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Art by Mark Rada / Design by Darris Hurst

Cover art by local artist Mark Rada. You can view his artwork in person by visiting the High Desert Music Hall in downtown Redmond.

Jul 21-28, 2021

Vol. 25, No. 29

Digital Edition

2021 Redmond Issue

By The Source Staff

Jul 21, 2021

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Local News

From Vaccine Headquarters to Monster Trucks

Post-pandemic activities and events are ramping up at Redmond's fairgrounds

By Damian Fagan
Jul 21, 2021
Local News

New Ideas At Senior Center

The Redmond Senior Center is returning after the pandemic with a new staff, a new direction and the same mission

By Jack Harvel
Jul 21, 2021
Local News

Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo is Back in the Saddle Again

After a year of closures, the Fairgrounds welcomes back the community for the 101st annual event

By Damian Fagan
Jul 21, 2021
Local News

New School Board, Same Problems

The two issues that dominated the 2021 school board election rear their heads at the Bend-La Pine district's first in-person meeting in over a year

By Jack Harvel
Jul 21, 2021
Local News

2021 Redmond Issue

By The Source Staff
Jul 21, 2021
Local News

Source Weekly Update 07/21/2021 🎧

By Jack Harvel
Jul 23, 2021
Local News

Rescue Plan B

The American Rescue Plan Act provides funding that Bend will use to achieve housing goals

By Jack Harvel
Jul 27, 2021
Noticias en Español (Spanish News)

Noticias en Español

Los incendios de Grandview, Darlene y Swap Wells han quemado miles de acres durante la temporada temprana de incendios

By Por Jack Harvel Tracudico por Jéssica Sánchez-Millar
Jul 21, 2021

Editorial

Water Wars are Here. Let's Work Together.

It's no longer a doomsday proposition to say that water is going to be the reason for many conflicts in the future

Jul 21, 2021
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor 7/22/21

Guest Opinion: My Home is For Sale, and I Want to Cry

Jul 21, 2021

Culture Features

The Third Act

Order and Counter-Order

By Ellen Waterston
Jul 21, 2021
Culture Features

Wasted in Bend: Single-Use Face Masks

Protection from COVID creates new source of microplastics

By Suzanne Johnson
Jul 21, 2021
Take Me Home

Firewise

Protecting your home in fire-dependent areas

By Abbie and Rick Sams
Jul 21, 2021
Advice & Fun

Bond Scare & Haste Crime

By Amy Alkon
Jul 21, 2021
Advice & Fun

Free Will Astrology—Week of July 22

I suspect you'll have potent agency to get things done—to adeptly manipulate the material world to serve your ideals

By Rob Brezsny
Jul 21, 2021
Advice & Fun

This Modern World—week of July 22

The former guy

By Tom Tomorrow
Jul 21, 2021
Advice & Fun

Back To Normal

Remember how during lockdown last year...

By Jen Sorensen
Jul 21, 2021
Advice & Fun

Matt Wuerker—Week of July 22

Our food pyramid

By Matt Wuerker
Jul 21, 2021

Chow

A "Plant-Forward" Restaurant for Redmond

SCP Redmond soft-launches a concept featuring the foods of regenerative local farms

By Nicole Vulcan
Jul 21, 2021
Chow

Let's Do Lunch... in Redmond!

A roundup of popular lunch spots in the "Hub" of Central Oregon

By Donna Britt
Jul 21, 2021
Beer & Drink

If You're New Here: Redmond Breweries

The Hub City lost one during the pandemic, but is still pouring plenty of locally made beer

By Nicole Vulcan
Jul 21, 2021

Film

The Florida Projects

Zola deconstructs social media and the modern moment

By Jared Rasic
Jul 21, 2021

Sound Stories & Interviews

"Shoot The Moon"

Jeshua Marshall's new single is the first step toward the Redmond musician's debut solo album this fall

By Isaac Biehl
Jul 21, 2021

Go Here

Bigfoot, Brews and Drive-In Movies

Summer is just getting started in Redmond

By Megan Burton
Jul 21, 2021
Natural World

Invasion of the Ants

A tiny brigade confounds a pair of naturalists committed to natural eradication

By Jim Anderson
Jul 21, 2021
Outside Features

Explore Redmond's Backyard

Dry Canyon and Cline Buttes offer great outdoor opportunities for hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and nature enthusiasts

By Damian Fagan
Jul 21, 2021