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Commute Options Week

Commute Options director, Jeff Monson, enjoys spending quality time with his daughter, Piper, while biking or walking to school. See Pages 14-15 for information on Commute Options Week.

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Summer Fun! What Does Health Care Reform Mean to you? Know Reading: Summer Reading Programs The Heart and Art of Animal Healing Sessions

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Nita Belles, Author, “In Our Backyard”

Bend Senior Center

2nd Bend Memorial Clinic

GMCO/HSCO “Pet of the Week”

High Desert Gardening w/Doug Stott Get Outdoors w/Bob Woodward

Officer Steve Esselstyn, Bend Police Upcoming Summer Events in Sisters Dept. Local Design Tip Local Motorsports Tip

Bend Chamber of Commerce Bend’s Heritage Walk KPOV 106.7 Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Sr. Pastor, Clark, Sisters Rodeo 6th Emily First Presbyterian Church of Bend Queen

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What’s Cooking w/Chef Lisa Glickman

“Kits for Kids” Campaign for homeless children

Coming Up At The Tower Theatre

Humane Society of CO

Outdoor Survival Tips

Local Fitness Tip

American Red Cross

CTC’s “Sex, Drugs & Rick n Noel”

The Center

Bend Parks & Rec. District

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What’s Cooking w/Chef Lisa Glickman

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Dave Rosell, Rosell Wealth Manag.

Father’s Day at the Bend Elks Baseball Club

Outdoor Survival Tips

Local Fitness Tip

Operation Eagles Wings-news network for Vets

COTV’s Talk of the Town

Redmond Chamber

St. Charles Health System

What’s Cooking w/Chef Lisa Glickman

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Mid Oregon Credit Union

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Fred Swisher/Sarah Whipple, Author Local Fitness Tip “55 Myths, Tips and Secrets: Bend’s COTV’s Talk of the Town Essential Guide to Landscaping”

Lon Kellstrom, Mayor of Sisters

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Sunriver Marathon for a Cause Central Oregon Comm. College

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What’s Cooking w/Chef Lisa Glickman Rethink Waste Guide in todays Bulletin

Bend/Lapine Schools

City Club of CO

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Local Motorsports Tip Redmond Parks and Rec. District

Summer Sunday Concerts at LSA Summer Shootout Marble Tour.

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Deschutes County

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2011 Tour de Chutes

Bend’s Heritage Walk

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OSU Ext. Service Master Gardeners

Local Design Tip

High Desert Gardening w/Doug Stott GMCO/HSCO “Pet of the Week” Get Outdoors w/Bob Woodward High Desert Museum Local Design Tip

Transitional Housing for home17th less families with kids Reading the new Food Labels Deborah Hilleren, Author, “Battered Earth” Local Motorsports Tip June is National Scleroderma awareness month George Endicott, Mayor, City 24th of Redmond OSU Ext. Service Master Gardeners Local Motorsports Tip Bite of Bend this weekend

Oregon Fireworks sales and safety

East Cascades Audubon Society

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Commute Options Week events and activities

High Desert Gardening w/Doug Stott GMCO/HSCO “Pet of the Week” Officer Steve Esselstyn, Bend Police Get Outdoors w/Bob Woodward Dept. Jean Nave, Author, “Harry and Lola at the Sisters Rodeo Bend’s Heritage Walk Local Design Tip Sisters Chamber of Commerce Bend 2030

Outdoor Survival Tips Sandy Baxter, Chief, City of Bend Police Dept.

Smoke Alarm door to door program

High Desert Gardening w/Doug Stott GMCO/HSCO “Pet of the Week” Get Outdoors w/Bob Woodward Deschutes Public Library Todd Sensenbach, Home Instead Senior Care Bend’s Heritage Walk

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Innovation Theatre Works “tick, tick...Boom”

Redmond School District Bend Parks & Rec. Local Fitness Tip COTV’s Talk of the Town

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Dr. Chad Moles, Animal Emergency Doctor

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Paty Jager, Author, “Spirit of 30th the Lake”

High Desert Gardening w/Doug Stott GMCO/HSCO “Pet of the Week” Get Outdoors w/Bob Woodward Bend’s Heritage Walk Community Healing Nights

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Summer Fun! By Sue Siefken MA, OT/L

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ummer is great time to get outdoors and enjoy all Central Oregon has to offer. Many activities you can do in your back yard are perfect to help children develop their hand muscles and coordination. Most of us will be planting ﬂowers! Don’t forget to include small hands in the process. There is so much children can learn from the different textures of dirt, potting soil, wet earth, and from the sequence of the process: “First we dig a hole, and then we gently remove the ﬂower from the package and ‘massage’ the roots a bit . . .”

Page 6 Give Them Wings: Attachment and Separation Anxiety

Page 7 What Does Health Care Reform Mean To You?

Page 10 Natural Heartburn and GERD Remedies for Children, Teens, & Adults

Page 12 Congratulations Graduates

Rachel Martin

The ﬂowers eventually need to be watered. A smaller watering can provides some weight that helps to develop hand muscles. Just think of the motor planning needed to figure out how to pour the water onto the plant. Mistakes and repeated trials are well tolerated in the back yard! A squirt water bottle is another excellent way to develop hand and finger muscles. Two hands can be used if necessary and kids can have such fun squirting each other, too! While we’re at it, let’s squirt the sliding glass door and wipe in with paper towels to clean it. Kids will think they are doing an adult’s job while they are exercising their hands!

Steven Thill

Mark Larson

Dr. Michelle Jackson

Page 13 Protecting your Family from ‘life Events”

The patio can also be squirted with water. If a puddle is formed, kids can put their hands and feet in it and make hand prints and footprints.

Page 13 Being Your own Best Friend BettyJean Schuster

Debbie Boeddeker

While we are talking about the patio, don’t forget the sidewalk chalk. Let the kids be creative, engage their hands and minds, and practice shapes, faces, and letters. When drawing, even the position of hands and knees is helpful for building hand and shoulder strength!

Page 19 Tooth Talk with Dr. Dondo: looking for Dr. Right

A sandbox is a nice addition to sensory-rich play in the yard. Home-made or purchased, every sandbox needs a lid to keep out critters. Sifted and sterilized sand can be purchased at the hardware store, and you can easily add toys that contain, pour and stir. The squirt bottle is also a fun tool to change the texture of the sand and make pat-a-cakes.

Dr. Carlo Arredondo

Summer is a great time to take play dough out doors. It provides sensory play and hand development at the same time. Make home made play dough or purchase new containers so that it is nice and soft, providing just the right amount of resistance for strengthening and shaping.

Sue Siefken MA, OT/L. I am an occupational therapist specializing in pediatrics and St. Charles Medical Center, Bend.

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Family Adventure Walk Saturday, August 13th 10am

A Benefit for Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory

Folkmanis Puppets has again donated wonderful wild 12-20 inch puppets to be raffled at the end of the Walk. Copernicus Toys and GeoCentral have also donated prizes for kids. Each child participating in the Family Adventure Walk will receive a chance to win a puppet and receive a prize.

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory’s second annual Family Adventure Walk will be held on Saturday, August 13 at 10am following the Running is for the Birds 10k and 5k events.

his event has been specially designed for families. The event begins in The Village at Sunriver and follows the bike paths 1 mile to Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory. At the beginning of the walk, children will each be given a “Passport to Nature” to complete along the way. Interpretive stations will be set up along the route where children will learn a nature fact, see a live animal, or complete a learning activity. Examples of the stations are Loads of Toads, Whoo is the Great Horned Owl, and Wildflowers of Sunriver. After completing each station, the child will receive a sticker for their Passport and the Passport will be turned in at Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory for a prize. At the Nature Center children and families will participate in a scavenger hunt, relax and eat a snack and enjoy FREE admission to the Nature Center. Folkmanis Puppets has again donated wonderful wild 12-20 inch puppets to be raffled at the end of the Walk. Copernicus Toys and GeoCentral have also donated prizes for kids. Each child participating in the Family Adventure Walk will receive a chance to win a puppet and receive a prize. This is a fun, interactive learning event for the whole family. Last year’s participants loved this event. Strollers and wagons are fine to use on the trail, but please leave your dogs at home. Shuttles will be available to transport families back to The Village at Sunriver where they can participate in the children’s activities at the Sunriver Women’s Club’s Art Faire. Registration for Running is for the Birds and the Family Adventure Walk can be completed at Footzone in Bend, Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory or at www.sunrivernaturecenter.org. Registrations will be accepted up to the morning of the event. Please call (541) 593-4394 with any questions.

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C o l o r Phobic?

By Patti Julber / Complements Home Interiors

Definition of Color Phobia: Fear of using color in your home. Are you afraid of color or just afraid of what it might do in your home? I s your home one of those that has the same “builder beige “ that you bought it with? Using color is one of the easiest, quickest and least expensive ways to freshen up your home. Here are few color combinations that might just shake things up and make you lose your color phobia. Blue/Orange- A great combination! Blue creates a feeling of calm and serenity , while orange will add life and energy to the room. Painting the walls a periwinkle blue with a tangerine orange area rug will ground it and create some life. Gray /Purple- A wonderful duo for the bedroom! Soft and sexy gray combines with sultry and sensual purple. Painting your walls a rich gray while adding bedding in various shades of purple and gray would make anyone ready for bed early! Green/Blue or Purple- A young combination that feels like spring or summer is blooming inside your house! Walls that are green are energizing and make a room feel cozy. Purple or blue pillows on your sofa or chairs will add zing to an already energetic room. . Yellow/orange- Painting your walls butter yellow will create a traditional yet, early morning feeling of the sunrise. Adding a valance or drapes with a hint of orange in it will keep the warmth going from early morning till late night.

Does your home need more than just a touch of paint?

Aqua / Fuchsia- A sophisticated color combination that would work great in a small den or a powder room. Walls that are aqua create a sensation of serenity and well-being. By adding fuchsia towels, or a blanket to a small den sofa it will make for a feeling of warmth to the serenity.

Could it use some updating by a professional?

Fear no more! Color is fun and can be added sparingly or in great big doses according to your comfort level. Once you start adding color to your home, don’t be surprised if you add more in another room and then a bit more and pretty soon you’ll have a wonderfully colorful home. You will no longer have to be treated for color phobia.

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Don’t Let Gasoline Turn Summer Fun into Tragedy

Give Them Wings:

Attachment and Separation Anxiety by Rachel Martin

Tips for Parents to Prevent Gasoline Burn Injuries

Q. I have a boy who just turned three. He won’t let either myself or his father leave him with a babysitter or in preschool or a child care room. He cries very loudly and incessantly until we are sent for. It is embarrassing! Our older boy never had trouble separating from us, at least not for long. What can we do? Why would our younger boy be so frightened when his brother wasn’t hardly at all?

Barbecuing and gathering around the campfire are summertime rituals for many families. This season, parents across the country are working to keep outdoor fun from turning into tragedy by spreading the word that gas and fire never mix. “Eighty percent of parents do not use gas to start fires. It’s just not what good parents do,” said Amanda Emerson of www.StopGasFires. org. “But our research shows some parents mistakenly think using gas to start a fire is a normal thing to do. It’s not — and we need to get the word out to keep kids safe this summer.”

A. This is not uncommon. From the time they are born, all children begin to form an attachment to their mother, father, and/or other regular and early caregivers. The quality of this attachment is a critical aspect of infant health, and a secure attachment contributes to the emotionally healthy growth and development of a child over time. Through consistent, nurturing, high quality care, a secure attachment is formed when the infant learns that she can count on the caregiver to respond to, and take care of, her needs. It is expected that children between certain ages show signs of distress when the parent with whom they have formed a secure attachment leaves them alone with someone they are not attached to. This typically begins around 7-9 months, and tends to end around 10-13 months of age. Some children have a very small and brief experience of this anxiety. Others have one that is more intense and much longer lasting. Children are born with unique personality characteristics that continue for some time during their lives, from a few years to a lifetime. This is not well known in our society, unfortunately, so that parents are often blamed when a child exhibits personality characteristics that are unusual, such as the one you have described. Just because a personality characteristic is unusual doesn’t make it abnormal, however, nor the fault of the parent. Some common personality characteristics that have been identified by research include activity level, adaptability to new situations, intensity of reactions, and distractibility from ongoing activities. It is not terribly unusual for a child to have difficulty when a parent leaves him or her with another caregiver, no matter how familiar that caregiver may be. I am aware of several children who, at times, would cry over one parent leaving even when the other parent was staying and holding him. There are strategies to help children who are having difficulty with separation from a parent, often called separation anxiety. However, for a child like your younger son, such strategies may not to be helpful enough until he is a year of three older. They are likely to pay off over time, in any case. When a child’s true needs are treated with respect, the child develops a trust in the world that will help him become more confident and independent in the long run. Having someone the child likes come to your house and take him somewhere he loves to go could provide a helpful experience. First of all, visit a setting several times before planning to leave your son there. When you plan to leave him, give him several warnings ahead of time as you travel there. Let him know that you will return soon and that he will be well cared for in the setting. When you get there, allow at least 5 minutes of settling in. You might even ask if he will let you know when he is ready for you to leave. Never leave him without letting him know that you are about to do so, even though he will get upset. Leave quickly after you tell him that you are about to. If possible, ask the caregiver there to begin reading a book to the child, or engaging him in playing with a favorite kind of toy before you leave. The first time you leave, leave only for about 3 minutes. The next time, leave for 10 minutes, and the next for 30, and so on. Sometimes leaving a child in a setting with his brother there can help as well. Rachel Martin, M.S., is a Certified Family Life Educator. Email her at rachelmartin@parentingresearch.org or write to her at P.O. Box 131, Corvallis, OR 97339-0131.

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Never use gas to start a fire. Parents who mix gas and fire put themselves — and anyone near them — at risk of injury or death. Kids also learn by example. Talk to your kids about gasoline. Teenager Austin Bailiff nearly died in a gas fire. Share his video with your child at www. StopGasFires.org. Keep gas out of reach of children. Out of sight isn’t enough, for any age. Store your gasoline where children cannot access it. Many parents keep their gas in a locked location. Use a proper container. Never use old soda bottles or other makeshift containers to store gas; someone might think it’s a beverage and drink it. And even a small cup of gasoline can emit vapors and may ignite. Store gasoline in a well-ventilated area outside your vehicle and living space. Consider a detached garage or outdoor storage shed. Keep gas away from any source of heat, spark or ﬂame. Even common household appliances like water heaters and clothes dryers can ignite gas vapors. Read the warning label on your gas can. A list of safety precautions is imprinted on every approved portable gasoline container. Make sure you read the warnings if you store gasoline at home. Visit StopGasFires.org for more information and to help spread the word to other parents.

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What Does Health Care Reform Mean to you?

Dr. Linda Nordhus Chiropractic Physician

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By Steven Thill

On March 23, 2010 President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. The law puts in place a comprehensive health insurance reforms that will roll out over the next few years. There are several parts of the reform that have rolled out in the last 6 months, below I am going to highlight some areas that will impact us the most. The first area is that children are now guaranteed issue which means they cannot be turned down for pre-existing conditions. The dates to remember each year is February and August. These are the 2 months of the year that parents can sign their kids up for individual health insurance (whether it is a child only or a family plan.) The next area that has made a significant impact is preventive care. If you have an individual or group health insurance plan, preventive care is now covered with no co-pay and no deductible. I would recommend you contact your Health provider to ensure you fall within the network. This is a very broad area so I am going to focus on a few of the key coverages. To get a more comprehensive list of the preventive services provided I am including this link. www.healthcare.gov/. You now can go in once a year for a physical exam as well as a mammogram and pelvic pap smear with no co-pay, no deductible. Be sure that your primary reason for the visit is for the preventive care or your health provider may charge you. Also if your plan uses a provider network the health plans are only required to cover preventive services through an innetwork provider. Consult your health provider before setting up

an appt.to be sure your preventive needs fall within the guidelines. Another area that is now covered is colonoscopies for individuals 50 yrs and older. You can schedule a colonoscopy with no co-pay or deductible the screening is free, same rules apply in terms of network providers. One note to remember, the screening won’t cost you anything but if they find something in the screening and you go back in for testing or to remove a polyp, then expect that your deductible will apply. The last area I am going to touch on: if your group health insurance covers children you can now add or keep your children on your health insurance policy until age 26. Until now, insurance carriers could remove children at age 19, sometimes they could stay on the policy longer if they were a full time college student. This act made it easier and affordable for young adults to stay covered for health insurance. Well I have given you just a taste of some of the bigger pieces of Health care reform. There are several other features to the Affordable Care Act if you are interested in learning more feel free to call me direct at (541)3065014.

Wishing you good health!

Steven Thill, health insurance specialist with AIC Insurance Agency. Specializing in health insurance for individuals and the self employed. With over 6 years of Health insurance experience he is very knowledgable on all aspects of health insurance. As a parent himself living in Central Oregon for the past 18 yrs he has been following the roll out of health care reform. If you would like more information please check out www.healthchoicenw.com

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Helping Kids Change Their Minds Using Hypnosis to Change Behaviors By Steven Davis, CHT

I am the father of a 6th grader. A very opinionated 6th grader. Getting him to do things or to see a different point of view can be very challenging. We’ve tried every parenting style we know; including explanation, consequences, rewards, and time-outs, which one or more led to an upset. When I started using hypnosis on him for issues like confidence in rock climbing, excess worrying, and speech articulation, he liked it, we got results and the household harmony level increased dramatically. In his 2007 book, “The Brain That Changes Itself ”, that made the term “neuroplasticity” famous, Norman Doidge, M.D. points out how our belief about how the brain works has changed drastically in the last twenty years. We used to believe that the brain was “hardwired” in childhood and behaviors were set for life. In the last twenty years, through advances in brain scanning techniques, scientists have learned that the human brain is constantly remapping itself and reallocating resources to meet new learning challenges. In fact, they’ve documented that a person learning to play the guitar, who puts it down on a Friday and picks it back up on a Monday to practice, will be using different neural pathways on Monday because their brain has rewired itself over the weekend based on non-guitar playing activities. One very effective way to access the unconscious mind and make behavioral changes is through hypnosis. Hypnosis works especially well with children and teens because they are open to anything that is fun and will make a difference for them. Norman Doidge’s book, explains the changes occurring in our neural pathways when hypnosis is used to change behavioral patterns. From eliminating fears, to self-managing attention spans, from building confidence to managing anxiety, hypnosis allows kids to reframe their experiences and overcome challenges.

Down By River By David Santangelo

y son’s name is River. He’s five. For a Dad having a son is quite different than having a daughter. I should know, I have one of them, too. Having a Son is like the perfect reflection. Having a daughter is like pure love. Not that a son isn’t love, of course it is. It’s just that there is an added pressure. It’s like a piece of me got cut out, tossed into the earth and sprouted. A mini me. My habits and characteristics made fresh and anew. Its like there’s this want that I feel for him. With my daughter there’s less of a want and more of an is. We were in Ashland spending time with friends out in the woods. I spent mornings waking up early, stealing away to one of the cabins on the property and working on my new book. Through the window one sunrise I saw River jostling with his bicycle. He rode past the cabin, came back, then disappeared precariously down the side of the hill. “Dad!” His voice rang out from the bottom of the canyon and I flung open the door. “You okay,” I yelled. River started up the hill towards me. “I was looking for you!” He let himself into the cabin and kicked off his shoes. “Dada are you writing?” I was. Working on my new book. Before I could answer he spotted my first book on the table next to me. “Dada. Your book!” River had taken an interest in my book this weekend. We were on our way out the door to go to the hot springs and, rather insolently, he decided we weren’t going to leave until I read to him from my book. So I did, one of the stories about my dog Big Paw and my journey of lifting rocks and saying prayers out in nature in my quest to find him a good home.

A typical hypnosis session starts with a conversation between the parents and myself about what to accomplish in the session. I then move to building a rapport with the child so there is a level of trust that allows the child to feel comfortable and fully relax. I lead them into a deeper relaxed state, where they can still hear me and speak to me and then lead them through processes that allow them to access solutions to their challenges. They leave empowered with tools that they can implement themselves to continue the changes.

“T” he sounded. “H. E.” “What word is that, Bud?” “T. H. E. I don’t know Dad.” “The,” I said. “Oh!” He was excited now. “The. Way. Home. Your book! The Way Home!” River proceeded to write the name out in big bold letters, then ran inside to show everyone the title and the magniﬁcence of the name he had written.

About Steven Davis, CHT ; After 23 years on an Eastern Spiritual path, and experiencing the results of training my mind through meditation, I looked for a faster way to help people grow through accessing their amazing minds. A cousin suggested hypnosis and in the first class, I knew immediately that it was the tool I was looking for. I completed the training and became a Certified Hypnotherapist in 2009. I work with kids on life issues and with athletes in training their minds to perform more effectively. I currently work with 4 Rush Soccer Nike competition teams and have an office on the Westside of Bend. Contact Steven for more information at 541.760.3155 or visit his website at www.kids-thriving.com

The next morning we were headed into town. We were all planning to go, all except River. He had found out that Ryhan was down by the creek clipping raspberry bushes, and that there was a possibility of fishing for trout. River was sure what he wanted, yet he seemed a little unsure of himself. On my way to the car he stopped me. “Dad,” he said. “I really wanted you to go with me.” We ditched the girls and hiked down the mountain. We got lost, River got tired of hiking, and we finally found Ryhan. We dug for worms in the compost bin and River prayed for each and every one of them. As Ryhan’s sidekick, River caught his first fish that morning and, singing, he carried that trout in his little bare hands all the way back up the hill. David Santangelo is an author, counselor, mentor for young men and a father of two. He can be reached through dsantangelo.com and teenspiritwarrior.wordpress.com

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Dandelion A Weed or Good EATS? by Wendee Daniels,L.AC, MTCM

Dandelion Soup 2 qt. dandelion greens, loosely packed 2 qt. chicken soup (any kind) 1 lb. ground beef 1 egg 2 Tbsp. bread crumbs 2 Tbsp. minced parsley 1 Tbsp. minced onions 1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper dash of nutmeg 3 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese 2 Tbsp. sour cream 1. Bring chicken soup to a boil. 2. Add dandelions. 3. Cook gently. 4. Rice or fine noodles can be added (1/2 cup rice or 1 cup noodles). 5. Make tiny meat balls out of remaining ingredients. 6. When greens are tender, add meatballs and cook gently 10 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked. Serve hot with crusty French bread

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I just left the garden, the soil moist, loose, and forgiving from yesterday’s rain. It’s perfect for weeding those plants you don’t want in your garden, right? But, in this case it was an over abundant harvest of dandelion leaves to EAT in tonight’s salad and roots to make a tincture. A tincture is generally a vodka or brandy based herbal preparation made to take internally for healing the body. This is a very popular way of using medicinal herbs and can be either be purchased at your local health food store, from a Naturopath, or Acupuncturist or with some basic instruction may be made at home in your kitchen. Tinctures are potent medicine and often the only way to extract important chemical constituents from the plant. Springtime brings us an abundance of dandelions in the garden and just about everywhere we don’t want. Prolific at spreading their seeds, their feathery, transparent “seed blooms” easily carry in the wind and are a favorite of children to pick and blow. For most of us, little is known about the dandelion, a highly medicinal plant. I grew up thinking it a mere “weed” to be erradicated from the garden at any cost. Invasive, pesky and a downright nuisance we did everything we could to rid this medicinal herb right out of our medicine chest! Not only is this plant nutritious and delicious, it is FREE. Dandelion is a low calorie protein(leaves 19-32%), and is full of vitamin A, C, potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, B-vit complex and much more. Dandelion is associated with the season of Spring, considered a blood cleanser in Traditional Chinese medicine actually cleanses the liver. Dandelion’s botanical name is Taraxacum oﬃcinale, Pu Gong Ying in Chinese medicine and is part of the Asteraceae/Sunflower family. It has some fun common names such as; blow ball, puffball, irish daisy, and doonheadclock. The leaves, flowers and root of the dandelion all have diﬀerent but complementary medicinal qualities and can be prepared in a variety of ways. For all practical purposes harvest those fresh dandelion leaves, throw them in your salad and know that you’re nourishing as well as cleansing your liver at the same time. It easy and safe as long as the dandelion isn’t being harvested where there has been chemical fertilizers or pestisides used.

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Natur al Hear tbur n and GERD Remedies for C h i l d r e n , Te e n s , a n d A d u l t s By Dr. Michelle Jackson, N.D.

eartburn, what used to be an occasional problem for adults is becoming even more common in adults and much more prevalent in children and teens too. Heartburn is due to irritation to the lining of the esophagus caused by the acid from the stomach refluxing or backing up into the esophagus. Stomach acid is not supposed to be in the esophagus therefore the pain results. Heartburn pain has nothing to do with the heart but is called that due to the pain is often felt in the middle of the chest. A burning sensation in the throat or chest that feels worse with swallowing may be a sign that stomach contents are being refluxed up into the esophagus, this pain can last from a few minutes to hours. A sour or bitter taste can occur when stomach contents reflux up into the esophagus. Heartburn is usually the primary symptom of GERD or GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease. Normal function involves a ring of muscles (spincter) between the stomach and the esophagus and that spincter should close tightly and not allow the stomach contents to go into esophagus. In adults there are several common reasons for heartburn. Hiatal hernia, a dysfunctional spincter or anything else that puts pressure on that ring of muscles between the esophagus and stomach such as overeating and obesity. Certain substances such as alcohol, drugs, smoking, and even peppermint reduces the efficiancy of the spincter. Lying down after eating, and pregnancy also commonly cause heartburn. Children, infants, teens, along with adults can have heartburn. Most of the time, gastro reflux in babies is due to a poorly coordinated or developed gastrointestinal tract that will improve over time. That is why most infants grow out of GERD by the time they are 1 year old. In older children and teens, the causes of GERD are often the same as those seen in adults and GERD is becoming increasingly common among teens. Some other common symptoms of GERD are that at night, acid is produced by the stomach and since a person is lying down, it becomes much easier for the acid to flow up to the top of the esophagus and into the throat. This can result in a sore throat in the morning. Irritation caused by refluxed stomach acid into the throat can lead to hoarseness. Trouble swallowing can also occur when food does not pass normally from the mouth through the esophagus to the stomach. There may be a sensation of food sticking in the throat, chest pressure, “burning” after eating, or a feeling of choking. Several studies suggest a significant link between GERD and asthma. GERD can affect asthma when refluxed acid from the stomach is aspirated into the lungs, this can make breathing difficult and cause a person to wheeze and cough. Frequent dry cough may occur if refluxed stomach acid is aspirated, Bend Counseling & Biofeedback, Inc

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which can irritate the airways; reﬂuxed stomach acid itself also can irritate the throat. So what are the symptoms of GERD in infants and children who may not be able to express how they are feeling. The most common symptoms of gastroesophageal reﬂux in infants and children are frequent or recurrent vomiting and frequent or persistent cough or wheezing. Also a refusal to eat or difficulty eating (choking or gagging with feeding) and gas, abdominal pain, or colicky behavior (frequent crying and fussiness). The most common treatment of heartburn is OTC or prescription medication. The down side of the acid inhibiting drugs are that we need the stomach acid to trigger the release of digestive enzymes to properly digest out food, stomach acid is also needed to kill bacteria and other germs present on our foods and acid also helps us absorb medications and vitamins. So although you may not feel the burn from the acid short term are there more long-term solutions to the GERD problem. Common natural treatment for children, teens, and adults are as follows: eating smaller meals throughout the day, this lessens the pressure of the stomach on the spincter. Weight loss if appropriate for the same reason. Try sleeping with the head elevated. Avoiding foods that are known to make GERD worse such as fatty food, meat, tomatoes, hot sauces, spicy, fried, fatty, rich or salty foods, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, mint, caffeine, sugar and sweet foods and orange juice. But remember any food can be a cause. Increasing Vitamin A rich foods can help heal the esophagus. Other natural remedies include drinking 6 oz of freshly blended pineapple juice once or twice every day. The pineapple juice has the digestive enzyme bromelain and can help digest food. Along those lines, of helping digestion, either eating 6 ozs of fresh papaya after meals or chewing papaya enzyme tablets helps to digest food just eaten. Sipping almond milk or drinking 2 oz of fresh coriander blended with a small amount of sesame oil can help Heartburn symptoms. Apple cider vinegar, lemon juice in water, baking soda and aloe vera juice can be helpful as well as encapsulated digestive enzymes, ginger, licorice and slippery elm tea or tablets. Homeopathic remedies are useful too especially with children and infants since they are easy to administer.

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Judges reward Broken Top and 900 Wall The 2011 Tour du Chocolat, the Tower Theatre’s annual smorgasbord of delectable desserts, offered chocolate creations from 14 professional chefs and four teams of COCC culinary students to 750 people during “First Friday” activities April 1. A panel of 11 judges selected Broken Top Club’s entry of a quadruple chocolate torte as “Best of Tour” and “Yummiest.” Last year’s champion, restaurant 900 Wall, returned to the winners circle with a movie-themed cake named “Best Dessert” and “Best Presentation.” “Best Non-Dessert” – a new category this year – was won by Chef Lisa Glickman for her pork belly on polenta, dusted with chocolate chili powder and finished with balsamic drizzle. For the second straight year, “Best Amateur” was won by Cascade Culinary Institute students. KBND’s “Cooking with Julia” host Julia Gray led an experienced group of local food experts in evaluating all the Tour entries. Judges were: • John Gottberg Anderson– food reporter, The Bulletin • Kristi Miller– Host, “Good Morning Central Oregon” • Patricia del Ruth– owner, Martini Express Productions • Matt & Cindy Schinderman– originators of “Tour du Chocolat” • Ryan Chackel– sales manager, Combined Communications • Heidi Chackel– editor, Central Oregon Magazine • Bill Miller– manager, Country Financial • Allison Glasier- account rep, Country Financial • Gene Fritz– chair, COCC Culinary Arts Program

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Every family I know -- especially ours -- is constantly making sure that everything they do and spend money on is “worth it.” This is not the time for extravagant purchases or wasted investments. So why would I recommend your family join mine as a member of the Tower Theatre? Because you get the biggest “bang for your buck” from any nonprofit I know. It’s tax-deductible. And it’s fun! Let me explain:

1. Be treated like a star

You get something special every time you come to the Tower. Yes, the shows are always entertaining and unique. But (starting July 1) all Tower members get free popcorn and two drinks anytime they attend a performance. Members are invited to a 2011-12 season preview and meet and greet receptions with many visiting performers. And they get free subscriptions to the Tower’s e-newsletter and Central Oregon Magazine.

2. Save money on entertainment

Tower members take 20% off season subscription tickets. They find out first about shows coming to the theatre and advance ticket offers. They get two free tickets to a special theatre event. And they are eligible for exclusive “private discounts” from selected Bend businesses.

3. Take the family

Tower memberships are designed for your entire family to experience more of what the Tower has to offer. One membership covers your whole household. Starting at just $75 the benefits of a basic family membership start the first time you come to the theatre. And the effects of sharing live, top quality entertainment together last a lifetime.

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Congratulations Graduates By Mark Larson

eschutes Driver Education extends our congratulations to the graduates in your family. Whether they are graduating from Kindergarten, Grade School, Middle School, High School or College, it is a moment and an accomplishment that students and parents alike should be proud of. There are many “graduations” that occur in our lives besides school. We graduated from crawling to walking, from riding a bike with training wheels to one without, even from being single to married and raising a family. We have also graduated from being a passenger in a car to being the driver and obtaining our driver license. None of these “graduations” could have happened without an education of some type. Some of this education might be given by parents or others close to us. Some skills require special educational training in order to assure the best overall results. Deschutes Driver Education feels this is especially true for new drivers who want to get their learning permit and first driver’s license. Many of us learned to drive by sitting on the lap of a parent out in the country or perhaps by driving an old farm tractor around. For others their first experience took place in town where heavier traffic, lights, multiple lanes and sensory overload occurred. The majority of drivers who were taught by a parent probably have a story or two to tell of the conflicts, raised voices, near misses that occurred during those lessons. It can be very difficult to be objective as the “teacher” when teaching your own teen. Tense moments can also come into play without a brake on “your side” of the car. Those approaches to stopped traffic or a red light can be a “hair-raising” experience. Sending your teen through a formal driver education program will provide them with updated rules and laws of the road. Their behind-the-wheel experience will be supervised by a trained instructor and therefore more objective than we can be as parents. Deschutes Driver Education is that educational program for your teen. We offer classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction to new drivers of all ages. Our instructors are trained, licensed and certified by the State of Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Transportation. We use a curriculum developed by ODOT which incorporates best practices, current laws and rules. Our focus is on how to assure the students get the best possible driver education. Students who complete our full 25 hour classroom and behind-the-wheel program will receive a Certificate of Completion that reduces the states requirement of 100 hours of supervised practice driving to 50 hours. The certificate is also accepted by insurance companies and may make a substantial reduction in your teen’s car insurance premium. On top of everything we offer for the student’s education, we also have that brake on the instructor’s side. When the time comes for your teen to begin that graduation process from passenger to licensed driver, give them the best education available to assure they have the greatest opportunity to be a safe driver. Enroll them in Deschutes Driver Education classes. Let us take the driver education stress out of your family’s life. For more information visit our web site at www.deschutesdriveredu.com or call 541-647-0478.

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Being Our Own Best Friend

By BettyJean Schuster

o you take time to reflect on you? Do you like to spend quiet time with yourself? For so many, we would rather keep busy then concentrate on our innerself because we tend to move our thoughts in negative directions and start picking on ourselves. We say things such as, “I shouldn’t do ‘x’, I should do more of ‘y’ and when will I pull myself together and get ‘z’ done?” Avoiding the moments to reflect seem much more relaxing then taking the time to see if we are and becoming, the person we want to be. I challenge you to stop and take a considerate look at yourself. Notice I did not say “hard” look at you. Hard is too aggressive and usually we think about all the things we should do to be better and then we start tearing ourselves down. Criticism is rarely helpful and it hardly encourages. Taking the time for positive reflection is encouraging and positive. While I do believe there are times when the “hard” look at one’s self is needed and deserved, yet overall, having quiet-time with self and thinking about your good qualities and contributions is very important for positive health and growth. I challenge you to take time and reflect on your good qualities and amiable contributions and then you will see what a blessing and impact you make on those around you. There is a saying, “What you think about you bring about”; concentrating on your good will automatically add more positive energy, actions and growth to your life. You might feel there are improvements you would like to make; I feel it is better to find those improvements with selfappreciation rather than self-criticism. Once we decide to look for the positive that we hold within our being and the good we share with others we will most assuredly appreciate, like, and love what we see. When we take the time to engage in self-appreciation we learn that spending time with ourselves is painless, it also gives us time to become our own best friend. Written By: BettyJean Schuster, Certified Life Coach- Coaching Individuals to Success | 541.280.1596 | BJ@DynamicCoaching.org

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COMMUTE OPT I ON S

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Commute Options Week is for Commuters of All Ages by Annissa Anderson for Commute Options

Kids commute too. We don’t often think of it in these terms, but kids go places on a regular basis, kind of like adults that commute to work. If you don’t already have some transportation options in place for regular family trips, Commute Options Week, taking place June 11th to 18th is the perfect time to introduce kids to transportation options. The 21st Annual Commute Options Week will provide local commuters with a variety of events to introduce ways to reduce single person car trips, encouraging the use of sustainable modes of transport and raising awareness on Photography by John Alexander the environmental impacts of citizens’ modal choice. Kids can get involved too, learning and practicing more ways to conduct daily trips without using motor-powered vehicles. “This year’s Commute Options Week has something for everybody,” said Kim Curley, of Commute Options and board member of Kids@ Heart, a regional collaborative program of St. Charles Health System dedicated to fighting the childhood obesity trend in children. “To get your kids involved, participate in the Little Commuters Parade, Ride the Bus Free Day, the Healthy Community Summit or the Walk + Bike Retreat.” The Little Commuter’s Parade at the Old Mill District is just the way to get kids started. On Saturday, June 11th, children of all ages are invited to the Old Mill District to kick off Commute Options Week. The event starts at the West Side parking lot at 9 a.m. with a fun craft table for kids to decorate their non-motorized vehicles (bikes, scooters, skateboards,

etc.). The parade will follow, in which little commuters will walk, bike, coast and roll through a kid-sized course in the Shops at the Old Mill area and the nearby river path. The event will include safety checks, prize giveaways and lots of fun! On Monday, June 13th, ride the bus for free all day throughout Central Oregon. Whether traveling just a few blocks, from one side of town to another, or from La Pine to Madras, show your kids how to read the bus maps and take the bus to where they want to go. An event that teens and parents interested in creating sustainable communities should not miss is Dan Burden’s Healthy Community Summit at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend on Thursday, June 16th from 6 – 8 pm. Dan Burden, an internationally recognized authority on bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs, livability, sustainability and Smart Growth, will speak on how increased walkability also helps improve resource responsibility, safety, physical fitness and social interaction. This event, co-hosted by Kids@Heart, is open to all ages and tickets are $8 per person. “The subject of walkability in communities is very important to parents concerned about children’s health,” said Curley. “Kids getting out of the car and walking is a great step towards reducing obesity, and the dangerous side effects associated with being overweight.” On Friday, June 17th kids ages 10 and up are invited to attend a full-day (8 am to 5 pm) Walk + Bike to School Retreat at the Education Center in downtown Bend. The retreat costs $31 (scholarships available, contact Kim Curley at Commute Options). For a complete list of events and activities during Commute Options Week, visit www.commuteoptions.org. Commute Options promotes choices that reduce the impacts of driving alone. For more information about Commute Options, contact Jeff Monson, Executive Director of Commute Options at 541/330-2647 or visit www.commuteoptions.org. Annissa Anderson is a freelance writer and public relations consultant in Bend.

Little Commuters Parade Thanks to the The Old Mill District for their partnership in showing kids in our community how to walk and bike! The Little Commuters Parade is a kid’s kick-off to Commute Options Week WHEN: Saturday, June 11 8:30-10:30 WHERE: Westside Parking Lot in the Old Mill District WHAT: Decorate your bike, learn bike safety and join the parade over the footbridge, through the shops and circle back along the river trail.

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WHO: Join Queen Joanie from Wheel Fun Rentals and King John from Bend Cycle Cab WHY: Enjoy coffee and hot chocolate from Strictly Organic Coffee Co. Decorate your bike wagon, big wheel, scooter or unicycle with fresh ﬂowers, arts & crafts and ribbon. Win prizes! Bike decorating from 8:30-9:45am and the parade starts at 9:45am at the footbridge. (Helmets are required and no motorized vehicles. Parking lot and streets will be closed for the event and reopen afterwards.) Buy a rafﬂe ticket to win a kid’s bike from REI. Alternative commuting starts young. Choosing not to drive alone saves money and reduces traffic congestion and pollution. Getting kids involved in fun activities that promote alternative transportation puts them on the right track for the future.

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COMMUTE OPT I ON S for Central Oregon

Welcome to Commute Options Week 2011! At St. Charles, we believe our path to health begins where we live, learn, work and play. Choosing walking or bicycling as a routine mode of transportation gives us a healthy dose of physical activity. Physical activity – at least one or more hours per day – keeps us thriving. It takes the whole community to raise healthy children. Today’s rising obesity in both children and adults shows us the importance to improve the human infrastructure- like bike lanes and sidewalks so we can get around in our day to day lives. And by investing in safety education curriculum, kids will gain crucial skills that keep them safe and alert on the streets. Kids@Heart in partnership with Commute Options collaborates with several organizations throughout Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties. Our group promotes change in homes, schools and in the community – changes that are sustainable and help make healthy choices safe, accessible and affordable so our children can thrive. Commute Options Week reminds us all that we can all be more active in our daily routines while creating a community safe and livable for everyone. For more information or to get involved with Kids@Heart, please contact Kate Wells, kmwells@stcharleshealthcare.org or Kim Curley, kim@commuteoptions.org.

Drive Less Challenge New this year for our 21st birthday, a real-time, on-line trip diary to help keep track of the trips you make by walking, bicycling, carpooling, riding the bus, Teleworking and vanpooling. Not only will you be saving gas and money, you’ll be earning additional incentives through our Commute Options Partner program. Go to www.commuteoptions.org to register.

Drive Less Challenge grand prize from Bend Velo-J Livingston’s is a Custom bike of your choice. Thanks to Bend’s Eric Power and this unique custom made bike. If you’ve never heard of it before that’s because you won’t find it in a brochure from a major bike maker. The J. Livingston line is custom made to order. Approx value $600.

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Foot Powered Friday Commute Options Safe Routes to School program got moving this spring with Newport Ave. Market and Highland Magnet School at Kenwood. Hundreds of feet hit the street every Friday morning between April and June to save XXXX miles, XXXX dollars and burn XXXX calories as a group. Thanks to the students, parents, staff and volunteers who helped make Foot Powered Fridays a success.

Dan Burden visits Central oregon! Take the opportunity to meet a man who used to be a former National Geographic photographer turned sustainable community design promoter. His perspective comes from decades in the business of street design, traffic calming, living streets, public safety, bicycling, and greenways. His presentations showcase a holistic vision for creating healthy, livable, sustainable and prosperous communities. He will appear in Madras and Bend at a variety of public venues. See www.commuteoptions.org for the schedule.

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Know Reading: Summer Reading Programs for Children and Teens

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You can travel around the world this summer without ever leaving sunny Central Oregon, just by joining the summer reading program. “One World, Many Stories” is for children age 0-11, and “You Are Here” is for the teens, age 12-17. “One World, Many Stories” is the theme for children ages 0-11. Children who complete at least 3 hours of reading or listening to books receive a free book, a coupon for a sweet treat at Goody’s, a pass to a Trailblazer’s game, and a chance to win the weekly prize drawing for puppets and books. Reading aloud to young children counts!! Children can also complete a “Children’s Travel Ticket Bingo Card” that offers many creative ways to learn about the world, as well as do more reading. Each completed bingo means a raffle ticket for the grand prize of Lucia Llama, the traveling library mascot. Avid readers can continue with the “Read Around the World Map,” and earn another raffle ticket.

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Toddlin Tales: For ages 18-36 mo. Stories, songs, rhymes, tickles, movement. Tues. at 10:15 and 11am and Wed. at 10:15am. Come early, space is limited. Special programs for children during the summer include: Baby Steps: Stories, songs, rhymes. For infants 0-18 months. Mon. and Wed. @11am. • A free Storytelling Festival at the Tower Theatre, featuring three professional Preschool Parade: Stories, songs, rhymes, and sometimes a craft for children ages 3-5. storytellers who have traveled around the world collecting stories; Tues. at 1:30pm and Fri. at 10:15am. A series of free “Familypalooza” events, including Basil the Bookworm’s Trip Pajama Party: 6:45pm. Ages 3-5yrs. June 29th, July 27th. Features stories, finger • rhymes, songs, and movement skills appropriate for children of all ages that will help Around the World, presented by Penny’s Puppet Productions,; Yoga Stories, with them with early literacy skills. Parents or caregivers are required to attend with child and children learning yoga positions of animals within the stories, and Dance Around encouraged to participate in all activities.

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the World, a series of programs for all ages that feature belly dancing, jingle dancing, and hip hop. Adventure Corps, a weekly story, craft and activity program for ages 6-11, with programs about Africa, Japan, Canada, Scandinavia and more. Weekly story times at all libraries for ages 0-5.

Family Fun Story Time: Weds., 9:30am. Come join us for reading, rhyming and singing, all of which strengthen literacy skills! Ages 0-5. • Saturday Stories: Ages 3-5yrs. Saturdays at 10am. Pajama Party Story Time: June 9th, July 14th, 6:45pm. 3-5 yrs. Features stories, finger The teens-only summer reading program encourages participants to experience a rhymes, songs, and movement skills appropriate for children of all ages that will help them with early literacy skills. Parents or caregivers are required to attend with child and wide variety of reading over the summer: not only “real” books, but books on CD, digitally encouraged to participate in all activities. downloadable books, comics, magazines, newspapers, and even online reading. Teens Cuentos y Canciones con Michele: 0 a 5 años. 18 de junio, y 16 de julio 1pm.

who finish 3 hours of reading will receive a free book, a Trailblazers pass, and a sweet treat from Good’s. They can then continue with a Travel Ticket bingo game card that Crook Cty. Public Library promotes attending special library programs, getting involved with their families and 175 NW Meadow lakes Dr., 541-447-7978 communities, and having fun with their friends. Each completed bingo means a raffle Wee Read: A toddler lapsit for ages 0-3ys & caregivers held every Wed., 10am. ticket for the grand prize of a flip video camera. Storytime: Join Tammy for stories & crafts. T/6pm;Th/11am. Ages 3-6yrs. Special events for teens include “How To Do Henna,” “Dance Around the World,” Lapine Public Library “50 Years of Peace Corps,” and “Down Under With the Didgeridoo,” as well as video 16425 1st St., 541-312-1090 gaming and crafting. Family Fun Story Time: Thurs, 10:30am. Come join us for reading, rhyming and Every student in Deschutes County will receive a summer reading program event singing, all of which strengthen literacy skills! Ages 0-5. guide at the end of the school year. Dates, times and locations for all the events will Madras Public Library be in the guide, as well as complete information about the reading and awards. Event 241 SE 7th St., 541-475-3351 guides are also available at all Deschutes Public Libraries. For more information Baby Storytime: Tues., 10:10am. Ages: toddlers to 2yrs. We focus on rhyme, repetition contact Heather McNeil, Youth Services Manager, at 541-617-7099, or heatherm@ and things that are familiar to your little one. Pre-school Storytime:Tues., 10:30am. Ages 3-up. We focus on narratives, real world deschuteslibrary.org. experiences, and word play. In order to engage your pre-schooler’s mind, story time also includes interactive games, educational videos and cartoons, and an after-story craft time. Spanish Storytime: Cuándo: Miércoles, 1pm. Bebés y niños de edad preescolar pero todas las edades están invitados. Leeremos un cuentito, cantaremos y haremos un proyectito educacional y divertido que se podrán llevar a casa. www.jcld.org

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Basil the Bookworm’s Trip Around the World Puppet Show: Presented by Penny’s Puppet Productions. For all ages. Bend Highland Elem. June 15, 6:30pm La Pine Library. June 15, 10:30am Redmond Lynch Elem. June 16, 3:30pm Sisters Public Library Sisters Library. June 16, 10:30am 110 N Cedar Ave., 541-312-1072 Sunriver Area Library. June 15, 2pm Family Fun Story Time: Ages 0-5yrs. Wed. at 10:30am. Join us for reading, rhyming, 827 SW Deschutes, 541-312-1054 Baby Steps: Stories, songs, rhymes. for infants 0-18 months. Thurs., 11am. Toddlin’ Tales Story Time: Stories, songs and rhymes for children 18-36 mo & caregiver. Tues., 10:15am. Preschool Parade Story Time: Stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for children ages 3-5. Wed., 10:15am and 1:30pm.

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Family Fun Story Time: Every Tues. at 10:30. Stories, finger rhymes, songs and movement skills for all ages. Parents and caregivers required to attend with child and to participate in all activities. Ages 0-5. Pajama Party Story Time: June 8, 22nd and July 13th and 27th, 6:30pm. 3-5 yrs. Bring your favorite stuffed animal and come and listen to a few short stories before bed. Pajama’s are optional but welcome! Each Family fun session features stories, finger rhymes, songs, and movement skills appropriate for children of all ages that will help them with early literacy skills. Parents or caregivers are required to attend with child and encouraged to participate in all activities.

Adventure Corps: Games, activities, crafts, stories from around the world. Ages 6-11. Bend Library. June 23 & 30, 1:30 E. Bend Library. June 23 and 30, 10:30 La Pine Library. June 22 and 29, 10:30 Redmond Library. June 21 and 28, 1:30 Sisters Library. June 21 and 28, 10:30 Sunriver Library. June 22 and 29, 1:30

Dance Around the World, Jingle Dancing: Watch and learn the beautiful dance of the Ojibwe from Molly Kubista. For all ages. Bend Library. June 28, 10:30am Sunriver Library. June 28, 1pm Redmond Library. June 28, 3:30pm Teen Game Day: 2pm. Mario Kart, Rock Band, board games. Ages 12-17. Bend Library. June 28 La Pine Library. June 22 Redmond Library. June 23 Sisters Library. June 14 50 Years of Peace Corps: 1pm. Listen and learn from Peace Corps volunteers. For ages 12 up. Bend Library, June 20 Sunriver Library, June 18

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Downtown Bend Thursday | 1:30 pm June 23, Japan June 30, Far North July 7, New York July 14, South Pacific July 21, Canada July 28, Africa

East Bend Thursday | 10:30 am June 23, Japan June 30, Far North July 7, New York July 14, South Pacific July 21, Canada July 28, Africa

June 21 – July 28th. Ages 6-11yrs. La Pine Redmond Wednesday | 10:30am Tuesday | 1:30 pm June 22, Japan June 21, Japan June 29, Far North June 28, Far North July 6, New York July 5, New York July 13, South Pacific July 12, South Pacific July 20, Canada July 19, Canada July 27, Africa July 26, Africa

Sisters Tuesday | 10:30 am June 21, Japan June 28, Far North July 5, New York July 12, South Pacific July 19, Canada July 26, Africa

Sunriver area Wednesday |1:30 pm June 22, Japan June 29, Far North July 6, New York July 13, Africa July 20, Canada July 27, South Pacific

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DON’T LET THE FIREWORKS GO OUT! Redmond’s annual 4th of July fireworks show at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo is without a sponsor and your support is greatly needed to keep this patriotic tradition alive. Approximately $7,00 is needed to be raised to host this year’s fireworks show. With Redmond’s population of 25,445, this amounts to .28 cents per person. Let’s pull together as a community to save our ﬁreworks show! Donations in any amount can be dropped off at the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB, or at the Redmond City Hall, between now and June 15, 2011. Please make checks payable to: Redmond Chamber of Commerce / Fireworks. Mail Checks to: Redmond Chamber of Commerce / Fireworks 446 SW 7th Street Redmond, OR 97756

Kids obstacle Challenge

Youth Obstacle Course Mud Fun Run promoted through the Sagebrush Classic Benefiting CORIL What is the basis for the Kids obstacle Challenge?

It is an inaugural children’s athletic event that offers the challenge of facing many obstacles through the course, just as children and adults with physical & mental disabilities face each day. That being said, CORIL is our appropriate beneficiary of this event and a very deserving one at that. The course will be designed to challenge children ages 5-12 through a kidfriendly Army National Guard inspired obstacle course. There will be a large post-event party featuring food, sponsor booths, music, bouncy houses, rock climbing wall and a special disability challenge course presented by CORIL. This event is in benefit of CORIL (Central Oregon Resources for Independent Living - www.coril.org) and will be promoted through the Sagebrush event this summer. Any financial participation with this event will be matched by the Sagebrush foundation in order to increase overall revenue for the foundation. Our mission is to create awareness of CORIL. CORIL envisions a society where all people with disabilities have the opportunity to develop their full capabilities with independence, productivity and more meaningful involvement in local community events and activities.

Summary of the Event

For more information, please contact the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB at 541-923-5191 or go online to www. visitredmondoregon.com.

Crooked River Ranch Independence Celebration July 2nd Batten down the hatches, hang on to your hat and don’t forget to mark your calendars now for Crooked River Ranch’s annual Independence Celebration. Festivities begin on Saturday, July 2nd at 10AM with the Crooked River Ranch-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce Independence Celebration Parade. Businesses, families and individuals are encouraged to participate in the Parade, which will include floats, equestrian entries, pets, classic and antique automobiles, and much more. Festivities continue with the Lion’s Club Buffalo Feed, featuring fabulous baked beans courtesy of the CRR Dutch Oven Club, Crooked River Ranch Artist & Crafters’ Guild’s Bazaar, Sunshine Exchange Cloggers, Ranch Chapel Quilt Show, Mariposa Lily Garden Club’s annual plant and cookie sale, and the Lion’s Club Barn Dance, which will be held later in the evening. New to the event this year are Root Beer Floats, served by the Crooked River Ranch Seniors and a demonstration by Crook County High School’s Jr. ROTC. This is an annual community event, and everyone is encouraged to participate and attend. Check out the flyers, which will be displayed throughout the area, for updated times and information. Admission is free, and the event is centered around MacPherson Park, near the Pro Shop at Crooked River Ranch. Questions? Call 541-548-8939 or 541-923-2679.

A military inspired obstacle course featuring 10 kid-friendly obstacles will be designed in partnership with the local Army National Guard and will be offered to children ages 5-12 years old. One parent or guardian 18 years of age or older will be recommended to run along side of the participating child during the course, however, the parent is not allowed to participate on the obstacles themselves due to weight restrictions. The course will include obstacles such as a tire stutter, hay bail climb overs, plank walk over mud, rope swing, army crawl, log walk, slip n’ slide, tire roll, hoop jumps, and others. Of course, event though the obstacles are militaryinspired, they will be built to challenge and suit our younger competitors. The kids will be muddy, dirty and hot, so there is hope that the fire department will be on hand at the end of the course to help hose off the kids. The post event party will include vendor booths, food & beverage, a bouncy house, a rock climbing wall, the CORIL obstacle course, music and more.

Registrant Pricing/Where Does the Registrant Money Go?

The fee to participate in the race is $35 per child. It is open to any physically able boy or girl aged 5-12 years old. The proceeds from the registration fee will directly benefit CORIL and will be donated through the Sagebrush Event so that CORIL will receive a match on donations.

Volunteers

We will need a generous list of volunteers for this event. Most of the volunteers will be needed for the actual day of the event as well as the Friday before for the “test run” and final set-up. We ask that volunteers attend 1-2 event meetings about a week before the event takes place to be briefed and trained. We will have some help from the Army National Guard, CORIL and other resources, but we still need YOU to devote your time and heart to this fantastic cause. We need event day coordinators, registration table managers, course supervision, water station attendants, parking guides, event information guides and more. If you can commit to helping us out, we would be forever grateful. If you are interested in learning more about sponsorships, volunteering, planning or advertising, please contact Amanda Rose with Amanda M Rose Photography & Eight | 18 Productions at 541-288-3180. The development of this event is still in full swing. We have promotional materials being produced as we speak and the sales of obstacles are currently being offered. Some obstacles have already been sold, so don’t delay...buy your obstacle today!

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This class focuses on the theory, art, and techniques of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Five Element Theory to give complete healing sessions to animals. You will learn to assess an animal’s physical, emotional, and spiritual states through all of your senses and to treat animals as whole beings with your intuitive, intelligent, and loving hands. Healing sessions are based on a protocol called “The Blend” that includes Acupressure Meridians and Potent Points, Tui Na (Chinese Massage), Zen Shiatsu, Chi Nei Tsang, Qi Gong, Jin Shin Jyutse, plus CranioSacral and Tellington TTouch.

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Training Academy in Nevada City, Cali. He is the Director of Education at A Chance for Bliss Animal Sanctuary in Penryn Cali., a faculty member of the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, and the creator of the Reiki Distance Healing Network. Cost: As a benefit to Synergy Animal Hospice, this weekend workshop is being offered for the heavily discounted cost of $50 ($190 savings). Optional Sunday night dinner and question and Healthy adventures await! answer session, $10 extra. Register: Please call Sharen See Dr. Sarah Cummings at 382-5882 or email at Dr. Doug Evans, & Dr. Maas slm3391@aol.com. Checks can be written to Synergy Animal Hospice and mailed to PO Box 9754, Bend, 97708. Please provide full name(s) and contact info. of all attendees and if you plan to participate in the Sunday night dinner. Location: Workshop will be held at Partners in Care Home Health and Hospice at 2075 NE Wyatt Court in Bend Oregon. This class is for both new and experienced body/energy workers. Prior to the workshop, Call for appointment 541-382-0741 please read through the articles listed on Dr. Wilson’s website 360 NE Quimby Ave. Visit us at www.bendveterinaryclinic.com at www.animalata.com

June Pet Events Crescent Moon Ranch Alpacas June 18th. Proudly Presenting A Car Show To Benefit The Humane Society of Redmond. www.redmondhumane.org. Healthy Hounds Weightloss Charity A weight loss charity to benefit HSCO. A fun opportunity for you and your dog to adopt a healthy and fit lifestyle. Healthy Hounds 3k Dog Walk on Saturday June 25th at the Athletic Club of Bend. $25 for walk only, includes t-shirt. For Dogs only or Couple (dog & human. Registration is limited to the first 50 participants. Cost is $30 for 10 week Challenge. Deadline for entry is April 9. Download the Registration form below. www.hsco.org. Puppy Parties! Last Sun. of each month. At your local Bend Pet Express Store. Bring your pups to help them socialize and have fun! Even if you don’t have a puppy, feel free to stop by and give/get some puppy love. www.bendpetexpress.com. Traildogs’ Pet Service Roger Lingo, dog trainer, will be holding FREE obedience assessment and training tips every first and third Saturdays at Laurie’s Gentle Grooming, 8392 NW HWY 97 in Terrebonne. Registration NOT required. Questions? Call 541-408-5091 or email to traildog93@yahoo.com Tuxes & Tails 2011 The Humane Society of Central Oregon invites you to an elegant evening at the Bend Golf and Country Club. June 4th, 6pm. Tickets are $100 per person, $750 for a table of 8. For more info. or to purchase tickets call 541-330-7096 or www.hsco.org. Yappy Hour & Wine Tasting June 16th, 6-8pm. Bend Pet Express is hosting a benefit wine tasting and Yappy Hour, donating 20% of their sales that evening. Tickets are $20 per person and includes wine tasting. Appetizers for humans by 900 Wall and Yappitizers for canine attendees, as well as a silent auction, raffle and door prizes. All breeds and owners are invited. www.gpa-nw.org

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Don’t forget about the July 4th Pet Parade at 10 am, downtown Bend. Come dressed in costume with your pet or stuﬀed animal on pulled wagons, floats, bikes or trikes. Pets must be leashed. We’ll provide flags, balloons and streamers. You provide the imagination!

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June Events

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Amity Creek Elementary June 2nd, 6:30-8pm: 5th Grade Celebration of the Arts June 9th: 5th Grade Graduation Bear Creek Elementary June 3rd, 5-8pm: PTO Carnival June 9th: School BBQ High Lakes Elementary June 3rd, 11:30: Volunteer Appreciation Lunch June 8th: All School Field Day June 10th, 9:30am: 5th Grade Graduation

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Bend Highschool June 4th: SATs La Pine Highschool June 9th, 7pm: Senior Awards and Scholarships June 10th, 7pm: Graduation Mt. View Highschool June 2nd, 7:30pm: Spring Choir Concert June 3rd, 6pm: Spring Fling All District & Yearbook Party 2:15-4:30 June 4th: SATs June 6th, 7pm: Senior Awards Night June 9th, 7pm: Graduation Summit Highschool June 1st, 6:30pm: Spring Sports Night June 2nd: Senior Awards, 9:05am; Choir Awards and Concert, 7:30pm; Orchestra Spring Fling, 7:30pm June 9th, 11am: Senior BBQ June 11th, 7pm: Graduation

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La Pine High School’s Jay Mathisen was named Oregon’s 2011 High School Principal of the Year at a school assembly brimming with students, staff, and his family this morning. Mathisen will receive his formal award recognition at the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators annual conference in June but his students and staff wanted to be the first to share the good news with him. This is the second Oregon Principal of the Year award bestowed on Bend-La Pine Schools leaders in as many years. Last spring, R.E. Jewell Elementary’s Bruce Reynolds was named Oregon’s 2010 Elementary School Principal of the Year. “This back-to-back recognition of Bend-La Pine principals highlights the good work that is happening in our schools, even in these tough economic times,” said Governor John Kitzhaber. “Education leaders like Jay Mathisen, who are dedicated to developing staff, collaborating, and ensuring that students’ needs are met, are critical to our efforts to transform Oregon’s education system so that we can deliver better results for students, more resources for teachers, and better value for taxpayers.” Mathisen says he is humbled by the recognition and gives credit to his staff and students, “It has been a professional privilege to work with our staff these last four years in an effort to make La Pine High an outstanding high school.” “I couldn’t ask to work alongside a better group of people in that good work,” said Mathisen. “I am pleased with the recognition for the greater La Pine community and for our students at La Pine High. They are why we roll up our sleeves every day - it is good to be a Hawk!” Under Mathisen’s four years of leadership at La Pine High School, the number of students meeting state standards has nearly doubled in Math and is up 23% in Reading and the dropout rate has been reduced from 7.4% to 1.7%. The school earned the state’s highest ranking, “Outstanding”, on this year’s Oregon Report Card and met Adequate Yearly Progress - for the first time in school history. “Jay demonstrates outstanding leadership abilities and exceptional vision,” said Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson. “He values relationships and has a clear commitment to his staff and students.” “La Pine High continues to make academic gains, offer more competitive coursework for students, increase graduation rates and student success across the board - and it takes strong leadership for that to happen - Jay is one of the best,” adds Wilkinson.

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Annual Kits for Kids Launches 2011 Hygiene Bag Campaign for Homeless Children

ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL/ SCHOLARSHIP FUND RAISER

Most people wouldn’t think twice about having soap, shampoo, or toothpaste in the house, but for some-900 homeless students in the Bend-LaPine, Redmond and Sisters school districts, even the tiniest daily necessity can be hard to come by. That’s why the Central Oregon community project, Kits for Kids, is underway again this year. The project which was started by women at First Presbyterian Church in Bend three years ago is now a community effort. It aims to provide homeless children living in shelters or make-shift quarters with handmade cloth totes filled with basic hygiene products like paper towels, deodorant, soap, shampoo and other basic necessities for children. The group enlists volunteers who can help provide fabric for the bags or sew them together or who can contribute supplies for filling the bags. According to project chairwoman, Helen Smith, they expect to deliver the bags to the Family Assistance Network (FAN) by late July 2011. Julie Lyche, school coordinator for FAN, says over 1000 bags were distributed to needy children in this past year. “The bag itself is valuable”, Julie says, “as it is a way to carry and store supplies. Our first priority is to keep homeless children in school and the Kits For Kids bags help.” For more information about how to make the bags, to obtain a list of needed supplies, or to know how to help in other ways, contact project chairwoman Helen Smith at 541 382-8502 or hsmith@bendcable. com.

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This celebration of people & events that have shaped our history will bring it all to life. From the Ice Age, and the Egyptian Civilization, through the Baroque Period, aviation, the invention of electricity and the telephone and on to space travel. You will experience it all as interpreted in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip hop, and musical theatre pieces. You will see the wonder of our history at a glance, in colorful and creative costumes. Each performance will offer a slightly different cast of dancers and characters. Admissions and the sale of T-shirts, ﬂowers, videos, and refreshments will fund the Terpsichorean Dance Studio’s Scholarship Fund. This fund beneﬁts many dancers, enabling them to take class, where it might otherwise be impossible. Reserved seat tickets are $9 advance, $10 at the door and will be available at the Terpsichorean Dance Studio, 1601 NW Newport Ave. Bend, Monday through Thursday from 3- 6PM. Registration is now open for the studio’s four week summer “Dance Sampler”. Classes in creative movement, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, and hip hop will be offered July 12 through August 4, 2011, for dancers of all ages.

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The Terpsichorean Dance Studio presents its 36th annual recital, “Together, We Too Can Change Our World.” The performance will take place at the Summit High Auditorium on Friday, June 17, at 7PM, and on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 7PM. The show represents a year’s study for our dancers aged 1 1/2 years through adult.

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We will be offering expanded “combo classes” this summer so that dancers can try something new, but our intermediate/ advanced and adult classes will remain the same. For information about this performance or our Summer Session, please stop by, check our website, www.terpsichoreanbendoregon. com or call the Terpsichorean Dance Studio at 541-389-5351.

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June v e n t s Groups, Meetings, Classes & Seminars AARP Driver Safety Class A nationwide, Oregon DMV accredited, Defensive Driver program focusing on Driving safety within current Oregon laws in an ever changing driving environment. It focuses a lot on natural occurring age related changes in driving safely. This class qualifies for the Oregon Insurance discount law for those over age 55. Each class is 8 hours total given over two consecutive day 4-hour classes. All drivers are welcome, regardless of age. Student fee is $14 (AARP member $12). PRINEVILLE Senior Center: June 7-8th, 8am-Noon. To Enroll: 541-447-6844 REDMOND Senior Center: June 13-14th, 8am-Noon. To Enroll: 541-548-6325 BEND Senior Center: June 27-28th, 1-5pm. To Enroll: 541-388-1133 Wanted: AARP Driver Safety Instructors Do you like to teach and interact with people? AARP needs instructors for the Driver Safety Program in Bend, LaPine, Redmond, Sisters and Madras. This is an all volunteer position with all expenses paid by the Driver Safety Program. You do not have to be a driving expert, just have a desire to help drivers reduce traffic crashes and save lives. We will train you. If your interested please call Thomas Drynan at 541-923-2326. Child Car Seat Clinic Usually meets on the 1st Thurs. of every month from 10-1pm at the Redmond Fire & Rescue, downtown Station, 341 NW Dogwood Ave, Redmond. Have local car seat technicians help you install your child car seat correctly for FREE! Statistics show that 8 out of 10 car seats are installed wrong! By appointment, 3rd Thurs. of every month 46pm. Questions: 541-504-5016 or go to www.redmondfireandrescue.org. CO Eating Disorder Support Group Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7PM, Summit Assisted Living Center, in the conference room (127 S.E. Wilson Ave). For family and friends of persons with eating disorders. Our support group is open to all persons and is free of charge. We provide a place for family and friends to meet and talk, confidentially. They are guided meetings by facilitators whose family member has recovered from an eating disorder. Consultants for the facilitators: Nancy Curfman, LCSW and Janyce Vick, LCSW. For more information please contact: Eileen White, 541-383-3405. The Jireh Project Free Play Center for Moms and Kids: We want to invite you to The Jireh Project Center. We are here to help women and moms having a hard time with depression or needing a safe place to be or someone to talk with. We are always open Tues-Friday from 9–3 and other hours as needed. We offer a safe, no cost facility with play, reading and craft areas for children as well as couches, computers, wireless internet and tables for women. If you need transportation please call 541-678-5669. The Jireh Project, 2330 NE Division Street, Suite 1 in Bend. www.thejirehproject.org. Partners In Care For family and friends mourning the death of a loved one, Partners In Care, offers free, on-going support groups. All classes are at the Partners In Care location unless otherwise stated. 2075 NE Wyatt Court. Please RSVP at 541-382-5882 for the class you’re interested in. Partners In Care offers monthly community educational presentations. Animal Hospice and Pet Loss An open, drop-in group for anyone anticipating or currently experiencing the loss of an animal companion. Tuesdays 6–7:30pm. For further information call Sharen at 541382-5882. Coffee & Doughnuts with Bob & the Boys Sorry ladies….gentlemen only for this grief support group. Last Thurs. of the month 10–11am. Spring dates as follows: June 30th. My Friend’s House For children and families who have experienced a loss through death. Parents & caregivers can meet for support and healing while their children attend group with other children. No cost. Dinner included. Contact Eileen for pre-registration at 382-5882. www.partnersbend.org

Ongoing Events

Bend Farmers Market Opens June 3rd. Has blossomed into one of Oregon’s leading farmdirect marketplaces, bringing together growers and producers with people who hunger for fresh, local, healthful foods and agricultural goods. We’ve also continued to reach out to the community as the first farmers market in Oregon to launch a Farm to School program. Two locations: Mirror Pond at the top of Drake Park, Wed., 3-7pm and St. Charles Medical Center east parking lot, Fridays, 2-6pm. www.bendfarmersmarket.com. Bingo at Bend Elks Lodge Playing Bingo on Thursday Nights, open to the public, must be 18 to play. Doors open at 5pm first call at 6pm. Bend Elks Lodge 1371, 63120 Boyd Acres Rd, Bend, OR 97701. Birding For Preschoolers 10am Monday mornings, Drake Park in Bend. A birding and nature walk geared towards preschoolers but all ages are welcome. Exploration, singing, finger plays, observation, learning, questioning...it’s all part of a fun-filled hour. We meet near the middle of the park by the restrooms. Parent or responsible caretaker is required to accompany child. We will meet regardless of the weather so please dress in warm, dry layers. Questions? Contact Mary Yanalcanlin at birdingfun@gmail.com.

Central Oregon Saturday Market 10-4pm, every Saturday. Look for the canopies and come enjoy the arts, crafts, food and music. Indulge yourself and buy gifts for friends and family. There is something for everyone at the Market. The COSM has been active since 1974 and getting larger and more diverse each year. Our show season runs from Memorial Day weekend through mid Sept. Fledgling Fun Mondays from 4-5:30pm. (Fledglings are young birds that have left the nest, but are still under the care of their parents). This is an exploration of our local birds geared towards grades K-6 (all ages welcome). Please join us for a free afternoon of learning, games, crafts, and fun. The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Ave., Bend. June 27th: A Bird-day Party ...(A celebration of what we have learned) * Kids must be accompanied by a responsible adult. ** Each month, participants are encouraged to bring a sample of their creative work about nature (for example a poem, drawing, short story, etc.). The work will be on display at ECAS’s “Birder’s Night” and returned the following month. Contact Mary Yanalcanlin at (541) 480-6148, or email birdingfun@gmail.com. For more info: www.ecaudubon.org. Friends-N-Farmers Market Sundays, through October 26th from 10:30am-3:30pm. At the Pine Mountain Ranch, 23585 on Hwy 20 East. www.friendsnfarmersmarket.com. Jefferson County Film Center Presents FREE Family Films every Friday at 7:30pm and enjoy free popcorn at the Jefferson County Rodriguez Annex located on E and 8th Street. Jireh Project Preschooler Play Group Thursdays, 10am. The Jireh Project offers story time with crafts and playgroup for your preschoolers. Our center at 2330 Division Street, Suite 1 in Bend has fun play centers available at no charge for your kids and moms to enjoy. 541-678-5669 or www.thejirehproject.org. Kiddoz Craft Day- Every Tues. at 9:30am, FREE. Parents Night Out-Every Friday night, 5:30-9pm. $16. 222 SE Reed Market Rd., #100, Bend. 541-312-4742. kiddozplaycenter.com. La Leche League of Bend Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month to discuss breastfeeding related topics. Nursing babies are welcome, as are pregnant women. Call Katie Boone at 541-317-5912 for more info. Modern Quilt Guild Interest Group Meets monthly on the 1st and 3rd Tues from 5-8pm. Open to all non-traditional sewers and quilters. The group meets at QuiltWorks in Bend at 926 NE Greenwood Ave. Contact Kayla at kayla.traver@vandals.uidaho.edu for more info. Bring a project, a friend and learn about the Modern Quilt Guild. www.modernquiltguild.com Newcomers Quilt Group Mondays, 9:30-12:30pm at QuiltWorks, 926 NE Greenwood Ave., Bend. Anyone new to quilting or new to Bend is welcome! 541-728-0527. Northwest Crossing Farmers Market Saturdays beginning June 25th-Sept. 24th, 10am-2pm. A ripe selection of the region’s best organic artisans in produce, meats, baked goods, skincare and other lifestyle products available for you to explore along the main street of NorthWest Crossing neighborhood in Bend. Prineville Farmer’s Market June 18 - Oct. 1, 8:30am-Noon. Every Saturday. At City Hall www.visitprineville.com.

June Events Continued

Bend Oregon Old Time Fiddlers June 5th, 1-3PM at the Pine Forest Grange Hall, 63214 Boyd Acres Rd., Bend. Donations Accepted, All Ages Welcome, Non Smoking - Alcohol Free, Come Listen and Dance, Information: Bob 1-541-447-5451. First Friday Gallery Walk June 3rd, 5-9pm. Galleries in downtown Bend, Northwest Crossing and the Old Mill fill with art patrons as they open their doors for this special monthly evening. Includes musical performances and refreshments at selected galleries. www.visitbend.com. Music in Public Places June 3rd, 5:30pm. Tower Theatre. Features three to six chamber music programs every season held in Central Oregon venues that are typically not concert venues. All Music In Public Places performances are free and open to the public. www.co-symphony.com. Coming to Bend High School Auditorium One Night Only June 3rd, 6:30pm. A Benefit Performance and Fundraiser for the Bend High School Equestrian Team. Special Demonstration by Tammy Harty and her trick horse Bunny. Followed by a live performance and a documentary movie presented by filmmaker and storyteller Shirley Morris. We will he raffeling CD’s, posters, and more. Tickets can be purchased on line at https://touchbase.k12.or.us. “Enter as Guest” Click on School Shop, Click on Bend Senior High. Adults $8 and Children and students $5. Larkspur Festival – Fun in the Sun for All Ages! June 4th, 10am-3pm at Larkspur Park adjacent to the Bend Senior Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Road. Free. In its 5th year features family fun, food, games, activities, craft sellers, vendors, live music, entertainment and the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Plant Sale. Enjoy a day of demonstrations highlighting Zumba Gold, Line Dance, Ballroom Dance and more. New this year will be the Kid’s Stage, featuring kid friendly games and activities for the young and the young at heart. For more info. call 541-388-1133. Heaven Can Wait Run June 5th, 9am. Old Mill District and Drake Park. For Breast Cancer. Benefitting the Sara Fisher Breast Cancer Project of St. Charles Foundation. www.heavencanwait.org. Cascade Winds Symphonic Band June 5th, 2pm. Free. At Summit Highschool Auditorium. www.cascadewinds.org. New Chicken Ideas Cooking Class June 8th, 6pm. Let’s cook up some Chicken. Chicken with Tequila Lime Marinade, The Best Roasted Chicken, Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts and Costco Chicken? Join us and see what all the clucking is about! www.WellTraveledFork.com. Little Commuters Parade June 11th, 8:30am-10:30am in the Old Mill District. A kids kick-off to Commute Options Week in the Westside Parking Lot. We’ll have a drawing for great prizes. 8:30-9:45am - Decorate your bike, wagon, big wheel, scooter, unicycle with fresh flowers, arts & crafts, ribbon, etc. (Helmets required and no motorized wehicles. Thank you.) 9:45am- Parade (Starts at the footbridge across from the shops.) Decorate your bike, learn bike safety and join the parade over the footbridge, through the shops and circle back along the river trail. Parking lot will be closed for the event and reopen afterwards. We’ll have a King and Queen for the parade with Joanie from Wheel Fun Rentals and John from Green Energy Transit. Coffee and hot chocolate from Strictly Organic Coffee Co. www.theoldmill.com. Let’s Pull Together June 11th, 9am-3pm. In the Old Mill District. Lets Pull Together is a multi-county noxious weed eradication event consisting of collaborative partnerships with city and county government and boards, parks, schools and irrigation districts, neighborhood and homeowners associations, utility companies, private and public entities, businesses and our incredible volunteers all join together for good times and clean country (city) living. www.theoldmill.com. St. Charles Free Summer Sunday Concerts-The Chapmans June 12th, 2-4:30pm. At the Les Schwab Amphitheater. Summer Sunday Concert Series kicks off with The Chapmans (bluegrass). THE CHAPMANS continue to enlarge their fan base to include Americana, bluegrass and acoustic country genres. Albeit a young band, they have been touring professionally for almost two decades, while fans and peers alike have nominated and honored them with numerous awards for their songwriting, instrumental, vocal and entertaining talents. Free. www.theoldmill.com. Dirty Half (USATF National Trail Championship) June 12th, 8am. Phils Trail Area, Bend. A sweet all dirt half marathon taking place on the single track trails just west of Bend. This will be in conjunction with the 2011 Trail HalfMarathon Championship, managed by USA Track and Field. Contact info:541-317-3568 or www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAHalfMarathonTrailChampionships/. Tommy Emmanuel June 15th, 7:30pm. Rather than using a whole band for melody, rhythm, bass, and drum parts, Tommy plays all that - and more - on one guitar. Tickets: $34-45. www. towertheatre.org. “Peter & The Wolf” Ballet June 17th, 6:30. You will be delighted by this musical story by Sergei Prokofiev and adapted to dance. Each character is represented by an orchestra instrument and danced by Students of Valerie Holgers’ Academie de Ballet Classique. Tickets: Reserved Seating

Central Oregon Family News June 2011 Page 23 $11.50, Children 5 and under are FREE with a paid Adult. Day of Show $13.50. www.towertheatre.org. Best of Bend Best Ball 2011 June 17-19th, 9am. First Annual 2-man Best of Bend Best-Ball Tournament featuring Pronghorn, Tetherow and Brasada. Cost: $550. Pronghorn, Brasada & Tetherow, Bend. 541.318.5155 or www.bestofbendbestball.com Bend PaddleBoard Challenge June 18th, 9am. Deschutes River, Bend. Benefitting the Bend Parks and Rec’s Recreational Scholarship Fund and the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance’s efforts to raise money for the Colorado Dam Improvement Project. A 2 mile short course for beginner racers and a 6 mile long course for serious racers. Part of the WPA NorthWest Regional SUP Race Series. Contact info: info@standuppaddlebend.com. Bendistillery Mud Run June 18th, 9am. Northwest Crossing. The inaugural Bendistillery Mud Run is a fun event for runner, joggers, walkers, crawlers, or anybody wanting to have a muddy good time. The 5km event is for individuals, pairs (2.5km each), and 5 person teams (do the whole thing together). The Filthy Frolic Mini Mudder is for the kids. Prizes for speed, style, costume, team spirit! Summer Shootout Marble Tournament June 18th, 11am. Des Chutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho Avenue, Bend. Kick off your summer vacation right, with good old fashioned outdoor games. At stake will be another great bike for one lucky kid, stayed tuned for more information and announcements about registration. St. Charles Free Summer Sunday Concerts-Blaine Larsen June 19th, 2-4:30pm. At the Les Schwab Amphitheater. (country) From the very first note of his new album, Not Too Bad, there’s no doubt where Blaine Larsen stands on making music -- his own kind of music. Each song is marked by an easy confidence and a sound that is unapologetically country. With two studio projects already under his belt at age 23, the Washington state native is now more focused than ever on making music that will sound just as good in the decades to come as it does today. In short, Blaine is an artist whose music will never go out of style. Free. www.theoldmill.com Hullabaloo at NorthWest Crossing June 24th, 10am. NorthWest Crossing, Bend, OR. A weekend celebration as unique as its name! An unofficial kickoff to summer, it’s a variety of fun activites for the entire family. www.northwestcrossing.com. Bite of Bend June 25-26th, 11AM. Free. Downtown Bend. This event is free to the public and includes a wide array of activities such as the live Top Chef competition, performance stage, beer garden, fine food and wine, the 2nd Annual Beer Run, as well as a children’s area; not to mention local food booths offering “bites” of their locally created provisions. The mission of The Sterling Savings Bank Bite of Bend is to celebrate our local culture and create an event that highlights the foods of our region, including Oregon Wines and Liquors in the Marketplace The majority of our entertainment is also local. Businesses that support our event benefit from the network of goodwill associated with The Bite of Bend. Lay it out Events at info@layitoutevents.com, 541-323-0964. www.thebiteofbend.com. St. Charles Free Summer Sunday Concerts-234th Army Band June 26th, 2-4:30pm. At the Les Schwab Amphitheater. St. Charles Summer Sunday concert with 234th Army Band. Based in Portland, the 234th Army Band performs an average of 80 military and public musical missions each year. The band is comprised of over 40 Soldiers and performs with a full Concert ensemble, Rock Band, Stage Band, Dixieland Band, Quintets, and Quartets among other configurations. The band is currently led by Chief Warrant Officer Ashley Alexander and First Sergeant Joseph Worley. Free. www.theoldmill.com Lahaina Galleries 35th Anniversary! June 26th, 11am–2pm. Ten artists from around the globe will be at the gallery showcasing new works that will range from paintings and etched metal to leather and rare carved gem sculptures. Our gallery is located in the Old Mill District right on the Deschutes River in Bend. For more info call: 388-4404; www.lahainagalleries.com. The Portland Baroque Orchestra June 28th, 7:30pm. Oregon Bach Festival presents: The Portland Baroque Orchestra, “Dido and Aeneas”. Directed by violinist Monica Huggett and featuring striking newcomer Golda Schultz, the showcase of this concert is “Dido and Aeneas,” Henry Purcell’s 17th century opera. The joyful marriage of two monarchs meets tragedy when a sorceress intervenes. Will the Queen summon the strength to survive? $35, $24, $15. www.towertheatre.org. Pickin’ & Paddlin’ Music Series & Demo Days June 29th, 4pm. At the Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe. Throughout the summer, Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe hosts four nights of live music and boat demos on the back lawn behind the store, on the banks of the Deschutes River. This event takes place the last Wednesday of every month through September. From 4– 7pm. Tumalo Creek’s fleet of 50 demo boats will be available to try for free with plenty of paddling experts on hand to answer any questions and get boaters comfortable out on the water. The music series and demo days are a fundraiser for the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance (BPTA) and donations are encouraged. The series is officially sponsored by Cascade Lakes Brewing, and they provide all the beverages for the event. The music starts at 7pm, and features the best of Bend’s local bluegrass and folk scene.www.theoldmill.com.

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LaPine La Pine Grange Flea Market June 4th, 10am-3pm at the Grange Hall on Morson. Family friendly, clean and affordable. Shop Local. New/Used items, antiques, collectables, Farm Fresh Local Eggs, crafts and so much more! Call Robin for more information, 541-536-1455. www.lapine.org. High Desert Rhubarb Festival June 4th, 9am-4pm. At L & S Gardens. Free admission. The Central Oregon Dutch Oven Society will be baking and cooking dozens of recipes using Rhubarb. Music and Hay rides throughout the day and vendors set up throughout The Ayre band will be playing rock and roll music from 11:30am-1pm. Bend N’ Strings will be playing country music from 1:30-3pm. Be sure to check out the wide selection of gifts, crafts, antiques, guns and many wood items that the local vendors have to offer. This year we will be donating the proceeds from the Dutch oven cooking to benefit the La Pine Community Kitchen. For more information contact 541-536-2049. La Pine Chamber of Commerce Breakfast June 17th, 7:45am. Come and join the Chamber for Breakfast at the La Pine Senior Center. Open to Chamber Members and their guest. Speaker, Sponsor, and lots of networking. Cost for the Breakfast is $8. Call the Chamber for more information and to reserve a seat, (541) 536-9771. American Cancer Society Relay For Life La Pine/Sunriver June 25-26th, 9am-9am at the La Pine High School Track. For more information call Carol Gray 541-815-3616, Pat Stone 541-977-5266, Danielle Patrick 541-771-9644 or Stefan Meyers 541-977-5764. Mission: Blues **LIVE** June 25-26th, 7pm. LIVE band on stage at Jade’s! Ed Criss on bass and vocals, Jim Elmer on drums, and Bob Billington on lead guitar will rev up your evening with blues and rock and lots in between! Cost: $5, children under 10 free. Jade’s Jazz Lounge, 51470 U.S. 97 #5, La Pine. Contact info: Sheila O’Malley, Owner jade@jadesjazz.net or 541-848-9470.

Madras The “Spirit of the Sacred Flute Gathering June 3-5th at the Hehe Longhouse. There is no fee for vendors. All are welcome to come and play flutes, drums or any other instrument. They will start 6pm Friday with a welcome fire. The gathering ends on Sunday at noon. For more information contact KoNa Foster Kalama 541-325-3797 or Leminnie Smith 325-1531. www.warmsprings.com. “Canoe Journeys: Our Life On The Big River” June 23rd-Sept. 18th. View and appreciate the traditional and cultural homelands of the Warm Springs People relocated in 1855 from modern day Columbia Gorge, what they considered the Big River. www.museumatwarmsprings.org. Splash For Pink at Imperial River Co. June 25th, 8pm. Come support breast cancer patients and research at this annual river event. There will be rafting, music and fun at the Imperial River Co. in Maupin. www.madraschamber.com.

Prineville Bend Dog Agility Trials June 3-5th, Indoor Arena. Free to the Public. Contact: Shirley Jacobs, 541-416-5275 or www.benddogagility.com. Pee Wee Rodeo June 4–5th, 9AM. Outdoor Arena. Contact: Tim Sappington, 541-948-0310. www.copwrc.net. Annual Plant Sale June 4th, 8am. Hosted by the Crook County Garden Club. Location: Rite Aid parking lot, Prineville. Contact: Jobey Clarke, 541-233-2008. Lunch w/ Author Jane Kirkpatrick June 8th, 11:30am. Location: Book & Bean, 1595 NE 3rd Street, Prineville. Cost: Free. Phone: 541-447-3778. Ice Cream Social and Swim June 9th, 1-4pm . Tix on sale June 9 at 12:30 in front of Pool. $3 ID, $5 OD Team Equine Roping, Charley Crawford June 9-12th. Outdoor Arena/Indoor Arena. Contact: Dan Johnson, 503-829-6439 or www.teamequineusa.com. Can Chaser Barrel Racing June 14th and 28th. Outdoor Arena. Free to the Public. Contact: Judee Hagen, 541416-9099 or www.canchaser.com. Oregon High School Rodeo Finals June 15-18th, 9AM. Crook County Fairgrounds, Prineville. Oregon High School Rodeo Association. www.ohsra.org or 541-546-7007.

June Events Continued 2011 Cabin Fever Shoot June 17-19th. Oregon State Championships! Presented by The Lone Pine Rangers. Friday 6pm, Saturday 9am, Sunday 10am. Free Camping, Fun shoot Friday night, Catered Dinner Saturday night! Located between mile post 14 & 15 on Hwy. 26 between Prineville and Madras. www.lonepinerangers.com Jr. P I Livestock Exposition June 23-25th, Indoor Arena. Free to the Public. Contact: 503-793-7856 or www.pilivestockshow.com. Annual Prineville Rockhound Show and Pow Wow June 23 - 26th, 9-5pm Sat. & 9-4pm Sun. Location: Crook County Fairgrounds. Excellent Selection of Materials, Obsidian, Jade, Petrified Wood, Jasper, Plume Agate, Limb Casts, Moss Agate, Thundereggs, Crystals, Precious Gems, a Wide Variety of Faceting Rough and LOTS MORE! Cost: Free. www.prinevillerockhoundpowwow.com. Admission Western Daze June 24-25th, 10-6pm in Pioneer Park. All Day - Youth activities, spin art, stick horse decorations (for the stick horse race on Saturday), and food and craft vendors. Live music by Oregon National Guard Band (Pioneer Park stage) and Shawn Hawkins and the Offenders (Pioneer Park stage). Crooked River Roundup June 23-25th. Pricing: Box Seats, $16; General Admission, $14; Children under 12, $10. www.crookedriverroundup.com. 16th Annual Country Quilt Show of Prineville June 25th, 9am-4pm. Theme: “Roundup of Stars” Door prizes, Demos, Quilt Raffle, Quilts for Sale, Country Store. Awards: Viewer’s Choice, Large Quilts, Best of Theme, Wearable Arts & Home Decor. Location: Crooked River Grade School Gym, 641 NE 3st Street. Cost: $2, 12 and under free. www.visitprineville.com

Redmond Three Sisters Marathon June 6th. Location: Eagle Crest Resort. Smith Rock Race Group presents the Three Sisters Marathon. Enjoy beautiful Central Oregon on this scenic marathon course through Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. This marathon is a Portland Marathon Northwest Challenge Series Event, a USATF Certified Course, a Boston Marathon Qualifier, Chip Timed, and a 5K Charity Run/Walk benefiting the American Cancer Society. For more information visit the website at www.threesistersmarathon.com. Green Pathways Free Educational Series June 9th, 5:30pm. Location: 190 NE Irving, Bend. Behind those blinds: Energy saving window coverings. Come to the Neil Kelly Design Center the 2nd Thursday of each month for this Free Educational Series for creating healthy and efficient homes, refreshments provided. Sponsored by COBA, Building Green Council of Central Oregon and Neil Kelly. www.visitredmondoregon.com. Central Oregon Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis June 11th, 9am. This year the Central Oregon 5K walk is being held in Redmond at the Sam Johnson Park with the walk along the Dry Canyon Trail. Registration is at 9am and the walk begins at 10. This is the Foundations largest fundraiser of the year with 90 cents of every dollar raised going to research to assure the development and the means to cure and control CF and to improve the quality of life of the 30,000 children and adults in the U.S. living with CF. To learn more: www.cff.org. Questions about the walk? Call Leslie at 541-480-6703. www.visitredmondoregon.com. Dry Canyon Run June 18th, 9am. At the American Legion Park in the Dry Canyon, Redmond. Redmond HS Track & Field presents the Dry Run, a 5k/10k competition run through the backbone of the city, it’s Dry Canyon. With terrain changing from grass, to asphalt trail to dirt trail, the Dry Run should be a fast, beautiful race awakening all the senses. Register for the event at www.time2race.com. $20 for the 5k Run/Walk, $25 for the 10k Run. We will be taking registrations on the day of the race. For additional information email Scott Brown, Race Director and Head Track/Cross Country Coach for Redmond High School, at scott. brown@redmond.k12.or.us; www.drycanyonrun.com. Music in the Canyon June 22nd, 5:30-8pm. At the American Legion Park in Redmond. www.musicinthecanyon.com. Music on the Green June 29th, 6pm. Every other Wednesday through Sept. 7th at Sam Johnson Park. Free to attend. Hosted by Redmond Chamber of Commerce. www.visitredmondoregon.com.

Sisters Sisters Rodeo June 10-12th, 7pm. This is the 71st year for one of the most popular rodeos on the West Coast circuit. Held in a rodeo arena with scenic views of of the Three Sisters mountains, this is a family fun event! June 10th, is Les Schwab Family Night. Rodeo performance is at 7pm. Children 12 and under are free. www.sistersrodeo.com Sisters Art in the Park June 11-12th, 10-5 Sat., 10-4 Sun. Location: Creekside Park. Arts, crafts, wine

June Events Continued tasting, food and silent auction benefiting Make A Wish Foundation of Oregon. For more information contact Richard Esterman ufo1555@aol.com. Phone: 541-549-8905 or www.sisterscountry.com. The Sisters Wine & Brew Festival June 17th, 3-9pm and 18th, 11-8pm. Celebrates wonderful wines and brews of the Pacific Northwest. The day will also include live music, wine and beer pairing classes, cooking demos, art vendors, and fantastic food. All against the backdrop of Sisters, Oregon. This western town features fabulous scenery, accommodations, retail and restaurants. Entrance to the festival is free. The Village Green in downtown Sisters. For more information: info@specialized-events.com or 541 385-7988. Ride for Two Rivers June 18th. Riders can choose two routes, a family friendly ride or a longer training ride for the serious cyclists. Community Bar-B-Que following at Black Butte Ranch. 100% of the proceeds will support stewardship and restoration efforts on the McKenzie River and Wychus Creek. For complete information contact Lisa Leonard at lleonard@ nationalforests.com Location: McKenzie Pass and surrounding Sisters Area. Phone: 503-241-0467. www.sisterscountry.com. Views, Brews & Bar-B-Ques June 25-26th, all day. Location: Downtown Sisters. First ever rib cook off. Sanctioned by the Kansas City Bar-B-Que Society, this event will tantalize your taste buds. Prize money and trophies awarded in all categories, beer garden, live music and other activities. On-going updates will be added as confirmations come in. For any questions call Jeri Buckmann at Sisters Chamber of Commerce 541-549-0251 or email jeri@sisterscountry. com. www.sisterscountry.com. 2011 Quilt Show Poster Signing June 27th, 5-8pm. Location: The Stitchin’ Post. Artist, Kathy Deggendorfer will be signing the 2011 Quilt Show Poster. Come see the new fabric and merchandise featuring this year’s poster image. www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org.

Sunriver 15th Annual Pacific Crest Weekend Sports Festival June 25-26th, 8pm. Each year, during the last weekend in June, athletes, joined by their family and friends, converge on Central Oregon to take part in the Pacific Crest Sports Festival. www.racecenter.com.

High Desert Museum Volcano Country Through June 19th, 10am. Explore how they function below the earth’s surface and Oregon’s geologic past in this fun, interactive exhibit. New! Raptors of the Desert Sky Hawks, owls and more raptors soar around you in a new setting – a natural clearing in the Museum forest. As you feel the wind and smell the pines, the experience will be much like encountering wild raptors on the trail. “The new program will emphasize natural behaviors and a natural setting,” says Jim Dawson, the Museum’s curator of living collections. “The goal of this concept is to allow our visitors to gain a sense of deeper understanding, insight, and connectedness to the natural world of the High Desert. It will have a real feeling of authenticity.” Daily Programs Free with Museum Admission. This schedule is subject to chage daily check with Admissions Desk to confirm: 541-382-4745, ext. 271. 11am Birds of Prey Talk: Meet a magnificent raptor close-up and learn about them from the wildlife staff. 1pm Keeper Talk: Find out from the animal keepers what it is like to care for wildlife at their habitats throughout the Museum (check with front desk for schedule) 2pm Otter Talk: See the amazing world of the river otter. Touch furs and skulls and learn about the Museum’s river otter, Thomas. 2:45pm Spirit of the West Exhibit Tours: Journey with a guide from a Native American rock shelter, through a mining operation and a re-created 1885 settlement town.

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Theatrical Arts

C.S. Lewis “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” June 17-19th and 24-26th. Start your summer off right with a magical journey to the land of Narnia with the Children’s Theater Company! This dramatization of C.S. Lewis’ classic, set in the land of Narnia, faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of four children who inadvertently wander from an old wardrobe into the exciting, never-to-be-forgotten Narnia. The intense action features chases, duels and escapes as the witch is determined to keep Narnia in her possession and to end the reign of Aslan. Tickets are $5, sold at GreenPlow Coffee Roasters. PRE-PURCHASE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS MOST SHOWS SELL OUT. Performed at The Bridge Church, 2398 W. Antler Ave., Redmond. www.childrenstheatercompany.net. CTC Presents ‘Triage’ June 4th, doors open at 7pm. Improv games in the style of “Whose Line is it Anyway.” Short and long-form improv skits are made up on-the-spot from audience suggestions no two shows are alike. All ages welcome. $5 at the door. www.cascadestheatrical.org. Sex, Drugs & Rick ‘N’ Noel by David Tristram June 10-26th, Wed.- Sat., 7:30pm, Sun., 2pm. This smart comedy is the story of Richard Branson, a foundry worker whose wife has left him for another woman. In an attempt to regain his self esteem, Richard takes a history course at Birmingham University. There he meets Noel, another mature age student with an entirely different outlook on life. Together they learn more than either could have imagined possible about life, women and themselves. Adult/$20, Senior/$15, Student/$12. Preview Night Only/$10 (NonReserved/General Admission). www.cascadestheatrical.org. Preview of “tick, tick...BOOM!” June 8-25th, some days 6pm and some at 8pm. Central Oregon’s professional theatre is proud to announce its next major production at the Bend Performing Arts Center will be “tick, tick…BOOM!” a musical by Jonathan Larson, author of RENT. Cost: $15 - $20. At the Bend Performing Arts Center, 1155 SW Division St., Bend. Contact info: brad@ innovationtw.org, 541-504-6721 or www.innovationtw.org/ BEAT (Bend Experimental Art Theatre) The Passion of Character: Age: 8-18. M-Th, June 20-23rd. 9am-Noon. A unique BEAT character development class for the serious actor. This class takes you through a safe exciting journey of personal discovery through “break-through games” and brave acting challenges. In this special workshop, the actors learn tools for character research, knowing themselves, observation, taking risks, and loving the art of acting. Cost: $95. At 2nd Street Theater. All the World’s a Poetry Slam: Age: 11-17. M-Th, June 20–23rd. 9am-Noon. It’s not a workshop, it’s a “wordshop” put on by BEAT for young adult poet-performers who like to tell it like it is and tell it like it could be. This “Wordshop” gives teens a chance to explore the performance aspects of poetry in an environment that celebrates free expression. Using classic, literary and hip-hop poets as models, students will consider the connection between their ideas and personas as spoken-work poets. The class uses exercises that blend individual inspiration with theatrical improvisation, articulation and projection. Over the course of the week, participants will develop original material in preparation for a culminating slam-style poetry performance. Cost: $95. At 2nd Street Theater. Musical Theatre: Age: 12-18. M-Th, June 27-30th. 9am-Noon. BEAT offers a unique and exciting training experience designed for the aspiring middle or high school musical theater performer. This course offers young performers the special opportunity to gain insight into the life of the musical theater artist as well as build the confidence necessary to be a successful performer. During this experience, students will develop the skills and techniques used by Broadway performers. Students will participate in dance, voice and acting for musical theater and will need to wear comfortable clothing for unrestricted movement. Cost: $95. At 2nd Street Theater. Motion and Commotion: Age: 5-8. June 27–30th, 1-4pm. BEAT offers this unique class in creative movement. With an emphasis on creativity and freedom to move students will learn to express themselves through movement. Using our imagination we will act out magical new worlds, fantastical creatures, and stage hero and heroines. This class will be capped with a performance. Cost: $95. At 2nd Street Theater. www.beatonline.org.

Weekly Programs 10-2pm, The Otter Den: A fun, new creative lay and learning space! Children ages 2-5 and their parents can experience changing themes each week, from tumbling to bubble play. 1-5pm, Wild Wedcnesdays: Visitors ages 7-12 and their parents will dicover obscure parts of the Museum on weekly scavenger hunts. Use puzzles to find all the hidden trasure chests and get a Museum prize. Themes of the adventure change each month. 10:30am, Tuesdays, Totally Touchable Tales: storytelling that opens preschoolers’eyes, ears and hearts to the natural cultural wonders of the High Desert, with activities such as puppet play and quick craft projects for ages 2-5. Sponsored by Central Oregon Pediatric Associates. The High Desert Museum is nationally acclaimed for telling the story of America’s High Desert through indoor and outdoor: wildlife habitats; interactive, experiential play spaces for children; living history performances; natural and cultural exhibits; Native American and Western art; and music, nature trails, tours and special programs for all ages. A wild getaway on 135 forested acres, is just five minutes from Bend on South Hwy. 97. Summer Hours and rates through Oct. 31: 9am-5pm, daily; $15 adults, $12 ages 65 and older, $9 ages 5-12, free ages 4 and younger and all members. 541-382-4754, www.highdesertmuseum.org.

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KIDS CLASSES

Early Childhood Art Start Ages 2-4

Experience the extraordinary world of art as you and your explore the world of art! Drawing and painting tools will help your child develop fine motor skills, as well as open up their creative thinking and self-expression. A caregiver must accompany each child. No child under the age of 2 should be present during class. $45 Sess: 1 | M-TH | Jun 20-23 | 9am - 9:45 | Beck

Art and More Ages: 4 - 6

Art and literacy – a winning combination! Books will be read out loud and linked to each art project for skill development in both visual and literary arts. Your child will explore painting, drawing and collage, and learn important social skills. $70 Sess: 1 | M-TH | Jun 20-23 | 10am-12 | Beck

Incredible Clay Ages 4-6

Your child will increase fine motor skills by constructing and glazing a variety of clay projects from start to finish. Working with clay helps your child develop fine motor skills and learn to think in 3-D. $70 Sess: 1 | M-TH | Jun 27-30 | 10am-12 | Beck

“Fun”ctional Clay Ages 8-12

Create ceramic artwork that is both artistic and useful! You will make a place setting all in clay using beautiful, bold colors and designs. You’ll learn various techniques like coil, slab, and extrusion to make a plate, bowl and cup. $89 M-TH | Jun 20-23 | 9am-12 | Bommarito

Youth

Bellydance for Kids

All About Me

Kids will “dance like an Egyptian” while learning bellydance steps, isolations, and even some geography! We will learn some Arabic language, costuming, and even try some food related to this folkdance with origins in Egypt, Turkey, Greece and India. $89

Ages 6-8

Think and explore in clay as you build a sculpture of yourself, make a mask of your face, create picture frames and more. Have fun creating 3-D objects with clay and other materials and enjoy the self-discovery when looking in the mirror! $89 M-TH | Jun 20-23 | 1pm-4 | Bommarito

Large Colorful Paintings Ages 6-8

You will enjoy the experience of painting by using a variety of colors and creating interesting art forms and designs. Learn art elements of color and shape and use these elements to create a fun colorful painting. By using shapes and forms, you will experience key principles of design. $89 Sess: 2 | M-TH | Jun 27-30 | 1pm-4 | Williams

Ages 8-12

M-TH | Jun 20-23 | 1pm-4 | Rasha

Large Colorful Paintings Ages 8-12

Cosmic Clay Ages 8-12

3, 2, 1, Blast off! Art astronauts will encounter friendly aliens, spaceships, and explore the clay cosmos as they travel around the galaxy and home again. Sculpt, glaze and fire your own out-of-this-world creations from your galactic adventure! $89 M-TH | Jun 27-30 | 1pm-4 | Schoessler

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ADULT CLASSES Spring Flowers En Plein Air

Capture the allure of flowers in acrylic by learning to design your paintings with the use of value. Master the use of negative space, color, and contrast to create impactful paintings. Paint from life using directional light to create stunning visual effects. Learn to lead the eye through your paintings using special visual illusions. Previous acrylic experience recommended. Supplies List. $70 SA | Jun 4 | 9am-4pm | Berry

Bellydance Sampler Bellydance has come a long way in the last decade. Here is an opportunity to learn fundamental techniques while trying different styles with instructors from the High Desert Bellydance Guild. Explore American Tribal Style, veil dances, and more. Supplies included. $200 T-TH | Jun 21-Jul 7 | 6pm-9 | High Desert Bellydance Guild

Clay Fundamentals Open to all experience levels; learn new skills in this projectoriented class which explores functional and decorative art. Learn the basics of hand-building, explore 3-D design, and practice at the wheel. First bag of clay, firings, and tools included. $180 TH | Jun 23-Jul 28 | 6pm-9 | Staff

Hawaiian Quilting Create a beautiful Hawaiian applique using traditional Hawaiian techniques and patterns. Students will needle-turn applique and hand-quilt their ‘ulu (breadfruit) patterned pillow-sized block that may be used as a wall hanging, pillow top or part of a larger quilt. Supplies List. $90 F | Jun 24-Jul 8 | 10am-1 | Alexander | AC(875 Brooks St.)

Sun Plaques Enjoy the cheer of the sun when you create terracotta sun plaques for your home or garden. Using terracotta clay you will make a fanciful plaque based on a human or animal face inspired by the sun plaques of Mexico. Supplies included. $30 SA | Jun 25 | 10am-1 | Kimmerling

Art by the Water Take advantage of the inspiration of the high lakes in this plein air watercolor class. Learn the basics of painting outdoors, then immerse yourself in the joy of capturing nature in open air with the benefit of instructor assistance. Supplies included. $48 SA | Jun 25 | 3pm-6 | Holtzman | Elk Lake Resort

Call 541.617.1317 to register

June 2011 Gallery Exhibition Theme of Show: Everything Under the Sun. Opens First Friday, June 3, 5:30–8:30pm. Closes June 27th. Everything Under the Sun. Even though prints are made the same way Rembrandt did 500 years ago, new printmaking technologies continue to be developed and practiced by contemporary artists. Solar plate printing technique and combined processes are explored at Atelier 6000 in June. June Classes - Call 541.330.8759. to register for classes. Upcoming classes and Artist in Residence workshop feature studies in book arts, printmaking, and mixed-media arts. Enrollment is limited. Supply list. Ages 16 – Adult. All levels. Minimum 4 students. The Working Questions: Printing with Modiﬁers: Demonstration June 14th, 5–8pm (Non-members, 6–8pm). Learn how to create texture and tone with your prints using carborundum, tar gel and modeling paste. $15/ Free to A6 members Instructor: Pat Clark Innovative Intaglio Printmaking: Saline Sulfate Etching June 24, 10:30am–2:30pm. A non-toxic etching process, saline sulfate etching provides all the expressive mark making typical of traditional etching without the use of harmful solvents. Acrylic grounds applied to aluminum plates protect the areas that aren’t etched. Once engraved, the images produced are remarkable, the plates bite quickly and cleanly to produce a sharp image. Prerequisite: Working Questions held on Tue, April 12, printmaking experience and studio etiquette. Instructor: Barbara Hudin $20 studio fee “Acrylic Innovations” Paints, Mediums, Gels & Grounds June 11, 1–4pm. GOLDEN representative, Corrine Loomis Dietz presents the unique properties of acrylic paints, mediums, gels and grounds as they apply to the printmaking techniques of Monotype, Chine Collé and Collagraph The lecture/demonstration will guide you through the basics of acrylics, open up new possibilities and offer the technical knowledge to support your ideas. Free literature, hand painted color charts and samples to those who pre-register. $15 The Artist in Residence Pogram Provides enrolled participants the opportunity to work side by side with an accomplished artist who specializes in a particular field of art. Atelier 6000 residencies are intended to enrich the educational process, open invigorating dialogue and provide inroads to learning that are creative and inspirational. Monotype and the Human Figure June 4-5, Saturday/Sunday, 10–2pm. The human form + drawing

+ painting + printing = superb, one-of-kind prints that capture the beauty and dynamic energy of the human figure. The monotype is the most spontaneous, painterly, and easily accessible form of printmaking. Whether the image is representational or abstract, this spontaneity and improvisational quality lends itself to representing the human figure. Working directly from the model students will produce a series of colorful prints by drawing and painting directly onto plexiglass plates using soy and water-based inks. This class will encourage the improvisational spirit as we work with line, color and composition in developing a series of prints. Prerequisite: Drawing and painting experience. $115 + $50 studio fee. Ron Schultz has a BA from CSU, Northridge in fine art and design, and two years of graduate work at CSU, Chico with an emphasis on printmaking techniques such as engraving, etching, and lithography. In addition to teaching in the field, he has had a lifelong personal relationship with his own creative development. Atelier 6000, 389 SW Scalehouse Ct. Suite 120, Bend, OR 97702. Note: All printmaking classes include the use of the equipment, tools and inks. Paper is available for purchase. Please register for all A6 classes through the Art Station. Call 541-330-8759 to register. www.atelier6000.com.

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