Wayne Kinney was Oregon’s first rural field representative. After two decades of working for Wyden, Kinney says he will miss the people in Central and Eastern Oregon. After attending more than 300 town hall meetings throughout Central and Eastern Oregon and working with more than 200 county commissioners over 21 years, Wayne Kinney is retiring […]
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Source Spotlight: Brad Chalfant
Protecting wild lands is his mission
“We’re not done — whether it’s in Camp Polk or one of the other properties. We see these fisheries coming back, but I want to see whole beaver colonies restoring these flood plains. And some day I hope to see sandhill cranes nesting in one of these meadows.” Brad Chalfant, a founding member of the […]
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Bend’s Backyard Dump
Southeast of the city, locals are avoiding a swath of forest riddled with junk and evidence of careless shooting and drug use.
Bend-area resident Allan Curr, an accomplished shooter trained to use firearms in self-defense, used to practice shooting at locations along China Hat Road southeast of Bend. China Hat intersects at Knott Road, providing quick access to the Deschutes National Forest, but also a convenient but illegal dumping ground, a shelter for the homeless population and […]
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Source Spotlight: Frank Bonacquisti
Radio airwaves are in his blood
In 1972 Frank Bonacquisti was a student at Portland’s Benson Polytechnic High School. He was searching for an after school activity when he saw a notification for the school’s radio station, KBPS. Intrigued, he checked it out. Some 45 years later he’s still working in radio, serving as KBND’s program director and host of the […]
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Bend’s Backyard Dump
For years, China Hat road which leads into the Deschutes National Forest has been a dumping ground. It’s not uncommon to find abandoned vehicles, used washers and driers, bed springs, mattresses, computer screens and TV’s dumped in the woods off China Hat. Not only is it an illegal dumping ground, but the area is used […]
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Ladies of Lead
Profiling the women who choose to carry a gun.
More than 4,200 people applied for a concealed gun permit in Deschutes County last year—many of them women. One local woman is on a mission to ensure they’re properly prepared. “I support a woman’s right to choose. Revolver or semi-automatic. Come train with me.” That’s the opening statement on the website run by Sharon Preston, […]
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Oregon’s Teacher of the Year in 2016
Heather Anderson
“Teaching is hard work. We get pulled in a lot of different directions. I believe we should empower our teachers and help them to become highly accomplished.” —HEATHER ANDERSON An ordinary fall day in 2015 turned into an extraordinary day for Bend teacher Heather Anderson. She walked into Juniper Elementary School, where she teaches special […]
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Source Spotlight: John McLeod
Mt. Bachelor president and general manager
How does a native Australian become president and general manager of one of the largest ski resorts in the United States? If it hadn’t been for snow fields within driving distance of Sydney, John McLeod’s path may never have intersected with Bend. McLeod grew up in the beach town of Coffs Harbour in New South […]
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Source Spotlight: Mt. Bachelor President John McLeod
Business is great at Mt. Bachelor and with the new Cloudchaser lift, Mt. Bachelor has a bright future – if it continues to snow. The Source Weekly’s Brian Jennings caught up with Mt. Bachelor President John McLeod who talks about how he wound up in Central Oregon from a pristine beach in Australia.
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Source Spotlight: James Parsons goes to the extreme
James Parsons of Bend thinks Oregon is extreme; so much so that he named his photography company “Extreme Oregon.” Parsons is one of many professional photographers making a name for themselves in Central Oregon, where he can conveniently travel the state in search of those special digital moments he shares in his photos. His goal […]