Magdalena Bokowa, Author at The Source - Bend, Oregon

Behind the Scenes: Inside 4 Peaks, Central Oregon’s Homegrown Festival

Inside some of our favorite festivals

Magdalena BokowaMay 24, 2017June 28, 2024

Have to work Saturday? No problem. Make that coin and come back, the fest will be waiting. Have a child? Bring her—she’ll have playdates galore. Love Bluegrass/folk/Americana/yoga/silent disco/campsite jamming? You’re in luck…and that’s an understatement. 4 Peaks Music Fest is one of the most well-rounded music fests out there, and best of all – it’s […]

News

Out of Reach

Affordable housing isn’t a niche market anymore

Magdalena BokowaMay 17, 2017June 1, 2025

Out of touch: Federal market rental rates Have you seen a one-bedroom apartment in Bend going for $733? What about a two-bedroom apartment for $857? “Show me where you can find me one of those,” says Jeanine Soelek, “because they don’t exist.” Soelek has been searching for a permanent place to live for over a […]

News

Election Results In: $268 Million School Bond Passes, Incumbents See Big Wins

Magdalena BokowaMay 17, 2017March 19, 2025

Education saw a big win across the state with voters voting a resounding YES to the Bend-LaPine school board bond that will see $268 million go towards two new schools, much needed repairs, security upgrades and more. With only 28 percent of constituents handing in their ballots in an off-election year, the measure passed with […]

News

Safer by Design: Thinking Green

A proposed City budget includes increases in bike lanes, greenways and pedestrian corridors—and yes, money for those potholes

Magdalena BokowaMay 10, 2017October 7, 2024

“Sign for your lane! Get a free beer!” Those were the shouts from enthusiastic Bend Bike volunteers last week, petitioning community members and sharing active transport ideas in an effort to raise awareness of the new proposed Bend city budget. If approved, the 2017-19 biennium budget would see increased funding for bike lanes, greenways and […]

Outside

Go Here: Summer Bike Events in Central Oregon

With bikes on our brain, here are a few of the cycle events

Magdalena BokowaMay 10, 2017June 20, 2024

With bikes on our brain, here are a few of the cycle events happening in our area over the next two months The 20th Annual ChainBreaker XC May 13 XC Beginner — Fancy foraying into the world of mountain bike racing? Well, look no further than the Chainbreaker — a race that’s a bit more […]

News

“Save the Trees” just became a reality — the Elliott State Forest remains public

Magdalena BokowaMay 9, 2017December 5, 2023

At a time when public lands are up for debate — and potential sale — a major win was touted by Oregon environmentalists, hunters and conservationists, when the State Land Board voted to keep all 82,500 acres of the Elliott State Forest in the public domain. The vote ends any further movement that would see […]

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Close Call — BASE jumper rescued at Crooked River Gorge

Magdalena BokowaMay 8, 2017February 14, 2024

A base jump went awry this morning when a 27-year-old man sustained non-life threatening injuries after completing the 300-foot jump. The Crooked River Fire Department completed an extraction of the man reportedly from New Zealand, with crews rappelling down into the river bed and lifting him up onto the old footbridge, where he was then […]

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Amid a Housing Crisis, Central Oregon Faces a Steep 31% Increase in Homelessness

Magdalena BokowaMay 4, 2017August 16, 2023

If you had noticed an influx of homeless on our streets these past two years, then you would be correct in assuming that those experiencing hardships and finding themselves without shelter was rising. By 31 percent to be exact. The single biggest barrier participants marked? “Couldn’t afford rent.” The second most recorded answer was “unemployment.” […]

Special Issues & Guides

2017 Women’s Year

Magdalena BokowaMay 3, 2017October 14, 2024

“For each generation has but one chance to be judged by future generations, and this is our time.” — FROM GOV. BARBARA ROBERTS’ INAUGURAL ADDRESS, JANUARY 1991 It’s 2017. Despite the presidential popular vote numbers this past November, no woman has yet to break the United States’ biggest glass ceiling. Women as a whole continue […]

Culture

The F Word

What’s in a name? Everything.

Magdalena BokowaMay 3, 2017February 10, 2024

“Those bra-burning, hairy-arm-pitted women! Leaving their husbands to try and make statements! Those FEMINISTS!” 180 years. That’s how long women have (officially) been fighting for equality. Since its early European incarnation, feminism and the women’s movements have been responsible for: a women’s right to vote, work, divorce and choose. Thousands of women (and men) pounded […]

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