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I am writing to praise Sydney Leonard’s toddy article. Ms. Leonard’s writing style is fresh, and the content appreciated. Lone Pine and Backporch contribute so much more than just coffee to Bend as a community…Thank you for bringing attention to their efforts.

-Shanan Kelley

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A Refreshing Take

by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon
June 22, 2011

<h1>A Refreshing Take</h1> <p class="byline">by Source Weekly, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />June 22, 2011</p> <p><span>I am writing to praise Sydney Leonard's toddy article. Ms. Leonard's writing style is fresh, and the content appreciated. Lone Pine and Backporch contribute so much more than just coffee to Bend as a community...Thank you for bringing attention to their efforts.</span></p> <p align="right"><em><span><span> </span>-Shanan Kelley</span></em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/a-refreshing-take-2138552/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=14018&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/opinion/a-refreshing-take-2138552/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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