, time is kicking your ass. What can you do to relieve the pressure? Maybe you could edit your priority list—eliminate two mildly interesting pursuits to make more room for a fascinating one. You might also consider reading a book to help you with time management and organizational strategies, like these: 1. Getting Things Done by David Allen. 2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. 3. 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse.

Homework: What’s something you would love to do but were told never to do by someone you loved? Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

THE MEDICINE CABINET WITHIN

By Joshua Phillips, ND

Head Injury and Healing Holistically

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, data from 2020 indicated that traumatic brain injuries in the United States resulted in over 220,000 hospitalizations the prior year. This represents over 600 TBIs daily, caused by a wide variety of injuries to the head. Even more common are mild-TBIs, also referred to as “concussions,” with estimations that these represent around 75% of all head injuries. It’s hard to know the prevalence of these injuries, as many go untreated and nev er result in a visit to the doc tor at all.

These injuries occur in a variety of ways, including car accidents, sports injuries or even just slipping and falling on the ice. A blow to the head or a whiplash event common in car accidents can cause significant injury to the brain, resulting in a wide range of symptoms, from mild to serious and even life-threatening.

When the brain is injured, it responds like other tissue in the body with swelling and inflammation. The trouble for the brain in this scenario is that it has little room to swell inside the enclosed space of the skull. This tight squeeze can create a dynamic of decreased blood flow and oxygen availability that begins a cascade of events including the release of inflammatory neurochemicals, only worsening the situation.

Depending on the severity of the injury, this brain inflammation and irritating neurochemistry can create a host of troubling symptoms. Because the brain is involved with so many aspects of how we function, the symptom picture can be very broad including cognitive function, emotions, sensations, sleep regulation as well as physical issues. It is not uncommon for an individual to experience a combination of issues, like sound and light sensitivity, headaches, fatigue, brain fog, memory and cognitive deficits, dizziness, anxiety, irritability or depression. Sometimes it’s obvious the brain has been injured right away, while often there is a delay for days or weeks before symptoms begin to appear.

To be sure, head injuries can be very serious and require immediate emergency medical care. Some of the signs this might be the case include the following: Drowsiness, different-sized pupils, convulsions or seizures, trouble recognizing people or places, confusion or agitation, unusual behavior, or loss of consciousness. If any of these occur, the individual should be taken to the hospital emergency department immediately. Here they’ll get a full workup and brain imaging to be sure the injury has not resulted in serious

consequences like bleeding around the brain. If in doubt, go to the ER.

The symptoms related to the more common and previously described mildTBI will in some cases resolve on their own. In many other instances, they do not and can develop into what is known as post-concussion syndrome. Post-concussion syndrome is the constellation of symptoms previously described that can persist for weeks or months, and for many people, massively affect quality of life and their ability to continue work and social activity.

After getting an evaluation by a medical professional, many discover there are a range of interventions that prove helpful for supporting the body’s innate healing capacity from post-concussion syndrome.

Some of the basics include simple advice like rest, minimizing screen time and excessive mental tasks. Beginning an anti-inflammatory diet including alcohol avoidance and good hydration is key, and most importantly, avoiding any activity that might result in another concussion.

Holistic medical approaches also include evidence-based treatments like glutathione, omega-3 fatty acids, phosphatidyl choline and serine, just to name a few. Additionally, the application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy has proven useful for resolution of the symptoms associated with post-concussion syndrome.

A multitude of well-done studies have indicated that a series of treatments done in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber can directly address the effects of hypoxia and neuro-inflammation, improving mitochondrial function in injured neurons and supporting the overall resolution of symptoms related to TBI. Participants in these studies reported improvements in memory, attention, anxiety and depression, as well as overall cognitive function and quality of life measurements.

Whatever combination of treatment approaches are used for a concussion, the days of toughing it out and suffering endlessly after a brain injury are long gone. We now have the science and tools to support individuals who have experienced this all-too-common injury, so they might return to their normal activities and regain their quality of living.

—Joshua Phillips, ND is a naturopathic physician and director at Hawthorn Healing Arts Center in Bend. This article is not intended as medical advice, but for informational purposes only. Dr. Phillips can be contacted directly with any questions related to post-concussion syndrome and available treatment options.

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By James Keane

Licensed broker, Windermere Central Oregon

Cash vs Financed Reviewing the second half of 2022

Iwanted to start by thanking so many of our readers for engaging with us and asking great questions! I am always happy to research and/or answer your real estate related questions that you may have. Speaking of which, I was asked last year by a reader about the number and ratio of cash versus financed home purchases in Bend. This question was asked as rates had risen and were predicted (accurately too) to continue to rise through the remaining months of 2022. My hypothesis (along with most people’s) would be that the number of cash transactions would increase from the first two quarters of 2022 compared to the final two quarters of 2022.

If you go back and review the Aug. 10, 2022, article, we answered that in quarter one of 2022, the ratio of cash purchases to financed ones was about 25%. In quarter two of 2022, that ratio was 27% (thanks to the amazing customer service department at Western Title who provided some updated information on the second half of 2022). As we expected, cash transactions rose significantly in quarter three, jumping to almost 36%! In the third quarter, there were 889 transactions in Bend, and among them, 326 were cash, and the fourth quarter saw some additional growth. In the final quarter of 2022, there were 746 sales in Bend, and 293 were cash, which represents about 40% of transactions. Now, for those who are not in real estate, the total number of transactions is down nearly 30%, so the real estate market has cooled when compared to what we saw in 2021. What is in store for the RE market in 2023? Likely, it will be similar to the second half of 2022.

What does all this data mean? Honestly, not a ton, especially when considering that Bend is a recreation destination, a retirement and vacationing community predominantly. Are increasing amounts of cash purchases indicative of an impending crash or bubble bursting? No, in fact after sifting through some National data from NAR, there was an interesting data point. This point was that 2022 saw the highest levels of cash purchases since 2014, when the nation was finally coming out of the last major recession. One other thing to be aware of is that all “cash” purchases are not the same, as some certainly included some “bridge financing” or simply taking out a mortgage after the purchase, which is common, especially in low inventory or competitive markets.

Since this always seems to get discussed in Bend, I wanted to bring it up. Of the 293 cash transactions, only 31 of them were from California. The overwhelming majority of them — 231, or 79%, are from Oregon, so we can at least somewhat dispel the “out of state” boogeyman with cash to burn. Of the properties that sold in the fourth quarter of 2022 that were financed, 92% of them were already living in Oregon. As you would expect, it is pretty rare to move out of state and purchase immediately, but it does happen.

I wanted to take one more opportunity to invite those of you who read the Source Weekly to reach out to myself at jkeane29@windermere.com with any real estate related question(s), and I would be happy to answer or look into them. Thanks again for the great questions, everyone!

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