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NLA Moving Forward

Newly formed neighborhood group working on its first presentation to the City Council
Chris Miller

With the Oct. 17 City Council check-in looming, the newly formed Neighborhood Leadership Alliance is working on what it may present as projects it can have signed off by the Bend City Council. One objective of the 2017 to 2019 Council Goals: to modernize and professionalize how City government operates by increasing the capacity of […]

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Schools to Change Boundaries

Bend-La Pine District seeks volunteers for its boundary committee
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

If there’s anything more emotion-inducing than seeing your little one go off to kindergarten, it may be knowing that this may be the last year she’ll go to that school. Changing school boundaries can be a heated issue, no matter what grade level. School boundary changes can even become a political touchpoint, pointing out divisions […]

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Outstanding Student Athletes

Nominated by school athletic directors, these kids are tough on the field—and in the classroom
Chris Miller

As part of the Source’s Back to School issue, we reached out to area high school athletic directors to see who the best and brightest of Bend are—both on and off the field. Dalton Payfer-Lockling Mountain View High School The senior plays both sides of the ball and special teams. He’s basically on the field […]

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Home Sales Cooling in Many Areas

Rising prices and low inventories pricing out buyers
Avatar photo Nick Nayne, Principal Broker

Several recent reports have stated that as of July, home purchase contracts have declined for the seventh consecutive month. These are commonly referred to as pending sales. While this is true on a national level, there are exceptions, such as the West, which includes our local market. Rising inventory levels are happening mainly in markets […]

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School Construction

New school buildings, secure lobbies and energy upgrades still underway at Bend-La Pine Schools
Chris Miller

School might have been out for the summer, but staff at Bend-La Pine Schools have been keeping busy over the past few months. Projects completed or underway include a new elementary school—set to open in the fall of 2019, safe lobbies and remodeling projects, as well as planning for a new high school. Funds for […]

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Big Bucks to Knute’s Campaign

Nike co-founder Phil Knight recently donated $1 million to Buehler’s run for governor
Chris Miller

Nike co-founder Phil Knight recently donated $1 million to Knute Buehler’s campaign, according to an article written by the Willamette Week. Although the donation hasn’t been recorded with the Secretary of State’s office—and Buehler’s spokewoman, Monica Wroblewski hasn’t confirmed the donation—Willamette Week said Knight’s total donation is now $1.5 million for this year’s gubernatorial run. Outside […]

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Products We Didn’t Love

If we could invent the worst cannabis products, these would be them. Oh wait, we DID invent these
Josh Jardine

Having this platform to share canna-centric news, viewpoints and historical insight is a great privilege. It also means being besieged with new products for review, and that can be… problematic. What seems awesome to the team that produced the item/product in question is sometimes not viewed with the same enthusiasm by those asked to test […]

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Sheriff Nelson Endorses Pro-Measure 105 Statement

DA John Hummel is still against repealing Oregon’s sanctuary law
Chris Miller

On Aug. 27, 15 Oregon sheriffs from mostly rural counties—including Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson—endorsed a statement from Clatsop County Sheriff Thomas J. Bergin, asking voters to repeal Oregon’s “illegal-immigrant” sanctuary statute. Ballot Measure 105 would “repeal the state law, Oregon Revised Statute 181A.820, which forbids state agencies, including law enforcement, from using state resources […]

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Judge Rules Ochoco OHV Trail Plan Illegal

One more judge will review plan before final decision
Brian Jennings

A controversial Forest Service plan to establish a 137-mile trail for off-road vehicles in the Ochoco National Forest has been shot down by a federal judge in Pendleton, Ore. Patricia Sullivan issued her decision after a decade-long effort led by the Forest Service to include OHVs into the forest’s travel management plan. While the plan was […]

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