MAY 2024
BY ERIC SANDE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Here we are in May, and that means we are in the nal-month of the Leadership Redmond. is year marks the 20th year we have o ered the Leadership Redmond program and we will soon be graduating the Class of 2024. Our group of 20 individuals who were eager to learn about our outstanding community and the amazing leaders who keep it running every day. Leadership Redmond participants will complete their nal day of the program on May 16 and will present their class project. is year we have three outstanding projects including, a Red, White and Blue fundraiser for the VFW, Holiday Village Market kiosk maintenance project and a Marketing piece for RAPRD. e graduation ceremony will take place from 5:30pm to 7pm at Sleep Inn and Suites above Elements restaurant, on the same day.
During the Leadership Redmond program, we have introduced the participants to the many active leaders, organizations and various components that make up our community. rough this exposure, participants receive a broader understanding of our community, with the intention of sparking an area of interest. With this new knowledge and understanding, Leadership Redmond graduates are poised to take leadership positions throughout the community.
It is my pleasure to introduce the graduating Class of 2024: Louie Arzaga, Emily Boynton, Steve Curley, Sharon Calhoun, Tim Dizney, Kayla Duddy, Brandi Ebner, Kayla Healy, Daniel Altamirano Hernandez, Dawn Ann Hudson, Keri Lopez, Jane McGuire, Jessica Meyer, Brian Myers, Andrea Raney, Cat Robeson, Cheryl Smith, Morgan Snyder, Brady Velikonia and Angelique Zojonc.
Leadership Redmond is a collaborative partnership between the Redmond Executive Association (REA) and the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB. is program would not be possible without the generous support of our Day and Scholarship sponsors: Alliance Professionals, On Point, Selco Community Credit Union, SunWest Builders, Central Electric Coop, Central Oregon Community College, Deschutes County, Deschutes Fair and Expo Center, Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant, Paci c Power, REA, St. Charles Redmond and Redmond Sleep Inn and Suites. I would encourage everyone interested in learning more about the community of Redmond to call the Chamber for more information. Enrollment for Leadership Redmond Class of 2025 will open in June; please call the Chamber or go online at www.visitredmondoregon.com for more information.
Have a great May!
JAKE WAARDENBURG STATE FARM INSURANCE PRESIDENT
RYAN CHURCHILL INITIATIVE BREWING 1ST VICE PRESIDENT
JUDY LAPORA
CROOKED RIVER RANCH AND MAINTENANCE 2ND VICE PRESIDENT
STAFF
Eric Sande Executive DirectorBRENDA TURNER
BRENDA TURNER CONSULTING PAST PRESIDENT
BEV CLARNO FMR. OREGON SECRETARY OF STATE
SEAN NEARY FITCH & NEARY PC
JENNIFER WERNER ALLIANCE PROFESSIONALS
Amanda Joe Luelling Events DirectorLAURA GARCIA MAZATLAN MEXICAN RESTAURANT
DEBBIE BUTLER REDMOND INDUSTRIAL PARK
SUSAN SIMONSEN AMERITITLE
MAARTY LEUNEN SUMMIT BANK
RANDY GRAVES REDMOND SENIOR CENTER
SUSAN BAKER INDIVIDUAL
MICHAEL HART GOMPERS DISTILLERY
BRADY VELIKONIA KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRAL OREGON
Connor Cubic Marketing Director Evelina Davidson Membership/Finance DirectorByrnes Oil Company Inc
Mitch Byrnes
213 E. Antler Avenue, Redmond OR 97756, US 541-240-0708
www.byrnesoil.com
Caliber Collision - Redmond Center
Josie Planton
1621 SW Indian Avenue, Redmond OR 97756, US 971-770-8948 www.calibercollision.com
Central Oregon School Of Modern Music
Aaron Elston
515 SW Cascade Ave. #3, Redmond OR 97756, US 541-639-6636
www.coschoolofmodernmusic.com
Cognitive Surplus
Jenn Stevens
435 SW 6th St, Redmond OR 97756, US www.cognitive-surplus.com
East Cascade Women's Group
Ashlyn Clason
865 SW Veterans Way, Redmond OR 97756, US 5416932606
https://eastcascadewomensgroup.com/
Girl Scouts of Oregon and South West Washington
Jennifer MacHaffie 2160 NW Larchleaf Lane, Redmond OR 97756, US 541-788-3451
Harrison McKinney Redmond OR 97756, US 971-344-3198
https://www.instagram.com/mr.harrisonchevy/
Judy Trego for Deschutes County Commissioner
Judy Trego
P.O. Box 95, Bend OR 97709, US 541-550-6567
www.friendsofjudytrego.com
Mike Turpin
16388 3rd Street #311, La Pine OR 97739, US 5418764012
Pangaea Guild Hall
Chris Trulsen
652 SW 6th St., Redmond OR 97756, US 541-526-7641
facebook.com/pangaeaguildhall
Regency pacific
Jennifer Sturdivant
3000 SW 32nd street, Redmond OR 97756, US 5419235452
Teacupfuls
Cindy Vega
300 NW Oak Tree Ln, Redmond OR 97756, US 5416474141
Teacupfulsstores.com
Teen Challenge International Pacific Northwest
Richie Inman Outreach Coordinator
435 NE Burnside Ave, Bend OR 97701, US 971-268-1991
https://teenchallengepnw.com/locations/central-oregon-campus/
Thrive Nutrition and Functional Medicine
Karin Allumbaugh
PO Box 1273, Redmond OR 97756, US 541-205-9075
www.thrivenaturalnutrition.com
Vernam Crane Service
Jake Vernam
6662 S Hwy. 97, Redmond OR 97756, US 541-728-8427
www.vernamcraneservice.com
Vice Heating and Cooling
Dylan
2795 SW High Desert Dr, Prineville OR 97754, US 5415806725
https://call-vice.com/
BE SURE TO REACH OUT AND SAY HELLO!
Safe Acres Animal Sanctuary
How often do you see the term ‘Animal Rescue’ and imagine a place full of sad stories constantly asking for money? You scroll right on by to avoid the sorrow. We get it. We’re here to change that perception.
We want to show you the results of your involvement in our mission. Come, see, and feel the joy we feel when we stop the cycle of abuse, neglect, starvation, auction, and say “Not On Our Watch!”.
You can help! Check us out, see that this is
a team you want to be a part of. We’re working hard to change the way our nonpro t creates a safe space and we hope you’ll be a part of it. www.safeacres.com www.facebook.com/safeacres
Redmond Senior Center
Save the date. – Sunday, September 15, 2024
Join Redmond Senior Center in celebrating 75 years of service to Redmond-area senior citizens, while helping raise money to continue the work.
A celebration to mark this remarkable journey is planned for Sunday, September
15, at the Blacksmith Public House in Redmond. e event won’t be just a celebration, but a heartfelt bene t concert to raise funds to support the Senior Center. With operational costs rising, community support is more crucial than ever to help us continue o ering vital services, such as exercise classes, community involvement opportunities, and nutritious meals to our cherished local seniors. Over the next few months look for updates on event details. Tickets will go on sale August 1.
Plan your summer concert lineup and visit the FANFest website to learn more and buy your tickets!
6/28 - Stone in Love (Journey)
6/29 - Grand Royale (Beastie Boys)
7/12 - Eagle Eyes (Eagles)
7/13 - Whiskey River (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
8/2 - Roll On (Alabama)
8/3 - Hysteria (Def Leppard)
9/20 - Petty Fever (Tom Petty)
9/21 - Taken by the Sky (Fleetwood Mac)
Family Access Network and Blacksmith Public House are excited to announce the 2024 FANFest Bene t Concert Tribute Band Series! For one weekend every summer month (June - Sept), two famous tribute bands will perform your favorite throwback songs for you to rock out to. 100% of ticket sale net proceeds will go to Family Access Network. General admission tickets are $29 and are anticipated to sell out.
Hey there! With Redmond’s business scene growing, especially in sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, professional services, and retail, it's crucial to stay on top of tech trends. Integrating AI tools like ChatGPT can seriously upgrade how your business operates. Whether you’re in charge of a production line, managing patient records, or running the customer service desk, here’s how you can start using AI to keep your business sharp and e cient.
For a Plant Manager: Imagine using AI to predict when your equipment needs maintenance before it breaks down. is means less downtime and more productivity.
For Healthcare Administrators: Use AI to analyze patient data faster than ever, helping you spot health trends and tailor treatments without sifting through mountains of data.
For Account Managers: Cut down on the busywork. Let AI handle scheduling and basic data management, so you can focus on building client relationships and strategies.
For Retail Managers: AI can revolutionize your customer service. A chatbot can handle FAQs and check stock levels, freeing up your time to ensure customers leave happy.
Choose tools that best t what you need. If you’re in manufacturing, imagine having an AI system that can instantly translate technical manuals into multiple languages or provide real-time troubleshooting steps for equipment issues. Healthcare pros should look for AI that’s great at parsing complex medical records, while customer-
facing roles could bene t from AI that powers chatbots.
Step 3:
Start Small: Test AI applications on a small scale. See how a chatbot works on your website before you overhaul your entire customer service approach with AI.
Get Everyone on Board: Make sure your team knows why you’re using AI and how it will help. is might mean setting up some training sessions to get everyone up to speed.
Step 4: Train Your Team
Help your team get comfortable with AI. Whether it's hands-on workshops or online tutorials, make sure the training is relevant and practical. After all, these are the team members who will be using AI every day.
Step 5: Review and Scale
Keep an eye on how well the AI tools are meeting your goals. Are they making jobs easier? Are customers happier? Use this feedback to tweak your approach and, if everything’s looking good, think about where else AI could help your business.
Starting with AI doesn’t have to be intimidating. With the right preparation and tools, it can make a massive di erence in your daily work and the overall success of your business. Redmond is already a hub of innovation—why not be at the forefront?
Ready to bring AI into your business?
Get in touch with us at Neesh.Ai for a personalized consultation, and Don’t Forget the Human Part!
REVIEW & SCALE
Greetings To All Of Our Amazing Members!
Hope you are all ready for Spring and all the joys that new life and fresh beginnings will bring this season. is month I want to talk about a very speci c bene t to Chamber membership that at times gets overlooked or doesn’t get all the attention or credit that it deserves. We are going to talk about the CVB portion of the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB and how it serves our members as well as our community as a whole. Many have often asked what CVB stands for and how it coincides with the Chamber and its day to day activities. Well we are about to dive into answering those questions and more.
CVB stands for Convention and Visitors Bureau (often referred to as a Visitor Center) and it plays a crucial role in promoting a city as a destination for tourists, conventions, and other events, which can signi cantly bene t members of the local Chamber of Commerce, such as those of yours truly. By attracting visitors and event organizers, a CVB boosts local economic activity, which directly bene ts hotels, restaurants, retail businesses and more. Members of the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB can leverage the CVB’s marketing e orts to gain exposure to a broader audience. For instance, when we advertise Redmond’s attractions, local businesses often see an uptick in tra c and sales. is symbiotic relationship can be especially bene cial for small businesses that might not have the resources to market themselves extensively.
Visitor Centers are a tangible asset within the community, serving as a rst stop for tourists to get information about attractions, lodging, dining, shopping and more. e Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB profoundly impacts the local community and its business environment by enhancing the visitor experience through personalized assistance and recommendations. When we provide exceptional service, tourists are likely to extend their stay, participate in more activities, and spend more, directly bene ting our local businesses and members.
As a Chamber member, your business can maximize its membership by actively engaging in the CVB. Participating in events, workshops, and seminars organized by the Chamber and CVB can provide your business with valuable learning opportunities and connections. Additionally, we can collaborate with your business to feature your service or products in promotional materials or at events sponsored and/or hosted by the CVB. is collaboration can be particularly advantageous during large-scale events or conventions when there is a surge in visitors needing accommodations, services, dining, and entertainment options.
To fully utilize this bene t that the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB o ers, businesses should ensure they are listed in all available online directories and listings as well as in the Visitor Guide that the CVB produces and distributes each year. Make sure your business also provides promotional materials to the CVB (Visitor Center), such as brochures and/or discounts, which can entice visitors to choose your services over your competitors. By staying informed about the CVB’s calendar of events, your business can prepare for in uxes of visitors and perhaps o er special promotions or events that coincide with larger happenings in Redmond. Engaging in these proactive strategies allows businesses to not only support the tourism and convention e orts of the CVB but also directly contribute to and bene t from these initiatives. For more information on how you or your business can get involved with the CVB, give us a call or stop by the Visitor Center. We are always happy to see your faces and talk about what we do!
Evelina Davidson Membership & Finance Director Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB
Crooked River Ranch has so many hidden gems within the Ranch community. If you have been down to the golf course or pickleball/tennis courts, you can hardly miss the beautiful Native Plant Interpretive Garden. In 2014 the raised planting area was home to the invasive Myrtle Spurge and non-native Cactus. Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area [FANs] Native Plant Coordinator Marilynne Keyser had a vision for a native plant garden showcasing the wonderful and varied plants that are native to the High Desert and thrive in our climate with limited rainfall. Dedicated volunteers brought the initial native garden area project to fruition. With the grand opening on June 11, 2015. A vision of new plants with signage describing the plants along with a walking pathway began with the help of Andria Truax, owner of Great Basin Nursery in Bend, Marilynne and native plant enthusiasts Linda and Wayne Buttolph. Getting their ideas and visions together they developed the design for this raised desert plant garden. is includes a 160-foot-long garden, with over 500 plants representing over 40 di erent native species. It was important to them to have a lovely walkway for close plant viewing. New plants were added in April 2022 and thanks to more rain than normal that spring, the entire garden thrived. ey chose a gravel product for a hardy walking path with yearround enjoyment of the garden. As stated by Marilynne Keyser, the FANs educational garden is the largest one in the state. Despite the nibbling by local deer, the garden now displays native plants and grasses from early Spring through late Fall.
A little history on the Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area [FANs]. is is an all-volunteer nonpro t organization which was founded in 2012. e group’s mission statement says, ‘WE WILL WORK TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE WILD LANDSCAPES OF THE MIDDLE DESCHUTES AND LOWER CROOKED RIVERS AND LOWER WYCHUS CREEK THROUGH ADVOCACY, STEWARDSHIP, AND EDUCATION. WE STRIVE TO PROTECT THE FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS OF THESE RIVER CANYONS, THE NATIVE SAGEBRUSH STEPPE THAT SURROUND THEM, AND THE DIVERSE WILDLIFE, FISH AND BIRDS THAT CALL THEM HOME.``
FANs volunteers steward these lands through native bird nest box monitoring, trail monitoring and maintenance weed consultations and invasive weed removal, native plant restoration and trash cleanups. In addition to stewardship, FANs members have written 3 pocketbooks speci cally for Central Oregon: Native Plants, Common Weeds and Common Birds. e volunteers also conduct guided hikes, eld monitor golden eagle nesting sites, create, and maintain a native plant demonstration garden and host monthly educational seminars called the Lens on Learning. Crooked River Ranch invites you to come visit our very special Native Plant Interpretive Garden any time of the year is a good time.
JuJu Eyeball
A Free Family Friendly Series on Alternating Wednesday Evenings 6:00pm -7:30pm
Food & Craft Vendors On-Site at 5:30pm | Lawn Chairs Welcomed | Hope Playground & More
JUNE 26 JULY 10 JULY 24
Heller Highwater
Kristi Kinsey Band
AUG. 7 AUG. 21 SEPT. 4
Sequoia Rose
Looking for some bigger exposure for your Business in 2024?
Runaway Fire
Title Sponsor for the Music On e Green has opened up and more are available! is is a longstanding event in the Redmond music and vendors to Sam Johnson Park every other Wednesday through the Summer. Becoming a title sponsor for Music On e Green isn't just a great opportunity—it's the best seat in the house! Not only does your sponsorship keep this beloved concert series free for the public, but it also puts your business center stage. Imagine your brand basking in the spotlight, serenading a crowd of potential customers and making sweet, sweet harmony with the community. Step up, tune in, and be the name that everyone recognizes at Redmonds Music On e Green.
If you’d like to chat about taking this opportunity connect with Amanda Joe at 541-923-5191 or events@visitredmondoregon.com
Hokulea Ohana Dancers
Music on the Green, Redmond, Oregon’s beloved outdoor summer concert series, nestled right in Redmond’s backyard. Is set to bring the community together once again with its exciting lineup of performances, starting June 26th.
Hosted in the scenic Sam Johnson Park, this series epitomizes the spirit of summer with its blend of live music, local food trucks, and craft and business vendors. Over the course of six concerts, attendees can look forward to a diverse array of musical acts, making it the perfect family-friendly event. Business vendors will be on-site as well, providing a great opportunity to learn about local enterprises and services.
Whether you’re there to enjoy the music, savor the food, shop for unique crafts, or simply soak up the atmosphere. Music on the Green is the event you won’t want to miss. It’s a chance to relax, connect, and make summer memories. So, mark your calendars for June 26th and get ready to experience one of Redmond, Oregon’s most anticipated summer events.
I’ll
be expanding my bookkeeping business to include tax preparation. My business coach said I should have a business plan. What’s the value of a plan, and do I really need one?
A: Congratulations on your business expansion! A business plan is your written roadmap to help achieve your success and communicate with others. It o ers three main advantages:
• Helps you set a vision and guides your operations. A well-written business plan is a blueprint for expansion, sales, marketing, and describes what resources and time are needed to reach your goals.
• Provides a way to evaluate progress. Are your decisions guided by your business plan? Is your business performance meeting your expectations? If not, what needs to be revised or changed?
• Helps secure funding. If you need funding or support from lending institutions, investors and venture capitalists, you’ll need an up-to-date business plan.
Most business plans consist of:
• An executive summary that captures your vision, objectives, company description, ownership/tax structure and the market you are serving.
• An evaluation of competition and pricing.
• Details on how you do business, your location, necessary resources and assets.
• Revenue and cost assumptions, budgets and pro t analysis, along with a 24-month nancial forecast.
Business plans are never “done.” Regularly review the plan. But you don’t have to go it alone. Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center (cocc.edu/sbdc) o ers free, con dential professional business advising and a variety of low-cost courses to help entrepreneurs through the business lifecycle.
Dave Grotjahn is a business advisor with COCC’s Small Business Development Center. He is a retired senior nance leader from Boeing Commercial Airplanes and has led nancial planning and investor relations for various airplane programs. He also supports Habitat for Humanity as a nancial mentor, assisting clients in attaining home ownership. Grotjahn will be facilitating “Business Planning Made Easy” through the Small Business Development Center beginning in January of 2024.
REDI recently hosted 282 guests at the Middle Sister Conference Center at its Annual Luncheon. e event featured an economic update from Business Oregon Economist, Damon Runberg and REDI Director Steve Curley. Futurist and AI Expert, Steve Brown presented the Keynote address. Part of REDI’s objectives in building community prosperity is to hold events like this to cultivate learning, provide networking opportunities, have fun, and spur connections that build business and personal relationships which help make Redmond and central Oregon prosper.
Business Oregon Economist, Damon Runberg, and REDI Director Steve Curley had a conversational interview updating the community on Redmond’s outstanding economic development growth. In their interview, Runberg and Curley presented some comparisons on indexes in other communities such as Deschutes County, Bend, and metropolitan areas in the west valley which showed attendees just how far Redmond is the outlier.
According to Runberg, Redmond saw impressive growth in 2023. e city saw a 2.8% growth rate in all industries compared to the state of Oregon which saw only a 1.1% increase. Singling out manufacturing, Redmond saw employment increases of 6.3% compared to a 2.7% decline across the state. is trend isn’t new, however. Runberg was excited to share the pace of growth in Redmond has been o the charts for the last four years with huge increases in all industries at 27.8%.
Curley reported some of the Redmond indicators which show its growth trajectory is not stopping. In Redmond’s business growth pipeline, there are 33 projects with a potential for $908,893,000 in capital investment that would support 3,378 jobs. To support the growing workforce in Redmond, it takes available housing as part of the equation where people can live and thrive in the community. ere is good news on the horizon, as there are 400 to 450 housing units scheduled to come online each year over the next two to three years including a development in the northwest part of Redmond which will support 500 homes. is will keep pace with the population growth and is a needed component for our local workforce to keep them local. Runberg and Curley also shared some headwinds such as housing a ordability, Demographics, and infrastructure growth for shovel ready land. Curley listed a few tailwinds providing us some momentum which is housing production, the sought after Central Oregon lifestyle and middle wage jobs of companies hiring.
Steve Brown: Futurist and AI Expert gave a talk on Navigating Generative Arti cial Intelligence and prepared business leaders with information and tools to use in the present, and a look ahead into what AI will look like ahead in the next six to twelve months.
" ere is no putting this genie back in the bottle,” Brown told the audience. In his talk, Brown opened the discussion by introducing: why is AI Such a big deal? Most of today’s AI is Narrow AI, arti cial intelligence built for a single task like playing chess, scanning through emails for spam, or making shopping recommendations. Recent AI advances like ChatGPT are the beginnings of more general intelligence, able to do anything a human can do. e ultimate destination is Arti cial Super Intelligence, AI that’s smarter than any human, and able to help us solve really complex problems. Brown gave the audience a pathway to the future of work along the AI transformation Journey. Currently, we are in the beginning stages of the Intelligence Era. However, to survive the next ve years, businesses will need to address how to boost productivity and how to deliver value to clients in the most e ective way using these new concentrations in arti cial intelligence. Every business and organization will need to evaluate its current processes and ask these tough questions: What tasks are best done by humans? What is best done by robot? What can be best done by AI? And nally, what can be best done with AI + human paired together? An immediate pairing of humans and AI is the road to success. Brown encouraged us to embrace AI, use it in our businesses, and train our work force how to use it.
Like it or not, Generative AI is something that cannot be undone. It is here to stay, and the next level AI is fast approaching us everywhere like a runaway locomotive. "More change is going to come in the next 5 to 10 years than the last 50 years,” Brown said. “We need to embrace the AI Age.” A transformation of this magnitude is everyone’s job over the next decade.
Brown gave attendees a fair warning: AI alone will not replace one’s job. However, someone using AI will. His advice: have a “possibility thinking” attitude and a “changeready” culture. Be curious, try new tools and make time to learn. Ask yourself the question: would you rather work with a company who is using AI, or one that is without it?
Read an extended version of this recap, as well as explore additional AI Wisdom provided by Steve Brown by visiting the REDI Blog page at rediinfo.com/blog.
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FRIDAYS • 8:30-9:30 A.M. JOIN US IN PERSON!
FRIDAY MAY 3
JERICHO ROAD @ LOCAL PAWS
435 SW EVERGREEN AVE. REDMOND OR 97756
FRIDAY MAY 10
TEAMS REFERRAL NETWORK @ BLACKSMITH PUBLIC HOUSE 308 SW EVERGREEN AVE. REDMOND OR 97756
FRIDAY MAY 17
COCC REDMOND CAMPUS 2030 SE COLLEGE LOOP REDMOND, OR 97756
FRIDAY MAY 24
LATINO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 636 NW CEDAR AVE. REDMOND, OR 97756
FRIDAY MAY 31
LOAN FOX @ CASCADE HASSON SOTHEBY'S 535 SW 6TH ST. STE 101 REDMOND OR 97756
TUESDAY MAY. 28
IGNITE POSITIVE CHANGES
SMART STAFFING IN THE DIGITAL AGE: BALANCING OUTSOURCING AND IN-HOUSE TALENT @ REDMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 11:30AM-1:00PM
FRIDAY MAY 17
ACTIVE WATER SPORTS 1598 S HWY 97 REDMOND OR 97756 3:00-4:00PM
THURSDAY MAY 9
TEAMS REFERRAL NETWORK @ AROME 432 SW 6TH ST REDMOND OR 97756 5:30-7:00PM
TUESDAY MAY 21
CALIBER COLLISION - REDMOND 1621 SW INDIAN AVENUE REDMOND OR 97756 11:30AM-1:00PM
in Central Oregon
Liisa Sjoblom is a Community Librarian with the Deschutes Public Library. If you have a business research need or help nding grants for your nonpro t, contact her at liisas@deschuteslibrary.org or 541-617-7093.
Instead of a business topic this month, I’m sharing some information about another interest of mine…gardening. As many know gardening in Central Oregon is a challenge with cold winters, short growing seasons, low humidity and hot summer days along with cool nights. Some even say that “to garden in Central Oregon, you need to be willing to take a pile of money and set it on re.” Despite this, those of us who garden carry on by planting annuals and vegetable starts each year.
e great thing about gardening local is that there are plenty of local resources to help you have a thriving landscape or vegetable patch in your yard. Here are some of the best to help you with gardening in the High Desert.
OSU Extension Service: Home Garden and Landscape (https://bit.ly/43S18v2)
e Deschutes County extension service provides advice, workshops and publications for the residents of the tri-county area.
High Desert Gardening on Pinterest (https://bit.ly/DPLHDG)
is locally curated list (by me!) is updated weekly with pins to hundreds of articles and information related to gardening.
10 Best Free Plant Identi cation Apps For iOS & Android (https://bit.ly/plantapps)
Links to some of the best apps to identify plants by photo. Some are 100% free, while others just o er a free trial.
Books from the Deschutes Public Library
e library o ers hundreds of books on all aspects of gardening. Listed below are two locally written resources. For additional titles check out the High Desert Gardening topic guide (https://bit.ly/DPLhighdesertgardening).
Cold Climate Gardening by Linda Stephenson (https://bit.ly/3UbLabU)
is book is written with the intent to guide both novice and experienced gardeners who are new to the challenges of gardening on the High Desert of Central Oregon. Learn about the hardiest perennials, shrubs, and trees that grow best with our extreme weather uctuations.
Water-wise Gardening in Central Oregon by Amy Jo Detweiler (https://bit. ly/4avC53v)
Whether you are an experience gardener or a newcomer to the high desert of Central Oregon, learning how to successfully garden here can be an exciting challenge. By adopting the seven steps of xeriscaping from design to ongoing maintenance, not only can you plan a gorgeous landscape for your home or business, you can do it in a low impact, sustainable way.
Beyond the Books: Library of Things Kits ... for Kids! Our growing Library of ings o ers items you might not know you can check out from your library, such as sewing machines, cake decorating kits, a sous vide kit, a Cricut, a GoPro, and more. We recently adding a wide range of Library of ings kits just for kids! Kid kits include a home planetarium projector, coding kits, magnatiles, various blocks, and even a small jump house. Visit our website (https://bit.ly/DPLLoT) to explore the full Library of ings collection. We always love to see what you make or do with the Library of ings, so tag us on social or send your photos to newsletter@deschuteslibrary.org.
Ask Questions, Save Money, Make More by Matt Schulz (https://bit.ly/49Iw02u)
In this must-have money manual, personal nance ex- pert Matt Schulz empowers you to ask 45 scal questions in seven key areas of life: credit and debt, healthcare, housing, shopping, travel, work, and relationships. You are the lifeblood of every company that you pay, and you have more power over your money than you realize. Put more of it in your pocket and keep it there. Sometimes all you have to do is ask.
Your Best Financial Life by Anne Lester (https://bit. ly/49C9uIK)
Drawing on her own personal experience, the latest research and case studies, the former head of retirement solutions for JPMorgan Asset Management provides actionable solutions for the unique challenges Millennials and Gen Z face while saving for their future to help them achieve their biggest life goals.
Over $47,000 raised thanks to the Redmond and Prineville communities taking part in the third annual “Kiefer’s Magical Birthday Bash”.
“Kiefer’s Magical Birthday Bash” was made possible thanks to the efforts and donations of many.
SPECIAL THANKS to presenting sponsor, Wild Ride Brewing, and the Leutschaft Family. THANK YOU to all of the event committee members, volunteers at the event, and individuals and businesses donating raffle and auction items.
SINCERE THANKS go to the sponsors that made the event possible: Bigfoot Beverage, Josh Werner’s Edward Jones, Lunar Creative Co., Market of Choice, Polar Bear Gas and Wash, Rosendin Electric, Rebound Physical Therapy, St. Charles Health Systems, Secure Storage, Summit Bank, Superior Sanitation, Trellis, Inc, Two Gifty Girls, and Diana Barker with Windermere Central Oregon.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Jakeen Bierman for event decorations, auctioneer Angela Boothroyd, catering by Patty Breitbach, the music of the Kristi Kinsey Band and Countryfied, emcee Joe Moynihan, and Wild Ride brewers Mike “Curly” White, Matt Katakura, and Mike Newell.
All proceeds benefit the Kiefer Magical Legacy Fund supporting mental health awareness events and programs, the Rimrock Trails Support Program, and the Kiefer Leutschaft Memorial Scholarship Fund. You can learn more at www.rimrocktrails.org.
