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Easter Events

Easter weekend is upon us! Here are some places to visit the Easter Bunny and have some fun.
by The Source Staff

EASTER BRUNCHES Sunriver Resort  Bloody Mary and mimosa bar anyone? Bring the family to Sunriver Resort for an Easter Brunch that includes a family portrait, omelettes and beautiful views. 8am-2pm. Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Dr., Sunriver. $69/adults $39/kids.  Brasada Ranch  A brunch for the whole family. Following the meal kids will be invited to partake […]

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Awakening Your Inner Hero: I Love My Doctors

A column to help locals live a kinder and more courageous life
by Burt Gershater

In my lifetime, medical miracles have become the norm. New hearts, new kidneys, lungs, knees. And that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of our infinite medical blessings. When my dad, of blessed memory, was 78 years old, he finally gave in to getting his right knee replaced. He was an athlete his whole […]

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Shaking the House

Avatar photo by Ellen Waterston

Who knew… the last week of March is National Cleaning Week? Get out your brooms, stock up on elbow grease. Spring cleaning time is here! Whose idea was this? Apparently, everyone’s. Regardless of religion, culture or climate, the sweet air of spring has always prompted us to clean up our houses and our acts, to […]

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All Good in Your Hood

Gas prices are high. Here are four hangout suggestions close to home.
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

With gas prices and fussy weather, not everyone is going to be ready for an all-out, day-long bike session to hit all the cultural events around Bend. But each quadrant of the city does have something fun waiting around the corner, if you’re ready to go find it. Below are some hangout suggestions for close […]

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Understanding Intimacy: Stuck without Sex

When it’s been so long that approaching sex starts to be awkward
by Dr. Jane Guyn

Editor’s note: This is the second in a new monthly column from Dr. Jane Guyn, inviting locals to ask questions about intimacy and sex. Look for the column the second week of each month. Dear Dr. Jane, How would you approach the matter of a couple who have gone an extended period without sex, and […]

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Pride of the Slopes

Winter PrideFest is back in 2022 with fun on the snow, ice and dance floor
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Inclusion in the outdoors” is a topic one might hear discussed in many circles: among those who identify as LGBTQ+, among those advocating for those with disabilities or for the BIPOC community, to name a few. This year, OUT Central Oregon’s Winter PrideFest will bring people from all of those groups together as part of […]

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Celebrating Black Excellence and Success

Local event takes a candid look at successes and challenges for Black professionals in Central Oregon
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

An upcoming event happening during this Black History Month will bring together a handful of Black professionals speaking about their experiences living and working in Central Oregon. Hosted by Oregon State University and Love Your Neighbor—the local forum founded by Erika McCalpine of OSU-Cascades and myself in 2019—this next event offers an opportunity for each […]

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Gung Ho for Shows

The summer show announcements keep dropping. Here are some noteworthy ones to book while you still can
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Summer concert season is always a whirlwind in Central Oregon: more shows than you know what to do with, often happening on back-to-back nights so that you’re forced to contemplate the wisdom of booking so many things on a “school night…” aka, a “work night.” But alas, the show announcements do keep coming—and by this […]

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A Fairy Tale About You

Our early years do not always indicate what will come later in life. It’s way more interesting than that. Hang on tight.
by Burt Gershater

Imagine your life is actually a fairy tale and you, yes you, play a key role in this illuminating story. What follows is an age-old yarn about love, its all-too-common challenges and the magical route back home to peace… Once upon a time, in the Village of Peace in the Oregoneous Region of Heavenly Love, […]

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The Third Act: Indoor Sports

On ageing and sex
Avatar photo by Ellen Waterston

Remember “Tuesdays with Morrie?” Published in 1997, it recounted conversations between Morris (Morrie) Schwartz, nearly 80 and approaching the end stage of A.L.S., and Mitch Albom, a former student of Professor Schwartz’s at Brandeis University. The book sold an astounding 15 million copies! Why? Rachel Syme, the author of “Pearl Hunting” in the Jan. 3 […]

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