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Oct 7-13, 2010

Vol. 14, No. 40

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Local News

All In: Addicted to ESPN's World Series of Poker

Poker may not be a sport, but it makes for some great television thanks to characters like Chris Jesus Ferguson.

By The Source Staff
Oct 12, 2010
Local News

Food on The Table: A fitting end to NeighborImpact's fund raising campaign

NeighborImpact expands its emergency food program after an 11-month fundraising project.

By Bob Woodward
Oct 11, 2010
Local News

Golden Opportunities: Economic downturn has a silver lining for conservation causes

By Eric Flowers
Oct 6, 2010
Local News

Going South: Oregon big time college festivities and fandom take on an SEC look.

When did Pac-10 football fans start channeling the SEC?

By The Source Staff
Oct 8, 2010
Local News

Wednesday Night Music Night in Bend

Music in Bend Oregon on Wednesday night

By The Source Staff
Oct 6, 2010
Local News

Greg Brown and Devil Makes Three Video

Video of Devil Makes Three and Greg Brown from this week in Bend, Oregon.

By The Source Staff
Oct 7, 2010
Local News

BendFilm: What to see on Friday

A look at Friday's BendFilm offerings, including "American Jihadist" "I Love You, Phillip Morris," and "The River Why."

By The Source Staff
Oct 8, 2010
Local News

The Source Fiction Reading, Featuring Benjamin Percy, is Tonight

Benjamin Percy will read from and discuss his new novel, The Wilding, at the Source Weekly Fiction Reading tonight.

By The Source Staff
Oct 11, 2010
Local News

Judy Collins Sells Out the Tower

Singer songwriter Judy Collins plays Bend, and it's sold out.

By The Source Staff
Oct 12, 2010
Local News

See/Hear Benjamin Percy Talk About Bend

Benjamin Percy discusses his new novel, "The Wilding."

By The Source Staff
Oct 12, 2010
Local News

Paddling Happily to Mediocrity

By The Source Staff
Oct 7, 2010
Local News

Ducks Athletics Takes a Big Bite of Cash

By The Source Staff
Oct 8, 2010

Editorial

Flaming Frat Pranks, Seegers vs. the Reagan fan club, gun play and more

If you’re in a college fraternity, there are a few activities in which you will almost certainly find yourself involved. You will consume beer by placing the keg tap directly in your mouth as your “bros” hold your feet up in the air.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Editorial

Mount Bachelor Academy Gets a Pass

The stories coming out of Mount Bachelor Academy were shocking.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Elections

For Bend City Council: Chuck Arnold

bend, oregon, city council

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Elections

For Bend City Council: Mark Capell

t’s not the money, or the free food (yes councilors are still provided meals before their meetings) and it certainly isn’t the prestige that attracts people to the job of city councilor.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Elections

Measures 71-76

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Elections

Upcoming Election Events

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Guest Commentary

Vote Yes on Measure 76: Rivers and parks deserve our support

What have you done for your local parks, rivers and wildlife recently? Not much opportunity to help? Here's a perfect chance for you to do something truly meaningful for these things we all cherish. In November, you can vote "yes" on Measure 76.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Letters to the Editor

"Stop Whining" Kagan vs Insane Baptists, online stalkers, The Tea Party's demise and more!

The author is reporting from a Druid gathering, a group now recognized as a religion in Britain, tax advantages and sexy cloaks included.A lovely Virginia road a weekend ago, autumn leaves exploding, the terror of cop lights flashing ahead.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Homebrew Rules Defy Common Sense

By Source Weekly
Oct 7, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Texas Crack Was Ignorant

As a New Yorker, who has lived in Texas for many years and then moved to Bend two years ago...I found Jim Anderson’s little comment (The Natural World, 9-29) about Texas offensive. It certainly had nothing to do with your subject matter.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Give Drag A Chance

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Spill The Wine For Bend Galleries

For the past eleven years, since my wife and I became full time residents of Bend, we have enjoyed freeloading at the monthly art walks.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Drag Show Is Not Discriminatory

I’ve been working with the Human Dignity Coalition since 2002 and one of the things I am most proud of is the feedback we get that our events feel safe for our whole community.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Letters to the Editor

GOP and Tea Party Have Been Bought and Sold

The good old U.S. of A. is slipping away from being a democracy and is becoming a plutocracy.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010

Culture Features

A Weekend at the Movies: BendFilm returns for a seventh year with a wide-reaching slate of films

By Mike Bookey
Oct 6, 2010
Picks

Our Picks for 10/6-10/16 Bend Film, Valiant Thorr, and more

The annual festival will, for the seventh year in a row, take over Central Oregon screens with a ton of independent features, documentaries, animated films and shorts, in addition to other events and parties.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010

Chow

Not Your Grandmother's Supper Club: Local chef holds monthly dinners that travel the culinary spectrum

By Sara Roth
Oct 6, 2010
Chow

Lola's Closes?

By Sara Roth
Oct 7, 2010
Chow

Not Your Grandmother's Supper Club: Local chef holds monthly dinners that travel the culinary spectrum

By Sara Roth
Oct 6, 2010
Beer & Drink

Jäger Shots for 21-Year-Olds Everywhere!

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010

Film

Facebook Me: As addictive as Facebook itself, The Social Network defines a generation

Facebook launched at the beginning of 2004, with the goal of putting the entire social experience of college online.

By Anne Pick
Oct 6, 2010
Film

Vampires Still Need Permission: Let Me In stays reverent to the original, and that's the problem

By Morgan P Salvo
Oct 6, 2010
Film Events

My Multiple Wives

There is a case to be made for and against polygamy. THE CASE FOR: (1) Sex. Duh. And lots of it. Say you decided to have 24 wives instead of one: Now, I’m no “arithmetician,” but if I’m not mistaken, 24 wives = 24 times the sex.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010

Sound Stories & Interviews

The Dawg Prevails: David Grisman Brings His 'Grass to Bend

Bend has, for the past decade and maybe even longer, had a collective fascination with bluegrass, leading to the emergence of several local twangy acts and a steady string of acoustic bands stopping off in town.

By Mike Bookey
Oct 6, 2010
Sound Stories & Interviews

Politics from Venus: Valient Thorr's beardy, sweaty, politically charged rock and roll spaceship takes flight

At a table in a coffeehouse somewhere in Madison, Wisc., sits a heavily bearded man who goes by the name Valient Himself. He’s deeply engrossed in a fantasy novel by an author, George R.R.

By Mike Bookey
Oct 6, 2010

Outside Features

New Trail Opportunities Abound: Making new trail connections on the eve of the Big Fat Tour

COTA is stoked to announce that several new trails in the Wanoga Complex will be open this fall.

By Source Weekly
Oct 6, 2010
Outside Features

Good Point, Ken Burns: The Tenth Inning insists that baseball is still great, except for that goddamned Barry Bonds

By Mike Bookey
Oct 6, 2010
Outside Features

The Wheels of Autumn: Cyclocross fills up the fall schedule, while art cranks and lederhosen remains optional

Back in the day, autumn used to lend itself to a period of relative debauchery for competitive cyclists. It was typical for the lean-and-mean to gain a few pounds, stay up late and let all the rigors of training slide until after Christmas.

By Michelle Mercer
Oct 6, 2010