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May 19-25, 2011

Vol. 15, No. 20

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Local News

Heroes on the Outside: As local homeless-vet numbers rise, one grassroots group responds

With more veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan, the number of homeless vets is on the rise both locally and nationally.

By Mike Bookey
May 18, 2011
Local News

Boundary Fights, Budget Battles and more: A roundup of the past week's news stories

Lingering tensions surfaced this week between Deschutes County brass and embattled District Attorney Pat Flaherty.

By Eric Flowers
May 18, 2011
Local News

Better Ride: Mountain bike trail fixes and trail expansion in Redmond

COTA releases plan for new trails in Redmond.

By Bob Woodward
May 23, 2011
Local News

The Traveling Camera: Warm Springs pow wow

Come photograph the upcoming Warm Springs Pow Wow with Christian Heeb.

By Christian Heeb
May 19, 2011
Local News

Pop Goes The Symphony: Closing out the season in style

A review of the C.O. Symphony's final show.

By Bob Woodward
May 18, 2011
Local News

Snowflakes in the Forecast?

Snow in Bend in late May?

By The Source Staff
May 24, 2011
Local News

Buy Empty Space Orchestra Tickets, Get a Free Download of the New Album

Tickets to tomorrow's ESO show come with a free download of their new album.

By The Source Staff
May 18, 2011
Local News

The Source Staffers Bowl for Kids' Sake

For the third year in a row The Source staffers lace up their bowling shoes for Bowl For Kids' Sake.

By The Source Staff
May 18, 2011
Local News

Wilderness Proposal Around Former Rajneesh Ranch is Revived

By The Source Staff
May 18, 2011
Local News

A Drive Through Bend in 1967

This is what Bend, Oregon looked like back in 1962.

By The Source Staff
May 18, 2011
Local News

Win Tickets to See Brent Alan & His Funky Friends at Three Creeks Brewing on Saturday

In our final ticket giveaway for Three Creeks of the season win tickets to see Brent Alan & His Funky Friends.

By The Source Staff
May 19, 2011
Local News

Sasquatch Festival Releases More Tickets

The sold-out Sasquatch festival at the Gorge next weekend has released more tickets.

By The Source Staff
May 20, 2011
Local News

PPP, BBB and...The Rapture is coming?

It's the rapture! And, the PPP and Boneyard's birthday party.

By The Source Staff
May 20, 2011
Local News

Free Stream of Death Cab for Cutie's New Album

Hear the new Death Cab for Cutie album for free.

By The Source Staff
May 23, 2011
Local News

KPOV To Go Full Power

By The Source Staff
May 24, 2011
Local News

Cross At Your Peril: Oregon's Deadly Roads

By The Source Staff
May 24, 2011

Editorial

The Original Straight Poop© - Beware of Cheap Imitations

Scoop Lewis, Ace Reporter, reviews the past week's biggest news stories both locally and globally.

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011
Editorial

This Bill Is a Killer

Conservatives just don't like speed limits.

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Shimmer and Shine

The Tower Theatre thanks First Baptist Church for helping clean the theater on May 22.

By Source Weekly
May 19, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Cougar in the Woods

Be prepared to meet a cougar face to face.

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011
Letters to the Editor

What About Don Corleone?

What the world needs is more Donald Ducks and Donald O'Conners and Don Drysdales and Don Juans and fewer Donald Trumps.

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011

Culture Features

Caught in the Crosshairs: Excerpts from Rick Steber's new book about the still-unsolved 1994 murder of cowboy Phil Brooks

Rick Steber, the author of more than 30 books, spent the past 16 years researching and writing this book about the unsolved murder of Phil Brooks, a cowboy who was found shot to death in the desert near Fossil.

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011
Picks

Our Picks for 5/18 - 5/26: Empty Space Orchestra Album Release Party, Pole Pedal Paddle, Last Band Standing, Boneyard Birthday Bash and more

Looking for something awesome to do in Bend, Oregon this weekend? Here are our picks!

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011

Chow

Catch It While You Can: The seasonal greatness of Camp Sherman's Kokanee Café

I can't wait to see and taste what the rest of the summer holds for Kokanee Café.

By Amy Belasen
May 18, 2011
Chow

Full Steam Ahead to Tofurkytown

I'm not a hippie, or a communist either. I don't belong to PETA. I don't eat "rabbit food" and I don't actually like portabella mushrooms, or eggplant, or any other vegetable commonly used as a meat substitute at wedding

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011
Chow

Catch It While You Can: The seasonal greatness of Camp Sherman's Kokanee Café

I can't wait to see and taste what the rest of the summer holds for Kokanee Café.

By Amy Belasen
May 18, 2011

Film

Stone Cold Pack of Weirdos: Bridesmaids combines disaster and sincerity for hilarious results

Bridesmaids succeeds where others have failed in portraying the necessary evil of being a bridesmaid, and does it on comedic steroids.

By Anne Pick
May 18, 2011
Film

Fallen Angel: Priest offers gloomy hope for action stars who don't have to act

What's with Hollywood's fixation on vampires and graphic novels?

By Morgan P Salvo
May 18, 2011
Film

Oregon's Finest: Shot in Harney County, Meek's Cutoff might be one of the year's best dramas

There were plenty of films that made an impact on me during last year's BendFilm festival, but none stuck with me like Meek's Cutoff.

By Mike Bookey
May 18, 2011
Film Events

Cliff Hanger!

Nothing ever ends as good as it should, which is why Steven Humphrey provides a number of alternatives for upcoming season finales.

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011

Sound Stories & Interviews

Out of Town 5/18 - 5/26: Eisley, Shawn Mullins, Lauryn Hill, Sheryl Crow

Heading to Eugene or Portland? Here are a few bands worth checking out if you're Out of Town.

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011
Sound Stories & Interviews

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues is darker, fuller and more global than its predecessor.

By Source Weekly
May 18, 2011
Sound Stories & Interviews

As Weird as They Want to Be: With a new album, a louder sound and still no vocals, Empty Space Orchestra continues upward

Since forming in 2008, Empty Space Orchestra has transformed gradually from a spacey jazz-rock trio to a genre-mashing quartet and finally, into the five-piece heavy-as-hell psychedelic powerhouse we hear today.

By Mike Bookey
May 18, 2011

Outside Features

Fore! Play? This is why I don't play golf, OK?

I almost died on a golf course. Twice.

By Mike Bookey
May 18, 2011
Outside Features

Once Bitten, Twice Shy: More off-leash dogs means more dog encounters on the trails

I look down at the dog that's just bitten me with disbelief.

By Michelle Mercer
May 18, 2011