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Feb 12-18, 2009

Vol. 13, No. 7

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Local News

100 inches

Mt. Bachelor eclipsed 100 inches of base depth with the snowfall last night. Like every year, the milestone is celebrated by raffling off swag and

By Intern
Feb 12, 2009
Local News

WinterFest Video - Dirty Dozen

There were memorable moments by the handful at last weekend's WinterFest and one of those was Dirty Dozen Brass Band kicking out a steaming version

By The Source Staff
Feb 17, 2009
Local News

That 1 Guy on Video

Last night the Silver Moon was packed with awestruck folks dancing along to the sounds of That 1 Guy and his magic pipe. There were

By The Source Staff
Feb 13, 2009
Local News

Insanely, Incredibly, Ridiculously Enormous Rail Jam Apparatus

WinterFest is kicking off tomorrow, and we thought we'd give you a preview of the massive Rail Jam apparatus that has been erected across from

By The Source Staff
Feb 12, 2009
Local News

Report from the Eye of the Hurricane

Forbes magazine columnist Joel Kotkin took a peek this week at the outlook for the Oregon economy in general and Bend's in particular, and what

By The Source Staff
Feb 17, 2009
Local News

Through the Looking Glass With John and Bill

In his Sunday column, Bulletin Editor John Costa talks to three of Bend's biggest movers and shakers to find out why the Bend real estate

By The Source Staff
Feb 15, 2009
Local News

The Sawyer Five Becomes The Sawyer One?

The plot thickens in the Sawyer case: KTVZ and KOHD are reporting that the office of The Sawyer Five real estate firm was closed yesterday

By The Source Staff
Feb 14, 2009
Local News

Poison Peanuts and Political Posturing

It was great political theater. Greg Walden held up a big glass jar full of peanut products wrapped in yellow crime-scene tape and dared Stewart

By The Source Staff
Feb 12, 2009
Local News

The Wedding Crashers: Neighbors want to put an end to growing rural wedding business

At the Rockin' B RanchImmediately after becoming engaged last year, Hillery Johnson took stock of the various wedding venues in Central Oregon. Not especially interested

By Eric Flowers
Feb 11, 2009
Local News

Playing the Pot-vs.-Kettle Game in Washington

Some senators have made a big fuss about the tax problems of Obama appointees Tom Daschle, Timothy Geithner and Nancy Killefer, but quite a few

By The Source Staff
Feb 12, 2009
Local News

Rising Blue Tide Sinks a Conservative Mag

It's the end of the line for Brainstorm NW: The editor of the 12-year-old conservative Republican magazine has disclosed that the February issue will be

By The Source Staff
Feb 11, 2009

Editorial

Obama: Communicator-in-Chief. Truth Committees, Flax seed oil and random notes from the apocalypse

"I inherited the deficit that we have right now and the economic crisis that we have right now," said President Obama during his primetime speech

By Eric Flowers
Feb 11, 2009
Editorial

The 11th-Hour, Back-Door Council Appointment

Bend's newest city councilor was sworn in at 9 am Tuesday in a little-advertised and sparsely attended ceremony in council chambers. Considering the circumstances of

By Eric Flowers
Feb 11, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Come Out Of The Backroom

This week's letter comes from Michael Funke who hits the nail on the head with this slow-burn blast of the city council. Thanks for the

By Eric Flowers
Feb 11, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Keep An Eye On The Council

By Eric Flowers
Feb 11, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Part of the Problem

Re: Bob Bates letter "Do The Math"Well Bob, let's apply your logic to another area - food. McDonald's can supply food at lower cost than

By Eric Flowers
Feb 11, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Science Says Studs A Bust

I would like to respond to the two letters referring to the author's belief in studded tires. The letter written by Dave McRae (Jan 1),

By Eric Flowers
Feb 11, 2009

Culture Features

Bridal Survivor: A Do? A Don't? The council is still out

And The Winner Is...The factory outlet stores may offer a nice view of the Cascades, but the blank storefront between the Paper Factory and Rocky

By Eric Flowers
Feb 11, 2009
Picks

Our Picks for the Week of 2/11-2/19

By The Source Staff
Feb 11, 2009

Chow

The Tide is High: Seafood that circles the globe

By Alice Finer
Feb 11, 2009
Chow

MicroCosmos: Hop Henge

With winter seeming to kick back into gear here in mid-February it's time to put all those prematurely released spring ales on hold and keep

By Mike Bookey
Feb 11, 2009
Chow

Cocktailing: The Victory Shot

There are a few givens that can lead a man to drinking: divorce, death of a loved one, and the use of a voice-activated phone

By Mike Bookey
Feb 11, 2009
Chow

Let's Do Lunch: Great lunchtime deals let you loosen the belt

By Alice Finer
Feb 17, 2009
Chow

Let's Do Lunch: Great lunchtime deals let you loosen the belt

By Alice Finer
Feb 17, 2009
Chow

Cocktailing: The Victory Shot

There are a few givens that can lead a man to drinking: divorce, death of a loved one, and the use of a voice-activated phone

By Mike Bookey
Feb 11, 2009
Chow

MicroCosmos: Hop Henge

With winter seeming to kick back into gear here in mid-February it's time to put all those prematurely released spring ales on hold and keep

By Mike Bookey
Feb 11, 2009
Chow

The Tide is High: Seafood that circles the globe

By Alice Finer
Feb 11, 2009

Film

Another Dimension: Coraline takes the animated movie to another level

By Mike Bookey
Feb 11, 2009
Film

Labor Pains: Push is purely work for moviegoers

We told you Dakota Fanning's cute days were limited.During the closing credits for Push, a sci-fi lark with an incoherent plot, boring action sequences and

By Mike Bookey
Feb 11, 2009
Film Events

Raiding the Tomb Again!: Tomb Raider Underworld

By Shawn Wallbaum
Feb 11, 2009

Sound Stories & Interviews

Kandi and the Tweakers

Soundcheck ventured with a degree of trepidation to the Summit Saloon loft this past week to check out Tweak Bird, a quietly buzzed about duo

By The Source Staff
Feb 11, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

CD Review - The Gourds: Haymaker!

By Mike Bookey
Feb 11, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

Kool Keith: Genius or Madman? Examining the evidence on a hip hop legend

By Jeff Trainor
Feb 13, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

Geographer Puts its Indie Rock on the Map

Geographer has been voted one of Spin.com's "Three Undiscovered Bands You Need to Hear Now." When they come to Silver Moon on Sunday we'll get

By Anne Pick
Feb 11, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

I'm Just a Guitar Player: OMG, it's Tim Reynolds on TR3 and DMB

By The Source Staff
Feb 11, 2009
Sound Stories & Interviews

Microphones, Trombones and Beanies: Outdoor music in February? Oh right, it's WinterFest time

So much cooler than your high school marching band.It's February and probably not exactly the time of year you'd expect to find yourself taking in

By The Source Staff
Feb 11, 2009

Natural World

Holy Migration, Batman: Robins, robins, everywhere!

By Jim Anderson
Feb 11, 2009
Outside Features

Underwater Pot and Dim Knights

By The Source Staff
Feb 11, 2009
Outside Features

Happy Valentine's Day! Treat your sweetie to wax and Winterfest

By Pam Stevenson
Feb 11, 2009