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Listen: A New Vision for Redmond with City Councilor Clifford Evelyn 🎧

Born and raised in New York City, Evelyn has lived and worked in predominantly white communities in the Pacific Northwest for most of his life. He’s not afraid to challenge small town paradigms.
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For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with Redmond City Councilor Clifford Evelyn. Evelyn won an insurgent victory in 2020 through a campaign of connecting with local business owners and others in the community, despite the constraints of COVID-19. Evelyn talked about how his message resonated with people who want to see more […]

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Listen: Source Weekly Update 3/11 🎧

Stats and updates about recreational use in Central Oregon
by Ella Gann

What effects did 2020 events have on trails in Central Oregon? Learn how COVID-19, wildfires, and stay-at-home orders are affecting recreational use in 2021, and find out about implementation of an online, limited-entry permit system from the Forest Service. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 3/11

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Listen: Buddhism in an Age of Societal Decline with Michael Scott Stevens 🎧

The founder of the Natural Mind Dharma Center in Bend discusses how spiritual practices increase coping mechanisms and brain health
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For this week’s episode of “Bend Don’t Break” we talk with Michael Scott Stevens, a Buddhism teacher and founder of the Natural Mind Dharma Center. When Stevens opened the center in 1996, Bend was a one-brewery ski town. Today, there’s a yoga studio on every corner and a growing community of spiritual seekers that regularly […]

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Listen: Source Weekly Update 3/4 🎧

March 4 St. Charles strike and body cam plans for the local sheriff’s office
by Ella Gann

In this week’s podcast, technical employees at St. Charles Medical Center plan to strike on March 4 in hopes of resolving a contract dispute with their employer, and deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office choose body cams to begin wearing in early May. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 3/4

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Listen: Kate Fitzpatrick of the Deschutes River Conservancy on Collaborative Stewardship 🎧

The DRC was created to bring a wide range of voices to the table to address the impacts irrigation on the Deschutes River
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For this week’s episode of “Bend Don’t Break” we talk with Kate Fitzpatrick, the executive director of the Deschutes River Conservancy. While there are quite a few environmental organizations in Central Oregon at least partially dedicated to restoring the Deschutes, the DRC is unique in both its mission and structure. Kate explains the history of […]

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Listen: Source Weekly Update 2/18 🎧

Bend’s newest neighborhood, taproom conversion, and a new location to eat in Prineville
by Ella Gann

A housing project for veterans that could be used as a model for other homeless programs, a taproom that’s handing over the keys to a wine bar, and a new food cart pod opening in Prineville — all in this week’s podcast. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 2/18

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Listen: Surviving the Isolation and Anxiety of the Pandemic with Dr. Sabrina Hadeed-Duea 🎧

OSU professor and professional counselor recommends daily doses of the outdoors and intentional connections with friends, family and neighbors as the pandemic drags on…
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For this week’s episode of “Bend Don’t Break” we talk with Dr. Sabrina Hadeed-Duea, a Licensed Professional Counselor and adjunct professor at Oregon State University – Cascades. During this conversation Hadeed-Duea details the benefits of wilderness therapy and explores the challenges and rewards of Zoom counseling. She also discusses the cultural implications of COVID precautions […]

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Listen: Oregon’s U.S. Rep Cliff Bentz Condemns the Violence at the Capitol 🎧

Bentz weighs in on how to overcome divisiveness in national politics and his connections to Central Oregon
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For this week’s episode of “Bend Don’t Break” we talk with Oregon’s District Two U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario). He represents Bend and all of Eastern Oregon in Washington, D.C. Bentz just took over for former U.S. Representative Greg Walden who had previously held his seat for more than two decades. Throughout this conversation, Bentz discussed […]

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Zombies Attack Bend! ▶ [With Video]

A new virtual reality arena opens on Bend’s east side
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It’s my first time at Zero Latency, the virtual reality arena that recently opened on Third Street in Bend. I’m terrible at first, but over the course of the first 15-minute game in the arena, I get better at knowing where the zombies—my height and making creepy noises all the while—are coming from.

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