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A4 The SpokeSman • TueSday, november 22, 2022 YourBusiness County approves safe parking site roads, light and electrical hookups. Adair said the program, and how people are able to graduate from the program, was incredibly important. “We’ve got to do something about [homelessness],” said Commissioner Tony DeBone, who originally wanted to sell the property rather than lease it to the safe parking program. “This is a small step. I do apologize it’s close to your living arrangements now, but as I say, I support this as a step forward to figure out what we’re going to do.” Russell said they were thrilled and encouraged to have the commission’s unanimous support. Location at SE 7th and Evergreen opens to parkers in December BY NICK ROSENBERGER Redmond Spokesman Redmond will soon have a third safe parking location for homeless residents. On Nov. 14, the Deschutes County Commission unanimously approved a lease of property at SE 7th Street and SE Evergreen Avenue. The location will allow four people to station their vehicles at the desig- nated site for up to 90 days to sleep and live as they work to find perma- nent housing. Mountain View Com- munity Development will operate it. The program already has two loca- tions in Redmond. One is located at Mountain View Fellowship Church on 1475 SW 35th Street while the sec- ond is at the VFW Post 4108 on 491 SW Veterans Way. With the commis- sion’s approval of the lease, the safe parking program will start placing participants at the new location in early December. “We’re very excited,” said Rick Rus- sell, pastor of Mountain View Fellow- ship Church and organizer of the safe parking program. This approval, supporters say, will help relieve some pressure from Central Oregon’s growing homelessness crisis. “All the shelters in our community have waitlists,” said Johanna John- son-Weinberg, community outreach lead for Thrive Central Oregon, a nonprofit focused on connecting in- nick rosenberger/Spokesman FILE — The Redmond Safe Parking Program will expand to another site at SE 7th Street and SE Evergreen Avenue on the east side of the city after county commissioners approved a lease of the property. dividuals and families with commu- nity resources. “We have very limited options in our community.” “Safe parking is a piece of the puz- zle,” said Bob Bohac, a board member of Jericho Road. “We need more of it.” Multiple county commissioners commented that the homelessness crisis was not getting any better and that the safe parking program was a needed resource even if local neigh- bors felt shut out and ignored. Commissioner Patti Adair, a ma- jor proponent of the program, went door-to-door in the neighborhood to talk with residents of the area. Bonnie Sullens, a homeowner who lives about a block and a half away from the proposed site, said she spoke with neighbors and businesses about the proposed site. They collected 73 signatures from homeowners and businesses opposed to the site. They contacted only two people in the neighborhood who were in favor of the proposal. Sullens said she has family mem- bers experiencing homelessness who are living in the junipers and that she supports the safe parking program, but said the location near 7th and Ever- green is not the right site. “I’ve lived in that area for 57 years,” she said. “It’s not getting better. It’s worse.” She added that they should be look- ing at different areas for the program such as the Deschutes County Fair & Expo center where there are paved WINTER SHELTER OPENS In addition to the safe parking pro- gram, Mountain View Fellowship Church and Shepherd’s House are also opening their winter warming shelter on Nov. 15. The shelter, at 1475 SW 35th, will be open to anyone from 6 p.m. until 7 a.m. every night until March 15. It will include a meal, showers and laundry on site. Russell said roughly 30 people slept at the site each night last year, but that the number will likely grow this winter. He said it is a pretty calm environ- ment and most people are hungry and tried and just want to sleep when they get there. But, in contrast to last year’s limited options due to COVID-19, he added that they will try to add more so- cial aspects and are looking forward to more human interaction with guests. “This is the definition of a low-bar- rier shelter,” he said. “They can just show up and there will be a place for them.” █ Reporter: nrosenberger@redmondspokesman.com Rediscover Oregon streaming video service launches BY GERRY O’BRIEN CO Media Group Pamplin Media Group and EO Media Group have jointly launched a 24/7 TV travel chan- nel filled with streaming video that highlights and promotes the wonders of Oregon. The channel went live Wednesday. Called Rediscover Oregon, the channel focuses on Ore- gon-centric places and events one can visit and partake in. Video content includes stories from Astoria and the Coast to Pendleton and Eastern Oregon. The channel features scenes from downtown Portland to downtown Bend, the Willa- mette Valley and Medford in Southern Oregon. Rediscover Oregon includes locally produced videos by local Rediscover Oregon is a new, joint initiative by Pamplin Media Group and EO Media Group. Look for it at rediscoveror.com content creators and social me- dia influencers. Topics include Oregon escapes, tips on places to hike, mountain bike, ski and where to eat or find good wines and vineyards. It explores some of the hidden gems in Portland and other cities. This streaming channel can be accessed via a Roku, FireTV, AppleTV or other sticks that plug into the back of your smart TV set. Simply search for Redis- cover Oregon. 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The channel is still in the buildout phase and will eventu- ally offer geographic segmenta- tion if one wants to learn more about the coast or other regions of Oregon. The channel does offer a limited number of these video segments now for those who stream the channel on their televisions. One of the goals of Redis- cover Oregon is to partner with local content producers to high- light their videos about Oregon. Content producers can go to the Contact us page on redis- coveror.com to send an email about their videos and why they would be a good addition to the channel. “Viewer feedback is import- ant to us,” said Garber. “We encourage all feedback to help us improve the quality of the channel.” █ Editor: 541-633-2166, gobrien@bendbulletin.com TRUCK OF THE WEEK BY NICOLE ROGERS For The Spokesman Name of Truck: Best Moments Name of Owner: Lily Lapp Location: High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave. Hours: Winter hours are 3-7 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays; 2-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. Date Opened: Business opened in April 2021, opened their truck in April 2022. About the Cart: Best Moments offers all things desert — from pies to cook- ies, brownies, cakes and more. Lapp says that everything is made from scratch in their kitchen. Their coffee is from Coffee4Kids, which donates $1 from ev- ery bag to an orphanage. Lapp also says they offer different drinks as well, such as hot chocolate, Italian sodas, lattes, mochas and more. The trailer used to be an ice cream truck, but has been retrofitted to have a nice, homey kitchen area. Your first order should be: Lapp recommends her pumpkin bars, which in- cludes a cinnamon pumpkin cake base with cream cheese frosting on top. Her Courtesy photo cheesecake flavors change every week, and Lapp said those are worth trying. She also recommends her chocolate chip cookies, a favorite of many customers. Best Moments Bakery Fun fact: Most of the recipes for her desserts are her mother’s. When she was young, her family would mine for gold in Alaska, where her mom worked as a camp cook. “That’s where I got it from ... baking with her in Alaska,” said Lapp. Lapp’s mother grew up in the Wil- lamette Valley and got her baking skills from her own mother, which means many of the recipes have been passed down through the generations. Lapp uses her grandmother’s equipment in the truck, which she thinks would make her proud. Lapp grew up in a large family — she had 10 siblings. “I like that I get to pick and choose who I like, if you don’t like one sibling you can just go hang out with the other one,” she laughed.