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e are in the middle of a raging fire season. Let’s hope you’re already subscribed to Deschutes Alerts or the notifications on the Watch Duty app to help you stay abreast of fires that may crop up near you. Most alerts come because you subscribed to that system. As fires get bigger and hotter and the fire seasons last longer, it only gets more important to do so. But there are alerts, and then there are Alerts — and as most people who were in Deschutes County Aug. 7 now know, you don’t want to miss either one. On Aug. 7, a fire broke out near Arnold Ice Cave, close to the areas of China Hat, Horse Ridge and Swamp Wells, where plenty of people ride bikes, hike and take off-highway vehicles to recreate. If you were out there that Friday, officials with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office wanted to be doubly sure that you knew about the Level 3 — Go Now — evacuations that were quickly announced for that area. While the typical Deschutes Alerts system would have warned you, too, officials were worried that people who don’t live here and come here for recreation wouldn’t get the word in time. As a result, the sheriff’s office made the rare call to use the Wireless Emergency Alert system, a federal program meant to warn people of danger, including “imminent threats” like the Hidden Forest Fire. “The China Hat area is heavily used for recreation, so there is a high likelihood of tourists and visitors without access to Deschutes Alerts,” DSCO officials wrote. “Sending a WEA ensures
we reach anyone who might be in the area or heading there to recreate.” Seems pretty straightforward, and yet, it caused some to complain. Why were they getting the alert in Redmond, nowhere near the fire, for example? Basically, the WEA taps nearby cell towers to send the signal to any phones within reach of that tower. In this case, the alert went out to the entire county — hence, why someone in Redmond would get the alert even while being ostensibly out of danger. In theory, every phone in the county should have gotten that alert, but there are some reasons why people may not have. Phones set to off or airplane mode, those connected to a virtual private network and phones that are opted out of receiving alerts (typically found in the notification settings menu) are some of the reasons a phone may not have issued the alert, according to guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. So now you know. In a dry forest in August, fire is an imminent danger, and anyone recreating there should be equipped with the right information to help keep them safe. Signing up for Deschutes Alerts will give you timely information about anything that crops up in Deschutes County, but Jefferson and Crook counties have their own citizen emergency notification systems for those residents, too. On top of that is the federal tool that officials have used sparingly, but in this case, appropriately.
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and it’s a change that’s way overdue. Let’s look forward to a new era of county government, one that will support, not thwart, our values and goals. -Louis Capozzi
WYDEN “SPITTING INTO THE WIND” ?
Not sure what you or the Source was thinking with the Aug. 13 Opinion piece, “Ron Wyden, Spitting into the Wind.” Sen. Ron Wyden has for decades been a highly effective, respected and responsive Senator for our state and the title you chose for the opinion piece was a disservice to him and his accomplishments! A better title would have been, “Wyden Pushes (or Fights) Back” as he fights against the tRump/Republican stonewalling and open corruption. Mr. Wyden deserved better than that title, which I understand historically means “futility” or ignorance of your own actions, both of which are in direct contradiction to Mr Wyden’s long and distinguished career. You could have done much better I think, just my 2 cents…. —Cameron Jett
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At my first Central Oregon Writers Guild meeting, I sat in front, eyes straight ahead, spine stiff. The prompt was nature. Soon I was categorizing trees, indigenous, or not, the insects that sustain them, or don’t. I didn’t share. Walking out, I made a three-pointer into the trash bin. At home, I practiced responding to prompts, wanting to be ready next time. At the second meeting, the theme was “Metaphors to Enrich Your Writing,” taught by Dani Nichols. We were given a prompt and eight minutes to write. We broke into groups and shared. Then the instructor asked if anyone wanted to read to the room. “Is this good enough to share?” I whispered to the young woman in my breakout group. “Yes.” I raised my hand. She didn’t choose me. She asked again. My hand went up. This time, she chose me. I chose domino effect. My voice shook as I read:
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Rectangles, straight and stiff, lined up ten, twenty, forty, fifty or more, unflinching, waiting — still. “That was very strong,” she said. The guild meets downstairs, first floor, at the new Central Library. COWG brings in professional speakers to teach craft across a variety of genres, and provides opportunities to share and listen to each other’s work. A friend once asked me: Do people listen to you? Do you speak with authority? Does anyone listen to your words? “Sometimes,” I said. I thought of my dogs. Here, at the guild, they do. — Laurie Clark
RE: BEND CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WAYS TO SPUR HOUSING, NEWS, 8/6
Gee, a committee of housing developers, bankers and representatives from the Central Oregon Builders Association and Bend Chamber of Commerce think that they should get a lot of taxpayer money. Check your tax bill and see how many levies and “fees” are stacked up there. It may be that a new housing report will find that nearly all property owners in Bend are “tax-burdened.” —Geoff Reynolds via bendsource.com
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THE SOURCE SHOULDN’T SLEEP ON PRINEVILLE!
I’m writing to petition The Source to consider adding a section for Prineville in the 2027 “Best of Central Oregon” publication. Though I imagine The Source isn’t widely circulated in Prineville, relatively speaking, there are numerous spots worth taking into consideration. For example (in my humble opinion): Best burgers: The Dawg House Runner up: Dillon’s Grill Best food truck: Tee’s Thai Runner up: Wild Catch Best coffee: Golden Coffee Co. Runner up: Friend’s Espresso Best gift store: Headbangers Runner up: Oliver’s Books The list goes on! I live in Prineville, but I’m in Redmond and Bend every other day, so I can say with full confidence that I’ve gotten a great deal of variety over the years. However, Prineville shouldn’t be slept on, which is why I’m writing to ask that you consider throwing our hat into the ring for “Best of Central Oregon.” Minor rant over, thanks! —Dylan S. Levi
Letter of the Week: Thanks for your suggestions, Dylan! Prineville, we’re coming for ya next year…. Next time you’re in Bend, Dylan, stop in for your Letter of the Week gift card! —Editor in Chief Nicole V.
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Our County officials have consistently made decisions in direct conflict with the goals and values of Bend, the county’s largest community. The new courthouse expansion is the most visible and offensive example of their distain for our city. In 2-1 votes, commissioners DeBone and Adair have consistently voted against Bend’s interests. During his 15 years in office, Commissioner DeBone approved development of nearly 4,000 acres [of] farmland and forest into multi-acre lots with luxury single-family homes, sacrificing our precious open lands, one of the most precious assets of our outdoor-oriented community, in favor of the interests of his real estate developer supporters Now let’s look at the “White Elephant” the commissioners have approved for one of the most visible and prominent corners of Bend’s downtown. Does it reflect our love of natural materials and rustic design? No, it’s built of black bricks and concrete slabs. Does it respect our commitment for preservation of the environment? No, instead the concrete slabs on its exterior are a major source of Co2 emissions, accounting for nearly 10% of all carbon emissions. And it makes no attempt to be consistent with the scale and design of our downtown buildings, and especially the stone-front county annex building they destroyed to clear the site. No wonder there’s no sensitivity in the design to our values or culture. The Commissioners hired LRS Architects for the job, a Portland-based firm with experience in huge residential complexes and renovation of at least one highrise tower. It’s certainly no coincidence that the firm acquired a small local firm, GL3, just months before the RFP was issued. But make no mistake, this is not a “local” firm. It’s a firm with Portland experience and Portland values. Luckily, we don’t have to tolerate this self-serving approach to County government much longer. The recent primary, and November’s general election, will give us a new commission, with both Adair and DeBone leaving office. County voters are choosing change,
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Deschutes County Updates Pay Equity Policy, But Wage Gap Study Incomplete A 2024 audit found gaps in pay between men and women at Deschutes County By Clayton Franke
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eschutes County this month adopted new hiring practice rules aimed at eliminating pay differences between men and women, but it still has not released results of an ongoing organization-wide study into wage gaps amid County employees more than a year after its expected completion date. In March 2024, an internal audit found wage gaps existed across the organization, and recommended going deeper with an ongoing pay equity analysis that the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners approved in 2023. That’s one part of the County’s “Wage Equity project,” which also includes a review of personnel rules and HR policies, according to an Aug. 10 memo from Deschutes County staff. The new rules are meant to ensure pay consistency among people working similar jobs, said Deschutes County Human Resources Director Susan DeJoode. “Our former process was outdated,” DeJoode said in an email to the Source. “Under the new process, HR will conduct a pay equity review for each new employee and for all position changes within the County to ensure pay placement is fair and consistent for employees in comparable roles.” Despite the lack of a public report on the County-wide wage analysis, the County has already adjusted some employees’ salaries based on the results of the study, County Spokesperson Kim Katchur said in an email. The 2024 audit found the County was inconsistent in using individual pay equity reviews during hiring. That’s when supervisors enlist human resources to compare an applicant’s education and experience with existing employees before offering a starting salary.
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This graph from a 2024 internal audit shows the difference in average salary between white men, nonwhite men, white women and nonwhite women working for Deschutes County in 2022.
DeJoode took over as HR director in July 2025, a few months after the County paid a $150,000 settlement to Deputy District Attorney Alison Filo, who threatened to sue after she allegedly discovered she was making less than her male colleagues under former District Attorney John Hummel. The County’s 2024 audit found systemic gaps in pay for both gender and race: For every dollar earned by white men, non-white men earned about $0.90, white women earned about $0.81, and nonwhite women earned about $0.72. That gap is on par with — if not slightly greater — than national averages, according to the Pew Research Center. Audits of Oregon state government agencies have also found systemic wage discrepancies. Deschutes County’s 2024 audit acknowledged that the wage gap doesn’t necessarily mean the County was violating Oregon’s Equal Pay Act, which bars employers from paying different salaries
to workers with similar duties based on identity, including race and gender. Instead, the gap could be a result of other systemic factors, the audit found. For example, the audit found a little more than half of nonwhite women left the County within two years of being hired, while men tended to stay longer, resulting in higher pay. “Focusing on retention of Non-white women may decrease wage inequities at the County,” the audit said. According to the County’s 20242025 Equal Opportunity Employment Plan, women were “significantly underrepresented” among officials and administrators at the County, with a 5% difference between the percentage of female administrators at the County and the overall workforce. Last year, conservative commissioners Tony DeBone and Patti Adair terminated an internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee formed in 2023 to help attract and retain employees. Adair
and DeBone said hiring and retention work would be better performed within the HR department. The polarizing vote came as the Trump Administration took sweeping action to end DEI programs across the country. On Monday, Adair acknowledged that the wage equity study was taking longer than expected, but said she feels the changes to personnel rules have already made a difference. “The most important parts, I think we’ve accomplished them,” Adair told the Source. In a response to the 2024 audit, Deschutes County Administrator Nick Lelack said that while the main objective of the ongoing pay analysis would be to ensure the County was following pay equity laws, it would also help the County address wage equity issues overall. Lelack also said the County planned to generate a report at the conclusion of the study and communicate it to the public. The audit indicated the County was in the process of hiring a consultant to do the analysis, which was scheduled for completion in Spring 2025. But no report associated with the analysis has been drafted, according to DeJoode, the HR director. DeJoode said the project includes three phases and the third phase is still underway. By press time, the County didn’t respond to follow-up questions about timelines for the report, and whether it would be made public. —This story is powered by the Lay It Out Foundation, the nonprofit with a mission of promoting deep reporting and investigative journalism in Central Oregon. Learn more and be part of this important work by visiting layitoutfoundation.org.
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Worthy Mural Makes a Mark Downtown Colorful mural depicts nature’s avengers striving to protect the earth By Dallas Finn Calvert Dallas Finn Calvert
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A new mural depicting Mother Earth and wild animals defending the earth is now installed on the side of the Worthy Building in downtown Bend.
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t’s taken a few years, but a colorful, arresting mural commissioned by Roger Worthington, Bend resident, lawyer and owner of Worthy Brewing, is now installed on the side of his Worthy Building in downtown Bend. The installation at 806 NW Brooks St. took three people and four hours to complete on Aug. 7. The 40-foot by 30-foot vinyl mural, created by Matthias Petsche, a Northern Arizona-based designer and illustrator who’s collaborated with Worthy on other projects, depicts Mother Earth and several wild animals chasing a rotund, running man who’s holding two bags of cash. An eagle has grabbed his hat off his head, while dollar bills float through the air in his wake. Other wild animals join the chase as oil drills send black plumes of smoke sky-high in the background. The words “The Avengers” is written across the bottom of the mural. “The avengers is the concept of Gaia, the earth, with her lightning bolt riding on the back of a buffalo and avenging the Earth,” said Jessica Crouch, who managed the installation. Crouch is the event sales manager for Worthy Brewing and organizes events for Worthington. “We are tearing apart our resources, right? The globe is getting warmer. We are not loving our Earth in the way that we should be.” In a post shared on Instagram, Worthington expounded on the new
“We cannot survive long if we continue to abuse our planet. If I can just change one heart, one mind every day, I think Mother Nature will be proud of us.” — Roger Worthington mural. “I believe in activist art, and I believe in positive messages. I ask for no permission, and I do what I think is right. And I think this is the right time with the right message.…Now more than ever, wildfire smoke everywhere, Worthy may own the building, but this is Mother Nature’s message. This is what she’s telling us. We cannot survive long if we continue to abuse our planet. If I can just change one heart, one mind every day, I think Mother Nature will be proud of us.” Worthington opened Worthy Brewing in Northeast Bend in 2013. Additionally, he owns Indie Hops, a hop-breeding company based in Portland, and Worthington & Caron Law Firm, which takes on asbestos and medical lawsuits. Worthington was featured in a story in The New York Times in July, discussing his lawsuit
against oil producers for their alleged role in climate change. Numerous murals and pieces of art decorate his Northeast Bend brewery, many with themes centering around protecting the environment. Crouch said Worthington is “passionate” about the environment and his community. “Everything Roger does is always intentional, and it always comes from him being really passionate and positive,” Crouch said. “Our whole ethos here is really about providing a safe and fun and creative space for people to get together, and we happen to serve beer and food,” Crouch said of Worthy Brewing. “We have live music, we’re family friendly and we host a lot of different nonprofits here that wouldn’t be able to afford (meeting) space. We extend our private event spaces to those groups.” For more than two years, Worthington has attempted to install and retain a mural on the Worthy Building. Two different attempts were shut down, either by neighbor objections or shifting signage laws. The Worthy Building is home to, among other businesses, Pizza Mondo, The Bend Store, Higher Elevation and Wonderland Chicken Co., which is in the former site of Worthy Taps & Tacos. A sign on the door announced the temporary closure of Wonderland as of Aug. 12.
Deschutes County celebrated Aug. 14 the completion of its $47 million Deschutes County Courthouse expansion project.
Deschutes County Marks Courthouse Opening On Aug. 14, Deschutes County celebrated the the expanded Deschutes County Courthouse on the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Bond Street in downtown Bend. The $47 million, two-year construction project added a little more than 50,000 square feet, multiple new courtrooms and more to the County’s justice center. Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang called it “a huge step forward for providing timely access to justice for our community.”
Affordable Housing for La Pine In La Pine, affordable housing developer Foundation for Affordable Housing celebrated the grand opening for the first phase of the Wickiup Station Apartments. That includes 39 new apartments for families and individuals making between 30% and 60% of the Area Median Income, according to a press release. It also includes 10 apartments reserved for veterans. “Wickiup Station represents more than a new apartment community, it represents opportunity, stability, and a long-term investment in the future of La Pine," said Darrin Willard, President of Foundation for Affordable Housing, in a press release.
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The Deschutes Public Library Board on Aug. 12 appointed an interim director to oversee the local library system after a pause in the district’s search for a new permanent director. The board appointed Chantal Strobel, who has been with Deschutes Public Library for 32 years and has served as the assistant director of community engagement since 2023. Strobel will take over for outgoing director Todd Dunkelberg, who will retire on Aug. 28. The board announced a pause to the director search in July after two finalist candidates traveled to Bend to present their visions for the library district. Board President Ann Malkin said the board will talk in the coming weeks about when to actively resume the search for a permanent director.
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City Council will hold final vote on ban at its Aug. 25 meeting By Dallas Finn Calvert
he Redmond City Council moved one step closer to a permanent ban on fireworks Aug. 11, with a 6-1 vote in favor of proposed ordinance 2026-11, prohibiting the sale, use and possession of fireworks in the city. The Council will have a second reading, and likely a positive vote to the ordinance, at its meeting on Aug. 25. Councilor Jay Patrick cast the only dissenting vote for the ban, which includes all fireworks except novelty items such as sparklers, smoke bombs, snakes and party poppers. “Illegal fireworks are the issue, and we have been unable to stop illegal fireworks banned for years, so adding legal fireworks to it is not the answer,” Patrick said. “I just don’t think it’ll be effective.” Illegal fireworks include those that go into the air, explode or behave in an unpredictable manner. In November 2025, the Council passed ordinance 2025-21, which banned the use of fireworks except on July 4, and upped the fine to $1,500 for a first-time offense. Prior to that, the Council had enacted an emergency fireworks ban in July 2025 due to weather and wildfire conditions. According to a report by Redmond City Attorney Keith Leitch, during the period of July 3-5 this year, the Redmond Police Department had 298 calls for service, 27 of which were associated with fireworks. There were 11 fires during that same period, with three homes destroyed and more than 25 acres burned. Additionally, a fire broke out during Redmond’s fireworks show on July 4 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. Police rushed to extinguish the flames, as Redmond firefighters had been redirected to the Coyner Fire, which broke out that day northwest of Redmond. During that same period, according to Councilor John
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Wilson, the city of Bend reported two fireworks-related fires, including one at the site of its annual fireworks show on Pilot Butte, while the town of Sisters had none. Both of those cities have permanent bans in effect. Devin Lewis and Tom Mooney, Redmond’s police and fire chiefs, respectively, also spoke at the Adobe Stock Council meeting, with Lewis saying, “The police department would be in favor of a complete ban on fireworks.” Two representatives of TNT Fireworks, which operates stands that sell fireworks during the holiday period, spoke against the ban. Bill Rogers, area manager for TNT Fireworks, cited a “lack of enforcement” of the current ban as the real issue. “If you’re already not enforcing the use of illegal fireworks, you’re only going to be increasing the number of calls you get,” he said. Other residents weighed in both for and against the ban. Linda Rock, a resident who lives near Dry Canyon, said she’s a retired Forest Service employee, “with most of my career in fire,” and has witnessed three fires in the Dry Canyon area. She supports the ban. “Redmond’s growing. Our developments are getting tighter. We have 10 feet on either side between our neighbors. I don’t know if the developments that are being built now are even smaller than that,” she said. “Spokane should be a wake-up call (of) what can happen to a small city when you have dense housing and an uncontrolled fire that starts.” Rock was referring to three fast-burning, devastating fires that broke out north of downtown Spokane, Washington, now known as the Spokane Complex Fires, which displaced more than 60,000 residents and, at last count, had destroyed more than 700 homes.
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State’s New Homeless Shelter Program Leaves Some in Central Oregon Without Funding
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Shelter providers competed for a $10 million pool, but then the process was thrown out By Clayton Franke
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n a hot August afternoon, Christie Sheffield sits in the shaded corner of a parking lot, in a widebrimmed hat, waiting for the doors of Bend’s only walk-up overnight shelter to open. Near 6pm, a line forms outside the door. Others sit quietly nearby. Some carry on conversations, some ride bicycles and play music through speakers as a trickle of battered cars pull into the parking lot. It’s a familiar scene for Sheffield, who has spent the last year staying in homeless shelters across Central Oregon. She said she became homeless after a domestic violence incident several years ago. She deals with migraines, swollen ankles and other symptoms from an autoimmune disease. Bouncing between shelters hasn’t helped, she said. “I’m here waiting for my SSDI,” or Social Security Disability funding, she said. “I don’t have another option right now.” After the domestic violence incident, Sheffield went to Colorado before moving to Portland to study medical coding. That’s where she learned about a piece of legislation that will be key for homeless shelters across the state: HB3644. The bill, passed in 2025, created Oregon’s Statewide Shelter System — the first dedicated source of state funding for homeless shelters. In just a few years prior to that, an influx of federal and state funding following the COVID-19 pandemic poured millions into the local shelter system. That helped open and sustain hundreds of new shelter beds, including the first permanent and walk-up shelters in Bend and Redmond, while pioneering new models including small shelter villages. But poor state revenue forecasts and limited federal support have strapped funding for this new network of short-term and emergency housing. That’s left state and regional government leaders with tough decisions about how to prioritize the millions, and shelter providers with grievances and questions about how those decisions are — and will — be made. “No one wants to hold this ball,” said Tammy Baney,
executive director with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. "It is really difficult to set up a continuum of services with decreasing funding and increasing need.”
Competitive process canceled
But later, that process was canceled. In a notice to providers on July 29, COIC cited direction from the state’s social service agency, Oregon Housing and Community Services, to allocate funding for existing shelter beds rather than fund new ones. Baney, COIC’s executive director, told the Source she and other staff thought there would be enough money left over to give out to shelters not already funded by the state. But once the applications from existing shelters were tabulated, there wasn’t anything left, according to Baney. “Oregon Housing and Community Services requires COIC to prioritize sustaining the region’s existing shelter network with available Statewide Shelter Program funding,” COIC wrote in the cancellation notice to applicants.
The duty of distributing those limited resources falls with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, or COIC — a quasi-government agency that runs transportation, housing and workforce programs stretching across Jefferson, Crook and Deschutes counties. In early 2026, COIC was selected by the state as the regional coordinator for shelter funds through a competitive process. Shepherd's House Ministries At first, COIC created its own competitive process and encouraged shelter providers to apply for shelter funding. According to COIC, the process drew $12.4 million in total requests from shelter providers — $2.6 million more than what had been allocated in this year’s round of funding. A review team of two people — one COIC staff member and another from the Central Oregon Health Council, according to public records obtained by the Source — then scored the applications in July based on criteria including shelter experience, design and operations, consistency in data reporting, cost reasonableThe Lighthouse Navigation Center offers wraparound services to the homeless population. ness and readiness.
FEATURE COIC was tasked with maintaining the 395 shelter beds across the region funded during the program’s first year in 2025, according to COIC.
Left out
According to the July 1 memo, more than $5 million in shelter funding is slated to go to Shepherd’s House, the largest provider of shelter beds in Central Oregon. Baney, of COIC, said the state’s requirements are to maintain the nonprofit’s 212 beds across two shelters in Bend and one in Redmond. Two are set up
According to Baney, next year could look different for the state’s shelter program — not only in the amount of funding for Central Oregon, but in how it’s allocated. The state set aside a little more than $200 million to distribute across Oregon for the current fiscal year. But according to local officials, state budget presentations have indicated that will be half as much next summer. At the same time, Baney anticipates the state will move toward more accountability for the program. That could mean a cap on the cost per bed for shelters, a greater tie to performance metrics and a requirement that 20% of shelter funding comes from local sources. Each of those comes with uncertainties. Some rural providers, like in Madras and Prineville, are just getting their shelter programs off the ground, and are facing higher costs or operational challenges, leaving a Clayton Franke
The state set aside a little more than $200 million to distribute across Oregon for the current fiscal year. But according to local officials, state budget presentations have indicated that will be half as much next summer.
Apples to oranges
Future uncertainty
Christie Sheffield says she has been staying in homeless shelters across Central Oregon since a domestic violence incident several years ago.
getting them safe,” Wilson told the Source. Those shelters are also strictly low-barrier, meaning sobriety and enrollment in programs isn’t a prerequisite for entry. Meanwhile, smaller programs can have more barriers for people. “You see more intensive case management in those smaller programs, which is why you have greater housing outcomes.” Data from a City of Bend dashboard tracking shelters supports this. At Central Oregon Villages, an individual tiny shelter site, 16 people transitioned to housing out of 46 people served so far this year. At the Lighthouse Navigation Center, run by Shepherd’s House, 22 people moved into housing out of 760 people served. And sometimes, the success of each shelter is linked, Wilson said. A person might stabilize at a large overnight shelter before moving into a smaller site with more intense programs, and then to housing. Wilson said this recipe has been successful at curbing homelessness, evidenced by the 17% drop in the number of people counted as homeless from 2025 to 2026. “I think there’s a lot of work that can be done in the system to improve, but we’ve come such a long way,” Wilson said.
question as to whether they’ll be able to meet the program, Baney said. Putting more requirements on the program will also present a challenge for COIC, Baney said. If the state does put in place more requirements tying funding to housing outcomes, it will require more funding for both case management and more construction of housing. Baney called that a “double whammie the state will need to reconcile.” Rep. Emerson Levy (D-Bend) was one of the sponsors of HB3644, which created the state’s new shelter system. In a statement, Levy wrote that funding should prioritize youth and families, but not necessarily one type of shelter over another. “We should fund what is working, and what works will look different in each county across the state,” Levy said. “A one-size-fits-all approach to shelter funding does not reflect the needs of Oregon communities. We need to preserve the flexibility to invest in the resources that are proven to work locally and help people transition into stable housing.”
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Since 2023, a bulk of the funding that stood up Central Oregon’s homeless shelter system came from emergency executive orders issued by Gov. Tina Kotek. That pushed nearly $15 million to the region to tackle homelessness. A subcommittee of service providers through COIC helped prioritize which shelters to fund. But the money covered more than just shelter beds. It also funded street outreach and provided money to move people back into housing. Some non-traditional shelter programs, like safe parking, capitalized. With safe parking, churches, nonprofits and others can open parking lots and properties to people living in cars or RVs, who then receive case management services at the site. The cities of Bend and Redmond have both expanded their definitions of safe parking sites to include a handful of individual tiny shelters. Under the previous emergency order funding, safe parking programs could receive funding allocated for street outreach, said Rick Russell, director of Mountain View Community Development, the region’s largest safe parking provider. But with that funding out of the picture, the nonprofit was mostly shut out from this year’s round of shelter funding, aside from money for nine safe parking units. That's despite Mountain View’s safe parking programs receiving some of the highest scoring marks before COIC canceled the evaluation process. “It’s disappointing because we know this works,” Russell told the Source. “We were ready for a competitive process that prioritized utilization and rehousing. To have the RFA suddenly canceled was a shock to us, because we had been preparing for that for six months.” The nonprofit runs 59 safe parking spaces across Central Oregon. Due to lack of funding, Russell said he plans to close 22 safe parking sites in Redmond. They’ve already begun furloughing staff and reducing spaces, Russell said. A July 1 memo obtained through a public records request shows COIC was set to award Mountain View about $263,000 based on performance. Now the nonprofit won’t get any of that. Saving Grace, a 20-bed, low-barrier shelter in Bend tailored to domestic violence survivors, was also slated to receive $250,000 before the process was canceled. Central Oregon Villages, a nonprofit running 32 tiny shelter units in Bend, also missed out on a little more than $200,000. Executive Director Scott Jones told the Source via email he was “very disappointed” in the funding strategy.
as “navigation” centers, meant to guide people to resources while also providing a safe place to sleep. The shelter program will only fund the beds, not the other support, Baney said. Under the state’s shelter program, these large congregate facilities are classified as “basic overnight” shelters rather than “housing-focused” shelters. Housing-focused shelters put a greater emphasis on connecting people to housing. For people staying there, the difference in result is huge. According to data compiled by COIC and submitted in a report to the state, a little more than 51% of people who leave housing-focused shelters go on to permanent housing, while that’s the case for just 5% of people leaving overnight shelters. But comparing the two is like apples to oranges, said Eliza Wilson, board chair of the Homeless Leadership Coalition, a federally designated service coordination group in Central Oregon. “Some of the larger shelters that are congregate shelters, those are really about getting people inside,
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IN A LANDSCAPE: EAST LAKE RESORT EXPERIENCE NATURE WITH A PIANO
The Jugulars, a four-piece band that hails from Sunriver, will entertain with fresh original works and popular covers from the 1950s to the present at Sunriver Resort in the Backyard. The band includes Tom Graham on keyboard, Kate Shirley on bass, Donnie the NightMayor on drums and Onay Weaver on guitar. 6:30-8:30pm at Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Dr., Sunriver. Free.
Hunter Noack headlines the 11th season of the "IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild" tour that stops at East Lake Resort for performances on Thursday, Aug. 20 and Friday, Aug. 21. Listen through wireless headphones to Noack playing on his 9-foot Steinway concert grand piano while you wander the shoreline with his music as your soundtrack. He’s also performing at Drake Park in Bend on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 5pm. 5:30-7pm at East Lake Resort, 22430 Paulina Lake Road, La Pine. $45.
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LES GOLD AT SILVER MOON BREWING CHECK OUT THE “BUMMER FUN” OFFERED BY THE PORTLAND BAND
Les Gold, a five-piece outfit based in Portland, brings its homegrown, Northwest indie rock with elements of dream pop, desert rock, surf, folk and other influences to Bend for a performance showcasing its unique sounds that’s playfully dubbed “bummer fun.” 7-10pm, Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $14.60.
SATURDAY Sunriver Music Festival
The 49th season of the Sunriver Music Festival concludes with a classical music concert featuring Brett Mitchell, conductor, and Tessa Lark on violin. She’ll perform the bluegrass-inflected “Violin Concerto” by Edgar Meyer. The performance also includes “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copland and R. Schuman’s Symphony No. 1 “Spring.” 7:30pm at Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. $25-$91.
NATURE KIDS: BIRD BASICS GET THOSE BINOCULARS READY!
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Kids ages 8-12, with a grown-up in tow, can learn about bird watching, practice using binoculars and check out nests and feathers at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve. The guided family nature walk is hosted by the Deschutes Land Trust for Nature Kids! Bring snack and water, and wear closed-toe shoes. 10-11am at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve, located off Camp Polk Road, near Sisters. Free, but please register by going to deschuteslandtrust.org.
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KIDS TRIATHLON AT JUNIPER SWIM & FITNESS CENTER MAKE NEW FRIENDS WHILE SWIMMING, BIKING AND RUNNING!
Kids ages 4-14 can test their multisport skills and make new friends as they participate in a mini, untimed triathlon. All abilities and levels welcome. The swimming portion will be held in a supervised pool, while the mountain-biking and running portions will be in Juniper Park. Details and registration at register.bendparksandrec.org/. Free.
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Join Michelle from Westform Pilates for an outdoor, all-levels class in the grass, followed by a pizza buffet! Ticket includes the pilates class and pizza, and there’ll be drinks and other food available for purchase. Bring your mat and water bottle. 11am12:30pm at Faith, Hope & Charity Vineyards, 70450 NW Lower Valley Dr., Terrebonne. $30.
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THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO FLOWER ESSENCES LEARN ABOUT THE HEALING POWERS OF FLOWERS
Flowers' essences can provide a gentle yet profound support for what ails us. Listen as Dr. Ashley and herbalist Sarah Olson discuss the art and practice of flower essences, and explore the philosophy behind this beautiful medicine and how flower essences are traditionally co-created with nature. Participants take home two bottles of a flower-based remedy! 2:304pm at The Peoples Apothecary, 1841 NE Division St., Ste. 150, Bend. $33.
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ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION BLUEGRASS AND ROOTS MUSIC AT ITS FINEST
Alison Krauss & Union station bring their melodic, engaging blend of roots, country, pop and rock 'n' roll music to Hayden Homes Amphitheatre as part of their summer tour that features Jerry Douglas and Theo Lawrence. 7:30pm at Hayden Homes Amphitheater, 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend. $62-$153.
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It’s time to celebrate your best friend! This family-friendly event will feature adoptable dogs fron Street Dog Hero. Your pet can have their custom portrait created by Sun Dog Art (bring their picture if they don’t come with you) or photo captured by High Desert Howl and pick up a little something from Action Dog Gear or a tasty snack from Blue Dog Bakery. 6-8pm at Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Free.
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The band is heading to the Domino Room By Dave Gil de Rubio
hen one thinks of conflict, it’s generally in negative terms, particularly during these divisive times. For Brian Elmquist of The Lone Bellow, it’s an element he’s come to appreciate as an essential element of the creative process. It’s an ingredient he and bandmates Zach Williams and Kanene Pipken have tapped into dating back to when the trio first got together in a Brooklyn diner in 2011 and has continued through the release of the group’s new album, “What a Time To Be Alive,” the group’s sixth studio effort. “If you’re going to make art you’re going to push up against things and you’ve got to face the fact that it’s hard and awkward,” Elmquist said in a mid-July interview. “I think that kind of happens. It’s hard taking a song to a band, even after 15 years, and saying, ‘Here are my feelings. I’m just going to let you pick it apart right now.’ It’s still not easy. I write totally different than Zach. I see the world different and interpret it. We both react. We’ve gotten better at it. He may not like a word and I won’t care about that word and just tell him to rewrite the verse. It’s kind of like that.” As The Lone Bellow was wrapping up touring for the band’s last album, “Love Songs for Losers,” they wanted to see if the positive vibes of playing together and gelling onstage would carry over to the studio for what became “What a Time to Be Alive.” Elmquist suggested decamping to Henderson, Kentucky, where their friend Peter Barbee had converted an abandoned firehouse into a recording studio. The DIY setup proved to be a fertile ground of inspiration for this batch of songs. “When you’re doing music a lot, you get to a place,” Elmquist said. “We didn’t have to do anything. We’d just jam out with these people and hit record whenever we had some kind of snippet of something we thought was good. People would come in and out. Or the drummer, bass player or myself would sit down at the piano and work
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on something. We would get going, get a little coffee and then just jam out into the night late. Then we’d go to bed, do it again and whenever we got something we liked, we’d put it on a grid and save it. At the end of the week we listened to it and I said, ‘Guys, I think we have a record,’ because we had great hooks and stuff like that.” The week-long improvised band camp was followed by another week down in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. For Elmquist, it was a cathartic experience. “I’d been working at this studio in Muscle Shoals, so we decided to take down what we did and deconstruct it and do it on nice mics,” he said. “We kept a lot of stuff. The fun part was thinking about where we were going to find the inspiration to do another record and then we found these songs in the process. These are some of my favorite songs.” While the recording process proved to be fruitful, external conflict awaited The Lone Bellow after the band’s van full of gear, computers and hard drives containing newly recorded material was stolen during a tour stop in Chicago. At a friend’s suggestion, The Lone Bellow set up a Go Fund Me to help raise funds to replace the stolen equipment. The fan support was overwhelming, allowing the band to not only complete the current album, but deepened a desire to solidify the relationship the group had with its loyal fanbase. “That was a bummer, but also a learning moment,” Elmquist admitted. “I don’t think asking for help is a bad thing, but it’s a hard place to put yourself in. We just asked for $15,000 or maybe less than that when we started doing soundcheck. By the time we were done, it was more like $25,000. It was overwhelming. It literally helped us finish the record. We needed to start letting fans know what was going on. Not to try to get money out of them. I think the fans want to support us. It’s like a family with some of these people I see
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From a Brooklyn diner to recording in Kentucky and Muscle Shoals, The Loane Bellow has persevered, even after a van-load of equipment was stolen in Chicago.
when we come around. We knew the parts, so we found the mojo again to finish everything.” While most of the dates on the current tour find The Lone Bellow opening for Stephen Wilson Jr., the Domino Room show on Sept. 20 is a headlining stop. Elmquist and the rest of the band members are excited to be on the road with new material to play. But it does create a welcome challenge — determining the set list from one night to the next. “We’re going to be playing some new music and trying out the new music soon, too,” Elmquist said. “For me, it’s an exciting time. With our last record, we seriously liked every song on it.” Elmquist’s own musical story can be traced to being a kid who grew up poor and was inspired to pick up a guitar when he was around 13 after seeing Slash in the Gun N’ Roses video for “November Rain.” His formative memories include playing guitar at his family’s small country church while watching his grandmother sing harmony from
the second pew. Cutting his teeth at state fairs headlined by Clay Walker and Jo Dee Messina were also formative moments for the Georgia native. Suffice it to say, he’s grateful to see where The Lone Bellow is in 2026. “For us, there really are no rules, it’s just about what it feels like and I think that’s a really great place to be for an artist,” Elmquist explained. “It’s fun. We have a well of songs and are just trying to figure it all out. We’re so inspired in this way and I think we’ll keep making music as long as we’re inspired by what’s going on around us and the music we’re making together. It’s a good time.” The Lone Bellow
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Bevel Craft Brewing Bingo with Bren Supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend Bingo with Bren is hosting an event to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend! Half the proceeds go to cash prizes, while the other half helps provide kids with safe spaces, mentorship and opportunities to thrive. $2 per card or 6 cards for $10! This is a family friendly event. 6-8pm. $2.
25 Tuesday The Commonwealth Pub Elise Franklin Quartet - Tuesday Night Jazz Jazz standards and Latin sounds led by Elise Franklin on vocals and Jack Krouscup on piano. 7-9pm. Free. The Commonwealth Pub Chewtoy Tuesday Jazz Chewtoy is a six-piece group led by composer Carl Royce, a recent transplant to the Bend music scene from Los Angeles. Royce is a multi-instrumentalist and Chewtoy delivers a polished mix of worldbeat, post-rock, and jazz fusion. 7-9pm. No cover. Hayden Homes Amphitheater The
Strokes - Reality Awaits North America New York City-based indie rockers the Strokes have been wowing audiences with their infectious hooks and post-punk influenced sound ever since breaking out in 2001. 6pm. $122-$388.
Midtown Ballroom The Hip Abduction &
Coyote Island Evoking the ocean and guided by the spirit of travel, The Hip Abduction pilot a sonic expedition past genre barriers. 8-11pm. $35.29.
Silver Moon Brewing Nether Hour &
Guests Down in the heart of Austin, TX, Nether Hour has made a name for themselves, turning every dive bar and backroad juke joint into a fullblown musical revival. 6-9pm. $14.92.
26 Wednesday The Commonwealth Pub Pete Kartsounes Pete is an award winning singer-songwriter, flat picker and cutting-edge musician’s musician who continues to push the boundaries of the eclectic world of acoustic music. 7:30-9:30pm. Free. Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Eric Lead-
better Relax with a pint and enjoy great local music in our garden from 6-8pm. 6-8pm. Free.
Frankie’s – formerly Sisters Depot
Handpicked Series by Tom Nechville & Linda Leavitt An intimate music series featuring handpicked performers by Tom Nechville & Linda Leavitt. No cover—only suggested donation proceeds supporting CoreSisters.org or the Latin Community Association. 6-8pm. Free.
River’s Place Lone Shark Indie and classic rock covers and originals by DJ K Spotter from KPOV’s Day Tripper show. Join us for an evening of great music and community support. It’s Pint Night! $1 of every pint will go to KPOV Radio. 6:30-7:30pm. Free.
GUESTS PERFORMING JGB Dance the night away to the music of Jerry Garcia with Bend jam-band favorites StealHead & The Soul Sistahs, plus special guests GBots & The Journeymen on “Jerry Duty.” 7-10pm. $12.24.
Volcanic Theatre Pub Outdoor Courtyard Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Outside in the Courtyard. Genre - Blues / Soul Doors open 6pm, show starts 7pm. $25 presale, $35 at the door.
MUSIC
Central Oregon Mastersingers Summer Choir Concert This event is open to
all ages, and seating is first-come first-served. Central Oregon Mastersingers Summer Choir is a joyful community singing event that brings together singers of all experience levels for an uplifting afternoon of music-making. Aug. 22, 4-5pm. Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini Street, Bend. Contact: 5413121032. lizg@dpls. lib.or.us. Free.
Flower Hammering Discover the art of
iconic American orchestral work of all time, Appalachian Spring, by the Dean of American Music, Aaron Copland. Violinist Tessa Lark will perform the bluegrass-inflected Violin Concerto. 7:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-593-1084. tickets@sunrivermusic. org. Tickets $45-$91; age 25 & under - $25.
flower hammering! Using fresh flowers and leaves, create beautiful botanical prints by naturally transferring their vibrant colors and patterns onto paper. Perfect for all ages. Take home a one-of-a-kind work of art. Aug. 22, 1pm. A.R. Bowman Museum - Community Room, 246 N. Main St., Prineville. Contact: 541-447-3715. becki.smith@crookcountyor.gov. Free.
FILM EVENTS
Knot n Sip Macrame workshop Begin-
Seeds for Liberation - free film screening Shararah Films presents a free
ner-friendly workshop that is a fun, hands-on way to learn the basics of macrame while creating a beautiful, functional wall hanging to take home. Aug. 22, 10-11:30am. Tumalo Lavender, 19825 Connarn Road, Bend. Contact: tamar@ tumalolavender.com. $55.
screening of “Seeds for Liberation," which centers Palestinian voices while also situating their liberation within a broader legacy, from Black resistance in the U.S. to Chicano activism and beyond. In-person Q&A with director Matthew Solomon after the screening. Aug. 22, 6-8pm. COCC Hitchcock Auditorium, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: hello@shararahfilms.com. Free.
Lets Paint Your Pet Email your pet photograph and a canvas pre-drawn and ready for a successful painting class will be waiting! Aug. 20, 6-8pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@ bendteal.com. $65.
ARTS + CRAFTS
Mosaic Birdbaths Beginner-friendly
Central Oregon Spinners & Weavers Guild Demonstration The Central Oregon
workshop covers glass cutting, design layout and adhesive techniques. All tools and materials provided — leave with a charming, functional mosaic birdbath. Aug. 22, 10am-3pm. FREAK’N ART, 1265 NW Wall st., Bend. Contact: 541-508-7438. hellofreaknart@gmail.com. $125.
Spinners & Weavers Rigid Heddle Study Group will provide a demonstration on how to weave on a rigid heddle loom and talk about the joys of weaving. Cardboard “looms” will be available for children and adults to try their hand at weaving. Aug. 25, 9:30-11am. Redmond Library, 827 Southwest Deschutes Avenue, Redmond. Contact: 5412412650. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.
Field Sounds - Sound Walk at Pine Meadow Ranch A site-specific sound walk
Natural Dye Workshop: Pattern Printing with Mordants and Overdyeing
on the beautiful grounds of Pine Meadow Ranch. This experience makes use of specialized microphones and field recorders to encourage community members to engage with the environment in an imaginative and expansive format. Aug. 25, 4-6pm. Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, 68467 Three Creek Rd., Sisters. Contact: 5419040700. moriah@roundhousefoundation.org. $10.
FEATURED EVENTS DIRTY MINDS TRIVIA
KPOV fans, head to River’s Place for “Pint Night” on Wednesday, Aug. 26. $1 of every pint sold is donated to KPOV radio.
Sunriver Music Festival’s Season Finale Classical Concert: Appalachia & Spring The season finale includes the most
VIVA LA DISCOTECA
Explores natural dye pattern printing with mordants. Designed for those ready to move beyond immersion dyeing. Focuses on surface design, layering and plant-based color processes. Aug. 22-23, 10am-3pm. Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, 68467 Three Creek Rd., Sisters. Contact: 5419040700. moriah@roundhousefoundation.org. $260.
Needle Felted Miniatures Learn the art of
needle felting by sculpting a tiny animal, plant or food item. Aug. 22, 10-11:30am. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $48.
PRESENTATIONS + EXHIBITS
Adaptation: Wildfires and Agricultural Systems Presentations from Rika Ayotte
and John Selker, who will share insights from their work with the Deschutes Land Trust and the OPEnS Lab. Rika and John will explore the impacts of wildfires and innovative approaches to understanding agricultural systems through environmental sensing and community-based research. Aug. 20, 6-7:30pm. Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, 68467 Three Creek Rd., Sisters. Contact: 5419040700. moriah@roundhousefoundation.org. Free.
Author Event: DJ Jones Meet Central Oregon author DJ Jones as he discusses and signs his latest novel, “Don’t Face the Open,” a solarpunk sci-fi novel with touches of cosmic horror. Aug. 22, 6-7pm. Herringbone Bookstore, 422 SW 6th Street, Redmond. Contact: 541-526-1491. herringbonebooksevents@gmail.com. Free.
THEATER
Angels in America (Theater) The most
ambitious American play of our time: an epic that switches between realism and fantasy, from the tragedy of AIDS to the camp comedy of drag queens to the death or at least the absconding of God. Various dates and times. The Greenhouse Cabaret, 1017 NE 2nd St., Bend. Contact: info@ thegreenhousecabaret.com. $19-79.
WORDS
“Something Wicked” Part 2: Famous Scenes from “Macbeth” Explore the most
famous moments from William Shakespeare’s popular play. Aug. 19, Noon-1pm. Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini Street, Bend. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.
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discuss his book, The Best Fly Fishing is Everywhere: Stories in Celebration of Why We Fish, a contemplative journey through water and time. Aug. 20, 6:30-7:30pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 5413066564. events@roundaboutbookshop.com. $5.
The Language of Flowers: An Introduction to Flower Essences
Dr. Ashley and herbalist Sarah Olson give an introduction to the art and practice of flower essences. Explore the philosophy behind this beautiful medicine and how flower essences are traditionally co-created with nature! Aug. 22, 2:30-4pm. The Peoples Apothecary, 1841 NE Division St Ste 150, Bend. Contact: 5417282368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $33.
Plant Walk at the Farm: Build your own Backyard Medicine Cabinet Join Dr. Ashley Rieger of The Peoples Apothecary at Tumalo Lavendar to learn how to identify medicinal and edible plants and about their uses and preparation. Along the way, collect plants to steep into a tea and enjoy a relaxing sunset garden tea party. Aug. 25, 6-7:30pm. Tumalo Lavender Farm, 19825 Connarn Rd, Bend. Contact: 5417282368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $45.
OUTDOOR EVENTS Redmond Chamber 37th Annual Golf Tournament The event is about fun, yes, but
it’s also about business exposure and networking. Spots fill up fast so register on time. Aug. 21, 8am-3pm. Juniper Golf Course, 1938 SW Elkhorn Ave., Redmond. Prices vary.
GROUPS + MEETUPS
City Club Forum: Redefining the Region-Urban Renewal in Central Oregon Join this candid conversation about how
public policy and private investment intersect to build the Central Oregon of tomorrow. Aug. 20, 11:30am-1pm. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703, Bend. Contact: 5416687642. info@cityclubco.org. $15-49.
Pilates & Pizza Join Michelle from Westform Pilates for an outdoor all-levels class in the grass, followed by wood-fired pizza buffet! Ticket includes the pilates class and pizza. Drinks and extra food will be available for purchase. Bring your mat and water bottle. Aug. 22, 11am12:30pm. Faith, Hope & Charity Vineyards, 70450 NW Lower Valley Dr., Terrebonne. Contact: 541526-5075. events@fhcvineyards.com. $30.
FUNDRAISING
2026 High Desert Rendezvous 37th
annual event is a rip-roaring evening including dinner, art, wildlife encounters, a live auction, raffle and more. This fundraiser supports the museum’s exhibitions and programs. Aug. 22, 5-9pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. info@highdesertmuseum.org. $250.
National Dog Day Celebration Celebrate National Dog Day at Bevel Craft Brewing on Wednesday, August 26, from 6–8 PM! Meet adoptable dogs from Street Dog Hero, enjoy pet portraits and professional photography, shop unique dog gear and treats from local vendors, and support rescue efforts. Bring your pup and join the fun in Bend! Aug. 26, 6-8pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: 5419723835. holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.
EVENTS + MARKETS
Cheba’s Sunday Markets 100% local ven-
dors. Everything is created, crafted, grown and handmade in Central Oregon. Dog friendly. Adult beverages to sip and shop. Drink specials. Live music to vibe with! Sun, Aug. 23 and Sun, Aug. 30 from noon-3pm at Cheba Hut, 1288 SW Simpson Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-388-8400. jennee. elliff@chebahut.com. Free.
FAMILY + KIDS
Afternoon ‘Jungle’ Tea Party Blissful Spoon & Roundabout Books present: A “BOOKISH” JUNGLE TEA PARTY. Ticket includes food and drinks. This is the last tea of the summer! Aug. 20, 1:30-3pm. Blissful Spoon & Papillon, 65 NW Newport Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-241-8181. bliss@blissfulspoon.com. $46.00.. Author Event & Book Launch: Emily Mizen Celebrate the debut of The
Pumpkin Squid with author-illustrator Emily Mizen. Enjoy a reading, conversation, Q&A, and book signing. This special event celebrates both Emily’s first picture book and the inaugural publication from Bearded Bookseller Press. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Aug. 22, 1-2pm. Herringbone Bookstore, 422 SW 6th Street, Redmond. Contact: 541-526-1491. herringbonebooksevents@gmail.com. Free.
Nature Kids: Bird Basics Join the Deschutes Land Trust for Nature Kids! Guided family nature walks just for kids ages 8-12. Learn all about bird watching, practice using binoculars, and check out nests and feathers. Aug. 21, 10-11am. Camp Polk Meadow Preserve, outside Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@ deschuteslandtrust.org. Free. Pop-Up Exhibits with the Children’s Museum of Central Oregon Intended for
children ages 0-11, who must be accompanied by a caregiver. Check out some exhibits during this open playtime. Aug. 20, 2:30-4pm. Sunriver Public Library, 56855 Venture Lane, Sunriver. Contact: 5412412650. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.
Summer Send Off Market Shop local ven-
dors, enjoy delicious food and drinks and let the kiddos play in the Field & Big Play Thing for $10 while you shop. Aug. 22, 4-8pm. Cascade Indoor Sports, 20775 High Desert Ln., Bend. Contact: 541-330-1183. lynsee@cascadeindoorsports. com. $10 for kids to play, market is free to attend.
The Neighborhood Harvest A place for
families to share in the joy of food, local vendors, and good company. This is an affordable market because when community comes together everyone gets to enjoy the harvest! Sat, Aug. 22, 10am-2pm. Desert Streams Church, 62010 27th, Bend. Contact: 5416787110. infomeatdsc@gmail.com. Free.
Tumalo Day Camp for Grades PreK-12
Kids in preK to grade 12 can build character, curiosity, confidence and compassion for the outdoors. Campers enjoy age-based groups, all-camp activities and overnights just for grades 4–7. Teens in grades 8–12 continue the experience through the Counselor in Training program! Mon, Aug. 24, 9am-2pm. Tumalo State Park, 64120 O. B. Riley Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-3824682. info@campfireco.org. $475.
BEER + DRINK
Billecart-Salmon Champagne Tasting Seminar Explore five exceptional champagnes
Blue River Ferments Pop Up at Funky Fauna Sample cold-brine vinegar pickles,
tangy krauts and more while sipping on your favorite wild fermented ales! Ticket includes two 6-ounce pours and a sampling of pickles and ferments. Aug. 20, 4-7pm. Funky Fauna Artisan Ales, 1125 NE Second St., Bend. $10.
Pint Night! Nothing tastes better than drinking for a cause. Gather with fellow KPOV listeners, DJs, volunteers, donors and neighbors in a relaxed, welcoming setting and enjoy live music by Lone Shark, raffle prizes, cold beer and solid sense of community. $1 of every pint donated to KPOV radio. Aug. 26, 6-8pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Free.
HEALTH + WELLNESS
Forest Bathing: Rest, Restore, Reconnect A guided nature experience that blends
mindfulness and nature connection to help quiet the mind. Helps reduce stress and supports overall well-being. Aug. 22, 10am-Noon. Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Rd., Bend. Contact: indy@ rootedpresence.com. 40.00.
Sunset Yoga and Sound Bath Begins with a guided yoga practice, followed by a sound bath, soaking in the serenity of a beautiful sunset and enjoying farm fresh lavender lemonade. Fri, Aug. 21, 6:30-8pm and Fri, Sept. 18, 6:30-8pm. Tumalo Lavender, 19825 Connarn Road, Bend. Contact: tamar@tumalolavender.com. $45. The Science of Mantra: Sound, Memory & the Brain with Heather Luna
Explores how sound-based meditation influences the brain, memory and emotional wellbeing. The session begins with a concise, accessible overview of the neuroscience behind sound and attention, followed by a guided 22-minute meditation. Aug. 22, 2-3pm. Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-6935388. info@juniperpreserve.com. $40.
from one of France’s most iconic family-owned production houses. Aug. 21, 5:30-7pm. Viaggio Wine Merchant, 210 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-299-5060. info@viaggiowine.com. $65 ($55 Wine Club).
High Desert Museum
Hello! Storytime We'll share stories, movement and a touch of music with 0-5 year olds, geared toward those younger ages. 10:30am Wed, Aug. 26; Wed, Sept. 9 and Wed, Sept. 23. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 5413066564. events@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.
Kids Triathlon The event includes running, swimming and biking. Biking and running cycles are at Juniper Park. Swimming portion is in a supervised pool at the Center. For ages 4-14. Aug. 23. Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, 800 NE Sixth St., Bend. Free. Model Magic Miniatures Learn from Shelly Phillips in this super-fun kids’ class, where students will create miniature items out of Model Magic air-dry clay! No experience needed. Perfect for ages 6-18. Aug. 26, 10-11am. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $40.
The 2026 High Desert Rendezvous fundraiser, in its 37th year, is set for Sat., Aug. 22 at the High Desert Museum.
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Ember’s Bunny Spa Day! Treat your rabbit friend to a day of pampering while supporting bunnies in need at Bunny Spa Day, hosted by Ember’s Wildflower Bunny Rescue. Enjoy RHDV2 boosters, nail trims, brushing, spa packages, and a photo shoot. Reservations required. Aug. 22, 10am-2pm. Ember’s Wildflower Animal Sanctuary and Bunny Rescue, 2584 SW 58th St, Redmond. Contact: wildflowerbunnylove@gmail.com. $5-70.
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Sewing Patterns? Fabric? Lace Trim? This Nonprofit Has It All.
CULTURE
Fashion Workshop opens new storefront in downtown Bend, helping connect crafty people with low-cost goods
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Founder Qristy Kurtz, Volunteer Carol Kurtz and Board Member Mattie Rhoades of Quiltsmart, who made the Fashion Workshop aprons. The store features both a shopping area and a classroom.
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ashion Workshop is on mission to help the crafty people out there in Central Oregon. As a bit of a crafty gal myself, I was surprised when I walked in that most items were under $10. Fashion Workshop, a nonprofit, opened its brand-new storefront Aug. 8, just outside of downtown Bend. The storefront features a space where guests can browse an array of donated fabrics, buttons, lace, sewing patterns and other accouterments to create nearly any article of clothing or accessory. Rather than a typical drop-off system, the donations at Fashion Workshop come from a relationship-based interaction with the owner, Qristy Kurtz, who often comes and picks up the material herself. “People are stepping up big time,” Kurtz said, referring to the outreach in the community. Kurtz tries to plug her donations to whoever needs them. “If we have stuff that’s more entry-level,
I might take it over to the teen sewing studio at the Open Arts Center.” Her most unique finds that are currently in the store are pieces of African mud cloth, a traditional cotton textile from Mali created by handweaving narrow cotton strips and hand painting patterns on top of them. More recently, she got the opportunity to snag two boxes of design samples from a retired local who used to make swimming board shorts. The store also boasts a back room filled with anything crafters would need for a sewing project: machines, a pattern projector (a camera that projects sewing patterns over fabric to be cut out), Tailornova (a program used to design garments) and even instructional classes. The nonprofit started off as a mobile classroom in 2025, traveling to the Open Arts Center, Central Oregon Community College and other spots all across Central Oregon. Now, the work has expanded.
“I had this really cool opportunity to have a profit generator that helps pay for all the free stuff that we do, but also serves the community by providing affordable sewing supplies,” Kurtz told the Source. Everything Fashion Workshop sells goes straight back into discounted or free sewing classes. Opening a nonprofit like Fashion Workshop is a dream come true for Kurtz — a dream she’s had since the ‘90s. “I did everything you could ever imagine with regards to fashion,” she said. “Sewing and fashion really got me through those really hard high school years…and I just want to make it more accessible.” “Also, I’m a serial entrepreneur,” she said with a smile. What makes Fashion Workshop so unique is the one-of-a-kind selection of items you can find throughout the store. “[Our] quantity is larger so you’re
more likely to find something if you’re looking for something specific,” Kurtz said. “I’ve got a pattern cabinet with 400 sewing patterns.” But the space is also about creative connection across generations. Kurtz said she hopes that Fashion Workshop becomes a place where teens can go with their moms, grandmas and aunts — when they’re off work of course. “Lots of sewing groups happen in the middle of the day [so] there’s a huge demographic of people who are really into this culture and into this craft but can’t participate,” Kurtz said. “So that’s the niche we are trying to fill.” Fashion Workshop is located at 1285 NW Wall Street in Bend and online at fashionforeveryone.org. The store is open Tuesday and Thursday 4-7pm and Saturday 10am-4pm.
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Come for the Fish and Chips, Stay for the View
Brooks Street Boathouse makes a splash with seafood, summer drinks and a stellar new patio on the Deschutes
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here are restaurant patios, and then there are restaurant patios that make you want to cancel whatever plans you had for the rest of the day. Brooks Street Boathouse falls firmly into the latter category. The newest addition to downtown Bend’s riverfront dining scene, Brooks Street Boathouse is a seafood eatery and event space from the same folks behind Pine Tavern, Bend’s oldest restaurant. Located just a couple of doors down from Pine Tavern and adjacent to Bend Brewing Company, the Boathouse carries on its neighbor’s prime real estate tradition, with sweeping views of the Deschutes River and Drake Park. The new space itself is lovely, beginning with the front courtyard with its appealing Parisian cafe vibe. The interior space is light and bright with plenty of tables along the walls, an open kitchen and boathouse decor including a creative canoe light fixture over the welcoming bar. But it’s the outdoor setup that really steals the show. The upper patio flows directly from the interior, featuring a charming corner walk-up bar. From there, the patio terraces down to a larger level filled with tables and umbrellas. An accessible pathway leads to the lowest level, a gorgeous grassy area right alongside the river. It’s a thoughtful, well-designed space that offers plenty of options for lingering with family or friends, including the furry ones, since dogs are welcome. Grab a drink, settle in and enjoy the river view. The Boathouse menu is compact, casual and seafood-focused. Current offerings include house salmon cakes with chimichurri, fried oysters, Wild Alaskan fish and chips, an Oregon Bay shrimp roll and a fried oyster po’ boy. There’s also a Boathouse Burger for those who prefer land over sea, along with a kids’ menu featuring chicken strips, grilled cheese and a smaller fish and chips. For fries, the aptly named Boat Load of Fries offers three options: rosemary sea salt with garlic aioli, Cajun dusted with bleu cheese dipping sauce and garlic Parmesan with ketchup. Starters currently include watermelon salad and ahi poke nachos. Donna Britt
Brooks Street Boathouse fish & chips with the delicious house-made tartar sauce.
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The drink menu is similarly approachable, with signature cocktails, local and regional draft beers, a handful of nonalcoholic options and a short wine list that includes several nice Willamette Valley selections, a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and an Italian sparkling wine. On my first visit, during one of our recent scorching summer days, the upper patio was surprisingly cool and comfortable. There was a private event taking place on the lower patio, but the layout gave us enough separation to enjoy our meal and drinks without feeling like we were intruding on someone else’s party. The ordering process was a little confusing when we first arrived. It was not immediately obvious where to sit or how The outdoor patio spaces really steal the show at the new Brooks Street Boathouse. things worked, but we soon figured out that drinks and food are ordered at the bar, where guests receive a number and That observation turned into one of the more then can choose a table inside or out. Since the Boat- encouraging moments of the meal. A manager stopped house has only been open for a short time, I suspect by to check on us, and we were honest about what we the flow will become more intuitive as the staff settles loved and what we thought could use some attention. into its new rhythm. She was genuinely receptive, explaining that the team For drinks, I opted for the Blackberry Spritz, a non- was actively gathering feedback during the opening alcoholic combination of muddled blackberry, fresh weeks and sharing those comments with the kitchen. lime juice, ginger beer and soda water. It was delicious, It was refreshing to offer constructive criticism and refreshing and full of flavor. The Deschutes Float, have it received so graciously. made with lime juice, coconut syrup, pineapple, orange That willingness to listen bodes well for the Boatjuice and a grenadine float, is another tempting nonal- house. The fish, tartar sauce and drinks are already hitcoholic option. ting the mark, and there is plenty of room for a few For cocktails, the Dockside Mule combines Wild opening season tweaks. Prices are in line with what Roots Huckleberry vodka, lime juice and ginger beer, you would expect, with the salad at $15, entrees rangwhile the Golden Hour Margarita gets its kick from ing from $20 to $24, a Boat Load of Fries at $12, cockhouse-infused jalapeno tequila, lime and mango puree. tails around $15 and my Blackberry Spritz at $8. We started with the watermelon salad, which was Most of all, Brooks Street Boathouse feels like a certainly not lacking in watermelon. Huge chunks of place built for gathering. With its multiple patios, rivthe juicy fruit were piled over fresh, peppery arugula erfront lawn, inviting atmosphere and casual menu, it with house pickled onions, feta and lemon pepper vin- seems destined to become a popular spot for everyaigrette. The pickled onions were delicious and add- thing from an afternoon beer to a family dinner. The ed a welcome tang, although I would have preferred event space should be equally appealing for rehearsal smaller, more bite sized pieces of melon and perhaps a dinners, business gatherings and family celebrations, drizzle of balsamic or another slightly sweet gastrique with bartending and catering packages available. to pull everything together. For now, my advice is simple: Grab a cold one, order The Wild Alaskan fish and chips, however, were a some fish and chips, find a spot overlooking the rivreal standout. The beer-battered pollock arrived as a er and settle in. There is no need to rush. The river is substantial piece of fish encased in a light, crisp and right there, the patio is beautiful and summer in Bend flavorful batter. It was a generous portion, but I still is fleeting. Brooks Street Boathouse gives you another found myself wishing there had been another piece. very good reason to bask in it. Even better was the house-made tartar sauce. Creamy, dilly and perfectly balanced, it was the kind of tartar sauce that makes you wonder why anyone bothers Brooks Street Boathouse 1003 NW Brooks St., Bend with the bottled stuff. 458-343-7778 The fries were hot and seasoned, although they Wed-Sun Noon-close were not hand cut, which is my preference. The houseboathousebend.com made coleslaw, unfortunately, did not fare as well. It IG: brooksstreetboathouse was bland and needed more flavor.
LITTLE BITES By Nicole Vulcan
Dump City Dumplings Announces Closure
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longtime Bend food spot, Dump City Dumplings, is soon to close up shop forever. After 17 years, the place that started as a cart and later expanded to brick-and-mortars in the Old Mill and eventually Galveston Avenue is announcing its closure at the end of August. The owners of Dump City, which serves Chinese bao-style dumplings and other dippable treats, say it’s time for a change. They’re planning a big party to mark the end of the era. Dump City is, “having a big, long hootenanny on the last weekend to celebrate,” owner Keith Shayon told the Source. “Friday [August] 28th is our last ever Bingo with Banana Dan, Saturday the 29th is will be our final big party with live music from 4-10pm. Sunday will be our last lunch service.” Dump City will be open 11am to 6pm Sun., Aug. 30, with Monday being the last day open to the public, followed by “a special invitation to our friends from the service industry to join us for one last goodbye starting at 4-ish
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and going till we run out of things to toast to,” Shayon wrote in an email. “It’s been a real joy to work with, alongside and for, so many wonderful people,” Shayon wrote. Dump City Dumplings
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ich Winiarski was in his truck cutting up onions when I popped in on him on a recent Monday — a similar scene to what he’s been doing since 2015, when he first opened Big Ski’s Pierogis in Bend. This one, however, is one of just a handful of Mondays ahead for the truck, located at The Podski for the last eight years or so. Earlier this summer, Wienarski announced the closure of the truck at the end of the year, but then made another announcement this month, saying the last day would come much sooner, due to circumstances beyond his control. With his kids now grown, Wienarski is ready to move onto new adventures, possibly in new locales. “This town’s been incredible,” Wienarski told the Source. “Ever since I announced that I was closing, I mean, thousands of people have reached out from all around the country.” At the time of opening, Big Ski’s was among just a handful of food carts to exist in Bend. After 20 years working as a prison guard, Wienarski said he wanted to open Big Ski’s, “to show my kids what
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Rich Wienarski opened Big Ski’s in 2015 after a career as a prison guard.
it was like to have a business — use my family’s recipes and have a good time. And Bend’s been great. No regrets. It was nice that I got into the beginning of the food cart industry. I’ve seen a lot of changes.” The last day for Big Ski’s will be Sept. 14. Big Ski’s Pierogis
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Drugs and Dinosaurs SCREEN Sex, An August movie roundup By Jared Rasic 23 run from Dutch assassins, regardless of context. More women-led stoner comedies, please. Just make the next one a bit better, if at all possible. “The End of Oak Street “ — When I say that this is the best dinosaur movie since 1993’s “Jurassic Park,” keep in mind that I find the “Jurassic World” movies to be several different shades of underwhelming. I don’t want to damn the film with faint praise because it deserves more than that. It honestly feels like a lost Spielberg movie filmed in 1982 and pulled straight from the vault. Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor play an unhappy married couple who, along with their teenage children and entire suburban neighborhood, are inexplicably transported back to prehistoric times. “The End of Oak Street” fulfills the promise the “Jurassic” franchise abandoned: deadly dinosaurs wreaking complete havoc on middle-class suburbia. I didn’t realize how badly I needed to see feathered raptors rooting through garbage cans like prehistoric trash pandas, but here we are. Some wonky plotting in the third act threatens to derail the story, but it all comes together nicely — if a bit too conveniently. “The Last House” — Here’s another Netflix Original featuring a fun concept surrounded by some of the laziest writing imaginable. Remember how M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” was about killer wind? This one, at first, appears to be about sentient, malevolent rain. It is exactly as unintentionally hilarious as it sounds. A family led by the great Wagner Moura and Greta Lee (both aggressively slumming it here) is locked inside their home for years by what appears to be angry water and whatever else is lurking outside in the moistness. The first half is actually compelling as we see what the family must do to get food and fresh water, but once the screenplay reveals what is actually happening, the film devolves into pure goofiness, burning through every ounce of goodwill it had stored. “Her Private Hell” — Pure, beautiful nonsense. Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn might be completely drunk on his own hype, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing if the results are this mesmerizing and darkly sensual. The plot follows a group of actresses swept up in an urban legend about a serial killer known as The Leather Man, while an American G.I. named Private K hunts the killer to avenge his dead daughter. There is nothing here to invest in, emotionally, so it’s all vibes and hypnotic tone.
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I don’t know if this is a “good” movie, but the visual storytelling had me locked in for every frame. I’m excited for whatever gorgeous, nonsensical spectacle NWR has in store for us next. I bet it’s weird. “One Night Only”
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ith the release of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” on July 31, we have officially left behind the Summer Blockbuster season and are now entering that nebulous August/September space where studios and streamers throw everything at the multiplex wall just to see what sticks. It’s not quite prestige, Oscarbait season yet, so whatever movies you end up seeing this month will vary wildly in quality — as I learned the hard way over the last few days. Here are a few recent releases I stumbled across. “One Night Only” — I’m not entirely sure who this movie is for. The high-concept romantic comedy imagines a world where sex is illegal (unless you’re married) except for one night a year. We follow a pair of ridiculously hot New Yorkers as they meet cute, part cuter and continuously a run into each other throughout the night. Basically, it’s “The Purge,” but for onenight stands. But here’s the problem: as charming as Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro are (and, my God, they have chemistry to burn), they’re still trapped in a movie with no clue what it wants to be. It’s not funny enough to be a comedy, not sexy enough to be hot, not smart enough to be satire and not angry enough to be political. “One Night Only” has an interesting idea buried somewhere beneath all the fluff, but this fails to dig it up. That said, Monica Barbaro is so effortlessly charismatic that the screen catches fire whenever she is on it. If this movie exists solely to make her a movie star, then sitting through it might have been worth it after all. “The Wrong Girls” — Stoner comedies might not make a comeback after this weird little movie greets the world. I’m not even sure the film is actually good, but I’m so glad it exists. Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat play two underemployed, bong-brained, ride-or-die best friends who cross paths with mad scientists, handsome assassins, lazy kitties and too many other bonkers things to list here. A case of mistaken identity ends with Stewart possessing a briefcase filled with a rare narcotic harvested from deep-water squid that grants the user psychic powers. Things only get weirder from there. “The Wrong Girls” is a decent watch. Unfortunately, the obvious fun you can tell everyone is having on set doesn’t quite translate to the viewer. Still, Stewart and Shawkat share such a lived-in chemistry that I had a lovely time just watching them hang out and
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newly installed Motus antenna in tags, that work on the same frequency “I jumped in in July, 2025, after learnPrineville’s Crooked River Wet- and emit small bursts of a unique Morse ing about these systems,” said Gordon lands will help biologists and the code-like signal, specific to the individ- Wetzel, East Cascades Bird Alliance general public better understand the ual species, which can be picked up by treasurer about his “Motus moment.” migratory patterns of small wildlife automated receiving stations which With the help of the OSU-Cascades species such as birds, bats, butterflies operate 24/7. The lightweight “loop HERS lab (Human and Ecosystem and dragonflies. tags” have a small loop harness that fits Resilience and Sustainability lab), Wet“Migration is a mystery in many over a species’ wings like a backpack. zel set out to test radio interference ways,” said Kalysta “Kaly” Adkins, Developed by two companies: Lotek at several locations in Central Oregon regional diversity biologist for the Ore- and Cellular Tracking Technologies, that could be appropriate for a tower. gon Department of Fish and Wildlife. the tags run on a battery, solar power, “I checked the obvious places like HatThough researchers know a lot about or some hybrid form, depending on the field Ponds, Redmond Sewage Ponds, the breeding and wintering grounds, weight and size of the tag. A Bluetooth Tumalo Reservoir and others,” Wethow wildlife travel between these areas version of a tag is being developed that zel said, but most had high levels of is less well known. “The management would ping cellphones and have an app interference. After a field trip to the of species, especially vulnerable ones, that records the data that is available to Deschutes Land Trust’s Ochoco Prehas to include their migratory routes.” anyone on the Motus website. serve, Wetzel focused his efforts across The travels of a GPS-collared the river to the Crooked River Chuck Gates male gray wolf, OR-7, or better Wetlands Complex in Prineville. known as Journey, highlighted his With the help of Chuck incredible sojourn from the Wallow Gates, president of the Friends Mountains to the southern Casof the Crooked River Wetlands cades, which was well documented Complex, Wetzel got permisthanks to his satellite-linked GPS sion to test and then install an collar. But, tracking the movements antenna at the facility. of smaller wildlife species such as The wetlands had installed birds, bats and insects, has been a osprey nest platforms atop large challenge in the past due to weight poles and since the birds weren’t restrictions of the tracking device. using the platforms, Wetzel and “The device can’t be more than 2-3 Gates picked one they could percent of a species’ body weight,” attach the antennae to. said Adkins. For a Lewis’s woodpeckThe two enlisted a couple er, a species Adkins studies in Oreof other helpers, one a former gon, their body weight varies from 88 electrical contractor, and got to 139 grams (3.1 to 4.9 ounces), so as the antennae installed on July to not disrupt the daily activities of 24, which will be able to detect such a bird, a tracking device would either companies’ tags or the have to weigh somewhere around Bluetooth signals in the future. next to nothing. Green darners, a “As I understand it, there is a large dragonfly, are outfitted with a greater range of detection direcNanoPin tag that weighs around 0.15 tionally than overhead,” said grams (1/200th of an ounce). Adkins. “The idea is that the bird The Motus Wildlife Track[or other species] will be detecting System is a program of Birds ed on the approach or departure Canada, the largest avian conserroute in a wider swath rathvation-oriented nonprofit in Caner than a narrow beam directada, that launched in 2014 using a ly overhead.” In open country radio telemetry system made up of with good line of sight, that tiny radio tags, antennae and data equates to about a 15-kilometer recorders. Motus isn’t an acronym, radius (9.3 miles). but means “movement” in Latin. “The East Cascades Bird “Motus has allowed a revolution Alliance spent about $4,000 in in the world of individual tracking equipment and the Friends covof particularly small wildlife speered the cost of renting a powcies,” said William Blake, American er lift to work from, and the Bird Conservancy’s Pacific Northlabor was free,” added Wetzel. west Regional Motus coordinator in The remaining data receiver and a presentation to the Duval Audupower supply will be installed bon Society. “Motus is a collaborasoon, smoke permitting, and tive approach to radio telemetry.” then the receiver will be up and Telemetry technology for sperunning, recording the codes of cies that weigh under 100 grams migratory creatures and helping (3.5 ounces) includes lightweight Gordon Wetzel stands below the Motus antenna at the Crooked to better understand their mysradio nanotags, called coded VHF River Wetlands. teries of migration.
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The Inaugural High Desert Food Trail Scavenger Hunt
The mission is education through adventure Damian Fagan
Well Rooted Produce in Tumalo is one stop along the High Desert Food Trail.
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f you love treasure hunts, a little competition, and learning more about the farms and local food businesses in Central Oregon, then you’ll want to dust off your John Deere hat and sign up for the Ultimate Scavenger’s High Desert Food Trail Scavenger Hunt, set for Sept. 19 in the Tumalo-Sisters area. “We’ll start at the Tumalo Coffeehouse and end at the Lazy Z Ranch in Sisters,” said Joshua Savage, owner of Ultimate Scavenger. “I’ll give the teams envelopes with 15- 20 clues; then it’s mark, set, go!” This family-friendly event’s goal is to raise awareness about businesses associated with the High Desert Food Trail. Each clue will have two parts: one part leading them to the location and the second part is what to do while they are at the location to prove that they were there, which might be something like taking a video of everyone picking tomatoes while singing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” for full points. The High Desert Food Trail is a network of over 60 businesses associated with agricultural culinary and agritourism in Central Oregon. This self-guided trail is a program of the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance, which brings to light the growing agricultural and agrotourism scene in the region. Tickets are available on the HDFFA website, hdffa.org, or through the Ultimate Scavenger Facebook page. Cost is $10 per person, plus handling cost, and advance registration is highly encouraged as space is limited. Ultimate Scavenger High Desert Food Trail Scavenger Hunt Sat., Sept. 19, Noon-4pm Tumalo Coffeehouse 19855 4th St., Tumalo Hdffa.org $10
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he smell of smoke, thick haze in the sky, and the knowledge of nearby fires can elicit a very real and ancient instinct in our minds and nervous systems — to flee and get away. This instinct has served humankind well, as those that developed this sensibility were generally those that survived, eluding otherwise catastrophic fires threatening homes and environment. Our sense of smell has a direct link to our limbic system, that part of the brain associated with emotions, and just the smell of wildfire can trigger a response that our ancestors developed over hundreds of thousands of years. There are also very real physiologic concerns and stressors our bodies experience when wildfire smoke is in the air. In a climate of increasing intensity of fires every year, there are some useful considerations for supporting health and vitality and making the wildfire season more tolerable. While certain densities of smoke do in fact warrant staying inside or following that fleeing instinct all the way to the Pacific Ocean, this year we have lived in an environment that is, for the most part, very survivable. Nevertheless, I work with many patients whose sensitivity to smoke in the air causes physiological symptoms as well as mental emotional responses that are nearly unbearable. Some approaches to this that really make a difference include first creating a safe and clean-air environment in your home and office. Many more cost-effective choices exist from companies that do a great job with HEPA filtration and the ability to move plenty of air — I love, for example, the Coway brand Airmega unit running at our place this year. Making sure you are spending time in and around water is also a wonderful salve for the mind and nervous system during the season of smoke and heat. Simply getting yourself to the river or to nearby lakes for weekly swims can do wonders, reminding that primal instinct that you are in fact still safe and OK. For many, the emotional trigger also exists because there are so many regions and communities in Oregon and beyond who have not been so fortunate during this wildfire season. This author would like to offer a particular shout-out to the community and tribal nation of Warm Springs, who have had a devastating fire season
with immeasurable destruction to homes, property and environment. For those whose hearts are moved to support this community’s recovery efforts financially, donations can be made online at the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Wildfire Recovery Fund. Beyond the emotional stressors associated with wildfire season, our bodies also endure real metabolic stress from the smoke and particulate matter that we are inevitably inhaling, even when the AQI index is below 100. The effects of this are particularly dangerous for those already suffering from cardiovascular or respiratory conditions. There are direct impacts on the lungs from smoke in the environment and simultaneously oxidative stress on all the cells in the body from free radical activity associated with smoke and particulate matter inhalation. Our body has tremendous anti-oxidant mechanisms always at work, and there are many approaches to helping support that. Staying well-hydrated , as simple as that sounds, goes a long way to helping your body deal with the physical and metabolic effects of smoke exposure. Additionally, making sure you include antioxidant rich foods like red and blue berries, an abundance of leafy greens, vitamin C rich citrus as well as omega 3 oils is very beneficial. Nutritional supplements like N-Acetyl Cysteine, Vitamin C and herbs that nourish the lungs are all worth consideration. A few of the many lung-nourishing herbs to consider during the season of smoke and fire include slippery elm (Ulmus), marshmallow root (Althea), mullein (Verbascum) and licorice root (Glycyrrhiza). One might also consider including passionflower (Passiflora) and oat (Avena) to additionally help soothe the nervous system. Taking good care of our minds and bodies and staying connected with communities in need helps us feel less as victims of our surroundings and more empowered during wildfire season. In this way we not only bolster our health and resilience but also take action during an environmental phenomenon that can feel so beyond our control. —Joshua Phillips, ND is a naturopathic physician and the director at Hawthorn Healing Arts Center in Bend, Oregon. He can be reached at docnaturecure@gmail. com with questions or comments.
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The House You Want Has a Price. Your Lifestyle Does, Too. The Price Tag Isn’t the Whole Story It is easy to focus on the purchase price. But the real cost includes the mortgage, interest rate, taxes, insurance, HOA dues, maintenance and the expenses. For many buyers, the number that matters most isn’t the listing price. It’s the monthly payment. Consider a $600,000 mortgage on a 30-year fixed loan: at 5% interest, the principal and interest payment would be roughly $3,221 a month. At 6%, it jumps to about $3,597. That’s an extra $376 every month—or more than $4,500 a year— before factoring in taxes, insurance or HOA dues. That $376 a month could mean a family vacation, additional retirement savings or simply a little more breathing room. The Down Payment Dilemma Putting more money down can reduce the monthly payment, but it also ties up more cash in the house. Is it worth putting an additional $50,000 into the home if doing so leaves little money for emergencies, investments, renovations or simply enjoying life? The House You Want vs. The House You Can Afford You may technically qualify for the $850,000 house. But can you comfortably own it?
Consider a buyer choosing between two homes in Bend. One is $250,000 more and offers the west-side location and Cascade Mountain views they’ve always wanted. The other home checks most of the same boxes, just in a different neighborhood and without the view. Is that extra $250,000 worth it if the larger payment means putting off the family trip to Europe they’ve been saving for? Being approved for a payment and being happy with a payment are two very different things. The Hidden Cost of “Cheap” A $550,000 home that needs $100,000 in improvements may ultimately cost more than a $650,000 home that is move-in ready. A lower-priced property might also come with a $250 monthly HOA, higher maintenance costs or a roof that needs replacing. But even those numbers don’t tell the whole story. What are you actually trying to accomplish with the home? Are you planning to sell in five years, or do you expect to raise your family there for the next 20? How Much House Should You Actually Buy? Ultimately, affordability isn’t just about what a lender says you can borrow. It’s about what fits comfortably into the life you want to live. The goal isn’t necessarily to buy the cheapest house you can find—or the most expensive house you can afford. It is to find the balance between the home you want and the life you want to live once you get there. Because the house you want has a price. Your lifestyle does, too.
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ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In traditional textile
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In engineering,
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I am nursing a hopeful dream that you will give yourself a fun surprise or two in the coming days—maybe even more than two. Not necessarily the most expensive delights, but those that would inspire your nervous system to relax and your spirit to celebrate. Possible options: a few hours of free time with no obligations, a hike where you adore and praise the sky, a conversation you’ve been craving, a daring yes, or a long-overdue no. Or how about finally starting a fun project you keep postponing, or setting down a burden you’ve been carrying for too long? You might ask yourself: “If someone who loved me dearly were in charge of my rhythm, what would they arrange for me?”
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The ocean has different layers. Each has its own temperature, pressure, and ecosystem. Many sea creatures are adapted to one specific stratum and don’t wander far from their chosen realm. But there are transition zones where the layers meet, and they’re often rich in biodiversity. I propose that we use these areas as metaphors for your power spots, Pisces. You tend to thrive in thresholds and boundaries, where edges meet and overlap. That will be especially true in the coming weeks. To court good fortune and sweet delight, you should hang out at the borders where diverse influences mingle.
making, the selvage is the strong edge that holds the fabric together and keeps it from unraveling. It’s braided more tightly than the rest so it can do its guarding work. I think that’s a helpful metaphor for your life in the coming weeks, Leo. Your main weave is pretty gorgeous, but the edges aren't sufficiently taut. What should you do, practically speaking? For starters, create firm boundaries around your work time, your rest, and your availability to others' demands.
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Antarctica contained blank spaces labeled simply "unexplored." Cartographers didn't pretend to know what wasn't yet revealed. This was a gift to future trailblazers, who didn't have to overcome the confusion of false certainties. You could benefit from adopting a similar practice. Instead of explaining every mystery with confident opinions, designate a few regions of your inner world as magnificently unexplored. Your willingness to say "I don't know yet" will be a fertile form of wisdom. The unanswered questions will be better allies than premature conclusions.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In architecture,
the keystone is the central, wedge-shaped stone positioned at the top of an arch. It's often the last piece placed, and it's what holds everything together. If it’s removed, the entire structure collapses. But the keystone itself is held in place by the pressure of the other stones. I love the fact that it’s both the most crucial piece and yet totally dependent on everything else. This is an excellent metaphor for you right now. You're like a keystone: holding everything together and also being held by everything. Please accept my personal thanks for accomplishing the amazing feat of being both powerful and vulnerable! The structure needs you, and you need the structure. PS: Don't overestimate your independence or underestimate your importance.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t reorganize your junk drawers anytime soon, Sagittarius. Please? Refrain from scrubbing the oven, organizing your kitchen cupboards, and untangling old extension cords. I'm begging you to believe me when I urge to allocate your energy toward the most interesting and important matters. The cosmic indicators are unambiguous. You will be happiest and most successful if you: 1. dare to access secret wisdom you've been hiding from yourself; 2. immerse yourself in almost too much beauty and truth; 3. let your imagination run wild as you visualize future scenarios that thrill you even if they're also a bit unnerving. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Grand Canyon in Arizona is 277 miles long, as wide as 18 miles, and a mile deep in some places. Through persistent erosion for millions of years, the Colorado River carved it. This massive creative project happened entirely through subtraction, not addition. I suggest you regard it as one of your role models in the coming months, Capricorn. Your goal is to wear away resistance and eliminate what’s unnecessary. The magnificence you produce will be very gradual and incremental.
redundancy refers to the practice of building multiple layers of support into a system so that if one part falters, others keep functioning. Airplanes and spacecraft rely on this principle for safety. I urge you to adopt a similar strategy in the coming weeks. By creating backup plans or additional reinforcement, you can move forward with more daring and flair, which I highly recommend. Artful preparation will strengthen your ability to experiment and improvise.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Consider this your
official alert that you’re close to getting too much of a good thing. To safeguard the lovely momentum you’ve built lately, be vigilant that genuine abundance doesn’t bloat into plain old overload. Say no to becoming indentured to your own brilliant ideas. Don’t let your victories drag you into depletion. Steer clear of grand gestures of generosity that are driven mostly by the urge to dazzle onlookers. You really can keep every delicious reward you’ve earned, dear Aries, as long as you begin installing some graceful new boundaries right now.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1925, Taurus astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900–1979) discovered that stars are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium. Famous astrophysicists of that era rejected her conclusions because she contradicted the prevailing theories. Nevertheless, she persisted in her claims and was eventually proved correct by other experts. Sound familiar, Taurus? If it doesn’t yet, I expect it will soon. Naysayers may insist you’re wrong when you know and I know you’re right. My advice: Be faithful to the truths you've directly observed even if they don't match consensus reality. Your understandings are valid even if they're inconvenient. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You're ready and
able to commune intimately with the hidden source of power that fuels your life. Hallelujah! But first, acknowledge a humbling truth: You’re not entirely sure what that source is. You've made assumptions, of course. You've told yourself stories about where your vitality comes from: your work, your relationships, your creative projects, your spiritual practices. And while these channels do transmit energy, they're tributaries of the ultimate spring. In the coming weeks, you’ll have exciting opportunities to trace these streams back to their headwaters. Start this way: Be alert for mini-breakthroughs when you feel unexpectedly energized or mysteriously restored.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The GPS system
requires Einstein's theory of relativity to work correctly. Satellites in orbit experience time slightly differently than we do on Earth's surface. Without accounting for that time dilation, your phone would be off by 6.8 miles every day. Moral of the story: The practical requires the theoretical and the mundane needs the cosmic. I bring this to your attention as a useful metaphor, Cancerian. I suspect you've been trying to solve ground-level problems with ground-level thinking. But your current challenges require you to factor in some relativity: to recognize that different parts of your life are operating in different timeframes, under different rules. What works in one context doesn't necessarily work in another. In the coming weeks, refrain from trying to apply universal solutions. Calibrate for context.
Homework: Upon waking for the next seven mornings, sing a song that fills you with feisty hope.
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