Congressman Walden visits Bend Senior Center urging Central Oregonians to use the state and federal free file programs to file taxes online at no cost. BEND – Today, Congressman Greg Walden is in Bend to talk to his constituents at the Bend Senior Center and to urge all eligible Oregon residents to use the IRS and […]
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Side Notes
Sprinklers Save Bend Research Facility in Tumalo Fire TUMALO – The Bend Fire Department responded to a fire Saturday morning at Bend Research in Tumalo, Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki reported. Two engines were sent to respond to the fire with seven total personnel at 64550 Research Rd. A fire was found in a room […]
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Smith Rock Podcast Interview with Mike Volk, by Brian Jennings
Brian Jennings interview local legend Mike Volk of SmithRock.com in this podcast about the history and local lore of Smith Rock, one of Central Oregon’s greatest wonders.
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Art Watch 2/10-2/17
The Oregon WinterFest Fire Pit competition is heating up! Sculptors and metal workers from throughout Oregon have created more than 20 original structures to showcase the beauty and power of fire to light up the banks of the Deschutes River. “I went really big. I’m having so much fun,” says artist James Todd Rouse, who […]
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Love’s Lost and Found
Bill Hoppe is the heart of art in Bend
Bill Hoppe strides through a large art studio wearing blue jeans and a black sweater, white hair rakishly curled across his brow. His office is tucked into a corner of the Pence Building at Central Oregon Community College, and it’s full to capacity with giant canvases of original work, as well as gifts from students. […]
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Friendship
Be the face of love today
“Will you play with me?” Little Eliza Harold, age 4, asks me this question every time I see her. Being chosen as a friend is one the best things in life and it comes so easily to children. When I was a “free-range” kid, all kids were outside all day in all seasons. At least, […]
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Wedding Catering
An interview with Chef Bette
Chef Bette Fraser, proprietor of The Well Traveled Fork, in Bend, came to Central Oregon after a 20-year career in Los Angeles and culinary training in Italy and France. For The Source Weekly’s wedding issue, Chef Bette discusses some of the latest trends in wedding catering and shares her personal insight for making the experience […]
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Art Watch 2/3-2/10
The 10th Annual Sisters Library Art Exhibit features the work of 68 local artists. Three of the 168 works of art in the 2016 show received People’s Choice Awards including “Don’t be Koi” in colored pencil on juniper, by Steve Mathews; “Luis – The Tobacco Farmer,” a photography by Linda Hanson and “Steelhead Falls,” an […]
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Creative Space
A6 opens new studio and gallery
A6, also known as Atelier 6000, opened in its new space on Industrial Way in January and the finishing touches to the open gallery and studio space are still underway. Dawn Boone, executive director, oversees the exhibits, art education, art history and workshops at A6. She’s looking forward to the colossal interior doors and skylights […]
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Wedding Cakes
The art of the cake
A dream wedding is not complete without a spectacular cake. Luckily for couples in Central Oregon, there are very experienced and talented wedding cake artists in town. Sweet & Swanky Cakes Sonja McLean, owner of Sweet and Swanky Cakes in Bend, is an artist first and a bit of a world celebrity. Her third cake […]