Bend Nest

Bend Nest is a place to discuss, consider and laugh about all that parenting brings. A quarterly magazine produced by some of the finest writers, editors and photographers in Central Oregon, Bend Nest is smart and informed.
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Dental Care for all Central Oregon Children

Mosaic Medical Announces Creation of “Kemple Children’s Dental Fund”
by The Source Staff

Mosaic Medical, a community health center with 15 clinics across Central Oregon, is proud and grateful to continue the vision of the late Dr. H.M. Kemple with the creation of the Kemple Children’s Dental Fund. The fund has been established with a generous gift of $81,000 from the Kemple Memorial Children’s Dental Clinic, which closed […]

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Editor’s Note

It’s Spring!
Avatar photo by Angela Switzer

Although Central Oregon is notorious for mixed wintery weather this time of year, the longer days and warmer temps, mixed with some glorious bird song, is reason enough to celebrate. This issue, we are celebrating the Best of the Nest! Flip to the middle of the magazine to find our readers’ choice winners! These are […]

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The Next Best Thing

Bend-La Pine Schools Offers New Streaming Option for Athletic Competitions
by The Source Staff

Although local high school athletes are back at it, doing what they do best, fans and supporters will have to resort to the next best thing to being there: virtual cheering and online streaming of sporting events. The Bend-La Pine Schools District is launching a new free subscription service to allow families and community members […]

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Spring Calendar

Spring Calendar
by Bend Nest Staff

Tuesdays Online Story Time READ — Help develop your child’s vocabulary with fun! Join community librarians for songs, rhymes and stories that prepare your young one for learning and loving to read. 10am Online | Free deschuteslibrary.org/kids/programs Tuesdays & Thursdays Mommy & Me: Breastfeeding Support Group MOM FRIENDLY — This weekly support group invites all […]

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It’s a Desert Out There

The child care shortage in Central Oregon worsens amidst pandemic
by Ashley Moreno

Sarah Bystrom is a sales director and working mother of a family of four in Bend. She and her husband are raising two boys—one 3 years old and another age 20-months. On a workday, Bystrom leaves the house at 7:20 am to drop her youngest son at his daycare in northwest Bend and her older […]

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The Aerodynamics of Youth

Students take flight with Central Oregon aviation programs
by Nicole Blume

Brrmmmm… the sound of the engine roars to life as the small plane rumbles down the runway and ascends quickly into the sky. On board the 1971 Grumman Yankee AA-1A is longtime veteran pilot Kim Muinch and his fearless passenger, 16-year-old Lucas Tracy, a junior at Ridgeview High School in Redmond. Just a few miles […]

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Bend-La Pine Schools Names New Superintendent

New superintendent will take the reins starting this July
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Bend-La Pine Schools’ new superintendent will take the reins starting this July, replacing Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist. Cook is currently the superintendent for the Coeur d’Alene School District in Idaho and served in various leadership roles, including acting superintendent, for the Douglas County School District in Colorado prior to that. “I am excited to come […]

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Free-Roam VR Unleashed

Zero Latency Comes to Bend
by Sean Switzer

Families with teens looking for something exciting to do will want to check out Zero Latency, the new VR arena, which recently opened in Wagner Mall, where Nature’s used to be. I recently had the pleasure of testing out the VR arena and the experience was incredible! After a brief introduction where they tell you […]

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Let’s Get Out There!

Winter Activity Roundup 2021
Avatar photo by K.M. Collins

If you live in Central Oregon, you know that winter is not a time for hibernating, but a time for getting out in the glistening snowy wonderland. As we jump into the full swing of winter amidst pandemic restrictions, you may be wondering what activities are still on offer for kids in Bend and beyond. […]

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Bookshelf

Recommended by Paige Bentley-Flannery Community Librarian at Deschutes Public Library
by Paige Bentley-Flannery

Ice! Poems About Polar Life by Douglas Florian What animals live in the polar region? Discover the Arctic through a selection of animal poems and interesting facts. What is a Ptarmigan? Does it live in the Arctic? And why is everyone eating krill? Get ready to yell out rhyming words, howl like a gray wolf […]

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