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Bend Park and Recreation Adopts new Mirror Pond Resolution

With a 4-1 vote at the June 18 board meeting, BPRD moves forward with joint plan
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

After what may have felt like an eternity, local officials have made some movement on the dredging of Mirror Pond—and for what the future might hold for one of Bend’s more recognizable landmarks. Mirror Pond—part of the Deschutes River in downtown Bend—has been building up sediment since it was last dredged in 1984. The issue […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 6/20/19

The World of Pickleball, Kicking Off Central Oregon’s LGBTQ+ Pride Festivities and The Bite’s Best
Tyler Anderson

The Source Weekly Update podcast! Listen in this week on what’s going on in the world of pickleball, kicking off Central Oregon’s LGBTQ+ Pride festivities, and The Bite’s Best, a local cooking competition, from the June 20, 2019 edition of the podcast. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c 

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For the Love of Cats

Two groups merge to help provide low-cost spay and neuter services for Central Oregon pets, including feral cats
Chris Miller

It takes a big love for cats for someone to wake at 4:30am, do a loop across Central Oregon from Sisters to Madras, then to Burns and back by midnight—with a carload of feral animals. Caring for pets in Central Oregon got a little more streamlined when in November, the Bend Spay and Neuter Project […]

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Game of Groans

Locals, get ready for another summer of sun, fun…& roadblocks?
Chris Miller

Locals, these pages are for you. As the summer—and summer events—season kicks into high gear navigating Central Oregon becomes like a high-stakes game of “Life” mixed with “Sorry!” Here’s some info you might want to know, delivered with a little local humor. (Look for this week’s print edition to play this in real life!) So […]

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Regional Roundup

Found this week in Cascades Reader
The Source Staff

Bill to increase fees on rafts, kayaks and drift boats passes Oregon legislature Paddling a boat could get a little more expensive in Oregon. Legislation that requires adults to purchase a $17 permit before floating a raft, kayak or other non-motorized boat in Oregon has passed the state legislature. Senate Bill 47 now heads to the […]

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Pride and Pot

June is LGBTQ+ Month
Josh Jardine

June is LGBTQ+ Month—established in homage to the Manhattan-based “Stonewall Riots” in 1969. Fifty years later, it’s grown to address the many concerns facing LGBTQ+ communities, including safety, housing and employment discrimination, and a multitude of other matters that our current dystopian fever-dream administration seems to be adding to on the regular. Cannabis has a […]

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The Open House

Getting a taste of home options
The Source Staff

If you’ve been around Central Oregon for a while, you’ll remember how limited we once were when choosing a favorite watering hole or restaurant. With the growth of population we’ve seen an enormous surge in dining and beverage options. The same is true for the housing market. Before the Bend boom it was slim pickings […]

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Summer Events Guide

A sweet summer of events
The Source Staff

We brought you our Summer Music Guide last month—now, we’re getting you sorted for all of the other local events happening this summer, broken into sections including food, arts and more. Keep this guide handy to have your summer all planned out. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER BEND ELKS BASEBALL More than 20 years of baseball in […]

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Transforming Health Care

City Club of Central Oregon hosts a panel on the changing options for transgender people
Chris Miller

On June 18, the City Club of Central Oregon is hosting a forum on the topic of expanding healthcare for transgender Central Oregonians. Erin Rook, diversity coordinator at Oregon State University-Cascades and co-founder of the Central Oregon Trans Health Coalition, will moderate the event, bringing in area medical professionals and other transgender experts. According to […]

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