Excellent excellent excellent customer service. Highly professional and warm hearted staff members…read moreand owners. A million star rating! I am always amazed at the amount of knowledge Bill has. He's never left a question unanswered. I'm A picky customer, call me Karen if you will, but I am a forever 100% satisfied customer. Also rated "A+" on the kindness factor. Sweet people are hard to find these days!

I just bought my 4th machine from Cynthia's (a simple one to teach my grandchildren how to sew, a…read moreserger, top of the line embroidery plus sewing machine, and then a replacement that came out years later that was even better for the embroidery/sewing. I tend to wait months between projects, and then forget some of the steps. Bill (who knows everything about each machine plus which customer purchased which machine, he's amazing!) and the rest of the staff are always patient and helpful. I first came to Bend with a complicated machine that I purchased elsewhere. The quilting shop in Bend wouldn't answer any of my questions because I didn't buy it from their shop. Plus, the staff wasn't familiar with the machines that the quilt shop sold, they had someone whose job was to explain and sell the brand, but she only came in on Thursdays! I am more than grateful of the staff at Cynthia's because of my experience at the other store!

Tracy, Carolyn, and the rest of the Lil Sunshine team took incredible care of our daughter. I was…read moreso nervous to go back to work after maternity leave and hand my infant over to a stranger... Very quickly though, Tracy was no longer a stranger, but family! Our daughter was loved on and genuinely adored and cherished. I can't imagine a better first childcare experience for her. I would highly recommend Tracy and her childcare expertise to anyone. She is one of the most wonderful people I know.

Our kiddo has been going to a child's garden for a year and we love this school. He is now 4 year…read moreold and a bit shy and Ms Sheila worked with him to build his confidence. Now he's in Ms Tiffany's class and she is so wonderful with him. Ms Anna is lovely to work with and definitely cares deeply for the kiddos.

I have had my daughter in this school since she was 1.5 years - she is now almost 4! The nurturing…read morecare and facilitated education she has received is phenomenal!

The best BLS training course I have taken!! Yonty is knowledgeable and engaging. I learned so much…read moremore than I have in past courses! It wasn't just your typical 'go through the motions' training. The instructor really made me think critically about the steps we were taking, which gave me so much more confidence to use these skills in real life.

This review is for Doug, you know who Doug is if you go to OSU Cascades. We love Doug and you…read moreshould give him a raise. What a guy!

What's not to love about this school right in one of the best locations in Oregon? I love to visit…read moremy son here! There's so much to do and see from skiing, mountain biking, road biking, river rafting, climbing, hiking, and checking out the great variety of terrain. The views of the mountains and the high desert makes the time spent here worth the drive from California (aside from my being with my son!). Consumer prices are a bit lower than in the Bay Area where I live, so that's a bonus. There are many new hotels and lovely bed & breakfasts in Bend. Lots of trendy restaurants to test as well! One summer day I enjoyed tastings from several restaurants which had set up tents along the Deschutes River. There was live music and plenty of friendly people, although not nearly the large crowds I'm used to. The next day I attended a Beer Festival featuring over 40 micro breweries in the area. This event was held at the new outdoor amphitheater and also featured live music. Many, many people travelled to this event on their bicycles, which were locked up to the surrounding fences. A really cool, mellow atmosphere alongside the river banks.

There's a lot more to say. I'd like to mention the isolation students would be forced into for…read moreweeks at a time. They would be kept in a separate room alone and staff would bring a meal to them. How does that not negatively impact the developing brain of a teenager? What about HR? I personally spent up to six days at a time on HR. When on HR we would have to be silent all day and stand away from the group. During meals we would get our meal last and sit at a separate table facing the wall. In total I probably spent two plus months of my time there in silence. That's nothing compared to some of the other girls who were on HR for longer periods of time more often than myself. There were no therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist or counselors. How could one call themselves a therapeutic boarding school when no one on the staff is licensed or certified? You lied to and manipulated parents. Rick Odell told my dad that I couldn't survive on my own and I won't make it without them. He also told me that he was going to get custody of me past my 18th birthday and keep me there as long as he saw fit. All that mattered was keeping students there as long as possible to make the most money. I remember all these activities that were promised upon admission. Then when it came time to do something that cost money we were told that the academy can't afford it. So that snowboarding that was always talked about to my dad... I think I only went 2 or 3 times in the three winters I was spent there. I of course went more when my dad came to visit but like I said the times the academy paid for with the other students, yeah that only happened a few times. Oh and the equine program, that cost extra to participate in. I should also talk about the pathways program. I can't even count all the times we ran out of food and when we called to ask to get taken grocery shopping we were told they didn't have the staffing for it. So my mom would have to order food and have it delivered to the house for myself and other students. So the money my parents paid wasn't enough to ensure I could eat? I should have called CPS. What about the $25 a week grocery budget given to us. $25 for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a week. How is that enough? And we couldn't just go to the academy to eat because again, no staffing to pick us up so we could eat at campus. We had no money because pathways wasn't given an allowance for some reason so we couldn't just go to the store and buy food ourselves. Was this your way of maintaining control? We are slowly waking up and acknowledging the abuse we suffered at your hands. And we will no longer be silent. You can't force me to sit in silence for days at a time anymore. I will keep talking.

One of the worst places you can send your kids they do not read the charts and take kids that they…read morecan't handle they put kids throw degrading and abusive and strip them of there rights honestly this place needs to be shut down and the authorities call on them. when I was there I was crying and screaming in pain for days had a fever and it still took 3 days for them to get me to the emergency room then to another doctor where I figured a kidney infection they force us to talk about are tram and why we are there in front for all the other students and tell them a story about the reason we need treatment and if it's not good enough and we don't pass we can move up a number which means we can't leave the premises or call our parents all so I was there for sexual and was only there for a month before they kicked me out for having symptoms of sexual abuse trauma which they knew I had it and told me if they could help me with those I spent $8000 getting out there to be there for less than a month for them to kick me out for said they could help me with this place is bull shit it's a trap don't do it.

Ty is very professional , has a great sense of humor and is extremely patient. Ty is easy to talk…read moreto and very knowledgeable. I highly recommended them to any family who has a child with big emotions or trouble communicating and wants to talk to someone or get some help understanding or dealing with those feelings.

What a great space to be a maker. They offer a variety of classes from metal to glass, and fabric…read morearts. Absolutely incredible tour was provided for us. We were warmly welcomed, being a visitor to the area we were not made to feel anything but welcomed. One day I hope to live in Bend and learn a new craft or two.

What a great place. We are so lucky to have this business in Bend Oregon. We were able to donate…read moresome left over Ipe decking that many DIY Cave customers will enjoy and turn into beautiful projects.