Source Weekly October 15, 2020

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Inside • PETS’ EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN A PANDEMIC • PET PSYCHIC: COMMUNICATING WITH OUR CREATURES

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• EVACUATING PETS: OREGONIANS TELL THEIR HAIRY TALES

WILL MY VOTE GET THROWN OUT?

…AND OTHER STUFF VOTERS WANT TO KNOW

THE DRIVE-IN, FOR MUSIC

PANDEMIC ADAPTATION FOR LIVE SHOWS

ANOTHER REAL ESTATE RECORD

BEND’S HOUSING PRICES TREND UP, AGAIN

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 4 - Opinion 5 - Mailbox 6 - News 10 - Feature Will My Vote Get Thrown Out? – Oregon might be a mail-in voting state, but there are a few pitfalls that can leave voters worried about their votes being counted. We answer some of the biggest questions around voting.

12 - Sound Musical Drive-In – Drive-ins for movies have been a thing all summer. Now, locals can get them for concerts, too.

13 - Source Picks CENTRAL OREGON PETS – From stories of evacuating animals from fire zones, to a love letter to our pets in a pandemic, to the tale of a pet psychic, our biannual Central Oregon Pets edition is here.

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15 - Calendar 19 - Chow 21 - Screen 23 - Real Estate Another record – Bend’s median home price set a record this summer… and now, it’s happened again. Find out more about the uptick.

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This week, we’ve carved out some of our precious pages to bring you a topic that most Central Oregonians can agree on: We heart pets. In the midst of a pandemic—and recent wildfires—pets have been our solace, and also a source of stress and worry for those who had to evacuate without them . Check out more 2020-style pets stories starting after page 14.

And even while we do that, it’s crunch time for elections—so our feature story this week aims to answer some of the most common questions asked of our local county clerk. If you’re wondering if the signature on your ballot will cause it to be thrown out, for example, we’re offering some peace of mind about what happens in those cases.

Meanwhile, we continue to watch the ongoing protests and responses around racial justice and police accountability in our region, aiming to offer a more thoughtful narrative in future issues. For those looking to engage with that topic right now, this week, the City of Bend is hosting a listening session on policing policies in the city. Locals can take part in that—and take part in the comment section—by joining in from 9 am to noon on Saturday., Oct. 17. More info is available on the City of Bend’s website, bendoregon.gov.

OPINION Vote YES on 9-139 – Bonds to Renovate, Upgrade, Construct and Equip Library Facilities Those who regularly attend cultural events in Central Oregon know a central truth: This region, growing at breakneck speed and poised to welcome tens of thousands more residents in the coming years, is sorely lacking in its indoor cultural facilities.

While plenty of public entities could take up the charge to deliver the type of large performing arts and gathering space that the region needs, it is in the Deschutes Public Library that we see the most promise for actually getting one open soon. DPL has already located land upon which it aims to build a facility that will serve not only as the Central Library for Deschutes County—but also as that coveted performing arts space. That is just one reason voters need to vote yes on the library bond this election season.

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Amid the global pandemic that has resulted in so many shutdowns, we have seen yet another reason to support the upgrades and construction projects that this bond would bring: Libraries are not just places to grab a great read or to rent a movie; they’re also havens of access to information, internet and so many other resources for kids, as well as the region’s most vulnerable. While it’s difficult to see DPL programming and access be so limited at this present moment, that’s not going to be the case forever, and investing in public information and access for the future is the right thing to do. A cost of $68 per year for the homeowner whose home has $200,000 in assessed value is a very small price to pay to foster those noble ends—and to get a performing arts center, to boot. Vote yes for the Deschutes Public Library bond.

Vote YES on 9-135 – City of Bend Bonds for Traffic Flow, East-West Connections, Neighborhood Safety Improvements While the term, “unprecedented times” is thrown around a lot these days regarding the pandemic, it also holds true for the type of growth that Bend is experiencing. Our community had been faced with the incredible task of keeping up with rapid growth before, but the newfound appeal of our community to pandemic-induced telecommuters, emigres from the decline of the big-city lifestyle and COVID-19 induced retirees is straining our infrastructure. The $190 million General Obligation bond on the ballot, some will be surprised to find out, is not going to be nearly enough to keep up with the demands this flood of wideeyed would-be outdoors-people will require. A “no” vote on this measure and the potential for disaster that forestalling infrastructure improvements would cause should not be underestimated.

While many of us could commiserate that Bend continues to lose the war on cars by not placing enough in this bond toward transit and alternative modes of transportation, the bond represents what is possible politically at the moment.

Keep in mind that after putting all of

the years of work that a bond like this requires to create, two Bend city councilors still couldn’t see their way to putting it forward this election cycle. Thankfully, they were in the minority. And while the economy as a whole is ailing and the pandemic appears to be lingering longer than anyone can fathom, that will not change the fact that the lifestyle refugees are coming, and they need housing, roads and sewers. Voting against will not make this reality go away.

We can’t help but say to the property owners who might consider turning this measure down that the cost could have been far less had there been more political will to pass a gas tax when we had the opportunity. (As it stands, this bond to fund needed transportation improvements will cost the average Bend homeowner $170 per year.) For whatever reason, adding a tax on tourists, cars and transportation interests continues to see less favor than taxing property owners. So again, we are left without balance. Bend’s infrastructure needs do not diminish; they only get more expensive.

Vote YES on the transportation bond.

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For more than 30 years, conservation organizations from across Oregon have struggled to work collaboratively, to pen a Bill for Oregon’s last-best-place, known as the Grand Canyon of Oregon.

Today, a new Bill moving forward in Congress, labeled as an economic piece, sponsored by both Oregon Senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, seeks to put permanent protections on nearly 1.1 million acres.

The nearly 10,000 square miles that make up Oregon’s second-largest county are home to thousand-foot canyons; one of the darkest and most remote areas in the lower 48; over 350 species of animals and 28 rare plants, only found there.

Over 790,000 acres were designated Wilderness Study Areas in 1992. Again, in 2001, BLM designated over 500,000 acres as “Areas of Critical Concern.” However, problems exist implementing proper management of these non-Wilderness lands.

The Vale District, BLM, the land-management agency, recognizes over 1.2 million acres as Lands with Wilderness Characteristics. Existing administrative land designations are inadequate. Vast areas without proper management are at risk of further degradation from invasive annual grasses, lack of a Travel Management Plan and a Resource Management Plan that is out of touch with today’s threats.

The value of backcountry lands should be realized beyond cattle grazing. The multiple use doctrine has failed. An astonishing 94% of the 78 grazing allotments that have been surveyed to date are failing to meet rangeland health standards.

The sagebrush steppe is ecologically out of balance. These standards were created by the Advisory Council (SEORAC), within the very agency that oversees and advises management of our public lands.

Many, from just across the county line, and one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the west—the Boise, Idaho, metropolitan area—have found the Owyhee’s remoteness just outside their backyard. With large expanses suitable for off-road exploration, with little enforcement, most weekends, the OHV traffic exceeds vehicle traffic.

“Outdoor Recreation is growing faster than the overall economy. Outdoor

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Letter of the week receives $5 to Palate! recreation contributes to all sectors of the U.S. economy. Outdoor Recreation contributed 86,500 jobs in all industries in Oregon.”

Bozeman, Montana-based, Headwaters Economics, a non-partisan thinktank and research organization, has published many reports on recreation and our federally protected lands.

Oregon’s Recreation-based economy produced $6.5 billion in direct and indirect monies.

Traditional uses like hunting and fishing are an important factor, as well.

A recent Pew Trust study showed hunting, angling and wildlife watching on BLM lands contributed over $1 billion in salaries and wages, supported 26,500 jobs, and produced over $421 million in federal, state and local tax revenue in economic benefit.

A newly formed group, Sportsmen for the Owyhee (owyheesportsmen.org), has continued to engage with local elected officials, grazing permittees, landowners and other stakeholders trying to find a way forward with permanent protections for the Owyhee.

We must reach out to our elected Representatives in Congress, and tell them the Owyhee is worth protecting.

—Karl J. Findling is owner of Oregon Pack Works. A Bend-based outdoor equipment manufacturer and retailer

DOG POOP PET PEEVE

I often go on hikes in Bend and see plastic bags with dog poop inside left on the trail. I would love to know the point of this.

Do the dog owners think there is someone who works for the Bend Park & Recreation District whose sole job is to pick up these plastic bags? Does the dog poop and plastic bag disintegrate faster than if the owner had just left the dog poop there? I need someone to explain the logic of this weird habit some dog owners have.

I am not a dog owner, so I have not walked in your shoes.

Curious to say the least.

—Angela Kamm Dear Bend, I personally took both of these images with my iphone this week:

Letter of the Week:

BEND CITY COUNCIL VOTE ON HUMAN RIGHTS & EQUITY COMMISSION On October 7, City Councilors voted in favor of language proposed to establish the Human Rights and Equity Commission; all but one! In an act of remarkable petulance (and consistency!), Bill Moseley voted against the change in testimony to his “principles.”

The purpose of the commission, he maintained, was unclear.

I, for one, was happy about this historic legislative step towards protecting our community’s well-being. But, equally, I am glad that Councilor Moseley voted as he did. His vote served to remind us that in our midst there remains an obdurate constituency, unconvinced that human rights and equity demand special focus, and additional institutional protection in this time of growing intolerance.

— Dr. Romir Chatterjee

A new application to turn an entire single-family home into a Short-Term Vacation Rental, allowed by Bend City Code.

Please consider: Our city still approves NEW applications to convert single family homes into “hotels”, which earn up to, and even over, 10x the annual amount that can be charged to a long-term tenant. This drives up rents and contributes to the housing shortage.

Our growing homeless population has been forced onto our community streets, in tents and RVs, because of our housing shortage.

If you, too, are troubled by the co-existence of these situations, please take five minutes out of your day to request that our city council revisit and revise short term rental allowances, and/or put a moratorium on new applications until we can develop a more sustainable management plan. Here are their email addresses: srussell@bendoregon.gov babernethy@bendoregon.gov bcampbell@bendoregon.gov jlivingston@bendoregon.gov bmoseley@bendoregon.gov ggoodman-campbell@bendoregon.gov cpiper@bendoregon.gov Respectfully, —Tamara Houston

One of many informal homeless camps on our community streets.

Tamara: The photos included in your letter do speak volumes.

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Excerpts from our video interviews with Jason Kropf and Cheri Helt, the two candidates running for Oregon House 54

By Nicole Vulcan These interviews have been lightly edited for clarity.

Jason Kropf, Democratic candidate for Oregon House 54 Source Weekly: Oregon just experienced and is still experiencing a number of massive fires. What’s your stance on how to manage wildfire risk at the state legislative level and what specific actions would you be working on if you earned this position?

Jason Kropf: Wildfires were another reminder that we’re in the middle of a climate change crisis right now—that climate change is also a crisis that we’re dealing with, and it’s a reminder to all of us that now is the time to take real action.

I grew up in Molalla, which is one of those towns that was evacuated—a small timber town on the western slope. I never remember that kind of issue when I was a kid—the notion of wildfires in the community where I went to high school affecting that entire community. Now, we need to take real action on climate change on the state level because the Republican walk out… there’s been two sessions in a row where we haven’t been able to take a vote on it. We have to say we’re going to put a limit on our emissions moving forward but just as importantly, we have to make sure we’re investing in a new way of doing business. We have to make sure that we’re investing in clean energy jobs.

SW: Do you feel the state has done enough to address police accountability, or should it do more?

JK: I think there’s more work to be done. There were bills that passed that I’m supportive of— one of them that I really appreciated was requiring officers to report the misconduct of other officers.

It’s about creating policies, but it’s also making sure police departments create that culture. It’s one thing to have a rule;

it’s another thing to have a culture that abides by that rule. One of the measures that wasn’t taken a vote on was having the attorney general’s office or some other independent body review police useof-force situations. That’s something that needs to be explored: How do we create an independent review of those types of situations? The other piece of that I believe is what are we asking our police officers to do—what should they be doing, what should they be working on and not working on. We can’t ask police officers to deal with the homeless issue here in our community; we have to stop the criminalization of that and get people who don’t have a stable place to live the help they need— and that shouldn’t be something that falls on our police officers. We also ask police officers to deal with issues of mental health and addiction issues—there are other social services that can help with people in those types of crisis.

SW: I’d like to give you the opportunity to talk about the ads that your opponent is running about you.

JK: I think they are preposterous. I’m a father and a prosecutor. I take sex trafficking seriously and we know that there are children being exploited in our community.

I spent the last 15 years working on cases of domestic violence, working on cases involving abuse and neglected children. I am a school volunteer for the last 18 years. I am on our parks board because I believe every child should have access to an active and healthy lifestyle. I have nearly 10 years on the board of CASA Central Oregon, advocating on behalf of kids in foster care. I have dedicated my career to standing up and fighting to make sure that we have a safe place for our kids and our kids can feel safe.

Quite honestly, if I was Representative Helt, I would not want to be talking about my voting record, either. She voted against school funding. She voted against Submitted

Candidate Jason Kropf calls the attack ads run against him "preposterous."

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Incumbent Cheri Helt says we need to move forward with climate change and forest management.

the expansion of internet during a global pandemic, when more people are accessing their health care, their livelihood and their education through the internet. She voted against climate change legislation.

She voted against increases for affordable housing. I’m running because I think we can do better.

Cheri Helt, Republican candidate for Oregon House 54 Source Weekly: What’s your stance on how to manage wildfire risk in the state at the legislative level, and what specific actions do you propose?

Cheri Helt: I think that in our area we were able to step up our forest practices after the Paradise fire, and we’ve done more prescribed burns. I know that we don’t like those because the air quality does tend to take a little bit of a dip, but it is imperative—I call them the vaccines for our forests to make sure that we can prevent large forest fires and remove the heavy fuels— but we need to have some thinning practices that are safe and that will support our forest health in the long term.

SW: There’s been a lot of conversation around the last few sessions, and the desire from the Democrats to pass the climate change legislation. There were several walkouts, which I know you did not participate in in the last time or the time before.

CH: I want to be clear I have never participated in a walkout. I don’t believe my constituents or my voters have ever sent me to Salem to walk out. I reject the idea of a walkout. I reject the idea of a litmus test; single-issue litmus tests are not something I participate in. I’m there to vote yes or no, and I will do so.

SW: From your position as a Republican working within your party, what is your take on how we can prevent another walkout to help us prevent the

styming of not just that legislation but other legislation—that, you know, by some arguments could have supported and helped mitigate the things that we’re dealing with now with the fires?

CH: That’s what I’m running for is to be more collaborative and be able to reach across the aisle. I’ve developed really strong relationships with a lot of my colleagues; Representative Helm—I have a call with him tomorrow on a policy to increase the ability to put more solar in our state. Karen Power—I was on a call with her yesterday. She’s the democrat from Milwaukie that introduced all of the cap and trade legislation. We’ve been working really hard on child care, which is a really, really imperative issue when you talk about getting our economy back on track. We need to invest in our child care facilities and make sure our child care workers are able to have living wages. I think that it is a bipartisan, collaborative effort and we need to build trust amongst each other and work together. What we need to do is be rejecting the right and left rigid extremes of our polarized society and really working in the middle where we all want to be, and with logical policies. There is truth in both sides; we have climate change—it’s scientifically proven, and we need to stop having that litigated. We need to move forward with things that help eliminate climate change, and we also at the same time need to move forward with forest practices that help manage our forests and thin our forests.

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¿Descartarán mi boleta electoral? ¿Existe el fraude electoral?

La secretaria del condado Deschutes ofrece asesoría sobre la votación para las elecciones del 2020, además de ofrecer un resumen sobre las leyes de votación únicas del estado de Oregon Escrito por/ by Laurel Laurel Brauns Translated by/ Traducido por Jéssica Sánchez-Millar las boletas electorales son cuestionadas.

Este año, cree que estará más cerca del 3% porque anticipa mucha participación de las personas que votan por primera vez y de los votantes infrecuentes. Blankenship dijo que una de las razones más comunes por las cuales no se aceptan las boletas electorales es porque el votante no firmo la parte externa del sobre antes de enviar la boleta por correo. La segunda razón: la firma del votante utilizada en el sobre no coincide con la firma archivada con el estado. Blankenship indico que en cualquiera de los casos, los votantes recibirán una tarjeta de color amarillo brillante por correo y deben de atender el problema enlistado en la tarjeta postal lo más pronto posible ¿Existe el fraude electoral?

Blankenship indico que el fraude electoral es extremadamente infrecuente. Durante las elecciones del 2016, el secretario de estado de Oregon había dado de 52 a 54 casos de posible fraude al procurador general y la mayoría fueron personas que pudieron haber votado en dos estados.

No es necesario poner timbre postal a las boletas electorales gracias al proyecto de ley SB 861, dicho proyecto se aprobó durante las horas de cierre de la sesión legislativa del 2019. Para asegurarse que su voto cuente, envíe la boleta electoral antes del lunes 26 de octubre. ¿Dónde la entrego?

Para aquellos que se les pase la fecha límite o que prefieran entregar la boleta en persona, a partir del viernes 16 de octubre, se abrirán 10 casillas electorales oficiales a lo lardo del condado de Deschutes. Entregue las boletas electorales antes de las 8 p.m. del martes 3 de noviembre. Para las personas que anhelan el día para ir a las casillas, el condado ofrece la opción de votar en persona el día 3 de noviembre. Entre al edificio y suba a la parte alta donde estarán dispuestas de 8 a.m. a 5 p.m. casillas electorales privadas. ¿Existe la posibilidad que mi boleta electoral pueda ser “descartada” por alguna razón?

Blankenship dijo que en una votación habitual, en el condado Deschutes, 1% de

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situaciones que les permite participar” Paul Gonke, un experto cuestiones de votación y en ciencias políticas de Reed College, detecto que el programa de ley “motor voter” de Oregon también había empezado a aumentar la participación y disponibilidad en el 2017. Aprobado en el 2015, las personas son registradas automáticamente para votar al recibir una licencia de conducir o al registrar un automóvil en Oregon. El estudio de Gonke demostró que el 37% de los nuevos votantes en ese año tenían menos de 30 años de edad y era más probable que vivieran en zonas de bajos ingresos, de escasa educación y diversidad racial.

En la parte de abajo encontrará respuestas a algunas preguntas frecuentes relacionadas con la votación ¿Cuándo recibiré mi boleta electoral?

Las boletas electorales del condado Deschutes serán enviadas por correo el día miércoles 14 de octubre. Las boletas electorales deben llegar a más tardar el sábado 17 de octubre. ¿Cuándo la devuelvo por correo o cuando la entrego?

as elecciones del 2020 no se verán como ninguna otra en la historia— especialmente para las personas que viven fuera del estado de Oregon. A lo largo de los Estados Unidos, la participación masiva podría significar largas filas en las casillas de votación y las precauciones a seguir debido al coronavirus pueden hacer que esas filas sean aún más largas. Pueden surgir conflictos entre los supervisores electorales de cada partido. Además de eso, los estadounidenses pueden no llegar a saber los resultados de las elecciones durante semanas.

En 1998, Oregon fue el primer estado en apoyar el voto por correo.

Nancy Blankenship, secretaria del condado de Deschutes, que está a cargo de las elecciones, dijo: “Nos sentimos muy bien por ser el primer estado en la nación en votar por correo. Washington fue el segundo y más tarde Colorado.

“No es tan solo más fácil para usted y para mí pero para las personas que están viviendo otras circunstancias y personas con discapacidades y todo tipo de

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It Takes a Village

Tutors, pod networks and community organizations mobilize to fill child care and educational gaps during pandemic

By Hanna Merzbach Courtesy of Boys & Girls Club of Bend.

that it’s difficult to find the right mix of students and parents to form a pod, though he still has hope.

“I think parents thought (remote learning) was going to be something different and it was going to be better this time around, and I’m hearing a lot of dissatisfaction,” Tierney said. “So, I’m hoping now that parents are going to start talking, going, ‘Let’s get a group of kids together and get a teacher in front of us.’”

Finding a pod Many parents have joined the Learning Pods Bend/Central Oregon Facebook page to form learning pods with other families. Since the page’s creation in early August, over 2,250 members Courtesy of Bend Park & Recreation District

The Boys & Girls Club of Bend’s Club+ program offers need-based scholarships and has openings for first and second grade.

find matches. The service will be free for parents, but the company will take a 10% commission from providers. covers providers’ background checks and manages all payment, contracts and legal matters.

“We know that (providers’) strength is in educating and they have talents for working with children, and we want to let them focus on that, while we handle the back end of business for them,” Macdonell said.

Helping working families Other community organizations, including Bend Park & Recreation

District and Boys & Girls Club of Bend, have stepped up to offer all-day child care and tutoring services for working families. Both programs offer substantial financial aid, but programs filled quickly with high demand and limited offerings.

The Boys & Girls Club is now expanding its K-12 Club+ program, training more child care providers and offering more openings. Parents can submit an application for the Club+ program, or sign up for the waitlist for BPRD’s Operation Reaction “Team Up”, which will expand offerings if Bend-La Pine Schools adopt a hybrid model in the future.

Courtesy of Jason Tierney

In Bend Park & Recreation Distriction’s Operation Recreation “Team Up” program, over 50% of participants are receiving financial support.

“I saw an issue where the only students I was getting for tutoring were the kids of rich parents or people who are well off, and no one else can really afford it,” Lawler said. He came up with an incentive structure that works for students and teachers: group learning.

Students get into groups of up to five people and split the cost of the session.

While Central Oregon Tutoring specializes in small-group learning, Jason Tierney has set his sights on teaching pods by founding Central Oregon Educational Pods. With 25 years of education experience, Tierney saw the pandemic as an opportunity to leave his teaching job in Los Angeles and move back to his hometown in Bend. Tierney has found one-on-one tutoring jobs but has not found a full-time pod yet. Like many teachers and families, he realized

have joined. Yet, few of these members have successfully formed pods. Even the creator of the page, Shannon Sbarra, did not find a good match for her sevenyear-old son.

“It just didn’t quite work out to actually have a parent-led co-op where we all take turns and follow the same curriculum,” Sbarra said.

Meanwhile, Caroline Macdonell hopes that expanding the marketplace for pod services will drive down costs, so she co-founded Scout Community to connect teachers with learning pods.

The Bend-based company doesn’t plan to match families together, but instead connect existing pods with teachers.

Over 24 providers have already signed up for the service, and the company plans to release a community directory in the coming months so teachers and pods can

Jason Tierney, the founder of Central Oregon Educational Pods, helps Grayson Graham with distance learning on an outdoor patio.

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s families adjust to a school year centered largely around online education, Central Oregon community members are working to fill gaps in education and childcare. Tutoring businesses, pod networks and child care programs are mobilizing to help families in need.

At Central Oregon Tutoring, co-founder Chris Lawler and his network of tutors have been inundated with requests since March, taking on over 50 new students. During the pandemic, Lawler has worked to make services accessible to low-income families by adjusting pricing and offering free sessions either in-person or online— something he’s worked on since he first started tutoring eight years ago.

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Will My Ballot Get Thrown Out? Is Voter Fraud a Thing?

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The County Clerk of Deschutes County offers voting advice for the 2020 elections, plus a rundown of Oregon’s unique voting laws

By Laurel Brauns The Source has interviewed state and local candidates all through the political season. See our endorsements for candidates in the Oct. 22 issue, out next week.

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he 2020 election will look like no election in history—especially for people living outside of Oregon. Throughout the rest of the U.S., heavy turnout could mean long lines at the polls, and coronavirus precautions may make those lines even longer. Conflicts could arise between poll watchers from each party. On top of that, Americans may not know the final results of the elections for weeks.

Here in the Beaver State, most of these issues are an artifact of another era. Oregon was the first state to support mail-in voting in 1998. It’s just one of a number of ballot measures passed over the last 20 years that have come to define the progressive character of the state.

“When you look at the history of Oregon, when one party was for [mail-in voting] the other party was against it, and vice versa,” Nancy Blankenship, Deschutes County Clerk, told the Source. In 1995 for example, a Republican-led legislature passed a bill that would have expanded vote-by-mail for primary and general elections, but Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber vetoed it. In 1996, Oregonians elected U.S. Sen Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) in a special vote-by-mail election.

“Then Democrats say, they love vote by mail. Republicans say, ‘Oh, bad, bad, bad.’ And Oregonians listened to all this and said, ‘This is ridiculous.

We like this, it makes sense,’” Wyden told the Vox news site.

Vote by mail was eventually passed by Ballot Measure 60, a citizen’s initiative, in 1998. It passed with a two-thirds majority voting in favor—a margin of 64.9% to 30.6%, according the Secretary of State.

“We feel pretty good about being the nation’s first vote-by-mail state. Washington was second and then Colorado,” Blankenship said.

“It is not only easier for you and I, but people with other circumstances and people with disabilities and all kinds of situations that are able to participate.”

Paul Gonke, a Reed College political scientist and expert on voting issues, found that Oregon’s “motor voter” program had also begun to increase turnout and accessibility by 2017. Passed in 2015, people are automatically registered to vote when they get a driver’s license or register a car in Oregon. Gonke’s study demonstrated that 37% of new voters that year were under 30, and were more likely to live in low-income, low-education and racially diverse areas.

"The volume of mail [during the elections]… although it's large… is nothing compared to this thing that the post office has been doing for hundreds of years called Christmas and the holidays…"

-Nancy Blankenship

Elections 2020 Q & A In order to clear up some misconceptions and answer simple questions about the voting process, the Source interviewed Deschutes County Clerk Nancy Blankenship for a recent episode of the podcast, “Bend Don’t Break.”

Blankenship has been serving in her current role since 2003 and has a long list of certifications and memberships that underscore her enthusiasm for the democratic process. Growing up, her mother volunteered at the polls and she had members of her family who served as county clerks in other parts of Oregon.

Hear the full podcast conversation with Blankenship at bendsource.com, including brief stories around the origins of Oregon’s voting laws as well as her insights on the changing party affiliations of Deschutes County.

Here, Blankenship talks about Election Day and how to vote in Deschutes County.

When will I get my ballot?

Deschutes County ballots will be mailed Wednesday, Oct. 14. Blankenship personally escorts the ballots over to the post office in Bend, where they are pre-sorted and ready to be delivered locally. Ballots should arrive by Saturday, Oct. 17 at the latest.

When do I mail it back or drop it off?

No postage is necessary on Oregon ballots, thanks to SB 861, which was passed during the closing hours of the 2019 legislative session. Mail it back

by Monday, Oct. 26 to ensure the ballot is counted.

Where do I drop it off?

For those who miss the deadline or would rather deliver their ballots in person, beginning Friday, Oct. 16, 10 official ballot drop boxes throughout Deschutes County will be open for ballots. Drop ballots off before Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 8 pm.

One of the most popular drop-off sites is at the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office at 1300 NW Wall Street in Bend. Access the drive-thru drop box by turning east off of NW Wall Street, across from Wall Street Storage.

The ballot box is red-orange and will be on the left. Also, for people who long for the days of going to the polls, the county offers the option to vote in person on Nov. 3. Enter the building and go up to the Upper Floor where privacy booths will be provided from 8am–5pm.

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How do I check to make sure my ballot was counted?

To make sure your ballot is received and counted, go to oregonvotes.gov.

Click on “My Vote,” one of the green squares on the top row. On the next page after selecting your preferred language, enter your name and date of birth to find out where your ballot was mailed on Oct. 13. After the election, this will display the status of your ballot.

If your address has changed and your ballot was mailed to the wrong place, it’s now too late to change it online. Instead, call the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office at 541-388-6547 and they’ll issue you a new ballot. They can also let you know after the election if your ballot was counted.

Will the U.S. Postal Service collapse on Election Day? “They’ve got their systems in place,” Blankenship said. “My contact at the main Portland office has been doing this longer than I have, and I’ve been here for 17 years. The volume of mail… although it's large… is nothing compared to this thing that the post office has been doing for hundreds of years called Christmas and the holidays… Don’t worry, the post office has your best interests at heart,” Blankenship said.

In an Aug. 14 press release, Secretary of State Bev Clarno had this to say about the USPS: “Fortunately, Oregon has two decades of experience working with our local contacts at the United States Postal Service and has an excellent partnership with them to ensure ongoing support for our elections. We will of course continue to work with them and monitor any potential impact to both the mailing out of ballots to voters and the return of ballots. We at the state level are meeting with our USPS partners to ensure we are ready for November.

The USPS recognizes that Oregon leads the nation with Vote by Mail and that we are using the latest USPS technology to streamline the process.”

How do I learn more about the candidates and the issues?

Every voter should have received a voters’ pamphlet for the Oregon General Election by now. If it accidentally ended up in the recycling, find it online at oregonvotes.gov and then click on “Current Election” to download the whole thing, or just the section for Deschutes County.

Is voter fraud a thing?

Blankenship said voter fraud is extremely uncommon. During the 2016 election, the Oregon Secretary of State moved forward 52 to 54 cases of potential fraud to the attorney general, and most were from people that may have voted in two states, she said. Oregon is part of a consortium that helps identify double votes and track people who have moved from different states and counties.

The clerk’s office also works with Deschutes County Health Services to remove people from the roles when they die.

The Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank, put together a handy guide to every state’s voter fraud convictions. It reported 15 total cases in Oregon since 2000. To put that in perspective, 2,051,448 votes were cast in Oregon during the 2016 election alone.

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This year, vote like your life depends on it.

Because it does! These are the progressive candidates endorsed by TheVocal Seniority.

Oregon Senate: District 27: District 30:

Eileen Kiely Carina Miller

Oregon House of Representatives:

Emerson Levy Jason Kropf HD 59: Arlene Burns HD 53: HD 54:

Deschutes County Commission:

Phil Chang

Deschutes County Sheriff:

Scott Schaier

Bend City Council: Position 1: Position 2: Position 3: Position 4:

Melanie Kebler Anthony Broadman Megan Perkins Rita Schenkelberg

Oregon Federal Positions: US Senate:

Jeff Merkley

US Congressional District 2:

Alex Spenser

For US President and Vice President:

Joe Biden & Kamala Harris

Ballot Measures:

YES on Measures: 107, 108, 110, and the Bend Transportation Bond

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Is there a chance my ballot could be “thrown out” for any reason?

Blankenship said in Deschutes County, 1% of ballots are “challenged” in a typical election. This year, she believes it will be closer to 3% because she anticipates a lot of participation for first-time voters and infrequent voters who may not be familiar with the process.

When a ballot is challenged, it means it will not be counted unless the challenged voter takes action within 14 days of the election. Blankenship said one of the most common reasons ballots are not accepted is because a voter failed to sign the outside envelope before they put their ballot in the mail. The second reason: The signature the voter used to sign the envelope does not match the signature on file with the state. Blankenship said in either case, voters will receive a bright yellow card in the mail and must address the issue listed on the postcard as soon as possible.

Blankenship recommended that voters update their signature by getting a signature update card at oregonvotes.gov, or at the library, DMV or the County Clerk’s office.

“There’s no limit on how many times they can update their voter registration with a new signature,” Blankenship said. “So if you’ve broken your arm, or if you have a medical condition that’s come up, or if you are 20 and you are still maturing that signature, or if you’re the creative type and you’ve got multiple types of ways you sign your name… we’ll take all of those and have those on file so that we can validate your ballot envelope when it comes back.”

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First, Drive-in Movies.

Now, Drive-in Concerts

Thump Coffee show includes performances from Redwood Son, Jeshua Marshall and Matt Puccio Jr.

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Jeshua Marshall plays Friday, Oct., 16 at the Drive-In Fest at Thump Coffee, along with Redwood Son and Matt Puccio Jr.

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e’ve covered all year long how the pandemic has forced artists and venues to get creative with programming—and this week might be a good time to check out one of those special shows.

On Friday, Going Left presents a Drive-In Fest at Thump Coffee (on York), featuring three acts: Redwood Son, Jeshua Marshall and Matt Puccio Jr. The Drive-in show is free and open on a first-come-first-serve basis. People can register for a spot through Eventbrite.

Drive-in shows are a great opportunity to swap the screens for an in-person show, giving people more of a sense of actually being in a live concert setting. Plus, drive-up entertainment is just cool. If you’ve made it out to one of BendFilm’s drive-in movies this summer you know what I’m talking about— the drive-in method is fun for everyone.

“I’m stoked to be a part of the Going Left Drive-In Fest. It’s exciting to have a Portland artist come perform with us in Bend. As normal as that used to be, it feels like a special treat in these strange days,” said Jeshua Marshall.

The lineup by itself makes this show a blast. Locals Marshall and Puccio Jr. will bring their always-skilled musicianship to the stage, as they have been all summer, and with Portland’s Redwood Son (Josh Malm) bringing his fun sound of country, pop and funk, the night will definitely be a memorable one. Malm’s latest single, “This Time (My Quarantyne),’ is a catchy and lighthearted jam for the times. Marshall on the other hand, will release a new single on Oct. 30, titled “Life of a Snake,”

that is a bit more serious but brings that smooth Marshall sound. Maybe if we’re lucky, we’ll get to hear both.

Going Left, the presenter of the show, is a music blog, management and show promotions service that posts new music recommendations constantly on Instagram (@going_ left_music), writes about music on its website and puts on shows and live streams for music fans all over. Earlier this year, Going Left planned to host a drive-in concert in the Badlands Wilderness, but moved it to Silver Moon Brewing following technical difficulties. That show was a fundraiser for the Central Oregon Diversity Project, with proceeds going toward efforts to support the Black Lives Matter Movement.

If you attend this week’s show, Going Left wants to ensure everyone brings a mask in case audience members need to leave their designated space. Thump will sell pizza and drinks throughout the evening to make the night a complete concert experience.

On Oct. 23, Going Left will put on another drive-in show at Thump with Tony Smiley and other acts to be announced soon. That show won’t be free like this week’s, but it’s nice to know more shows like this are coming and keeping live music moving into the fall.

Going Left Drive-in Fest

Fri., Oct., 16, 5:30-9:30pm Thump Coffee 549 NW York Dr., Bend No cover - register ahead on Eventbrite for a spot

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This two-day-long event marks the end of Bevel Beer League. Expect live music, eats and craft beer.

Anyone can come celebrate and enter a raffle supporting wildfire relief efforts through American Red Cross. You might even win next year’s Bevel Beer League membership! Sat., Oct. 17, Noon and Sun., Oct. 18, Noon. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd., St. B, Bend. Free.

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Ipock puts on a nerdy, a touch of dirty and super-fun show, and performs comedy shows for charity or community events all over Oregon. Join in on a night of laughter and fun! Thu., Oct. 15, 7:30-9:30pm.

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Fall Saturday market, featuring crafts, food and brews! Continues throughout October and November weekends! Sat. Oct. 17, 11am-3pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Free.

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COOKING DEMO: PERUVIAN CEVICHE CELEBRATING LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

Follow along in this interactive online presentation on ceviche mixto. This dish hails from Lima, Peru, and is now a popular dish throughout the States. Learn the history and how to make this yummy national dish of Peru! Online. cocc.edu/departments/multicultural/ latino/featured-latino-events.aspx. Free.

FRIDAY 10/16

GOING LEFT DRIVE-IN FEST DRIVE-IN TUNES

Drive-ins are all the rage these days. Join in for a music festival that is socially distant and still jamming.

Fri., Oct. 16, 5:30pm. Thump Coffee. 549 NW York Dr., Bend. $30.

VIRTUAL THINK & DRINK WITH WALIDAH IMARISHA

Dive in to “visionary fiction,” art that depicts a way forward through just and fictional futures. How can these fictional worlds improve our current one? Mon., Oct. 19, 6-7pm. Online. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/ event/60688. Free.

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THE WASTELAND KINGS AMERICANA SOUNDS

The Wasteland Kings have been providing soulful tunes and community for over 10 years. Check them out this weekend! Sat., Oct. 17, 7pm. The Horseshoe Tavern, 410 N Main St., Prineville. $15.

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OVER THE EDGE TAPHOUSE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATING A MILESTONE!

Caldera Brewing will provide beer and soda tastings at this milestone event. Enjoy views, food and good drinks. Bring the whole family, even your furry friends, for prizes and more. Sat., Oct. 17, 11am-10pm. Over the Edge Taphouse, 13959 SW Commercial Loop, Bend. No cover.

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Come down to the Midtown Yacht Club and enjoy Bingo for only a buck (or two). Heaps of prizes, guaranteed fun and good eats. Wed., Oct. 21, 6pm. Midtown Yacht Club, 1661 NE 4th St., Bend. $1-$2.

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The world’s sole remining Blockbuster is right here in Bend. Check out this film covering the store’s past, present and future plans. Sat., Oct. 17, 9:30pm. Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St., Bend. $35.

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Tickets Available on Bendticket.com River’s Place Trivia Mondays at River’s Place

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22 Locals Day specials all day! It’s free to play!

Bring your crew. Don’t miss out! 7-9pm. Free.

Kelly D’s Shamrock Room “Mellow

Wednesday” Acoustic Open Mic & Jam “Mellow Wednesday” is in its 6th year of providing an outlet of musical healing in Bend. 6:30-9pm. No cover.

Worthy Brewing Worthy Wednesday with Fair

Trade Boogie Band Live music with Fair Trade Boogie Band or livestream from Worthy’s page!

6-8pm. No cover.

15 Thursday Bridge 99 Brewery Thursday Trivia at Bridge 99 Thursday trivia in three rooms, all with game screens for lot’s of space! 6-8:30pm. Free.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery

Comedy at Craft: Katy Ipock Ipockolyptic Productions is celebrating Craft’s 2 year anniversary with a rare Thursday Show! Featuring Katy Ipock.

7:30-9:30pm. $20-$40.

Silver Moon Brewing Trivia on the Moon Join us and our wonderful hosts in the socially distanced patio edition of trivia. 7-9pm.

Bunk+Brew Historic Lucas House

Bunk+Brew Presents: A Kelcey Lassen & Nick Crockett Duo Stop on by for a stellar pop gypsy folk show. 6-10pm. No cover.

Niblick and Greenes at Eagle Crest

Autumn/Winter Live Music Series at Niblick & Greene’s The best variety and talent in the area is coming to the iconic stage! 6-9pm. No cover.

Over the Edge Taphouse Over The Edge Taphouse One Year Anniversary Celebration! Door prizes and fun! Beer and soda tastings from Caldera Brewing! 11am-10pm. No cover.

Silver Moon Brewery Juju Eyeball, A Beatles Cover Band. Hear all your favorite Beatles songs while Bowie cover band Alladinsane opens. 4-7pm. No cover.

Silver Moon Brewing Save the Music

Saturdays! Enjoy some of Central Oregon’s best local artists while sipping on award-winning craft beer. 4-7pm. No cover.

The Horseshoe Tavern Wasteland Kings Band Together since 2008, the Americana sound of The Wasteland Kings has packed bars across the country! 7pm. $15.

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Maragas Winery Tap Room Sunday Jazz

Going Left Drive-In Fest Going Left Drive In Fest at Thump Coffee - Bend, OR Featuring: Redwood Son, Jeshua Marshall, & Matt Puccio JR 5:30pm. $30.

Bunk+Brew Historic Lucas House

James Matt LIVE!!! at Bend, OR - Bunk+Brew Super talented Bend local James Matt. 7-10pm.

No cover.

Northside Bar & Grill Shane Osborne Solo Acoustic 7-9pm. No cover.

Silver Moon Brewing Comedy at Silver Moon Hosted by Katy Ipock. Featuring: Ethan Albers, Jessica Taylor, Dillon Kolar, and Sharif Mohni. 7:30-9:30pm. $30.

at Maragas Winery We’ll have appetizer plates, wine, beer and soft-drinks all available for you to enjoy while listening to live music! 1-4pm.

Silver Moon Brewing Not Cho’ Grandma’s

Bingo: Presented by MBSEF Bloody Marys, mimosas, breakfast and cash prizes to winners!

10am-Noon.

19 Monday Crater Lake Spirits Downtown Tasting Room Flight Night! Enjoy a cocktail while listening to live music performed by Jen Forti! 5:30pm. Free.

J-Dub J-Dub Monday Music w/ Mark Ransom

Come eat, drink and be merry and let those Monday blues melt away! 6-8pm. No cover.

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20 Tuesday Greg’s Grill Live Music at Greg’s Grill Diners are invited to join Greg’s Grill on their outdoor patio for breathtaking views and live music.5:30pm. No cover.

Initiative Brewing Tuesday Night Trivia in

Redmond Central Oregon’s finest live trivia show returns to Redmond. It’s free and fun to play.

6:30-8:30pm. Free.

21 Wednesday Cabin 22 Locals’ Wednesdays Trivia at Cabin 22 Central Oregon’s finest, and Bend’s best Wednesday live trivia show. 7-9pm. Free.

Classic Horror Thursday at the Tin Pan Theater! An outdoor screening of a classic horror film! Thursdays, 7pm. Tin Pan Theater, 869 NW Tin Pan Alley, Bend. $7.

Comedienne Jessica Taylor and “Hook” Come enjoy cinematic comedy classics, each introduced with a performance from a local comedian. Oct. 17, 7:30-9:30pm. Tower Theatre - Bend, 835 NW Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541317-0700. info@towertheatre.org. $20.

ARTS & CRAFTS Call to Artists Looking for fine art and crafts,

3D art, 2D oil watercolor, encaustic and woodwork.

Artists’ Gallery Sunriver, 57100 Beaver Dr. Suite 19, Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-4382. info@artistsgallerysunriver.com. Free.

DIY-Bandsaw Full description at DIYcave.com Oct. 20, 5:30-7:30pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. info@ diycave.com. $69.

Midtown Yacht Club BINGO! At Midtown Yacht Club Join us for $1 and $2 games of Bingo! Winner splits the cash pot with SDH. 6pm. $1.

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Wednesday” Acoustic Open Mic & Jam Catering to listeners & performers of all ages! Come join the fun as local artists are showcased. 6:30-9pm.

No cover.

Cascade Highlanders Pipe Band Practice A traditional bagpipe and drum band.

Mondays, 6-8pm. Mission Church - Redmond, 3732 SW 21st Pl, Redmond. Contact: 541-633-3225. pipersej@yahoo.com.

Moon and Bike Album Release Local instrumental guitar duo releases cinematic debut album. Ambient, dreamy, and driving melodic soundscapes. Listen at: moonandbike.com Oct. 16.

Online. Free.

The Ultimate Oldies Show A locally-produced, syndicated, weekly, thematic two-hour radio show highlighting the music of the 40s-60s.

Fridays, 6-8pm. KPOV, 501 NW Bond St., Bend.

Contact: mikeficher@gmail.com. Free.

FILM EVENTS of the singer who changed the face of American music, and the journalist who died trying to tell it. Oct. 16, 6:30pm. Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St., Bend. $35.

BendFilm Festival: The Dark Divide A

shy author finds himself in over his head on an expedition through Gifford Pinchot National Forest in search of new species of butterflies. Oct. 18, 6:30pm. Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St., Bend. $35.

BendFilm Festival: The Last Blockbuster Reflect on the store’s vibrant past

and navigate the difficult task of keeping a video rental store open in the era of streaming. Oct. 17, 9:30pm. Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St., Bend. $35.

BendFilm Festival: The Planters

accidentally release an inter-dimensional vampire from his prison. Oct. 17, 6:30pm. Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St., Bend. $35.

Kelly D’s Shamrock Room “Mellow

BendFilm Festival: Billie BILLIE is the story

Bend/Portland duo Moon and Bike releases their debut album, One, combining acoustic and electric guitar sounds. Listen online on Fri., Oct. 16.

BendFilm Festival: The Younger and the Last of the Vengeants A group of boys

Awkward telemarketer takes in a vagrant with multiple personalities, she discovers having three friends in one may be more than she can handle. Oct. 16, 9:30pm. Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St., Bend. $35.

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DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. info@diycave.com. $69.

DIY-Intro to Soldering Silver Stacked Rings or Necklace Upgrade Full descrip-

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DIY-Intro to TIG Full description at DIYcave. com Mon, Oct. 19, 6-8:30pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-3882283. info@diycave.com. $79.

DIY-Monthly Jewelry Open Lab Full description at DIYcave.com Mon, Oct. 19, 6-9pm.

DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. info@diycave.com. $15.

DIY-Soap Making Full description at DIYcave. com Sun, Oct. 18, 2-4:30pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-3882283. info@diycave.com. $89.

Exhibit Opening: “The Image Hunter”

Come experience a unique exhibition and consider an old master and his motivations through a new lens. Oct. 17, 9am-5pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. bburda@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

October Events & Exhibits Featuring pastels by Sue Lyon Manley, wildlife photography by Sue Dougherty and more. Through Oct. 30. Red Chair Gallery, 103 NW Oregon Ave., Bend.

PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITS 2020 Bend Venture Conference A yearly celebration of entrepreneurship, connecting investors and business leaders. Online and in person. Oct. 15-16. Tower Theatre - Bend, 835 NW Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-388-3236. info@edcoinfo.com.

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Kick off the week with cold brew, good grub and live trivia. 6-8pm. Free.

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safe week featuring a diverse range of creative thinkers, designers, and artists. Oct. 19-22, 1-6pm.

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Burning Man: Then and Now Stewart

Harvey, will present images from his 30 years of photographing Burning Man. Oct. 20, 6-7pm. Online. Contact: 541-382-4754. bburda@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

The Great Tide of Humanity: Race & Gender Reform in the 19th Century A panel

discussion on how 19th century thinkers sparked a literary revolution. Oct. 15, 4:30-6pm. Online. Contact: 541-383-7257. cgilbride@cocc.edu. $5.00.

Salmon in Central Oregon A virtual talk

to learn about salmon and regional efforts to restore their populations. Oct. 15, 5-6pm.

Online. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@deschuteslandtrust.org. Free.

Virtual Workshop: Mushroom Identification 101 Dive into the fascinating world of

fungi by learning the basics of identifying wild mushrooms. Oct. 14, 6:30-8pm. Online. Contact: 541-797-9959. programs@snco.org. $5.

WORDS Classics Book Club We will discuss The

Time Regulation Institute by Ahmet Hamdi Tampinar. Oct. 14, 6-7pm. Online. Contact: 541306-6564. sara@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Mystery Book Club We will discuss The

Guest List by Lisa Foley. Oct. 21, 6-7pm. Online.

Contact: 541-306-6564. sara@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Virtual Think & Drink with Walidah Imarisha Explore the idea of “visionary

fiction,” fantastical art that aids in imagining and building new just futures. Oct. 19, 6-7pm. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

to global warming. Second Wednesday of every month, 5-6:30pm. Contact: 541-389-5400. info@citizensclimatebend.org. Free.

Zoom Author Event: The Beadworkers

by Beth Piatote Explore the inventive and

Foster Care Foundations Training

unforgettable pattern of Native American life in the contemporary world. Oct. 17, 2-3pm. Online.

Contact: 541-306-6564. sara@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

ETC. Preventative Walk-In Pet Wellness Clinic Offering vaccinations, deworming and

microchips at our walk-in wellness clinic. Saturdays, 9am-2pm. Bend Spay & Neuter Project, 910 SE Wilson, Suite A1, Bend. $10-$30.

Soroptimist International of Bend Holiday Wreath & Evergreen Sale 39 years

of holding annual holiday wreath sale which supports this effort and a number of non-profits. Oct. 1-29. Online. Contact: 541-420-3296. wreaths@sibend.org. $17-$50.

Wildlife Conservation Photography Workshop Learn about and photograph the

wildlife in our care. Oct. 17, 8am-2pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541382-4754. bburda@highdesertmuseum.org. $150.

VOLUNTEER Call for Volunteers - Play with Parrots!

Volunteers needed at Second Chance Bird Rescue! Located past Cascade Lakes Distillery, call for hours and location. Contact: 916-956-2153.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Bend Chapter Monthly Meeting Monthly gathering to further

our outreach and education efforts on solutions

Learn about the Oregon DHS Child Welfare program and parenting children who have suffered abuse and neglect. Thu, Oct. 15, 4-7pm, Tue, Oct. 20, 4-7pm. Contact: 541-548-9480. lia.a.barney-thomsen@dhsoha.state.or.us. Free.

Healing Reins Presents Diamonds & Dust: Unmasked: The Virtual Experience Please join us for our first-ever virtual

FUN-Raising event. Oct. 17, 5:30-7pm. Online. Contact: 541-382-9410. Alib@healingreins.org. Free.

Alzheimer’s Association Bend Caregiver Support Group Support groups

create a safe, confidential, supportive environment and a chance for participants to develop social relationships. Oct. 15, 5-6:30pm. Oct. 19, 9-11:30am. Oct. 20, 1:30-2:30pm. Online.

Contact: 800-272-3900. Free.

ConnectW: STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING AND NURTURING YOUR PERSONAL NETWORK As the Vice

President of Leadership Development, Talena’s work at the Chamber focuses on strengthening the entire continuum of workforce, community leadership and talent development. Oct. 21, 7-8pm. Online. Free.

ReachAnother Foundation’s Online Auction A 5-day online auction event with many

Drum Ensemble - You’re Invited! Join a

Volunteer with Salvation Army The

Gamers Meet Up - League of Legends - Meet Up Meet up with fellow League

travel experiences (with extended expiration dates) and luxury items. Oct. 15-20, Noon. Online. Contact: info@reachanother.org.

Salvation Army has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for almost every age. Ongoing.

Contact: 541-389-8888.

GROUPS & MEETUPS 2020 Candidate Forum: Bend City Council LWV of Deschutes County & City Club

of Central Oregon record and broadcast candidate responses to Central Oregonians’ concerns.

Tue, Oct. 20, 7-8pm and Thu, Oct. 22, 7-8pm.

Contact: info@lwvdeschutes.org. Free.

2020 Candidate Forum: Deschutes County Sheriff Available for viewing through

Election Day. In lieu of in-person forums, make your voice heard now! Oct. 15, 7-8pm. Online.

Contact: info@lwvdeschutes.org. Free.

peaceful drum ensemble at Pine Nursery Park!

Saturdays-Noon. Pine Nursery Park, 3750 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 360-301-5579. wononorb@gmail.com. Free.

of Legends gamers in Bend. Oct. 15, 5-10pm.

Bunk+Brew Historic Lucas House, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend. Contact: 458.202.1090. Free.

Guided River Walk Along the Deschutes River Learn more about our

Deschutes River wildlife ecology in this one hour walk. Sun, Oct. 18, 8-9am. Old Mill District, 450 SW Powerhouse Dr. Suite 422, Bend. Contact: 541-362-1024. info@beaverworks.org. Free.

Museum and Me A quieter time for children and adults who experience physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities to enjoy the museum.

Oct. 17, 5-8pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. bburda@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

MEET OUR MIDWIVES With a special focus on women’s health, childbirth education, and health education, our growing team of nurse-midwive nurse practitioners are currently supporting women in our community and welcoming patients in Bend.

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fidence while enhancing their body awareness.

Thursdays, 3:30-4:15pm. Through Dec. 10. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $99.

Resist! Rally Weekly resistance protest. Contact

Ninja Elite Classes We will coach you through the three main components of Ninja Warrior. Tuesdays, 5-6pm. Through Dec. 8. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $99.

ries is intended for those who want a competitive edge renting. Tue, Oct. 20, 5:30-8:30pm. Online.

Contact: 541-323-6567. homesource@neighborimpact.org. Free.

info@thevocalseniority.org for more info. Tuesdays, 11:30am-12:30pm. Peace Corner, Corner of NW Greenwood Avenue and NW Wall Street, Bend.

High Desert Museum Senior Day Visitors

65 and older are invited to enjoy the Museum for free on this day. Oct. 14, 9am-5pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541382-4754. bburda@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

FAMILY & KIDS Bend Outdoor Movies A guaranteed fun, safe

and socially-distanced evening under the stars!

Fridays, 5:30 and 8pm and Saturdays, 4:30 and 7pm. Through Oct. 31. Cascade Relays, 1177 SE 9th Street, Bend. Contact: 541-350-4635. info@cascaderelays.com. $40 Per Vehicle or $15 Individual.

Camp Fire Afterschool A flexible and fun

option to balance after school care with enrichment opportunities. Mondays-Tuesdays-Thursdays-Fridays, 1:30-5:30pm. Through Oct. 23. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend.

Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. $120 per 6 week session.

Camp Fire Nature Days An all-day en-

richment program with nature-based themes.

Wednesdays, 9am-3:30pm. Through Oct. 21. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend.

Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. $55 per day.

Equipo de Robótica Bilingüe ¡Únete al Equipo de Robótica LEGO y aprende a construir y programar con robots LEGO! *Bilingüe English/ Spanish programa Mondays-Wednesdays, 5-7pm.

Through Feb. 10. BendTECH, 1001 SW Emkay Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. $80/month.

Fall Saturday Market Featuring

crafts, food and brews! Saturdays, 11am-3pm.

Through Nov. 28. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond.

Kids Ninja Night It’s parent’s night out! Drop off

your kids age 6 and older for up to 3 hours of fun.

Sat, Oct. 17, 6-9pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $20.

Kids Ninja Warrior Classes Your kids will greatly improve their strength, agility, coordination, discipline and athletic performance.

Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30pm. Through Dec. 8. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $99.

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Online Art Activities for Kids Join Camp Fire for virtual art activities. Tuesdays, 4-4:30pm. Online.

Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. Free.

Online STEM Activities for Kids Join Camp Fire for virtual STEM activities. Thursdays, 4-4:30pm. Online. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@ campfireco.org. Free.

Teen Service Club Camp Fire’s Teens In Action is a volunteering and service program. Mondays, 3:30-6:30pm. Through Nov. 9. BendTECH, 1001 SW Emkay Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. $75-$175.

FOOD EVENTS Cooking Demo: Peruvian Cevi-

che Claudia Bisso-Fetzer Ph.D. will lead us in and educational and interactive presentation on ceviche mixto from the region of Lima Peru.

Oct. 16, 9am. Online. Free.

Thrive Cooking Tutorial, Holiday Foods for Health Classes consist of, hands-on

learning, educational videos and more. Sun, Oct. 18, 1:30-5pm. Bend Adventist Fellowship, 21610 Butler Market Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-948-6628. lld@bendbroadband.com. Free.

BEER & DRINK EVENTS Bevel Beer League End of the Year Party We will have live music, plenty of

great food and craft beer as well as a raffle in support of wildfire relief. Oct. 17, Noon and Oct. 18, Noon. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend. Free.

Brunch in the Garden Featured menu items from Alebrije. Be ready for a $4 mimosa and more. Oct. 18, 9am-1pm. Bunk+Brew Historic Lucas House, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend.

Contact: 458.202.1090. Free.

Locals’ Night $4 beers and food specials.

Tuesdays, 3-9pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend. Contact: holla@ bevelbeer.com. Free.

Locals’ Night at Porter Brewing! The

food truck will also be serving up some fantastic cuisine! Wednesdays, 4-7pm. Porter Brewing, 611 NE Jackpine Ct #2, Redmond. Free.

This club is all about problem solving, getting creative, exploring new ideas, and having fun! Mondays-Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm. Through Feb. 10. BendTECH, 1001 SW Emkay Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. $80/month.

ATHLETIC EVENTS

Nano-Ninja Classes Through positive direction your children, age 4-5, will gain con-

held over 4 weeks. Oct. 10-17. Cascade Lakes Welcome Station, 18390 Century Drive, Bend.

10 Barrel Riding Solo Series - Race #1 of 4 A socially-distanced mountain bike race

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Stewart Harvey presents over 30 years of images from Burning Man, discussing the origins and impacts of this event. Tue., Oct., 20 6-7 pm. Online.

Contact: 541-248-6100. racemanager@hyperdrive.helpscoutapp.com. $10.

derosa pines. Oct. 16, 8am. Forest Service Road #6360, Forest Service Rd 6360, Sisters. Free.

10 Barrel Running Solo Series - Race #1 of 4 A socially-distanced running race

Outdoor Yoga + Fit Start with bodyweight fitness exercises and ends with yoga flow movements. Fridays, 9:15-10:15am. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $12.

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series held over 4 weeks. Oct. 10-17. Farewell Bend Park, 1000 SW Reed Market Rd., Bend.

Contact: 541-284-6100. racemanager@hyperdrive.helpscoutapp.com. $10. discounted drinks from the cidery after the run! Mondays, 5pm. AVID Cider Co., 900 SE Wilson St., Bend. Contact: bendarearunningfraternity@gmail.com. Free.

Bend Pilates Bend Pilates is now offering a full schedule of classes through Zoom! Ongoing.

Online.

CORK Thursday Run Join us for a run from 3-5 miles. Stay afterward for a drink and food.

Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Zpizza Tap Room, 1082 SW Yates Drive, Bend. Free.

Outdoor Spirit Fitness Class Enhance

your cardio system and tone your whole body.

Tuesdays-Thursdays, 7:30-8:30am. Through Oct. 29. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $12.

Outdoor Yoga Flow Experience the wonderful feeling of a yoga community again Mon., Wed., Sat., Sun., 9:15-10:15am. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $12.

40 Days to Personal Revolution Join this breakthrough program to awaken your sacred soul.

Tuesdays, 7-8:15pm. Through Nov. 10. Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@gmail.com. $59.

Bariatric Informational Meetings Informational meetings on bariatric surgery options.

Oct. 20, 6pm. St. Charles Bend, 2500 Northeast Neff Road, Bend. Free.

Capoeira: Martial Art with Music Ac-

robatics, kicks, and rhythm. Wednesdays, 6pm.

Contact: 541-678-3460. ucabend@gmail.com. $30 intro month.

EFT Tapping & Energy Wellness • Sisters, Oregon Find out what Tapping is and

experience how energy work can immediately improve the way you feel. Oct. 17, 1pm. Sisters Library, 110 North Cedar Street, Sisters. Free.

LIVESTREAM VIN + YOGA NIDRA EVENT A perfect way to end your weekend.

Sun, Oct. 18, 8-9:15pm. Online. Contact: 541241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $12.

Redmond Running Group Run Find the

Livestreamed Meditation Class Take a break from the current climate and get your zen on Blissful Heart Wellness Center. Thursdays, 6-7pm. Online. Free.

OUTDOOR EVENTS

Morning Mysore In person ashtanga yoga

Redmond Oregon Running Klub on Facebook for run details. Thursdays, 6:15pm. Redmond.

Contact: rundanorun1985@gmail.com.

Alder Springs/Whychus-Deschutes Confluence Hike Scenic hike includes views

classes both guided and mysore style. Mondays-Fridays, 6-8:30am. Terpsichorean Dance Studio, 1601 NW Newport Ave, Bend. Contact: 662-302-1877. cclauren.cruz@gmail.com. $20.

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Water Drive for Warm Springs This soup begins with a home-roasted chicken... so much more appetizing than the boiled chicken recipies of yore.

tradition. But even in my relatively busy and rebellious bowl of soup, the dominant dill flavor remains.

Oven-browned chicken I roast my chicken with an herb or mix of herbs like Italian seasonings, harissa, herbes de Provence, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme. When browning a bird for Jewish Penicillin, the herb might as well be dill.

1 6-lb chicken ¼ cup olive oil 3 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1/2-cup dried dill (or 3 ounces chopped fresh dill) 2 medium-sized Potatoes, cut into quarters 4 cloves of smashed garlic 1 onion, quartered 2 sticks of celery, chopped in ½-inch pieces 2 medium sized carrots, cut into 1/2inch coins Rinse the chicken and let it dry — or dry it with a towel. Place the seasoned bird in a deep pan large enough that the chicken doesn’t quite touch the sides of the pan.

Rub it with the olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder and dill. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, rub the remaining oil and spices on the potatoes, garlic, onions, celery and any organ or neck meat that came with the bird, and stuff it all into the cavity. Place any veggies that don’t fit around the bird.

Bake uncovered, breast-side down, at 325 degrees for 3 hours (or one hour per 2 pounds of bird), turning over at once for the last 45 minutes.

That night for dinner, enjoy some ovenbrowned chicken and juicy vegetables

from the cavity. After dinner, strip all the remaining meat off of the bones and cut it into bite-sized chunks for use in the soup.

As for the bones, break or cut them if possible, to let out the marrow. Boil the bones for as long as you can, covered. I use a pasta boiler with the broken bones in the insert so I can easily remove them when it’s time —which it isn’t quite. Turn off the stovetop before getting ready for bed, so that the pot is cool enough to put in the fridge, bones and all, before you turn in for the night.

The next morning, strain the bones out and skim as much fat as you care to, and return the broth to the fridge until it’s time to make zup, as we say in Yiddish.

Mom’s Medicine 1 3-lb raw chicken or the leftovers of a 6-lb roasted chicken and its accompanying broth 1 cup dry dill, a bunch of fresh dill, chopped 2 onions, chopped 2 cups chopped celery 1 tablespoon salt, more to taste My additions: 1 pound of potatoes (Mom would use matzo balls), and ½ lb chopped tomatoes for acid (other cooks might add a touch of lemon juice or vinegar) If starting with a raw chicken: cut it into pieces and simmer in 8 quarts of water with a tablespoon of salt for two hours.

Skim some fat, or not.

If starting with yesterday’s chicken, add the leftover chicken meat to the broth you made from your broken, browned bones.

Also add any remaining cavity vegetables.

Add the vegetables to the cooked chicken and broth, and simmer for an hour. Adjust salt and dill to taste.

A recent boil-water notice has been lifted for the Warm Springs Indian Reservation—but because the reservation has now depleted its supplies of emergency water, local activists are holding a collection drive to replenish that supply.

The Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is partnering with the Central Oregon Diversity Project and the Central Oregon Peacekeepers to collect drinking water this week. People can bring bottles of water to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Bend on Wednesday, Oct. 14 and Thursday, Oct 15 between the hours of 10am and 6pm.

The ReStore is located at 224 NE Thurston Ave., just off Third Street, in Bend.

Candy Crawl Planned in Prineville Oct. 31 The Prineville Chamber of Commerce is moving forward with a Halloween event that gives kids a way to trick or treat during this pandemic year, while also setting some safety guidelines in place to help keep things on the safe side.

The event takes place on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 1 to 6 pm in downtown Prineville. Adults get issued a “passport book” that gets stamped at the various participating businesses, and kids get candy at the various points along the way.

The Prineville Chamber is advising businesses in a number of safety protocols. Among them includes the advice for business owners to wear gloves or to use tongs when they give out candy—no kids digging into the candy bowl—or even to set up a “fun contraption” like a candy chute or zipline to let kids grab their pieces. More information is available at the Prineville Chamber’s Facebook page: Facebook.com/ PrinevilleChamber.

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om got her chicken soup recipe from her mom. It’s a simple, brothy affair with lots of dill, the kind of soup that’s popular throughout the Yiddish diaspora, often referred to half-jokingly as Jewish Penicillin, because it always makes you feel better, no matter what ails you.

Yiddish is the native tongue of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe, is based mostly on German but also contains Russian and Slavic words and a Hebrew alphabet. It’s a culture as much as a language, with its own traditions, recipes and history of struggle of a community that has always been more a state of mind than a nation with borders. Throughout our tumultuous history, chicken soup with dill remained a constant.

Mom, her mom and their foremothers have all helped carry the torch forward to this point, all but assuring it will continue into the next generation as my kids are fans of chicken dill soup. But there is one aspect of this tradition that won’t continue: the step where you put a raw chicken into a pot of water. The idea of boiling a raw chicken bothers me the way boiled hot dogs do. I have to brown it first. And if you try it once, you’ll never go back.

It began when I started bringing home rotisserie chicken from the supermarket, as a quick way to make soup.

I was pleased to taste the rich flavor those soft and juicy chickens gave to my soup, and decided to learn how to recreate that magic in my own oven. Turns out, roasting your own chicken requires little more than a chicken, and a sliver of foresight.

Alas, on a typical afternoon, by the time my thoughts turn to dinner it’s too late to roast a chicken. But if you give me a raw bird and 4 hours’ notice, I can brown it with the best of them.

Anyone can, because it’s about as easy as turning the oven on and putting in the chicken.

In my house, by the time a browned chicken makes it into the soup pot it looks like it’s been accosted by piranhas, and that’s OK. The carrion crows posing as my children are part of the plan, because I roast a 6-pound bird, which leaves plenty of meat left over for soup, even after feeding us dinner. My kids are trained to save their bones, which I collect after dinner, smashing them with a frying pan to release their marrow. I use the broken, browned bones to make a lusty bone stock.

My soup isn’t clear like Mom’s. The rich, murky broth hides the chunks, including the tomatoes and potatoes I sneak in, breaking further from

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“Light House” feels like a throwback to a simpler time, telling one story across 10 episodes, multiple time

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periods and a single season. It starts off slow, but eventually burrows its way into your subconscious and becomes an unmissable part of your week. Fans of “The Haunting of Hill House” will be in heaven.

Now Streaming The new series “Monsterland” on Hulu is so much more disturbing than I expected, filled with things like shadow people, vengeful spirits and metaphysical parasites, but set in our world of school shootings, broken homes and child abuse.

It’s pure horror but character driven and emotionally real, with each episode set in a different state, making America its own deeply scarred character.

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While the creative juices of “The Walking Dead” (AMC+) might be a little stale, the new spin-off series “The World Beyond” is surprisingly fresh, telling the story of a group of teenagers walking from Nebraska to New York in a world 10 years into the zombie apocalypse. It’s

surprisingly scary and well written, making the show captivating outside of the usual zombie shenanigans.

I’d also be remiss if I didn’t mention the brilliance of “Lovecraft Country,” (HBO) effectively fixing every single thing that didn’t work in the original novel by focusing on period and character instead of goofy storytelling tropes. The episodic nature of the story itself makes each episode feel like its own little horror movie while a genre defying mash-up of Jim-Crow-era bigotry and racism mixed with Lovecraftian monsters keeps the entire thing feeling like an expertly sustained tight rope walk.

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his time last month I wasn’t very stoked on the world. The air was an impenetrable wall of smoke, COVID-19 was more politicized than ever and it just seemed like humans were drifting further and further away from each other into a lonelier, angrier and more solitary place. I am here to gladly announce that the smoke is better.

I’m sure the other stuff will improve over time as well, although certainly not before the election. I’ve grown tired of trying to referee the opposing factions of my life, so instead I have turned to things that go bump in the night. As much as I love horror movies and podcasts all year round, something makes them just a little bit sweeter during the fall and deep into October. I’ve been deep diving this month and trying to consume horror that I’ve never seen (or heard) before, so I’ve managed to discover some absolute gems and some outright trash. Check it out.

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Once again, Central Oregon is setting records. The median home price in Bend jumped a staggering $17,000 in September to a record median home price of $547,000, with the average days on market being a mere five days. Bend’s median home price has hovered steadily in the mid $400s for the last year. Since June, Bend has seen a 15% increase in the median home sales price. Redmond, has seen a 9.1% increase since June, bringing the median home price to $363,000 in September and an average of 6 days on the market. Both cities are staying on par with the national growth in median pricing, with Redmond staying right at 13% and Bend just above at 15% since pre-pandemic February.

The Sisters market also saw a big jump last quarter, with a $50,000 increase, bringing the median home price to $456,000. The Sunriver market also experienced gains with a median

price at $550,000 for Q3 of 2020. And La Pine joined in the record-breaking fun with a median home price of $327,000.

Many are asking why Bend has been experiencing such a significant rise in median pricing since June. The statistics driving the rise is the substantial growth in the $700,000-$1,000,000 market and is a key component in the increase in median pricing. That market price range makes up 34% of the total sales and that number has doubled since the summer of 2019.

Another key factor in the significant increases is the record-low mortgage interest rates. The lower the interest rate, the more buying power a buyer has. To that end the mortgage industry has been setting records at every turn during this unusual year. To put it into perspective, not only are we seeing the lowest interest rates of all time, but the 30-year fixed rates broke all-time records nine times since March. These record low rates are bringing new buyers to the market in droves, as evidenced by the nearly 25% increase in new mortgage applications over the last year.

The bottom line is that the real estate market as a whole is setting records left and right this year. Record-low inventory, record-low average days on market, record-low interest rates, record-high new buyers entering the market and record high median pricing. All of these things are certainly counter-intuitive when the word recession comes into play. With the inventory level at under a one-month supply at 0.6 months of inventory, the local market looks to remain incredibly competitive with little sign of easing.

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My boyfriend’s enabling of his failure-to-launch 26-year-old son is seeming like a deal breaker. Though his son’s very likable, he’s been fired from every job he’s had, including a well-paying delivery job I recently got him, after they perceived liability from his reckless, race-driving ways. His dad lent him a truck, pays the insurance, pays his cellphone bill, and keeps rescuing him on his rent. He spends his days video gaming, getting stoned, and online dating. I was looking forward to getting married, but I don’t want my house at risk when his son calls for a bailout. I’m also not sure I want a man who doesn’t advance his kids to independence.

—Distressed Childhood goes so fast. It’s only a matter of time before Cody is 85 and expected to post his own bail.

Your boyfriend is acting out of empathy for his son. Empathy is taken for granted as a beautiful thing, but it has a dark side. It comes from the German word, “einfuhlung,” meaning “in-feeling” or “feeling into.” Obviously, we can’t actually tap into another person’s feelings, but psychologist Lynn O’Connor explains that when we witness another person’s suffering, our “empathy system is alerted, almost as if we were suffering ourselves.”

Our initial flare of empathy, this “feeling into” another’s suffering, happens automatically. Once we experience it, explain neuroscientists Olga Klimecki and Tania Singer, our empathy can go one of two ways: into unhealthy “empathic distress” or healthy “empathic concern.”

Empathic distress is empathy that quickly turns “me-focused.” We start feeling really bad about how bad we feel in the wake of our friend’s empathy-triggering suffering -- to the point that we’re prone to duck our uncomfortable feelings by avoiding our suffering friend.

(Nice, huh?) Empathic concern, on the other hand, motivates us to channel our empathy into action. We ask ourselves, “What can I do to alleviate this person’s suffering?” and then get to it.

However, even healthy empathic concern has a dark side. You can alleviate somebody’s immediate suffering but ultimately hurt them long-term, like when you show them that Daddy’s always there to mop up after their irresponsible behavior with a big wad of dollars.

Possibly saving your relationship starts with understanding the complicated mix here. Though Dad is taking action on his son’s behalf (as per

empathic concern), he’s probably driven by empathic distress: a longing to immediately alleviate the pain he feels from his son being in trouble. This is pathological empathy: empathy that ultimately harms both the person it’s intended to help and the person doing the helping.

For example, in addition to the negative effect on your relationship, you noted (in an email replying to questions I’d asked you) that endlessly picking up his reckless, lazeballs son’s tab has tanked your boyfriend’s own finances.

Of course, actual helping is judicious helping, like a toughlove refusal to make the consequences of Slacker Boy’s actions magically disappear.

Amy Alkon Forcing this 20-something brat to get socked with the costs is probably the only way he’ll get on the path to becoming an independent, fully functioning adult.

You get this, and you told me you’ve brought it up to your boyfriend “like once a month,” framing it in “constructive terms.” That isn’t working, in large part because Dad has a habit that seems to serve him (at least on the immediate level): Son crashes and burns; Dad swoops in to sweep up the wreckage, and he gets that quick hit of “feel better.”

So, though your boyfriend appears to be listening when you talk, he isn’t really hearing you; that is, really taking it in and then opening his mind to the possibility that you’re right. Only if he really hears you will you see whether he can look critically at his enabling and accept the immediate emotional pain it takes to do what’s best for his son and your relationship long-term.

Since you’ve been unable to get through to him, you might seek out a mediator. A mediator specializes in helping parties truly hear and understand each other. (Find one with a relationship focus at mediate.com, or Google to find free or sliding-scale services locally.) There’s also a DIY option from psychotherapist Nathaniel Branden. Spend 12 hours together in a hotel room: no books, TV, smartphones, naps, or walks outside. Except for bathroom breaks, you remain together at all times. Branden told me that when all “avenues of escape are closed off,” couples experience real breakthroughs in communication.

If you try either or both of these techniques, and your boyfriend still won’t come around, you’ll at least know you’ve done all you could to try to save your relationship. Ideally, the “bonds” of marriage aren’t the sort that involve you risking your house if Slacky Sluffoffsky is too stoned to show up for his court hearing.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave. Suite 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (advicegoddess.com).

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The hardest thing

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn chemist Tu YouYou doesn’t have a medical degree or PhD. Yet she discovered a treatment for malaria that has saved millions of lives. The drug was derived from an ancient herbal medicine that she spent years tracking down. In part because of her lack of credentials, she remained virtually unsung from the time she helped come up with the cure in 1977 until she won a Nobel Prize in 2015. What’s most unsung about your accomplishments, Capricorn? There’s a much better chance than usual that it will finally be appreciated in the coming months.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Luck is what happens to you when fate gets tired of waiting,” says author Gregory David Roberts. If that’s true, I expect that a surge of luck will flow your way soon. According to my astrological analysis, fate has grown impatient waiting for you to take the actions that would launch your life story’s next chapter. Hopefully, a series of propitious flukes will precipitate the postponed but necessary transformations. My advice? Don’t question the unexpected perks. Don’t get in their way. Allow them to work their magic.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Have you formulated wily plans and crafty maneuvers to help you navigate through the labyrinthine tests and trials up ahead? I hope so. If you hope to solve the dicey riddles and elude the deceptive temptations, you’ll need to use one of your best old tricks—and come up with a new trick, as well. But please keep this important caveat in mind: To succeed, you won’t necessarily have to break the rules. It may be sufficient merely to make the rules more supple and flexible.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Would you be willing to meditate on how you might become more

beloved American TV personality Mr. Rogers did a show for children. He’s now widely acknowledged as having been a powerful teacher of goodness and morality. Here’s a fun fact: His actual middle name was “McFeely.” I propose that you use that as a nickname for yourself. If McFeely doesn’t quite appeal to you, maybe try “Feel Maestro” or “Emotion Adept” or “Sensitivity Genius.”

Doing so might help inspire you to fulfill your astrological assignment in the coming weeks, which is to allow yourself to experience more deep feelings than usual—and thereby enhance your heart intelligence. That’s crucial! In the coming weeks, your head intelligence needs your heart intelligence to be working at peak capacity.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A blogger named Dr.LoveLlama writes, “You may think I am walking around the house with a blanket around my shoulders because I am cold, but in fact the ‘blanket’ is my cloak and I am on a fantasy adventure.” I approve of such behavior during our ongoing struggles with COVID-19, and I especially recommend it to you in the coming days. You’ll be wise to supercharge your imagination, giving it permission to dream up heroic adventures and epic exploits that you may or may not actually undertake someday.

It’s time to become braver and more playful in the inner realms.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to author Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell, “The body has its own way of knowing, a knowing that has little to do with logic, and much to do with truth.” I recommend that you meditate on that perspective. Make it your keynote. Your physical organism always has wisdom to impart, and you can always benefit from tuning in to it—and that’s especially important for you right now. So let me ask you: How much skill do you have in listening to what your body tells you? How receptive are you to its unique and sometimes subtle forms of expression? I hope you’ll enhance your ability to commune with it during the next four weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his fictional memoir Running in the Family, Virgo author Michael Ondaatje returns to Sri Lanka, the land where he spent his childhood, after many years away. At one point he enthuses that he would sometimes wake up in the morning and “just smell things for the whole day.”

I’d love for you to try a similar experiment, Virgo: Treat yourself to a festival of aromas. Give yourself freely to consorting with the sensual joy of the world’s many scents. Does that sound frivolous? I don’t think it is. I believe it would have a deeply calming and grounding effect on you. It would anchor you more thoroughly in the here and now of your actual life, and inspire you to shed any fantasies that you should be different from who you are.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I’ve decided not to use quotes by famous writers who’ve endorsed bigoted ideas.

In the future, my horoscopes won’t mention the work of T. S. Eliot, Roald Dahl, V. S. Naipaul, Edith Wharton, Kingsley Amis, H. P. Lovecraft, Flannery O’Connor, Rudyard Kipling, and Louis-Ferdinand Celine. I’m sorry to see them go, because I’ve learned a lot from some of them. And I understand that many were reflecting attitudes that were widespread in their era and milieu.

But as I’ve deepened my commitment to fighting prejudice, I’ve come to the conclusion that I personally don’t want to engage with past perpetrators. Now, in accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to take an inventory of your own relationship with bigoted influences—and consider making some shifts in your behavior. (More info: tinyurl.com/BigotedAuthors1 and tinyurl.com/BigotedAuthors2)

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “You can’t learn anything when you’re trying to look like the smartest person in the room,” writes author Barbara Kingsolver. That’s a useful message for you right now. Why? Because you will soon be exposed to teachings that could change your life for the better. And if you hope to be fully available for those teachings, you must be extra receptive and curious and open-minded—which means you shouldn’t try to seem like you already know everything you need to know.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Entre chien et loup is a French idiom that literally means “between dog and wolf.” It’s used to describe twilight or dusk, when the light is faint and it’s tough to distinguish between a dog and a wolf. But it may also suggest a situation that is a blend of the familiar and the unknown, or even a moment when what’s ordinary and routine is becoming unruly or wild. Entre chien et loup suggests an intermediary state that’s unpredictable or beyond our ability to define. In accordance with astrological omens, I propose you regard it as one of your main themes for now. Don’t fight it; enjoy it! Thrive on it!

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you will ever do is trust yourself,” says Libran journalist Barbara Walters. Really? I don’t think so. In my experience, the hardest thing to do is to consistently treat ourselves with the loving care we need to be mentally and physically healthy. But I do acknowledge that trusting ourselves is also an iffy task for many of us. And yet that’s often because we don’t habitually give ourselves the loving care we need to be healthy. How can we trust ourselves if we don’t put in the work necessary to ensure our vitality? But here’s the good news, Libra: In the coming weeks, you’re likely to be extra motivated and intuitively astute whenever you improve the way you nurture yourself.

skilled in the arts of intimacy? Would you consider reading books and websites that offer guidance about strategies for being the best partner and ally you can be? Are you receptive to becoming more devoted to practicing empathy and deep listening? I’m not saying you’re deficient in these matters, nor am I implying that you need to improve your mastery of them any more than the rest of us. I simply want you to know that now is an especially favorable time for you to make progress.

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“We talked about canceling, because there’s so much going on and people are distracted and hurting—but we’ve always believed Bend Design opens up new opportunities for creative change,” said René Mitchell, Bend Design co-producer and executive director of Scalehouse. “By bringing creatives together, we are providing that platform. We are comforted to know that we have a lot of creatives here to tell the truth and use our voice and look at what’s happening in our world in a new, different way.”

The conference, which has taken place in person each October for the past five years, normally invites creatives—not just those working in design—to a series of workshops, panel discussions and other events. Well-known and niche creatives from all over the U.S.—and elsewhere— have come to Bend to talk about everything from artificial intelligence to architecture to the contributions to design brought by design thinkers in the disabled community.

This year’s event, like many events this year, will take place only online, allowing the conference to continue its tradition of introducing exciting thinkers to Central Oregon—just without the hassles of flying those thinkers into

the Redmond airport.

Panel discussions this year include topics that are top of mind for many in 2020. A panel of three Black creatives, including Julia Bond of ADIDAS, Danielle McCoy of Wieden + Kennedy and Justin Morris of Kamp Grizzly—all who reside in Portland—will discuss “Manifestations of White Supremacy in Design,” and share their experiences working in the white-dominated design industry. A presentation by Greg Hofman, an advisor and strategist, will discuss equity and equality in the design industry. And among the films available as part of the conference is “Americaville,” a film showcasing Annie Liu’s experiences living in a Chinese town built to replicate Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in which Liu discovers the challenges in attaining the promised American Dream.

And while hosting a conference as an online-only event has its challenges and frustrations, Mitchell says another benefit of forging forward with online offerings is that it’s given Scalehouse, the umbrella organization which puts on Bend Design, a “practice run” for its efforts to provide more online programming throughout the rest of the year.

The plan for Scalehouse is to offer talks that might incorporate participants from Bend Design, artists from Scalehouse’s gallery or other design thinkers into a monthly roster of programming.

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DOWN 1. Ripped someone a new one 2. Calgary’s province 3. Homers 4. Newspaper section with fashion news 5. Creole musical genre 6. Initialism before proffering an opinion 7. Vietnamese soup 8. Takes it all off, perhaps 9. French river that flows through Flanders 10. Make a decision 11. Mizuno rival 12. Pull into town 13. “Here’s the facts...”

19. What to put down here 21. Bother 25. Remove from the packaging 26. Like a really challenging golf hole, probably 28. Opera set during the Napoleonic wars 31. “Cherish the Day” creator DuVernsay 33. Pageant winner’s crown 35. At full speed, in a boat 37. Bibliography notation 38. “I’ve been thinking ...”

39. Crazed person 42. Retired female professor 43. “Watch me do it” 44. Winter blockade 45. Inactivity 46. Starbucks order 48. Surrounded by 49. On the ___ (at large) 52. Name on a Scotch whisky bottle 53. Heat measurement 56. Had down cold 59. Tease 60. Something a mine sweeper might stumble upon?

61. Some frontline heroes: Abbr.

“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers.”

—Dave Barry

27 VOLUME 24 ISSUE 35 / OCTOBER 15, 2020 / THE SOURCE WEEKLY

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