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OUR COMMUNITY

Photo by Blink Photography  In many ways, Our Community is the heart of our publication. We spotlight local businesses that cater to kids and have family friendly policies. We also welcome and encourage "I love Central Oregon" photographs, letters from our readers, and "My True North" essays. Write us and tell us about how you found your own parenting true north!


Birth Stories from the High Desert by Carol Laird
No Boundaries: Mom Gets Her Groove Back by Kelly Schukart
Poem: Zach the Adventurer by Nick Gillett
The Aspect Skateboard Team by Suzanne Johnson

Jun 10 Roots and Flowers: Loss, Grief, and GrowthKim Cooper Findling
Apr 10 Maragas Winery: A Family AffairAnnette Benedetti
Apr 10 A Mother's Day Gift: Add Her Name to the House That Love Built!Patty Davis
Apr 10 Poem: Finneus Thump & the BollywumpNick Gillett
Apr 10 Birth Stories from the High DesertGina Floyd
Feb 10 Giving a Voice to Abused and Neglected Children:
Support CASA
Pam Fortier
Feb 10 Bend's Community Diaper BankTaffy Gleason
Feb 10 Birth Stories from the High DesertJason Schweitzer
Feb 10 Poem: Finneus Thump & the BollywumpNick Gillett
Dec 09 Poem: The Skin I'm InKhaida Gordon
Dec 09 New Year, New Identity: Local Moms Hit the RinkHeather Larson
Oct 09 PoemClaudia C. Hinz
Oct 09 Birth Stories from the High DesertLindsay Womack
Oct 09 True North Gives ThanksStaff
Oct 09 Camp Fire USA: 100 Years of Positive Youth DevelopmentSarah McMurray
Aug 09 Amy Misiuk: A MemorialAnnette Benedetti
Aug 09 Birth Stories from the High DesertMelissa Morrissey
Aug 09 Poem: The Flower LadyRenee Moseley
Jun 09 Birth Stories from the High DesertAshlie Langevin-Yee
Jun 09 Poem: CrazyShawn Van Meter Blount
Apr 09 Local Moms Mesh Work, Home, and SustainabilitySuzanne Johnson
Apr 09 Poem: If I ConnectClaudia Hinz
Apr 09 Abused and Neglected Children: Our Most Vulnerable CitizensAmy Moll
Apr 09 Central Oregon Birth StoriesDaryl McCarl
Feb 09 Birth Stories from the High DesertKristin LiaBraaten
Feb 09 The Need for Paid Family LeaveLisa Frack
Feb 09 Poem: Slippery FishRenee Moseley
Dec 08 Spread Holiday Cheer through Local ShoppingSuzanne Johnson
Dec 08 PoemsMary Heather Noble &
Sarah Middleton Willi
Oct 08 Music Inspires: An Interview with the Beckman-Saito SistersMichelle Harvey
Aug 08 PoemsRenee Moseley & Sarah Middleton Williams
Jun 08 Family vs. Wild: Lessons from Coyote TrailsStaff
Jun 08 Cascade Children's Festival: Supporting Saving GraceStaff
Jun 08 Your Dad and Society's FatherJames Garrett
Jun 08 The Better Birth Coalition: Caring for Central Oregon MothersEmily Edelman
Jun 08 Treasured Tea Parties: Creating Childhood MemoriesAnnette Benedetti
May 08 Establishing a Family: A Personal EssayTori Swearingen
May 08 Celebrating Motherhood?Jennifer Weickum
May 08 Empowering Your Family: A Father's StoryJoseph Duerrmeyer
Apr 08 A Colorful After-kindergarten PartyKimberly Teichrow
Apr 08 Poem: A Talk With MyselfSarah Williams
Apr 08 CASA of Central Oregon to Host RaceAmy Moll
Apr 08 Central Oregon Summer CampsStaff
Mar 08 Wanted: Surrogate GrandparentsCricket Kadoch
Mar 08 A Mother's StoryJenny Board
Feb 08 SUPER STARS: Inspiring stories about Central Oregon's youthGayle L. Dosher
Jan 08 My Parenting True NorthNicole Oliver
Jan 08 Top 5 Family Friendly Restaurants in Bend, OregonAndre Jensen
Jan 08 The Littlest VolunteersEva L. Varga
Jan 08 Harrison Pride: The Teenage ClownGayle L. Dosher