On a recent afternoon, the classroom at BJ’s Quilt Basket on the south side of Bend was full of energy. It was time for the Sew Teach Me program to begin. On the tables lay bags of brightly colored fabrics and sewing notions as well as four sewing machines awaiting the hands of four excited […]
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Bright Futures Ahead
In-school and private college counseling help local high school students plan their next steps.
When I was a high school junior, my “college counseling” consisted of sitting down with my school counselor, who asked me what my future plans were and reminded me of upcoming dates for the ACT and SAT. Selecting a college, back in the ’90s, involved paging through pamphlets sent by regional schools through that throwback […]
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Postpartum Health: What You Need to Know
The pregnancy journey doesn’t end after the baby exits your body
You are a pregnancy and birthing expert by the time you go into labor. You’ve studied and trained for this special day. You’ve read the books, followed the blogs, attended all of the classes and tracked every stage of your baby’s evolution in utero—now all you have to do is give birth. Right? Wrong. The […]
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Free the Ocean
Kids help remove plastic from oceans and beaches while answering daily trivia questions
Bend native Mimi Ausland, who, with her dad, started the site freekibble.com when she was a kid, has a new venture into the world of doing good things — this time saving our oceans from destructive plastic pollution. Her site, freetheocean.com, provides an entertaining platform for making an impact. Basically, one click equals one piece […]
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2020 is the Year!
Winter excitement at Mt. Bachelor
If you’re new to Bend or even if you’ve lived here a while, it’s time to head up to Mt. Bachelor to check out what’s new for 2020. This season, Central Oregon’s famed ski area, the sixth largest in North America, has ramped up activities to guarantee that everyone falls in love with the snow. […]
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Nest News
Local Kid on the Food Network: Middle schooler competing in “Kids Baking Championship” By Lisa Sipe Seeing that he loved to bake, one year, Reggie Strom’s parents gifted him a French macaron class at Bend’s Kindred Creative Kitchen for his birthday. One class turned into several. His instructor, Chef and Owner Michele Morris said, “I […]
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Bookshelf
Recommended by Paige Bentley-Flannery Community Librarian at Deschutes Public Library
Who Am I?: A Peek-Through-Pages Book of Endangered Animals by Tim Flach Guess what animal is on each page? Through beautiful photographs and fun clues, readers learn about one-dozen endangered species. The engaging combination of animal portraits, photographs of the environment and riddles is both fun and informative! Peek and guess — “I spend nearly […]
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Editor’s Note
Bend Nest Turns Five!
As we celebrate this milestone, it seems like a great time to stop and reflect. Over the past five years, we’ve had the pleasure of meeting numerous inspiring parents, family-friendly businesses, crucial non-profits, lots of super kids and the list goes on. Thank you, dear readers and advertisers for all your support. We can’t wait […]
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Education Funding Boost for Local Kids
Student Success Act will bring at least $14 million to Bend-La Pine schools
Students throughout Central Oregon will benefit from the passage of the Student Success Act, which will bring millions to the region to support student mental health, early childhood education and high school graduation programs. “I’ve worked in education in Oregon for 34 years and we’ve never had this kind of influx of money,” said Lora […]
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Q&A
Justin Roth DO Orthopedic Surgeon
The Center
Q We recently learned that our daughter’s joints are hypermobile. What activities should she avoid? What will help her? A Joint hypermobility is a wide spectrum of pathology from frank joint dislocation to being “double jointed” and can be very age dependent. By this I mean that your child may not yet have grown into her […]