Chris Miller

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School District Considering Start Time Changes

Bend-La Pine Schools will survey the public starting April 9
Chris Miller

In the wake of recent studies that show adolescents’ sleep patterns change and trend toward a later bedtime, district officials are considering changing start times for Bend-La Pine Schools. According to the National Sleep Foundation, “Biological sleep patterns shift toward later times for both sleeping and waking during adolescence—meaning it is natural to not be […]

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The State of Beer in Beer Town, USA

A Q&A with two local brewers
Chris Miller

For our annual Beer Issue, the Source sat down with two of Bend’s OG brewers to chat about the state of beer in Bend, what they imbibe and just general beery-ness. Mark Henion is the brewmaster at Boneyard Beer, and Bobby Jackson is innovation head brewer at 10 Barrel Brewing. Source Weekly: Where did you […]

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Bridge Ban Dies

HB 4029 never made it out of the Ways and Means Committee during the short session
Chris Miller

The possibility of a pedestrian bridge over the Deschutes south of town could still be alive, after HB 4029 died when the 2018 short Legislative session in Salem ended March 3. The bill, which would have barred any person, public body or local service district from building a bridge on the Deschutes River within certain […]

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Suspect in Missing Woman Case Dies

Bryan Michael Penner died of apparent suicide by asphyxiation
Chris Miller

Bryan Michael Penner died this morning at St. Charles Medical Center of an apparent suicide, says the office of District Attorney John Hummel. According to that office, Penner was the sole suspect in the disappearance of Sara Gomez. According to a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office press release, another inmate found Penner Sunday night. Rescue teams rushed to […]

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Check Your Smoke Alarms

Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend, and check your smoke alarms
Chris Miller

Don’t forget to spring your clocks forward this coming Sunday, March 11. And while you’re doing that, it’s a great time to check your smoke alarms. The Oregon Fire Marshal is urging people not just to change the batteries in the life-saving—although irritating when the batteries die—alarms because of the technological advances in smoke alarms […]

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Senator Ron Wyden Stops by the Source

Wyden hosting a Town Hall at Pilot Butte Middle School tonight
Chris Miller

Ron Wyden, one of Oregon’s two Democratic Senators, answered a few questions from the Source’s staff before heading to his Town Hall Friday night at Pilot Butte Middle School in Bend. Here are a few of the things Wyden had to say. On Net Neutrality: “It’s really important for a community like Central Oregon, where […]

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Fundraiser Set for Local Robotics Teams

McMenamins Old St. Francis will donate 50 percent of the evening’s sales
Chris Miller

If you feel like hitting McMenamins for a giant basket of tots or a fresh-squeezed Greyhound, Tuesday, March 20 should be your night. That night, the Old St. Francis School is hosting a Friends and Family Night fundraiser for local high school robotics teams. From 5 pm to close, McMenamins is donating 50 percent of […]

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Spray: A journey through time

Chris Miller

My wife’s family has been camping in Spray since before she was born. She’s run the half marathon during the town’s big Memorial Day fiesta, trained to chase a greased pig in the rodeo, and has watched an outhouse get tipped over to remove a large rattlesnake coiled up in the corner. If this vignette […]

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