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Swatting Away the ‘Creepshow’

A local massage therapist’s images were appropriated by porn websites. Now she’s going public about the harassment that ensued
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Deanna Brodsky, who is a licensed massage therapist living and working in Bend, has something to say:  No, creeps; she doesn’t offer happy endings.  Brodsky has worked as an LMT for a combined 10 years in upstate New York, Colorado and now in Bend. As the owner of her practice, Brodsky registered Sweet Dee Massage, […]

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Redmond Library Gets Nod for ‘Superior Sustainability’

Hub City’s new public facility recognized in national and regional awards 
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The new Redmond Library, opened in January, cuts an imposing figure: Two stories of glass, wood and steel comprise a 40,000-square-foot facility that generates all its own energy, conserves water and has a lower carbon footprint compared to other buildings of its size. And for all that, the new downtown facility on SW Deschutes Avenue […]

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City of Bend Creates New Position for Wildfire Preparedness  

Melissa Steele is on a mission to teach you how to save your home
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Melissa Steele has seen firsthand the devastation a wildfire can cause. She not only lost her home in the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, but worked for Cal Fire at the time, trying to save other people’s lives and property. That fire was one of the deadliest and most destructive in California history. Now […]

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One Chapter Closing Leads to a New Beginning 

The East Bend Library is closing, six months before the new Central Library is expected to open
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Sarah Rankin visits the East Bend Library with her 1- and 3-year-old daughters on a regular basis, two or three times a month.  “I love picking out movies for us to watch…or recipe books for myself or crafting books,” she told the Source. Her oldest daughter’s first birthday was celebrated at the eastside library. “We […]

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Rescued Poodles Up for Adoption

Adoptions will be first come, first serve starting Friday, Oct. 3
by The Source Staff

The Humane Society of Central Oregon (HSCO) has been caring for more than 40 poodles rescued from a property in Alfalfa in early September. The dog’s owner, Lorinda Maxwell, is facing 49 counts of felony animal neglect. On Sept. 5, deputies and Animal Control Officers served a search warrant at Maxwell’s home on Elk Lane. […]

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Dr. Angeles, MD, FACS

Dr. Angeles, founder of the Angeles Wound Care Institute, partners with the nonprofit Angel Flight West to deliver advanced wound care to eastern Oregon
by Sally Compton

Dr. Adam Angeles, board-certified plastic surgeon, wound specialist and founder of the Angeles Wound Care Institute, a division of Bend Plastic Surgery, partners with Angel Flight West to bring advanced wound care services directly to patients in remote Oregon communities with no means of transportation to specialty clinics. Angel Flight West is a nonprofit organization […]

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A Good Man to Have in Your Corner

Mark Goodman, a sports medicine doctor, has found a creative way to blend outdoor recreation with philanthropy
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At one point during the Cascade Cycling Classic, Mark Goodman found himself hanging halfway out of a moving vehicle. Near Prineville, a professional bicycle racer had crashed. Despite rips in his cycling kit and road rash on his arm and leg, the racer hopped back on his bike in pursuit of the field. Goodman, who […]

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Sondra Marshall, Ph.D  

Local psychologist is accelerating elite competition opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities
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Sondra Marshall, Ph.D has become a familiar name across Central Oregon over the past two decades. The Bend-based psychologist founded the Programs of Evaluation, Development and Learning at St. Charles Health System, creating what has become a lifeline for local families navigating developmental and medical challenges. Marshall also helped launch the Central Oregon Concussion Program […]

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Top Docs of Central Oregon

Celebrating Health Care Heroes Giving Back to the Community
by The Source Staff

Central Oregon has no shortage of impressive people in any professional field, but this week we’re shining a spotlight on a handful of the “top docs” — or more accurately, “top medical professionals” — of our region. These “top docs” are not just serving their community in their practices, but also, going above and beyond […]

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Amy Snow, PA-C 

Local dermatologist travels hundreds of miles to donate hundreds of hours to people without access to care
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Amy Snow, physician assistant-certified, is a practitioner on the move.   Since March, she’s opened Snow Dermatology, taken her free mobile clinic to teenagers in rural Central Oregon and has offered free skin cancer screenings in remote areas of Oregon, as well as farmers markets. And that’s only the present. What’s she’s done in the past […]

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