There’s a lot to be said for being able to get food right from your backyard. Usually this means from a garden or local farm, but what if it meant a delicious slab of meat fresh off the road? Well, that will be possible starting in 2019. Starting New Year’s Day, Oregonians will legally be […]
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A Possible New Danger to Oregon’s Forests
Invasive insect made its way to Oregon from North Carolina on Christmas trees
If you got your Christmas tree from one of the big box stores, be careful of how you dispose of it. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, throwing your old Christmas tree into the woods or leaving it your yard may spread the elongate hemlock scale—an armored scale insect pest of hemlock and other […]
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United Airlines to Offer Direct Flights To Chicago
The nonstop service from Redmond will only run in the summer
Starting next June people in Central Oregon can fly directly to the Windy City. According to a press release from the Redmond Municipal Airport, United Airlines will offer direct flights to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport starting on June 6, 2019. SkyWest Inc. will operate the daily non-stop flights using the Embraer 175 series aircraft, which can […]
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Bend-Redmond Ranks No. 3 in Most Fitness-Friendly Places for 2019
La Crosse-Onalaska, Wisconsin-Minnesota beat out Missoula, Montana for this year’s top spot
According to SmartAsset.com, Bend ranks No. 3 for 2019 in the fifth-annual study of the most fitness-friendly places in the U.S. behind La Cross-Onalaska, Wis.-Minn. and Missoula, Mont. The study is based on data from five categories, according to SmartAsset: the percentage of people walking or biking to work; the density of fitness professionals; the […]
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Top 10 Stories of 2018
A recap of the Source’s top stories, ranked by views on Bendsource.com
No. 1 Clothing Wars 10/26 Apparel giant Under Armour sends a cease and desist to local business By Chris Miller Under Armour sent a cease and desist order to Bend-based Cascade Armory Oct. 24, claiming Cascade Armory is creating brand confusion and that Under Armour is suffering from it. Short said he and his business […]
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A Cannabis Year in Review
Whereas a cannabis columnist looks back at the industry
As 2018 draws to a close, let’s follow up on some stories, assess where the cannabis industry stands—both Oregon’s and on a national scale—and what we might expect in the new year. Attorney General elf fired: Nation rejoices In January, Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum, which had offered states a semblance of protection from […]
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Nomadic Shipping Container Hotel Rooms
Portable hotels can be set up in half a day
The French hotel group AccorHotels has developed a new type of accommodation that can be placed virtually anywhere. It’s called the Flying Nest, made of six shipping containers stacked on top of each other and connected by a terraced walkway. One is set up at the Avoriaz Ski Resort and rents for 150 Euros (about […]
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Top 10 Accomplishments for the City of Bend
City manager weighs in on progress in 2018
Editor’s note: As we look back on 2018, we asked Bend’s City Manager Eric King to reflect on the progress made by the city staff and council. We gave him very little direction—other than a missive to “list accomplishments.” This is what he came up with. Fire Levy Success I’ve never seen a magazine with […]
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Another Visit to A Texas Detention Facility for Sen. Merkley
Oregon’s senator wants to shut down Trump’s “children’s prison”
Last weekend, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) made another trip to Texas, in an attempt to shine a light on the treatment of immigrant children and their families. Merkley said in a press release that he stopped in Tornillo, Texas—the site of the largest of the child detention facilities. Merkley said the tent camp now holds […]
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Wellness through Horses
A local woman’s healing journey turns into healing for others
Victims of domestic violence can react in many different ways. In the worst scenarios, some turn to drugs or alcohol to cope; others commit suicide as the burden becomes more than they can bear. Tammy Harty went the opposite route, taking a journey of healing that also helps others. When Harty—who’s a survivor of domestic […]