“For each generation has but one chance to be judged by future generations, and this is our time.” — FROM GOV. BARBARA ROBERTS’ INAUGURAL ADDRESS, JANUARY 1991 It’s 2017. Despite the presidential popular vote numbers this past November, no woman has yet to break the United States’ biggest glass ceiling. Women as a whole continue […]
The Women’s Issue
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Woman of the Year: Betsy Warriner
From the ashes of Volunteer Connect rises a new phoenix: Volunteer Central Oregon. Here is the woman championing its cause.
At first glance, Betsy Warriner is demure, soft spoken and reserved. Her thoughts are well constructed, presented in a calm tone. Meeting with the Source in her home on the banks of Mirror Pond, the woman, her life and her surroundings point to another era – one of service, solitude and simplicity. But there’s something […]
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2016 Woman of the Year: Alice Elshoff
Educator and conservationist protecting Oregon’s natural treasures
As co-founder of Friends of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Alice Elshoff’s patience with the armed occupation near Burns unraveled on Jan. 9. She had patiently watched the armed takeover of the 188,000-acre preserve, admitting that she didn’t take it seriously at first. On that early Saturday in January, however, all that changed. She fired […]
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Liz Lawrence
Bend Police Department’s finest
On a recent ride along with Sgt. Liz Lawrence of the Bend Police Department, the integrity, honesty and caring nature of the officer comes across clear as day. Lawrence, who has been a part of Bend's police force for 25 years, makes herself available 24/7 to help people, leading BPD’s mental health unit, called the […]
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Molly Troupe
Lead distiller at Oregon Spirits Distillers
Molly Troupe took a very interesting path to becoming the lead distiller at Oregon Spirit Distillers. After studying forensic science and chemistry at Southern Oregon University, she then headed to Scotland for a master’s degree in brewing and distilling. Troupe is now blazing a trail through a traditionally male-dominated profession, and her story is a […]
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Sally Russell
Bend City Councilor
Sally Russell says she is ready. Having served as Mayor pro tem, she tells the Source Weekly that she wants to be Bend’s mayor. Russell was first elected to the Bend City Council in 2012 and will soon announce her re-election bid. Unlike many other cities, those who are elected Bend City Councilors choose a […]
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René Mitchell
Champion of the creative class
René Mitchell smiles in reflection. As head of René Mitchell creative, previous Caldera Arts Board member, and co-founder of Bend’s tbd Agency in 1998, she can count many victories for Central Oregon. Her work with Humm Kombucha, Deschutes Brewery, Mt. Bachelor and Sunriver Resort helped put Bend companies on the map. Along her path, she became […]
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The 2016 Women’s Issue
Women in their own words
This year, the Source staff submitted nominations for the publication's Woman of the Year, searching for role models in the Central Oregon community who are exceptional in professional, civic and personal endeavors. What we found, is that there are many women in our community who fit this description today going beyond it with visionary ideas […]
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She Works Hard for the Money
Wage inequality persists despite women’s gains
While most people think of April 14 as the 11th hour of income tax preparation, for half the population it has a different kind of economic significance. It’s the point in the year—combined with the previous 12 months—at which women will have finally earned as much as men did in the previous calendar year. Dubbed […]
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Are We There Yet?
Why women are still fighting for equality
Are We There Yet? By many accounts, 2014 was a banner year for women, and it isn’t hard to see why. From the explosion of Twitter hashtags calling attention to the harassment and abuse of women, such as #YesAllWomen and #WhyIStayed, to the Columbia University student who carried around her mattress in protest of her […]
