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As the first signs of Autumn begin to appear with crisper air and changing colors, we have one more holiday weekend to soak up our favorite summer activities—get out and enjoy it! September brings the flurry of back-to-school, shorter days and a faster pace. And with the return of the school year comes fall sports for many students, which is the focus of this issue of Bend Lifestyle. In this issue, we take a closer look at six teenage athletes who balance the demands of vigorous training with schoolwork. Prepare to be inspired by their dedication and talent! We tell the story of how rugby is gaining momentum in Central Oregon as an up-andcoming youth sport. And we highlight an assistance program in our community that makes it possible for kids to participate in sports when it otherwise may not have been possible. This issue also spotlights a helpful resource that comes in handy with back-to-school . . . check out our article on the “Book a Librarian” program at the Deschutes Public Library. We especially thank our advertising partners who make this magazine possible. When you visit these local businesses, please tell them you saw their ad here, on the pages of Bend Lifestyle.

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BEND ROOTS REVIVAL CELEBRATES TEN YEARS OF FREE MUSIC Bend Roots Revival—the free, family-friendly, community-based festival—will celebrate their 10-year anniversary September 23-25 in Bend’s Old Mill District. The 2016 festival will feature over 75 bands and 15 free educational workshops. Local bands performing include Moon Mountain Ramblers, Elektrapod, and Corner Gospel Explosion, while out of town acts Pete Kartsounes Band, Jive Coulis, and Redwood Son are also slated to appear. Bend Roots Revival has again partnered with Deschutes Brewery, The Old Mill, Oregon Community Foundation and Breedlove Guitars. The grassroots event will take place on six stages between the Art Station and the Deschutes Brewery Warehouse on Shelvin-Hixon Road. Proceeds

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Giving Back

GET KIDS IN THE GAME FOR GOOD

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ssisting kids with one of the barriers holding them back from participating in sports—the registration fee—is a fairly simple concept. Allow kids to “get in the game” and they’ll be healthier, do better in school, and have more productive adult lives. Simple? Yes. Awesome? Absolutely. This was the thinking when Bendites Natalie Hummel, John Ballantine, Tara Ballantine and Brian Grossman started KIDS in the GAME in 2010. The local non-profit’s “Pass Program” provides up to $50 in registration fees, up to four times each year, to any Central Oregon child 18 and under. The only criteria are that the funded activity be one in which there will be regular, supervised movement and the student must get a letter of recommendation from a non-relative. Program Manager Eric Haynie says the best thing about the program is “supporting kids in activities they love the most. Football, basketball, baseball, etc. don’t 14

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work for every kid. We support the activity that works for them.” He cited a recent application where a child who struggles with a developmental disorder brightened up and joined in when exposed to parkour. It was the first application they’d received for that sport. Word gets out to interested families through existing assistance programs. The school FAN (Family Access Network) Advocates refer families, as do WIC (Women, Infants and Children) programs, NeighborImpact and Oregon Adaptive Sports, among others. Families are still responsible for at least $10 of each registration. “It’s important that they have some financial contribution, as that makes the follow-through more likely,” says Haynie. The check provided by KIDS in the GAME is made out to the program for which the child wishes to register, yet sent to the family to complete the process as

“I wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. [My daughter] enjoys playing softball as much as I did as a kid . . . Just seeing the smile on her face when she is on the softball field is all I need to make all the bad fade away for a short while. I appreciate this more than you know.” —a happy parent

another way to assure the involvement of others in the child’s success. The Pass Program has expanded to three other areas due to partnerships with Active Network, LLC as well as Nike, Nautilus and Pacific Source.

“Thank you for letting me to go to GOTR (Girls on the Run). I stand for myself now, I have friends now, I trust myself, I don’t gossip, I know that I am beautiful without anything, and I changed my life from a sad life to an awesome life full of running!” —a young participant

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eauty is in the eye of the beholder. But, in the case of Bend-based Beautiful Wrecks, owners Lisa and KC Flynn resurrect beauty in motorhomes, trailers and camper vans from past-their-prime to full glory. The result is stunning, highly-personalized recreation vehicles causing anyone to be star struck. “We renovate old gems for owners’ personal use and also offer a small fleet of ‘wrecks’ that are re-designed like a hotel room,” says Lisa Flynn, touting the benefits of providing additional lodging options to an expanding Bend economy.

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The name “Beautiful Wrecks” pays homage to the sultry starlets of times past. RV owners with a “wreck” in need of a makeover come to the Flynns for a complete—and modern—renovation. Lisa Flynn has taken her entrepreneurial spirit—she has founded several additional companies and nurtured them to scale—and combined it with her joy of making trailers in decay beautiful again. In just a few short years, Beautiful Wrecks has blossomed from its humble beginnings of a one-off personal trailer renovation.

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Shaping Their Future

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ach year, thousands of Central Oregon teenagers attend school, play sports, and work part time jobs. Some tackle gigantic work loads that make “walking barefoot, uphill both ways in the snow to school” seem like a picnic. Others altruistically volunteer at non-profits, while seeking to make the

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world a better place. Still others focus on a singular passion as they try to achieve athletic goals in their specific discipline. Student athletes oftentimes spend hours each day—on top of their regular schoolwork—in the gym, the pool, on the slopes or the field. It’s difficult not to marvel at

their commitment. Bend Lifestyle talked to six teenage athletes to hear what it’s like to be them; including their workout routines, sacrifices made, and hopes for the future. As you read the following pages, be inspired by Casandra, Jake, Lacey, Cameron, Chance and Alex.

CASANDRA SHAFFER

With a contagious smile and a humble approach to listing her accomplishments, Casandra (Casi) Shaffer has a way of making “I’ve just come from the Olympic trials” sound like it’s no big deal. At age 16, Casi competed in seven races at the 2016 US Paralympic Trials in North Carolina in July. While she didn’t make the team this time, she did have some personal bests, including two first place finishes and three additional podium appearances. “Just going there, giving it everything I’ve got and having that experience,” explains Casi. “I had my heart and soul in each race.” Younger sister Sarah was first to get into swimming. Casi followed because, frankly, she got bored sitting and watching. Sarah continues

to be an inspiration for Casi. Also, their mom Jody was a bronze medal Paralympian swimmer in Barcelona in 1992. During her second Paralympic meet, Casi had her “whoa moment.” After taking first or second place in all of her events, she realized she had a talent for swimming. In addition, up to that point, she’d only compared herself to the able-bodied swimmers on her home Bend Swim Club team and not to athletes “who have bodies with a difference.”

Casi prefers the sprints—50 and 100 meters in length—and the backstroke is her specialty. Her workouts are 1.5 hours weekday mornings, 2 hours on Saturday and half hour “dryland” (cardio) three times each week—all the while attending Bend Senior High School. She also regularly teaches swim lessons to younger students at Juniper Swim and Fitness Center. Casi has her sights set on the Youth ParaPans in Sao Paolo, Brazil in 2017 and possibly the World Championships. She also plans to continue teaching and being involved in the Bend Youth Collective, her church youth group.

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BEND’S OUTSTANDING TEEN ATHLETES

After moving to Bend from Hawaii at age seven, Jake Mageau took up skiing. Four years later, he entered a halfpipe race; which sounds like relatively normal behavior for a Bend kid. The only difference is he had never actually dropped into a half-pipe before. Apparently, Jake had a knack for it. He currently ranks sixth in the world in the Junior Men’s Division of the Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP). In addition, he recently brought home the Silver Medal for the US at the Junior World Half Pipe Championship in Valmalenco, Italy. Although only a 2016 graduate of Summit High School, Jake seems to have an old soul. For instance, when asked

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JAKE MAGEAU

about his “aha moment,” he responded, “You don't always get the result you want, so it is equally important to enjoy the experience and journey. Every day is a new day.” And, if you take a quick trip over to his Instagram account (it’s linked from his professional biography online), you’ll find that he enjoys the relatively calm and peaceful art of rock stacking in his free time. This awareness and creativity have clearly inspired his skiing. His coaches and fellow skiers are on record as saying that he does moves that no one else is doing. Jake’s passport has seen plenty of action over the years. He’s been to Canada (Calgary and Whistler), Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, Sweden, and of course, various US ski towns.

“You don't always get the result you want, so it is equally important to enjoy the experience and journey. Every day is a new day.” --Jake Mageau The future looks like a lot more of the same for Jake. He’ll be training, skiing, traveling and competing with the US Freeski Rookie Team. The next trip is back to New Zealand in the Fall. “I’m looking to dial in my technique and tricks,” he says. Jake does intend to go to college, most likely in Utah in order to be closer to skiing and training facilities for his sport.

LACEY ADYE

Lacey’s parents always had a “give everything a try” outlook for their kids. When she first tried soccer, it was because her mom signed her up for the class, not because Lacey enjoyed it. Yet somehow when the choice came up again the following year, she said, “sure!”

“No one does this alone. There is not a chance I’d be able to do what I do without my parents.” --Lacey Adye And she never stopped. At eight years old, she joined a club team and has played club soccer year-round ever since. Soccer was so important to her that when her family was planning their move from Southern

California to Bend, she came up for tryouts ahead of time. Lacey currently plays with the Portland-based Crossfire United – ECNL Onyx team. She practices with the team once each week in Portland, which makes keeping up with her classes— many of which are part of the International Baccalaureate program—quite difficult. This leads to her thoughts on what people maybe don’t realize; it takes a lot of time management and pre-planning to be this dedicated to a sport. Friends want to do things together, but she has to say no because of what lies ahead in the week. And sometimes outsiders lose sight of what it takes to support an athlete. However, her brother is a huge support. An athlete

himself, they train together and push each other to keep improving. “No one does this alone,” Lacey says. “There is not a chance I’d be able to do what I do without my parents.” Meanwhile, Lacey’s senior year at Bend Senior High School will include involvement with the Interact Club as club president. She also enjoys singing, horseback riding, Student Council and has been a consistent National Honor Society member. Lacey is proud of her verbal commitment to play Division 1 soccer at the University of San Diego. She’ll enjoy her four years of playing and then will most likely pursue a job outside of soccer.

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CAMERON BEARD

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Cameron, an incoming senior at Summit High School, is a known entity in the cycling world. At age 18, he travels extensively both nationally and internationally for his year-round sports, cycling and cyclocross. While his parents are cyclists—they enjoy cycle tours on vacations—it was 100% Cameron’s choice to get involved in racing. He was inspired by the cyclists who were invited to stay at their home during the Cascade Cycling Classic each year. Watching the races and cheering on their visitors, he became entranced. And now, he races with one of their repeat guests, Tim Johnson and his Cannondale Cyclocross World Team.

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“I’m not sure anyone realizes just how much of the time I’m gone." --Cameron Beard Cameron’s training regime is year-round. It takes time, compromises and discipline. Since road races can be up to 100 miles in distance, he spends at least 20 hours a week on the bike. And, because of the endurance aspect of riding at competition speeds for 4-6 hours, he spends even more time each week on strength. After all that, Cameron still makes time to study. He also helps younger cyclists in the program where he got his start, Bend Endurance Academy.

“I’m not sure anyone realizes just how much of the time I’m gone,” says Cameron. European trips consist of month-long spans at the US team house in Holland, which has become a second home. Stateside, the team stays in host houses—each one different—for their week-long trips. The longest period of time he’s home is between four to six weeks. Contract season for cycling began in August and finalizes in October. Cameron’s life will change dramatically depending upon who becomes his new sponsor. One thing is certain, Cameron is going to be on the bike for a long time to come.

CHANCE BEUTLER

As a young child, Chance’s energy needed to be focused. So his mom signed him up for active Bend Parks and Recreation classes where the incoming Bend High senior found his passion. It was lacrosse. He was in third grade; and he was hooked! Chance’s dad was a Division 1 wrestler in college and his sister is currently a Division 1 soccer player. He soon realized that this is a family thing and he wanted to be a part of it. Since then, he has become fully immersed in his goal to be the best lacrosse player he can be.

“I couldn’t sit on the couch anyway and play video games. After the last season game there is about a week where there is no routine—I feel like I need to fill the time.” --Chance Beutler In 2015, Chance had his proudest achievement to date when he went to the Boston Showcase at Endicott College. He played very well, despite being placed on a team with unfamiliar teammates and being unsure of his playing level as compared to East Coast players. In fact, he made the All Star team and caught the eye of some college coaches. Chance’s parents own Mt. Bachelor Fitness Equipment, a fitness shop in Bend.

Chance Beutler

He lifts weights six days a week and runs on the seventh. Practices are daily Monday through Saturday with ‘film’ on Sundays. “I couldn’t sit on the couch anyway and play video games,” says Chance. “After the last season game there is about a week where there is no routine—I feel like I need to fill the time.” Chance’s involvement in sports keeps him in line and out of trouble. He feels it helps him get good grades because of the routine. When not playing lacrosse, Chance can be found on the football and wrestling teams, working at the lacrosse store and coaching seventh and eighth grade lacrosse and first through fourth grade wrestling. Chance is looking forward to working toward the championship level in a Division

2 or 3 school and then transferring to a Division 1 school. Then, he feels his work ethic might make him a perfect Army Ranger or Navy Seal. And, there’s always Team USA Lacrosse.

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ALEX PITCHER

Alex Pitcher is on his way. The Mountain View High School 2016 graduate is headed to play Division 1 water polo at La Salle University in Philadelphia in the Fall—on a full-ride scholarship. And he’s only been at it for a little under four years.

“The mindset going to practice and before games is so important. [You] have to get in a positive attitude before practice. Before games, I envision each quarter and how I’ll play.” --Alex Pitcher

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Alex began his career with a bang as part of 2013’s state championship team. But then, in 2014, the team lost all seven of their starting players. While they made it to state with Alex as a new starter, they failed to repeat their success. During the off-season, he trained, practiced, and grew. In 2015, Mountain View won the state championship again and Alex was named the 2015 5A Oregon MVP. During the season, he practices twice a day for two hours each session, 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mornings are for game play, evenings for conditioning. “The mindset going to practice and before games is so important,” says Alex. “[You]

have to get in a positive attitude before practice. Before games, I envision each quarter and how I’ll play.” W hile A lex is a ver y polite young man with a calm presence and easy conversational st yle, it is evident that drive and discipline are ever-ready in the toolbox. He considers his mental toughness to be a differentiator he can use in his favor in competition. A lex also enjoys golf ing, surf ing and tennis, as well as being involved in his church ’s youth group. For now, Alex is concentrating on becoming an All American water polo athlete in college.

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This year, Friends of Hospice is being re-created—this time as a membership-based supporting organization of Partners In Care, the largest hospice provider in Central Oregon. Its central mission is to help people understand the complexities of dying, death, and grief within the scope of hospice and palliative care. Their goal is to bring people together around a wide variety of topics from improving the quality of life at any age to the more weighty matters of death and dying. "As difficult as it is to talk about these things at a tender time, it seems that we are discussing end-of-life issues more openly these days," said Board Chair Linda K. Stelle. "Everywhere we look, we see people striving to make death more palatable, more expressive, and more meaningful. In fact, some believe we are experiencing an important cultural change with respect of our view of death and dying.” Hospice care is playing an important role in this movement. Because hospice care is relatively new in the United States, the Baby Boomer generation (currently ranging in age from 52 to 70 years old) is the first generation who has witnessed the benefits of hospice care for their parents. They desire a high quality of life at home with pain and symptoms well-controlled. They want to know what their choices are throughout the entire health care continuum, including the final phase of life. So it is no surprise that Baby Boomers are leading the way in welcoming conversation on all aspects of end-of-life matters. Stelle leads a board of nine directors representing a variety of ages, viewpoints, and backgrounds. According to her, the one thing that the board and Friends of Hospice members believe in is the value of hospice care at the end of life and an interest in learning and planning for that time. To that end, the organization chose four words to communicate their purpose: Talk, Plan, Learn, and Live. The modest annual membership subscription of $25 per household gives members access to a variety of free social and educational opportunities, as well as many discounts from local businesses that also believe in the hospice philosophy. All proceeds from memberships and other fundraising activities benefit Hospice House, Central Oregon's only specialty hospital for hospice enrollees. Funds will be used to provide services not covered by insurance and to maintain the building and beautiful gardens. FriendsOfHospiceOregon.org

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YOUTH RUGBY Helping Central Oregon Kids “Try” a New Sport

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ost people wouldn’t automatically pair ladies with rugby. However, women in Central Oregon are quickly taking to the sport—which dates back to 1823—and eagerly working to share the fun with the younger generation. Bend’s adult all-women rugby team, the Lady Roughriders, got a lot of attention this year in the media and rugby community. They won the Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union Regional Championships last spring, thus adding a huge milestone in making the sport more of a staple in the area. Amidst the excitement, the team’s Vice President, Kirdy Molan, has been working with Rugby Oregon to grow the sport by sharing it with local youth. After taking up the sport three years ago, Molan found that she not only enjoyed playing, but that she had found a solid group of friends and a whole new lifestyle. “I’ve become very passionate about teaching kids, especially girls, how to play rugby,” says Molan. “For me, I feel like it would have been a game changer if I would have been given the opportunity to play at a younger age. You learn so much about teamwork,

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how to be strong and also what real sportsmanship looks like.” Molan is Central Oregon’s Rugby Development Officer, working with Rugby Oregon and the Bend Parks and Recreation Department to teach Central Oregon youth about the sport. She visits middle schools and high schools as a special guest, teaching the kids how to play touch rugby in P.E. classes and providing information about youth leagues.

You learn so much about teamwork, how to be strong and also what real sportsmanship looks like. --Kirdy Molan “Going out and playing touch rugby with the kids is a great way for them to get a fun and comfortable introduction,” says Molan. “They can get a sense of what the game is like and learn the basics quickly.”

RUGBY BASICS

- Every game has two 40-minute halves. - The rugby field is called the “pitch.” - A goal scored is called a “try” and is worth five points. - To score a try, a player has to successfully cross the touchline and place the ball on the ground. - After scoring a try the team that scored can attempt a “conversion,” wherein the ball is kicked and if it makes it between the goal posts (like in football) the team gets an additional two points. - A drop-kick successfully made through the goalposts during any time in the game results in three points. - You can kick, run with and pass the ball behind you, however you may not pass the ball forward.

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Rugby is often thought of as being dangerous, particularly in the U.S., because pads aren’t worn. Being more familiar with football, Molan explained that what people don’t understand is that rugby is a slower moving sport and the tackling aspect is very different. Kids learn how to play touch-style first and are then taught proper tackling techniques as they get older to ensure safety for themselves and other players. “There are injuries just like in any sport,” says Molan. “But when the rules are followed, it really is a safe and fun game.” Last spring, Molan and Rugby Oregon put together a co-ed sixth through eighth grade league. The league was touch, not tackle, and involved a two-hour weekly commitment from the players. The league will be starting up again next spring with in-school instructions taking place throughout the fall. The hope is that the sport will gain enough traction—similar to the Portland area—to have more youth leagues, which will in turn foster enough interest to have competitive high school teams. “My own goal is to eventually have a female rugby team in every high school in Central Oregon,” said Molan. “It is a really cool sport for girls to get involved with and it would be amazing to see that happen.” Molan explained that the culture of the sport promotes a sense of support and friendliness you don’t often find in other athletic programs. The competitiveness is there in a fun way, but it doesn’t turn into hostility, which is a great thing for young girls to learn. It is all about having a good time and developing healthy relationships with their peers.

“When you tackle another player, you help them up right after,” says Molan. “You socialize with each other after the games and build lasting friendships with the other team.” The after-game socializing is a huge part of rugby culture, and is often referred to as the “third half.” In high school and youth leagues, the third half is supervised by coaches and usually involves the home team taking the away team out for pizza. It is a way to show appreciation for the team taking the time to come out for the game and to build a unified rugby community. “It is a great community sport,” says Molan. “Everyone gets to be included. There are so many positions on a team that we need big and small players and individuals with all different skill levels. No one gets left out. I think it is an incredibly empowering sport for women to be involved with.”

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Parting Thoughts

MORE THAN JUST BOOKS MY “BOOK A LIBRARIAN” EXPERIENCE

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have always been a fan of libraries. The public library was where the junior high version of myself went to read dark, macabre stories about murder and torrid love affairs, at a time when most of my peers were reading Judy Blume novels. Fast-forward a couple of decades; my love of public libraries hasn’t waned and I still read mystery novels. But libraries have evolved into more than just the home of the Dewey Decimal System. The Deschutes Public Library system is a hub of business information that is very useful to business startups, marketers, and anyone with consumer data and research needs. I had the opportunity to experience the Deschutes Public Library’s (DPL) “Book A Librarian” program recently, and thoroughly recommend scheduling an hour with one of the district’s many well-qualified librarians. I met with Community Librarian Liisa Sjoblom at the East Bend Library across from The Forum shopping center. Before the meeting, I filled out a short form about what specifically I wanted to research. I was interested in consumer data related to my husband’s fly-fishing guide service. “If it’s a research type of request, we are ready to help,” Sjoblom relayed in an email before our meeting. At the meeting, the efficient and cheery Sjoblom presented me with a stack of reports and demographic information specific to consumers with an expressed interest in fishing in Oregon. She explained that

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the information came from a variety of resources—ReferenceUSA; DemographicsNow; and First Research Industry Reports. The material Sjoblom supplied was neatly organized and in-depth. Sjoblom included industry reports for which companies traditionally pay a king’s ransom to help gauge their next marketing moves and product launches. Our hour together flew by and I walked away with a data-centric, sophisticated knowledge of future target markets. Another “Book A Librarian” bonus is the research parameters are not limited to the state of Oregon. The resources available to the DPL encompass the demographics throughout the United States. In addition, Sjoblom also highlighted the program’s access to the best non-profit resources. The free Book A Librarian program is offered at any of the DPL branches and is an excellent community resource. Any DPL cardholder can also access the research resources online, either from their own home or the library. I will certainly continue to use the local library for all my mystery novel needs, as well as for any future business information.

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