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Commute Options, Old Mill District, and Hayden Homes Amphitheater Partner to Encourage Alternative Transportation Options This Summer

Earn rewards for leaving your car at home.

Commute Options is kicking off the summer season by expanding its partnership with the Old Mill District and Hayden Homes Amphitheater to launch the โ€œSummer Commute Challenge.โ€ Running from June 1 through September 30.  This year’s challenge expands on past initiatives to cover the entire summer, rewarding residents, visitors, and employees who choose sustainable transportation […]

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Summer Takes Flight at High Desert Museum with Raptors of the Desert Sky and More

The popular program invites visitors to experience hawks, owls, and falcons.

Summer is in full swing at the High Desert Museum, with daily wildlife encounters, immersive exhibitions, living history experiences and special events continuing through Labor Day. Signature programs include the popular Raptors of the Desert Sky flight demonstration, along with daily talks, historic demonstrations and family-friendly evening events. Museum membership provides added value all season […]

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Mid Oregon Fundraiser Impacts Local In-School Reading Engagement Programs

Mid Oregon members and the community raised $3,108 this year.

Mid Oregon Credit Unionโ€™s Spring 2026 fundraiser benefits SMART Readingโ„ข in Central Oregon schools. Mid Oregon members and the community raised $3,108 this year. One hundred percent of the funds stay in the community where they are collected and are used to support the SMART Reading programs in those local schools.  โ€œSince 2024, our Mid […]

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon Seeks Mentors

75 Youth Await a Big.

As graduates across Central Oregon celebrate their accomplishments this month, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a program of J Bar J Youth Services, is encouraging community members to reflect on the adults who help shape their journey and consider becoming that person for a child today. Through its June recruitment campaign, Big Futures Start […]

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Sisters Rotary and Citizens4Community Team Up for Sisters 4th Fest

The gathering brings the community together for good, clean fun, friendship, and festivities.

The 3rd annual Sisters 4th Fest is a free, family-friendly, locally oriented, and open to the public Independence Day celebration from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. produced through the partnership between the Rotary Club of Sisters and Citizens4Community (C4C) in the Village Green Park in downtown Sisters. Activities throughout the day will suit all generations […]

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Source Gets Nod for Opinion Coverage; Moves Up in Size in Regional Journalism Awards

Growth in the newsroom leads to change from โ€œsmallโ€ to โ€œmediumโ€ category

The Source gained recognition in a Pacific Northwest journalism contest announced this week, winning third place in the Editorial & Commentary category among medium-sized newspapers in the region. To win the award in the Society of Professional Journalistsโ€™ Northwest Excellence in Journalism 2025 contest, the Source submitted Opinion stories tackling supportive housing, e-bikes and home […]

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LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break, Shanan Kelley๐ŸŽง

Writer, Emcee, Auctioneer, and Comedian

In this episode of Bend Donโ€™t Break, Aaron Switzer sits down with Shanan Kelley, writer, emcee, auctioneer, and comedian whose heartโ€‘centered humor has made her a cornerstone of Central Oregonโ€™s nonprofit and creative communities. Shanan shares how she built a unique career blending storytelling, performance, and purposeโ€”from launching The Nightlight Show in Bendโ€™s early creative […]

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LISTEN: Bend Into Balance: Steven Dobson๐ŸŽง

Founder of Dobson Strength Rehab & Performance

In this episode of Bend Into Balance, Adriana Marino sits down with Steven Dobson, founder of Dobson Strength Rehab & Performance, to explore a smarter, more holistic approach to movement, recovery, and resilience. A doctor of physical therapy and strength coach based in Bend, Steven shares how his own injury journey led him to rethink […]

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Letters to the Editor, Week of June 4

Topics include the egg oiling program, Artificial Intelligence and the loss of Little Kits day care

Egg 0iling program I’ve just read the latest issue of the Source and the letter of the week enlightened me to the fact that Bend Park and Rec has been doing a goose egg oiling program. I reached out to Parks and Rec and the person who is in charge is Zara Hickman, with whom […]

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