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This week and the start of 2022 has me appreciating the little things that we often take for granted: a warm home, transportation that functions like it’s supposed to and the health of myself, my family and the staff at the Source Weekly. The year has come in with a fresh round of snowstorms, airline delays and plenty of COVID headaches (figurative, in my case) to boot—and as it all swirls around us, seeing the most basic of needs met is something for which to be grateful.

This week’s issue includes Jack Harvel’s feature story on the illegal marijuana grows popping up around Oregon, and what it all means. Jared Rasic kicks off 2022 with a look forward at the movies he’s most excited to see, and Jim Anderson is back in the Natural World with more words of wisdom from his years tending and learning about the creatures around us. If you’re able to curl up by a cozy fire while you read all of that and more, I hope you’ll take a moment to truly savor the simplicity of these things falling into place. As we round the corner on two years of this pandemic, may these little things sustain us….

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So Far, 2022 is Testing Us

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y now, the vast majority of us know the basic protocols: Stay home if you’re sick. Wash your hands a lot.

Wear masks in public places. Yep, got it.

But two years into this pandemic, there’s one part that we here in the U.S. have not gotten quite right, and it’s becoming more clear as yet another variant-wave sweeps through, and the ones who are not sick or not caring for someone who is sick try to slog through the mire of getting through the day-to-day of life: Testing. So far, 2022 is showing that testing is testing us greatly.

Toss out an inquiry to nearly anyone you know about how their testing experience has been and you’re sure to get a host of responses. If you have insurance, the majority of people we’ve talked to have had little trouble getting a test at their provider’s office—and often even getting the results back quickly enough to go back to work the same day if they’re found to be negative. Same goes for those who are able to sit in a car for several hours and wait in a testing line— often, you’ll get your results back from somewhere like St. Charles sooner than they advertise. But if you’re lacking insurance or reliable transportation or both— or you don’t already have some rapid tests on hand at home, obtaining a test and getting the results can be a ride you didn’t want to get on—and one that also involves snowy and icy roads, to boot.

The Biden administration has announced that it plans to send some 500 million test kits to any American who wants one. That plan is still in the works.

President Biden wishes he’d thought of this tactic two months ago, he told ABC News—long before the Omicron variant began to spread. Oregon reported close to 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 over the four days before we wrote this—and while officials believe the current variant is less deadly than the last one, testing is among the most potent tools we have

to keep the economy running, to keep businesses afloat, roads cleared of snow, teachers healthy enough to continue teaching our kids and each and every essential service (including the ones that stave off the harsh effects of winter, like electricity) running.

If testing is so key, why, then, are so many of us completely clueless about it, now two years into the pandemic? It shouldn’t take a move by the office of the President of the United States to remind us that yes, having a couple tests on hand—or even knowing where we can go and get a test quickly and easily—is key.

But alas, testing is key.

What we do—each of us who wants this pandemic to end or to be stymied enough to keep our offices and schools and restaurants and governments open and running—is to take the time, now, before it may be needed, to establish a plan. Test kits at local pharmacies come and go, and rather than spending time, as a sick person in need of a test at that present moment, going from pharmacy to pharmacy and possibly infecting more people along the way, the best option is to get one or two before it’s urgently needed. Pharmacies won’t let people stockpile tests, but finding them before you need them, either online or locally, means you’ll be one fewer person overwhelming the health care system when you get a sniffle and later find out it wasn’t COVID. Finding out, whether you’re insured or not, where you, personally, can get a test at a local clinic might mean that when you do need one, you’re able to get in and get out and possibly even head back to work before you miss out on pay in the last-minute scramble.

The year 2022 is testing us, to be sure—and whether or not the Biden administration actually comes through with those free tests, it’s crucial for each of us to have a plan, before we need to put it in place.

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RE: YEAR IN REVIEW, OREGON VOTERS SAID YES TO PSILOCYBIN FEATURE, 12/30 Measure 109, the Psilocybin Services Act, was adopted by voters in Nov of 2020.

It will begin implementation in January 2023, following a two-year development period which is well underway. Please note: it is not limited to medicinal use (the article

states “legalized medicinal psilocybin”).

Psilocybin does show efficacy in relieving a wide variety of mental health conditions, however, no diagnosis of a medical or mental health condition is required in order to receive psilocybin services.

For those interested in the PSA, a public educational event will be held at the Deschutes County Library, Downtown, on Jan. 19, 6 to 7:00 pm: deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/ event/64540 —Kathryn L. Tucker, JD (on the campaign staff to enact Measure 109)

PATRICK STARNES I’m writing to encourage your readers to consider Patrick Starnes for the next governor of Oregon. In 2018 Starnes ran for governor on a platform emphasizing campaign finance reform, which is essential to getting anything done in Congress. His lobbying efforts resulted in the Oregon legislature putting Measure 107 on the ballot, an amendment to the Constitution authorizing the establishment of campaign finance limits (it passed with 78% voter approval), and though Speaker Kotek failed to get those limits codified, the Constitutional authority to do so is now in place. If Starnes is elected, he will ensure that the job gets finished. He practices what he preaches, refusing to accept campaign donations from PACs and corporations. A cabinetmaker by trade, Patrick has a decades-long history of being elected to government agencies; as a school board member he worked to improve the quality of education for our kids, and as Director of a Soil and Conservation District he worked with diverse elements to craft environmental policies that result in economic and environmental benefits. He has a demonstrated ability to work across party lines and find solutions. His platform, emphasizing campaign finance reform, universal health care, homelessness, wildfire response and recovery, and solutions to

climate change, is available on his website, and there are several in-depth interviews in the “In the News” section. Patrick is committed to Oregon, and familiar with issues that affect both urban and rural Oregonians. Please visit his website to learn more.

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RE: LISTEN: JEFF EAGER OF THE BEND HUMANITY COALITION PODCASTS, 10/14 There is no “fair or equitable” way to criminalize people experiencing houselessness.

He mentioned enforcement around things that don’t focus on their housing status, but doesn’t seem to realize that people experiencing houselessness are disproportionately affected by basically every law.

What policies are they fighting for? He also mentioned Twitter so I looked at their feed and their website where I can’t find a policy anywhere. The single action they have is to contact City Council to tell them to move people, but move them where? Shelter doesn’t work for everyone and nobody should be forced into one just so people don’t have to see them anymore.

They don’t talk to law enforcement or service providers, but they claim to fight for fair and equitable policy. Do they meet often? What do they talk about? What are their goals? What does success look like for them? They also claim to care about the safety of housed and unhoused people, but everything they put into the world is negative toward people experiencing houselessness. Their name is misleading.

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RE: HOUSING, POLITICS, CRT: LEARNING FROM 2021 EDITORIALS OPINION, 12/30 Enjoyed the year in review. It is highly disturbing that Cliff Bentz fails to vote in his constituents’ best interests. It’s even more distressing to note that he believes the election was stolen. Not sure how a person so disconnected from reality gets elected, and I’m pretty sure he will have the job as long as he wants it. Meanwhile, I do hope the Source’s views of Betsy Johnson are more accurate than mine. If you like Joe Manchin, by all means vote for Johnson.

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America is looking straight into the eyes of a tornado-style political year in 2022, and an even bigger one in 2024. How did democracies in the past handle situations where deeply divisive personalities on the political scene were disruptive to peace and good order?

Ancient democracies like Athens and Rome practiced preventative medicine. Their legal systems required that populist demagogues interested in personal rule be sidelined from political activity. Those excitable personalities were actually required to leave their native soil for a number of years until they could remember how to act like good citizens.

A famous case of ostracism/exile was Marcius Coriolanus in Rome.

The practice was so important to ancient democracies that even the best leaders who stumbled badly just once were affected. For example, Moses in ancient democratic Israel was excused from the Promised Land when he alienated God and civil society near the end of the Exodus journey in the wilderness.

Modern America did a similar thing in the early West. Sheriffs “warned out” disruptive criminals, advising them to leave town and territory or face more severe consequences.

Even monarchies like that of Queen Elizabeth I understood the need for wild political figures to be reined-in, or, actually, reined-out.

When Sir Walter Raleigh got too rambunctious on British soil, the Queen essentially exiled him to explore the New World.

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Less Deadly, More Contagious

Omicron makes up nearly 30% of COVID cases in Oregon

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he Omicron variant of COVID is spreading in Oregon and gaining ground against the Delta variant, which has been the leading strain since August. The Oregon Health Authority reports the new variant made up 27% of cases on Dec. 19, the most recent data available, since appearing in early December.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows Omicron accounts for nearly 60% of cases in the United States.

Hospitalization rates from the first countries infected suggest Omicron has less severe health outcomes than Delta, including fewer hospitalizations and deaths. New research also suggests the variant is more contagious.

A Danish study shows the variant is 2.7 to 3.7 times more likely to cause a breakthrough infection in vaccinated and boosted people than Delta. Omicron’s strength may be in its ability to evade immune responses from the vaccine or prior infection, meaning transmissibility among unvaccinated people is no different than Delta. With Delta, unvaccinated people were five times more likely to catch Delta and 11 times more likely to die from it versus vaccinated people, according to the CDC. The study showed individuals with boosters are about 50% less likely to get a breakthrough Omicron case.

“Even if Omicron does cause less severe disease, the sheer number of cases could once again overwhelm unprepared health systems,” said Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the

Courtesy of the Oregon Health Authority

World Health Organization, during a Dec. 14 media briefing.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown extended the COVID-19 emergency declaration on Dec. 21 over caution that the rise in cases could overwhelm state hospital systems. The declaration allows the use of medical volunteers in hospitals, flexibility in professional health licensing and gives Oregon access to federal disaster relief funds. The Governor rescinded her last emergency declaration in June 2021, and the current one is scheduled to expire in June 2022.

“As Oregon prepares for what could be our worst surge in hospitalizations during this pandemic, I know that this is not the beginning of the new year any of us had hoped for,” said Brown in a press release. “Time and again over the last two years, Oregonians have proven that we will stand with each other in our most difficult times. Your actions have saved lives, and it is because we have worked together to keep each other safe that Oregon still has some of the lowest infection and mortality rates in the nation.”

Oregon Health and Science University predicted that Omicron cases will peak in mid-February and cause about 1,250 hospitalizations in the state, assuming people take steps to protect themselves over the coming months.

“Oregon has been good at flattening the curve from previous surges,” said Peter Graven, Ph.D., director of the OHSU Office

OHA reported number of cases by vaccination status released on Dec 30, 2021.

of Advanced Analytics, in a press release. “I expect Oregonians will respond by taking actions to reduce the spread of the virus, especially when they start to see infections accelerate among their friends and neighbors.”

Over 3 million Oregonians have received at least two doses of a COVID vaccine, or about 74% of the eligible population — about a third have gotten a booster. Over

80% of Deschutes County residents are vaccinated, and the county has averaged about 160 cases a day over the past week.

St. Charles Medical System reports they’re treating 32 COVID-positive patients, four of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit and one on a ventilator. All but seven of their patients with COVID are unvaccinated, and all patients in the ICU were unvaccinated as of press time.

Skier Dies on Bachelor

Twenty-eight-year-old Birkan Uzun suffocated in a tree well

By Jack Harvel Courtesy of Birkan Uzun via Facebook.

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ashington resident and Cyprus native Birkan Uzun died after falling into a tree well on the Devil’s Backbone run on Mt. Bachelor New Year’s Eve. Skiers saw Uzun fall into the well around 1:30 pm. They dug him out and administered CPR until ski patrollers arrived.

Uzun was an outdoorsman and mountaineer who just weeks earlier scaled Vinson Massif, the highest peak of Antarctica—the fifth in his Seven Summits project, in which he sought to scale the highest mountain in all seven continents.

A day prior to his death the President of Turkish Cyprus Ersin Tatar, a government on the north half of the Mediterranean island only acknowledged

by Turkey, praised the mountaineer on social media for raising a Turkish-Cypriot flag on the Vinson Massif peak, and later released a statement after his death.

“I have learned with deep sadness that the Turkish Cypriot mountaineer Birkan Uzun, who brought great honor

to all of us with his achievements, passed away as a result of an accident in America,” Tatar said.

Uzun is the fifth person to die in a tree well on Mt. Bachelor in the last 20 years.

A $30 million lawsuit was filed against Powdr Corp, Mt. Bachelor’s parent company, in 2020 after two people died on the same day at the mountain. Snow wells form when snow builds up around a tree's edges, leaving deep pockets of soft and unstable snow in the middle. Accidents are more likely after large snowstorms.

Mt. Bachelor recommends skiing with a friend to avoid potentially fatal accidents.

“If you decide to explore off-piste you are voluntarily accepting the risk of a deep snow immersion accident,” the resort’s website says. The most effective way to avoid this danger is to always ski or ride with a buddy in sight. Don’t have a friend to ride with one day? Stick to open, groomed runs, or make friends with another solo skier or rider out on the slopes!”

Birkan Uzun poses with the Turkish Cypriot flag atop the highest peak of Antarctica. Uzun scaled the highest mountains in five of seven continents during his lifetime.

NEWS

Noticias en Español Menos mortal, más contagioso Por Jack Harvel Transducido por / Translated by Jéssica Sánchez-Millar que quiere decir que la transmisibilidad entre las personas no vacunadas no es diferente a la de la variante Delta. De acuerdo a la CDC, con la variante Delta, las personas no vacunadas tenían cinco veces más de probabilidades para contraer Delta y 11 veces más de probabilidad de morir comparado con las personas vacunadas. El estudio mostró que las personas que recibieron el refuerzo tienen aproximadamente el 50 por ciento menos de probabilidad de convertirse en un caso vacunado contagiado con Ómicron.

“Aunque Ómicron causa una enfermedad menos grave, el gran número de casos podría de nuevo saturar al desprevenido sistema de salud,” dijo Tedros Adhanom, director general de la Organización Mundial para la Salud durante la rueda de prensa del 14 de diciembre.

La gobernadora de Oregon Kate Brown, prolongó la declaración de emergencia de COVID-19 el 21 de diciembre por el aviso de que el aumento de casos podría saturar los hospitales en el estado. La declaración permite el uso de voluntarios médicos en los hospitales, la flexibilidad en el otorgamiento de licencias médicas profesionales y le permite el acceso a Oregon para hacer

uso de los fondos federales de alivio para el desastre. La última declaración de emergencia la anuló en junio 2021 y la reciente declaración está programada a quedar sin efecto en junio 2022.

“Mientras que Oregon se prepara para lo que podría ser la peor ola de hospitalizaciones durante esta pandemia, sé que este no es el principio de un año nuevo que habíamos esperado,” dijo la gobernadora Brown en una conferencia de prensa. “Durante los últimos dos años, una y otra vez, los habitantes de Oregon han comprobado que estaremos al tanto el uno del otro durante los momentos difíciles. Sus acciones han salvado vidas y es debido a que hemos trabajado en conjunto para mantenernos a salvo los unos a los otros, aunque todavía Oregon tiene algunas de las tasas de infección y muerte más bajas de la nación”.

Oregon Health and Science University (la Universidad de Ciencias y Salud de Oregon) predijo que los casos de Ómicron llegarán al punto máximo a mediados de febrero y causarán cerca de 1,250 hospitalizaciones en el estado, asumiendo que la gente toma las medidas para protegerse en los próximos meses.

“Oregon ha hecho un buen papel para mantener la curva plana con las olas previas,” dijo en una conferencia de prensa Peter Graven Ph.D., director del Departamento de Analítica Avanzada de OHSU. “Espero que los habitantes de Oregon respondan y tomen las medidas necesarias para reducir la propagación del virus, especialmente cuando comiencen a ver el aumento de infecciones entre sus amigos y vecinos.”

Más de 3 millones de los habitantes de Oregon han recibido al menos dos vacunas contra COVID o cerca de 74% de la población elegible — cerca de un tercio ha recibido el refuerzo (gotten a booster). Más del 80 por ciento de la población del condado de Deschutes está vacunado y el condado ha tenido un promedio de 160 casos al día durante la semana pasada. St. Charles Medical System reporta que están atendiendo 32 casos de pacientes positivos a COVID, cuatro de ellos se encuentran en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (ICU por sus siglas en inglés) y uno en el respirador artificial.

Todos esos pacientes, con la excepción de siete, no están vacunados y todos los pacientes en ICU no estaban vacunados al momento de escribir esta nota.

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a variante Ómicron de COVID se está propagando en Oregon y ganando terreno ante la variante Delta, la cual ha sido la cepa dominante desde agosto. La Secretaria de Salud de Oregon reporta que la nueva variante representó el 27 por ciento de los casos el 19 de diciembre, estos son los datos más recientes desde que apareció la nueva variante a principios de diciembre. La información del Centro para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC por sus siglas en inglés) muestra que Ómicron representa cerca del 60 por ciento de los casos en los Estados Unidos.

El nivel de hospitalizaciones de los primeros países afectados, indican que Ómicron tiene efectos de salud menos graves que la variante Delta, comprendiendo de menos hospitalizaciones y muertes. Un estudio Danés también indica que la variante Ómicron tiene entre 2.7 a 3.7 veces más posibilidades de causar una infección en las personas que han sido vacunadas y recibido el refuerzo a comparación de la variante Delta. La fuerza de Ómicron puede ser causada por su habilidad de evadir las respuestas inmunes de la vacuna o a una infección previa, lo

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Black Market, Green Product

Deschutes County seeing a change in illegal marijuana farms amid a crackdown in Southern Oregon

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where they got hit really hard this year and last year, where people were growing multiple greenhouses,” he said.

The large-scale farms are usually on leased land from an owner offered a lot of money up front to grow on their land.

Property owners may initially benefit, but often end up with more trouble than it was worth.

“You take the property owner who’s like, ‘I got this property, I got these water rights, I can turn this into a money maker and I don’t have to do anything,’” Miller said. “It’s not a pretty green hemp crop like what they were expecting; it’s all these greenhouses and a lot of plastic and garbage and soil sacks and fertilizer sacks and different kinds of aftermarket plumbing and electrical.”

Black market grow sites mostly supply other states where it’s still illegal to possess marijuana. DSCO said illegal grows produce lower-quality cannabis using pesticides that are banned in legal cultivation, and can be sold to children and teenagers that would be excluded from the legal market.

“A large majority of the marijuana being grown in Oregon is not being consumed in Oregon,” Miller said. “There are still a lot of states where marijuana is illegal. So, when you have a state that will allow you to grow either commercially, or hemp, or medical, and there’s so much of it going on, it’s easier to come into Oregon and set up shop, and maybe even get a year or two of production out of it before you get caught.”

The Market On the consumer side, there’s a simple explanation for why the illegal market still thrives: consumers tend to do what’s best for them.

“Cannabis customers are pretty rational economic actors. They respond to the same economic forces that individuals would respond to for other agricultural products or electronic products,” said John Hudak, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute who studies marijuana. “So, they think about things like price, they think about things like access, they think about things like risk in terms of that access and they think of quality.”

Hudak said a lot of the illegal market is operating the same way it did during marijuana prohibition. Legally cultivated and illegally trafficked marijuana exists on a smaller scale, but doesn’t move the volume like the large illegal grows.

“I think there’s really a legacy system around illegal cannabis. So you have illegal operations in all states, but where it really thrives is where it’s thrived for a long time.

And that’s areas where cannabis can grow naturally quite well, it’s areas that have remote locations,” Hudak said. “Those operations thrived when California, Oregon, Washington, had no legal system. And so I don’t necessarily think that the legal system provides cover.”

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n early September the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office raided a 30-acre illegal marijuana farm in Alfalfa. It was the largest marijuana bust in the county’s history, and very different from a typical grow in the area.

“Since I started with this, most of our illegal grows are indoor; they’re in shops, or they’ll actually buy whole houses and adapt them and grow inside and sometimes they rent from people and don’t tell them what they’re doing,” said Danielle Martell, a management analyst at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.

The Farms The Alfalfa farm looked more like one you’d find in Southern Oregon, the northern tip of the fabled Emerald Triangle—a region known for producing some of the highest-quality bud in the world. There, illegal marijuana cultivation is more sophisticated and often more sinister, using cheaply made greenhouses, managed by international criminal organizations.

“Southern Oregon is an ideal place to grow because the growth season is much longer, the temperature is better. They’re kind of in a valley that holds that climate,” said Dustin Miller, a detective for the DSCO’s Marijuana Enforcement division.

“The Alfalfa story is what we’re seeing in Southern Oregon.”

Southern Oregon has recently gotten more aggressive in policing illegal grows.

Jackson County declared a state of emergency in October over the proliferation of illegal farms. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission drafted a report that most of the registered hemp grow sites in Jackson and Josephine Counties tested above the legal limit for THC in hemp.

“They’ve applied so much pressure down there, people are now starting to move out,” Miller said. “That doesn’t necessarily move to Deschutes County, although Deschutes County has good farmland out east. But we’re also seeing them go out towards Lakeview and out towards eastern Oregon.”

In Alfalfa cops seized over 9,000 marijuana plants from 49 hoop houses—cheap greenhouses favored by illegal growers. The 20 or so workers growing and processing the marijuana were living in makeshift wooden structures and tents. Some were reportedly working off debt owed to the cartels that operated them. Police also confiscated an AR-15 and two pistols from the property.

“This last year that they’ve started putting so much pressure on Southern Oregon, we’re starting to see more of those hoop houses and stuff show up here in Central Oregon,” Miller said.

The operation was labeled a cartel grow in initial reporting, but Miller urged caution about labeling it as such.

“I want to be really careful about using the word ‘cartel,’ because I don’t want to start labeling grows as cartel grows unless we can really prove it. Southern Oregon is

During its short session in December, the legislature approved $25 million to combat illegal grows in Oregon. Cops busted one such grow in September in Alfalfa—the largest bust in Deschutes County history.

Black markets that remain in legal states often are bolstered by continued local prohibition on the county level. In August of 2020 Deschutes County placed a moratorium on new applications for marijuana growing and processing facilities. It’s the only county in the state that originally legalized cannabis only to later approve such a moratorium.

“Do you want to drive X number of miles to get what might be slightly cheaper or slightly higher quality cannabis? Or do you want to just rely on black market channels?” Hudak said. “One of the things that people don’t talk often enough about is that the choices by typically conservative municipalities and counties to opt out of the legal cannabis system helps the black market thrive.”

The Workers Most of the people working the Alfalfa farm were detained and released without criminal charges. DSCO’s Miller said that the focus is rarely on the laborers who grow and trim the crop, but on the farm’s leaders.

“If we have a location that we’re investigating, by the time we hit the door, we usually know who’s in charge of the location. And we may discover more hierarchies and be able to put that case together,” Miller said.

The Oregon territory once bordered Mexico and has a long history of relying on immigrant labor in agricultural work.

Though immigrants usually move somewhere that they have familial connections, University of Oregon anthropology professor Lynn Stephen said those trafficked to work on illegal marijuana farms are often reliant on their traffickers.

“They are the people who are the most desperate, and probably the least connected,” Stephen said. “If they’re not coming to extended family members, whether it’s in Springfield, Eugene, Cottage Grove, Woodburn, Salem, Gresham, Bend or Redmond, if

they’re not going directly there, and they’re being recruited as laborers, then they don’t have anyone you know who’s watching out for them. So, they’re there beholden to whoever transports them there.”

Farmworkers don’t enjoy the same labor protections as other industries.

They’re the only laborers in the country who are not legally entitled to overtime pay, who can legally be fired for organizing a union and aren’t afforded workers compensation. In an illegal market, these labor practices can be even worse.

“Farmworkers are not protected by the same labor laws as other people. Only a handful of states like California have labor laws for farm recruits. But they’re much more limited here,” Stephens said. “If they’re clandestine, or they’re paying people under the table, and if they’re in an illegal crop situation, they’re not probably concerned with state regulations, whatever they are.”

Stephen said that it’s difficult to gauge how many farmworkers are undocumented but estimates usually range from 40-50%, and that America’s demand for labor and lack of comprehensive immigration reform over the last 30 years create this reality.

“Part of this is because there hasn’t been a way for people to become legal for so long, so they haven’t been able to leave, because if they leave, they can’t come back,” Stephen said. “We have deep-seeded multi-generational families, mixed-status families where the kids are citizens, but the parents and the grandparents are still undocumented. And they may have come here as farmworkers like in the late ‘90s.”

The Oregon Legislature dedicated $25 million to combat illegal marijuana grow sites during its special session in December, with $5 million going toward the protection of water rights and the rest establishing a grant program for law enforcement agencies and aiding exploited migrant workers.

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Enjoy a night of great music that is known to swirl around listeners’ heads like whiskey in a snifter. Proof of vaccination and photo ID required to attend. Thu., Jan. 6, 5:30-8pm. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20. Sisters. $20.

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Learn new photography and camera techniques via experienced photographers as you snap amazing shots of animals found in Central Oregon. Sat., Jan. 8, 10am-2pm.

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Bid one last farewell to DJ Laser Frog before he leaves to his new home in Colorado. Plus, bust out your favorite creature costumes, which are highly encouraged. Fri., Jan. 7, 7pm-midnight. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. $7.

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With the unique capacity to hold up a mirror to our lives, Dennen holds a singular gift for meditating on life’s most noteworthy topics through singing and songwriting. Thu., Jan. 6, 6-8pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. $38-$49.50.

Experience hip-hop, electronica and acoustics at this cross pollination of musical genius. Fri., Jan. 7, 9pm-midnight. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $5.

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Celebrate the first Friday of 2022 by taking in local art and music from around Central Oregon. Displays and musicians will be rotated regularly. Fri., Jan. 7, 6pm.

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From an acoustic or electric guitar to a five-string banjo, the wide range of influence from this artist creates a sound full of beautiful mental images. Sat., Jan. 8, 4-6pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Free.

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he South is filled with such a strong musical history that has continued to evolve as music does, and Texas in particular has always played a huge part in the industry. The Unlikely Candidates is a good example of this, as the current five-piece has been forging a different path than that of those earlier examples of Texas music. These guys definitely fit in more with the alternative and indie-rock scene that has boomed since the days of pure country musicians in the area. Today, Texas is just a hotbed for every genre, and The Unlikely Candidates are coming into their own with a debut album that will be on the way sooner rather than later—a mix of rock, pop, and good vibes.

Even with delays of the pandemic and other obstacles, The Unlikely Candidates continue to churn out strong singles that show the band isn’t afraid to switch up its sound. Learn more about the rising band in this Band Fact Sheet before it plays the Volcanic Theatre Pub Jan. 11.

Where they’re from: Based out of Fort Worth, Texas, the band originally came together in 2008 as an acoustic duo of Kyle Morris and Cole Male. Then in 2013 the band evolved and the newly formed group released its debut EP, “Follow My Feet,” which shared the same name as the group’s first single. They haven’t looked back since.

Members: Kyle Morris (vocals), Brenton Carney (guitar), Cole Male (guitar), Jared Hornbeek (bass) and Kevin Goddard (drums).

What’s to like: The energy present in most of The Unlikely Candidates’ hits is contagious. The band finds ways to craft

these catchy hooks in the middle of epic breakdowns. The amount of versatility it brings to the table should also be celebrated. The band’s latest single, “Gemini,” feels like a disco-y little number for dancing and fun grooves, while 2018’s “Bells” is an anthemic rock song meant to be sung loudly. This versatility is probably a product of where they came from and all the influences in the area. Even when the band takes on poppier tracks, nothing feels out of place, and you get the sense that the whole band is just having a good time when you listen to an Unlikely Candidates song.

Songs to start with: “Novocaine,” “Gemini,” “High Low” For fans of: DREAMERS, The Mowglis, Panic at The Disco Random Internet Dig Fact: In an interview with the Daily Rind Blog in 2020, the band shared that early on the guys would rent out a room for band practice at a space in Dallas. The owners of the rehearsal space never contacted about payment, and no one was ever there on staff so the band used it eight or nine times in a row without paying. One day they went to get food and when they came back the space was locked with all of the band’s gear inside. In order to retrieve the gear, they climbed through a vent and “Mission Impossibled” their way in. The mission was a success and they never practiced there again.

The Unlikely Candidates w/ The Criticals Tue., Jan. 11, 8-11pm Volcanic Theatre Pub 70 SW Century Dr., Bend $15.

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High Desert Music Hall Open Mic Backline Lounge Doors Open @ 6:00PM OPEN MIC SIGN UP STARTS AT 6:3oPM HOSTED BY: Jeshua Marshall First Thursday of every month, 7-10pm. FREE.

5 Wednesday Mic Free to watch. Free to perform. Always a good time. Come down and watch comics work out new material or get up and try stand up for yourself! 8-10pm. Free.

Hub City Bar & Grill Karaoke What’s your go-to karaoke tune? 8pm-Midnight.

Initiative Brewing Trivia Wednesdays Trivia Wednesdays in Redmond, with Useless Knowledge Bowl. 6:30 pm at Initiative Brewing, 424 NW 5th St. Join in to win top team prizes! It’s free to play. Bring your team this week! Arrive early for best seating. . free.

Initiative Brewing Trivia Wednesdays Trivia Wednesdays in Redmond, with UKB Trivia. 6:30 pm at Initiative Brewing, 424 NW 5th St. Team up with friends to win top prizes! No charge to play. Enjoy cold brews, cocktails and great food too. Summer trivia is outdoors on the patio **CONDITIONS PERMITTING** indoors if not.

6:30-8:30pm. 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 and over) 6:30pm. Free.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

JuJu Eyeball at McMenamins JuJu Eyeball is back at McMenamins for some Fab Beatle music.

Always a great time with Bend’s Beatle Band, voted best cover band in Central Oregon in 2021.

Party on Jojo! 6-9pm. Free.

6 Thursday Bridge 99 Brewery Thursday Trivia Night at

Bridge 99 Join us each Thursday at six, for live UKB Trivia at Bridge 99 Brewery. Free to play, win Bridge 99 gift cards! . Free!.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Trivia Night

We are bringing a nostaligic spin to trivia with large, hand crafted, replicas of Trivial Pursuit wheels. We have enough pies for six teams. So, get early to claim your favorite color! Sign up 6:30. Starts at 7pm. Free to play. 6:30-8pm. Free.

Hub City Bar & Grill Karaoke What’s your go-to karaoke tune? 8pm-Midnight.

River’s Place Fluffalove Music for the soul

consisting primarily of 70’s folk-rock gems.

Their “Laurel Canyon” vibe includes two acoustic guitars and tight harmonies. 6-8pm. Free.

Seven Nightclub & Restaurant Comedy

Hub City Bar & Grill DJ/Karaoke Nights Dj

dance music intermingled with karaoke! 8pm. Free.

Open Space Event Studios Metamorphosis ~ Laser Frog Farewell Party Mobile Dance Party presents Metamorphosis bid farewell to DJ Laser Frog With support from DJ Overcover, we will celebrate together one last time with Laser Frog.

Open Space Studios on Friday Jan 7th. Doors open at 7pm. $7.

Bingo Not Cho’ Grandma’s Bingo is back at Silver Moon Brewing! Sundays 10am-1pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Open Mic at the

Moon The Silver Moon’s open mic is back now on Sunday night’s inside the taproom. Sign up starts at 5pm. Hosted by professional musicians.

5-8pm. Free.

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Open Mic At Seven Night Club Comedy Is Back In Downtown Bend! Try telling some jokes or support your local Comedians working on new material! 21+ Material May Not Be Suitable For All. Sponsored By Storm Cannabis Co. Bend OR 7:30-10pm. Free.

piece band featuring Paul Eddy and Kyle Pickard.

6pm. Free.

is Bend’s finest Open Mic! All musicians and comedians are welcome from first timers to pros!

Hosted by Nancy Blake and Danny Guitar Harris, 2 long time local musicians! Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Trivia on the Moon!

Silver Moon Brewing Dance Party With DJ

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Voted Best Trivia in Bend by Bend Magazine 2018 and 2019! Come play Trivia with us at Silver Moon Brewing every Thursday Night from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Bring your friends, test your knowledge and compete for Silver Moon gift cards and prizes. 7-9pm. Free.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Kassi Valazza Fireside Show At The Suttle Lodge Fireside shows are back! Kick off the new year with one of Suttle’s favorite artists, Kassi Valazza.

RSVP required for overnight lodging guests to claim complimentary seats. Proof of vaccination and picture ID required at the door with no exceptions. Doors at 5:30pm. Show starts at 6pm.

Tower Theatre - Bend Brett Dennen See

The World Tour Brett Dennen is telling us to get out and see the world at a time when we need it more than ever. Flame-haired, six-foot-five, and with a singular gift for meditating on life’s most meaningful subjects with equal parts innocence and razor sharp wit. 8pm.

River’s Place Long Tall Eddy A rocking two-

Theclectic Producer-Artist-DJ Cross pollinating genres from Hip Hop-Electronica-Acoustic-experimental mashed up into an eclectic soundscape. 9pm-Midnight. $5 @ Door.

8 Saturday Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy at Craft Saturday Nights are made for laughter at Craft.

Featuring: Nic Lanier, Cori Ramsey, Stuart Wilson, Sam Donaldson, and Mark Rook. Hosted by Katy Ipock. 8-10pm. $15.

General Duffy’s Waterhole JuJu Eyeball at General Duffys Waterhole Oh my, Central Oregon’s premier Beatle Band JuJu Eyeball is back for some Fab Beatle music, at the Annex. Always a great time, party on Jojo! 7-10pm.

Hub City Bar & Grill DJ/Karaoke Nights Dj

dance music intermingled with karaoke! 8pm. Free.

Mecca Grade Estate Malt House and Tasting Room Culver Booster Club dinner,

7 Friday Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Brian Craig

This soloist is best known for his skill in live looping acoustic guitar while breaking away with harmonica, and creating a landscape of avant-garde music elements to his original songs and covers. 5-7pm. Free.

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Walk Redmonds 1st Friday Art Walk. We will be Courtesy Seed Ling

auction & live music Come join us to support the Culver Schools Booster Club. Tri-tip dinner & live auction followed by music with Kristy Kinsey & The Whiskey Bandits. $50 per person. Pre sale tickets only due to limited capacity. Contact Andrea @ 541-460-0569. 5-10pm. $50.

River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions Michelle Van Handel & her very jazzy band. 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Ky Burt A multi-in-

strumentalist (acoustic and electric guitar, five-string banjo) with a wide range of influences, Burt pulls inspiration from a wide vocabulary of American root forms to create a sound full of stunning imagery and melodic depth. 4-6pm.

Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Tentareign & Seed

Ling This trio has pushed music around melting styles and searching their souls. 8-10pm. $10.

9 Sunday Hub City Bar & Grill Big Band Open Jam All

welcome to sing or play an instrument, just come on in and get on Gordy’s signup sheet. 5-8pm. No cover.

River’s Place Trivia Grab your team and join us for this fun competition of the mind. Free to play and prizes to win! Mimosas are plentiful as well as brunch options from the trucks. A perfect Sunday Funday! Noon-2pm. Free.

Take a listen to Tentareign & Seed Ling at Silver Moon Brewing on Jan. 8, from 8-10pm.

Silver Moon Brewing Not Cho’ Grandma’s

River’s Place Corrupted Kin Wide variety of acoustic music, both originals and songs you can sing along with. Easy to listen to, the fun they have while playing is contagious. 5-7pm. Free.

The Astro Lounge Open Mic Mondays This

porting Bend Humane Join us for a fun night to win cash and support our local Humane Society and all the amazing work they do here in Central Oregon!

Three Monday nights in January! 6-8pm. $3.

Bridge 99 Brewery Monday Night Trivia Now playing Mondays (Thursdays too!) at 6 it’s live UKB Trivia at Bridge 99 Brewery. Free to play, win Bridge 99 gift cards! 6-8pm. Free.

General Duffy’s Waterhole Open Mic Night Join us for an awesome night of music, beer, and food! Sign up starts at 5:30pm. 6-9pm. Free.

11 Tuesday Silver Moon Brewing Garrett Miller &

Friends Banjo maestro Garret Miller brings his blue grass flavor to Silver Moon’s weekly Tue, night residency. 6-8pm. Free.

12 Wednesday Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open Mic Come down and watch comics work out new material or get up and try stand up for yourself!

8-10pm. Free.

Hub City Bar & Grill Karaoke What’s your go-to karaoke tune? 8pm-Midnight.

Initiative Brewing Trivia Wednesdays Trivia Wednesdays in Redmond, with Useless Knowledge Bowl. 6:30 pm at Initiative Brewing, 424 NW 5th St. Bring your team this week! Arrive early for best seating. free.

Initiative Brewing Trivia Wednesdays Trivia Wednesdays in Redmond, with UKB Trivia. 6:30 pm at Initiative Brewing, 424 NW 5th St. Team up with friends to win top prizes! No charge to play.

6:30-8:30pm. 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 and over) 6:30pm. Free.

Tower Theatre M-Pact Called “one of the best pop/jazz vocal groups in the world” by the San Francisco Chronicle, these six trailblazers unite the soul o f Stevie Wonder and the funk of Earth, Wind & Fire with the a cappella harmonies of Take 6. 7:30pm. $25-$45.

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rotating local Central Oregon musicians and artisans. Join us and enjoy original music along with beautiful crafted pieces of art every first Friday of the month. Starts at 6pm. First Friday of every month, 6pm. FREE.

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CALENDAR producers, musicians and cultural touchstones of the late 1940s through the late 1960s. Fridays, 6-8pm. KPOV, 501 NW Bond St., Bend. Contact: mikeficher@gmail.com. Free.

Ukulele Meetups Bunk+Brew is hosting weekly

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Ukulele Meetups for all skill levels with songbooks and light instruction from skilled players. Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Bunk+Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend.

Contact: 458-202-1090. events@bunkandbrew.com.

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DANCE

Born to Dance: Three Year Olds This class uses the Leap’NLearn ® program to follow natural childhood development. Mondays, 5:055:35pm. Through June 20. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: (541)-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $48.

Discover Ballet A great introduction to the

world of dance for children 8 to 11 years looking to get a start in ballet! Fridays, 5:30-6:30pm.

Through June 24. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: (541)382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $71.

Fantasy Ballet: An Imaginative Ballet Class for 5-Year-Olds! This fantasy-themed

ballet class is designed to cultivate your child’s creativity, individuality and artistry while discovering ballet terminology and culture of discipline.

Email dance@abcbend.com or call (541) 382 4055 for more info! Saturdays, 11-11:45am. Through June 18. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $61.

Silver Swans Ballet Silver Swans is an open-level class for all adults 35+. Developed by the Royal Academy of Dance, this program is founded on research into dance practices for older dancers. $71 monthly / $21 drop-in. Tuesdays, 11:30am-12:30pm. Through June 21. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. DANCE@ABCBEND.COM. $71.

Twinkle Toes Tap: 5-7 year olds This beginning tap class will have your child tapping their toes and learning the basic steps of tap.

Tuesdays, 3:35-4:20pm. Through June 21. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: (541)-382-4055. dance@ abcbend.com. $61.

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Ceramics with Syd- Adult- Monday Evenings - Five week series This adult

ceramics class is tailored for all skill levels, ages 18+. Mondays, 6-9pm. Through Feb. 7. Synergy Ceramics, 1900 NE Division St, Bend. Contact: (541)-241-6047. synergyceramicsbend@gmail. com. $250.

Contemporary Realist Fine Artist David Kreitzer In the tradition of Turner and

Cezanne, master oil & watercolorist, David Kreitzer, exhibits exquisite & stunning landscapes, figure, fantasy, California Oak Hills and Nishigoi koi oils through summer 2021 at the Wooden Jewel Gallery downtown Bend & the Betty Gray Gallery at the Sunriver Lodge. Mondays-Sundays, 11am-5pm. Betty Gray Gallery, Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver. Contact: 805-2342048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

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from Phases of Tarot and Erin from 1 Life. Your ticket includes a tarot reading, vision board supplies, light refreshments and a gua sha stone goody bag! Jan. 7, 6-8:30pm. Desert Rose Cactus Lounge, 50 SE Scott St., Bend. Contact: 541-3509578. info@1life.online. $49.

Monoprinting on Clay - Trays and Bowls - One Day Event Participants will

start with a slab and will create a one of a kind piece of functional art by applying colored slips (liquid clay) and stencils. Jan. 8, 10am-4pm. Pottery By Yvonne, 65093 Smokey Butte Dr, Bend.

Contact: 321-432-8009. potterybyyvonne@gmail. com. $100.

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 Road, Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITS Bend Ghost Tours JOIN US for our Ghosts

and Legends of Downtown Bend Tour and hear all about our permanent residents! Wednesdays-Sundays, 7:30-9pm. Downtown Bend, Downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-350-0732.

Bendghosttours@gmail.com. $25.00.

Envisioning Wild: 2022 Wild Desert Calendar Virtual Exhibit ONDA’s 2022 Wild Des-

ert Calendar virtual exhibit, “Envisioning Wild,” opens on November 10! Tour our virtual gallery of wild, wonderous and inspiring images of Oregon’s high desert landscapes and wildlife featured in the 2022 calendar. Nov. 10-Jan. 7, 5:30pm. Contact: 5413302638. Lace@onda.org. Free.

Excuse Me: A Structural Device for Visual Communication Each week will showcase

the work of an individual artist in response to a single poem by Dr. Jenna Goldsmith. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-6pm. Through Feb. 26. Scalehouse Gallery, 550 NW Franklin Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-640-2186. stephanie@scalehouse.org. Free.

Know Origins - Kingfisher Stories Settle

in for storytelling of kingfisher tales, starting with a Greek myth of lovers transformed into kingfishers and the origin of “halcyon days”. You can attend this program online or in person. Jan. 12, 6-7pm. East Bend Public Library, 62080 Dean Swift Road, Bend. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@ deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Know Origins: Geology of Central Oregon You can attend this program in person,

or take part online. In this presentation, geologist Daniele McKay will explore recent geologic research that has changed our understanding of central Oregon landscapes. Jan. 8, 1-2pm. La Pine Public Library, 16425 First St., La Pine. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

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Current Fiction Book Club Pleas join us for Current Fiction Book Club. We will discuss

Adults 35 and up can build strength and gain flexibility at the Academie de Ballet Classique every Tue. at 11:30am.

"The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles. Jan. 5, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com.

Hello, Storytime! Hello Storytime! is for parents/caregivers and children. Primarily the activities and books will be geared to the 0-5 years old age group with young child orientation.

Wed, Jan. 12, 10:30am and 6pm and Wed, Jan. 26, 10:30am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend.

Wildlife Conservation Photography Join the Museum’s wildlife team to learn about and photograph the wildlife in our care. Jan. 8, 10am2pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. info@highdesertmuseum.org. $150, members get 20% discount.

Not Your Average Book Club All are welcome! We will discuss “Boy Swallows Universe”

by Trent Dalton. Join zoom link available. Jan. 10, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com.

Winter Nights Join us after hours to see the latest exhibitions and enjoy a safe night out.

Thursdays 4-8 pm through Feb. 24. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. info@highdesertmuseum.org.

Adults $10, children ages 3-12 $6 Members always free!.

Online Only: Writers Working - Critique Group Workshop Bring two pages

or two poems to share with a group for critique.

Participants will be divided into breakout rooms in Zoom to share and critique pieces. Please have camera and microphone on. Jan. 9, 1-3pm.

Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary. org. Free.

Quiet Writing Time Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others’ company. Masks are required at all indoor in-person events. Free, open network WiFi available. Tuesdays, 10:30am12:30pm. Redmond Public Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond. Contact: (541) 312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. free.

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Exhibition Closing: Rethinking Fire Exhi-

bition Closing: Rethinking Fire Jan. 9, 10am-4pm.

High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend.

Wintervention at Avid Cider Thu, Jan. 6, 6-8pm and Thu, Feb. 3, 6-8pm. AVID Cider Co. Taproom, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend.

Natural History Pub: Locating Bull Trout Using DNA Technology Bull trout, listed as

threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1999, were declared virtually absent from the

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Upper Deschutes River. With advances in DNA technology, it is possible to determine if populations still exist in the headwaters of the Deschutes basin. Jan. 10, 7-8pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754.

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Call for Volunteers - Play with Parrots!

Friendly people needed to help socialize birds to ready for adoption, make toys, clean cages and make some new feathered friends! Located past Cascade Lakes Distillery, call for hours and location. Contact: 916-956-2153.

Humane Society Thrift Store - Volunteers Needed Do you love animals and

discovering “new” treasures? Then volunteering at the HSCO Thrift Store Donation Door is the perfect place to combine your passions while helping HSCO raise funds to provide animal welfare services for the local community. For information contact: rebecca@hsco.org. Ongoing. Humane Society Thrift Shop, 61220 S. Highway 97, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3761. rebecca@hsco.org.

Seeking Energetic Board Members The Peaceful Presence Project in Bend's mission is reimagining the way communities talk about, plan for and experience serious illness and the end of life. Follow this link and consider applying for our board: https://thepeacefulpresenceproject.org/ jobdescription Ongoing-Noon.

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Maria’s match with her Big Sister, Amanda, closed last summer. Maria was matched with Amanda as a 5th grader, more than eight years ago. One of the first activities they participated in together was a STEM night sponsored by Bend Research.

They met a scientist working in a real lab and learned about the research and experiments he was working on. With Amanda, Maria was able to experience many firsts: Her first Bend Elks Game, attending the Nutcracker in person, and riding a horse. Maria wanted other kids to have these same opportunities

so she spread the word and both her younger sister and cousin were matched with mentors in the program.

Over the eight years, Maria flourished; exhibiting compassion and excitement to learn new things and explore new places. She also developed a passion for helping others. She participated in the 8+9 mentoring program which supports middle schoolers transition into High school. In High School, Maria attended MUSE Camp, a summer camp that intends to empower girls by encourag-

She also joined our BBBS Latinx Mentoring Program, funded by the Oregon Community Foundation, which provides support to students who are seeking a path to college. Within that program, Maria attended workshops to help her understand the FASFA and college application process, improve her essay writing skills for scholarships, and attended a mock career fair/networking event. She used these skills to apply for college and shared with others.

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Aleks and Aries look forward to fishing together

Art projects are in the works for these two

Looking forward to dance recitals and arts & crafts

Both enjoy sports, hiking, and laser tag

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Tai Chi with Grandmaster Franklin I

Volunteer with Salvation Army The Salva-

FAMILY & KIDS

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

GROUPS & MEETUPS A Course in Miracles This training is to

see from the eyes of love instead of fear. You will need the complete and annotated addition, but the cost is free for the class. Saturday 9:30am.

The class is online. Saturdays, 9:30am. Contact: 760-208-9097. lmhauge4@gmail.com. Free.

Become a Better Public Speaker! Come visit Bend Toastmasters Club and learn how to overcome your public speaking fears. Wednesdays, Noon-1pm. Contact: 5035016031. bend. toastmasters.club@gmail.com. Free.

The Bend Big Picture Book Club: Brene Brown’s Atlas of the Heart: Connection and Experience In her latest

book, five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Brené Brown writes, “If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and to be stewards of the stories that we hear. Jan. 5, 6:30-8pm. Contact: 562-686-3308. cjackman1@ymail.com. Free.

Bend Chess and Go Club A casual group

meeting weekly on Weds nights to play Chess and Go! Bring your own boards/clocks if you have them, no worries if you don’t. Join the Meetup page! https://www.meetup.com/bend-chess-goclub/ Wednesdays, 6-8pm. The Grove, 921 NW Mt. Washington Drive, Bend.

Board Games hosted by The Base The Base at Franklin is a new space in the Old Bend neighborhood for neurodivergent humans and allies to access community through the shared goal for connection and wellness. Board Games 4:00-5:30, RPG direcly following 5:30-? RSVP Required- Free. The Base at Franklin 541.610.8826 Fridays, 4-5:30pm. 5 NW Franklin Avenue, Bend.

Contact: 5416108826. hello@baseatfranklin.com.

Game Night Let’s Play LeftCenterRight

Simple game, one dollar table and 5 dollar tables.

You're not going to get rich but you will have fun.

Happy Hour $4 Beer & Wine Wednesdays, 5-7pm.

Zero Latency Bend, 1900 NE 3rd St STE 104, Bend.

Contact: 541-617-0688. Zerolatencybend.com.

High Desert Corvette Club Our purpose is to plan and conduct safe social activities and events that promote enjoyment of Corvettes.

We also contribute annually to local non profit organizations. Due to COVID, please check our website for meeting details: highdesertcorvettes. org Second Tuesday of every month, 6-7:30pm.

Contact: 909-994-7500. 1991highdesertcorvettes@gmail.com. TBD. Hot Chocolate Run Join us for an out-and-

back run along the Deschutes River Trail and then enjoy complimentary hot chocolate or coffee and snacks while you warm up outside at The Commons Cafe and Taproom! Jan. 9, 10-11am.

The Commons Cafe & Taproom, 875 NW Brooks St., Bend. Free.

Non specific grief support group Small

Support Group (4-5 people) for those who need a safe space to share a grief difficult to share with one’s friend and family, long term grief for a death, loss of relationship, loss from suicide, loss of health, loss of function, etc Sundays, 5-6pm. Free.

Paws & Pints Come talk dogs and make friends

with other like minded folks! Join us for a hosted beverage and there may even be an adorable puppy or two looking to meet their perfect person! First Wednesday of every month, 5-7pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.

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teach the original form as it was taught in the monastery: unchanged—Taoist Tai Chi Chuan 108 movements. Online classes are for beginning and intermediate students. Mondays-Wednesdays, 10:15-11am. Contact: 541-797-9620. arawak327@gmail.com. $50.

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Alternative Break Challenge Join Camp

Fire over Spring Break 2022 for a week-long service trip that will bring us all over Oregon to work with organizations around the state! Open to 9th-12th graders with planning meetings starting in September and travel happening March 21-25, 2022. Mondays, 5-6:30pm. Through March 14.

BendTECH, 1001 SW Emkay Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. Sliding scale pricing $135-$540.

Amelia’s World Puppet Show Join Amelia Airheart Monkey & Miss Hannah for a fun & uplifting interactive zoom puppet show! Message ACORN School of Art & Nature on Facebook to request the zoom link. Fridays, 4-4:15pm.

Contact: https://m.facebook.com/acornartandnature/. Free.

Free Spirit Baby Ninja Classes, Kids Ninja Classes, After-School Camps, Yoga Classes and more! Check FreeSpiritBend.com for times Friday Night Lights @ Hoodoo Ski Area Come watch professional riders, listen to

live music, and enjoy a warm bonfire with us @ Hoodoo Ski Area, Oregon’s night ride destination.

Presented by Ablis CBD. Partnered with Backyardmedia/ 92.9. Fridays, 9am-9pm. Through March 25. Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Road, Sisters. Contact: 541-822-3799. jenniferbreakingfree@gmail.com. Lift Tickets Vary.

Hoodoo Ski Area - Blow Off Work Wednesdays Who needs work when you could

be flying down a winter wonderland at Hoodoo Ski Area? Blow Off Work Wed, Presented by T-mobile.

Wednesdays, 9am-9pm. Through March 30.

Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Road, Sisters.

Contact: 541-822-3799. jenniferbreakingfree@ gmail.com. Lift Tickets Vary.

Little Leapers! Using Leap N’ Learn cur-

riculum, Little Leapers captures the magic of first-times through dance for our littles dancers and their big people. Saturdays, 8:50-9:20am.

Through March 19. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: (541) 382 4055. dance@abcbend.com. $132.

Thrifty Thursdays @ Hoodoo Ski Area

From Jan. to mid-March, discount ski tickets are just $25 from 9am – 9pm, each Thu, at Hoodoo.

After skiing for only $25, head to Three Creeks Brewing for Thu, Brewskis 10% off! Thursdays, 9am-9pm. Through March 17. Deep, cheap, and steep... Invest in the best in the Northwest Ski/ ride/bike Hoodoo all day long for only $29. Plus hotdogs and hodags with Blackstrap. In this bi-weekly pop-up event, guests will get free custom google covers and hotdogs while supplies last. Thursdays, 9am. Through May 12. Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Road, Sisters. Contact: 541-822-3799. jenniferbreakingfree@gmail.com. $29.

Toddler Open Play Our Kids Ninja Warrior

gym is a wonderful space for kids to stay active and have fun! Mondays-Thursdays-Sundays, 9amNoon. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. Toddler Open Play 1-Pass $12 Toddler Open Play 10-Pass $105.

Twinkle Toes Tap Learn the basics of Tap! This beginner class for ages 5-7 will be tapping their toes and learning the basic steps of tap.

Tuesdays, 3:35-4:20pm. Through June 14. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@ abcbend.com. 61.00.

Winter Open House Come meet the ABC family and take a complimentary mini class, play dance games, and earn prizes with our bingo cards. 3:00 to 4:00pm: 3 - 8 years 4:00 to 4:30pm: 8 -17 years 4:30 to 5:00pm: Adults, 18+. Jan. 8,

Enjoy an adult cooking class based off Peruvian cuisine at the Kindred Creative Kitchen Jan. 7, at 5:30pm.

3-5pm. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. Free.

days. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend. Contact: holla@bevelbeer.com.

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Monkless to the Mountain The mountains are open - you know what that means?!

Monkless to the mountains is back! Flash your pass for $1 off your first drink. Dec. 13-May 31, 11:30am-9pm. Monkless Belgian Ales Brasserie, 803 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 541-7976760. alyssa@monkless.com.

Adult Cooking Class-Peruvian Cuisine

Peru is a land of fusion cuisine. With influences from all over Europe, Asia and Africa there is a wide variety of flavor and technique. Join me in this hands-on class where we will explore the flavors of Peru. Jan. 7, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend.

Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@ gmail.com. $85.

Cook Like a Pro 1 Cook like a pro courses are a series of classes taught in building block style. They can be taken individually or consecutively. Mon, Jan. 10, 6-9pm, Mon, Jan. 17, 6-9pm, Mon, Jan. 24, 6-9pm and Mon, Jan. 31, 6-9pm.

Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $250.

Elixir Wine Group Pop-Up Restaurant Join us for an elevated dining experience.

Featuring Chef Josh Podwils creating French inspired food using the best ingredients sourced from Central Oregon. Live Jazz Saturday from 4-7 on the patio. Book at Elixir Wine Company Reservations. Fridays-Saturdays, 6-9pm. Elixir Wine Group, 11 NW LAVA RD, BEND. Contact: 541-388-5330. Elixirwinegroup.com. $12-$40.

Parent and Child Puff Pastry Join me in

this hands-on class where an adult and child will work together to learn to make puff pastry and laminated doughs from scratch. Price includes two people. Jan. 8, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend.

Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@ gmail.com. $100.

BEER & DRINK

Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day!

Tuesdays are Locals’ Day. Every Tuesday enjoy $1 off regular size draft beverages. Come by the Warming Hut and hang out by the fire. See you soon, Bend! Tuesdays. Crosscut Warming Hut No 5, 566 SW Mill View Way, Bend.

Growler Discount Night! Enjoy $2 off

growler fills every Wednesday at Bevel! Wednesdays. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend. Contact: 831-245-1922. holla@ bevelbeer.com. Free.

Locals’ Night Come on down and join the local family all day every Monday! We offer $3 Pints of our core line up beers and $4 pours of our barrel aged beers all day. Mondays. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.

Locals’ Day Come on down to Bevel Craft

Brewing for $4 beers and cider and $1 off wine all day. There are also food specials from the food carts located out back at The Patio! Tues-

Wine Wednesdays Happy hour all day

on Wine Wednesday. Come in for discounts on glasses, beers and apps! Wednesdays, Noon-9pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541-728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com.

ATHLETIC EVENTS

Bend Area Running Fraternity The group will run, maintaining social distance, along the Deschutes River and then receive discounted drinks from the cidery after the run! Mondays, 5pm. AVID Cider Co. Taproom, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: bendarearunningfraternity@ gmail.com. Free.

Cork Saturday Morning Coffee Run

We will head out for a long run then meet back at Thump for a coffee. All paces are welcome!

Check our website for more information on all our events! Saturdays, 9-10am. Through Jan. 29.

CORK Thursday Night Run A fun run for a

Thursday evening. Meet at Spoken Moto* at 6pm for a 3-5 mile run through the paved trails in the Old Mill. Stay after for food and drinks! *Locations may vary, check our website for the most current information! Thursdays, 6pm. Through Jan. 27.

Planet Fitness Home Work-Ins Planet

Fitness is offering free daily workouts via livestream! Visit the Planet Fitness Facebook page for more details. Ongoing, 4-5pm. Free.

Redmond Running Group Run All levels welcome. Find the Redmond Oregon Running Klub on Facebook for weekly run details. Thursdays, 6:15pm. City of Redmond, Redmond, Or., Redmond. Contact: rundanorun1985@gmail.com.

OUTDOOR EVENTS Grit Clinics: Beginner/Intermediate Skills We’ll begin by dialing in our bike set up

and body position, then work on skills throughout the afternoon. Saturdays, 1:30-3:30pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend.

Contact: 541-728-7878. info@gritclinics.com. $75.

Grit Clinics: Cornering & Switchbacks OR Jumping* We’ll practice bermed corners,

flat loose corners and switchbacks until we’re all dizzy with progression! Saturdays, 11am-1pm.

Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@gritclinics. com. $75.

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fencing, troubleshooting in a barn/rescue facility that require TLC repairs. Seize this opportunity; volunteer at Mustangs To The Rescue (MTTR). Please call and leave a message. Mondays-Sundays, 9am6pm. Mustangs to the Rescue, 21670 McGilvray Road, Bend. Contact: 541-330-8943. volunteer@ MustangstotheRescue.org.

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Grit Clinics: Happy Hour Trail Ride ‘N Skills Join Grit Clinics at a new trail each week

to work on specific skills needed for the features you will encounter. Phil’s Trailhead, Skyliner Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@gritclinics. com. $75.

Grit Clinics: Skills & Ride We’ll start with

Grit Clinics: Women’s Foundational Mountain Bike Skills Calling all ladies new

to mountain biking! In just two hours, you’ll feel more confident setting up your bike, shifting, braking, and navigating small trail obstacles after instruction from the skilled coaches at Grit Clinics. Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@gritclinics.com. $75.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

2022 Intuition Training! You’ll practice reading people’s energy fields, do chakra cleansing, meet your healing guides, and learn new ways of managing your life with strength and clarity. This is a 12-week class, every Wed 7-9 pm. Ongoing, 7-8pm. Contact: 510-220-2241. chylton2010@yahoo.com. $599.

7 Gates to Healing Each week we’ll explore a different gate through writing, sharing, meditation, ceremony, and ritual. November 1 to January 17th, 7-9pm email: rootedandopen@ gmail.com to register Mondays, 7-9pm. Through Jan. 17. Location TBA, Location TBA, Location TBA. Contact: rootedandopen@gmail.com.

Back Massage for Couples Class This four-hour class is limited to one couple per session, and tailored to your needs. Additional dates are available. Sun, Dec. 12, Mon, Dec. 27, Tue, Dec. 28, Wed, Dec. 29, Thu, Dec. 30, Sun, Jan. 2, Sun, Jan. 9, Sun, Jan. 16, Mon, Jan. 17 and Sun, Jan. 23.

Taproot Bodywork studio, Tumalo, Bend. Contact: 503-481-0595. taprootbodywork@gmail.com.

Bend Pilates Bend Pilates is now offering a full

schedule of classes through Zoom! Be ready with mat, weights, roller, and/or band and login five minutes prior to class time. For more information visit bendpilates.net/classes/. Ongoing, Noon-1pm. $20.

Capoeira: A Perfect Adventure The

Brazilian art form of Capoeira presents opportunities to develop personal insights, strength,

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balance, flexibility, musicality, voice, rhythm, and language by tapping the energy of this rich cultural expression and global community. Text 541-678-3460 for location and times. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 7:10pm. High Desert Martial Arts, 2535 NE Studio Rd., Bend. Contact: 541678-3460. ucabend@gmail.com. $30 intro month.

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Coaching Group Build your dream life while connecting to a supportive, motivating community. Led by Diana Lee, Meadowlark Coaching.

Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Contact: 914-980-2644. meadowlarkcoaching@yahoo.com. $15-25.

Diabetes Prevention Workshop This free, online diabetes prevention program is sponsored by your Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson County health departments. Tuesdays, 9-11am.

Through July 12. Contact: 541-876-1848. Free.

Drop In Monday Meditation - open to all Come join us 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.

Healing Flow Class Series Healing

Flow is a nourishing offering that invites you to slow down and feel. Tuesdays, Noon-1pm.

Through Feb. 22. Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@gmail.com. $15 drop-in | $80 for all eight classes.

In-Person Yoga at LOFT Wellness & Day Spa In-person yoga classes at Bend’s

newest yoga studio! Schedule online or give us a call to reserve your spot! Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5-6pm. Loft Wellness & Day Spa, 339 SW Century Drive Ste 203, Bend. Contact: 541-690-5100. info@loftbend.com. $20.

Kirtan, Dance, and Sacred Song Join

us Thursdays at Tula Movement Arts and Yoga for an evening of Kirtan Dance and Sacred Song with the Bendavan Bhakti Band, around the back outside on the grass. Thursdays, 6-8pm. Tula Movement Arts, 2797 NW Clearwater Drive, Suite 100, Bend. Suggested donation $10-$20.

Living Well with Chronic Conditions

The Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson County health departments are offering six week, online classes to support people living with chronic health conditions. Wednesdays, 2-4pm. Through Jan. 5. Contact: (541) 322-7446. Free.

Love Thy Camp Yoga Studio Classes in Tumalo Love Thy Camp has opened a small(4

yogis max) yoga studio in Tumalo! Check the schedule below for dates/times. Private one-on-

Learn Tai Chi as it was taught in its original form at Central Oregon Tai Chi every Tue. and Thu. from 9:45-10:45am.

one available too! First class $5 Off with code: GetSomeYoga. Mondays-Fridays, 9:30-10:30 and 11:30am-12:30pm. Love Thy Camp, 20039 Beaver Lane, Bend. Contact: 541-948-5035. info@ lovethycamp.com. $20 Drop-in.

Mindfulness in Motion Engage your whole self in this exercise of returning to each moment through the body. All welcome. Thursdays, 6-7:15pm. Through Feb. 1. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central OR, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-948-7015. soulinmotionbend@gmail.com. $15.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Meeting

Zoom meeting Password: 301247 For more information: centraloregonoa.org/ For assistance, call Terri at 541-390-1097 Sundays, 3-4pm. Contact: 541-390-1097. oacentraloregon@gmail.com.

PowerFun Flow Masterclass w/BB Get

ready to revolutionize your practice while having a bunch of fun with our favorite yoga nerd! Fri, Jan. 7, 5:30-7:30pm and Fri, Jan. 21, 5:30-7:30pm.

Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@ gmail.com. $30 for one | $50 for both.

Tai Chi Class I teach the original form as it

was taught in the monastery: unchanged—Taoist Tai Chi Chuan 108 movements. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9:45-10:45am. Central Oregon Tai Chi, 1601 NW Newport Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-797-9620.

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Tai Chi for Health™ created by Dr. Paul Lam This two-day per week class is

appropriate for anyone who wants a slower Tai Chi class or those dealing with chronic health conditions. Mondays-Wednesdays, 9-10am.

OREGON TAI CHI, 1350 SE Reed Mkt Rd Ste 102, Bend. Contact: 541-389-5015. $55-$65.

TAIZE Service The TAIZE Choir of Central Oregon invites you to participate in an hour of meditative TAIZE music and silence at our monthly ecumenical service of healing and reconciliation.

COVID protocols will be followed. First Thursday of every month, 7-8pm. Through May 6. St. Helen’s Hall - Trinity Episcopal, 231 NW Idaho St., Bend.

Contact: 541-815-5574. taizebend@gmail.com. Free.

The Vance Stance / Structural Reprogramming Correct your posture and flexibility

to become pain free. Mondays-Thursdays, Noon2pm and Mondays-Wednesdays, 6-8pm. Through Feb. 10. EastSide Home Studio, 21173 Sunburst Ct.,, Bend. Contact: 541-330-9070. vancebonner@ juno.com. 12 Classes, $180.

Yoga Wall The Yoga Wall is an incredible yoga

tool that improves alignment, takes you deeper into poses, elongates the spine, re-aligns the pelvis and releases the hips. Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45pm. Through Feb. 9. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $110.

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dialing in our bikes and body position and progress through several more skills before hopping on the nearby trails to test our new skills on a fun ride. Sundays, 10am-1pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@gritclinics.com. $99.

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“Lily broth” makes a delightful version of French Onion soup

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Stay Home and Make Soup LITTLE BITES Ari Levaux

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rench onion soup is the world’s most elegant dish. Not the kind of elegance you’d find on a white tablecloth with extra silverware, but elegant in the sense that scientists use the word.

Like when a simple equation can express the relationship between matter and energy with as few ingredients as a pot of French onion soup.

Onion, wine and butter are some of the most flavorful materials in the universe. Add energy in the form of heat from your stovetop, and plenty of time, which some people call the 4th dimension, and thyme from the garden, where that tough little herb stays green deep into winter.

Those three primary ingredients, plus herbs and salt, play off each other to become something greater than the sum of its parts. The acidity of the wine cuts through the fat, while the onion infuses that harmonious balance with pungently sweet and richly caramelized flavors.

Perfection is the only plausible outcome.

Thanks to that unimpeachable protocol, the hardest part of French onion soup is keeping it secret while you’re baking the onions. Because if the word gets out, those juicy, layered slabs of flavor will go missing. And how can one keep it secret when the aroma of even a pedestrian version of this delicacy can pass through walls?

Meanwhile, I have a proprietary version that includes garlic, which amps the flavor up to 11.

Both garlic and onion are members of the allium, or lily family, which explains why garlic fits in with the other ingredients of my version of this soup, which I call Rocky Mountain Lily Broth.

I strain out the remains of the onions, garlic and herbs, leaving a thin, featureless broth that I use as much as an ingredient as dish. Sure, you can serve it with a crostini and melted cheese.

It’s a fun thing to do with lily soup. But that’s just the beginning. Like any broth or stock, this liquid is useful in countless ways.

I recently cooked a piece of tough meat on the bone in a pot of lily broth. It was the perfect medium, impregnating the meat with its juicy flavor. And then again, as a chaser, using it to wash a mouthful of food, like a sip of wine that invigorates me rather than puts me to sleep. I’ve used my lily broth to make plov, a Central Asian precursor to rice pilaf. And from time to time, I even use it to make an extra-flavorful French Onion Soup Au Gratin.

Rocky Mountain Lily Broth This luxurious liquid is a broth that can double easily as a soup. A stock, by contrast, has no

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Take French onion soup up to 11 with the addition of garlic.

salt or fat. Either way, it’s useful, versatile, delicious and nutritious.

Five large yellow onions Five heads garlic 2 sticks butter 2 cups olive oil A bottle of white wine, preferably from the south of France Thyme, preferably fresh 2 tablespoons beef bouillon paste For Au Gratin; A crusty slice of white bread, and grated melty cheese Preheat the oven to 300. Cut the onions from end to end into quarters, removing the dry skins. Cut the bottom scabs off the garlic cloves but leave the skins on, so they hold the cloves together down the road.

Separate the garlic heads into cloves. Cut off the scabs at the bottoms and put the trimmed cloves into a small baking dish, along with a half stick of butter, a cup of olive oil, a cup of wine and a sprig of thyme, and bake for about an hour.

Add the onions to a large baking dish or sheet pan, with a cut side on the pan, along with a cup of oil, a cup of wine, a stick and a half of butter and a few sprigs of thyme. Bake for three hours.

Remove the garlic cloves ahead of the onions because they can get bitter when overcooked.

They should still be bright white when you take them out. Onions can also overcook to a bitter place, but it takes a lot longer, and might be impossible if they are immersed in butter and wine, all of which will be completely absorbed by the onion eventually.

When the onions are done baking, they will have brand-new dried peels and insides full of luscious juices. And like those onions, those roasted garlic cloves are also a flight risk, especially when they figure out you can smear them on toast.

When all of the allium have thus been cooked to absolute perfection, prepare a pot of beef or veggie stock (or broth, or bouillon—the only meaningful difference being how much salt and oil they contain. That’s why we haven’t added any thus far. We’ll add it before serving as needed.)

Add the baked onions and garlic, along with all of their juices, and the rest of the wine, to the pot of stock. I use a pasta basket insert for this, which allows me to easily pull out and remove the solid parts of the broth, including all of the garlic and onions, instantly leaving behind a thin, versatile broth.

If you want to serve it the way normal people serve French onion soup, with bread and melted cheese, then ladle up a serving of soup into a bakeable bowl and turn the oven to broil. Smear a clove or two of garlic onto a slice of bread and place it atop the soup. Sprinkle the bread and soup with a quarter cup of grated cheese per bowl, and broil for about seven minutes, or until the cheese has fully melted and started to brown, with the bread that isn’t covered by cheese starting to toast. Set aside to cool, so nobody burns their mouths, which they would do, because they would be insatiable with that aroma in their faces. When it’s cool enough that your guests can dive in with lustful abandon, serve it.

Those looking for a delightful taste of artisanal pop-tarts or other pastries from Foxtail Bakeshop will come up short starting this week. Foxtail ended its wholesale operations—selling pastries to local coffee shops including Lone Pine and Palate, among others— as of the start of the year. The bakery will continue to bake cakes until the sale of the business. Foxtail opened its doors in its location in the Box Factory on Arizona Avenue in 2018, and then closed its retail operations in 2020 due to the pandemic.

As far as what’s next for pastry chef and owner Nickol Hayden-Cady, it’s all up in the air.

“I am excited to see where this massive shift in my life of being a workaholic and growing up in restaurants will lead me,” she wrote on her Instagram page. Catch up with the latest for Foxtail at its Instagram page @foxtailbakeshop.

Café des Chutes Opens in Old Sparrow Location Café des Chutes, the latest project for Workhouse owners Cari and Christian Brown, is now open in the Old Ironworks space formerly occupied by Sparrow Bakery. The café had its soft opening in late December, serving coffee, pastries and other sweets from Sparrow Bakery and Blissful Spoon, along with coffee from Lone Pine and Still Vibrato, plus homewares and other goods. The café is open from 8 am to 3 pm daily at 50 SE Scott Street in Bend.

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FILM SHORTS By Jared Rasic  Your friendly local film reviewer’s takes on what’s out there in the world of movies.

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THE 355: This looks like a smarter take on “The Expendables,” but with some of the finest actresses currently working. Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger and Penelope Cruz decimating rooms full of bad guys sounds about perfect. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN: Denzel Washington is extremely underrated as a filmmaker and this romantic drama continues his career behind the camera focusing on the intimacy of relationships and the different relationships men have with their fathers. Regal Old Mill AMERICAN UNDERDOG: I’m torn about this one because I really don’t want to see a Christian football movie about Kurt Warner, but I really like star Zachary Levi, so maybe it’s worth a shot. Regal Old Mill C’MON C’MON: A black and white love letter to the relationships we make with family and the way our lives are enriched when we listen and are empathetic. Mike Mills makes movies to remember. Tin Pan Theater.

ENCANTO: This new Disney flick looks absolutely magical, literally, in this story about the only normal woman in a family filled with magic. Animation so rich and vibrant that I can’t wait to see this one.

Regal Old Mill GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE: This could have felt like an actual third “Ghostbusters” film instead of just another reboot or re-imagining, but oh well. There’s room for depth in these movies but I guess I’m also happy just watching Slimer tear it up too. Regal Old Mill HOUSE OF GUCCI: Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited to see Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and more as the legendary Gucci family, but can we admit that this movie could either be a serious family crime drama or a goofy, operatic camp machine? It could go either way and I, for one, am there for it. Jared Leto is a crime to acting though. Regal Old Mill THE KING’S MAN: The long-delayed prequel to the “Kingsman” franchise brings in the astoundingly good Ralph Fiennes to act as the classiness missing from the absent Colin Firth. It looks like a blast, but does anyone care enough about the franchise to need a prequel at this point? Regal Old Mill LICORICE PIZZA: The new film from one of the greatest living directors, P.T. Anderson, “Licorice Pizza” is another one of his L.A. movies set in the ‘70s after “Boogie Nights” and “Inherent Vice.” This is right up there with “Punch Drunk Love” in the realm of oddball romantic comedies. Regal Old Mill MATRIX: RESURRECTIONS: Don’t get me wrong, I’m really excited for this movie, but what I really want to know is whether it can reclaim red pill/blue pill from the right wing while also making leather trench coats and ‘90s techno music cool again. All signs point to maybe. Regal Old Mill, Odem Theater Pub NIGHTMARE ALLEY: With a cast featuring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe and a dozen other fantastic actors all being directed by the visionary Guillermo del Toro, “Nightmare Alley” is the kind of film we rarely see anymore. Film noir framing, femme fatales and old school storytelling make this one for the grown-ups. Regal Old Mill, Odem Theater Pub THE NOVICE: Picture “Black Swan” but focused on competitive female college rowing and you’ll have somewhat of an idea where this movie goes. Isabelle Fuhrman gives what is easily one of the finest performances of the year as a young woman going through a harrowing psychological journey and trying not to break. Unmissable. Tin Pan Theater RED ROCKET: The new film from director Sean Baker takes another look at hidden people that float between the cracks in America. Riotously funny at times, while also being surprisingly touching when you least expect it. Regal Old Mill, Tin Pan Theater

SING 2: Is…is that a porcupine singing U2? Regal Old Mill SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME: I know, I know: another Marvel movie, but I’m genuinely excited for this one to dive into the multiverse while also bridging together the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield franchises into the MCU. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is such a joy to watch as Peter Parker that I’m along for the ride no matter where this series chooses to go. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub, McMenamins TORN: A powerful look at a complicated familial relationship built from the loss of one of the world’s most famous mountain climbers. One hell of a documentary and a perfect companion piece to “The Alpinist.” Tin Pan Theater, Sisters Movie House WEST SIDE STORY: Steven Spielberg doing a big, epic Broadway musical sounds like heaven to this theater kid and the film itself looks like an absolutely gorgeous and faithful reproduction. Also, Rita Moreno is a national treasure and we must protect her at all costs. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub

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don’t want to call it too early or anything, but I have a sneaking suspicion that 2022 might be our best year in film since at least 2018 when we had masterpieces from filmmakers such as Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”), Boots Riley (“Sorry to Bother You”), Lee Chang-dong (“Burning”) Lynne Ramsay (“You Were Never Really Here”) and Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite”).

Some of the filmmakers who (most likely) have movies coming out this year haven’t been heard from in a while and some just never disappoint, so count me extremely optimistic for the state of cinema over the next year. With all that said, here are 22 movies I’m entirely too hyped for coming this year.

2/4 “Jackass Forever” I’ve grown up with these fearless man-children and I can’t wait to see them destroy themselves for our pleasure. The amount of laughter from this movie will be so cathartic.

3/4 “The Batman” Director Matt Reeves elevated the “Planet of the Apes” franchise into something truly meaningful, so I’m excited to see his vision of Batman as a mentally unstable detective hunting a serial killer Riddler. Grim Dark Knight.

3/25 “Everything Everywhere All At Once” Michelle Yeoh starring in a bonkers sci-fi martial arts mind-f*ck from the filmmakers who brought us “Swiss Army Man!” Shut up and take my money.

4/22 “The Bad Guys” An animated heist comedy with the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Zazie Beetz and Richard Ayoade playing a guinea pig named Professor Marmalade.

4/22 “The Northman” Epic Viking mayhem from Robbert Eggars, the director of “The Lighthouse” and co-starring Bjork.

Bjork! I just got you to say Bjork in your head three times.

5/27 “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” Don’t know what it’s about other than it’s a musical and I’m so excited I want to throw up.

6/17 “Lightyear” Oh, Pixar. I can’t quit you. And I don’t want to. Wait, are you breaking up with me?? No, Pixar, I LOVE YOU! Also, this looks cool.

7/8 “Thor: Love and Thunder” Taika Waititi has a lifetime pass from me, so I’m there for anything he deems worthy of showing us. All the Guardians of the Galaxy are in this, too!

7/22 “Nope” There’s no information about the story, but this is a new horror flick from Jordan Peele, so I assume it’s going to slap. Plus, this was shot on 65mm!

9/23 “Don’t Worry Darling” Olivia Wilde directed the hell out of “Booksmart,” and she’s following that up with a psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. Does more need to be said?

10/7 “TÁR” The only thing I know about this is that it’s Todd Field’s first movie since 2006’s brilliant “Little Children” and that it stars Cate Blanchett, but luckily, that’s all I need.

11/18 “She Said” Director Maria Schrader tells the story of the journalists who broke the story about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct allegations. This should be a powerhouse.

12/16 “Avatar 2” My body and mind are ready to accept James Cameron’s long-delayed sequel to that movie that reminded me of “Fern Gully.”

12/25 “Babylon” Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie (playing silent film superstar Clara Bow!) and director Damien Chazelle have my trust. No idea what the story is, other

Michelle Yeoh is a badass in "Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

than it’s a tale of the early days of Hollywood.

TBA “Bardo” Alejandro González Iñárritu makes his first film back in Mexico since the 2000 game changing “Amores Perros” and it’s a comedy, which will be nice since “The Revenant,” and “Birdman” broke me.

TBA “Women Talking” From brilliant Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley comes this drama focused on an isolated community of Mennonites in Bolivia. With a cast featuring Frances McDormand and the always wonderful Jessie Buckley, this should be incredible.

TBA “Decision to Leave” South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook has made his first movie since 2016’s incredible “The Handmaiden” and it’s a mysterious romance about a cop and a femme fatale. His films are always breathtaking.

TBA “White Noise” Noah Baumbach takes on what was thought to be an unadaptable

novel by Don DeLillo and puts Adam Driver in the lead role. The book was a mind-blower and Baumbach is on a roll since “The Squid and the Whale,” so it wouldn’t surprise me if this was an awards contender.

TBA “Blonde” Andrew Dominik (“Chopper”) is a brilliant filmmaker and this fourhour look at the troubled life of Marilyn Monroe might be his masterpiece.

TBA “Bones and All” So, the filmmaker behind “Call Me By Your Name” is doing a cannibal romance starring Timothee Chalamet. That is all.

TBA “Crimes of the Future” A new David Cronenberg film is worth rejoicing over, but the fact that it’s his first hard sci-fi flick since 1999’s “eXistenZ” is entirely too exciting.

TBA “The Stars at Noon” Claire Denis (“High Life”) is one of the finest directors in history and her new film is based on a novel by the late, great Denis Johnson.

This should be stunning.

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A case for removing lead from hunting—whether it’s required by law or not

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By Jim Anderson shot blasted into the animal and is still there in fragments. And unfortunately, it’s not just the eagles that suffer, but the alert cleanup crew who first discovered the gut pile—crows, jays, magpies and/or turkey vultures, and small mammals—that also suffer.

That’s the reason lead is now banned from big game ammunition used in California. The state and feds made sports-shooting history when they passed the no-lead law in 1991.

A joint statement from several leading researchers in lead toxicity got the ball rolling and thankfully it all led to a new law.

It only takes a few ounces of lead shot to go into an eagle’s digestive system and be carried by the blood into the liver or kidneys, then all hell breaks loose, causing toxic damage along the way.

The first thing that goes haywire is the circulatory system of the raptor’s blood, which quickly spreads to the animal’s muscles and digestive juices.

Paralysis begins to set it and the bird can no longer fly. Then it can no longer walk. Then it lays down and can no longer hold its head up or control the muscles in its legs.

The eagle’s head droops to the ground, blood starts to seep from eyes and nostrils and its feet curl up into a tight ball. Then it just lays there until it dies…or…some Good Samaritan comes upon the poor beast, thinks it’s strange when it doesn’t fly away, gathers it up and takes it to a local vet.

Or a loose dog gets there first and you know what happens…

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Medical Technician Pauline Baker and assistant from Think Wild inject medicine into a Golden Eagle suffering from ingested lead poisoning.

At least three times a year I’d find one of those poor victims and I’d take it to a local veterinarian in the Bend area. One of my favorites was Broken Top Veterinarian Clinic located between Sisters and Bend on Highway 20.

Dr. Little Lidblad was operating the business back in the 1990s and into the 2000s, and the look on her face when I walked into her lab still brings tears to my eyes.

She asked me to place the dying bird on her lab table where she slowly walked around it. She’d then use one of her medical tools to gently poke the neck, wings, tail, legs and feet. Then she’d look deep into the bird’s eyes and mouth. After that she’d measure out the amount of chelation to be injected in it, and the long process of getting the lead out would begin.

The 10-year-old Golden eagle recently brought to Think Wild Hospital and Conservation Center in Bend was just about dead from lead poisoning, but the fast action of the medical crew with chelation therapy started the bird along the route to quickly save its life.

After two weeks of treatment, Think Wild medical technicians tested the blood of the eagle frequently and found it approaching releasable condition. This was a heavy, hands-on routine, with lab technicians feeding the eagle lean, wild meat to help restore its strength and vitality.

One of the key reasons the project started by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to save the nearly extinct California condor has been handicapped is lead in the hunting environment. Biologists and zoos raising condors in captivity were very reluctant to approve releasing any captive-raised condors in Oregon and California because of the lead issue.

Condors released in the Grand Canyon area were somewhat safe from hunter’s lead, but as soon as the birds began to enter their historic breeding ground in California they began dying of ingested lead found in gut piles and dead animals.

The irrefutable knowledge we have now accumulated regarding deaths caused in non-target wildlife consuming lead-saturated carcasses leaves no question that now is the time for the United States of America to ban all lead in all recreation and wildlife management activities.

Finding non-lead ammunition is not a big problem. All the key manufacturing facilities now make and sell non-lead ammunition. So, please, all you active sportsmen who harvest big game, trade in your old lead ammunition for nonlead and have a thought about the fate of the entire ecosystem where you hunt.

Get the lead out!

Ski, Eat and Chill at Elk Lake A ski session with a three-course meal and heavy duty transportation

A popular winter sport destination located 25 miles southwest of Bend is hosting a moonlight ski and bite event that features a unique and chilly experience for those who seek good food and better night skiing.

The event, hosted by Elk Lake Resort, features a ski down Trail 5, boasting a 1,500-foot descent and a 4% grade leading down to Sparks Lake. (The trail begins at Dutchman Flat Sno Park and ends at Elk Lake Resort.) Less experienced skiers are encouraged to arrive at the 4pm start time so they have ample time to ski their way to the end of the trail. More experienced guests have the option of a 6pm leave slot. After burning a few calories, at 8pm skiing guests are served a three-course gourmet dinner that includes broccoli and cheddar soup, steak and dessert. A full menu can be found at the Elk Lake Resort website. Following dinner, at 9:30pm participants are then shuttled back to their parked cars at the beginning of the trail via Snowcat Transport.

The event is set to take place on Jan. 17, with two more dates in February and March to follow. The price per ticket is set at $90, plus a 20% resort service fee.

Reservations are required, as is a Sno Park Permit for parking at The Dutchman Flat Sno Park. Parking permit applications can be found at the oregon.gov website.

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he negative issues connected to lead used in sport hunting go back to the Year One, and it’s taken over 100 years to really understand what a horrifying impact that stuff has on wildlife resource as well as the world around us.

A photo I once took of a lead-filled duck gizzard is just one example of how lead gets into the life and times of waterfowl. If you go out to the pond today where I found that dead mallard in the mid 1960s on Sauvie Island, and scrape the bottom, you can still find lead from those long ago days.

If you’re a sportsman who shoots deer and elk for your supper you really should x-ray the liver, steaks and backstrap of the animal you shot before you cook and consume it. Thanks to today’s technology, it’s now well known that when a lead projectile strikes bone and marrow it’s blasted apart and ends up in deer and elk in places you never dreamed of finding it.

Some big game hunters let loose with two to four rounds bringing down their quarry, and even if one round does the job, and the others end up somewhere else in the animal (if the hunter’s a good shot) the quarry’s going down with lead fragments all through it.

Most sportsman “clean” their quarry on site, even to skinning the animal.

That pile of guts left out there on the ground becomes food for wild things that get by eating carrion, among them eagles.

That eagle—bald or golden—then becomes the unlucky victim of the lead

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Healthful Alternatives to Beer N/A drinks for a Dry January

By Brian Yaeger

dam Driver once joked that Dry January “means you just don’t take a bath.” When the month-long test of self-wellness was invented, by modern-day abolitionists, I suppose, I’m sure their hearts and livers were in the right place.

It’s believed that more than 10% of Americans will lay off the hooch, the vino and the suds this month, ostensibly to reset or detox. Maybe you’ve resolved to drop the few pounds of candied yams you tacked on, or longer term, kick the tires on that Keto diet thingy and you’re not thrilled about cutting all carbs and sugars, but ditching beer will be easier than abstaining from bagels and burger buns. Or maybe it’s a simple matter of having drank double closing out 2021, so this month you’re hydrating instead of dehydrating.

Good news for beer lovers who plan to go a month (or more) without beer: Whether you’re an IPA-guzzling hop head or a lager-lover who just craves that subtle kiss of hops, you needn’t give up those herbaceous flowers in your quest to sample sobriety. The N/A beer category has grown by more than 10% yet again.

Crux Fermentation Project: Nø Mø NA IPA ABV: <0.5%. Carbs: 3 g, Calories: 30 The inverse of its Gimme Mo IPA, Nø Mø is built like an IPA, but sans party. This may come off as damning with faint praise, but it’s one of the best near beers out there—which is tons given how many breweries offer it including a growing number of dedicated N/A breweries that’ve cropped up. Bonus: it’s brewed here in Bend. What separates near beer from real beer is the life pumped in via fermentation; yeast creates alcohol and carbonation. Some alcohol-free beers taste completely lifeless. Worse, they taste like yeast cells that weren’t given a job so they just lounge around in your glass like a packet of Fleischmann’s soaking in La Croix. In this concoction, the uber popular Mosaic and Citra hops miraculously find a life preserver to cling to in order to arrive at a destination that, flavor wise, preserves an approximation of beer.

Oregon Hop Springs ABV: 0%, Carbs: 0 g, Calories: 0 This one’s also brewed in Bend, though I’m not sure “brewed” is the correct verb.

It’s completely devoid of carbs, sugars, gluten and booze. What it offers instead is an intriguing herbal refreshment akin to Lagunitas’ Hoppy Refresher or another brand of hop water, HOP WTR, also out of California. Hop Springs can often be found at Newport Avenue Market, 3rd Street Beverage, and Food 4 Less.

Aurora Elixirs: Hops (Pomelo/ Sage and Yuzu Orange Blossom)

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ABV: 0%, Carbs: 0 g, Calories: 42 Portland-based Aurora Elixirs began with hemp-based beverages somewhere between sodas and aperitifs, offering adults a drink with CBD’s benefits and without the deleterious effects of alcohol.

Later, the company introduced a related line, but swapping the cannabis-derived ingredient for a cannabacae-derived one (hops). You see, in their taxonomy— remember King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup?—ganja and hops are from the same family, different genera. So by using CO2-extracted hops, the aromatic and flavorful terpenes found in hemp mirror those in hops and produce similarly relaxing vibes. Plus, additions of grapefruitesque pomelo or lemon-like yuzu complement hops’ citrusy notes as well. These bottles (and soon cans) are available at Market of Choice.

Humm Kombucha: Hopped Grapefruit ABV: 0%, Carbs: 9 g, Calories: 35 A kombucha that tastes surprisingly sweet despite its extremely low sugar level (8 grams). In fact, anything this rich in probiotic cultures (and vitamin B12, to boot) sounds like it shouldn’t even taste good, but our local Humm Kombuchas are devoured by enthusiasts for their benefits equal to their flavors, so this “IPA replacement” just makes sense.

HopLark: HopTeas ABV: 0%, Carbs: 0g, Calories: 0g* From Boulder, Colorado, HopLark’s founder Andrew Markley describes this line of canned, carbonated, iced teas as, “a healthy tea brewed from real plant-based ingredients that just happened to have the complex flavor profile of a craft beer.”

There are several brands available at Market of Choice and Whole Foods, including seasonal offerings.

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ACROSS 1. Easy basket 6. Song bird 10. YouTube star Koshy 14. Sultanate citizen 15. Put on staff 16. Chancellor Scholz 17. “This week sucked!” [forearm] 20. “I’m drowning here, people!”

21. Wipe out 22. Older but ___ 23. [The opening band just canceled, watch this space] 24. City in Tuscany 25. Film with the second-best-selling soundtrack of all-time [shin] 33. Like some discounted mdse.

34. Dude from Dubrovnik 35. Hydrocarbon suffix 36. Country that is over 66% Buddhist 37. Big name in luxury hotels 38. Banks on TV 39. Heartland’s old name 40. Perfected 41. “Move over” 42. Every way imaginable [shin] 45. Blank space 46. Pop singer/actress Michalka 47. It might give you a leg up 49. Hungry stomach sound 52. Org. that covers calculus 55. Classic second-guesser [hips] 58. Spinning wheel part 59. Green served with goddess dressing 60. Nina Arianda’s role with a role in “Being the Ricardos” 61. Ways to go: Abbr.

62. Scoop 63. It might be thrown as an insult

DOWN 1. Mini hash browns 2. “How I feel ...”, online 3. Easter dye company 4. It might be rented for a wedding 5. Sports tote with a swoop on it 6. “Didn’t see that coming” 7. Removes (of) 8. Northwestern Pennsylvania city 9. Butterfly catcher 10. Literature Nobelist Glück 11. Hero’s cry to a trapped group 12. Billy of “MacGruber” 13. Way off in the distance 18. Pop-pop’s spouse 19. “All Too Well” singer 23. No-win situations?

24. Organizers of sch. International Nights 25. Leans to one side 26. Shiraz native 27. Village roughly 15 miles north of Midtown Manhattan 28. Greats 29. Say “hello” 30. Folksy “hello” 31. Sign up: Var. 32. Vaquero’s gear 37. Two-time WNBA champ Jewell ___ 38. Cappuccino Chillers chain 40. Its busiest airport is Toussaint Louverture International Airport 41. Fruit loops 43. Pack animals 44. Baby deer 47. Go at it 48. Message from another Galaxy?

49. Govt. agent 50. Deep knead 51. Cookie sometimes dipped in mayo 52. Turkish military man 53. Eliminated from the competition, informally 54. Can do 56. Fly though powder 57. Last in the series

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ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny

Bend Nest is celebrating

the new year and our 7th birthday

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn-born Muhammad Ali was far more than a superb professional boxer. He was an activist, entertainer, and philanthropist who gathered much wisdom in his 74 years. I’ve chosen one of his quotes to be your guide in the coming months.

I hope it will motivate you to rigorously manage the sometimes pesky and demanding details that will ultimately enable you to score a big victory. “It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you down,” Ali said. “It’s the pebble in your shoe.”

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): At a pivotal moment in his evolution, Aquarian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) swore an oath to himself. I’ll tell you about it here because I hope it will inspire you to make a comparable vow to yourself about how you’ll live your life in 2022. Author Robert Greene is the source of the quote. He says that Chekhov promised himself he would engage in “no more bowing and apologizing to people; no more complaining and blaming; no more disorderly living and wasting time. The answer to everything was work and love, work and love. He had to spread this message to his family and save them. He had to share it with humanity through his stories and plays.”

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cean author Anais Nin wrote in one of her diaries: “When I first faced pain, I was shattered. When I first met failure, defeat, denial, loss, death, I died. Not today. I believe in my power, in my magic, and I do not die. I survive, I love, live, continue.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Pisces, you could claim her triumphant declaration as your own in 2022, with special emphasis on this: “I believe in my power, in my magic. I survive, I love, live, continue.” This will be a golden age, a time when you harvest the fruits of many years of labor.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the fantasy tale “The Wizard of Oz,” a tornado lifts the hero Dorothy from her modest home in rural Kansas to a magical realm called Oz. There she experiences many provocative and entertaining adventures. Nonetheless, she longs to return to where she started from.

A friendly witch helps her find the way back to Kansas, which requires her to click her ruby slippers together three times and say, “There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.” I suspect, Aries, that there’ll be a different ending to your epic tale in 2022. At some point, you will decide you prefer to stay in your new world. Maybe you’ll even click your ruby slippers together and say, “There’s no place like Oz, there’s no place like Oz.” (Thanks to author David Lazar for that last line.)

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the people who live in Toronto speak primarily English or French. But for the other 45 percent, their mother tongue is a different language, including Portuguese, Tagalog, Italian, Tamil, Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin. I wish you could spend some time there in the coming months. In my astrological opinion, you would benefit from being exposed to maximum cultural diversity. You would thrive by being around a broad spectrum of influences from multiple backgrounds. If you can’t manage a trip to Toronto or another richly diverse place, do your best to approximate the same experience. Give yourself the gift of splendorous variety.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of your primary meditations throughout 2022 should be the following advice from The Laws of Human Nature, a book by motivational author Robert Greene. He writes, “In ancient times, many great leaders felt that they were descended from gods and part divine. Such self-belief would translate into high levels of confidence that others would feed off and recognize. It became a self-fulfilling prophecy. You do not need to indulge in such grandiose thoughts, but feeling that you are destined for something great or important will give you a degree of resilience when people oppose or resist you. You will not internal-

ize the doubts that come from such moments. You will have an enterprising spirit. You will continually try new things, even taking risks, confident in your ability to bounce back from failures and feeling destined to succeed.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I would love to unabashedly encourage you to travel widely and explore wildly in 2022. I would rejoice if I could brazenly authorize you to escape your comfort zone and wander in the frontiers. It’s not often the planetary omens offer us Cancerians such an unambiguous mandate to engage in exhilarating adventures and intelligent risks. There’s only one problem: that annoying inconvenience known as the pandemic. We really do have to exercise caution in our pursuit of expansive encounters. Luckily, you now have extra ingenuity about the project of staying safe as you enlarge your world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I suspect that your life in 2022 might feature themes beloved by Leo author Emily Brontë (1818–1848). “No coward soul is mine,” she wrote, “No trembler in the world’s storm-troubled sphere.” I suggest making that one of your mottoes. Here’s another guiding inspiration from Emily, via one of her poems: “I’ll walk where my own nature would be leading: / It vexes me to choose another guide: / Where the grey flocks in ferny glens are feeding; / Where the wild wind blows on the mountain-side.” Here’s one more of Brontë’s thoughts especially suitable for your use in the coming months: “I’ll be as dirty as I please, and I like to be dirty, and I will be dirty!”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): What reversals and turnabouts would you like to experience in 2022, Virgo? Which situations would you like to transform dramatically? Are there imbalances of power you would like to rectify? Contradictions you’d love to dissolve? Misplaced priorities you could correct? All these things are possible in the coming months if you are creative and resourceful enough. With your dynamic efforts, the last could be first, the low could be high, and the weak could become strong.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Everything good I’ve ever gotten in my life, I only got because I gave something else up,” wrote author Elizabeth Gilbert. That has often been true for me. For example, if I hadn’t given up my beloved music career, I wouldn’t have had the time and energy to become a skillful astrology writer with a big audience. What about you, Libra? In my reckoning, Gilbert’s observation should be a major theme for you in 2022.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author C. S. Lewis wrote that we don’t simply want to behold beauty.

We “want to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.” If there were ever a time when you could get abundant tastes of that extravagant pleasure, Scorpio, it would be in the coming months. If you make it a goal, if you set an intention, you may enjoy more deep mergers and delightful interactions with beauty than you have had since 2010.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian singer-songwriter Tom Waits began his career in 1969. He achieved modest success during the next 11 years. But his career headed in an even more successful direction after he met Kathleen Brennan, who became his wife and collaborator. In a 1988 interview, Waits said, “She’s got the whole dark forest living inside of her. She pushes me into areas I would not go, and I’d say that a lot of the things I’m trying to do now, she’s encouraged.” In 2022, Sagittarius, I’ll invite you to go looking for the deep dark forest within yourself. I’m sure it’s in there somewhere. If you explore it with luxuriant curiosity, it will ultimately inspire you to generate unprecedented breakthroughs. Yes, it might sometimes be spooky—but in ways that ultimately prove lucky.

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Most of us bring an important understanding to our workplace: The fact that we have a feeling is not reason to let it give us marching orders.

That’s why, when our idiot boss makes us stay late to complete a “super important assignment” (busywork no one will ever look at), we say, “Sure thing!” -- and only picture ourselves attaching battery cables to his nipples at a CIA black site.

Admittedly, anger is an obvious target for emotional restraint. But enthusiasm, while praised on elementary school report cards, should not be flung around like birdseed. Chances are your storm of messages -- a monologue in the space for a conversation -- sends the wrong messages about you, such as: “desperate” and “has the social skills of a 5-year-old.”

Unfortunately, avoiding the impulse to act on our emotions is hard work. Psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky explain that emotions are “fast”: popping up immediately -- automatically -- and motivating us to act. Rational thought, however, is “slow” (and, frankly, lazy). We have to yank it out of bed and feed it a bunch of mental energy to make it do its job -- for example, explore whether our emotions’ directives might have ruinous consequences. This feels, shall we say, unfun -- and also depressing when all we can do is damage control after some off-leash emotion has blown up our life.

Consider that the “job” in online dating is not getting someone to like you but seeing whether you like them enough to take it beyond the small screen. As an experiment, you might put your impulse to reply on a strict diet: One message from a guy. One reply from you. Period. As a perhaps helpful model, try to come off like a rare vintage of fine wine -- that is, hard to get -- as opposed to red wine spilled across a white shag carpet (impossible to get rid of...save for a willingness to broaden one’s stain removal methods to include arson).

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sage me always end up losing interest. My friend thinks my repeatedly replying before the guy writes back is the problem. I’ll reply to a guy’s first message and, while awaiting his response, have more to say and add messages (usually no more than four).

I’m an enthusiastic person. What’s the problem with showing that honestly?

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Spines are not to be grown promiscuously.

In other words, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer to your question. Unlike 7-Elevens -- pretty much the same in Boise as they are in Bumpass, Vermont -- people vary wildly. Individuals have individual levels of “risk tolerance” (or what risk intelligence specialist Dylan Evans calls “risk appetite”): their ability to bear potential losses, should their initiative go toiletward.

Take the question “Should you risk $5,000 on a seemingly profitable investment?” Well, that depends on who “you” are -- emotionally and, in this case, financially. Because your risk tolerance will vary in different situations, answering that takes more questions -- situation-specific questions. For example: Do you shrug off losses...or flog yourself bloody like the weird albino monk in “The Da Vinci Code”? Financially, would losing the 5K be a bummer or an enduring nightly bummer when the inability to pay your rent leads to your taking up residence in a walk-in ATM? Apply this method to your dilemma, “Can I afford to ask out the hot lady from hot yoga?” Tempting as it is to overdramatize -- rewrite what would likely be a somewhat uncomfortable situation into an epic disaster movie -- drill down to the actual worst-case scenarios. For example, would getting a “Thanks, but I’m not ready to date” from the lady really trigger the giant zombie jellyfish apocalypse -- or the rather mundane urge to temporarily relocate your mat to the other side of the room?

Consider that awkwardness between people -- some big uncomfortable something hanging in the air -usually stems from somebody acting all weirded out. There’s a remedy for this should asking her out go badly: preplanning to keep your cool -- to act like the guy you were before you hit on her.

In practice, how hard might that be?

You’re probably inviting her to join you for “a coffee” after class -- which few of

us immediately recognize as code for “a midmorning orgy in my sex dungeon.”

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I’d like to ask out. Though she’s friendly to me, I worry that this could lead to awkwardness in class if she rejects me or if we date but things go poorly. I have a two-year relationship with this class -- much longer than my fantasy relationship with her. What should I do? Grow a spine and go for it regardless of the eventual consequences -- or fish in a different pond?

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In turn, they have a stronger foundation for beginning their lives and are more likely to succeed. The stability of homeownership helps increase responsibility in one’s life and to the community.

Even when buying a home doesn’t seem possible, it can be. More and more family members, friends and smart investors are using combined incomes to be able to afford buying a home, realizing that sharing spaces while building equity will eventually allow them to make purchases by themselves.

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This is an increase of almost $160,000 since last year and over $240,000 from December of 2019, when the median sale price was $440,000. This increase has made it more difficult for many to afford homeownership, especially when rents followed this trend. Most households are spending their monthly income on rent, utilities and other necessary living expenses with no extra for saving, making homeownership more of a dream than reality.

To understand the impact on a community when there are roadblocks to ownership, it’s significant to look at the personal and social benefits of homeownership. A home will provide an individual a stronger sense of security, belonging and attachment to the home and the community. When people have a place that is their own, it can be conducive to opportunities for growth physically, mentally and emotionally.

Being a homeowner is a source of pride and worth, a tool for advancement.

When a community invests in itself by providing affordable home ownership options, it will see more productive community members. Studies have shown affordable housing uplifts residents, encourages social connection, reduces overcrowding, increases adjacent property values, attracts businesses and jobs, and lowers crime rates. Homeowners are more likely to run for political office, volunteer with local organizations and generally be involved in their communities.

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