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Ascending to Nationals

A local kid sets her sights on competing in world championships in the sport of bouldering
Avatar photo Peter Madsen

On a recent snowy afternoon, climber Mira Capicchioni warmed up inside the Bend Rock Gym with a handful of her teammates from Bend Endurance Academy’s climbing program. They hung around the bouldering section of the gym, which features diverse climbing terrain peppered with color-coded plastic holds and “volumes,” or larger features. After watching her friends […]

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DA’s Office Seeks Budget Increase

John Hummel says without staffing increase, services such as victim assistance programs could be eliminated
Chris Miller

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel is making a big ask for staffing during this year’s budget setting. In a letter to the Deschutes County Budget Committee, dated March 4, Hummel said the department needs an increase of 12 full-time employees in order to provide full prosecution services in the county. Hummel said if the […]

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The Struggles of Snowmaggedon

For most people, late-season storms meant hassles with driving and shopping. For some, however, it was a battle to survive
Chris Miller

Take a look outside right now and chances are the evidence is still there: Bend received record-setting snowfall in February, getting nearly 46 inches during the month. That set a new record, according to the National Weather Service. Bend’s previous record for the month of February was 23.3 inches, set in 1917. February was also […]

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What Changes to Title X Could Mean for Local Health Options

Trump Administration’s rule changes mean Title X doctors can’t discuss abortion with patients
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

In Central Oregon, Planned Parenthood’s Bend Health Center serves around 7,000 Central Oregonians a year, according to stats provided by the Center in 2017. That’s about 600 to 700 patients a month. According to the staff there, about 96 percent of the services the Bend clinic provides is preventative—including screenings and treatment for sexually transmitted […]

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Woman to Woman

Paying it forward with the Source’s Woman of the Year
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

As we outlined in the Opinion piece on page 4 of this issue, the Source’s Woman of the Year in 2019 is Erika McCalpine, a business instructor at OSU-Cascades, who moved to this community in early 2018 from Alabama. Not long after, McCalpine experienced at least one racial incident that left her feeling vulnerable—an incident […]

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40 Years as Ladies of the Law

Local women recall the “early days” of practicing law—and becoming judges—in Central Oregon
Judy Stiegler

Forty years ago, Lynn Jarvis and I joined a very small group of women attorneys in the Central Oregon area. The landscape of the legal profession has definitely changed over those four decades. Estimates are now that over 50 percent of law students are female. When I was in law school in the ’70s, it […]

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Creating Beauty From Hardship

New group for women survivors of sexual abuse offers path to healing
Avatar photo Keely Damara

Veronica Ramos isn’t a counselor. By day, she works in accounting for Bend Parks and Recreation District. She dreams of one day opening a halfway home for women transitioning out of human trafficking. For now, though, she’s focusing on a new support group for women survivors of sexual abuse — something she’s passionate about, as […]

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