A4 The SpokeSman • TueSday, november 22, 2022
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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.”
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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. One also can go
directly to the channel by going
to rediscoveror.com.
“We hope this encourages
Oregonians and visitors to fan
out and explore our home state,
to get a better understanding of
what we have to offer and why
people choose to live here,” said
Heidi Wright, COO for EO Me-
dia and publisher of The Bulle-
tin in Bend.
“Coming out of the pan-
demic, Oregon residents are
eager once again to rediscover
all the wonders in their own
backyards. That makes this the
optimum time to launch this
channel and remind people why
Oregon is a special place to live
or visit,” said Mark Garber, pres-
ident of Pamplin Media Group.
“Our partnership with EO Me-
dia Group allows us collectively
to promote every corner of the
state.”
The Rediscover Oregon
channel will reach 1.84 million
readers of EO Media and Pam-
plin Media Group weekly using
PET OF THE WEEK
Meet Chub!
Surrendered and
looking for his for-
ever home, Chub
appears to be pretty
social once he knows
you. In the home en-
vironment He is potty
trained and likes to
go for walks and ex-
plore. He does have a
moderate amount of
energy and is gener-
ally well-mannered.
His favorite shelter
activity has been play
time with staff and his
morning walks.
This gentle and
kind boy is looking for
a comfortable home
where there are no
other dogs.
If you’d like to meet
Chub, come to Bright-
Side!
all their media assets — print,
digital, social media and email.
Most of the content will be
evergreen — meaning it will
always be relevant to anyone
interested in all things related
to tourism in Oregon. But the
intent is to update the content
to keep the channel fresh, pro-
viding viewers a reason to keep
watching.
The launch of the channel
was guided by Tasaka Digital, a
strategy and product consulting
firm based in West Linn. Guy
Tasaka works with local media
companies to create sustainable
business models and next gen-
eration distribution strategies.
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.”
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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.