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2020 Women’s Issue

Celebrating our Women of the Year, inclusion in the outdoors, female chefs and brewers and so much more

Nicole VulcanMarch 4, 2020June 15, 2025

The Source Weekly has had a Women’s Issue for as long as we can remember. It’s our place to highlight some of the many stories of Central Oregon women doing important work—but this year, a new partnership sought to amplify women’s voices even further. The Source partnered with the Bend Chamber—which has had its own […]

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Woman of the Year

Jesse Durham of Sisters Coffee once ran a marathon to raise funds to help an all-women coffee co-op improve production

Nicole VulcanMarch 4, 2020April 2, 2025

Jesse Durham is a co-owner of Sisters Coffee Company—a brand started by her parents, Winfield and Joy Durham, in Sisters in 1989. Today, Jesse and her two brothers are at the helm of the company, which operates cafes in Sisters and Portland, as well as a wholesale business roasting and packaging 300,000 pounds of coffee […]

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Young Hero

Angie Acevedo, now a student at COCC, made a name for herself at Bend High, where she advocated for immigrants and people experiencing poverty

Nicole VulcanMarch 4, 2020May 30, 2025

Last spring, Angie Acevedo gave the senior speech in front of her graduating class at Bend Senior High School—the first person from a Hispanic background to do so in the 110+ years of commencement ceremonies at the school. Born in Los Angeles, Acevedo and her family moved to Bend when she was two years old. […]

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Advancing Women

Karina Smith, a believer in the power of challenges to push people forward

Nicole VulcanMarch 4, 2020September 28, 2024

A new category in the Bend Chamber’s awards this year, the Advancing Women category is intended to highlight the work of a person of any gender, working to advance the role of women in the community. The winner is Karina Smith, an educator working to promote equity through her role as Director of Regional Migrant Education […]

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Community Hero

Ruth Jones, supporting LatinX families through the JUNTOS program

Nicole VulcanMarch 4, 2020May 30, 2025

Ruth Jones works for Oregon State University’s Open Campus as a Latino Program Coordinator for an underserved population, in addition to serving on numerous nonprofit boards. She describes her job as one that “is truly rewarding.” The program she works for, “JUNTOS,” means “Together” in English, and is in every middle and high school in […]

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Lifetime Achievement

Lawnae Hunter has had a remarkable career—but her passion lies in teaching and servant leadership

Nicole VulcanMarch 4, 2020May 28, 2025

Lifetime Achievement winner Lawnae Hunter has had a successful career in real estate-related activities. The real estate company she led in California had five offices and 300 sales people before she sold it in 2003. Today, she’s the owner of PLUS Property Management and the chair of the Oregon Real Estate Agency—a governor’s appointment—but more […]

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Your Budtenders’ Favorite Products

THC comes in many shapes and sizes—here’s an inside look at what bud lovers enjoy the most

Isaac BiehlFebruary 26, 2020May 30, 2025

Weed has evolved quite a bit since its earliest usage, and you can find THC in a multitude of products. You can drink it, bathe in it and basically find it in about any product of your preference. They aren’t just used for fun, either. Many people are finding products to fit their specific needs—whether […]

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#InDaCouch

When doing nothing feels so right: A case for staying in while living in a town that never seems to stop being out

Isaac BiehlFebruary 26, 2020July 21, 2024

It’s Friday night. You get home from work, kick off your shoes and begin to carve the perfect spot out in your couch—then the notifications start coming in. “Hey, dude, let’s grab a beer!” “*Insert band here* is playing at Volcanic! Let’s go!” You read these texts and consider the fun it might be, but […]

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Make Cannabis Fun Again

Local nonprofit works toward the local development of “weed culture” and education

Cayla ClarkFebruary 26, 2020December 13, 2024

Lindsey Pate, the current president of the Cascades Cannabis Association, realized years ago that major changes had to be made within the local cannabis industry. The co-owner of a cannabis farm right outside of Terrebonne, Pate was extremely active in political advocacy for cannabis growers and distributors before joining the association. “It was and is […]

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Hemp’s Central Oregon Explosion

A bird’s eye view of the proliferation of hemp farms in Central Oregon

Greg Moring and Nicole VulcanFebruary 26, 2020August 21, 2024

If you’ve driven around rural Central Oregon lately and have taken note of a rise in farms growing stuff that looks like marijuana, you’re not imagining things. Those outdoor fields aren’t marijuana, however (plants containing THC have to be grown in greenhouses around these parts), but hemp—the stuff that goes into all those CBD products […]

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