Intern, Author at The Source - Bend, Oregon

Outdoor Cats Are A Plague

It is time that people in Bend wake up. I live by the Old Mill District and I have had almost no songbirds around this

InternJuly 2, 2008July 12, 2025

    It is time that people in Bend wake up. I live by the Old Mill District and I have had almost no songbirds around this year.
I live by the canal, yet I have not seen any gold finch. My chickadees that nested last year did not come back to the birdhouse when they should have. Also, the couple of the robins I had around are gone. We are losing our songbirds to cats and windows in this town.

A few days ago, I got up at 5:30 a.m. to put my dogs out. There was no sound; it was complete silence. This is not normal. Songbirds should have been very actively singing by this time. This should raise the alarm.

Opinion

Facts Don’t Support ID Case

Scott Weber (Letters 6-18) always attempts to present something as science but without scientific evidence! His recent letter (Source Jun.19) pans evolution and supports Intelligent

InternJuly 2, 2008October 15, 2024

Scott Weber (Letters 6-18) always attempts to present something as science but without scientific evidence! His recent letter (Source Jun.19) pans evolution and supports Intelligent Design (ID).

Opinion

Keep On Peddling Good Copy

InternJune 26, 2008January 30, 2025

Hi Eric & Staff
I enjoyed your article (tSW 6-19). You guys did a great job.

Culture

Creative Consciousness, PoetHouse Art: The little upstairs gallery you should know by now

Fresh art and a beer garden: just what Bend needs.Sean Anderson looks happily stressed. He moves around the gallery at PoetHouse Art checking on the

InternJune 25, 2008January 8, 2024

Fresh art and a beer garden: just what Bend needs.Sean Anderson looks happily stressed. He moves around the gallery at PoetHouse Art checking on the sound equipment, the event staff, the guests and, through it all, his two young daughters. PoetHouse Art - a spot you've probably walked below and didn't even realize - is throwing a benefit for Rise Up, a non-profit that provides education and outreach to the poor in places like India, Nicaragua and China on this recent Thursday night, featuring local artists and musicians in their one-room studio and gallery.

PoetHouse Art began as an idea in the back of Anderson's mind as he and his wife attended a First Friday art walk in January and happened to stop in at the TBD Advertising on Bond Street and noticed the vacant loft space. Anderson, a graphic artist, says he had an idea for a combined gallery and studio art space, but had never come across an opportunity to do anything with it. After meeting with some friends who also expressed interest in a joint art studio/gallery, the group put in an offer to TBD for the space. According to Anderson, the space had been vacant for about a year and TBD had turned down requests from other businesses in the hopes that they could fill it with a more creative enterprise.
The room, with its open ceiling and exposed rafters, consists of a row of individual studios separated by a heavy-duty floor-to-ceiling canvas drop cloth. No two studios look alike. While one studio contains rows of brightly colored paintings, the next contains an array of old newspapers and pieces of wire while another has the floor covered with blankets and pillows because that particular artist prefers to work from the floor.

Culture

Missed it by That Much: Get Smart should have stuck to its classic roots

Who gave the Rock a gun?Get Smart attempts a big-screen adaptation of a small-screen show, trying hard to stay somewhat reverent to the original. The

InternJune 25, 2008August 16, 2023

Who gave the Rock a gun?Get Smart attempts a big-screen adaptation of a small-screen show, trying hard to stay somewhat reverent to the original. The film was the brainchild of Buck Henry and Mel Brooks, (credited as consultants) but this remake somehow lost the duo's slapstick wit and brainy innuendoes. In fact, the entire movie smacks of lackluster performances and tedious plot-fillers. What was once wacky spy stuff alongside the goofiness of Mad magazine, is now an almost risk-free and gutless remake.

The opening music wanders in schmaltz land until the credits arrive at the credits with the familiar multiple doors closing shut to the sound of the original TV theme song. The simplistic plot is that KAOS (the evil organization) wants to wreak havoc on the planet by bombing select cities starting with Los Angeles. CONTROL (the good guys) has to stop them.
Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart, aka Agent 86, takes on the Don Adams role in a weirdly subtle performance. Carell is a really good choice, but whereas Don Adams had this kind of pestering suave bravado, Carell comes off as more of a wimp with surprises. The original 86, due to his boasting and know-it-all attitude, brought everything on himself and he got what he deserved. In 2008, we get a pathetic 86 begging you to feel sorry for him-it's just not right. On the other hand, Anne Hathaway is extremely sexy, replacing Barbara Feldon as Agent 99. And that's no small feat. Who didn't have a crush on Feldon's 99? Max's rapport with 99, however, is only sometimes bearable.

Culture

The Art of Seduction: …and the unfinished sentence

Smoking isn’t supposed to look this cool.French actress Audrey Tatou (Amelie), with a personality as effervescent as a flute of Taittinger champagne, takes us on

InternJune 25, 2008July 22, 2024

Smoking isn’t supposed to look this cool.French actress Audrey Tatou (Amelie), with a personality as effervescent as a flute of Taittinger champagne, takes us on an escapade along the French Riviera in the romantic comedy, Priceless. As Irene, she teaches a naïve bartender, as well as the audience, the finer points of seduction while digging for gold in the form of wealthy single men. She likes expensive things and knows how to get rich, older men to buy them for her; but she pays a high personal price for her hedonistic habits.

The film opens with a witty sequence involving a lowly hotel bartender/valet walking dogs at an elite seaside resort for wealthy patrons who speak to their dogs as if they're spoiled children. Jean (Gad Elmaleh, The Valet) serves the every whim of these mavens who, from evidence of their overly tanned skin which is as dark and wrinkled as brown paper bags, seem to have spent most of their lives basking on chaise lounges.
Fate and risk intertwine late that night in the hotel bar, allowing Jean to spend the night with-and subsequently fall for-the irresistible Irene, who has become bored with her older benefactor/boyfriend. Irene, having mistaken Jean for a potential suitor, soon discovers that he's an imposter, and even worse, a hotel employee. She sets out to teach him a lesson and, unsuccessfully, shake him off. What she thinks is most important in life is exactly what he is willing to give up. Even though we can predict the outcome with a high degree of probability, director Pierre Salvador ensures that what happens along the way surprises and entertains.

Food & Drink

Dining on a Budget: Our favorite spots that won’t leave you doing dishes after the check comes

InternJune 25, 2008August 16, 2023

BALDY'S BARBEQUE
Who knew some of the best BBQ to be had was in Central Oregon? Check out the great a la carte lunch deals, including the beef brisket sandwich for $6.25, add fries or mashers and slaw or beans for an extra $1.50 and make it a platter. Baldy's relatively inexpensive, unpretentious, powerfully flavorful approach to down-home dining is pretty much unparalleled in these parts. Whether it's hickory-smoked beef brisket, chicken, pulled pork, or baby back ribs that tickle your fancy, you're bound to be satisfied. And don't forget the award-winning sauce. 235 SW Century Dr. 385-7427.

BEND BREWING COMPANY
The BBC brews up expertly crafted micro-brews and tasty pub food at its Mirror Pond location. Check out Local's Night on Tuesdays starting at 4 p.m. when the pints are $2.25. Make sure to try some of the seasonal ales like the Nitro Nut Brown - yummmm. We love the atmosphere, the fries, and did we mention the beer yet? 1019 NW Brooks St. 383-1599

Food & Drink

Dining on a Budget: Our favorite spots that won’t leave you doing dishes after the check comes

InternJune 25, 2008January 4, 2023

BALDY’S BARBEQUE
Who knew some of the best BBQ to be had was in Central Oregon? Check out the great a la carte lunch deals, including the beef brisket sandwich for $6.25, add fries or mashers and slaw or beans for an extra $1.50 and make it a platter. Baldy’s relatively inexpensive, unpretentious, powerfully flavorful approach to down-home dining is pretty much unparalleled in these parts. Whether it’s hickory-smoked beef brisket, chicken, pulled pork, or baby back ribs that tickle your fancy, you’re bound to be satisfied. And don’t forget the award-winning sauce. 235 SW Century Dr. 385-7427.

BEND BREWING COMPANY
The BBC brews up expertly crafted micro-brews and tasty pub food at its Mirror Pond location. Check out Local’s Night on Tuesdays starting at 4 p.m. when the pints are $2.25. Make sure to try some of the seasonal ales like the Nitro Nut Brown – yummmm. We love the atmosphere, the fries, and did we mention the beer yet? 1019 NW Brooks St. 383-1599

Food & Drink

Quick Bites: Confessions of an Iron Chef Judge

When Source publisher Aaron Switzer asked me to be a judge in the Iron Chef competition at the Bite of Bend last weekend, I thought,

InternJune 25, 2008October 3, 2023

When Source publisher Aaron Switzer asked me to be a judge in the Iron Chef competition at the Bite of Bend last weekend, I thought, "How hard could it be?"

Because I don't watch television, I had never seen the show. But thanks to the pervasiveness of pop culture, I knew there would be two chefs competing head-to-head, a secret ingredient, and some creative dishes. My only hope was that I wouldn't have to eat anything disgusting, like shrimp or scallops, oysters or organs.
The first competition on Saturday was a breeze, at least for me. Two chefs faced off over game hen. Both appetizers and entrees were exquisitely presented and delicious. There was shrimp involved, but not too much. There was wine and sunshine. Life was good.
Blue Olive at Brasada Ranch and Jackalope Grill went head to head in the second round, but I remember the secret ingredient the most: pork belly. Basically, this is a fresh slab of bacon. Anyone who knows me knows I love bacon. In my world, the food pyramid is wrapped in bacon. I host an annual Pork of July party. When emcee Sandy Henderson of BendFilm asked the judges how we felt about pork belly, I gushed that I was in hog heaven.

Food & Drink

Quick Bites: Confessions of an Iron Chef Judge

When Source publisher Aaron Switzer asked me to be a judge in the Iron Chef competition at the Bite of Bend last weekend, I thought,

InternJune 25, 2008January 4, 2024

When Source publisher Aaron Switzer asked me to be a judge in the Iron Chef competition at the Bite of Bend last weekend, I thought, “How hard could it be?”

Because I don’t watch television, I had never seen the show. But thanks to the pervasiveness of pop culture, I knew there would be two chefs competing head-to-head, a secret ingredient, and some creative dishes. My only hope was that I wouldn’t have to eat anything disgusting, like shrimp or scallops, oysters or organs.
The first competition on Saturday was a breeze, at least for me. Two chefs faced off over game hen. Both appetizers and entrees were exquisitely presented and delicious. There was shrimp involved, but not too much. There was wine and sunshine. Life was good.
Blue Olive at Brasada Ranch and Jackalope Grill went head to head in the second round, but I remember the secret ingredient the most: pork belly. Basically, this is a fresh slab of bacon. Anyone who knows me knows I love bacon. In my world, the food pyramid is wrapped in bacon. I host an annual Pork of July party. When emcee Sandy Henderson of BendFilm asked the judges how we felt about pork belly, I gushed that I was in hog heaven.

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