P2 THE SPOKESMAN • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021
GARDENING CORNER
THE REIGN OF PURPLE VEGETABLES IS HERE
You can sometimes identify
nutritional value by color
blood pressure and improved heart
health, helps to reduce cholesterol,
and helps reduce the risk of colorec-
tal cancer. It is also being studied as a
boost to cognitive functions.
I have a frozen cole slaw recipe
that I make every fall. After reading
that purple (red) cabbage contains up
to eight times more vitamin C than
green cabbage I will change to purple
this fall. Granted it may take a little
getting used to eating purple cole slaw.
Purple beans have been available
for many years. It is always a sur-
prise to a new cook to discover the
purple bean reverts to green when
cooked. The anthocyanins are pH
sensitive. The cooking process rup-
tures the bean cells which causes the
acid around the anthocyanins to be
diluted. The most nutritional value
of the purple bean would be used un-
cooked in a salad.
Purple cauliflower, purple potatoes,
purple leaf lettuce varieties and don’t
forget the purple carrot, are available
for us to try in the garden and at the
table. Back to the purple carrot. Some
fact finding from the World Carrot
Museum stated the first cultivated
carrots originated in Afghanistan
before the 900’s and were shown to
have purple or yellow roots. Genetic
improvements in Europe in the early
1600’s resulted in the white and the
orange varieties.
The market availability of red, pur-
ple or blue fruits and vegetables which
also contain high levels of anthocy-
anins increases every week. Look-
ing for something new, try eggplant.
In addition to eating the berries in
season, pop a few containers in the
DUII — Stephen Eric Lorentzen, 61, of Redmond
was arrested on suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants at 10:30 p.m. in the 700
block of NW 22nd Street, and was also charged
with reckless driving.
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident was
reported at 7:02 p.m. in the 1700 block of S. U.S.
Highway 97.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
6:35 a.m. in the 1700 block of S. U.S. Highway 97,
and an arrest made.
10:40 a.m. in the 1600 block of SW Reindeer
Avenue.
1:12 p.m. in the 3900 block of SW Ben Hogan
Drive.
4:54 p.m. in the 900 block of SW Veterans Way, and
an arrest made.
Unauthorized use — Vehicles were reported
stolen at:
6:28 a.m. in the area of SW Rimrock Drive and SW
Kalama Avenue, and an arrest made. The suspect
was arrested on an in-state warrant and charged
with possession of a stolen vehicle and possession
of methamphetamine.
1:07 p.m. in the 2200 block of SW First Street.
June 2
Theft — A theft was reported at 7:59 p.m. in the
2800 block of SW 17th Place.
Vehicle crashes — Accidents were reported at:
3:14 p.m. in the area of SW 35th Street and SW
Highland Avenue, noninjury.
5:18 p.m. in the area of SW 35th Street and SW
Highland Avenue, with injury.
June 3
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
9:54 a.m. in the 1700 block of NE Fifth Street.
10:14 a.m. in the 1600 block of NW Ivy Avenue.
11:46 a.m. in the 700 block of SW Highland
Avenue.
12:20 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak Tree Lane,
and an arrest made.
5:23 p.m. in the 700 block of SW Umatilla Avenue.
June 4
Criminal mischief — Acts of criminal mischief
were reported at:
1:57 p.m. in the 400 block of NE Nickernut Lane.
6:32 p.m. in the 300 block of SW Sixth Street.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
8:27 a.m. in the 1500 block of S. U.S. Highway 97.
8:38 a.m. in the 500 block of SW Sixth Street.
3:23 p.m. in the 2200 block of S. U.S. Highway 97.
10:54 p.m. in the 1600 block of SW 17th Street.
June 5
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
11:52 a.m. in the 2200 block of NW Ivy Avenue.
1:49 p.m. in the 2200 block of NW Elm Avenue.
3:07 p.m. in the 1500 block of NW Fir Avenue.
8:43 p.m. in the 300 block of NW Oak Tree Lane.
June 6
Burglary — A burglary was reported at 7:55 p.m.
in the 1400 block of SW Forest Avenue.
Thefts — Thefts were reported at:
9:37 a.m. in the 3700 block of SW Badger Avenue.
1:11 p.m. in the 400 block of NW 17th Street.
Vehicle crash — An accident with injury was
reported at 3:35 p.m. in the area of SW Canal
Boulevard and SW Odem Medo Road.
BY LIZ DOUVILLE
For The Spokesman
Have you noticed that purple has
become the new vegetable “green”?
And all this time you have been un-
der the assumption that the purpose
of the purple carrot was to con our
young ones into eating their veggie.
I started thinking of purple vege-
tables as I was transplanting the pur-
ple colored seedlings of Midnight
Roma, the new purple roma tomato
from Oregon State University tomato
breeder, Dr. J Meyers. Midnight Roma
was released in 2021.
Midnight Roma is a cross between
Oregon Star, a fleshy tomato good
for slicing or paste and Indigo Rose, a
dark purple tomato rich in anthocy-
anins, a healthy antioxidant. Indigo
Rose was also developed at Oregon
State by Dr. Meyers. Indigo Rose was
released in 2011.
Purple vegetables aren’t a culinary
fad. The colorful vegetables are being
recognized as providing numerous
health benefits from their deep color
and content of anthocyanins. Among
the many benefits is reduction in
Midnight Roma tomatoes
freezer for winter. Its summer salad
time and what could be better than
an addition of chopped red or pur-
ple grapes. I’m looking forward to my
first big bowl of Oregon cherries to
snack on.
Mark your calendar for Sunday
June 27, to join in the fun at the Wa-
terWise Landscape Field Day at Hol-
linshead Park Barn on Jones Road
in Bend from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The
event is a collaborative effort orga-
nized by the City of Bend WaterWise
Program, OSU Extension and the
Central Oregon Master Gardeners
Association.
Events include an open conversa-
tion featuring local landscape design-
ers, and the regional extension hor-
ticulturist focused on sustainability
and the urban landscape of the future.
This will be an indoor session and will
require wearing face masks. This in-
door event has limited space. Request
attendance by emailing conserva-
tion@bendoregon.gov.
Outdoor demonstration and dis-
play booths will feature plant infor-
mation, plant choices, native polli-
nators, resource conservation, local
guidelines and irrigation technology.
Hollinshead Demonstration Garden
tours will also be available.
Redmond Fire Runs
POLICE & FIRE REPORT
The Spokesman will update items in the Police
Log when such a request is received. Any new
information, such as the dismissal of charges
or acquittal, must be verifiable. For more
information, call 541-548-2185.
Redmond Police Department
May 31
Hit-and-run — A hit-and-run incident was
reported at 1 p.m. in the 400 block of SW Forest
Avenue.
Theft — A theft was reported at 4:11 p.m. in the
2700 block of NW Seventh Street.
Vehicle crashes — Accidents were reported at:
3 p.m. in the area of SW 35th Street and W. Antler
Avenue, with injury.
10:05 p.m. in the 2900 block of S. U.S. Highway 97,
noninjury.
June 1
Criminal mischief — Acts of criminal mischief
were reported at:
2:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of NW Sixth Street.
4:48 p.m. in the 3500 block of NE 45th Street.
CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
May 31
5:18 p.m. Building fire, 541 SE Evergreen Ave.
June 1
1:33 p.m. Forest, woods or wildland fire, 3630 SW
Pumice Stone Ave.
2:37 p.m. Barkdust fire, 3630 SW Pumice Stone
Ave.
3:41 p.m. Road freight or transport vehicle fire, 343
NW Sixth St.
June 3
9:14 a.m. Motor vehicle accident with injury, 717
SW Sixth St.
10:14 a.m. Unauthorized burning, 5580 NW
Jackson Ave.
June 4
5:31 p.m. Unauthorized burning, 7950 NW Lone
Pine Rd., Terrebonne.
June 5
3:07 p.m. Barkdust fire, 4322 SW Canal Blvd.
10:08 p.m. Building fire, 507 SW 11th St.
WEATHER
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PRECIP
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Thursday, June 10
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Friday, June 11
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Saturday, June 12
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Sunday, June 13
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Precipitation to date this year: 2.20 inches
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National Weather Service broadcasts are on 162.50 mhz.
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