Source Weekly, Author at The Source - Bend, Oregon

Keep Moving: Freemont trail beckons, other opportunities abound

Hot weather and dry trails are going to be the norm now.

Source WeeklyJuly 8, 2010February 4, 2023

Hot weather and dry trails are going to be the norm now. While the snow is quickly melting away from the remainder of the summer trails, the mosquitoes are advancing as well. Trail runners and mountain bikers would do well to keep moving and avoid these bloodthirsty insects. Repairing a flat tire or stopping for a snack has a sudden new urgency.
Trails recently opened include the North Fork Tumalo Creek trail and portions of the Metolius-Windigo trail connecting to the top of Mrazek. Although there are still a few small snow patches, these will be melting soon and pose no problems for trail users. Other sections of the “Met-Win,” including the connection from RD 370 to Three Creeks Lake and from Happy Valley South to Flagline tie, are still blocked by snow and downed trees. Flagline trail remains closed until August 15 to protect elk breeding habitat.

Culture

All About Bend! 50 things this Phoenix resident learned about Bend by being here for 67 hours

50 things this Phoenix resident learned about Bend by being here for 67 hours.

Source WeeklyJuly 8, 2010May 9, 2024

1.Before arriving in Bend, my knowledge of Oregon consisted of Pac-10 athletics and the Oregon Trail computer game I was mandated to play in fifth grade.
2. At no point is one presented the option of fording a river when traveling to Bend.
3. The Redmond Airport requires passengers to walk on the tarmac.
4. When ordering a beer, customers must provide an ID, and then list the basic ingredients of an IPA.
5. Bend is half the temperature of Phoenix, which is my hometown.
6. Oregon has trees.
7. Bend looks much like Flagstaff. I confirmed this conclusion with a Flagstaff native living in Bend.
8. Operating a phone and a motor vehicle is not a good idea in Oregon. In fact, it can land you in a world of hurt.
9. I am an amateur gas pumper and therefore unqualified to fill a tank of gas in the state of Oregon.

Opinion

River Parks Have a People Problem

So here is an idea: Instead of goose birth control or gassing the birds, how about people STOP FEEDING THEM.

Source WeeklyJuly 8, 2010January 19, 2025

So here is an idea: Instead of goose birth control or gassing the birds, how about people STOP FEEDING THEM.
Geese are migratory animals that should move from one place to another. One of the major reasons they stay and reproduce like rabbits is because our society cannot get the idea into their heads that they are WILD animals. They don't need the leftover bread from your pantry.

Food & Drink

Celebrating Summer: NW Urban Grill menu offers an eclectic mix of summery dishes

Source WeeklyJuly 7, 2010October 26, 2023

Two summers ago Fireside Red was my go-to for happy hour. With one of the largest decks in town and views of the Old Mill and the Deschutes River, my colleagues and I would frequently close shop a bit early to score one of the tables on the deck.
Fireside Red closed last Spring and another restaurant, Riverside Grill opened in its place shortly after. It never enticed me last summer for whatever reason and it, too, closed over the winter. So I was excited to catch wind that the newly opened restaurant in the space, NW Urban Grill, had been getting high marks around town.

Culture

Let's Talk Twilight… I Mean, Television!

For reasons unknown, I’m often accused of using this television column to talk about anything except television.

Source WeeklyJuly 7, 2010May 31, 2024

For reasons unknown, I'm often accused of using this television column to talk about anything except television. First of all, the name of this column is “I Love Television™” not “I Write About Television™” (although that's an awesome name for a television column, isn't it?). Secondly, there are other things in this world besides television, guys! Say for example, the Twilight series. Have you seen Eclipse yet? Aren't Jacob's abs AH-MAY-ZING? Isn't Edward a pasty-face fop? And isn't Bella the stupidest person in the world? Seriously, she spends the entire movie whining, “Edward! Change me into a vampire! Change me into a vampire!” Why should he? So she can nag the shit out of him for the rest of eternity? Bella would be, like, the worst vampire in the history of vampires – and yes, I'm including Count Chocula! At least he likes chocolate! Bella is stupid, doesn't like chocolate, and the only thing she sucks is a person's will to live.

Culture

Our Picks for 7/6 – 7/15: Pacific Northwest Polo Invitational, The Rob Show, The Aggrolites, Bend Summer Fest and more

Pinback Presents: The Rob Showthursday 8You probably are wondering why the name of this show has changed over the past week.

Source WeeklyJuly 7, 2010April 11, 2025

Pinback Presents: The Rob Show
thursday 8
You probably are wondering why the name of this show has changed over the past week. Well, here's what happened: This was supposed to be a show featuring the two Pinback collaborators, Rob Crow and Zach Smith, who were going to play the band's songs with programmed tracks behind them.

News

Green Machine: Is Bend big enough for two land-use groups to harvest the necessary funding?

When 1000 Friends of Oregon opened an office downtown in April, it doubled the land-use watchdog establishment in Bend.

Source WeeklyJuly 7, 2010January 13, 2024

When 1000 Friends of Oregon opened an office downtown in April, it doubled the land-use watchdog establishment in Bend. The well-funded Portland-based group has for years had a nominal presence in Central Oregon, but its office represents a renewed push in Central Oregon.

The organization brought on two paid staff members, including an attorney, and has already waded into several of the region’s more high profile conservation issues, including the city’s proposed urban growth boundary expansion and destination resort remapping.

Opinion

The State of Oregon vs. the Big Bad Wolf

The wolf has always gotten bad press. To early Christians he was a symbol of evil, or even the Devil himself (in contrast to Jesus, the “good shepherd” protecting the flock).

Source WeeklyJuly 7, 2010June 19, 2023

The wolf has always gotten bad press. To early Christians he was a symbol of evil, or even the Devil himself (in contrast to Jesus, the “good shepherd” protecting the flock). In folklore, from werewolf legends to tales about the Big Bad Wolf who harassed the Three Little Pigs and the wolf who almost ate Little Red Riding Hood, Canis lupus consistently was cast as a villain – though sometimes a comic one.
His literary reputation, combined with a tendency to grab the occasional spring lamb or calf, didn't endear the wolf to European-Americans as they moved across America and set up farms and ranches. The result was a campaign of extermination that eliminated wolves from most of the lower 48 states, including Oregon.

Opinion

Goose Hysteria

It's hard to list the number of important subjects that have gone virtually unnoticed in this city, which is all but defined by its political apathy.

Source WeeklyJuly 7, 2010February 10, 2024

It's hard to list the number of important subjects that have gone virtually unnoticed in this city, which is all but defined by its political apathy.
War in Iraq: Sorry I'm late for Happy Hour!
Massive oil spill in the gulf: Thanks, but I just topped of my tank!
Foreclosures at a new record high and homelessness is rampant: Yawn.

Opinion

Batten the Hatches

The author is eating delicious geese, swept-up from Drake Park and gassed, just the way he likes it.

Source WeeklyJuly 7, 2010January 4, 2023

The author is eating delicious geese, swept-up from Drake Park and gassed, just the way he likes it.
Definition: Kafkaesque
Independence Day is obviously over, as Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is facing criminal charges for “leaking” 2007 video of one of our Apache helicopters killing 12 civilians in Baghdad, including two journalists working for Reuters. WikiLeaks released the video in April, and the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade's investigation into the incident found the aircrew “accurately assessed that the criteria to find and terminate the threat to friendly forces were met in accordance with the law of armed conflict and rules of engagement.” Now some 22-year-old from Potomac, Maryland, will be the fall guy, not for mass murder, but for “allegedly” transferring classified data to his computer and adding unauthorized software to a classified computer. How dare someone in the military leak footage to the media of our military slaughtering our media?

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