Deschutes County Proposes Next Landfill Site
The Deschutes County Solid Waste Advisory Committee made its final recommendation on a new landfill site on April 16, choosing the Moon Pit location. The committee, which has been meeting for almost two years, was tasked with finding a new landfill location in Deschutes County, as Knott Landfill is expected to reach capacity in 2029.…
Protect the Owyhee Canyonlands Delegation Joins National Monument Event in D.C.
On Tuesday, April 16, a delegation of Oregon activists and civic leaders—including musician, environmentalist, and drag queen Pattie Gonia— joined Tribal leaders, community advocates, and members of congress from across the West to call on President Biden to designate and expand national monuments. Nearly 45,000 petition signatures were delivered to President Biden seeking national monument…
Mosaic Receives $10,000 Donation From PacificSource
Mosaic Community Health, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Sisters and Madras, has received a $10,000 donation from PacificSource Health Plans to support Mosaic’s inaugural fundraising luncheon. The “More Than Medical” Fundraising Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, May 1, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at…
Hayden Homes Provides Gift for Redmond Rotary Club’s Early Literacy Program
Hayden Homes has proudly gifted $3,500 for the Rotary Club of Redmond’s 2024 Gift of Literacy program. The gift supports Redmond Rotarians to provide every first grade student in the district—as well as St. Thomas Academy and Central Christian School—with their very own hardback book. More than 550 students in total will be served. Hayden…
Museum Receives $500,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Award
The High Desert Museum will receive $500,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, one of 10 in the nation selected for funding for the exceedingly competitive Public Humanities Projects: Exhibition category, the agency announced Tuesday. The funding will support the Museum’s revitalization of its permanent exhibition dedicated to the Indigenous cultures of the region.…
Unattended Grief May Lead to Behavioral Issues, Difficulty in School as a Child and Substance Abuse as an Adult
An estimated 6 million children, or 1 in 12 kids in the United States, will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18. In Oregon, 1 in 15 or 6.8 percent of children are bereaved. Substance abuse and behavioral issues are closely intertwined with grief. Untreated grief may impact high-risk behavior, trouble…
Jefferson, Crook, & Deschutes Counties WorkSource Benefits Navigator Request for Proposal
On April 15, 2024, East Cascades Works (EC Works) launched its search for a WorkSource Benefits Navigator provider in Jefferson, Crook, & Deschutes Counties and is inviting proposals from qualified entities interested in providing comprehensive Benefits Navigation services. Duties include meeting with customers to access resources needed to find and keep a job, collaborating with…
District Attorney Hosts Veterans Intervention Strategy (VIS) Mentor Informational Drop-In
When: Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 3:30pm – 5:00pm Where: Downtown Bend Public Library – Meyer Room Purpose: Open for anyone interested in becoming a veteran mentor, interested parties are welcome to drop by from 3:30 – 5pm and learn more about the program and mentorship opportunities and requirements. DA program staff, Vet Center staff,…
Visit Central Oregon awards $450,000 in Central Oregon Oregon Future Fund grants to 15 projects
Visit Central Oregon has announced that 15 recipients will be awarded a total of $450,000 in grant money as part of the Central Oregon Future Fund. The grant program to support local tourism projects benefiting both visitors and residents is in its second annual cycle. Visit Central Oregon selected the 15 recipients from a total…
Volunteers Participate in China Hat Area Cleanup
Update: PLS confirmed after publication that crews and volunteers removed a total of 41,660 pounds of trash. Local volunteers braved bad weather on Saturday to take part in a cleanup event, picking up trash and debris on public lands in the area southeast of Bend. Over 150 people attended the Public Land Stewards event, which…
Bend’s Upcoming BioBlitz
Get ready for Central Oregon’s first ever City Nature Challenge from April 26-29, hosted by Think Wild and other community partners. For three days, the Central Oregon community is encouraged to record wildlife and native plant observations through the free smart phone app, iNaturalist. This worldwide “bioblitz” will provide a baseline of data highlighting the…
Cuota de transporte de Bend aparecerá en los recibos de servicios públicos en el mes de julio
Durante la reunión del ayuntamiento del 3 de abril, el concejo municipal de Bend adoptó una controversial cuota de transporte. La cuota, se cobrará a través del recibo de servicios públicos del cliente, tiene como objetivo apoyar y costear el sistema de transporte de la ciudad. La ciudad está utilizando la cuota para para mantenerse…
Poetry Contest Winners
Happy National Poetry Month! In the past, the Source Poetry Contest has taken place in the fall, but with Poetry Month being April, this year we upped our game and moved it to the month when many others are celebrating the beauty of the written word. We’ve teamed up with the Deschutes Public Library, Central…
Voluntarios participan en la limpieza de la zona China Hat
Voluntarios locales enfrentaron el mal clima el sábado para recoger basura y escombros del terreno público de la zona sureste de Bend. Más de 150 personas asistieron al acontecimiento Public Land Stewards (PLS por sus siglas en inglés), que se enfocó en la limpieza del área entre Cabin, Horse y Coyote Buttes mientras que la…
O Hey, Earth Day
2024 Earth Day Fair And Parade Sat., April 20, 11am-3pm An Annual Celebration of Earth and Community. This family-friendly event typically features a lively and inclusive parade through downtown Bend where folks are encouraged to wear costumes to showcase their favorite thing about planet Earth. During the fair, food vendors, booths, and performers offer something…
NAR Mailbag
I got quite a few emails with questions regarding the settlement following my last story on the National Association of Realtors’ settlement, so I wanted to at least acknowledge our great audience by attempting to answer some of the questions received. Still, most of the answers tend to be “we will see.” Q: With the settlement…
Musical Getaways
We know Bend gets a lot of love in these pages, but from The Belfry in Sisters, to the Wetlands Taphouse in La Pine, there’s plenty of live music to be enjoyed in the many corners of Central Oregon. Here are a few to have on your radar in the coming days. SFF Presents Breabach…
Source Warmup
Bend Transportation Fee to Appear on Bills in July The Bend City Council adopted a controversial Transportation Fee at the April 3 City Council meeting. The fee, which will be collected through a customer’s regular utility bill, is intended to support and maintain the City’s transportation system. The City is using the fee to keep…
Horoscope Week of April 18, 2024
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I suspect two notable phenomena will coalesce in your sphere sometime soon. The first is a surplus supply of luck. I’m not sure why, but the fates will be sending surges of good karma your way. The second phenomenon is this: You might not be entirely alert for the potential luck…
Letters to the Editor 04/18/2024
Pedestrians The weather is getting nicer and more of us are outdoors, enjoying Bend’s plethora of trails, bike lanes and sidewalks. To drivers: please, please be aware of pedestrians. As someone who has been out regularly enjoying the Deschutes River Trail going through town, I have been increasingly frustrated waiting for cars to stop for…
Five Stony Faves
We’re still months away from our Best of Central Oregon annual readers’ poll, but in the meantime, 4/20 is almost here — and while that usually involves cannabis for a lot of people, it also, in a natural progression, involves food. With that, here’s a recap of five sure-fired stoner-friendly options, voted “Best” by our…
Contested Apartments Face Resolution in May
A highly disputed development proposed in the Awbrey Butte neighborhood of Bend will face a final decision at the end of May, after more than two years. The City of Bend held a public hearing on April 4, discussing the proposal and listening to final in-person remarks about the development. The proposal is for a four-story…
BLPS Chair Resigns, Board Accepting Applications
Bend-La Pine Schools announced that school board member Melissa Barnes Dholakia resigned from her position as Chair on April 4. Her resignation comes after she decided to apply for a position in the school district. The decision was announced on April 9, at the school board’s monthly meeting. Barnes Dholakia announced that she applied for…
Bend La-Pine Schools Is Already Signaling Job Cuts. The May Levy Brings Them Back.
During the pandemic, teachers and support staff were largely heralded. Not only did many of us get to experience having our children around all day long rather than having them at school, but in overheard conversations on computer screens, we saw the immense burden placed on educators who suddenly had to deliver lessons on video…
Where to See Wildflowers in Spring Basin
How about a spring adventure in a gorgeous place you haven’t yet been, to find some wildflowers you don’t yet know? Spring Basin Wilderness is such a place: A small, protected wilderness area abounding in sweeping vistas, home to abundant varieties of animals and packed with rare desert wildflowers waiting to be found. One of…
Political Prisoners
My grandma turned 99 this year, and whenever she talks about the future she laughs and says she wants to live long enough to see the next election because she’s excited for a civil war. I think there’s a dark anarchy to my grandma that scares the shit out of me, but I also can’t…
Enter the Stonerverse
HomeGrown Music Festival Fri., April 19 & Sat., April 20 HomeGrown Music Festival is back for its second year! This 4/20 celebration is a gathering of Bend’s local musicians. Bunk+Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave., Bend High Tea Hosted by Bend Burlesque Sat., April 20, Noon-2 pm Start your 4/20 on a high note with High…
The Medicine Cabinet Within
While making travel plans for the summer with friends and family, or navigating travel for business, there are typically many logistics to manage to ensure a fun and smooth trip. Often the arranging of flight plans, hotel stays or international details are all-consuming, leaving little time or energy left for some of the basics of…
Stoner Lit
Every 4/20 issue of the Source Weekly, I talk about the movies I love watching while inebriated on the devil’s lettuce. In fact, over the last few years I’ve been trying to craft a New Stoner Canon: stony movies that are more fun to watch than the usual suspects like Cheech and Chong or “Half…
JIA is Where the Heart Is
When you find that restaurant combining a comfortable atmosphere with kind service, incredible food and reasonable prices, it’s like you’ve found a unicorn. The Bend restaurant scene is so busy and fluid that a unicorn is more tempting to keep to yourself. I’ve blown up more than one spot writing for this paper over the…
10 Years After
On Nov. 4, Oregon will celebrate 10 years of the passage of Measure 91, establishing our Adult Use regulated recreational cannabis program. While the traditional 10th anniversary gift is tin or aluminum, instead of getting you a bag of returnable cans, I wrote this look at the Good, Bad and Ugly of cannabis this 4/20.…
The NA Beer Boom is a Boon for Local Breweries
Move over Dry January and Sober October because non-alcoholic beers (and mocktails) continue to gain market share year-round. In fact, non-alcoholic beer keeps enjoying record growth year after year, up some 30% in 2023 for a reported market segment worth over $360 million. While one brand, Athletic Brewing, commands roughly one third of that market,…
‘Your Own Sound and Things to Say’
Riley Green says he didn’t buy into any concerns about having a sophomore slump when he made his recently released second full-length album, “Ain’t My Last Rodeo.” Far from feeling the weight of expectations, Green found himself able to simply appreciate his success and feel excited to be able to create the next musical chapter…
