This past year has seen a steady increase in my use of concentrates. The formats in which they are now available, and the brands which produce them, have exploded. The price has also dropped, as Oregon’s cannabis oversupply issue has resulted in increasing amounts of excess flower being processed into all forms of concentrates and […]
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Real Estate Negotiations Are Not a War
Think of them as more of a dance
The basic definition of negotiation: A discussion between multiple parties, aimed at reaching an agreement. The ultimate goal of negotiating a real estate transaction is for all parties to reach a win/win situation. Buyers want to buy and sellers want to sell. The trick is to find the middle ground where both parties are pleased […]
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Reconnecting with Mom
Soul-rejuvenating retreats, nurture circles and yoga sessions for mom
Growing up, Mother’s Day at my house usually involved my siblings and I making breakfast and handmade cards for mom, giving her lots of hugs — and usually going out for a family activity (that may or may not have ended with my siblings and I squabbling, and then retroactively feeling bad for fighting on Mother’s […]
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Instead of Buying Flowers, Go for Nature’s Bouquet
Take mom on a wildflower hike to get away from it all
and see the world in bloom
For some, spring is the best time of the year. The snow—usually—has stopped falling, and if you’re willing to put some miles in on your hiking boots or trail running shoes, you can take mom to see great vistas with some added color in the form of wildflowers. The Columbia River Gorge probably has the […]
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Family Forest Getaway
For nature-loving adventurers, Wizard Falls has
a little bit of everything
Just about an hour northwest of Bend is Camp Sherman. Amongst the beauty there in the Deschutes National Forest, hidden by the thickness of trees and cooled by the riverside, moms can find a hidden gem: the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery. One little bridge trip over the wildly blue Metolius River and you’re there. If […]
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BCD Developments
Les Schwab on the move? Sunlight Solar planning a new building
Building is booming across Bend, and a couple of big projects are in the works for the Bend Central District—tagged by the City of Bend as a place for urban renewal. Sunlight Solar Sunlight Solar, which currently occupies a small warehouse and office building behind Sparrow Bakery on Southeast Scott Street, is in the 120-day […]
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Kaylee’s Law Passes Unanimously
In the midst of a second life sentence for Kaylee Sawyer’s murderer, SB 576 moves to reform campus security
On April 23, the Oregon Senate unanimously passed SB 576, also known as Kaylee’s Law. The bill was carried by Senator Tim Knopp (R-Bend) and is focused on an overall security reform that helps better define police forces and campus security forces. The bill passes following the murder of Central Oregon Community College student Kaylee […]
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Cycling Without Age
Local women bring joy of cycling to people with barriers to riding on their own
On a sunny Monday morning, Courtney Van Fossan pedals her trishaw, or bike taxi, through the Old Mill District at relaxed pace, taxiing 90-year-old Leanne McConville and Jennifer Rogers, McConville’s care manager for the day, both seated comfortably in the canopied passenger seat. The bike, imported from Denmark from a specialty e-bike maker called Triobike, […]
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Fear and Loathing of the Marijuana Business is Unjustified
On this joyous and holiest of 420 holidays (well, it’s April 20 as I type this), it’s incumbent on those who believe prohibition to be a mistake to prove to our neighbors that they have little to fear from the growth of the cannabis industry. Anecdotally, police officers will often tell you that dealing with […]
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20/40/60: Biking the Low-Stress Network
Before you can build safer bike infrastructure, you have to know where the gaps are.
A Source crew rides the network to see the gaps first-hand
About 3.65 percent of people reported biking to work in Bend in 2016, according to U.S. Census data published by the City of Bend. That figure was up from 2009, when just 2.4 percent of Bendites reported riding to work. Still, it’s a far cry from some other cities. Corvallis, Ore., for example, boasted a […]