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Uphill and downhill: Miles of groomed snow in Central Oregon provide trails for explorations on skinny skis.

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TABLE of CONTENTS Features

THE MUSIC MAKERS

Meet the musicians of Bend through the lens of rock and roll photographer Gary Calicott and read how music has grown, changed, survived and kept a high note in Central Oregon.

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NORDIC TRACKS

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WINTER ON TWO WHEELS Mountain bikers extend the riding season on three trails where fat tires and snow converge.

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Three snowy trails to ride on two wheels | Indoor activites for the whole family | History and heritage of place names

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COMMUNITY

Latin dance in Central Oregon | Furnish Hope creates homes | Wellness retreats kick off a healthy new year

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Remodeling a West Hills 70s rambler | Wabi-sabi interior design

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The business of barbershops | Angelina Swanson’s natural skincare line

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BEND NEWS Youth climber takes the world stage | New Mt. Bachelor puppy | Saxon’s celebrates forty years | Bend apartment project | New midtown eateries CO NEWS Paulina Creek Preserve | Latino Community Center expands services | OSU-Cascades’ record enrollment | Prineville’s potential recognized

ARTIST Meet painter Taylor Manoles AESTHETIC Inclusive theatrics at The Greenhouse Cabaret CULTURE Creations of Spirit opens at the High Desert Museum | Dear Stranger project by Oregon Humanities | Scalehouse presents works from Akihiko Miyoshi

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ANNIE FAST Annie Fast moved back to Bend seven years ago. She previously lived here in the mid-90s— snowboarding at Mt. Bachelor and working at the summer snowboard camps at Timberline. She’s made a living as a writer in the snowboard and ski industries, as an editor at Transworld Snowboarding Magazine and as a freelance writer covering everything from the Winter Olympics to split boarding at remote backcountry lodges and, yes, fat biking (see her story on pg. 30). You can find her on most powder days getting fresh tracks down Dilly Dally Alley with her six-year-old son Flint.

TAMBI LANE An entrepreneur at heart, Tambi Lane has run a portrait photography business since 2006. She loves collaborating with, and supporting, other artists. Currently, she is focused on food photography. Her work has been published in Sunset Magazine, and she has photographed two nationally-published celebrity cookbooks. When she's not cooking, eating or photographing food, you can find her in the garden, doing something outdoors, or creating something new and fun. In this issue, she photographed "Mountain Fuel" (pg. 88) and "Nourishment for Nepal" (pg. 97). See tambilane.com and allthingsfoodbend.com.

STEVE LENT Steve grew up in Crook County, Oregon and has been involved in local history by serving as president of the Crook County Historical Society and spending more than ten years researching three volumes on Central Oregon Place Names in three volumes (Crook County, Jefferson and Deschutes County). Steve received national recognition from the National Association for State and Local History for his efforts in promoting local history. His research was the cornerstonre for the feature "What's in a Name?" this month (found on pg. 43).

TREVOR LYDEN Trevor Lyden hails from Juneau, Alaska, but for the past seven years he has called Bend home. He graduated in 2017 from OSU-Cascades with a degree in tourism and outdoor leadership. When he's not shooting photos, he's shooting rapids in his kayak, mountain biking trails or snowboarding the backcountry slopes around Central Oregon. Trevor enjoys action photography because it allows him to capture fast-pace extreme sports during a brief moment in time. He photographed bikers in the snow for this issue, both for the cover and the story on snow cycling (pg. 31).

KAYLA McKENZIE Kayla McKenzie is an architectural, interior design and fine art photographer born and raised in Bend, Oregon. Her love for the outdoors translates through her work as she emphasizes the use of natural light as her way of bringing a piece of the outdoors in. Capturing light as it moves through a space is not only her specialty but a passion she said. For this issue, she was able to document the bright spaces at the home of Josh and Stephanie Wilhite and capture the spirit of their creative family (see pg. 59).

GREGG MORRIS Gregg Morris lives and writes in Bend, Oregon. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University, he packed up his Midwestern charm and headed west. Days find Gregg riding his bicycle on the streets, skiing the trails, or getting lost in the woods with his wife and daughter. Evenings find him performing solo or alongside musicians more talented than himself. When not writing, Gregg connects with the Bend community by working with local nonprofits. Read his story about the Central Oregon music scene (pg. 82).

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Welcome 2023 I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. Practically speaking, a recent statistic says eighty percent of people abandon them by February anyway.

Maybe it’s my way of saving the trouble. However, there was that one time in 2005, I wrote it down and everything: I firmly resolved to learn how to skate ski.

How hard could it be?

My first attempt was at the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center with a couple of friends and She’s On Skis coach, the late Bob Peacock. Poor Bob. We were very, very “serious” in our enthusiasm and provided a steady soundtrack of laughter. He was as patient as could be as we worked on drills and spills (why are those skis so, so skinny?). By the end of our six-week session, he had us whipping around turns, grinding uphill and understanding the difference between V1 and V2. We nailed it—ready to carry a leg of the Pole Pedal Paddle, or so we thought. That was until the following year. Apparently I’m an eternal beginner. Every single season this sport humbles me. Maybe that’s why writer Annie Pokorny said, “If you think it’s easy, you’re doing something wrong.”

Perhaps resolutions are just a way to see ourselves as students of life. With that in mind, in this issue we resolved to provide 114 pages of opportunity to learn and turn the page of this new year together. Ready to blaze some trails and increase your heart rate?

Tim Neville takes us on a Nordic skiing tour. Learn how high school programs and elite athletes take their skate-skiing technique up a notch. Next time you’re gliding or snowshoeing across Dutchman Flat, remember Steve Lent’s extensive research that introduces us to the space’s namesake Dutch John and his neighbor Scroggin­—homesteaders who dueled to near death in a dispute over land and water. On another note, we meet the musicians of Central Oregon as described by Gregg Morris and photographed by rock and roll documentarian Gary Calicott. Oh, there are stories to tell in Central Oregon, and people to learn from. We’re listening to you here at Bend Magazine.

About those resolutions? In my book, every day is a chance to eke out a little bit of progress, to improve, and to make the community and world stronger with our words, actions and connections to each other. Why have one beginning, when you have 365 chances to be better than you were the day before?

So welcome to the new year and see you on the trails—I’m still figuring some things out.

Onward!

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Teen Takes the World Stage Mira Capicchioni has top finish at world championships WRITTEN BY CHERYL PARTON

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Local climber and two-time National Champion, 17-year-old Mira Capicchioni, was in the spotlight of the world stage when she placed eleventh at the International Federation of Sport Youth World Championships held this fall in Dallas, Texas. Capicchioni, who has climbed with Bend Endurance Academy the past eight years, took the top place for the United States behind World Champion Aleksandra Totkova from Bulgaria, and top finishers represented by Slovakia, Korea, Italy, Switzerland and Japan. The teen began climbing at age nine when she joined the climbing team for Bend Endurance Academy, and she has enjoyed the problem-solving aspect of climbing. “Every climb is a new puzzle, and they’re never the same,” she said. “It keeps me coming back every time.” To reach elite levels of the sport, Capicchioni climbs at Bend Rock Gym four days a week with workouts designed specifically to master certain skills. The world stage was always a goal she said. “Ever since I was little, I’ve always wanted to compete at this level, and I’ve been working towards this competition for years. Getting to the semi-final round of Youth Worlds was one of the coolest moments in my climbing career.”

Next up, she is training for a sport climbing trip to Spain in late January and will compete on the youth circuit through the summer. Capicchioni has two years left of youth climbing, and then will explore climbing professionally. “I always want to have climbing be part of my life,” she said.

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Bend Apartment Project Underway Construction is underway on a new forty-eight-unit apartment project in southeast Bend; sited east of Third Street near Reed Market Road. The Edge Water Apartments project by Edge Development of Portland will include five three-story apartment buildings consisting of two-bedroom, two-bath apartments. Each unit is 970 square feet, and some will offer views of the city’s irrigation canal. The architect for the project is 541 Architecture, which designs projects out of Portland and Bend. The units are scheduled to be completed and available in August.

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Mt. Bachelor Welcomes Newest Avalanche Dog Mt. Bachelor’s Avalanche Dog Team welcomed its newest member in December.

Jetty, a three-month-old Golden Retriever joined teammates Shasta, Ruddy and Cashew. Avalanche dogs are specially trained to locate victims beneath the snow after an avalanche. They work with a handler daily for training and conditioning, using their sense of smell and speed to support rescue efforts led by Ski Patrol. Jetty’s handler Ski Patroller EMT Tyler Buwalda said, “The next year will [include] a lot of training, getting [Jetty] used to dog holes, and search and rescue.” See mtbachelor.com.

Guy Fieri with Adam Hoff of Pinky G’s Pizzeria.

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Saxon’s Celebrates Forty Years Opened in 1983, Saxon’s Fine Jewelers celebrates its fortieth anniversary in 2023. Ron and Annette Henderson, along with partners Bruce and Dana Plummer, founded the jewelry store to expand the shop that originally manufactured and sold jewelry as early as 1979. Today, Saxon’s features designers from across the world as well as Central Oregon artists. The store moved to The Old Mill District in 2006 and is housed in the 1923-built former fuel house where it will host special events to commemorate the anniversary throughout the year. See saxonsfinejewelers .com .

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New Midtown Eateries Planned Midtown Bend will gain two new eateries when Fire on the Mountain and Pinky G’s open on Third Street in 2023. Sara Sawicki and Jordan Busch will expand from their Portland and Denver locations to open Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings adjacent to Campfire Hotel, on the corner of Third and Franklin streets in spring/early summer. The independent operators will link to the hospitality offerings of Campfire Hotel. Pinky G’s Pizzeria comes to Bend after successful launches in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Big Sky, Montana and Victor, Idaho. It will open in the former Sargent’s Cafe location on SE Third Street, in Bend. The established brand run by Adam Hoff and his business partner, Tom Fay, features New York style pizza and was featured three times on Guy Fieri’s long-standing show “Diners, DriveIns and Dives.” See portlandwings .com and pinkygs .com.

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Paulina Creek Preserve The Deschutes Land Trust announced the Paulina Creek Preserve has been created to protect more than 1,000 acres of land near La Pine.

The nature preserve includes three miles of Paulina Creek, replete with wet and dry meadows, ponderosa and lodgepole pine forests. The area is a habitat for frogs, fish, native bees, monarch butterflies, songbirds and bats, and it is a winter rangeland for deer and elk. Deschutes Land Trust will work on restoration of Paulina Creek and plans to transfer water rights for the property, a former ranch, to instream use. Paulina Creek Preserve is within the lands ceded to the United States by the Klamath Tribes and carries cultural significance to many tribes in Oregon. Therefore, Deschutes Land Trust is working with the Klamath Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs and others on strategies for managing and restoring the property and sharing the history of the people who have cared for the land previously. “Paulina Creek Preserve is so rich in natural habitats, we know it plays an important role in helping to care for the plants and animals of our region today and for generations to come,” said Rika Ayotte, executive director of Deschutes Land Trust. See deschuteslandtrust.org.

Oregon State University-Cascades reported record first-year enrollment in the fall and its biggest class on the Bend campus in fall, with 204 first-year students; the growth was a more than sixteen percent increase from fall 2021, according to OSU-Cascades. Of these students, fifteen percent had enrolled with enough college credits to enter as sophomores or juniors despite it being their first year of attendance. The increase in enrollment follows a similar pattern to the rest of the main OSU campus in Corvallis—the main campus’ first-year enrollment was also up from last fall. In total, 271 students attended the Central Oregon campus as of the fall quarter, and it was revealed that students are taking more academic credits than shown by previous enrollment patterns. See osucascades.edu.

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Prineville Recognized as a “Dynamic Micropolitan” The Central Oregon city of Prineville was named a top “dynamic micropolitan” in the country, according to a recent report from the Arkansas-based nonpartisan nonprofit Heartland Forward. Heartland Forward ranked 536 cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000 residents across the United States in economic “dynamism” by studying key economic conditions since 2015. In particular, they looked at changes in employment through 2021 that reflected a communities’ ability to rebound from the early stages of the pandemic. The resulting “dynamic micropolitan” also took into account details about each city, including those related to oil and gas, food production and processing, and outdoor recreation. Prineville was ranked number nine behind front-runner Los Alamos, New Mexico. Other Western cities on the list included Jackson, Wyoming (third), Bozeman, Montana (sixth) and Hailey, Idaho (seventh). See heartlandforward.org.

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The Latino Community Association is expanding to accommodate the growth of the Latino population in Central Oregon. From 1990 to 2020, according to the LCA, Redmond saw a fifteen percent increase in the Latino community and the Prineville Latino community grew fourteen percent. To accommodate the growth, a new Redmond Empowerment Center will open in January at in a historic home at NW Cedar and 7th streets. Here, the LCA will be able to provide more offerings in a larger space than it had in its prior space within the Becky Johnson Community Center. Similarly, the Prineville office will offer expanded services, including more English classes. See latinocommunityassociation.org.

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Years before, a chance meeting on the a ship past few years, fat biking is growing at a much slower pace, and that’s just fine with Central Oregon returning from Ireland in 1908 between Trail Alliance winter trail steward Gary Meyer. Meyer is the leading champion of fat biking in Bend, and Father Luke Sheehan, aisCatholic priest responsible forfrom the ongoing development of the Wanoga Snow Bike trails—a dedicated trail network offering nine Bend and founder of St.miles Francis Church of groomedand trails. Meyer, an avid year-round cyclist, first found his passion for winter biking in Alaska, where school, and Mother Gertrude Moffitt, a nun Meyer has taken this passion to the limits, competing in the Iditabike in 1988 on a custom bike, fat biking originated. from Indiana, would mark the beginning and contributing to the development of the first fat bikes, which were only made commercially available in the mid2000s. The sport is still in its teens, but all signs point to a growing following. Bend is the ideal place to give it a try.

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A fat bike is considered a specialized rigid mountain bike that can accommodate the 3.5-inch (or wider) tires used to maintain traction on the snow. Rentals are readily available, but Meyer cautions, your best bet for a positive inaugural fat biking experience is to go with an experienced rider or a guide. This is to ensure that you’re riding in the ideal, and somewhat specific, firmness of snow conditions. Meyer explains that the ideal conditions are basically the opposite of those for downhill skiing—you want hard and firm, not soft and deep—when the skiing is bad, the fat biking is good.

Locally, Cog Wild offers one-day guided rides for intermediate to advanced cyclists, during which you can expect to learn all the fundamentals, from how to dress for the sport to how to stay warm—and best practices, like deflating your tires to a low PSI. The location of the guided rides vary depending on snow conditions, from higher-elevation Tumalo Falls trails early in the season to lower-elevation rides, which can even include setting off directly from the Cog Wild offices at LOGE on Century Drive.

After mastering the basics, rent or buy a fat bike and set out to explore the trails. Central Oregon Fatbikes Facebook page is a resource for enthusiasts and boasts more than one thousand followers. Meyer is the lead communicator along with a lively group of participants who share details and photos of day-to-day conditions at trails near and far. Whether it’s a one-off adventure or the beginning of a new winter sport, explore Central Oregon on these trails with a fat bike on the snow.

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This pair of looped trails starts off at the Wanoga Sno-Park off Century Drive. Here, you’ll not only find the most consistent and quiet trail conditions (due to the lack of snowmobiles), but you’ll also meet the enthusiastic fat biking community and their dogs, which are welcome on the trails. The two loops are groomed by volunteers three times a week and are very well marked with great views—the inner loop is a short three-mile ride, and the outer loop clocks in at six miles. New this year, the inner Snowshoe Loop has been widened to accommodate adaptive fat cycles.

PARKING: Non-motorized end of the Wanoga Sno-Park across from the sledding hill. Purchase a Sno-Park pass at the Cascade Lakes Welcome Station on Century Drive.

WHEN: November 1 through April 1, conditions permitting.

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This accessible ride starts at the Cascade Lakes Welcome Station.

In the summertime, it’s a popular family mountain bike trail due to the mellow elevation gain and relatively short six-mile loop, which earns it a green-level beginner designation. You can opt to ride the whole Ticket to Ride loop or just head out and back up the scenic canyon following the COTA signage. Be aware that this is a narrow, shared-use trail for snowshoers and Nordic skiers.

PARKING: The Cascade Lakes Welcome Station on Century Drive, where you can purchase a Sno-Park pass.

WHEN: Meyer suggests waiting until snowshoers and skiers have packed down the trail's snow after fresh powder falls.

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This trail embarks from the Skyliners Sno-Park and ends at the Tumalo Falls Viewpoint—a stunning sight draped in winter white. Do this as a loop or as an out-and-back ride. The Tumalo Creek Trail is a three-mile ride up to the falls, from here you can either ride back down the trail or loop back on the snow-packed road. You may opt to ride up and back on the road, which is closed to cars in the winter. This popular trail is also used by snowshoers and skiers, so be sure to yield right of way.

PARKING: Skyliners Sno-Park off Skyliner Drive. Purchase a Sno-Park pass in advance.

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WHEN: Meyer suggests heading out to this popular trail on weekdays to avoid the crowds.

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et’s be honest with ourselves. Sometimes winter outdoors in Central Oregon can be a lot. Cold temperatures, short days and sketchy roads. While on many days we can rally with the best of ‘em and get out there, some days we just wanna spend more time in our backyard than in the backcountry. Here, Bend Magazine has a few recommendations to beat those winter blues without even needing to wear a jacket.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Cold weather can be hard for parents and kids alike. From that elusive lost mitten to the rigors of layering, winter adds complexity and time— unless, of course, you opt for some fun indoors. For families in Central Oregon, there are a plethora of options. Sun Mountain Fun Center is a one-stop shop with an arcade, bowling, bumper cars, laser tag and even augmented reality games. For those looking for something with a little more bounce, Mountain Air Trampoline Park is equipped with twenty-six large trampolines enclosed by two angled trampoline walls.

A basketball and dodgeball enclosure provides an area for those in need of a little competition, and the ValoJump experience combines a video screen with jumping for interactive exercise and gaming that can be played between multiple people.

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FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART For something more cutting edge, stop by the Unofficial Logging Co., Bend’s premier axe-throwing bar and restaurant. With six lanes and twelve targets, the downtown location offers participants a fun way to unwind, challenge themselves and have some drinks all at the same time. Corey’s Bar and Grill has an approachable, laid-back vibe for karaoke that happens on Thursday and Sunday nights—a guaranteed good time whether you’re crooning Sinatra or sitting in the back singing along.

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FOR LOVERS OF THE CLASSICS Sometimes there’s no reason to mess with a good thing. Your grandparents went bowling, your parents went bowling and we still want to go bowling for some friendly competition in retrostyled rental shoes. Lava Lanes has been a staple in the shadow of Pilot Butte for decades for an afternoon or evening playing toward the pins. If classic literature is more your lane, Central Oregon is fortunate enough to have multiple independent bookstores to while away hours on a wintry day. Dudley’s Bookshop in downtown Bend has an extensive selection of fiction, outdoor and just about every other genre under the sun, along with a long list of curated recommendations from store owner and book connoisseur Tom Beans. In Sisters, visit Paulina Springs Books for a wide selection of both adult and kids’ books. The store also hosts near-weekly author events, in-person and virtually. Put all the reading to a test at Astro Lounge, in downtown Bend, which hosts the area’s longest running trivia night every Tuesday night.

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FOR THE (NON-WINTER) SPORTS BUFFS If you love sports, but just don’t love the cold, there are options to sweat indoors. To start, fans of everybody’s favorite new sport, pickleball, play at Pickleball Zone Bend (PZB). With eight individual courts, the four-year-old facility offers memberships as well as drop-in play, along with lessons and camps. At K1 Speed Bend, drivers can race high-speed electric go-karts in a challenging indoor course. Cycling enthusiasts head to Cyclebar Bend to choose from a variety of classes catered to strength, cardio, performance and more. Finally, for rock-climbing hounds looking to keep their skills sharp in the wintertime, check out Bend Rock Gym. The area’s original climbing gym, it hosts three separate gyms under one roof that beckons climbers with more than two-hundred climbing routes and nearly as many bouldering problems.

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Looking to level up a cold winter day? Look no farther than Vector Volcano—a perfect mix of old-school arcade nostalgia and new-school vibes (with craft beer on tap). This downtown Bend video arcade has favorites from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Fans of the big screen visit McMenamins Old St. Francis School, a converted 1936 Catholic schoolhouse with multiple pubs, restaurant, soaking pool and a fun, couch-filled theater with a full menu from the adjacent pub. The Tin Pan Theater is a 28-seat venue that shows finely curated independent films from around the world. Now that’s cozy indeed.

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f your New Year’s resolutions include bringing balance back into your life, it may be time to step out of the daily grind and plan a wellness retreat for 2023. Practices such as meditation, yoga, heat therapy and massage reduce stress hormones, slow heart rates and clear our thinking. They activate the parasympathetic nerves to shift bodies out of fight-or-flight mode into a restful sense of wellbeing. Fortunately, finding that zen doesn’t require traveling far.

Between the high desert to our east and the lush valley to our west, Central Oregon is home to a wide range of destinations to help jumpstart healthier new habits.

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Discover the rock labryinth at Juniper Preserve for a meditative break.

High Desert Havens JUNIPER PRESERVE

Twenty miles northeast of Bend, Juniper Preserve offers an oasis where self-care meets luxury. Formerly known as Pronghorn Resort, the lodge recently shifted to put wellness at the heart of the golf community. “We want transformational experiences that maintain health,” said Maddison Katchem, director of wellness. Integrating experiences into the high desert landscape means yoga in the lava cave, sound baths on the island, or meditation in the serene interior of a teepee, followed by Ayurvedicinspired massage or energizing gemstone facials. Golfers needing a meditative break might discover a rock labyrinth tucked behind the 15th green. See juniperpreserve.com.

SILVIES VALLEY RANCH Part dude ranch, part retreat, Silvies Valley Ranch is an escape from the stress of a fast-paced world. The remote location north of Burns makes it easy to unplug and get grounded, according to Sandy Campbell, co-owner of the ranch. “Spending time in the meadow, the old growth timber, along the river…this place nurtures your soul,” said Campbell. Balance that quiet contemplation with ranch activities such as goat herding and horseback rides, followed by bodywork in the Rocking Heart Spa. This year the ranch reopens in late spring. If the goats cooperate, opening weekend may include caring for the baby goats, followed by a massage and dinner. See silvies.us.

Green Rock Retreat

Nurtured by Nature GREEN ROCK RETREAT

Between the rimrock cliffs of the Crooked River Canyon and the rushing waters below, the Green Rock Retreat creates a refuge that is both calming and energizing. Meander the trails and you’ll find a soaking tub with a panorama view, an intricate labyrinth adorned with gemstones, and an abundance of inspiration for reflection and meditation. From May through October, raised canvas wall tents provide unplugged glamping at its best. Guests gather on the outdoor patio for meals, drawn by the scent of the wood-fired oven, and the lodge meditation room offers indoor space for yoga or group sessions. Plan now for a Green Rock retreat scheduled this spring and summer, or plan an individual getaway.

Once you experience the magic here you’ll come back again and again.

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BREITENBUSH HOT SPRINGS RETREAT Wellness has been central to the Breitenbush mission since it began in 1977. As the Breitenbush community rebuilds what was lost to a wildfire two years ago, a restoration theme holds more meaning than ever before.

Even while under construction, Breitenbush is open for guests. The lodge, sauna and kitchen survived the fire, allowing them to resume daily yoga sessions, massage services, special events such as a sacral chakra and chocolate meditation or frequent live music. Best of all, the tradition of soaking in mineral hot springs remains unchanged. While Breitenbush is WiFi-free, substance-free, and occasionally clothing free, it is abundant in soul-nourishing experiences. See breitenbush.com.

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Where wellness meets romance and adventure—that is how Beverly Garcia, lodge manager, likes to describe FivePine Lodge.

Wellness weekends here begin with a serenity cabin, where the soaking tub looks out over the forest. Next comes a dose of nature, with a snowshoe trek on the Peterson Ridge trails. Let the Himalayan salt stone massage at Shibui Spa work its magic. For an added boost to circulation, immunity and mood, follow a soak in the spa’s hot pool with the cold plunge shower. “The wellness weekend is designed for anyone feeling overwhelmed. It’s a lovely baby-moon for expecting parents, or an early-moon to relax before a wedding,” said Garcia. See fivepine.com and shibuispa .com.

SUNRIVER RESORT, SUNRIVER Known for family fun that spans generations, Sunriver also encourages taking self-care breaks from busy vacations. Escape for a few hours at a Sage Springs Spa’s signature massage with CBD and arnica. Step out of the hustle and bustle in the Oasis

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Follow that with an infrared sauna session—a bonus for detoxing skin, improving circulation and supporting sleep quality. With yoga classes that can adapt for a variety of ages, Sunriver may be the place to introduce wellness to the whole family. See sunriverresort.com.

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This newly renovated historic Redmond hotel also hosts coworking spaces and community gathering spots. SCP stands for Soul-Community-Planet, and wellness is a natural fit with their holistic hospitality brand. The hotel’s “peaceful rooms” are designed for rest and focus. Instead of televisions and clocks they include yoga mats, meditation pillows and sound machines. Add local yoga and healthy smoothies, and their wellness package hits the mark for staycationers and business travelers seeking a reboot.

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ee that distinctive silhouette outlining the edges of Three Fingered Jack along the Cascade Range? Well, deeper in the archives of history is the tale of a three-fingered pioneer trapper named Jack who lived in the shadow of the shield volcano. There’s more to a name than meets the eye. We may pass roads, landmarks and natural features every day and not give their names a second thought. Yet, the history of an area is often revealed in its landscape’s lexicon, while also providing layers of intriguing narrative. Here’s a glimpse of times gone by and a bit of Central Oregon unveiled, one name at a time.

THREE FINGERED JACK

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This easily identified Cascade peak was called Mount Marion in the 1870s—and was given that name after a roadbuilding party from Marion County that was in the area at the time. The volcano has three main rock spires that lend it a descriptive meaning, and many a traveler along the Santiam Pass has tried to make out the pattern of three fingers.

However, Lewis “Tam” McArthur (1883-1951)—secretary for the Oregon Geographic Board for many years—wrote that it actually got its name from a three-fingered trapper named Jack who had a cabin nearby. The first ascent of the tallest spire of the peak was on September 3, 1923, when six men from Bend climbed to the summit of the highest “finger.”

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Was the prominent butte located in northwest Bend named after a prominent citizen? Not quite, although Marshall “Marsh” Awbrey was an early settler who attempted, like many a Central Oregon resident, to grow his fields in an often disagreeable Central Oregon climate.

Born in 1829, the Missouri native served in Mexican and Rogue wars, and drove freight wagons from Jacksonville, Oregon, to the gold mines of Yreka, California.

He came to Central Oregon in the early 1870s, moving near the Deschutes River and settling near what is now the site of Harmon Park in Bend. There, he planted some rye in the meadow along the river.

A severe winter, followed by devastating spring frosts, destroyed his crop so he moved farther downstream on the Deschutes River and settled near the present site of Tumalo.

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When settling in Deschutes County in the decade from 1920-1930, just owning land created decent odds that a market road would be created in your name. According to the Deschutes Historical Society, the Oregon Market Road Act of 1919 provided funding for the construction of roads to facilitate access to agricultural resources and give from farmers to fishermen the ability to “get their goods to market.” There were some fifty market roads constructed during this era, and they were given names for the property owners whose land the road traversed.

hen Sister Catherine Hellmann arrived in 1948, Bend was an emerging mill town of 10,000 people. A nurse by training, Hellman was sent by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Indiana to work as the nursing supervisor at St. Charles hospital in downtown Bend. Hellmann, then just 27 years old, had dedicated her life to service. Though her initial stay spanned just three years, it had a lasting impression on Hellman that changed the course of health care in Central Oregon.

Years before, a chance meeting on a ship returning from Ireland in 1908 between Father Luke Sheehan, a Catholic priest from Bend and founder of St. Francis Church and school, and Mother Gertrude Moffitt, a nun from Indiana, would mark the beginning

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DUTCHMAN FLAT

Dutchman Flat is found two miles north of Mount Bachelor and was named for a homesteader nicknamed “Dutch John” Feldewerd. He was one of a multitude of Dutch settlers in the area in the 1880s who came for the promises provided by open space and land ownership. Dutch ranched near the present site of Bend in the 1880s and ranged his sheep and cattle as far west as Sparks Lake. He had a property near Vandevert Ranch where it is written that he and his neighbor “Scoggin” (William G. Scoggin) had an argument over a spring near the boundary of their adjoining property—both believed they had rights to its water. Their method of conflict resolution was a duel. Scoggin shot first and wounded Dutch John. Scoggin then rode his horse to Prineville, bringing a doctor back to treat Dutch John who later recovered. Afterward, both men decided to sell or abandon their claims.

BROTHERS

Even during bygone days of wagon travel, there have been rest stops for weary travelers. On the early road from Bend to Burns, Brothers was one such resting point for wagoneers. The community had a store, saloon, school and later a service station. In 1913, Patrick H. Coffey, its first postmaster, suggested the name to be Brothers to commemorate the several sets of brothers from different families who had homesteaded nearby: the King, Stenkamp, Varco, Kruse and Hogue families. Several years of drought and difficult economic times shattered the dreams of many of the early settlers. However, construction of Highway 20 through eastern Oregon led to new opportunities for Brothers to provide rest and service for travelers through the high desert, where the rest stop exists today.

ASHTON EATON BOULEVARD

Referred to as “World’s Greatest Athlete,” decathlete Ashton Eaton earned not only a gold medal in 2012, but that year he earned the La Pine City Council’s unanimous vote to rename a portion of U.S. Highway 97 within the city limits as Ashton Eaton Boulevard.

Ashton Eaton was born in Portland, Oregon, and he and his mother moved to La Pine when he was a young boy. Later they moved to Bend where Ashton attended middle school and Mountain View High School. A track athlete at University of Oregon, he competed in the heptathlon and decathlon where he won five collegiate national championships—he holds the 2010-2012 world record in the heptathlon, and in 2012 he set the world record for the decathlon. His 2012 Olympic victory sealed the deal for La Pine’s hometown hero, and secured his path along the boulevard that bears his name today and secures his place in Central Oregon history.

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Name Calling EVOCATIVE TITLES & INTERESTING PLACES

Profanity Gulch A tale is told of this spot located southwest of Paulina in Crook County, where a crusty, old settler used profane language loud enough to be heard from a great distance.

Women and children were said to have covered their ears as they passed.

Humpty Dumpty This landmark is located near Cove Palisades State Park. It was named for fallen rocks from upslope rimrocks and the resulting jumbled appearance reminiscent of the rhymed children’s tale, Humpty Dumpty.

Hollywood Road Just west of Crooked River Ranch, this road was built specifically to film a scene in the 1965 movie The Way West, starring Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum. It is now a trail.

Charlie the Cave A cave located southeast of Bend was named in 1967 by 4-year-old Mike Buisman for Charlie Lawson, a well-known spelunker who explored many caves in the region.

Last Chance Ridge The ridge was named by the buckaroos of legendary high desert rancher Bill Brown.

Brown often hired buckaroos with questionable backgrounds, and it was here they were given a last chance to prove their character.

Moonshine Cave A relic of the Prohibition era, this small cave eight miles east of Bend was strewn with relics of a large moonshine operation including multiple fifty-gallon drums when it was discovered.

Peace Bridge Originally known as Portland Avenue Bridge in Bend, it was renamed Peace Bridge in 2009 to encourage nonviolent conflict resolution and peacemaking at the community level.

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Viva La Salsa Latin dance brings heat to Central Oregon’s winter WRITTEN BY AMY S. MORFAS

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inter nights may seem cold and dark, but there’s a sultry dance movement bringing heat to Bend. Latin dancing has ignited in Central Oregon with partners spinning and grooving to the salsa beat in clubs across town; it’s a sizzling scene.

The term Latin dance is used to refer to any type of dance that originated out of Latin America, and includes salsa, mambo and cha-cha-cha. The most popular Latin dances found in Bend are salsa and bachata. While both are of the same genre, origins of the two dances are different. Salsa dancing was imported to the U.S. from Cuba largely by immigrant populations in Miami and New York City, yet the dance has far-reaching roots to Africa, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico. Then, bachata is a direct export from the Dominican Republic. The word “bachata” means party or good time, and this dance became popular through social gathering as it is largely danced in a festive, group atmosphere. While both dances are Latin in origin and performed with partners, the steps are quite different and each dance has its own type of music.

The word “salsa” translates to sauce, which is a good place to start when describing the dance. The salsa dancing style popular in the U.S. originated in New York during the 1960s. It’s fast, with partners dancing front to back, while bachata is performed in a circular motion using side-to-side steps. Bachata is a bit more sultry or romantic to match slower-paced music.

Partners dance close to one another, often hip to hip.

SALSA WITH VICTORIA

Victoria Tolonen teaches salsa in her dance studio and at periodic Latin dance nights at The Capitol, downtown Bend.

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Victoria Tolonen started salsa dancing in Eugene in 1993. She led a small performance group teaching classes and hosting competitions. There wasn’t anyone else in the area doing organized Latin dance at the time.

A move in 2002 brought her salsa lessons to Central Oregon when she opened the studio, Bend Dance. Early on, she organized salsa nights at any bar or nightclub in town that had even the tiniest bit of dance floor space. This was the start of the Latin dance community in Bend. Having a community is essential for Latin dance to thrive, Tolonen said. She offers a four-week salsa dance series in her home studio each month, with skills progressing over the course of the class. Both couples and singles are encouraged to attend lessons as partners rotate continuously. The classes include all ages and abilities and private lessons are available as well.

“Everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary,” said Tolonen. “You just need a willingness to learn and a desire to have fun.”

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Andres “Andy” Garcia sees an opportunity to grow the Latin dance community with the inf lux of new residents who have relocated to Bend from bigger cities. Andy, originally from Mexico, is the founder of Latin Dance Bend. As a kid, he had a lot of Puerto Rican friends who helped shape his love for dancing. “Growing up, at our family gatherings, you eat and you dance,” said Garcia. When Andy graduated from high school, his parents gifted him a trip to New York City. During the weeks he visited, he and his friends danced frequently. In 2008, while going through some personal transitions, Garcia reimmersed himself in dance here in Bend as an outlet. As his passion grew, he took lessons and attended Latin dance congresses, or dance competitions. He eventually started teaching in 2012 part time. In addition to teaching salsa and bachata classes, he also hosted socials open to the public, where he was DJ and gave dance lessons.

After a couple of years, Garcia took the plunge and started teaching Latin dance full time. The demand for his classes grew to two classes a night, three days a week. This lasted until the 2020 pandemic. Today, Garcia has a full-time job and young family, but dance—especially bachata—remains his passion. In 2022, he started hosting monthly Latin dance socials at Campfire Hotel.

When asked about the positive impact of Latin dance in Bend, both Gary and Tolonen accentuate the community it builds. Tolonen said her entire circle of friends came through teaching salsa, and Garcia met his wife dancing. “Even if you don’t want to participate, watching the dancers’ show is a fun night out,” said Tolonen.

Latin dance is a way to learn a new skill, keep active, and expand a social network. Now, that’s pretty saucy.

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Delivering Hope Furnish Hope transforms empty houses into homes WRITTEN BY TERESA RISTOW

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fter years of living off the grid, Jason Daniels and Lindsay McAnulty moved into Bend to secure permanent housing that would be suitable for their blended family, which includes five children and a set of twins on the way. While Central Oregon nonprofits NeighborImpact and Housing Works helped the couple secure a home, the inside was empty. That’s when they learned about Furnish Hope, an organization that could provide furniture and other household necessities to fill the space. “Not only did they provide everything, but they delivered it to our house,” McAnulty said. Furnish Hope helped the family secure everything from bunk beds and a crib to a carpet shampooer and a copier/ printer. “We didn’t have any money for furniture, so it’s been amazing,” McAnulty said.

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increasing as inf lation is making housing affordability even tougher for many in our region,” Asato said.

The family is one of many who have benefited since Central Oregon nonprofit Furnish Hope was formed in 2018. The organization is run by three women—Megan Martin, Deborah Asato and Mary Barlow—who had previously worked together in education, were friends and are all mothers. What started as a vision to furnish twenty-two Habitat for Humanity homes in 2019 has exploded in the past few years, and now the nonprofit has expanded its scope and reach, furnishing roughly fifty homes around Central Oregon each month. In addition to the three organization directors, the organization is supported by a program coordinator, storefront manager, three board members and more than 100 volunteers.

The group works with a network of sixty local referring agencies who identify clients who could benefit from the organization’s furnishing services. For each recipient, Furnish Hope creates a personalized packing list of needed items, and then fills the list using items from the organization’s

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warehouse on SE Ninth Street, which is filled through donations. “Furnish Hope serves a broad range of individuals in need, including veterans, foster youth and families; those with mental and/or physical disabilities, fleeing sexual and domestic violence, transitioning out of recovery; and those who have lost their home to a natural disaster,” Asato said. “Our reach encompasses three counties, eleven communities in all, throughout Central Oregon.”

In the fall, Furnish Hope was on track to furnish more than 600 homes by the end of 2022. From January to September of last year, Furnish Hope served 1,130 people, including 523 children, with a total of 13,277 pieces of furniture and household essentials. The organization’s growth is closely tied to increasing need in Central Oregon, where the cost of living is a barrier for many people. “We have seen the need for basic household furnishings multiply as we have come through COVID, and anticipate the need will continue

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In September, the organization opened a new storefront on SE Scott Street which serves as a retail location to generate revenue for the organization. Select donated items are resold at the storefront, which is packed with furniture, decor, table settings, and other items for the home. It also functions as a gathering or meeting place, Asato said. “In addition to generating sustainable revenue to support our operations, it’s a place where people can pull up a seat at a table or sit on a sofa and connect with someone who sees them, cares about their story and how they are doing,” she said.

In addition to shopping at the Furnish Hope & Home store, those looking to support the organization’s work can do so in a variety of ways. Furnish Hope accepts financial donations and donations of gently used furniture and household items, and invites people to host their own “Home Essentials Drive” to collect items.

For those interested in volunteering with Furnish Hope, the next informational meeting is planned for noon Thursday, February 9 at the organization’s donation facility, 1006 SE Ninth Street in Bend.

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e do it 20,000 times a day.

Breathe in, breathe out. But what if the goal is to run faster, sing better, lower stress, overcome addiction, or manage pain and anxiety? Success might come from two locals, one a physical therapist and the other a breathwork coach, who believe magic happens when we marshal the power of breath for wellbeing.

From James Nestor’s best-selling book, Breath: the New Science of a Lost Art, to pop-up reminders on personal fitness trackers, breathwork is part of mindfulness practices such as yoga and meditation that are now accepted into mainstream health and wellness programs. Conscious breathing got a big bump in popularity during the pandemic for managing stress, but it is rooted in thousands of years of practice that survived from early religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Judaism along with Indigenous cultures worldwide, including Native American tribes who believed that certain breathing techniques would promote vitality and longevity.

BREATHING 101

“Breathing is part of the solution to everything,” said Andy Sabatier who opened Bend’s Academy West: Breathing & Performance in 2019. After earning a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at New York University, he spent years caring for patients in intensive care units, first at Stanford Hospital and more recently at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. He saw the debilitating effects of dysfunctional breathing using the mouth, neck and shoulders and fast shallow breathing. “If you can’t breathe functionally, you can’t thrive,” he said. “My mission is to educate anyone who is curious, motivated or suffering.” In his practice, that means surgical patients, people with injuries, athletes of all ages, musicians, parents and other health care professionals will learn about the science of breathing; how even small adjustments in the way we inhale and exhale can produce positive changes in our biological, psychological, social and spiritual realms.

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He offers a class he calls “Breathing 101” to take individuals deep into the mechanics of breathing and break down the differences between functional (helpful) breathing and dysfunctional (harmful) breathing patterns.

“We show folks how to use their breathing system more effectively by tweaking what they’re already doing—breathing,” he said.

“Andy was a godsend,” said Mike Wilkins, a Bend building contractor who fell off his dirt bike last March and landed in a boulder field, breaking ribs, perforating a lung, lacerating kidneys and rupturing his spleen.

After eight days in the hospital, his surgeon, Jennifer Watters, M.D., referred him to Sabatier who introduced him to breathing techniques and ways of incorporating those into exercise. “I made a fairly remarkable recovery,” he said, noting that he was able to ride his mountain bike three months after the crash. “I am doing remarkably well and have no lingering issues.” Sabatier presented Wilkins’ case at the American College of Surgeons Oregon chapter meeting last June in Sunriver. Academy West offers weekly classes as well as individual evaluations and physical therapy at a new studio on Bend’s west side.

BREATHWORK EXPERIENCE

Jon Paul Crimi offers Central Oregonians an entirely different experience, one born from his own struggles with addiction and alopecia. At age 23, Crimi was working as a personal trainer and trying to make it as a method actor in Los Angeles when his hair—from eyebrows to toes—abandoned him. Nothing took away his anxiety and depression until a twelve-step program helped him conquer addiction, and he discovered breathwork—an umbrella term encompassing a range of breathing techniques for physical, mental and spiritual health.

Now twenty-two years sober and a coach to the stars (Owen Wilson and Matthew Perry among them), he holds live “Breathwork with Gong Sound Healing” classes at the Riverhouse Convention Center, which often max out at 250-to-300 participants.

At a recent class, people carried yoga mats and blankets into the convention hall and

spread them on the floor. Franchot Tone sang and played guitar until the lights went out and Crimi began. “It’s going to be a wild ride,” he said, as he explained what participants could expect over the next hour.

He exhorted them to have an open mind. “It’s an experience that will change your life.”

He instructed people to lie on their backs, eyes closed, hands over belly and chest, and to begin breathing through the mouth in a technique he calls circular breathing—two big breaths in and one quick exhale—for twentyseven minutes. He motivated participants to stay the course, let the emotions flow, and gave them permission to cry if they needed to. The class climaxed with a wavelike rumbling of gongs and ended with a primal, purging yell from participants. “I want to give people a huge emotional release,” he said. “I want people to walk out in gratitude after anchoring moments in their hearts,” he said of the technique he uses to finish the class. “I don’t just want to do a class, but I want to be moved myself.”

When asked about his open-mouth breathing technique that breaks with current thinking about functional breath, Crimi acknowledged that ninety-nine percent of breath should be through the nose but added that “a little bit of mouth breathing to shift an entire life is worth it.”

When he began breathwork, he offered individual coaching but now says his mission is to spread the technique to as many people on the planet as possible by teaching others to facilitate breathwork classes. He’s been featured in the HuffPost, has been a guest on national talk shows and podcasts, and has coached Olympic athletes, plus Emmy and Grammy winners.

Sabatier and Crimi are both disciples of the power of breath to transform the course of one’s life—as it has for both of them, in different ways. Of the thousands of breaths we take each day, deliberate, controlled inhales and exhales may help a person succeed at a goal most haven’t given much breath to.

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Built in 1979, the mid-century rambler on Trenton Street in Bend began as the home of Linda Mork where she raised her son David on the sprawling triple lot replete with stands of cottonwoods, maples and a centennial ponderosas. Having lived around the corner in a Craftsman-style home since 2007, the Wilhites appreciated the neighborhood with its mix of original homeowners and younger families. Every third or fourth house had an original owner, such as the 95-year-old man who lived down the street. “It’s been a fairy tale,” said Stephanie, to live with close proximity to downtown Bend, Josh’s office on Drake Road and the kids’ elementary school

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down the street. Ready for a change, the timing was excellent when Linda was ready to sell. “You have the energy and know how to take care of it,” Stephanie recalled Linda telling her.

That may be because Josh is no stranger to building custom homes.

As current principal of Copperline Homes, Josh has been in the construction industry since he and Stephanie (a speech pathologist) moved to Bend. His recently-retired father, Mark Wilhite, was the founder of Copperline. However, for Josh to build a home for his family that includes sons Fischer, 11, and Reid, 8, the criteria and goals were different. They sought to create a home unique to their family’s artistic style. Analogous to the family’s love for music, he and Stephanie wanted to wait for the right harmony of elements to come together when they were looking for a house to make

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TOP LEFT Textile art by Lauren Williams greets visitors in the home’s entry way.

TOP RIGHT The sunken living room hosts his and her artwork selected by the owners: an abstract painting from Jesús Perea and a landscape by Nelly Van Nieuwenhuijzen.

LEFT The media room evokes a period style with its color palette and wallpaper choice.

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their home, then the property on Trenton struck a chord. “I knew immediately,” Stephanie said. The home had both beautiful bones and a history of family, so they knew they could make it their own.

“The energy was so good, the light was so good no matter what the time of day; it just felt right to me,” Stephanie said.

The Wilhites bought the home in 2019 and undertook six months of remodeling with an overarching goal to make the home warm, colorful and eclectic to represent the multi-faceted aspects of the family’s personality. They began by reviewing the layout of the house to make changes that updated infrastructure and adapted to contemporary living. Many of the changes were necessary: a new roof, HVAC and floors. The remodeled home creates a visual and livable flow for the active family, as well as for the entertaining they enjoy—their annual Super Bowl party absorbs upwards of sixty people who may mingle through the rambling ranch layout.

NATURAL WOOD WELCOMES

Walking in through the bright front door, visitors are greeted by warm, layered textile art on the wall and a wooden aperture crafted

by Ryan DeKay of White’s Fine Woodworking that yawns to give both a screened glimpse of the living areas plus sets the tone for the home’s organic style. The entryway introduces texture, warmth and natural tones with the use of sawn cedar paneling on the walls.

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Through the wooden portal is a view of the welcoming open-living space. “What sold me on the house was the sunken living room,” Stephanie said. “I walked in, and right away could imagine our family gathering in the space.” It was the first room the Wilhites tackled by removing its yellow carpet and a behemoth wood stove.

RETRO-SCANDINAVIAN STYLE

The house and many of its original features helped inform the updated ’70s vibe, and for the Wilhites, there was no need to rush to a finish line. Instead, they worked slowly. “We are very intentional about the things that go in our house. I’d rather it be empty than fill it with stuff that doesn’t matter to me.” Stephanie said. To guide the experience, interior designer Traci French helped hone and curate pieces that were gathered over time for a look that she describes as “mid-century Scandinavian.” Exemplifying the collaborative design experience was the inspiration from a vintage table called “Les Yeux,” by a European designer and with a collector’s price tag. Combining Josh’s design capabilities with the woodworking craftsmanship of DeKay, a unique version of the table inspired by the eye-shaped pattern now anchors the sunken living room as a true focal point.

Within the same gathering space, Josh and Stephanie independently selected his and hers art to pair above a circa 1970 sling-back chair.

Similar to other elements in the home, the art is highly personal.

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EVOKING A CHORD OF TIME AND PLACE LEFT The Wilhite family fills their life with music both from their turntable and a Sonos sound system throughout the house.

BOTTOM The powder room features a skylight and cheerful wallpaper from Sweden.

Josh’s abstract selection from Madrid artist Jesús Perea is linear and represents the way he sees the world, Stephanie said. Stephanie selected a landscape painting by Nelly Van Nieuwenhuijzen depicting a horizon that for Stephanie evokes places and a vantage point she loves. “We go to the Steens and can see 10 miles all around,” she said.

While the artwork is different, the pieces work together in a marriage and complement of color and contrast.

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Stepping up from the living room, the dining room space is anchored by a teak sideboard from Stephanie’s grandfather where atop it sits the family’s beloved record player—a way to listen to music beyond the Sonos sound system that permeates the entire home. “Music was always important to us,” Stephanie said. She and Josh met in high school and went to college together in Northern California. “Music is how we fell in love and got married,” she said. They use the turntable to punctuate times of day with genres of music ranging from the country music and classic rock they grew up with, to Grateful Dead or singer-songwriter vibes as they sit around the teak dining table purchased ten years ago in Santa Barbara.

Adjacent to the dining space, the kitchen opened up after Josh removed banks of upper cabinets to create a centerpiece of the island with its unique shape that facilitates movement around its sides.

Durable quartz countertops were added along with finishes that the Wilhites selected with the assistance of Lucy Roland of Harper House Design. The kitchen flows to what Stephanie describes as the coziest room in the house: a sunny reading nook. Illuminated by natural light from an open courtyard and a Naguchi light fixture, it’s a go-to place for respite all four seasons of the year.

Sunny style continues in a powder room that harnesses natural light from a skylight to give the space a “bright and happy feel.”

Traci French brought in bright flowered wallpaper by Swedish company Svendskt Tenn and leather accents to provide a Scandinavian design nod to natural elements.

The original floorplan had no primary bedroom, so that project became a priority for the Wilhites. As an homage to the original wallcoverings found throughout the house, contemporary grasscloth was brought in as a base for personal art. Here, an image of the I-5 Grapevine at dusk provides not only tones of purples and blues, but serves as a reminder of family trips to Yosemite over the years. “Each element of our home has to speak to us,” Stephanie says. In another example of patience, the media room project took time. After an extensive search, a wallpaper from contemporary Transylvanian company Mind the Gap finally hit the right notes with its colors, geometric shapes and “Don Draper-y” feel, said Stephanie.

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Finally, the creation of a music room provided a space where each Thursday, the family takes music lessons. “Steph and I are putting together a family band,” Josh said. “We just need to get the boys on board!”

HEART AS HOME

There was no rush to complete the home. “Over the years we have been able to figure out what the house needs to be and what it wants to be,” Stephanie said. Upon completion of the remodel, the previous owner visited and was, “over the moon that there’s a young family that has breathed new life into the house and preserved some of her touches,” according to Stephanie. In fact, the first picture the Wilhites put up in the house was one gifted to them by the original owner. The figure, drawn in 1978, watches over the family to bridge past and present through art. “The previous owner dreamed of selling the home to a family that had the same ideals and I think she succeeded,” said Josh. “This is the home that our two boys will grow up in.” Stephanie added, “Once you infuse a house with heart, it becomes a home; this house already had a heart, we just brought it to our family.”

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Old School and Still Cool Bend’s barbershops combine tradition with modern practices WRITTEN BY NOAH NELSON | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE KLINE

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ecords from 296 B.C. in Ancient Greece tell of a place where men would gather to get their hair and beards trimmed, and of course, debate political and philosophical subjects while they were at it.

In reality, the practice of barbering—or cutting men’s hair—goes back even further, as nearly every culture throughout history had some sort of standard for men’s grooming. While the methods of cutting hair, products used and styled appearances have changed over time, barbershops are still considered gathering places for men to sit back, take care of themselves and perhaps even gossip a bit. Across the country, these businesses that traditionally cater to men can be identified by the swirling red, white and blue streaks of a barber pole outside their front doors. In Bend, when someone walks into a barbershop, they are often greeted with a local beer or whiskey to sip while waiting for a turn in the barber’s chair.

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THE BUSINESS OF BARBERING In Deschutes County there are 141 people licensed as barbers, practicing a career that has traditionally been for those who want to be their own boss. According to many barbershop owners in Bend, the trend in Bend and throughout the country isn’t to employ barbers, but instead to rent out chairs for barbers to practice their craft. In this way, most barbers are self-employed—they dictate their own schedule and many of them have their own loyal following of clientele that is somewhat separate from the overall shop’s roster.

For many owners and barbers such as Debbie Bennett, current owner of L & K Barber Shop which has been open in downtown Bend since 1968, this method of employment has significantly more pros than cons. Bennett said that barbers can oftentimes make more money in self-employment. Beau and KayLea Beach, the husband and wife owners of Esther Salon and 4.fourteen Gentlemen’s Grooming, both located within the Widgi Creek Resort, said that there are two sides to the chair-rental form of employment.

“The f lexibility of self-employment is nice, but some stylists and barbers are going to want the stability that a nine-to-five income brings,” said KayLea. Beau echoed the statement by adding that some barbers appreciate a more hands-off approach when it comes to scheduling, booking clients, advertising and handling finances. “Selfemployment can work out really well if you’re the kind of person who wants that control and independence,” he said.

At the West Side Barber Shop, owner and barber Travis Maxwell asserts that the biggest pro to being your own boss is that it allows you to truly be yourself. “I’ve always wanted to be a barber,” he said. “I’ve always had an interest in it because it's an old-school practice that lets people still be people.” In his barbershop, Maxwell is able to be himself. He is heavily tattooed in the American traditional style and spends his free time fixing up hot rods. He believes that the very nature of self-employment attracts people like him to barbering.

When asked about the biggest challenge they faced while running their businesses,

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each owner echoed the same point: the pandemic shutdowns were difficult to survive, but barbering is an ongoing practice because grooming is consistent when hair grows at a rate, for most, at a half an inch per month. Today, many shop owners are happy to say that their books are almost always full, keeping their respective businesses steady and profitable.

A challenge facing the industry today is the lack of young barbers, creating a somewhat hot labor market with a high turnover rate.

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Socially speaking, barbershops have traditionally played an important role in society. Beau and KayLea agree that barbershops have been one of the only socially acceptable places for men to make time for self care and talk about their personal lives.

“Historically speaking, and especially with older generations, many men haven’t had an outlet to talk about themselves or treat themselves to something nice,” KayLea said.

“Barbershops have always stood out because they allow men to do just that.” At each barbershop, the owner has an opportunity to create their own type of environment. Beach and Maxwell, for example, help their clients relax by serving them a complimentary beer or whiskey and are television-free to keep channels open for communication, they said.

Bennett considers her shop more traditional with a television to watch during a wait for a haircut, but no beer is served.

KEEPING UP TRADITIONS No matter how they approach cutting hair, each owner emphasizes one thing: tradition.

From the way that Beau trims long hair with a straight razor using what is considered an old-fashioned technique to how Bennett rejects serving beer, tradition is something that is very important to barbers. While techniques and aesthetics change in the future, just as they have in the past, the industry of barbering will not go away: hair will need to be cut, and the barbershop as a gathering place for men to relax and accept pampering will remain in some form. Today, the tradition is visible with the welcoming signal of a whirling barber’s pole.

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From her athletic lifestyle, to the planet-conscious, Bend-based aos (Angelina Organic Skincare) business she created, she embodies her brand as more than a namesake. Starting in 1997 from her kitchen lab, aos now occupies a Bond Street storefront, with a spa sited above it to take customers from a retail experience to a journey to wellness with treatments, such as facials and massage, all using Angelina’s signature, personallyformulated skin care line. We asked Angelina about what inspired her to action.

When did you develop an interest in skincare products?

Growing up in Arizona, I was obsessed with getting to know the plants around me and how they were useful. My mom had a catering business, and I grew up cooking with her. She was incredibly creative, as are all the women in my family, and I loved fostering an intimate relationship with each ingredient. This has carried over into formulating skin care.

What was it like to be a budding botanist in the harsh climate of the Sonoran desert in Arizona?

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I was making products, like [best-selling] Skin Doctor Salve, for my family and friends. I started creating labels when I got tired of rattling off every ingredient, or handwriting it on a little slip of paper for the recipient. I think my first labels were on Microsoft Word and I cut them out with

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scissors. In the early 2000s, I was in massage school and didn’t like using the standard lotions full of chemicals and petroleum, so I began making my own massage butter. A few years later, two local spas called and said their massage therapists were “sneaking in” their own massage butter to use on clients, and they liked it so much, they wanted to buy it by the gallon! They kept asking for more products, massage lotion, oils, sugar scrubs and eventually face products. I wasn’t confident in formulating skin care yet, and since I was studying Ayurveda [Indian folk medicine] at the time, I decided to travel to India and talk with some of their Ayurvedic skin care specialists in Kerala. I returned armed with new knowledge and passion and began experimenting with the help of the estheticians at Sage Springs Spa. What is the creation story behind your first product, Skin Doctor Salve?

I’ve always wanted to be outside as much as possible. In college, I earned extra money running river rafting and rock climbing expeditions on the weekends. The constant exposure to the harsh elements put my sensitive skin to the test and left my hands and feet painfully dry and cracked. I tried everything I could find, from Bag Balm to salves, but nothing really worked. I had taken a salve making workshop and decided to experiment in my kitchen with ingredients I found at the natural foods store where I worked.

This experience inspired my first plant-based product, Skin Doctor Salve, which now three decades later, is still hailed as the ultimate healing salve by doctors, outdoor enthusiasts and devoted fans around the world.

I was intrigued to read about your idea of “FullCircle Beauty,” can you explain what it means?

We strive to create more beauty in everything we touch, from our products to the communities that grow our ingredients. We call this concept “Full-Circle Beauty.” From choosing ingredients that are sustainably grown and harvested to

suppliers who pay living wages and support their own communities, choosing alternative energy sources, riding bikes to work, buying recycled copy paper and long-life light bulbs, we work to create more beauty in the world with every facet of the business.

You have been a long-time supporter of local nonprofits, why is this important to you and aos?

The U.S. government doesn’t create the same kind of social safety nets that many other countries have, so we rely heavily on nonprofits to take care of our communities. I think it’s important to support them as much as we can because they provide so many necessities and valuable resources.

Finally, will you tell us about that cash register?

Oh yes, the cash register! I have a strong affinity for analog tools and machines. When I opened my first store, I searched for a beautiful, nonelectric cash register. I don’t like surrounding myself with plastic, electrical things. Many antique machines were artfully crafted, and I like to weave that beauty into my life.

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evel throughout the streets of downtown Bend during a First Friday Art Walk and listen as each bar, restaurant and art gallery beckons for attention with the siren sounds of local music. A blues band wails at Bend Brewing Company, a jam band gets funky at Silver Moon Brewing, a metal band screams from The Capitol.

Meanwhile, a solo artist stands on the street corner in front of Red Chair Gallery, a bluegrass band busks on Wall Street, and hopefuls test their courage at an open mic hosted by Astro Lounge. “When I'm on stage and see that many people engaging in community, it reminds me that music has [the] power to make life more interesting and to bring people together,” said local country artist Kurt Silva. Music connects community.

TOP TO BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: Meet the music makers of Central Oregon as shown through the lens of Gary Calicott's project he named "Portraits of Resilience." | Dan Larsson, Lande, Joshua Hernandez, Jess Ryan | Bill Powers & Shelley Gray, Lilli Worona, Lindsay Elias, Bobby Lindstrom | Shireen Amini, Christian Martucci, Kat Hilat, Tim Coffey | Anna Thedford, Derek Michael Marc, Linda & Mark Quon | Ky Leo & Erica Swantek, Bri & Joe Schulte, Meshem Jackson, Aaron Moore | Andrew D. Lyons, Matti Joy, Ian Egan, Pete Kartsounes, Jason Schweitzer, Mosely Wotta | David Miller, Matt Fletcher & Scott Baber | Ella & Gregg Morris and Grace Cooper.

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Gary Calicott

Music Photographer Gary Calicott created the project “Portraits of Resilience” over a ten-month period, starting in November 2021 when he photographed fifty Central Oregon musicians, many whom are featured on these pages. Calicott's career as a music photographer spans fourteen years, and his work has been featured in local publications covering the music scene and on multiple album covers. Bend Magazine learned more about Gary in a conversation between Gary and his wife, writer Donna Burklo:

Donna Burklo: How did

When I'm on stage and see that many people engaging in community, it reminds me that music has [the] power to make life more interesting and to bring people together.

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Gary Calicott: At the end

of the summer of ninth grade, my older brother’s friend gave me a Minolta and assigned me to take over as the high school newspaper photographer. I didn’t know how to use it, but I figured it out—darkroom developing and all.

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How do you choose your composition and approach?

GC:

I don’t limit what I’m looking at. With landscapes, I started looking in the opposite direction of the subject mostly because I was bored while waiting for “the thing” to happen. I’ve captured some wonderful images that way.

DB:

How did the “Portraits of Resilience” project come about?

GC:

It was a combination of wanting to reconnect with musician friends I hadn’t seen since the start of the pandemic and the freed-up schedule that a tough medical diagnosis and forced early retirement provided.

This pandemic happened. The world shut down. I wanted a way to document the fact that we are all still here. Making music. Making art.

DB: How did you set the stage for these sessions?

GC: I had a look I was going for—sort of a distorted

view and then I simply asked the subjects to come ready to play around a bit. They brought guitars that their father handed down to them, wore clothes that were important to their history, and brought props—like amps from 1957, old-style microphones and their song writing journals. What special moments to document.

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A LOOK BACK Musical diversity in Central Oregon didn’t happen overnight nor come without venue turnovers and economic downturns. Bend in the 1990s was virtually a music desert with high schoolers having to see random shows at the VFW Hall. By the early 2000s, population growth fueled the number of local bands playing in Central Oregon. But, of the artists pursuing their musical dreams, only a few, such as MoWo, Empty Space Orchestra, and Larry and His Flask performed outside the area. Downtown Bend events such as the Bend Summer Festival emerged, complete with a main stage for national artists and a side stage designated for local bands. A consistent audience made those gigs popular amongst longtime and up-and-coming musicians alike.

Then, a decade ago, Bend’s musical landscape began to shift along with a turnover in local businesses.

Cafe Paradiso’s folk acts, The Grove’s funk bands, and Horned Hand’s rock bands were all left searching for new places to perform when those performance spaces were vacated. Then, as Bend’s population grew, it fueled a new wave of venue options propelled by the explosion of breweries and food cart lots that set a new stage for musicians. “[Live music has] basically become a background soundtrack to drinking beer,” said Sam McQuate of Bend rock band Leftslide. “There’s a heavy reliance on the folky acoustic music here,” he adds.

Bend’s number of Americana bands was bound to grow.

A CHANGED WORLD Just as the scene was growing, in 2020, the world shut down and stages went silent. Musicians retreated to their homes to find audiences online through streaming performances. In Bend, some venues got creative. Worthy Brewing partnered with Bend Roots Revival and started the Worthy Relief Fund by offering up a space to film streamed performances and providing a virtual tip jar for the performers. Four Peaks Presents put on a virtual festival by streaming highlights from past events.

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-Linda Quon

30+ years performing with husband Mark Quon as The Quons

It's a model for psychological well-being in a community.

Sometimes, all you need to feel good mentally is to listen to music and dance with your friends. People need to connect."

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Some artists used the forced layoff as time to write and record new music. “Creative people will create,” said Patrick Pearsall, a Bend bassist who played 250 gigs in 2019, before the shutdowns.

“My pandemic project was to learn home recording. But the joke is no one could possibly go through all the music made during the pandemic.” Two years later, venues began to open up again and Bend was back in the swing of things.

Musicians took to the outdoor and indoor stages in search of the much needed connection to the audience. Fans were ready to reciprocate. Sadly, some traditions, such the popular Free Summer Sundays shows at the Les Schwab Amphitheater and Night Under the Covers in downtown Bend, didn’t survive.

I feel embraced by my music community and try to bring that feeling to Roots...This was the best way I could think to honor my community."

-Mark Ransom

COLLABORATION AND TRADITIONS ANCHOR THE MUSIC COMMUNITY What remained consistent was the foundation of Bend’s music scene centered around a collaborative festival of local artists. For the past sixteen years, Bend Roots Revival has showcased local bands each September with an event featuring more than one hundred regional acts and educational workshops. While it has grown from its humble beginnings at the corner of Galveston Avenue and 14th Street, the free, family-friendly festival’s mission of celebrating local artists has remained the same. “I feel embraced by my music community and try to bring that feeling to Roots,” explained local musician and Bend Roots Revival founder Mark Ransom. “This was the best way I could think to honor my community.”

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The music community is connected by many shared experiences. Ask a Central Oregon musician or fan about their fondest music memories and you are bound to hear about an assortment of legendary performances. Pearsall talked about fans packing into the random locations announced the morning of the Church of Neil show in its early days. Four Peaks Music Festival Director Stacy Koff points to the Moon Mountain Ramblers sold out show at the Tower Theatre.

Bend photographer Gary Calicott tells the story of Sir Mix-a-Lot pretending to take a photo of him as he squatted side stage to get a shot of the rapper at Bend’s Summer Festival in 2015. Musicians that were in attendance, talk of the 2013 Bend Roots Revival, hosted at Pakit, a former building-supplies resale business. Nicknamed “Typhoon Roots”

by Ransom, the festival caught the tail end of a Pacific Northwest storm and saw wind gusts nearly rip tents apart that were held down by musicians. Rain poured down and temperatures dropped as organizers juggled performance schedules. But, the weekend’s craziness birthed special sets such as when Broken Down Guitars sat in the building’s center and performed an unrehearsed all-acoustic set.

Aside from helping to create sound memories, local radio stations and dedicated local music spotlights hope to bridge the connection between artist and audience as well. Backyard Bend’s weekly Hwy 97 “Local Music Show” plays cuts from studio albums while KPOV’s Center Stage invites local musicians to its studio for live performances each Saturday. “KPOV gives local bands a voice and a way to get their music to the masses,” Koff said. “I’d love to see more of them gain traction through an increased following so they can play out of town.”

CREATING CONNECTION No matter if it’s played from storefront window or at a festival main stage, music has helped build the Central Oregon community. The unspoken agreement between an audience seeing the value in art and artists pouring their souls out on the stage brings people together whether at free shows in Drake Park or ticketed events at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater. “Educating folks in the arts makes them more relatable to and tolerant of the world,” explained Ransom. “It’s a model for psychological well-being in a community.” Sometimes, all you need to feel good mentally is to listen to music and dance with your friends. Sam McQuate said, “People need to connect.”

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My pandemic project was to learn home recording. But the joke is no one could possibly go through all the music made during the pandemic.

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he Meissner Nordic Ski Club was at it again, and the Forest Service roads and paths southwest of Bend were once again magically transformed into glorious ribbons of cold, corduroy snow. It’d been a tough day at work, but now, standing in the parking lot at Virginia Meissner SnoPark, the stress faded like so much daylight. A light snow fell. I stepped into my skis and cast off into the purple night, the f lakes strafing through the cone of my headlamp.

We live within eyeshot of one of the nation’s largest downhill ski resorts, but we’re also a Nordic skiing paradise. Between Mt. Bachelor and Virginia Meissner alone, the area has more than 100 kilometers of groomed cross country trails, nearly half of which are free thanks to the Meissner Nordic Ski Club. Countless other trails wind around snowy buttes, back to cozy cabins and along quiet lakes. For little to no money, cross country skiers can glide through a winter wonderland where the forests sigh under the weight of the flakes and the tranquility can be exquisite. Or, if you’re one of the countless Nordic athletes in town, you can push yourself so hard the world blurs at the edges, and you feel as if you might cough up a lung.

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Nordic definitions and dedication

The range of experiences, athleticism and dedication the sport inspires is a big reason why Nordic isn’t just downhill skiing’s kid brother but a passion that many in Central Oregon embrace with near fanaticism. You can “classic” ski (in which your skis remain parallel, often in a set track) or “skate” ski (in which your skis act more like ice skates on a wide, groomed track). “If you can jog you can basically ski classic,” said Mark Jobson, an instructor at Mt. Bachelor’s Nordic Center. “[But] skating is a lateral motion that is quite foreign to most of us.”

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ski because it’s faster—and more taxing—with a lot of coordination and balance needed to sync the various poling techniques, called V1, V2 and V2 alternate, with your legs. A skier’s entire weight must also transition repeatedly from one ski to the other, all while everything is moving. “Historically I think it’s rare for people to do well in the race unless they have a history of Nordic skiing,” said Jesse Thomas, winner of last year’s event, who trained diligently on cross country skis to make up for his lack of Nordic history. Multiple Pole Pedal Paddle winner Marshall Greene, a one-time World Cup racer, beat Thomas by a whopping three minutes on the Nordic leg that takes elite racers just fifteen minutes to complete. Taking advantage of an extended training season, Olympians such as Dan Simoneau, Justin Wadsworth and Beckie Scott have all called Bend home at one time. Members of the U.S. Ski Team are frequently spotted on the trails well into late spring.

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Aidan Jacobus demonstrates skate-ski form during a high school race.

Central Oregon produces youth standouts as well. Across the entirety of Oregon, about 250 students will be racing both classic and skate for their high schools, and more than half of them will come from Bend. A major reason the state has a high school racing program is largely thanks to Bend resident Jinny Martin, who spearheaded the statewide effort in the late ‘90s. “It’s pretty cool how amped the high schoolers here get,” said Martin’s son, Eric Martin, a National Masters Champion who graduated from Mountain View High School in 1984 and has been the school’s cross country ski team coach for twenty-three years.

If you had to pick one student racer to watch this season, follow Bend High’s Neve Gerard. The athlete, who started skiing in sixth grade, had barely turned 16 last March, when she earned two podium finishes at her first U.S. Junior Nationals Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Minneapolis. "It's pretty cool, to have gone to Nationals and podiumed there," Gerard said. But the truly remarkable thing is how she’s hardly alone. “We have a very large number of kids who will qualify for junior nationals, and a few of them have the potential to be on the podium,” said Dylan Watts, the Nordic director for the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation.

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Getting Started

Moonlight Trails

While skiing at Virginia Meissner SnoPark is free thanks to its volunteers and a Nordic day pass at Mt. Bachelor costs just $30 (versus $155 or more for a day of alpine skiing), cross country skiing can still be an expensive sport to start, with the hard goods alone costing more than what many families can afford.

But Martin said he’s able to outfit each member of the Mountain View team with two pairs of skis, two pairs of poles and a pair of boots each for as little as $20 a year thanks to donations from the community. Unlike a lot of other competitive high school and club sports, no one gets cut from the team.

Often, getting started with Nordic skiing begins with a simple question. “Do you want to ski on snow that has been prepared by a groomer or snow that is virgin and isn’t prepared?” said Jobson. “That’s going to lead you to decide what type of equipment you put on your feet.” From there, beginners can rent skis at a local shop such as Sunnyside Sports, Pine Mountain Sports, or Powder House Ski & Snowboard, and head out with friends or up to Mt. Bachelor to take a lesson. Later, skiers might want to consider signing up for an XC Oregon camp. “A lot of our people are looking to improve upon very specific technical things that they're struggling with,” said XC Oregon founder John “J.D.” Downing.

Maybe they aren’t transferring their weight as well as they could or perhaps their poling technique is off. Our camps really smooth out those edges.”

As for me, that night at Meissner still ranks as one of my favorite evenings of the more than 6,500 I’ve had in Bend.

Everything seemed to click. I skated along the flats and up the climbs, threading that line between exertion and exhaustion. Halfway through, I stopped and turned off my headlamp to marvel at this amazing gift we call a Central Oregon winter. Jobson can relate. “Folks ask me, ‘Why are you so dedicated to this [sport]?’” he said. "I say, because winter is the most magical time to be outside.”

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As ski lifts are put to sleep for the night and when the sun sets, the time is ripe for Nordic skiers to begin what is often considered one of the most magical experiences on skis: gliding by the light of the rising moon.

When the phases of the moon approach maximum fullness, snowy trails are illuminated by reflections provided from light as it bounces between sky, snow and any clouds to offer a bright glow complete with moon shadows. Experienced skiers that traverse Bend’s trail systems during the daylight hours may feel confident skiing solo in the nighttime silence with the only sound being the swish of snow crushed under a sliding ski. Yet, a classic adventure is a group ski to a snow shelter with friends with the reward of a respite under the stars before a return to the trailhead.

NIGHT SKI TIPS: Check a Farmer’s Almanac to find dates when the moon approaches full. The next dates in Central Oregon are January 6 and February 5.

Watch weather to assess not only safety in the skies, but the snow conditions.

See meissnernordic.org/weather/ for webcams and readings.

Know the trails. Bring a map and a headlamp. While moonlight brightens the terrain, landmarks may appear different under a general cloak of darkness.

Bring extra clothing, water and food. Temperatures after dark drop quickly.

The Luminaria event, a long-time tradition hosted at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park by the volunteer-supported nonprofit Meissner Nordic Ski Club, will not be held this year, a product of too much love. “The Luminaria was great while it existed,” said Steve Roti, board president of Meissner Nordic Ski Club. "It started small and grew with the ski community until the size of the event outgrew the size of Virginia Meissner [Sno-Park}." This year, start a new tradition with family and friends. Watch for music concerts and hot chocolate nights under the moonlight at Meissner. See meissnernordic.org. —written by Bend Magazine staff

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Special Korean Bulgogi Burger, with kimchi, pickled ginger, sambal and aioli served at Mountain Burger.

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ki days aren’t just incredibly fun, they’re also taxing. A lot of physical work goes into a good day on the mountain—around 400 calories are burned in one hour of downhill skiing. Carbs and proteins are required to make the most out of every run. With Bend just a short drive from the mountain, and plenty of fantastic food options at Mt. Bachelor, a little planning will ensure you stay fueled for the deepest of powder days from start to finish. Then, add libations to cap off the day and, well, that’s just carrying out the aprés-ski European tradition.

8 A.M. GETTING STARTED BEND BREAKFAST BURRITO AT BOSS RAMBLER COFFEE Powder panic—the anxiety of getting to the mountain after fresh snowfall for an untouched line of snow—is real. Don’t make the mistake of skipping the most important meal of the day. Bend Breakfast Burrito gives mountain-goers every opportunity to get a filling breakfast without slowing the momentum of getting a spot at their Mt. Bachelor lot of choice.

Bend Breakfast Burrito began serving up burritos in 2021 from a prep kitchen and a homemade food cart now located within Boss Rambler Beer Club off Galveston Avenue. If there’s snow in the forecast, plan ahead by pre-ordering their The G.O.A.T. from Boss Rambler Coffee.

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Ski Package by 7 p.m. online the night before and picking it up starting at 7 a.m. The package includes two breakfast burritos and two sides.

Choose from vegan, chorizo, or the original bacon burrito. Sides include banana bread muffins, churro Chex mix, or more protein-filled “slope snacks” including trail mix breakfast cookies and homemade granola bars. “A lot of people like to snack on the sides on the chair lift between runs,” said Valerie Hilton, owner. Recently rebranded as Boss Coffee, Bendites enjoy the coffee previously known as Megaphone Coffee that was located at Boss Rambler. For a drive up the hill, grab a drip coffee, a whipped coffee meringue or a staple, the G.O.A.T.—their greatest coffee of all time. Don’t forget to pick up a six-pack of Stokes Light Lager or Ski Day IPA for tailgating in the lot later in the day. See bendbreakfastburrito.com and bossrambler.com.

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For calories, protein and carbohydrates, stop by Egan's Outpost, the mobile grill parked at Mt. Bachelor's Sunrise Lodge.

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1 P.M. ON THE HILL MT. BACHELOR’S EGAN’S OUTPOST When it’s time to refuel and rehydrate to make the most of afternoon laps, a brown-bag lunch doesn’t always cut it. At the West Village Lodge, find a hearty meal at Cocoa’s Cafe, snacks at the Subie Shack, or take in a plate of nachos at Clearing Rock Bar. Mid-mountain, enjoy Mediterranean and Italian fare with sit-down service and a view at Scapolo’s Bistro within Pine Marten Lodge. While at the Sunrise base, fill up on a burger at Sunrise Grill, or stop at Egan’s Outpost mobile kitchen for lunch to go. “Egan’s offers soak-up-the-alcohol style food with carb-loading friendly food,” said Brianna Batson, director of food and beverage at Mt. Bachelor. “We wrap meals up so people can shove them in their pocket and get back to the lift,” she said. Cranberry boar bratwurst are served hot off the grill with sides of chili or hot and oozy mac and cheese. Satisfy a craving for calories with a cheese steak sandwich.

Regardless of what base you land at for lunch, a high-protein and high-carbohydrate meal will provide food energy needed to take those last laps. See mtbachelor.com.

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A pit stop at LOGE includes s'mores, craft beer, music on vinyl, plus a hot wax happy hour.

Clothing, right, courtesy of Powder House Ski & Snowboard.

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Skiing may be over for the day but keep the fun going. Conveniently located off Cascade Lakes Highway on the way back into town, the '70s ranch-style architecture of LOGE, modernized with an alpine midcentury modern style, provides a space to unwind after an adrenaline-filled ski day.

Cozy up at their hot wax happy hour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every day where your gear is prepared for the next adventure on the mountain, all while you relax, listen to tunes and grab a local draft beer to drink while you wait. A record player is available for people to pick vinyl of their choice, said Tom Wells, LOGE’s general manager.

The records are a collection Wells built by visiting local stashes around town and includes classics such as The Who’s Kids are Alright and Steve Miller Band’s Fly Like an Eagle. Play a board game or head out to the fire pit to roast marshmallows. Watch for LOGE’s Puffy Jacket Concert series held one evening each month, Live Outside movies featuring Northwest filmmakers at 7 p.m. each Friday, and featured photography classes throughout the winter.

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Okonoko fries at Mountain Burger.

MOUNTAIN BURGER Enjoying a hearty meal with friends is second only to taking your ski boots off for the day. After building up an appetite, Mountain Burger, located in NorthWest Crossing and run by the team behind Drake and Washington Kitchen + Cocktails, offers the hungry a modern spin on the iconic American burger joint and a meal to look forward to. Classic orders have been thoughtfully crafted; the burgers are ground three times in-house with chuck and brisket and each milkshake is made to order. Executive chef Brian Walczyk puts a flair on classic dishes such as the Okonoko mountain fries, a Japanese pancake-inspired dish with sesame miso aioli, furikake, pickled ginger, bonito and scallion.

Serving a diverse range of diets, expect the same dining experience whether digging into the most popular double mountain cheeseburger or into the vegan in-house Manzanita burger. Sit by the firepits with a handcrafted cocktail, before heading inside for a Cliffhanger Caesar, one of many items named after iconic Mt. Bachelor runs, and Swampy Lakes mountain fries, this one topped with Mountainwich chili, dill pickles and burger sauce. Finish up with a boozy milkshake like Summit, a delicious strawberry and white chocolate reward after Summit laps all day, or the Big Butte cookie. Mountain Burger's sustainability mission is to have net zero carbon emissions by 2025. One particular perk of the sustainability model is the local ingredients used throughout the menu, such as Big Ed’s potato buns, North 44 Farm meats and Bonta gelato.

So, after a day of activities Mother Nature provided, feel good about where you’re eating. An epic mountain day is officially complete! See mountainburgerbend.com.

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hen Bend resident Pema Sherpa went home to Nepal during the pandemic, she was once again exposed to the difficult realities that are a part of being from a developing nation struggling with poverty. Nepal is home to about 126 ethnic groups, each with their own languages, and each with a ranking as part of the country’s Hindu caste system.

While Sherpa such as Pema and her partner Nurbu are in a minority-ranked ethnic group, Sherpas have benefited financially from tourism in the northern Buddhist Himalayan area. Some other tribes are viewed as outcasts, and are shunned and suffer significantly from poverty. On Pema’s last trip to Nepal, she learned about an ethnic group in southern Nepal whose people were working fourteen-hour days, surviving off eating field mice and unable to afford things such as clothing or being able to send their children to school. She was motivated to do something.

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In summer 2022, the couple opened High Camp Taphouse in Sisters, a taproom and Himalayan restaurant that sends proceeds to Nepal to help the struggling Nepali people she learned about back home. “We weren’t really planning to open a brick and mortar restaurant before this,” Pema said. Pema and Nurbu had previously operated Bend’s Himalayan Bites food cart, which they opened in 2016 and gave to relatives from Nepal to operate during the pandemic. Pema knew it would take something more significant than a food cart to generate the type of income to make a difference for the people back in Nepal.

High Camp Taphouse took over a location on the south end of Sisters previously occupied by pizza and beer stop Hop & Brew. Nurbu led the way on updates for the space, including removing the drop ceiling, tearing out a hallway that divided the interior and adding a roll up, glass garage door for seasonal access to the patio and

fresh air when needed. Outside, there is space in the parking lot for High Camp to house a few food trucks in the summers.

With remodeling underway, the couple got to work crafting a menu of Himalayan recipes, drawing from their mutual love of cooking and feeding others. Pema said that her mother had owned a restaurant in Nepal for a time, and was a good chef who shared her knowledge with Pema. “I got to work with her in her restaurant and learn all the tricks,” she said.

On a visit to High Camp Taphouse, Nurbu was eager to cook and serve a sampling of dishes from the restaurant’s simple but mighty menu. A highlight among starters is the vegetable samosa, a warm pastry filled with spiced potato and vegetables, served with mint chutney. A popular entree is the chau chau noodle dish, which is a mix of udon noodles, fresh vegetables, chicken and savory spices. One of Pema’s favorites is momo, a dish of

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Sherpa dumplings stuffed with ground beef and pork, vegetables and spices and served with a tomato-based sauce. Pema explained that in Nepal, the cooking of momo often happens for a special occasion, and several people will come together to make it, each taking on a specific task such as forming or rolling dough or making the sauce.

All of the dishes on the High Camp Taphouse menu are packed with traditional spices used in Nepal, some of which are hard to come by in Central Oregon. Pema said she makes regular trips to Portland to get the freshest versions of some spices, and she also brings back suitcases full of ingredients when traveling. The wellspiced, warming meals pair well with High

Camp’s twenty taps, which include local beers, ciders and seltzers.

In addition to helping the people in Nepal, Pema sees the restaurant as a way to nourish and connect with people in Central Oregon through the food, which is made with care and love. “My main goal is to make our food just like it is at home.

In Nepal, we heal with food,” Pema said.

“And the flavor of our food comes from our thoughts. Which is why we cook with gratitude, joy and love.”

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he glitz and glam of the roaring twenties are alive and well just behind the doors of Redmond’s Gompers Distillery. Walking into the prohibitionthemed speakeasy, with its vintage decor of comfy leather couches, hidden rooms behind bookcases and delicious cocktails, transports visitors to another era. This cozy hideaway is the perfect spot to warm up this winter.

After being unable to find the perfect gin, Michael and Jessica Hart decided to take matters into their own hands and craft their own. Gompers Distillery was founded in 2012 and opened its tasting room in 2019.

The distillery’s name is in honor of Jessica’s grandfather, a Holocaust survivor who hailed from Holland, the birthplace of gin. “My grandfather was a very outgoing, fun person to be around, and even after all the things he had gone through in life, he never let it get him down,” Jessica said. “No pun intended, but we were trying to bottle his spirit.”

Inside each bottle of Gompers small-batch, hand-crafted spirits—which now include gin and vodka—you’ll find high-quality local ingredients and unique flavor profiles.

Juniper berries and lavender are handpicked on a farm in Central Oregon, and the golden pears are sourced from Hood River; the result is smooth spirits perfect on the rocks, straight up, or in a cocktail.

A cocktail such as the Bee’s Elbow, Gompers twist on a Bee’s Knees, is a classic prohibition-era creation. Be transported with this refreshingly smooth drink made with Gompers Gin, lavender honey and mint leaves. Or pick up a bottle of Gompers Gin and bring that roaring twenties spirit home this holiday season with the Bee’s Elbow recipe below.

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Painting the Town Taylor Manoles explores the world with oil on canvas

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n an artist’s journey, natural landmarks can be an essential influence for what comes alive on a canvas. In the Pacific Northwest, diverse and striking landscapes seem to be endless, and painter Taylor Manoles has taken full advantage of the enchanting scenery that provides inspiration right outside her door.

Manoles, age 27, has entered Bend’s art scene full-force and with gumption. Always a creative kid, she pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education at North Dakota State University and became a middle school art teacher. Knowing she and her husband, Joe, didn’t want to settle down in North Dakota, they moved to Portland where Manoles was a substitute art teacher while still practicing her craft before the pandemic. Then, after settling in Bend a year ago for Joe to pursue a physical therapy program at OSU Cascades, Manoles launched her art career full-time.

When they moved to Portland, Manoles was first drawn to the foggy trees, the mountains and the ocean. “It definitely

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completely changed what I paint, how I paint, what I’m drawn to, and the landscape of Bend has been so amazing to capture as well,” she said. Today, Manoles’ studio in Bend finds workin-progress paintings adorning one wall and her easel on another, and it is where her creativity has found a home in the form of her Pacific Northwest landscapes.

BEYOND THE CANVAS

When looking at a painting by Manoles, the dramatic colors and layered paint illustrate the remarkable and breathtaking views from across the Pacific Northwest. Stunning florals and swans may grace a canvas in her trademark style. “Landscapes are just where my heart is,” she said. “But with that [are] wildlife and botanicals. So they kind of feel intertwined at times.” With the ebb and flow of the seasons, Manoles’ inspiration on what to paint fluctuates.

The notable scenes—many of them Central Oregon landmarks—feature thick oil paint, smeared into layers, creating an almost multi-dimensional effect to the art. The colors in the paintings all feature the vibrant earth tones which Manoles sets out to honor. “I like to capture dramatic lighting,” she said.

“That’s my favorite: when there’s dark-darks and light-lights.”

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When searching to be inspired, Manoles focuses on scenes with interesting lighting and lines, sometimes scenes in photos from friends or her own photography. But, she feels the most inspired when taking a hike, then coming home and painting the view from a photo she captured along the way.

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THE ARTIST’S CHALLENGE

Taking her art commitment to new heights, she pursued the 100 Day Project—one hundred paintings in one hundred days—two years ago. The project calls for any artist to remain ardent in their craft by completing something creative each of the one hundred days.

During that first round, Manoles challenged herself to paint using a palette knife, a choice which would change the outcome of her work from that moment forward. “I love the way it looks; I’ve always been drawn to the thick paint, but I never really felt like I could pull it off,” said Manoles. The extra challenge of the palette knife resulted in the signature and consistent style seen today.

In 2022, Manoles pursued the 100 Day Project once again. This time, she was able to paint while in Greece and France, and said that because of the challenge, a viewer can see the seasons change through the consecutive days of her paintings.

Find Manoles’ work on her website and prints at Lark in downtown Bend. Looking ahead, she said she wants to show her art throughout the community, and looks forward to showcasing her work at The Commons Cafe & Taproom in February.

Also stemming from the 100 Day Project, Manoles is feeling the passion to paint on a larger scale. “Whenever I do a bunch of small paintings, I want to do giant ones,” she said. “I already feel that itch like, ‘I have to paint something huge now.’”

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itting in a New York cafe in 2012, John Kish charted the idea for a mystical space where plants and theater met, much like the Little Shop of Horrors. He always knew he wanted to create a dynamic space where there was more than met the eye, and realized soon enough there was room in his Bend plant shop, Somewhere That’s Green, to give The Greenhouse Cabaret a stage.

When walking into Somewhere That’s Green off of Greenwood Avenue, visitors see the crawling vines overflowing shelves, smell the naturality of the soil, then tucked behind the towering cacti and succulents, a glimpse of The Greenhouse Cabaret space emerges.

A black and gold mural of the zodiac signs, and the phases of the moon painted by artist Nicole Fontana adorns the ceiling, opening the realm of possibilities for the future of the theater. The stage itself is small, but Kish said this allows for the writing to speak for itself, and makes for a more genuine performance and less of a spectacle.

His background is in theater from Circle in the Square Theater in New York City and Topsoil Theatrics, which toured the show Spring Awakening in Central Oregon. Kish is ambitious with the Greenhouse Cabaret stage, noting that it’s not only a performance space, it’s a celebrated safe environment for queer performers and allies. He believes it will fill a hole that has been lacking among the performing arts community. “We need performing arts as a backbone to this town,” he said. The future of The Greenhouse Cabaret will be host to live performances, musicals and drag shows. Kish is hoping for a spring show, a fall show and drag shows sprinkled in, plus a drag competition. One of the driving forces behind The Greenhouse Cabaret is to grow the performing arts community. “Creating a space that can attract more diversity

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and more talent is kind of my goal,” he said. This includes diversity in the stories being told on stage.

For the first show, which premiered in October, Kish envisioned the performance of off-broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Playing Hedwig was Kish’s dream role and everything fell into place to spearhead the performance when Rick Johnson—a performer and director with a history of theater in New York, regional performances and in Central Oregon—came to direct the show. “It’s spectacular to watch [Kish] become Hedwig,” Johnson said. “He makes the character real.” Johnson sees himself working with Kish and The Greenhouse Cabaret indefinitely in the space.

In addition to Kish as Hedwig, the cast includes Christie Capucci as Yitzhag, and a live band that rounds out the powerhouse program. “I love working with John and Rick,” said Capucci. “I’ve worked with them before and they’re the best, so it makes you want to be the best.” With the way the show is directed and the way John acts the main character, “you’re watching humans on stage, and they’re trying to become complete,” Johnson said.

The Greenhouse Cabaret has proven its potential with sold out performances for their very first show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Kish said he is working with other companies in Bend’s 2nd Street area, such as the Campfire Hotel, to make the area near The Greenhouse Cabaret a performing arts district; there is no doubt that a new wave of creativity and inclusivity is about to be born from the humble yet mighty spirit of the theater on Greenwood Avenue. Watch for future performances on their website.

See thegreenhousecabaret.com.

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Creations of Spirit The High Desert Museum presents an original exhibit “Creations of Spirit,” January 28 through October 1.

Organized and curated by the museum, the show features the original works from seven Native artists to immerse visitors in the Indigenous Plateau worldview and share knowledge systems of tribes along the Columbia River and its tributaries.

The exhibition features artwork created to gather roots, be worn in ceremonies and teach future generations. A mission is to share the meanings cultural items hold for Plateau people and their purpose to create ongoing relationships with contemporary communities. Each piece has a connection to the communities where they were created. The art of six artists will be used in Native communities before arriving at the museum, and include work from acclaimed artist Joe Feddersen (Colville), Phillip Cash Cash (Cayuse, Nez Perce) and others. A seventh artist, Jefferson Greene (Warm Springs) will construct a tule reed canoe and paddles that will be used by Native youth in continuing important cultural traditions. “Creations of Spirit” will be a one-of-a-kind, celebratory experience featuring the stories of these living works of art. See highdesertmuseum.org .

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Oregon Humanities Letter Exchange Since 2014, Portland-based nonprofit Oregon Humanities has connected Oregonians through a letter-exchange program called Dear Stranger. The mission is to share experiences, ideas and beliefs regardless of age, circumstances or place of residence. Letters can be written on any subject, and may include drawings, photos, recipes—as long as they fit in an envelope.

Oregon Humanities staff read each letter before it is paired at random, although attempts are made to match participants with someone outside their zip code.

The Dear Stranger program is accepting letters for its current cycle until February 28. See oregonhumanities.org.

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Art Meets Technology at Scalehouse Gallery Works that reimagine photographs as magical objects with possibilities and potential are on display at the show “Unfixed” from artist Akihiko Miyoshi and presented from January 6 through February 26 at Scalehouse Gallery. After leaving a PhD program in electrical engineering and computing at Carnegie Mellon University and earning an MFA in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Japanese-born Miyoshi began exploring the intersection between art and technology. He describes his artistic process as layers of silk with images printed onto them, sandwiched between layers of resin poured onto a wooden board. A tiny area of a 35mm negative is scanned at high resolution and printed onto silk.

The thin silk fabric is then embedded into layers of resin. “It is referencing a moment when the world turns into an image,” he wrote. “The image is still full of life and active. It is not yet fixed in perpetuity. The objects…reveal to the viewer that it is not a flat image but a three dimensional one. The more one looks, the more dizzying it becomes.” See scalehouse.org .

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William “Bill” Smith (August 10, 1941- November 18, 2022)

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Bend lost a longtime supporter and community icon when Bill Smith passed away in November at the age of 81. The developer of the city’s Old Mill District, Smith was a visionary who was remembered as someone who supported Bend in many ways since moving here in the late 1960s. Smith worked at Brooks-Scanlon and Brooks Resources from 1970 to 1984 before branching off to form William Smith Properties, Inc. In 1993 he and a group of private investors bought the 270-acre riverside property and began developing it into today’s Old Mill District. As president of Brooks Resources, he was also involved in developments including Black Butte Ranch, Awbrey Butte and Mount Bachelor Village, among others. Smith is survived by his wife, Trish Smith, daughter Marney Smith, son Matt Smith, and sister Mary Anne Smith, along with his cat, Teeny.

Read more about Smith’s legacy at bendmagazine.com/billsmith.

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