Growing After School Program
To combat the increased need for childcare in the Bend-La Pine school district, the Boys & Girls Club of Bend has increased spots, staff and scholarships to record levels.
Source Weekly Update Podcast 7/11/19
The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Meth: Oregon’s Biggest Drug Threat, the Departure of Bend Art Center and Atelier 6000 from Box Factory, and Death and Drinking regarding Killer Cocktails; all in this week’s edition podcast, July 11, 2019. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c
No, You’re a Stoopidhead
Miles Doughty was getting things ready for a family Fourth of July beach day when he called in for this interview. By the time this runs he’ll have had an awesome day on the beach, boarded a plane to Germany to play SummerJam festival and then will have flown back to play at the KettleHouse…
Bend Art Center and Atelier 6000 to leave Box Factory
The Bend Art Center and Atelier 6000 will be leaving the space in The Box Factory Aug. 18. For now, Bend Art Center won’t reopen, but will work as a “de-centered function as a de-centered art center,” according to a letter sent July 5. In the letter, the board of Bend Art Center explained the…
Sounds of Oregon
The opening track to Elisha David’s new album is titled “McMinnville, 1950.” It’s a significant moment in time for the fact that some of the most polarizing UFO photographs in history were taken that year. Later on the album there’s a song titled, “Plain Feather (And the Elk Spirit of Lost Lake),” which recalls the…
Some Fricken Good Chicken
You might be thinking, “What exactly is a Fricken Faco?” Other than being a laugh-worthy name to say aloud, it’s a collection of fried chicken and fish tacos, served at The Lot. A renovated 1965 British double-decker bus serves as the kitchen to Fricken Faco on its lower half and now offers seating upstairs on…
Landlord/Tenant Law: Part 1
In today’s market, it’s not uncommon for single-family homes to be tenant occupied, specifically in Central Oregon. As a real estate professional, I reconcile some of this as a result of the Great Recession. As we are all aware, in 2008, we experienced a massive change in the real estate markets across the U.S. While…
A Coffee Stop on the Way to Roberts Field Airport
If you haven’t yet discovered the industrial park that’s home to Geist Beerworks near the Redmond airport, here’s one more reason to check it out: Coffee. And good coffee, at that. Co-owner Sean White, who opened Amazing Coffee and Cookies with wife Rachel, says he spent a number of years working in coffee spots in…
A Sunset-Worthy Beer Collaboration
If you’ve ever been witness to a blazing sunset peeking over the Cascades at Brasada Ranch, you can understand why the brewmasters at Worthy Brewing decided to bottle up that feeling. With its private label Brasada Sunset Pale Ale, available only at the Ranch House Restaurant at Brasada Ranch, Worthy’s brewing team captures the essence…
The Fillet Of The Land & Truth Be Trolled
The Fillet Of The Land I’m a 36-year-old single man. I see buying a woman dinner as a nice part of courting. Lately, however, women keep pretending to be interested in me only to vanish after I’ve taken them out for an expensive dinner. How can I avoid women who just want to use me…
Meth: Oregon’s ‘Greatest’ Drug Threat
Deaths related to the use of methamphetamine have skyrocketed in Oregon, from about 50 in 2008 to 412 in 2017, according to a recent drug threat assessment report. Information from the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area report, released in June, states that meth availability and trafficking remain the area’s greatest drug threat, followed by…
A Food Cart Run by Kids
Food carts abound in Central Oregon these days—and soon, there will even be one run by kids. Angelena Bosco, founder of Kid Made Camp in Bend and Sisters, is launching a Kid Made Camp with a focus on food carts. The camp takes place Aug. 19 to 23, and then campers will run their own…
Death and Drinking
If you visit the Killer Cocktails website about now, one of the first photos you’ll find will be of hosts Shawndreya “Dreya” Garliepp and Jackie DeGear, each of their hands duct-taped around 40-ounce bottles of beer. DeGear’s mouth is in a straight frown of resignation while Garliepp chugs down one of her Busch Classics. If…
Wasted in Bend: Bagging the Bombs
Spend time at any dog park in Bend and you’ll soon experience the dirty secret of this dog-friendly community: People don’t pick up after their pups. It’s not just a Bend problem: A study by the Center for Watershed Protection found that 40% of Americans admit to not scooping the poop. Just how much poop…
Free Will Astrology—Week Of July 11
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Vantablack is a material made of carbon nanotubes. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the darkest stuff on the planet. No black is blacker than Vantablack. It reflects a mere 0.036% of the light that shines upon it. Because of its unusual quality, it’s ideal for use…
Regional Roundup
Bend Bulletin Must Terminate Employees Before Paper’s Sale, Documents State A new court filing outlining the sale of Central Oregon’s only daily newspaper shows that all employees of the Bend Bulletin and other publications must be terminated before Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers takes control. The Rhode Island company plans to buy Western Communications’ Central Oregon publications…
Letters to the Editor
GUEST OPINION Before It’s Too Late Worthy Brewing and Indie Hops stands behind Oregon Business for Climate, a group of businesses seeking legislation to curb runaway greenhouse gas pollution. We’ve been the target of attacks because we supported Oregon’s effort to pass a Cap and Trade carbon emissions reduction bill (HB 2020). Farmers, truckers, loggers…
The West’s Worst Fires Aren’t Burning in Forests
Between the town of Elko, Nevada, and the Idaho border stretches some of the most remote land in the Lower 48, rolling hills and arid basins as far as the eye can see. Last July, this section of the Owyhee Desert was scorched by a fierce, fast-moving blaze with 40-foot flames, the largest wildfire in…
Conveyer Belt Sushi for Redmond
If going to Bend to get sushi via conveyor belt is too far a trek, you can visit Sora Sushi’s new location in Redmond. The spot in the former Di’s Pizza off Hwy. 97 has been open for about two months, serving up the same menu of rolls, sashimi and sushi combinations found at the…
The Slipper for the World Cup Champions
Years ago, the Source used the “Boot” and “Slipper” terminology on its Opinion page, calling out the “bad” and “good” actors who deserved some type of recognition. While we’ve sunsetted using that format on a regular basis, we reserve the right to bring it back—like when the U.S. wins the FIFA Women’s World Cup, for…
Trail Lovers Unite
It’s a group you may not have heard of, but if you love the trails in the Deschutes National Forest—and in Central Oregon—it’s a group to have on your radar. Formed about two and a half years ago, the Deschutes Trails Coalition is a partnership of environmental groups, the outdoor industry and trail stewardship organizations…
The Sommartime Blues
The best horror movies can usually be described in a sentence. A killer shark terrorizes a beachfront community. A knife-wielding masked killer stalks horny teenagers. A young woman gets pregnant with the anti-Christ. They’re simple setups that use that brevity of plot to either wring terror out of the mundane or explore some deeper thematic…
Marijuana amendments take back seat to demagoguery at county board meeting
When rural residents in Deschutes County get a chance to holler into a microphone about the menacing presence of ganja farms staining their holy, pristine wilderness, community theater usually ensues. This was definitely the case last week, when the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners held a meeting to discuss amendments to marijuana rules that the…
