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Kim Brannock was running along the Deschutes River Trail on an October afternoon in 2013 when she saw them: fish. Hundreds of dead and dying fish, in a side channel of the Deschutes. She couldn’t stand by and do nothing, so she organized a bucket brigade to move the remaining fish to the main channel. […]
Like other Bendites, mobbing around town on bicycles, I love listening to tunes. Living near College Way and Portland, I travel through a gauntlet of street crossings and roundabouts to reach the nearest noteworthy destination, Newport Market. The dilemma of whether to listen to music while bike commuting, since it can be dangerous, has plagued […]
O ne of Hollywood’s most powerful producers, a man accustomed to churning out Oscar statues like so much theater popcorn, winds up in disgrace after explosive, widespread charges of sexual harassment. A “lone wolf” gunman smashes out the windows inside his Las Vegas hotel suite before opening fire on the crowd gathered for a concert […]
T he City of Bend is 35.9 square miles—hardly a megalopolis that makes walking, biking or otherwise getting out of your car to get around a daunting task. And while the bike rack at the Source is often filled with at least a few two-wheeled steeds most workdays, most of us could do better. So […]
I n a past life I was a yoga teacher. If a past life was measured in years, and those years were three. You know, one of the snobby, Lululemon pant wearing, “I can’t believe she didn’t give me 10 minutes of full savasana” complainers. Or the huffy, “I just can’t find a Hatha class […]
A whistle sounds and the clacking of skates against waxed, concrete floors becomes the lively soundtrack to hard hits and even harder falls. It’s Sunday morning. While some people are sipping mimosas at their favorite brunch spot, the Lava City Roller Dolls are working up a sweat playing the full-contact, full-throttle sport of roller derby. […]
W hen people leave Bend to stake their flags elsewhere, some take a twinkle in their eye, one that reflects time spent outside enjoying the high desert. For others, the Bend way of life rubs off on them, never letting them forget the Central Oregon way of life. For Nathan Trautman, living in Bend for […]
I t’s the vista from which settlers looked out over the domain that would one day be known as Beer Town, USA. It’s locals’ daily exercise challenge, countless dogs’ dusty stomping grounds, and a site of many a July 4th fire. It’s also the place where Carol Smith got her life back. Regular Source readers […]
N o one wants to return from a morning run with a scratchy throat, stinging eyes, and lungs that feel like Muhammad Ali’s speed bag. With several wildfires clawing their way through Central Oregon, athletes of all levels should be aware of what they’re up against. Smoke from nearby wildfires has turned Bend and the […]
Since inception, the four standing waves of the central channel at Bend’s landmark Whitewater Park have ushered and welcomed rivergoers from novice to expert. On Aug. 30, the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance invites one and all to the first of what’s hoped to be an annual Whitewater Festival in which paddlers can celebrate and showcase […]
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