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Increase Our Daily Smiles: One smile is worth more than we can imagine. More are even better.

More are even better.
by Burt Gershater

I just finished my morning prayers and dance-exercise routine. A soft smile has found its way onto my face, which, for whatever reasons, wasn’t there when I first opened my eyes. Smiles are often not there as we make the transition into the daylight. My daily mind-body-spirit practice predictably exposes a few gems of light that […]

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State of the Arts

Looking forward to culture in 2022
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

Culture is returning to Central Oregon, slowly but surely. Things aren’t quite back to the quaint old 2019 era, but even while we ride the wave of another variant, it feels like there’s a slight sense of normalcy in the air; like maybe symphonies, operas, stand-up comedy performances, art galleries or live theatrical performances can […]

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Survival is Insufficient

PCA and Scalehouse continue to grow
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

There really is no underestimating the importance of art in a time when certain creature comforts get left behind. I’ll never forget when I was going to Central Oregon Community College in the early 2000s and Oregon State was putting in its Cascades Campus; there were some issues with money and COCC experienced a financial […]

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The Third Act

Just One Mistletoe Minute!
Avatar photo by Ellen Waterston

I‘m a soft touch when it comes to the finals of any team competition. Good luck picking what to watch over the holidays! Christmas Day—all about the NBA. Boxing Day is devoted to that other kind of football. Don’t forget the New Year’s Six! Whichever sport, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know players […]

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Awakening Your Inner Hero

Kiss your refrigerator
by Burt Gershater

Really? Really! I kissed mine for the first time ever last week and after just one kiss, I recommend it for everyone. Many of you who have been reading my messages over this past year likely know I am a woodstove lover, fanatic, connoisseur…all the above and more. In my younger days, when we lived […]

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Growing with Intention

Turning a tragic community loss into a benefit for the Kefa Project
Avatar photo by K.M. Collins

On October 1, 2021, Bend local, extreme outdoor athlete and kayaker, Alex Vincent Kollar, passed away. Alex is survived by his mother, Ruthanne Adams, his father, James Kollar, his Soul’s Connection Life Partner, Kim Benrath, and was preceded in death by his brother Philip Hunter Kollar.  During his 28 years on the planet, Alex developed […]

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Things Learned Along the Way

Local artist launches a book of illustrations and words of wisdom
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Local artist Teafly—who’s contributed both cover art and “Artwatch” columns to this newspaper countless times over the years—recently launched a Kickstarter for her first book of illustrations and personal wisdom, titled “Brain Clouds: Things I Learned Along the Way.” Teafly’s artistic style is youthful and fun, but the book, she says, was not exactly designed […]

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New Name, New Summer Lineup

Hayden Homes announces start of summer concert season
by Charlotte Ferguson

Previously known as the Les Schwab Amphitheater, the biggest music  venue in Bend has changed its name and is beefing up its summer playlist for 2022. The newly titled Hayden Homes Amphitheater still plans on exposing Oregonians to great bands and music, and the schedule for the upcoming summer shows speaks for itself. Here’s a […]

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The Third Act: The Race to Finish Last

Author Ellen Waterston’s latest column tackles aging and exercise… and when to say when
Avatar photo by Ellen Waterston

My husband and I originally moved to Oregon to ranch, first north of Brothers and later along the Crooked River. One of the many things I treasured all those years was that staying fit wasn’t a separate activity scheduled into the workday or weekends, rather was part and parcel of every day—irrigating and calving in […]

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An Artist’s Life

A tribute to Pat Clark, artist, educator and founder of some of Bend’s artistic institutions
by Teafly Peterson

I remember quite clearly the first time I had a conversation with Pat Clark. I was hanging an exhibition of student work from an arts residency I had completed with almost 2,000 middle school students in Central Oregon and Portland. It had been a daunting task, and a lonely one— traveling to a new school each […]

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