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Whether it’s out of genuine interest or just for optics, politicians in Oregon sure do like to talk about “rural issues.” Every election season, political hopefuls will trot out the talk about rural Oregon’s shortage of quality rural jobs, sub-par or inequitable education, the lack of investment in basic services and more.

Mentioning these issues allows politicians to seem like they care about the people who don’t live in the metropolitan zones of the state—but it’s a little further out from election season where the rubber meets the proverbial road. And in the case of the recent passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, it’s not just literal rubber-meets-road; it’s actual roads, water and educational access that hung in the balance.

This week, much has been said about the improvements promised under that infrastructure bill, awaiting President Biden’s signature as of press time. The highlight reel of the $1.2 trillion, bipartisan infrastructure bill includes more money for roads, bridges and transit across the nation, promising to add some 2 million jobs per year.

Closer to home, the bill will bring some $1 billion in new federal funding to Oregon. Of that, $250 million will go toward improving the quality of drinking water for tribal communities—including addressing the dire water situation on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, where “boil water” notices are a common occurrence.

Another $65 billion of the funds will go toward connecting rural parts of the country to broadband internet, with some $100 million of that slated for Oregon’s rural communities. Another $100 million will be used in Oregon to manage forest health and help mitigate wildfire risk.

These concerns—forest health, water quality and, in an era when remote and distance learning bring more equity in education to remote communities, broadband internet access—are all vitally important to rural Oregonians. Why, then, would a congressman who largely represents a rural population vote against it? A number of Republican lawmakers voted in favor of the bill—but our own congressman in the 2nd Congressional District did not.

It would be helpful to know why, but thus far, Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR2) has been mute on the subject. Giving lip service to rural issues during campaign season is one way to get voters to pay attention—but it’s when the votes are cast that our elected

representatives get the chance to show what they actually stand for.

Could it be the fear of not standing in lockstep with other Republicans, who seem hell-bent on ensuring that the current Democrat-majority Congress gets nothing done? Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, the Republican from Georgia, called her fellow Republicans “traitors” for voting in favor of it—as if party loyalty were more crucial to their jobs than addressing the critical needs of all Americans.

In the case of Rep. Fred Upton, a Republican from Michigan, voting “yea” on the bill resulted in him getting a flood of threatening messages. Upton lamented the calls, saying the bill was “commonsense legislation that will support critical infrastructure projects in Michigan without raising taxes or increasing the debt.”

In these times, even voting on “commonsense” bills could ignite a firestorm, but if Bentz’s social media accounts—one of the ways he communicates with the public—are any indication of where he stands, then we can glean that he, too, is more concerned with partisan mudslinging and trotting out tired memes about the “Pelosi and Biden boogeymen” than he is with actually bringing jobs, better education, improved forests and water quality to Oregon.

“President Biden has made it clear that his policies are focused on fulfilling the agenda of far-left environmental radicals instead of conserving our natural resources & working w/ rural communities where Americans have lived & protected the land for generations,” he wrote in a tweet Oct. 27 in regard to a bill that aims to claw back some critical habitat designations.

In other tweets, he calls for transparency surrounding another spending bill, the Build Back Better bill, which has yet to pass, expressing concerns about inflation and government spending.

It’s great to know where he stands on that issue—but rural Oregonians deserve to know where he stands on the bill already voted on, too. Rep. Bentz’s office did not respond to our request for comment on the infrastructure bill vote by press time.

When the funds and the jobs and the improvements start flowing in due to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will Bentz’s reluctance to vote in favor of the bill result in less money and fewer improvements and jobs coming to Oregon’s 2nd District?

We hope not.

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podcast, he’s always high! As former host of Fear Factor & a comedian, Medical expertise isn’t your thing, Mr. Rogan.

Obviously, Aaron Rodgers has brain damage. Too many hits to the head has had an effect. Forget it. Send this cheesehead to the Jets! Like Brett Favre, Rodgers’ time to go is here. No cancellation necessary - his end is near.

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racists to destroy democracy.

Democracy was killed by white supremacists and replaced by fascism.

Fascism now reigns supreme in the land with white supremacists in control.

Fascism, a system where democratic institutions are destroyed and people are subjected to the steel belted boots of white supremacists on their necks.

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First there was genocide proudly perpetrated by white supremacist invaders.

Then there was slavery proudly enacted by white supremacists who celebrated racism as their foundation for governance.

Simultaneously with genocide and slavery was the creation of corporate capitalism by white supremacists.

The Constitution and Bill of Rights created by white supremacists flirted briefly with the idea of democracy.

Racism and corporate capitalism were permanently entwined by white

What does that mean to the houses already newly constructed and under construction and to the homes that are affected by those? Is Pahlisch giving up total control of the development, where/ when does it stop?

Thanks for a great article Jack, and yes, Pahlisch says "affordable" but look at Petrosa for example, starting at the high $400’s (half a million dollars) that’s not really affordable ...!!

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The success of Jeff Kramer/Save Rivers Edge Golf Course and the HOA not only indicates that promises made are promises meant to be kept, but also has a beneficial corollary effect. It is not just golf course but an open green space that helps preserve wildlife and vegetation, provides a fire break, contributes to carbon capture and clean air. By not building a medley of housing that will not be affordable to the common citizen it will reduce the contribution of pollution to

the atmosphere, not contribute more traffic through a forested area, not displace more wildlife and not contribute to the clear cutting of Bend. Bend is like a beach town; the more demand the less supply. Building new housing will not divert newcomers from wanting existing housing in existing and attractive neighborhoods. Any supply attracts more demand, so it is an endless and sometimes vicious cycle. Yes, everybody deserves a place to live in a positive environment, but devouring all the open green spaces, no matter what they are, may not be the housing answer. Open green space contributes to that positive environment. Don’t lose it to a myth.

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Aaron Rodgers lied saying he’s “immunized.” Giving COVID to his teammates, what a guy! The Green Bay Packers quarterback is a nut. Aaron Rodgers should most definitely be cut. Even Jake from State Farm can’t fix this one, Because Mr. Rodgers is just way too dumb. Jeopardy thought he’d make a good host? Are you kidding? Bless Alex Trebek’s ghost! It’s time to give Jordan Love his shot as QB. But Green Bay is a racist town. That’s reality. Packers should have traded Aaron Rodgers before this season for a few first round picks. Now Green Bay gets nothing. Stupid hicks! There’s only 100,000 people there anyway. Move that NFL franchise to Milwaukee today! Aaron Rodgers has made himself into a tool Of covidiots, like that dumb Joe Rogan fool.

Eat your horse paste, Aaron, like Rogan says. Vaccination is a conspiracy says the internet. Aaron takes medical advice from UFC guy? On Joe Rogan’s

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Vaccines OK’d for Kids

Vaccination sites across Central Oregon are opening up for children over 4 after approval from the FDA

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Children over five are now approved to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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ocal health care providers started vaccinating children ages five to 11 against COVID-19 on Monday, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the vaccine had met safety and efficacy standards in a clinical trial with about 3,000 children. The autho-

the vaccine process statewide as of this writing. The Mayo Clinic reported that the infectiousness of the Delta variant and uncertainty over how long natural immunity lasts has made it unclear when herd immunity would be reached with vaccination trend.

“Vaccinating this key youth demographic is one more step in helping make our community safer, keeping our schools open for in-person instruction, and putting an end to the pandemic.”

—Steven Cook rization is only for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Neither the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine are approved for children, and no vaccine is yet approved for children under five.

In May the FDA approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12–17-year-olds.

In Oregon 57.8% of 12–17-year-olds have gotten at least one shot of the vaccine.

Over 77% of adults have gotten at least one shot in data last updated on Nov. 5.

Just 634 children under 12 have initiated

Public officials say that vaccination is the key to overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomed its availability to children.

“With today’s review by leading doctors, pediatricians, and health experts, Oregon parents and children can be confident in the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 5-to-11-year-olds,” Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said in a press release. “It is completely normal for parents and kids to have questions

about vaccines––I urge you to reach out to your family doctor, health care provider or pharmacist and get your questions answered today.”

In Deschutes County the vaccine is available to students through primary health care providers and other clinics.

“If your child is comfortable and familiar with a local health care provider, a good place to start is to reach out to that provider to make a vaccine appointment or to stop by your school-based health center,” said Tamarra Harris, pediatric program manager at Mosaic Medical, in a press release. “Now that every school-aged child can be vaccinated against COVID-19, we are excited to bring a sense of relief to many parents and guardians, and those who work in education and child care.”

The option for children to get vaccinated could allow school districts to return to a more typical school year for the students without distance learning and masking.

“I continue to be impressed by our local medical community and their willingness to step up and create opportunities to help during this pandemic. I believe by offering so many local vaccine opportunities, families will have a wide range of options that fit their location

and timing needs for their young students,” said Dr. Steven Cook, superintendent of Bend-La Pine Schools.

“Vaccinating this key youth demographic is one more step in helping make our community safer, keeping our schools open for in-person instruction, and putting an end to the pandemic.”

Officials also implemented greater testing capacity this past week. On Nov. 4, Deschutes County Health Services, Central Oregon Community College and the Oregon Health Authority partnered to provide free rapid PCR testing in Oregon at COCC’s Redmond campus.

These tests give results in one to two hours, and appointments can be made online or by calling 541-699-5109.

“COVID-19 testing is one of several important tools we have to reduce the spread and impact of COVID-19 in our communities, along with vaccines, masking, social distancing and washing our hands,” said Dr. Laurie Chesley, president of COCC. “COCC is proud to once again partner with Deschutes County Health Services and the Oregon Health Authority to ensure testing is widely accessible to all Central Oregonians. Our campuses are always available to support public health initiatives.”

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Noticias en Español Vacunas aprobadas para los niños Por Jack Harvel Traducido por/Translated by Jéssica Sánchez-Millar –La Clínica Mayo reportó que la infectividad de la variante Delta y la incertidumbre sobre cuánto tiempo dura la inmunidad natural, ha dejado que no sea claro cuándo se alcanzaría la inmunidad colectiva con la tendencia a la vacunación.

Los funcionarios públicos dicen que la vacunación es la clave para superar la pandemia de COVID-19 y agradecieron la disponibilidad de la vacuna para los niños.

“Con la revisión de hoy realizada por doctores, pediatras y expertos en la salud destacados, los padres y los niños de Oregon pueden confiar en la seguridad y eficacia de la vacuna Pfizer-BioNTech para los menores de 5 a 11 años de edad, dijo la Gobernadora de Oregon, Kate Brown, en un comunicado de prensa. “Es normal que los padres y niños tengan preguntas sobre las vacunas –los exhorto a que hoy mismo se comuniquen con su doctor familiar, proveedor de atención médica o con el farmaceuta para que les respondan sus preguntas.”

En el Condado de Deschutes la vacuna está disponible para los estudiantes a través de los proveedores de atención médica primaria u otras clínicas.

nuestra comunidad una comunidad más segura, mantener abiertas nuestras escuelas para llevar a cabo clases presenciales y para poner fin a la pandemia.”

La semana pasada, las autoridades también implementaron la ampliación de pruebas. El 4 de noviembre, los Servicios de Salud del Condado de Deschutes, el Colegio Comunitario del Centro de Oregon (COCC por sus siglas en inglés) y la Secretaria de Salud del estado de Oregon se aliaron para ofrecer pruebas de COVID-19 PCR gratuitas en Oregon en el plantel de COCC en Redmond. Estas pruebas ofrecen resultados en una a dos horas y las citas pueden programarse en línea o llamando al 541-699-5109.

“La prueba del COVID-19 es una de tantas herramientas importantes que tenemos para reducir la propagación y el impacto de COVID-19 en nuestras comunidades, así como lo son las vacunas, el uso del cubrebocas, el distanciamiento social y el lavarse las manos,” dijo la Dra. Laurie Chesley, presidenta de COCC. “COCC se siente orgulloso una vez más por colaborar con el Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Deschutes y la Secretaria de Salud del estado de Oregon para asegurarse que la prueba esté disponible ampliamente para todos los habitantes del Centro de Oregon. Nuestros planteles siempre están disponibles para ayudar las iniciativas de salud pública. ”

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l día lunes, luego que la Administración de Fármacos y Alimentos (FDA por sus siglas en inglés) de los Estados Unidos anunció que la vacuna había cumplido con los estándares de seguridad y eficacia, presentados por un estudio clínico con aproximadamente 3,000 niños, proveedores de atención médica de la zona comenzaron a vacunar a niños de 5 a 11 años de edad contra la COVID-19. La autorización es solamente para la vacuna Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19. Ni las AstraZeneca ni la Jonhson & Johnson/Janssen están aprobadas para la administración en niños y aún no hay vacuna que haya sido aprobada para niños menores de cinco años.

En Mayo la FDA aprobó la vacuna de Pfizer COVID-19 para los menores de 12 a 17 años de edad. En los datos actuales del 5 de noviembre, en Oregon, el 57.8% de los menores de entre 12 a 17 años han recibido por lo menos una dosis de la vacuna. Más del 77% de los adultos han recibido por lo menos una dosis de la vacuna. Al momento de escribir este artículo, tan solo 634 niños menores de 12 años en todo el estado han iniciado el proceso de vacunación. The Mayo Clinic

“Si su hijo se siente cómodo y familiarizado con un proveedor de cuidado médico local, es bueno comunicarse con esa persona/lugar para hacer una cita y recibir la vacuna o ir a su centro de atención medica localizado en su escuela ,” dijo en un comunicado de prensa, Tamarra Harris, Gerente del Programa de Pediatría en Mosaic Medical. “Ahora que todos nos niños en edad escolar pueden vacunarse contra la COVID-19, estamos emocionados por brindar una sensación de alivio para muchos padres y tutores y para aquellos que trabajan en el campo educativo y en los centros de cuidado infantil.”

La opción de que los niños se vacunen podría permitir que los distritos escolares regresen a un año escolar más común para los estudiantes sin que se lleve a cabo el aprendizaje a distancia o el uso del cubrebocas.

“Me sigue asombrando nuestra comunidad médica local y su disponibilidad para dar un paso a delante y crear oportunidades para ayudar durante esta pandemia. Creo que al ofrecer tantas oportunidades locales para vacunarse, las familias tendrán varias opciones que se adapten a su ubicación y a los horarios de los jóvenes estudiantes”, dijo el Superintendente de las Escuelas de Bend-La Pine, Dr. Steven Cook.

“La vacunación de este grupo clave de jóvenes es un paso más para hacer de

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Criteria Set for Managed Camps

With a growing houseless population, Bend seeks to quickly establish a managed campsite

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he Bend City Council set guidelines for a managed houseless camp at its regular meeting Nov. 3. The City is attempting to fast track the process, hoping to have an operating camp established by winter to shelter the growing houseless population.

The City is exploring eight different sites, but the most expedient option is to build on one of two City-owned properties. A proposed Ninth Street site faced extreme pushback from neighbors and teachers concerned about its proximity to an elementary and high school. Another site on Juniper Ridge is also under consideration, though it is also controversial among nearby homeowners and businesses. The request for proposals to service providers was intentionally vague enough that service providers could give site-specific plans and different managed camp models.

“We have a variety of sites that we continue to explore, and what we’re hoping to do, our plan here for the RFP is that when an operator proposes they’re going to tell us what the layout might be, do they want to do a safe parking site, do they want to do a Central Oregon Vets Village model, what are they thinking and what support do they need from us and also how are they going to talk to the community around that site,” Carolyn Eagan said.

Service providers are expected to refine their plans based on site characteristics and community input. Though there will be some flexibility, they have to meet some benchmarks. Camps have to include facilities and amenities including restrooms, showers, food service and trash removal, support services like crisis planning, case

A safe camp site is marked by the City, along with signs from neighbors displeased about the camp’s placement.

management services and coordination with permanent housing resources, and there must also be a comprehensive plan including a safety assessment, screening processes and criteria for expulsing tenants.

Other services may come into play if a service provider is working with a specific population. That could mean employment services for unaccompanied houseless youths, behavioral health services for campers experiencing mental health crises and substance abuse Courtesy of the City of Bend

The City of Bend is exploring Crusher Site 2 in Juniper Ridge as a central hub for unhoused service providers, as well as a safe camping site.

treatment for people experiencing a drug or alcohol addiction.

“You can see the list of other services that might be part of a proposal, but we weren’t feeling like we needed to require from every operator, because every operator may be choosing to work with a different population or have a different layout for how they expect their site to go,” Eagan said.

what we have on Hunnel Road right now is unacceptable to everybody,” Bend City Councilor Megan Perkins said. “This is no way to live and that is why we need managed safe camping in our community.”

Bend City Council singled out an acre in Juniper Ridge called Crusher Site 2 as a centralized hub for service providers to easily access campers living in Juni-

“When people say why are you moving so fast, why are you trying to do so many things, this is why, because what we have on Hunnel Road right now is unacceptable to everybody.”

—Megan Perkins The urgency to create a camp comes as the unmanaged camp on Hunnel Road grows, gaining campers after ODOT and the Bend Police Department removed campsites adjacent to Colorado Avenue and Revere Parkway in October. The City served notice of a cleanup to the Hunnel Road residents on Oct. 28 to ensure the street can be snow plowed. Ninety residents and seventy vehicles inhabit the short street, according to service providers who attended the recent City Council meeting.

“When people say why are you moving so fast, why are you trying to do so many things, this is why, because

per Ridge, and potentially create another safe parking site there as well.

“It seems like this site is really ideal,” Bend City Councilor Gena Goodman-Campbell said. “It’s a really large site, and so the size of it alone and how it’s been flattened and cleared is conducive to having people come in and safely park and camp in that area and mitigate the concerns we’ve had in the past with things like fire danger.”

There’s no definitive timeline for when the first camp will open; it will depend on how quickly service providers can satisfy the criteria set by the City.

Nicole Vulcan

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Cassi MacQueen, executive director of Saving Grace, says she and her team have seen a big increase in the need for services during the pandemic—but not only that, the intensity of violence has gone up, too.

A Marked Increase in Need With more need for services and an increase in the level of violence, Saving Grace has been hard at work during the pandemic

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t’s been an intense couple of years at Saving Grace. Domestic violence cases went up nationwide during the pandemic, and those numbers bear out in Central Oregon, too. The year 2020 brought a record number of domestic violence cases locally, said Saving Grace Executive Director Cassi MacQueen. And based on law enforcement data, it’s looking like 2021 will surpass those already record-breaking numbers, MacQueen said. That’s also translated into a marked increase in the number of people accessing the nonprofit’s emergency shelter.

Saving Grace, Central Oregon’s only intimate partner violence nonprofit, operates a 24-hour helpline for those experiencing intimate partner violence, sexual assault or sexual violence. It also maintains an emergency shelter where survivors typically stay between 30 and 60 days.

It also offers other support services like respite child care, court advocacy and crisis counseling. It also operates

Mary’s Place, a supervised facility for parents to visit kids during parenting time or to exchange children with other caregivers.

From July to September of this year, Saving Grace saw a 20% increase in the need for its emergency shelter services, MacQueen said. Not only that, but survivors have reported marked increases in the intensity and level of violence, she said.

“That’s the most alarming increase that we’ve seen since the pandemic started,” MacQueen said. “What we do know about the pandemic is that it created financial and personal stress on families like we’ve never really seen before, and it also changed people’s support structures.

“When folks are coming to us, these survivors, and are in really dangerous situations—have had a really high and typically high lethality type of intimate partner violence situation that they’ve been facing—it’s taking a lot more resources from us. As you can imagine,

it takes an advocate a lot more to plan and keep somebody safe who is really in a dangerous situation.”

Shelter beds can be limited, too.

“The housing crisis here in Central Oregon has 100% survivors and their ability to find safety. Oftentimes that

certainly can’t when you’re in the worst and trying to flee a situation,” MacQueen said.

To aid with that, Saving Grace in the past several years has added a survivor housing program to its roster, accessing funds through

“If you can’t afford housing here in Central Oregon, under the best of circumstances, you most certainly can’t when you’re in the worst and trying to flee a situation.”

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first feat of safety for them is getting away from an abusive partner, getting into a safe location of their own, and of course if you can’t afford housing here in Central Oregon, under the best of circumstances, you most

the Oregon Department of Justice’s Crime Victims Support Services to offer long-term housing to survivors—one of the many ways it’s aiming to adapt and serve clients’ needs in Central Oregon.

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ention child care in Central Oregon and someone is bound to remark about the vast shortage of available spots for kids in the area. The advent of the pandemic only made that shortage more acute, with some of the region’s most vulnerable families forced to put kids in lessthan-ideal care, to stay home and face the economic impacts of reducing their work hours, or to make countless other tough and stressful decisions around parenting and child care.

With a mission “to prevent child abuse and neglect through community support and therapeutic services,” MountainStar Family Relief Nursery aims to ease some of those burdens for families in need. Providing daycare and preschool is part of that equation, but it’s not the nonprofit’s only concern.

“A lot of people have this misconception that we’re just a child care or daycare for the kiddos, not realizing the work that we do with the parents

and the kiddos who have had adverse childhood experiences,” said Raisa Hisatake, who works with infants as an interventionist. She and other team members work with children ages birth to age five, providing enrichment and fun in MountainStar classrooms, while also providing support to families in the way of home visits, parent coaching and goal setting, basic needs like diapers and more. Watching parents slowly gain parenting as well as life skills has been very rewarding, Hisatake said.

“I am working with a family—initially she [the mother] started the program for a very particular reason, and she was very reluctant in forming relationships with other adults as well as the teachers in the classroom. She was very uncomfortable with her kiddo being in the classroom because the kiddo was just in the ‘bubble wrap,’” Hisatake told the Source. “After a couple months working with her, we see so much difference in her demeanor.

She’s going out there, forming relationships with other adults, she’s more comfortable having her kiddo here four times a week, and you can just see the parenting guidance that we provide for them is tremendously helping her with her relationship with her kiddo.”

Dyana Osegueda, a bilingual interventionist, performs a similar role as Hisatake, serving Spanish-speaking families. For Osegueda, who was a 5th-grade teacher prior to working at MountainStar, the work has allowed her to grow personally and professionally.

“We’re welcome into their homes, and that takes a lot,” Osegueda said.

“Just the things that they share with us… they’re being very honest, very open. They’re vulnerable, and they’re here on a volunteer basis. They come here because they need the help. To be able to provide that assistance… honestly, it just makes me want to continue learning more so I can provide even better service to them.”

MountainStar has been providing services to Central Oregon families since 2001, starting with infants and younger children in Bend. It has since opened facilities in Prineville, Madras, Redmond and La Pine. In 2017, it added a preschool program for four and five-year-olds. And in 2020, MountainStar opened three classrooms under Preschool Promise, the publicly funded preschool system created by the Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division, providing classes for families at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.

Offering this wealth of services— funded primarily through donations from the local community—has been a special experience, Hisatake said.

“I just see the dedication, the effort the educators here, working with kids with special needs,” she said. “I just love the community, the diversity, the inclusivity that we offer to the kiddos and the families.”

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Dyana Osegueda and Raisa Hisatake, two interventionists at MountainStar Family Relief Nursery, play with infants at the Bend center. Young children spend half-days at MountainStar facilities, up to several days a week.

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Bethlehem Inn’s Project Turnkey motel conversion has been a community-wide effort

By Nicole Vulcan

Bethlehem Inn is weeks away from opening its new shelter in the former Greenway Motel on NW Birch Avenue in Redmond, according to Executive Director Gwenn Wysling.

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statewide program that converts old motels into shelters for people without homes was a novel idea for many Oregonians when it debuted during the pandemic—but Bethlehem Inn has been in that business for quite some time. The nonprofit turned a motel on the old Highway 97 in Bend into a shelter in 2007, bringing a much-needed respite from the elements for unhoused people in Central Oregon. Now, through funds from the state’s Project Turnkey, it’s doing it again—this time in Redmond, where there are currently no permanent shelter beds.

Shepherd’s House and participating churches have operated a winter warming shelter in Redmond in years past, but it’s historically moved around to various churches and has only been open on the coldest nights. While Shepherd’s House continues to work through the details of opening a permanent 30+ bed shelter in a former church, Bethlehem Inn is hard at work in converting the former Greenway Motel in downtown Redmond into a shelter with 14 rooms for up to 88 people. Bethlehem Inn received a $2.7 million grant from Project Turnkey, one of 12 projects slated to be funded in the state.

“Because it’s its [Redmond’s] first shelter, it’s going to have a life of its own,” said Gwenn Wysling, executive director of Bethlehem Inn. “We have the same rules, the same guidelines—we’ve learned so much over the years. I think the biggest

difference really is that we won’t have families at this time.”

What was recently a functioning 1950s-era motel operated by a local family has required plenty of overhauling to turn it into a shelter, Wysling said. Firewall boards needed to Nicole Vulcan

This will be the community space where meals will be served, through the kitchen won't be operational until a later date.

be added between each room. Several ground-floor rooms needed to be converted to be Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant. Other rooms were opened up to become the community room, and eventually, a commercial kitchen. What Wysling jokingly calls “the pool” on the roof is not really a swimming pool; it’s an accumulation of water that signals the old motel is going to need a new roof. To be able to allow families at the Redmond shelter, Bethlehem Inn will need to make room for a second dining facility, if possible.

Project Turnkey funds got things rolling, but other partners have been integral in keeping the project moving, Wysling said.

“Thankfully, the county came through, the city has helped us out with some grant funding, so the partnerships are there. It takes a community that’s willing to support that,” Wysling said.

“It’s one thing to just buy it and have it.

It’s another thing to run it.”

Initially slated to open in August, Wysling and her team now hope to open the Redmond location in the next several weeks—ideally by Thanksgiving— starting with the rooms and later the commercial kitchen space.

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Neil Young Continues to Inspire

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t’s that time of the year again, folks!

This Friday is Neil Young’s 76th birthday, and as locals have come to find, there’s no better way to celebrate the artist than by jamming out at Church of Neil. This year marks the 18th happening of the sacred event, happening this year at Worthy Brewing. If you haven’t been before, this “church” trades stainedglass windows and pews for raging fire pits and glasses filled with beer. The similarities are found in the camaraderie and the love the hymns performed can bring.

“One thing I love about Neil more than anything is the power of his music to connect people,” says Travis Ehrenstrom, longtime Church of Neil performer. “I’ve been playing Church of Neil since I was a teenager and have made some of my best memories and met some of my best friends through his music.”

In other current Neil-Young-news, the iconic songwriter is close to releasing his next album with longtime collaborators Crazy Horse, the 10-track project titled “Barn.” The album will be out in full Dec. 10, and so far Young has released two singles off the upcoming release—the first being “Song of the Seasons,” a soft but vivid and descriptive song that takes you through what the singer hears and feels gazing at the world around him. The most recent single, “Heading West,” is shorter than the former but packs in a little more energy as it details the story of the “good old days” from growing up as a little boy, to those teenage years as the protagonist heads west with his mother.

One of the most evident things about these two songs is that Young definitely still has it—that magical touch of songwriting and creating a story that sticks.

Even after decades on decades of creating material, his skill at channeling prose into song is unmatched. This is just one bullet point in a list of many reasons why artists and bands cherish and look forward to spending the night performing and listening at Church of Neil.

“I love the simplicity and truth to most of Neil’s songs. They are timeless, and the fact that he has just as successful a solo-acoustic career as he does with a full on rock ‘n’ roll band is inspiring to me,” says Pete Kartsounes, another performer on Friday night.

“Too many songs to just mention one… but of my favorite songs, ‘Out On The Weekend’ and ‘Unknown Legend’ stand out. I’m excited to be a part of both of those songs this Friday!”

Ehrenstrom also points to Young’s longevity and dedication to staying true

Neil Young and David Suzuki - Blue Dot Tour Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2014.

to himself as another inspiring piece of his artistry.

“Neil is one of the few artists who has survived a long career of ‘no compromise.’ He follows the muse on his own terms and goes wherever it leads.

Though this has made him a notably stubborn and difficult person to work with, he’s left behind a trail of incredible music for over 60+ years. While I couldn’t possibly name a favorite Neil song, my flavor of the month is ‘Hold On To Your Love’ off of his ‘80s electronic record, ‘Trans.’”

Bend’s Church of Neil originally started as a gathering hosted by Andy Fecteau and his wife to celebrate Young’s music among friends, but it has evolved into not only a special night for musicians, but also an important fundraiser for music education in Central Oregon, going through Bend Roots.

In 2019, Fecteau explained the importance of the event, following the “Neil-ethos” of doing good, and why funding arts programs is important, calling it a “circle of love” that gives back to current living musicians and offers opportunity to future generations of musicians that look to stand the test of time just as Young has.

Other performers for the evening include Alicia Viani, John Shipe, Gbots and The Journeymen, Ponderosa Kings and more. Plus—rumor has it Young was sent an invite to this special birthday party. Whether or not he’s there physically, the spirit of Neil Young will be felt regardless.

Church of Neil

Fri., Nov. 12, 5pm Worthy Brewing 495 NE Bellevue Dr., Bend No cover—donations appreciated

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COMEDY AND A CAUSE PRESENTS: DEAN DELRAY DIVERSE STAND-UP COMEDIAN

Laugh away the night and enjoy a well-respected comedian who always brings a captivating and raw performance to the stage. Delray has been featured in several comedy films such as Ice Cube’s “Longshots” and Netflix’s “Love.” Thu., Nov. 11, 7:30-10pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $27.50.

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VTP PRESENTS KUINKA SHINY LITTLE CORNERS TOUR JOYOUS FOLK POP

22ND ANNUAL TURKEY TROT TROT ALL OVER BEND!

Experience this genre-defying music that features multiple lead singers, eclectic instruments and an infectious energy that is instilled into everything Kuinka does! Fri., Nov. 12, 9-11:30pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. Free.

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HELLER HIGHWATER TRIO HEAVENLY HARMONIES AND SOULFUL VOCALS

Reminisce over classic pop, country, Motown and rock songs with an amazing trio that features awesome vocals and even better guitar playing. Fri., Nov. 12, 5-8pm. Walt Reilly’s, 225 SW Century Dr., Bend.

No cover.

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VETERANS DAY AT THE MUSEUM CELEBRATING THE ARMED FORCES

To honor the veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces the High Desert Museum is offering free admission all day to military veterans. Thu., Nov. 11, 10am-4pm.

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

Free for veterans.

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MOVEMBERFEST MEN’S HEALTH AWARENESS

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Get active and support men’s physical and mental health awareness by running or walking with FootZone. After exercising, enjoy some food, beer, football and more! Thu., Nov. 11, 5-7pm. FootZone, 842 NW Wall St., Bend. Free.

Central Oregon Community College is hosting this 5k race at the COCC track. Register online at COCC’s website and get your free T-shirt! Sat., Nov. 13, 10am1pm. COCC Track, 2600 NW College Way., Bend. $0-$10.

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TOMMY HILTON BOTH COVERS AND ORIGINAL SONGS

Enjoy eclectic Americana original music, plus song covers from Hank Williams to Jimi Hendrix. Sat., Nov 14, 5-7pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend.

Free.

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JERRY’S MIDDLE FINGER PROFESSIONAL AND PASSIONATE MUSICIANS

Starting out in beachside dive bars and L.A. speakeasies, this tribute to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead has exploded in popularity. It even gets the most discerning Garcia fanatics dancing out of their seats!

Fri-Sat., Nov. 12, 8:30pm. The Domino Room, 51 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend. $18.

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CONCERT IN A CAVE WITH BEND CAMERATA ART IN NATURE SERIES

Wanderlust Tours proudly presents a talented local a Cappella group that’s set to perform at Pronghorn Resort—inside a cave! Sat., Nov. 13, 1pm. Pronghorn Resort, 65600 Pronghorn Club Dr., Bend. $140.

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Learn to cook like a pro at a Kindred Creative Kitchen class. The classes are for adults only and will cover different topics such as poaching, rice, grains and pasta. Mon., Nov. 15, 6-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Dr., Bend. $200.

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10 Wednesday

River’s Place The Harris Blake Band Acoustic

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open

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 Come sing a

song! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

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.

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

Chihuahua Desert Peaceful, folksy Americana.

If you are looking for some time away from the house then come on out and bring the kids too - we are proud to say we are “kid-tested and mother approved,” you won’t hear a discouraging word. Doors open at 5pm. All ages welcome.

6-9pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Mellow Wednesday Acoustic Open Mic & Jam Catering to musicians and listeners alike. The longest running acoustic open mic/jam in Bend resumes! Performer sign-up begins at 6:30pm. PA/sound is provided by host.

Bring your instrument(s) and or ears to join in on the fun. Please, no electric guitars or amplifiers.

Ages 21+ 7pm. Free.

11 Thursday Bridge 99 Brewery Thursday Trivia Night at

Bridge 99 Join us each Thursday at 6pm, 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, handcrafted replicas of Trivial Pursuit wheels. We have enough pies for six teams. So, get here early

duo playing songs people know. 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Trivia on the Moon!

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

Volcanic Theatre Pub Comedy & A Cause Presents: Dean Delray Dean Delray is at the forefront of the standup comedy world. He has a diverse and authentic rock n’ roll and motorcycle background that translates into a captivating and raw live performance. 7:30-10pm. $27.50.

12 Friday Bend Cider Co. Live Music- Outside Grab a

friend, get cozy by the fire with a cider and listen to some live music at the Bend Cider Co. tap room outdoor area. Outside food OK- snacks available for purchase. Family-friendly. 6-8pm.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery The Small

Batch Comedy Festival The first Small Batch Comedy Festival will feature 16 comedians from the Central Oregon area. The Small Batch Comedy Festival is happening Nov. 12 and 13 at Craft Kitchen and Brewery and Nov. 14 at Silver Moon Brewery. Tickets are available at bendticket.com.

You can find more information at ipockpro.com.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Small Batch Comedy Festival ‘21 The Small Batch Comedy Festival is a three-night extravaganza celebrating Bend’s Standup Comedy Community hosted by Craft Kitchen and Brewery! Sunday Night. Silver Moon. 7pm: Line Up TBA. 8-11pm. $40.

Domino Room Jerry's Middle Finger Humbly formed in 2015 by a group of professional musicians passionate about Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, JMF started honing its one-of-akind sound at LA speakeasies and beachside dive bars. 8:30pm. $18.

The Greenhouse Cabaret Build a

Terrarium Come join us at Somewhere That’s Green, and craft your very own tropical terrarium! A great date night or play date for friends.

6:15-7:45pm. $75.

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McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Old St. Francis School’s 85th Birthday Help us celebrate with lots o’ fun! Have a slice of birthday cake and listen to live music. Garcia Birthday Band is a group of veteran musicians interpreting and celebrating the vast repertoire of the late Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. All ages welcome.

6-9pm. Free.

Spork Po’Poets poetry slam come hang out with Helpers, have dinner, learn about radical wealth redistribution, and hear the Po’Poets tell their story. 5pm. Free.

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The Capitol Minted Events Presents: Bricksquash, Cloud-D and friends Minted Events Proudly Presents Bricksquash Cloud-D Prajekt Cymatics 9:30pm-2am. $10-$15.

Bridge 99 Brewery Monday Night Trivia Now

Volcanic Theatre Pub VTP Presents Kuinka Shiny Little Corner's Tour. Described

by NPR Music as joyous folk pop. 9-11:30pm. $12.

Sisters Depot Wine-O Bingo What is

Walt Reilly’s Heller Highwater Trio Come enjoy rock, Motown, country and pop classics served with a hefty serving of Heather’s soulful vocals, JMitch's harmonies and guitar and Tom’s amazing guitar playing 5-8pm. Free.

Worthy Brewing Shipe & Ransom at Church of Neil John & Mark 7pm in the Star Bar, Neil Young tribute, benefitting music education in Central Oregon. 5pm. Free.

13 Saturday Diff’rent Smokes: Smoked Beers & Cocktails Up until the 18th century, all brewing malts were dried over open-flames, thereby infusing smoke flavor into the finished beer. The throwback style survives as the BBQ equivalent of beer, from traditional Rauchbier lagers to smoked porters and ales. 2-8pm. $20-$26. Silver Moon Brewing.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Old St. Francis School’s 85th Birthday Help us celebrate with lots o’ fun! Have a slice of birthday cake and listen to live music. Garcia Birthday Band is a group of veteran musicians interpreting and celebrating the vast repertoire of the late Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. All ages welcome.

6-9pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Michael Shane Solo

artist performing ear-pleasing tunes we all enjoy.

8-10pm. Free.

River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions The Uncharted Project is a unique blend of Indie/Folk and soulful jazz. 6-8pm. Free.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Elektrapod Featuring

Portland’s Sarah Clarke and Maxwell Friedman Group Elektrapod is the vibrant creation of guitarist/keyboardist “Brother Gabe” Johnson. 9pm. $13.

14 Sunday The Greenhouse Cabaret Tea Ceremony- Autumn Harvest 2 We continue our exploration of teas harvested in autumn with this roasted oolong. 9-9:45am. $40.

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.

River’s Place Tommy Hilton Eclectic Americana. Originals and covers from Hank Williams to Jimi Hendrix 5-7pm. Free.

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.

Wine-O???? Our fun version of bingo. Grab a friend or significant other and join us for a great evening of fun!!! Wine-O is free to play and we give away prizes! Space is limited as we have only 29 wine-o cards unless you want to share with a friend.

6-8:30pm. Free

16 Tuesday The Cellar - Porter Brewing Company

Open Mic Night Head down to The Cellar and join us for open mic night every 1st & 3rd Tuesday, hosted by James Matt. For musicians, poets, and more! *Mics will be sanitized between use (or you can bring your own). Third Tuesday of every month, 6pm. Free

17 Wednesday Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open

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 standup for yourself!

8-10pm. Free.

Hub City Bar & Grill Karaoke Karaoke come sing a song! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

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 The Jack Maybe Project Jack Maybe was forged in the fires of the American sound. The sirens of blues, jazz, folk, and bluegrass grew nearby and he was able to learn their tunes. Through the centuries, he found different beasts who were his kin. Doors open at 5pm. All ages welcome. 6-9pm. Free.

Midtown Ballroom Greensky Bluegrass Listen to some great bluegrass music! 7pm $34.50.

Silver Moon Brewing Not Cho’ Grandma’s

The Heller Highwater Trio live at Walt Reilly's, Friday, 5-8pm.

Bingo Not Cho’ Grandma’s Bingo is back at Silver Moon Brewing! We host our famous bingo event every Sunday from 10am – 1pm for good times and a chance to win some cold hard cash! 10am-1pm.

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Northside Bar & Grill Mellow Wednesday

Acoustic Open Mic & Jam Catering to musicians and listeners alike. The longest running acoustic open mic/jam in Bend resumes! Performer sign-up begins at 6:30pm. PA/sound is provided by host.

Bring your instrument(s) and or ears to join in on the fun. Please, no electric guitars or amplifiers.

Ages 21+ 7pm. Free.

Concert in a Cave With Bend Camerata Wanderlust Tours is proud to present

the next installment our Art in Nature outdoor performance series! Super talented local a Cappella group Bend Camerata will perform at Pronghorn Resort inside a cave! Nov. 13, 1pm. Pronghorn Resort, 65600 Pronghorn Club Drive, Bend. $140.

Native American Flute Concert with James Greeley from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs James Greeley is of

Hopi, Nez Perce, and Wasco descent. James won a Native American Music Award for Best Traditional Recording. This concert is free and open to all.

Social distancing and masks will be observed.

Donations to our FNSU Scholarship fund will be greatly appreciated. Nov. 10, 5:30-6:30pm. Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Bend Campus, Bend. Contact: 541-318-3782. mcary@cocc.edu.

Online Only: Know Timber - Northwest Logging & Sawmill Songs Hear

songs about skidders, yarders, sawmills, pulling greenchain, and learning to harmonize with what you harvest. Joe Seamons presents folk songs composed by loggers and sawmill workers of the Pacific Northwest, celebrating the music of Hobe Kytr, Dave Berge, and John & Kim Cunnick. Nov. 12, 6-6:45pm. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

The Ultimate Oldies Show A locally-pro-

duced, syndicated, weekly, thematic two-hour radio show highlighting the music, artists, producers, musicians and cultural touchstones of the late 1940s through the late 1960s. Stories, anecdotes, chart information, interview clips and trivia complement the recognized, the long forgotten and the seldom heard rock’n’soul records of that memorable period. Fridays, 6-8pm. KPOV, 501 NW Bond St., Bend. Contact: mikeficher@gmail.com. Free.

FILM EVENTS Other Side of the Hill film screening Other Side of the Hill explores the impacts of a changing climate in rural Eastern Oregon as seen through the eyes of local leaders on the ground. Join us for the screening and a Q&A discussion afterward with some of the leaders featured in the film. Nov. 17, 6-7:30pm. Contact: grace@envirocenter.org. Free.

Art at the Music Hall Dry Canyon Arts

Association presents: Art at the Music Hall.

Three events at the High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave, Redmond, OR. Spring, June 5; Summer, July 24 (open-air) and Fall, November 12 and 13. Local Artists will be showing and selling their work. Sat, June 5, 10am-5pm, Sat, July 24, 10am-5pm, Fri, Nov. 12, 10am-5pm and Sat, Nov. 13, 10am-5pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond. Contact: dcaa. marketing@gmail.com. Free.

Art Exhibit - Scott Dyer Fine Art Scott Dyer

Fine Art will be exhibiting paintings for sale at The Wine Shop &Tasting Bar, 55 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend, Downtown, 541-389-2884 featuring figurative, landscape and still life paintings. Landscape paintings feature local Bend scenery. Perfect holiday gift. Oct. 8-Nov. 30, 2:30-9pm. The Wine Shop & Tasting Bar, 55 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend. Contact: 714-869-6780. scotthdyer@yahoo.com. $50 - $500.

Art Exhibit - St. Charles Medical Center Redmond Scott Dyer Fine Art will exhibit

paintings for sale at St. Charles Medical Center in Redmond through January 2022. Hospital open to doctors, nurses, staff, patients and visitors only.

Paintings will feature landscapes, figurative, and still life painted from plein air, and studio. Oct. 8-Jan. 1, 8am-8pm. St. Charles Medical Center Redmond, 1253 N Canal St., Redmond. Contact: 714-869-6780. scotthdyer@yahoo.com. $50 - $500.

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: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

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Holiday Pop-up Market We would love you

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

Class begins Sept 11 and runs through mid-June on monthly tuition. 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. $61.

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Ukulele Meetups Do you play ukulele ? Want to learn? Bunk+Brew is hosting weekly Ukulele Meetups for all skill levels with songbooks and light instruction from skilled players. All skill levels welcome and extra ukuleles available for rent from the beer garden. Come join the weekly jam sessions all summer! Tuesdays, 7-9pm.

Bunk+Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend. Contact: 458-202-1090. events@bunkandbrew.com. Free.

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

Courtesy Greensky Bluegrass

Boutique! Vintage and farmhouse style holiday decor, vintage toys, fresh holiday wreaths, florals and more! Nov. 13, 10am-5pm. Celebrate the Season, 61430 Brosterhous Rd., Bend. Free. all to join us for the most festive event of the year.

The store will be decked out with holiday treasures (not to mention the super fun garden area stocked full of metal yard art) Nov. 13, 5pm and Nov. 14, 5pm. Home Beautiful Oregon, 750 NW 4th St., Prineville. Free.

Holiday Pottery, Art and Crafts Sale Holiday Pottery, Art and Crafts Sale 443 NW Delaware Ave. Bend, OR 97703 Saturdays Nov. 13 and 20 Dec. 4 and 11, 1-4pm. Pottery, paintings, prints, jewelry, woodworking and more! Join us on the patio,

Greensky Bluegrass live at the Midtown Ballroom on Wednesday at 7pm.

please wear a mask. Cash and Venmo. Sat, Nov. 13, 1-4pm, Sat, Nov. 20, 1-4pm, Sat, Dec. 4, 1-4pm and Sat, Dec. 11, 1-4pm. Barbara Smiley, 443 NW Delaware Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-8406.

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Open Art Studio & Sale Join artists and makers of Willow Lane for an open studio and sale. Get started early on holiday gifts by supporting local creators. Art, handmade crafts, jewelry, and more!

Nov. 14, 10am-4pm. Willow Lane Artist’s Creative Space, 400 SE Second St. Suite 2, Bend. Contact: millydole@gmail.com. Free.

Scalehouse Gallery New Exhibition: Jon Gann, infinity splinters / resttagebücher

An exhibition of mixed-media works that invite viewers into the artist’s ongoing journey through trauma, shame and search for renewal. Through an obsessive layering process, Gann’s works reveal a personal mythology of battling inner forces and alternate timelines. This exhibition is on view Nov. 5 – Dec. 31. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-6pm. Through Dec. 31. Scalehouse Gallery, 550 NW Franklin Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-640-2186. stephanie@scalehouse.org. suggested donation.

SRWC Virtual Winter Craft Fair Shop

safely any time of day from the comfort of home.

Select the perfect gift, big or small, for everyone on your list. We have a wide selection of unique items, elegant to whimsical and more, created by amazing artists. Mondays-Sundays, 1am11:59pm. Through Dec. 31. Contact: 541-301-1257. virtual@sunriverartfair.org. Free.

PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITS Bend Ghost Tours Join us for our Ghosts

and Legends of Downtown Bend Tour and hear all about our permanent residents! Your Spirit Guide will lead you through the haunted streets and alleyways of Historic Downtown Bend where you’ll learn about the city’s many macabre tales, long-buried secrets and famous ghosts. Wednesdays-Sundays, 7:30-9pm. Downtown Bend, Downtown Bend,

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Bend. Contact: 541-350-0732. Bendghosttours@gmail.com. $25.

A Brief History of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma William Tarrant is the

Culture and Historic Preservation Director for the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma. William will present a brief history of how the Seneca and Cayuga tribes came to reside in the Oklahoma territory from their original homelands in the upper New York area. Nov. 16, Noon-1pm. Contact: 541-318-3782. mcary@cocc.edu.

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

Desert Calendar virtual exhibit, “Envisioning Wild,” opens on Nov. 10! Tour our virtual gallery of wild, wonderous and inspiring images of Oregon’s high desert landscapes and wildlife featured in the 2022 calendar. Save the date to enjoy a truly unique collection of wilderness photography. Nov. 10-Jan. 7, 5:30pm. Contact: 541-330-2638.

Lace@onda.org. Free.

A Firsthand Account: The Crisis at the Border with Julio Ricardo Varela Julio Ri-

cardo Varela will tackle the stories from the border that the mainstream media tends to ignore, and will share the latest firsthand accounts of those battling one of the country’s most misunderstood and misinformed issues. Nov. 15, 6-7:30pm. Contact: 541-383-7257. cgilbride@cocc.edu. $10.

Inaugural Central Oregon Makers Faire

We call it the Greatest Make, Show, & Tell on Earth.

The first Maker Faire: Central Oregon will be a local community event with international backing from the Make: Community organization (of Make Magazine fame). In-person on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 13 & 14, and online Monday the 15. Nov. 13, 10am-5pm and Nov. 14, 10am-3pm. Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond, Redmond. Contact: info@centraloregonmakerfaire.com. $5.

Know Timber - Through the Lens of Time Explore the changing forests through the

photography of John F. Marshall. Nov. 16, 6-7pm.

Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@deschuteslibrary.org.

Free.

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Know Timber: Ponderosa Pines Space

Legends of the Northern Paiute Wilson

Wewa, Northern Paiute and a member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, will present legends handed down to him by his elders. This event is free and open to all. Social distancing and masks will be observed. Donations to our FNSU Scholarship Fund will be greatly appreciated. Nov. 17, 6:30pm. Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Bend Campus, Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-318-3782. mcary@cocc.edu.

Online Only: Know Timber - Cavity-Nesting Birds and Snag Habitat

Snags, or standing dead trees, are incredibly important structures that provide habitat for nearly 100 different species in Oregon including 39 different cavity-nesting birds! Hear the latest research on the usefulness of created snags as bird habitat in the Pacific Northwest with biologist Amy Barry.

Nov. 15, 6-7pm. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Online Only: Know Timber - Owls of the Forest Discover the denizens of the dark - owls

- that prowl our local forests with biologist Damian Fagan. Nov. 17, Noon-1pm. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Online Only: Know Timber - Your Deschutes National Forest - More Than Timber Explore the origin of the Deschutes

National Forest and the key roles and contributions it has played - from timber to wilderness recreation - and continues to play in local history, with author and wilderness educator Les Joslin. A link to view this program online is available Nov. 11 @4pm.

Nov. 11, 4-5pm. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@ deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Veterans Day at the Museum In honor of Veterans Day, we are proud to offer free admission all day to all United States Armed Forces veterans. Nov. 11, 10am-4pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. bburda@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

WORDS Author Event: Beefless Cakes Please join

us as local authors and Plant-Based Point Founders, Robin Coarts and Jules Schnedeker share their cookbook, Beefless Cakes: Easy Plant-Based Recipes featuring Beefless Cakes. This 150-page cookbook includes more than just food photos; 30 eye-catching vegans also grace its pages - many based in Bend. Nov. 12, 5-6pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend.

Contact: julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Author Event: People Along the Sand by Rachel King A debut novel about the pleasures

and limits of solitude centered around the passing of the Oregon Beach Bill—and published in time for the 55th anniversary of the historic legislation.

Join us in the store or on Zoom! Nov. 11, 6-7pm.

Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend. Free.

Dearly Departed The Peaceful Presence Project’s 4th annual community vigil is back!

We will once again gather this year on Zoom in shared space to honor what we have lost, what and who we are mourning, and to also celebrate the lives of our dearly departed loved ones. Oct. 24-Nov. 24, 4-4:45pm. Contact: info@thepeacefulpresenceproject.org. Free.

The Forge 10-month Creative Writing Program Application period open. The Forge is a 10-month, online creative writing program. In bi-weekly meetings & through individual mentorships, we’ll make a creative writer out of you.

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Emphasis on craft, authority, and supportive community. Starts Jan ‘22. Writing sample and $25 to apply. theforgewriting.com or theforgewriting@ gmail.com Sept. 27-Dec. 31. Contact: 541-408-4509. theforgewriting@gmail.com. $25.

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Book Club. We will discuss "The Maidens" by Alex Michaelides. Nov. 17, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend.

Nonfiction Book Club Please join us for Non-

fiction Book Club. We will discuss "The Daughters of Kobani: : A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice" by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. Nov. 12, 1-2pm.

Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend.

Online Only: The Animating Force of Play (Don’t Try to Write!) This is a live,

interactive workshop. A Zoom link will be sent to participants one day before the workshop. Spontaneity exercises that enliven images and language for both poetry and prose will be used. Krayna Castelbaum, dedicated Poetry Instigator, honors the creative impulse though poetry and monthly Poetry Playshops. Nov. 14, 9:30-11:30am. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Out of this World Book Club Please join us

for Out of This World Book Club. We will discuss "Black Sun" by Rebecca Roanhorse. Nov. 10, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend.

RAB Middles Book Club Please join us for

RAB Middles Book Club. We will discuss "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba. Nov. 15, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend.

ETC. Doc and Connie Hatfield Sustainable Resource Lecture Throughout their lives,

ranchers Doc and Connie Hatfield were committed to partnerships and sustainable practices in the High Desert, and this annual lecture celebrates their work. This year features Nikki Silvestri, the founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, a consulting firm that works in the agricultural sphere. Nov. 11, 6-8pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-3824754. info@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

Exhibition Closing: $20 Art Show Don’t

miss the final day of Bend’s biggest little art show, presented by Bright Place Gallery. The High Desert Museum is honored to host this year’s $20 Art Show. Nov. 10, 10am-4pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. info@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

Money on the Mind: Financial Workshops This 4-week series will help you manage

finances to break the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and make room for things you enjoy. Nov. 10, 5:307:30pm. Contact: 541-323-6567. homesource@ neighborimpact.org. $99.99 for series of four financial classes.

Sunday Family Skate - Only $6/person

Come skate and chill together on Sundays at The Pavilion during Family Skate, an open skate session just for families. Special rate of $6/person including skate rental. All children must be accompanied by parent/guardian during this session. Spectators welcome; dress for the outdoors as spectating is outside by the rink. Nov. 14, 12:30-2pm. The Pavilion, 1001 SW Bradbury Way, Bend. $6.

VOLUNTEER Call for Volunteers - Play with Parrots!

Volunteers needed at Second Chance Bird Rescue!

Friendly people needed to help socialize birds to ready for adoption, make toys, clean cages and make some new feathered friends! Do you play a musical instrument? Come and practice for the birds! Located past Cascade Lakes Distillery, call for hours and location. Contact: 916-956-2153.

CASA Volunteer Opportunity Have you

thought about becoming a CASA Volunteer? Join CASA of Central Oregon to learn what being a CASA

Sunday ice skating sessions that are perfect for the family at The Pavilion!

volunteer is all about! RSVP is required. Email training@casaofcentraloregon.org to learn more.

Tuesdays, noon-12:30 and 5:30-6pm. Through Dec. 21. Contact: training@casaofcentraloregon.org.

Humane Society Thrift Store - Volunteers Needed 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.

Volunteer Opportunity Are you a Jack/ Jill of all trades? There’s everything from small engine, fencing, troubleshooting in a barn/rescue facility that require TLC repairs. Please call and leave a message or send an email. Ongoing, 9am-6pm. Mustangs To The Rescue, 21670 McGilvray Road SE, Bend. Contact: 541-330-8943. volunteer@mustangstotherescue.org.

Volunteer with Salvation Army The Salva-

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.

Volunteers needed! Volunteers needed!

Please call for upcoming dates/times. Come and meet the herd and learn ways you can help out!

Ages 8 - 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Sundays, 10-11am. Through Dec. 26. Equine Outreach Horse Rescue, 60335 Arnold Market Rd, Bend.

Contact: 541-729-8803.

GROUPS & MEETUPS A Course in Miracles This is a mind training course from fear to love. You do need to have a book called A course in miracles the CE addition on amazon. We meet on zoom Saturday am’s at 10 please call or email me at lmhauge4@gmail.com or call at 760-208-9097 Saturdays, 10am. Contact: 760-208-9097. lmhauge4@gmail.com. Free.

Bend Parkinson’s Support Group Monthly Meeting Parkinson’s Support Group Meetings third Wednesday of every month at the Best Western Premier Bend. Patients and caregivers are welcome to join us. 2-3:30pm. Best Western Premier, 1082 SW Yates Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-668-6599.

Carol@parkinsonsresources.com. Free.

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. RSVP Required. The Base at Franklin 541-610-8826 Fridays, 4-5:30pm. 5 NW Franklin Avenue, Bend. hello@baseatfranklin.com. Free.

Game Night Let’s Play LeftCenterRight Let’s play LeftCenterRight! Bring friends and make new friends. Happy Hour $4 Beer & Wine Wednesdays, 5-7pm. Zero Latency Bend, 1900 NE 3rd St STE 104, Bend. Contact: 541-617-0688.

Zerolatencybend.com.

Outdoor Rummage Sale We can’t have our

rummage sale indoors, so we’re having it in the church parking lot! Shop for pre-owned household items and assorted goods donated by church members. Cash/check/cards Nov. 13, 9am-2pm. Bend Church, 680 NW Bond Street, Bend.

Pray For Snow 2021 We’re back! Join us for yet

another epic Pray For Snow Party!! We’ll be raging at 10 Barrel East Side with free entry and $5 beer tokens! Nov. 13, 5-10pm. 10 Barrel Brewing East Side Bend, 62950 Northeast 18th Street, Bend. Free.

Redmond Rod & Gun Club - Salute to Veterans In celebration of Veterans Day 2021,

our Sporting Clays/5-Stand venue is offering all veterans: Up to 100 targets to be used that day for 50% of the normal fee. Our Rifle/Pistol venue is offering all veterans: $2 fee for members and non-members. Nov. 13, 10am-2pm. Redmond Rod & Gun Club, 9020 S HWY 97, Redmond.

FAMILY & KIDS Alternative Break Challenge Join Camp Fire

Become a Better Public Speaker! Do you struggle with public speaking? You’re not alone!

Come visit Bend Toastmasters Club and learn how to overcome your public speaking fears. Wednesdays, Noon-1pm. Contact: 503-501-6031. bend. toastmasters.club@gmail.com. Free.

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.

Bend Chess and Go Club A casual group

Amelia’s World Puppet Show Join Amelia

meeting weekly on Weds nights to play Chess and Go! We have a warm as well as cold-months location, so join the Meetup for info. 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-go-club/ Wednesdays, 6-8pm. The Grove, 921 NW Mt. Washington Drive, Bend. Free.

Airheart Monkey & Miss Hannah for a fun & uplifting interactive zoom puppet show! All ages welcome, 3 & under please be accompanied by a sibling or parent/caregiver to assist with interaction. Message ACORN School of Art & Nature on Facebook to request the zoom link. Fridays, 4-4:15pm. Contact: https://m.facebook.com/acornartandnature/. Free.

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is limited. Registration required. Masks are required for all in-person events. Discover the who, what, where, why and how of the beloved Ponderosa Pine and other trees in our community.

Dr. Rebecca Franklin is an Assistant Professor & the Forest Resources Program Director at Central Oregon Community College. Nov. 10, 6-7pm.

Redmond Library, 827 Southwest Deschutes Avenue, Redmond. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

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Baby Ninja Classes Cuties (10 months - 24

months) plus adult will bond and have a blast during these unique yoga and ninja warrior classes! Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. Registration $105 per child.

Equipo de Robótica FIRST LEGO League

4-6 Grado: Únete al Equipo de Robótica FIRST Lego League, aprende cómo construir y programar con robots Lego, y... ¡participa en el torneo FIRST Lego League de esta temporada! Becas y transporte disponibles. Tuesdays, 5-7pm. Through Nov. 30.

Samara Learning Center, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend.

Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. $125.

First Lego League Robotics Team Join Camp Fire’s 5th-6th grade LEGO Robotics team, learn how to build and code with LEGO Robots and be part of this season’s FIRST Lego League Tournaments! Wednesdays, 4-6pm. Through Dec. 1. Join Camp Fire’s 6th-7th grade LEGO Robotics team, learn how to build and code with LEGO Robots and be part of this season’s FIRST Lego League Tournaments! Thursdays, 5-7pm.

Through Dec. 2. Samara Learning Center, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. $125.

Free Children’s Clothing - God’s Closet, sizes 0-12 God's Closet is a nonprofit or-

ganization offering children's clothes to parents of young children. Nov. 14, Sunday - 10am - 3pm 541-749-9005 Nov. 14, 10am-3pm. Cascade Seventh-day Adventist Church, 60670 Brookswood Blvd,, Bend. Contact: 541-749-9005. twowards@ bendbroadband.com.

Hello Storytime! Thank You, Bear; Otis Gives Thanks; Llama llama Gives Thanks Hello, and welcome to Roundabout

Books Storytime! We are looking forward to sharing stories, movement and a touch of music with 0-5 year olds, geared toward those younger ages. There will be a heavy emphasis on fun, so bring your listening ears and a smile for a fun half hour Nov. 10, 10:30-11pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com.

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Kids Ninja Warrior Classes Unique to

Bend, your kids (age 6 - 10) will gain amazing Ninja Warrior abilities through our obstacle course training, rock climbing and fitness conditioning classes. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com.

Registration $125.

Kids Open Play Our Kids Ninja Warrior gym

is a wonderful space for kids to stay active and have fun! We offer both Toddler Open Play for the littles and Kids Open Play for kids– babies and toddlers are welcome too. Our clean, bright and fully padded space is full of fun-filled movement Saturdays-Sundays, Noon-3pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. Kids Open Play 1-Pass $15 Kids Open Play 10-Pass $130.

Manage those E(motions), Group for Teens Engaging and insightful group for teens

where you will learn to name those big feelings you experience and learn skills to make your life calmer and more enjoyable. Led by local school counselors, running for 5 weeks. Thursdays, 4:306pm. Through Dec. 16. Catalyst Counseling, 2445 NE Division St, Suite 204, Bend. Contact: 541-8482804. debbi@catalystcounseling.co. $50/session.

Mini-Ninja Classes Kids (ages 2 - 3) plus adults will have a blast during these upbeat move-

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ment classes! Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. Registration $105 per child.

Mini-Yoga Classes Moms/Dads/Grandparents and kids (ages 2 - 5) will have a blast during these fun, upbeat yoga classes! Each class will have a theme and will include fun yoga sequences and games, partner poses, songs with movements, active story time and bubbles to help with kids’ development. Wednesdays, 4-4:45pm. Through Dec. 15. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. Registration $105 per child.

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Nano-Ninja Classes Kids (age 4 - 5) will love

making new Ninja Warrior buddies as they develop fundamental coordination skills through obstacle-based gymnastics and climbing challenges in this action-packed class. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com.

Registration $120.

Ninja Elite Classes Kids (age 8 - 14) increase

Axes for Equity hosted by Unofficial Logging Co. and the C.O. Black Leadership Assembly on Nov. 16, 6-8pm.

your athletic performance through the exciting sport of Ninja Warrior! Through focus and determination we will coach you through the three main components of Ninja Warrior: gymnastics, ground-based obstacles and rock climbing.

Have lots of fun, while achieving a stronger body, enhancing your balance Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm.

Through Dec. 9. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com.

Registration $125.

FOOD EVENTS

Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend.

Contact: 831-245-1922. holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Adult Cooking Class-Gallettes Galettes

Locals’ Night Monday is the day to be at Silver

Ninja Night Drop off your kids (age 6-12) for 3

Cook Like a Pro 2 This is the second of our Cook Like a Pro series where you can learn to cook like a pro, and is for adults only. We will cover in depth techniques in cooking including Poaching, Rice and grains, Pasta, and will continue the coverage of sauces. Mondays, 6-9pm. Through Nov. 29. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $200.

hours of fun in our super-rad indoor Ninja Warrior play space. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. Registration $25 per child.

Private Birthday Parties $335 reservation

fee for Private Birthday Parties this includes: 12 free Kids Open Play passes (you may invite up to 25 kids, if more than 12 kids come, then it’s $10 per child) and 2 hour private access to the gym and private party room (it’s all yours!) Saturdays-Sundays, 3-5pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $335 2 Hour Private Access to Entire Facility Free Open Play Passes.

Teen Service Club Join Camp Fire’s teen

community service club for 9th-12th graders: BendTECH, 1001 SW Emkay Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. Sliding scale pricing $55-$220.

Toddler Open Play Our Kids Ninja Warrior gym is a wonderful space for kids to stay active and have fun! We offer both Toddler Open Play for the littles and Kids Open Play for kids– babies and toddlers are welcome too. Our clean, bright and fully padded space is full of funfilled movement Mondays-Thursdays-Sundays, 9am-Noon. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend. com. Toddler Open Play 1-Pass $12 Toddler Open Play 10-Pass $105.

are amazing rustic free-form tarts that can be sweet, savory, or both. Join me in this hands-on class where we will make a variety of gallettes.

Each course will be paired with beer or wine. Nov. 12, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $85.

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. Dishes are paired with Elixirs portfolio of globally and locally produced wines. 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.

Kara’s Kitchenware - Cooking Classes See full event list: http://karaskitchenware.com/ events/list/ Wednesdays-Sundays. Through Dec. 31. Kara Hansen, 375 SW Powerhouse Dr #120, Bend. Contact: 541-617-0312.

BEER & DRINK Axes for Equity Unofficial Logging Co. and the

Central Oregon Black Leadership Assembly are hosting a fundraising tournament that benefits COBLA! $100 ticket, 36 tickets, cash prizes for top three winners. Come on down and support a great nonprofit making positive changes in Central Oregon. Nov. 16, 6-8pm. Unofficial Logging Co., 910 NW Harriman St. Suite #100, Bend. Contact: 541323-8700. nikki@unofficiallogging.com. $100.

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. Class is designed for beginner tap dancer with little or no experience. 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.

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.

Youth Cooking Class-Raviolis Hand-

Drink it Forward for VIM Meet us at 10

made pasta is pretty hard to beat. Have your child (age 7-17) join me in this hands-on class where we will make pasta from scratch, turn it into raviolis, and complete it with sauces. Nov. 13, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $50.

Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day!

Barrel West every Thursday through the end of the year. All proceeds from your purchase of Reel Good Beer and Autumn Harvest Pizza on Thursdays will benefit VIM Thursdays, 11:30am-11pm. Through Dec. 31. 10 Barrel Brewing Co., 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Free.

Growler Discount Night! Enjoy $2 off growler fills every Wednesday at Bevel! Wednesdays. Bevel

Moon Brewing! Come on down and join the local family all day every Monday! We offer $3 Pints of our core lineup beers and $4 pours of our barrel aged beers all day. Come down and sample what's new while also enjoying our brand new food menu!

It’s a steal of a deal that we won’t be chasing you out the door for! Come down and join the Silver Moon family every Monday! We will see you there!

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! Tuesdays. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend.

Contact: holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Monkless Belgian Ales + Lupulin Brewing - Ales for ALS Collaboration Beer Release Monkless Belgian Ales & Lupu-

lin Brewing joined forces in creating an incredible Belgian Imperial IPA. Proceeds from every pint and 4 pack go to Ales for ALS, Raising awareness and funds to find a cure for ALS, one pint at a time. Great beer for a great cause! Nov. 15, Noon-9pm. Monkless Belgian Ales Brasserie, 803 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 541-797-6760. aaron@monkless.com. Free.

Movemberfest! In support of “Movember” to help bring awareness to men’s health, join us for an evening run/walk from FootZone, followed by food, beer, Thursday Night Football, a moustache competition, prizes, and more.

This event is in honor of Movember- bringing awareness to men’s mental health, prostate and testicular cancers. Nov. 11, 5-7pm. FootZone, 842 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-317-3568. info@footzonebend.com. Free.

Music & Cider- Fundraising Event Come

out and support your community ! $3 pint goes to this nonprofit. live music donated by local musicians. Seed to Table mission: To increase health and wellness of the Central Oregon community through providing equitable access to locally grown, farm fresh produce and offering opportunities in farm based education. Nov. 14, 3-5pm. Bend Cider Co., 64649 Wharton Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-410-0639.

ATHLETIC EVENTS 22nd Annual Turkey Trot Central Oregon Community College’s 22 Annual Turkey Trot 5k race takes place at 10am Nov. 13 at the COCC Track. Register online at the COCC Races Webpage, or at the Mazama Gym at COCC’s Bend Campus at 9am the day of the race. Register now to get your free T-Shirt! Nov. 13, 10am-1pm. Central Oregon Community College track, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 541-383-7794. jmotenko@cocc.edu.

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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. at Thump Coffee on York Drive at 9 am for our Saturday 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 Saturday Morning Long Run Meet

at Thump Coffee in NWX at 8 am for our Saturday Run. We will head out for a long run then meet back at Thump for a coffee. All paces are welcome! See you Saturday! Saturdays, 8-10am.

Thump Coffee - NW Crossing, 549 NW York Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-647-2284. centraloregonrunningklub@gmail.com. Free.

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.

Dodgeball (Adult Co-Ed League) Join the premier co-ed social adult dodgeball league committed to making sure players have fun, get a workout, and make new friends. Register on site or online. Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30pm. Through Dec. 15. Mazama Gym, COCC Bend Campus, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: hi@benddodgeball.com. $7.

Planet Fitness Home Work-Ins Planet

Fitness is offering free daily workouts via livestream! The best part? No equipment needed. Get your sweat on at least four times a day. Valid even for those without memberships! 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 Bend Snow & Avalanche Workshop

Fourth annual workshop featuring snow science education, current research, and best practices for professionals, recreationists, students, and the mountain community. Nov. 13, 8:30am-1pm. Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Bend Campus, Bend, Bend. Contact: info@coavalanche.org. $40.

Grit Clinics: Beginner/Intermediate Skills We’ll begin by dialing in our bike setup

and body position, then work on skills throughout the afternoon. Examples of some of the skills we will work on include braking, shifting, cornering, switchbacks, wheel lifts, line choice, technical descending, & getting up and over logs and rocks. 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* Cornering/Switchbacks (odd

dates) Jumping (even dates) Saturdays, 11am-1pm.

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

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. Fridays, 4-6pm. Phil’s Trailhead, Skyliner Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@ gritclinics.com. $75.

Grit Clinics: Skills & Ride We’ll start with

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. Join us for three hours of skill-building fun

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while you take your riding to the next level! Sundays, 10am-1pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@gritclinics.com. $99.

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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.

Self-Massage: Recovery for Runners

Learn a simple self-massage routine to help you recover faster after workouts and reduce soreness.

Michelle Poirot has been practicing massage for 18 years, and is a running and health coach with Ceiling: Unlimited Health Coaching. Nov. 15, 7-8pm.

Contact: 503-481-0595. michelle@ceilingunlimitedhealthcoaching.com. Free. RSVP required.

HEALTH & WELLNESS “Spill the Tea”, a mentored empowerment group for middle school and high school girls Please see attached flier

for details. Tuesdays, 4-5pm and Wednesdays, 4-5pm. Through Dec. 15. Catalyst Counseling & Counsulting, 2445 NE Division St., Bend. Contact: (541)-229-2099. molly@catalystcounseling.co. $120 for 6 weeks of group.

40 Days to Personal Revolution For the

duration of the program, we meet Tuesday nights for 75-minute holistic coaching sessions centered around balancing body, mind, and spirit. As a supportive collective, we’ll learn how to use accessible, practical tools to cultivate interconnectedness with ourselves, others, and the world around us.

Tuesdays, 7-8:15pm. Through Nov. 16. Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@gmail.com. $40.

7 Gates to Healing 7 Gates is a deep dive

into your internal landscape by exploring different gates of healing (grief, shadow aspects, and trauma....). Each week we’ll explore a different gate through writing, sharing, meditation, ceremony, and ritual. Nov. 1 to Jan. 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.

Advancing Your Yoga Practice 4-Week Series Have you felt ready to take your yoga

practice to the next level? Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com.

Registration $72 Drop-In (if space allows) $20.

Bend Pilates Bend Pilates is now offering a full

schedule of classes through Zoom! Sign up for your class on Mindbody.com and download Zoom. For more information visit bendpilates.net/classes/.

Ongoing, Noon-1pm. $20.

Candlelight Yoga + Candle Making Event

Join us for a special evening of Vinyasa + Yin yoga movements, breath work, mindful intention setting and candle making with scented oils! Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@ freespiritbend.com. Pre-Registration Required: $35 (includes materials for candle making).

Capoeira: A Perfect Adventure Become your own hero. The Brazilian art form of Capoeira presents opportunities to develop personal insights, strength, 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: 541-6783460. ucabend@gmail.com. $30 intro month.

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.

Take your yoga practices to the next level at Free Spirit Yoga.

Diabetes Prevention Workshop Join us as we get active, lose weight and feel great together!

This free, online diabetes prevention program is sponsored by your Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson County health departments. Learn how to manage stress, improve your heart health, eat well and stay motivated! 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.

Fall Yoga Flow w/Cynthia Latimer Fall

Flow Yoga with Cynthia Latimer. Reservations needed. Class size limited. www.cynthialatimer. com Check out website for information on a special Thanksgiving Day Gratitude Flow class at 8am Nov. 25. Sat, Nov. 6, 7:30-8:30am, Sat, Nov. 13, 7:30-8:30am and Sat, Nov. 20, 7:30-8:30am. White Aspen Creative, 18707 SW Century Drive, Widgi Creek. $15.

Impact Concussion Baseline Testing

The Center Foundation is offering three different Impact concussion baseline testing dates for children ages 12 to 18 years who have not already received a baseline test in the past two years.

Thu, Nov. 11, 9am, Mon, Jan. 17, 9am and Mon, Feb. 21, 9am. The Center, 2200 NE Neff Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-322-2323. The cost of the baseline test is $15.

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

newest yoga studio! Loft Wellness & Day Spa, 339 SW Century Drive Ste 203, Bend. Contact: 541-6905100. info@loftbend.com. $20.

Introduction to In-Class Hands On Assisting Series Are you a yoga teacher who’s

a little rusty around hands-on assists ‘ cause we haven’t been touching other people for the last year and a half? Or maybe you want to learn how to give yourSELF assists? We’ve got something for you! Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@ gmail.com. Four-part series: $140/$120 if paid by Nov. 1 • $45 for one session.

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 this six-week, online class to support people living with chronic health conditions. Wednesdays, 10am-Noon Through Nov. 24. Contact: 541-322-7446. Free.

Mindfulness in Motion Mindfulness In Motion with Lynne Herbert. Engage your whole self in this exercise of returning to each moment through the body. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon, 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend. Contact: 541-385-3908. events@uufco.org. $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.

Tai Chi class The focus of my teaching is

on the individual, not on the group. 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. Arawak327@gmail.com. $70.

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: 541-3895015. $55-$65.

The Happiness Course What do happy

people really look like? This interactive skills and processing group focuses on using our individual strengths, rewiring our brains for positivity, and practices for elevating our mood while also connecting with others (highest factor corelated to happiness!) Thursdays, 4-5:15pm. The Base at Franklin, 5 NW Franklin Avenue, Bend. Contact: 541-610-8826. kiana.kurzynowski@gmail.com.

Insurance or sliding scale.

The Transformative Power of Resonance in Relationships In this class learn

resonant communication and awareness practices for conscious connection, clarity and calm. For registration contact Beth at bethwm519@gmail.com Wednesdays, 6-8pm. Through Nov. 10. Contact: 503-680-5810. bethwm519@gmaiil.com. $150. for one or $260. for two people.

The Vance Stance/Structural Reprogramming Tired of being in Pain? Get to the

root of why you are tight, crooked, suffering in this series of 2-hour classes in posture & flexibility that begin Mon, Aug. 30. Choose from 4 class times weekly. Mondays-Thursdays, Noon-2pm and Mondays-Wednesdays, 6-8pm. Through Nov. 18.

EastSide Home Studio, 21173 Sunburst Ct.,, Bend.

Contact: 541-330-9070. vancebonner@Juno.com. x12 class, $180.

Yoga 101 | A Five-Part Class Series Learn the basic poses and transitions that make having a regular yoga practice powerful, easeful, and fun!

Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@gmail.com. $50 for series or $15 drop-in

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By Burt Gershater

A column to help locals live a kinder and more courageous life

From Sadness to Heaven

—Burt Gershater is a counselor, leadership trainer, speaker and writer. He can be reached at info@burtgershater.com

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apologize from the get-go. I wrote something like this message in one of my earlier columns, but I promise, from the bottom of my heart, to take you on a much different journey this time.

This is our eleventh month living in beautiful Bend, Oregon. A lot has happened during our time here…and a lot has not. I’ll start first with what hasn’t and then I can finish up with all the good stuff.

The first one that didn’t happen is sad for me.

We arrived mid-December, 2020 in the middle of all the COVID-19 insanity. I am old and significantly immunocompromised and want to live as least as long as I can. Wendy and I were very cautious. We didn’t hug our own family for a few months after we arrived— two little grand-girls and our daughter and son-inlaw. We love them dearly. I am crying hard now as I write this. So many of you were doing the same thing. There was no way our grandkids could understand us not hugging them. The looks on their faces when we greeted them but couldn’t touch them was so awkward, painful, wrong, you name it. Looking back, I now realize we were too busy making sure we were doing all the right things and adjusting to our new lives, to be feeling very much of anything.

It was a hard way to begin.

Then there was all of our extended family we avoided. I don’t think avoided is the wrong word. That’s what we did to the people we truly loved most in Bend. Not for a bad reason—only trying to be careful. Blessedly, we got to go to the outdoor funeral for Granddad, truly one of the greatest humans I’ve ever met. Every family member’s personal brand was burned into his pine coffin and Granddad made every one of the branding irons. After the funeral Wendy and I went home and continued to socially distance. We missed a lot.

Now the stuff we didn’t miss that was truly incredible.

We haven’t missed our grandkids running down the hill to our house nearly every day since we’ve been vaccinated— often with their hands held out wide to hug us when they arrived at our back porch. Hugging them daily has been beyond anything either of us has ever experienced. A sheer joy! Back to the back porch—that was our savior last winter. We celebrated Christmas and every other holiday and birthday there. Our very first purchase was an outdoor gas heater to make it bearable in the freezing evenings. We even took our TV out there and had a winterized Super Bowl party.

We’ve also had memorable cross-country skiing at the Virginia Meissner

Sno-Park. Tons of well-groomed trails, excellent snow conditions and friendly fellow skiers. Truly one of the best cross-country skiing venues I’ve skied in my 50-years plus of enjoying this heavenly sport. And it’s only a 30-minute drive from home!

I’ve also biked on many of the bike trails in the area. They will keep me busy and happy for as long as I’ll be riding. And kayaking, too! Lakes and more lakes and rivers. We are in outdoor sports heaven.

And then recently, something way beyond our expectations happened.

We live in a small cul-de-sac in the southern part of town; just six homes.

Arriving during the pandemic was weird— and perfectly understandable. We are used to friendly welcomes, cookies, “so glad you are heres” from everyone. None of that. I did have some fun with Bill out in the middle of our street a few times, but that was about it.

No, there were a few hellos and waves, but hardly enough. I think it’s been a combination of wanting to be careful, not wanting to offend anyone and I think this may also be a habit so many of us have taken on. Being outgoing and social is not part of what has been happening for nearly two years.

Then a miracle.

A young man moved in next door.

One day he saw us on our porch and walked down to say hello—smiling all the way.

“Hi, I’m Nick.” That was the beginning of a lifetime friendship. We all felt it. Nick is 24 years old and recently arrived from San Diego. In just the few months he’s been here, he’s met most of the neighbors and was already organizing a neighborhood gathering. This new, young guy from San Diego was about to change our little world. He organized (sort of) a neighborhood gathering. A date was set (sort of) and on that date (a bit overwhelmed) he asked if we’d host the party on our back porch.

People we have never met arrived—15 of them. Food was not well organized, either. We had Nick’s wonderful potatoes, my famous Israeli salad and enough beer. That was it and it was magical. We sat around the fire, told stories, laughed a lot and truly had a neighborhood-changing evening. So many thank yous and hugs. All because of Nick!

As I look out my window into the back yard, Nick is out there finishing up the wood shed he’s making for us.

It will hold four cords of firewood that will help to keep us warm this winter.

We are so blessed to be here!

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LITTLE BITES

Bend’s Best Maple Doughnuts

By Nicole Vulcan

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These year-round treats scream fall the most

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By Brian Yaeger

Delish Donuts It’s easy to not know about this mom and pop that’s been frying dough for over a decade, given that it’s not really visible from Highway 97, but if you turn in at Shari’s Pies, you’ll find the shop with the prototypical display case filled with nothing-but-standards from Bavarian crème-filled to the emoji of doughnuts: the pink frosted/rainbow sprinkled. Most cost $2, give or take, and the fact that there are two full trays devoted to maple-iced long johns connotes how Delish customers find them. From the spot-on sponginess to the subtle note of baking spice in the maple syrupy confection, this was the undisputed crowd pleaser. $1.55. 3188 N Hwy 97, Ste. 104, Bend.

Richard’s Donuts & Pastries Seasoned connoisseurs are apt to tell you this is their favorite doughnut shop in town and only a portion of the reason is the sheer variety on display. Given that the theme is maple glazed, it would’ve been easy to make them all maple bars, but Richard’s variety resulted in not one, not two, but three maply munchies. The best-received was the old

Smoke Doesn’t Have to be a Bad Thing

Word is that doughnuts are more delicious by the dozen.

fashioned. From the rough-around-the-edges shape to the crumbly caky texture, it was a true delight. But we all noted a bright, citrusy note from either the glaze or the batter and it hit the right note. $1.15.

The maple buttermilk bar was among my personal faves, if not the crowd fave. While not superior to the OG glazed buttermilk bar, the hearty fare just goes a bit extra. $1.75.

Comically too large to pass up, this cinnamon roll eschews cream cheese frosting for maple, and if you love sticky cinnamon goo and syrupy sweetness on top, splurge on this. Also of note: they always throw in a donut hole with each purchase $2.95.

61419 S Hwy 97, Bend.

Chalk to Flour Not an actual brick-and-mortar, Chalk to Flour is Kristina Serhan’s River West homebased bakery, as approved by Oregon cottage laws. In lieu of mouth-watering racks of treats, donut lovers drool over her Instagram. New on her seasonal menu—everything is always from scratch, oddly rare around here—is the maple pumpkin spice cake doughnut (well, doughnuts, since you gotta order by the half dozen). The cake doughnut itself is super moist and PSL AF. According to me and my son, that was a huge plus. To the others, not so much. $13.50 for six. On Instagram @chalktoflour Too Sweet Cakes Shelbi Blok opened this boutique bakery in 2018 focusing on

picture-perfect pastries. The 2013 NYC invention of the cronut has Bend’s truest-to-form representation here. I ding it points for being baked, not fried, and the price tag’s steep for something that ends in -nut. Perhaps owing to being purchased after noon, instead of light and flaky, it was a bit dense and chewy, yet the light kiss of maple and a deft kick of vanilla (perhaps from the allwhite sprinkles) make it worth sinking your teeth into. $3.75 1012 SE Cleveland Ave #1A, Bend.

Sweetheart Donuts This drive-thru is usually on point so it is surprising how low it placed in this roundup. But my order of a maple bar was sidelined when the maple and chocolate drizzled “pretzel” (that of course a “doughnut twist” just twisted into the shape of a pretzel) caught my eye. Made with delightful-sounding cinnamon butter, perhaps the butter got browned, and too much so at that, because it delivered some burnt flavor. $3 210 SE 3rd St., Bend The Dough Nut The doughnuts here are always well-intentioned. Maybe they’re overproofed, but the result is an airy, breadlike concoction. $2.

1227 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Also at 755 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.

The summer wildfire season is well behind us—and it’s fairly safe to say that most people are happy to see it go. Still, an upcoming event is bringing smoke into the equation again… but this time, it’s in the beer. Fans of “rauchbier,” otherwise known as smoked or smoke beer, will be in their element this weekend for the Diff’rent Smokes event at Silver Moon Brewing.

In addition to pouring samples and full pours of Schlenkerla beer—hailing from the “rauchbier” capital of Bamberg, Germany—the event will feature smoked beers from a host of breweries.

Silver Moon will have an offering there, but also taking part are Ale Apothecary, Boss Rambler, Crux Fermentation Project, McMenamins Old St. Francis, Spider City and Bend Brewing Company, bringing a smoked porter. Boneyard will bring a smoked chipotle Mexican lager, while 10 Barrel will offer a smoked Helles. Those who don’t leave Central Oregon’s beer scene too often will also have a chance to sample beers from Mitchell’s Tiger Town and John Day’s 1188 Brewing, bringing a smoked porter and a Scotch ale, respectively. Also pouring smoked beers will be Portland’s Von Ebert, Threshold and Steeplejack breweries, as well as Salem’s Santiam brewery and Bierstadt from Denver, Colorado. Food items can also follow the smoke theme, as well as smoky cocktails.

Tickets for the Saturday event are available at bendticket.com—oh, and in case you’re wondering, this smoke-themed event will see a portion of the proceeds going to the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association. Sounds like a lit event.

Diff’rent Smokes: Smoked Beers & Cocktails Sat., Nov. 13, 2-8pm Silver Moon Brewing 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend $20/5 drink tickets; $26/13 tickets Tickets at bendticket.com;

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t’s a bit of culinary irony that maple syrup is synonymous with fall foods but is harvested during the spring thaw. That said, it’s precisely when colder temps set in that maple trees themselves begin to feed on their own sap as a way to provide the sustenance they need to make it through wintertime.

I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to do a seasonal doughnut roundup, so maple frosted morsels seem like the best direction for autumnal, dunkable delights.

Bend may not have as many doughnut shops as it does bike shops or breweries, but no matter what part of town you live in, there’s a local purveyor.

While the reviews of the following eight maple-glazed doughnuts (from all six known doughnut bakeries) are my own, I mercifully received assistance—and commentary—from six others including young children and young-at-heart adults. The reviews, while not ranked on a numeric scale, appear in order of deliciousness.

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2: The first one was a

little less dark than I expected from an “Addams Family” movie, so here’s hoping this one adds a little more pitch-black humor to my favorite creepy family (other than mine). All I know is that Snoop Dogg is voicing Cousin Itt, which means I have to see this. Regal Old Mill

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ANTLERS: Writer Nick Antosca has been

responsible for some of the freakiest nightmare fuel I’ve ever seen (including the underrated and highly disturbing series “Channel Zero”). This is his long COVID-delayed flick from the director of “Black Mass” about a disturbed little boy and his monstrous friend. This looks gorgeous.

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BELFAST: From writer/director Kenneth Branagh comes this black and white comingof-age story set amid the violence and social change of 1960s Ireland. Featuring Judi Dench and Jamie Dornan, this could be after all the Oscars next year. Regal Old Mill CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG: Obviously, the

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“Paddington” movies were much better than anyone could have expected and maybe this will also subvert expectations, but the look in that animated dog’s eyes scare me. The uncanny valley is alive and well in “Clifford” even as he looks like he might want to swallow my soul.

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THE ETERNALS: It’s time for a new Marvel movie, but one with like 10 new characters we’ve never met before and on a much more cosmic scale. This has the worst advance reviews of any Marvel movie so far, but also looks different than any that have come before, so consider me optimistic for something new from a formula I already love quite a bit. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, McMenamins, Odem Theater Pub

THE FRENCH DISPATCH: Wes Anderson’s back with this love letter to The New Yorker starring Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton and literally dozens more. Critics are calling this his best movie in years and as someone who’s a die-hard fan of his work, that’s saying something. Regal Old Mill, Odem Theater Pub

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HALLOWEEN KILLS: The thing I think I love the most about this new “Halloween” trilogy from director David Gordon Green is that it’s a direct sequel to the original from 1978, meaning that Michael Myers is now an unstoppable killing

machine…in his late 60s. If only I could be in that good of shape. Regal Old Mill, Streaming

LANGUAGE LESSONS: A deeply charming com-

edy following a man getting Spanish lessons over zoom. One of the best movies I’ve seen that focuses on plain and simple friendship instead of romance. Tin Pan Theater

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO: It’s always a cause for celebration when we get a new Edgar Wright film and for this he’s using his considerable skills honed on “Baby Driver” and “Shaun of the Dead” and combining it with ‘70s color-drenched horror like “Suspiria” and “Don’t Look Now.” The cast looks amazing and music will rule. Regal Old Mill NO TIME TO DIE: The long-awaited and long-delayed final film in Daniel Craig’s five-film Bond era. From the director behind the stellar first season of “True Detective” and with a 165-minute running time, expect this to tide you over until we get a new Bond, a new director and maybe a more progressive take on the character. Regal Old Mill RON’S GONE WRONG: A slyly subversive animated feature about a new social media device that’s half-pet and half-Instagram. When a young kid gets a broken model, he’s given the unique opportunity to help pull everyone back into the world. Surprisingly fantastic. Regal Old Mill SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS: Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s another Marvel

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SPENCER: Director Pablo Larrain had already made another unforgettable biopic with “Jackie,” and “Spencer” is no different. Kristen Stewart once again shows her versatility as Princess Diana, but it’s Larrain’s stylistic choices that make this different than any other biopic I’ve ever seen. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE: This has

such a delightfully strange trailer and I’m so excited to see Woody Harrelson play a serial killer again for the first time since “Natural Born Killers.” Dreams really do come true. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub

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“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” I wanted to catch this while it was still in theaters as soon as I heard it was directed by Gollum himself, Andy Serkis. Even if the movie is terrible, Tom Hardy is always a fantastic actor (even with his sometimes spotty accents).

What makes this a genuinely fun movie is the relationship between Hardy and his internally attached space parasite, also voiced by Hardy. Watching Hardy run around having angry conversations with himself is a blast—even though the superhero action isn’t as dynamically directed as it could have been. This is definitely a forgettable trifle that still has me excited to see what Marvel does with this character in the future.

“Last Night in Soho” This might have been the biggest disappointment for me, as the film shows a huge step forward for Edgar Wright as a director while still managing to somewhat fall apart in its third act. The film

Yes, there are a lot of new characters to pay attention to, but they’re all pretty darn interesting. And some die.

shifts from a dramatic mystery to a straight-up horror movie in its last half hour, but is done so without really finding an innovative and unpredictable way to change tones. It’s a fun movie and is always beautiful to look at, but is ultimately entirely too repetitive in its finale to feel successful. One more script draft would have helped make this movie a modern giallo classic.

“Ron’s Gone Wrong” A delightful animated film that has so far managed to slip under the radar. The movie has a lot to say about our devices and the amount of screen time we engage in every year without ever becoming preachy or failing to recognize the irony of trying to teach us these lessons from a screen. What starts as a parody of the modern hunger we have for social media instead becomes a look at what social media could be if it were ever used as a

tool to bring us together instead of finding new ways to isolate us in our own hermetically sealed bubbles. Funny, thoughtful and beautifully animated.

“The Eternals” Maybe I’m softer on Marvel movies than the average critic, but all of the complaints I read about this one seemed to miss the mark a little on what indie-auteur Chloe Zhao was trying to do with “The Eternals.” Some of the more negative reviews say Zhao’s style as a filmmaker was chewed up and swallowed by the Marvel machine, but I always felt like I was watching a Zhao film. Her use of outdoor sets and shooting entire action sequences during magic hour reminded me of her lighting and compositions for “Nomadland.” The moments that don’t work are small, while the swings she takes are huge and epic and complicated, making this feel

unlike any other Marvel movie before.

This is big and flawed, for sure, but it’s also intimate and lovely in ways that feel new to Marvel and seems like a step in a new direction for the studio.

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Big Sky Park has a slew of new bike amenities coming its way over the next year.

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ig Sky Park on Bend’s east side already has a lot to offer. There are sports fields for football, soccer and baseball, a BMX track, a playground and an off-leash dog park.

Now, an expansion will improve the park’s infrastructure and add amenities for cyclists.

A lot of the biking opportunities are on the west side of town, but the proposed bike tracks and trails at Big Sky would be unlike any other single park in Central Oregon.

“Currently we have some bike trails and amenities in parks around town, including the east side, but nothing to this extent. Big Sky has the space to accommodate the new features and draws visitors to sporting events, which makes it a natural location for these new bike park features,” said Bronwen Mastro, a landscape architect for Bend Park and Recreation District, who’s working on the project. “There was a desire for these features in general, but the east side has significantly fewer opportunities. These new features will also offer opportunities for cyclocross races and practice, adaptive bike skill development, casual biking and walking.”

The project will add options for cyclists of all skill levels, and will include: • Asphalt Pump Track: A continuous trail of berms and rollers that you ideally ride without pedaling.

• Tot Zone: A space intended for small children and beginning riders. The surface

will be resilient and have undulations.

The area will also include easier obstacles to develop bike skills.

• Trials Area: Trials biking is a sport in which people ride bikes on a course filled with obstacles and the rider is not allowed to place hands or feet on the ground. The course at Big Sky will primarily be boulders and logs.

• Bike Skills Development Area: A trail with man-made features to help develop a rider’s skills for various obstacles.

• Single Track Trails: A network of narrow, natural surface trails in the landscape that can be ridden for pleasure and/or skill development. These trails can also be used for adaptive bikes and cyclocross racing.

• Slopestyle Trails: Longer, natural surface trails interspersed with natural and manmade obstacles to challenge riders. The start tower will allow riders with advanced skills to drop into the different courses.

• Sessions zone: This is an area of concentrated dirt rollers and obstacles.

Organizers expect the first phase of construction to be done by the end of 2022 and will include the pump track, tot zone, trials area, skills development area, single track trails and all infrastructure improvements.

The second phase of construction is expected to follow in three to five years and will add the slopestyle trails and sessions zone.

Though less exciting, the

infrastructure expansion is an equally important part of the process, Mastro said. An additional entrance will be placed off Hamby Road, 90 additional parking spaces will be built and a loop trail around the perimeter will increase pedestrian flow at the park.

“The existing park has a single entry off of Neff Road and the vehicle circulation has many dead ends.

There is limited connected pedestrian circulation,” Mastro said. “These infrastructure improvements will support current and added future use to the park.”

With the infrastructure and numerous tracks and trails, BPRD expects more events at Big Sky. “We expect mostly events around biking, particularly cyclocross and BMX,” Mastro said. "Big Sky is already home to competitive BMX racing through the Bend BMX club.

“Improving the infrastructure creates more opportunities for other events and gatherings as well."

Some surrounding homeowners worried that the expansion would add to noise pollution in their neighborhoods, but Mastro said there are processes in place to limit that.

“We do have certain requirements around number and size of events per year and where amplified sound is used to ensure the park is a good neighbor,” Mastro said.

Central Oregon is known for its abundance of winter activities. Skiing, snowboarding and other frosty recreational sports dominate the mountains that surround Bend. Even though these mountains can represent peace and fun, they can also showcase a darker slope: avalanches. To help educate the mountain community on the deadly subject, the Central Oregon Avalanche Center and the American Avalanche Association are hosting their fourth annual avalanche workshop in preparation for the upcoming winter rec season.

The workshop will begin at 8:30am on Nov. 13 at Wille Hall on the Central Oregon Community College campus.

Ten guest speakers will present information focused on avalanche and snow science education. Jake Hutchinson, an avalanche expert of nearly 30 years, will present a deeper look into situational awareness in avalanche terrain. Bruce Jamieson and Victor McNeil will discuss avalanche likelihood and probability, plus a brief history of the Wallowa Avalanche Center.

“The Bend Snow and Avalanche Workshop features snow science education, current research, and best practices for professionals, recreationists, students and the mountain community,” said Zoë Roy, development director at COAC. “This event is a fundraiser for COAC and proceeds go towards funding our operations,” added Roy. The event will be accessible online for $20 and in-person for $40. The in-person option is limited to 100 people and the organizers strongly advise being fully vaccinated and wearing a mask to the event.

For more information visit sites. google.com/coavalanche.org/bendsaw2021/.

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Those Glorious Tarzan Days The ups and downs of swinging from the trees

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The Rockefeller Farm Tarzan Tree, illustrated by my son Caleb’s wonderful art talents.

Barney would lean his bike against the tree, climb up the rope ladder to the first rope and my uncle Harry would sigh, “Oh no, not again…”

Barney would grab the rope, leap off the limb and yell his version of the “Tarzan cry.” Then with the velocity of a falling rock, he’d leave the first rope, miss the second one, and, screaming, fall to earth and land flat on his back under the tree.

My Uncle Horace was the one who usually got to him first, and we could see Barney’s face turning blue as he was gasping for breath. Without hesitation, Horace would grab Barney’s trouser belt and begin to pump him up and down on the ground, which got Barney breathing again.

When he started breathing regularly, he gasped, “I know what I did wrong, I gotta remember to hold the rope.”

He’d stagger to his feet, climb up the tree, grab the rope and go swinging off

and grab the next rope without releasing his hold on the first one—and then come sliding down, screaming in agony from rope burns, falling to earth to land flat on his back again.

Horace pumped him up, and when Barney was breathing again, Harry put him on his bike and said, “Oh, Barney, please get out of here before you kill yourself!” And away he went to battle his way through Joe’s parting blows, getting out on Jones Hill Road and pedaling up the hill back home.

It is impossible for me to tell you this fun-filled memory of those times on the farm without sharing a little on swimmer Jonas (Johnny) Weissmuller, who was the first live Tarzan I can remember from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famed “Tarzan” books.

Weissmuller rose to fortune and fame as a world-class swimmer, even though

as a little boy of nine years of age he suffered a bout of polio. The disease left him with poor breathing, so his doctor told him to take up swimming as a means of rebuilding his lungs. That started him on his way to becoming a world-class champion swimmer. He never lost a swimming race from that day on!

He went from being a champion swimmer to having an astonishing career in Hollywood and gaining even more fame. Weissmuller spent his last years in Mexico, and when he went out among the stars, the last thing he asked his family to do was to play a recording of his Tarzan cry when they were burying his tired, old body.

Meanwhile, I can’t tell you what fun it was to sit with my grandchildren the other night and watch that 1932 version of “Tarzan the Ape Man” one more time.

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ang on, good people, we’re headed back to the days of Johnny Weissmuller, who was a magnificent Tarzan of the ‘30s, keeping company with his beautiful film-version mate, Jane, portrayed by Maureen O’Hara as they met in “Tarzan the Ape Man,” filmed in 1932 with a pet chimpanzee named “Cheetah.”

In 1932 I was only four years old, and had not yet seen a movie. But in 1936 my Uncle Harry (or Horace) took me to my first movie, “Tarzan the Ape Man,” and I was hooked, along with my three uncles and the rest of the teenagers in the U.S. One day, those three big galoots threw a bunch of ropes to me and said, “Bring these along Catsfur (my nickname), we’re going to make a Tarzan Tree out in Hubbard’s Woods.” And we did!

My Uncles Horace, Ben and Harry threw the ropes over the lower limbs of a big, very old and dead elm tree standing on the edge of the forest between our neighbor’s farm and Rockefeller Farm, where I lived, and started rigging Tarzan vines (ropes) we would all end up swinging on.

My Uncle Harry asked my grandmother, his mom, to sew the cow hides that were stacked up in the back of the milk barn into Tarzan clothes (a vest that was minus one shoulder, no legs and fitted snug), and away we went swinging through the old elm, yodeling and dressed like Tarzan. The only thing we didn’t have was a pet chimpanzee named Cheetah.

But we did have a great pal, Barney Lutenburger, who lived close by on the summit of Jones Hill Road. Barney—who was not the most coordinated guy—was a constant visitor to my grandfather’s farm and the poor guy usually got hurt on each visit.

First off, our pet crow, Joe, hated his guts. Every time poor Barney paid us a visit the first to meet him was Joe. The crow would be up in the cherry tree out front of the main house and spot Barney coming down the road on his bicycle.

Joe would hide behind a big hedge and when Barney turned off the main road he’d fly up and land on poor Barney’s back, crowing for all he was worth, and begin pecking on Barney’s neck.

Barney would fall over onto his bike while trying to get the crow off his body; it was an awful sight! I’d run over and try to chase Joe off, but I was nobody to that crow once he made up his mind to kill off poor Barney.

It was even worse for Barney once he got past that crow. He’d come out to the Tarzan Tree and claim he could do what my uncles were doing, swinging from rope to rope, giving off the Tarzan cry.

“No, Barney!” Harry and Horace would shout, “please, don’t do it!” But

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Leafly’s annual cannabis report shows how valuable cannabis is in Oregon and beyond

By Josh Jardine

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s we exit “Croptober,” the annual period which sees sun-grown cannabis harvested, weed education website Leafly has released a new number-filled report to help put into perspective just how valuable the plant is as an agricultural crop.

Not valuable as in, “Without cannabis, some people jumping on my last nerves in this office would be catching hands on the regular,” although that certainly has value to said nerve jumpers. Rather, the report seeks to fill in the vast knowledge gaps that remain in trying to determine financial specifics surrounding cannabis as a plant that is grown by hundreds of thousands of people for a regulated, taxed marketplace.

“But isn’t that the job of big gubbermint?” you may ask.

Well, yes and no. While states with both medical and recreational/adult use cannabis programs have licensing agencies that track how many licenses, worker permits and dispensaries are active, along with the tally of revenue from permit fees and taxes collected, the Feds do not.

Seeing as cannabis remains a plant, you might think an agency such as the United States Department of Agriculture would have a role in tracking its value, as it does with other plants farmed for sale to the public, such as oats, wheat, soybeans and the like.

But because cannabis remains as a Schedule 1 “drug” aka The Devil’s Lettuce, the USDA is forbidden from partaking...in data gathering. While economists for the agency can regale you for hours with fascinating tidbits on the metrics surrounding peanut crops, they have nothing to share about cannabis.

So Leafly partnered with Whitney Economics for the 2021 Cannabis Harvest Report. Medical cannabis is available in 37 states, but the study chose to focus solely on the 11 states with an Adult Use (recreational) Program: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

Let’s dive in, because soybean enthusiasts shouldn’t be the only ones to geek out on numbers.

In a shock to absolutely no one, cannabis is big business. How big though?

It’s the nation’s fifth-largest crop, and in 2020 had a wholesale harvest value of $6.2 billion. Compare that to #4 wheat ($9.3 billion), #3 hay ($17.3 billion), #2 soybeans ($46 billion) and #1 corn ($61 billion). In Oregon, it’s our number-one crop, followed by #2 hay, #3 wheat, #4 potatoes and #5 cherries.

There are 13,042 cultivation licenses between those 11 states, with Oregon

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Marijuana is already the fifth-largest crop in the U.S., even with only 37 states having some type of legal cannabis, and 11 with recreational programs.

having 1,319. The Golden State seems to be setting itself up as the Glutted State, with California having a whopping 7,548 cultivation licenses. That translates to an estimated seven licenses for every licensed dispensary. Our neighbor to the north, Washington, has 1,091 licenses.

Those licenses are producing a staggering amount of cannabis: a combined 2,278 metric tons. Oregon came in thirrd, accounting for 344 metric tons (damn, y’all are hiiiiiiigh), behind #2 California (514 metric tons), and #1 Colorado (627 metric tons). Washington weighed in with 254 metric tons.

Oregon’s 344 metric tons had an annual wholesale value of $602 million.

Washington’s value was $653 million, and California was the winner with a value of $1.66 billion.

The difference in California’s population (39.4 million) and Colorado’s (5.7 million) and the amount of cannabis produced speaks to the difference a mature Adult Use market makes. Legalized in 2012, Colorado has worked diligently to develop its regulated cannabis program, and as the report notes, “the legal cannabis industry in Colorado is now satisfying more than 80% of total in-state demand.” California is three years into its Adult-Use market and is still struggling with issues such as “dispensary deserts,” high taxes and unregulated growers and dispensaries.

As the report looks only at legal recreational cannabis production and sales, excluding medical and illicit unregulated operations and sales, the combined true value of the industry is far higher than these numbers. Yet access to banking remains elusive, the 280E Tax Code imparts punitive tax rates and a lack of deductions, crop insurance is non-existent, and cannabis remains a federally illegal crop. Removing those barriers benefits growers, sellers and consumers, and remains the goal.

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13. & 21. Weak poker hand

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ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio theologian

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Actor Elizabeth

Eugene Peterson cleared up a mystery about the nature of mystery. He wrote, “Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend.” Yes! At least sometimes, mystery can be a cause for celebration, a delightful opening into a beautiful unknown that’s pregnant with possibility. It may bring abundance, not frustration. It may be an inspiring riddle, not a debilitating doubt. Everything I just said is important for you to keep in mind right now.

Taylor described her odd rhythm with actor James Dean. Occasionally, they’d stay awake till 3 am as he regaled her with poignant details about his life.

But the next day, Dean would act like he and Taylor were strangers—as if, in Taylor’s words, “he’d given away or revealed too much of himself.” It would take a few days before he’d be friendly again. To those of us who study the nature of intimacy, this is a classic phenomenon. For many people, taking a risk to get closer can be scary. Keep this in mind during the coming weeks, Taurus. There’ll be great potential to deepen your connection with dear allies, but you may have to deal with both your and their skittishness about it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 2017, Richard Thaler won the Nobel Prize for Economics. His specialty: researching how unreasonable behavior affects the financial world. When he discovered that this great honor had been bestowed on him, he joked that he planned to spend the award money “as irrationally as possible.” I propose we make him your role model for the near future, Sagittarius. Your irrational, nonrational, and trans-rational intuitions can fi x distortions caused by the overly analytical and hyper-logical approaches of you and your allies.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Neurotic” and “neurosis” are old-fashioned words. Psychotherapists no longer use them in analyzing their patients. The terms are still useful, though, in my opinion. Most of us are at least partly neurotic— that is to say, we don’t always adapt as well as we could to life’s constantly changing circumstances. We find it challenging to outgrow our habitual patterns, and we fall short of fulfilling the magnificent destines we’re capable of. Author Kenneth Tynan had this insight: “A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.” I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because you now have extra power to adapt to changing circumstances, outgrow habitual patterns, and uncover unknown secrets—thereby diminishing your neuroses.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Author Darin Stevenson wrote the following poetic declaration: “’No one can give you the lightning-medicine,’ say the people who cannot give the lightning medicine.” How do you interpret his statement? Here’s what I think. “Lightning medicine” may be a metaphorical reference to a special talent that some people have for healing or inspiring or awakening their fellow humans. It could mean an ingenious quality in a person that enables them to reveal surprising truths or alternative perspectives.

I am bringing this up, Aquarius, because I suspect you now have an enhanced capacity to obtain lightning medicine in the coming weeks. I hope you will corral it and use it even if you are told there is no such thing as lightning medicine. (PS: “Lightning medicine” will fuel your ability to accomplish diffi cult feats.)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The superb fairywren gives its chicks lessons on how to sing when they are still inside their eggs. This is a useful metaphor for you in the coming months. Although you have not yet been entirely “born” into the next big plot twist of your hero’s journey, you are already learning what you’ll need to know once you do arrive in your new story. It will be helpful to become conscious of these clues and cues from the future.

Tune in to them at the edges of your awareness.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): For much of her life, Aries poet Mary Ruefl e enjoyed imagining that polar bears and penguins “grew up together playing side by side on the ice, sharing the same vista, bits of blubber, and innocent lore.” But one day, her illusions were shattered. In a science journal, she discovered that there are no penguins in the far north and no bears in the far south. I bring this to your attention, Aries, because the coming weeks will be a good time to correct misimpressions you’ve held for a while—even as far back as childhood. Joyfully modernize your understanding of how the world works.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There are many different kinds of smiles. Four hundred muscles are involved in making a wide variety of expressions. Researchers have identified a specific type, dubbed the “affiliation smile,” as having the power to restore trust between two people. It’s soothing, respectful, and compassionate. I recommend you use it abundantly in the near future—along with other conciliatory behavior. You’re in a favorable phase to repair relationships that have been damaged by distrust or weakened by any other factor. (More info: tinyurl.com/HealingSmiles) CANCER (June 21-July 22): According to feminist cosmologists Monica Sjöö and Barbara Mor, “Night, to ancient people, was not an ‘absence of light’ or a negative darkness, but a powerful source of energy and inspiration. At night the cosmos reveals herself in her vastness, the earth opens to moisture and germination under moonlight, and the magnetic serpentine current stirs itself in the underground waters.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, fellow Cancerian, because we’re in the season when we are likely to be extra creative: as days grow shorter and nights longer. We Crabs thrive in the darkness. We regenerate ourselves and are visited by fresh insights about what Sjöö and Mor call “the great cosmic dance in which everything participates: the movement of the celestial bodies, the pulse of tides, the circulation of blood and sap in animals and plants.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your heart has its own brain: a “heart brain.” It’s composed of neurons similar to the neurons in your head’s brain. Your heart brain communicates via your vagus nerve with your hypothalamus, thalamus, medulla, amygdala, and cerebral cortex. In this way, it gives your body helpful instructions. I suspect it will be extra strong in the coming weeks. That’s why I suggest you call on your heart brain to perform a lot of the magic it specializes in: enhancing emotional intelligence, cultivating empathy, invoking deep feelings, and transforming pain.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): How did naturalist Charles Darwin become a skillful thinker who changed the world with his theory of evolution?

An important factor, according to businessperson Charlie Munger: “He always gave priority attention to evidence tending to disconfirm whatever cherished and hard-won theory he already had.”

He loved to be proved wrong! It helped him refine his ideas so they more closely corresponded to the truth about reality. I invite you to enjoy using this method in the coming weeks, Virgo. You could become even smarter than you already are as you wield Darwin’s rigorous approach to learning.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You could soon reach a new level of mastery in an aptitude described by author Banana Yoshimoto. She wrote, “Once you’ve recognized your own limits, you’ve raised yourself to a higher level of being, since you’re closer to the real you.” I hope her words inspire you, Libra. Your assignment is to seek a liberating breakthrough by identifying who you will never be and what you will never do.

If you do it right—with an eager, open mind—it will be fun and interesting and empowering.

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I’m a 22-year-old woman. I’m bothered my best guy friend’s shift in priorities. We talked about meeting up, and when I asked about his schedule, he said it depends on the schedules of women he’s meeting for dates. I found this really rude, especially because I always have the decency to prioritize my friends over any random romantic prospect.

—Angry Apparently, the lyrics of the Carole King classic, “You’ve Got a Friend,” should’ve included disclaimers throughout; for example: “You just call out my name, And you know, wherever I am, I’ll come running” (“though there may be a several-day wait if there’s a really good opportunity for my penis”).

The actual problem here is not the apparent shift in the guy’s priorities but how they now differ sharply from yours—leading to an imbalance in what you put into the friendship versus what you’re getting out of it. “Equity theory,” developed in the 1960s by behavioral psychologist J. Stacy Adams (and originally applied to business relationships), suggests this sort of “inequity” leads to “dissatisfaction and low morale.”

Recent research on equity theory confirms that we evaluate our friendships (and other relationships) based on how fair they are. We look for reciprocity: a level of mutualness in how much we and our friend are each investing in the friendship. When we perceive a friend is giving much less than we are, we get miffy and are motivated to put them on notice or give them the boot.

The guy isn’t wrong to have more mating-focused priorities. However, you might decide it’s too painful to remain friends with him. Telling him how you feel might inspire him to change his behavior (or hide it better)—my bet...for a few days or a week. Another option would be to make peace with the sort of friend he’s able to be—which could be a temporary thing while he’s on the hunt—and spend more time with friends who share your priorities.

There are friends who—upon getting your faint, staticky phone call for help from the Alaskan tundra—will drop everything, hop five planes, rent a team of sled dogs, and come rescue you... and then there are friends who will get on with dropping their pants on some chick’s floor, telling themselves you’ll probably get through to somebody else before your phone dies and you follow its lead. (“Testes before besties!”)

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Lately, women’s magazines keep mentioning “sociopaths.” What is a sociopath? From what I’ve read, it seems like both my exes were sociopaths. How do I avoid attracting others?

—Wary Woman When a guy asks you on a date, it would be great if you could check him out on LinkedIn and be all, “Oh, look... endorsements for embezzlement, insurance fraud, and identity theft!”

Set aside everything you’ve read about sociopaths, much of which is probably wrong. Sociopathy and its nasty sibling, psychopathy, are manifestations of “antisocial personality disorder”: a relentless pattern of exploitative behavior involving a disregard for the rights of others and a lack of guilt upon violating them. However, sociopathy and psychopathy differ in meaningful ways, though they are often written about as if they are interchangeable—in the media and (ugh!) even by researchers.

In short, sociopathy is “fire,” and psychopathy is “ice.” Psychopaths—the icy ones—are coldly calculating manipulators who fake caring about others but are incapable of forming any emotional attachments. (Think lurking plotters lying in wait.) Sociopaths are the fiery ones: impulsive, hot-headed, and boastful; easily enraged—even to the point of violent outbursts—making them more likely to end up in the slammer. Sociopaths sometimes form one-on-one emotional attachments, but these are typically pretty toxic.

Psychopaths are born, not made, meaning psychopathy is genetic and present from birth, reports forensic psychologist Scott A. Johnson. Sociopathy, on the other hand, is environmentally driven: typically resulting from harsh, abusive, indulgent, and/or neglectful parenting. There’s “no known effective treatment” for either psychopathy or sociopathy. However, a psychopath “easily cons treatment staff” to get a positive progress report, while sociopaths tend to act out angrily and get cut from treatment programs.

You can’t avoid attracting sociopaths, but because they’re impulsive, explosive, and braggy, they can only hide their true nature for so long. You can be speedier at ejecting them from your life (along with other human nightmares) if you aren’t too quick to be “all in.” When you start dating someone, take a wait-and-see approach— over, say, three or even six months—and pay special attention to his behavior when he seems unaware he’s being observed.

See whether a guy actually is your Mr. McDreamy, rather than sliding into the temptation to simply believe that—making

yourself prone to ignore behavior that suggests he has a big scoop of hummus where his conscience is supposed to be.

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Over + Under Improvements

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Know the limits when taking on a remodel of renovations and how much they’ll cost. Take the current market value of the home, now add in the completed renovation budget. If similar homes in the neighborhood are selling for more than that total, then the improvements would be a smart investment.

If the budget is minimal or time is limited, a renovated home can be as simple as doing all of the necessary repairs and maintenance, deep cleaning the home, painting the kitchen and bathroom cabinets, adding new hardware and painting all the walls.

If there is more left in the budget, try replacing light fixtures. Continuing on this path will give the whole home a cared for, fresh, updated feel. This project can be very DIY-friendly and add significant value. A homebuyer’s perceived value begins when viewing pictures of a home online first. It’s then backed up by driving through the neighborhood and viewing the home in person, which leaves the strongest, longest-lasting impression.

Different homes in various locations command a certain number of updates to be completed in order to achieve top dollar. The best practice is to consult with an experienced real estate professional to determine the appropriate amount and type of work to complete.

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ountless home improvement shows populate the networks, presenting viewers with all of the possibilities of remodeling. Most of these shows do give a “realistic” view of what is entailed in renovating a home, but there is one topic that is often overlooked: over or under improving a home. This occurs when a home is updated with elegant finishes and fixtures that would be found in a highly priced home, but the neighborhood or location doesn’t support that level of home or price point. In contrast is when a home is updated to a lesser degree in a neighborhood with homes that boast high-end design.

Some home remodels start with a specific issue that needs to be addressed and then expands out from there. Replacing a broken refrigerator can lead to "why not replace all the appliances," then the new appliances will look too nice in the old kitchen, so might as well replace the cabinets and countertops as well. What often isn’t discussed is how far to go while improving a home with plans of resale in the near future. It’s all about finding that “just right” amount of updating.

Where to start and stop with this process all depends on a few factors: location/ neighborhood, sale prices in the area, the current condition of the home and budget.

Take a look at what comparable homes are selling for; what will it take to make this home look as good or better than the comps? Make a wish list