Meet Ranae Staley, Executive Director, The Giving Plate Recently, The Giving Plate, a local non-profit that runs a food pantry in Bend for those in need, earned a $15,000 award reserved for the organization that raised the most funds as part of the 2021 Central Oregon Gives campaign. The organization raised more than $259,000! At […]
Darris Hurst
Darris is an award winning graphic designer, professional photographer and video production specialist. If he’s not in front of his computer, then you will find him taking in a game somewhere, working in the garden, adventuring with his family or playing a round at the local disc golf course.
If the Shoe Fits
Looking ahead to the 2022-23 school year, families may want to consider the Choice Option schools available within the Bend -La Pine district. These schools all feature learning opportunities that are significantly different from the traditional programs and offer families a variety of learning styles to fit every student’s needs and interests. The Choice Option […]
Best Local Attraction
1st Place: stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=36 2nd Place: Related Related Stories
Our Restaurant Guide Winners Dish on their Fave Dishes ▶ [with video]
Last week, the Source put out its annual Restaurant Guide, in which we named a Restaurant of the Year and gave a tied Rookie Food Cart of the Year award. After we interviewed each place last week, we still wanted to know more! So we asked each of the owners what they would choose as their […]

