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Dallas Finn Calvert

Dallas is a staff reporter and calendar editor for The Source. She previously worked for The Bulletin, the Lake Oswego Review and the West Linn Tidings. She’s also worked as a stringer for The Oregonian, The Chronicle of the Horse and other publications, and as a tech editor. When she’s not working, you’ll find her riding a horse or a bike, walking her dog, skiing or paddleboarding, and watching sports.

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Local Law Enforcement Confiscates 69 Guns While Executing Search Warrant  

Indictment is possible for Bend man on several charges related to possessing, manufacturing and selling firearms
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Central Oregon law enforcement seized 69 firearms, many of them “ghost guns” bearing no serial numbers, from a Deschutes River Woods home on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The suspected gun manufacturer wasn’t at the house and isn’t believed to be in the area.   At approximately 6 pm on Wednesday, officers with Central Oregon Drug Enforcement and […]

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NAMI Hosts Special Event for Silver Rail Parents and Guardians

Therapeutic processing group will meet on Sunday morning at Kiln Bend
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A special therapeutic processing group is happening on Sunday, Oct. 25 for parents and guardians of Silver Rail Elementary School students, in the wake of the Oct. 15 school shooting that left five people dead, including a teacher and three students. The National Alliance on Mental Illness Central Oregon branch is hosting the event for […]

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“Never Experienced a Family Assistance Center Like This.” 

Multitude of resources offer services, meals and a space to connect for Silver Rail Elementary School students, families and staff
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Local businesses and other organizations banded together recently to quickly establish a temporary assistance center for families and staff affected by the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting on Oct. 15. Officials at Wednesday night’s Bend City Council meeting described how several local entities swiftly collaborated to create a “phenomenal” space in Bend at which Silver […]

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Redmond High School a Finalist in T-Mobile Sweepstakes 

Vote daily until Sunday, Oct. 25 to help the Redmond Panthers win the $1 million sweepstakes
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Erika Selberg and Kyle Lavender have been making lots of phone calls and sending lots of emails. Why? They want people to vote, but not for political candidates. Rather, they’re hoping people will quickly vote, daily, through Sunday, Oct 25 to support Redmond High School in its bid to win $1 million in the 2026 […]

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Rare Brain Surgery Gives Cat New Lease on Life

New Jersey feline travels to Bend’s VRCCO for life-saving surgery performed in only a handful of U.S. veterinary hospitals
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Most diabetic cats receive 1-2 units of insulin daily to successfully manage the disease. For Mars, a 10-year-old domestic short-hair cat, 20 units a day wasn’t working. He also couldn’t walk very well and seemed headed for an early death. The cause? A brain tumor on his pituitary gland. The solution? An intricate surgery performed […]

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Mobile Dog Gym Offers Workouts, Cancer-Patient Support in Central Oregon

Bend Barks & Rec provides on-site workouts for dogs and offers complimentary weekly sessions for cancer patients’ canines
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Two years ago, Stefanie Zwegers had a 1-year-old puppy. Her husband was recovering from knee surgery and wildfire smoke blanketed Central Oregon. Between working, helping her husband and dealing with poor air quality, she found it hard to exercise the couple’s puppy, Bodhi, an English Cream Golden Retriever, enough to calm his natural exuberance. Little […]

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Free Emotional-Support Sessions Offered at Central Library Tuesday and Wednesday 

The drop-in sessions are for Central Oregonians in the wake of the Silver Rail Elementary School shootings
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Deschutes County Health Services, St. Charles Health System and Bend-La Pine Schools are once again teaming up to provide people with a safe space to seek crisis stabilization and emotional support in the aftermath of the shootings at Silver Rail Elementary School. That event resulted in the death of a teacher, Megan Lambert, 25, and […]

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Police Respond to Active Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary; Five People Dead, Including Three Children

Three children, a teacher and the alleged assailant are dead; crisis counselors available to public on Friday at Central Library
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Police responded to an active shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in southeast Bend, according to an alert police sent out Thursday afternoon. Five people are dead, including three children, a teacher and the 16-year-old male shooter, according to Mike Krantz, Bend Police chief, who spoke at a 5:30 pm press conference Thursday at Bend City […]

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New ERA Festival Supports Regenerative Action, Community and Creativity  

First fundraiser for brand-new non-profit will feature live music, raffles and a market
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A brand-new Central Oregon non-profit will celebrate creativity, community and regenerative action with its first fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Century Center in Bend.   The New ERA Festival will feature live music from several local acts across four stages, silent and live auctions, and a market filled with goods from growers, makers and […]

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