Sneak Peek: Rehearsal for Shakespeare in the Park
Brace yourselves, because the onslaught of folks visiting for the Great American Eclipse is already headed our way. BUT! If you don’t want to A. leave Bend, B. rent out your house for a million bucks during eclipse week or C. have to brave anywhere that requires parking for the entire weekend before the eclipse,…
Central Oregon Eclipse Events
The 2017 total solar eclipse sweeps the nation on August 21, and NASA has labeled Oregon the best place for viewing. With ODOT estimating one million people flocking to Oregon for the event, many small towns in the path of totality have stepped up to the plate. Hundreds of festivals, campgrounds and museums will host…
Where Your Money Goes
With the adjournment of the Legislature on July 7, many people have questions about the budget. In simple terms, what got funded and what got left on the table? Per the Budget Information Brief provided by the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Oregon Legislature adopted a 2017-2019 budget from all sources of $74.432 billion. This is…
Local media should have access to police radio traffic, in real time
This week, the Deschutes County 9-1-1 Service District made the move from an analog-based radio system to a more modern, digital trunked system. Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson told the Source Weekly Tuesday that the old system had reached the “end of its life.” The upside to the switch: the gaps in coverage that sometimes…
Eclipsing All Other Views
O n Aug. 21, the vast majority of people in Central Oregon will be staring at the sky, watching the moon move in front of the sun, and seeing dusk hit in the middle of the morning. Many will still have to go to work, and those who don’t will likely be seeking out the…
Picks of the Week: August 2-9
Deschutes County Fair Wednesday 2- Sunday 6 FUNTASTIC FAIR — Celebrating 95 years, this is THE family summer event. A slew of world-renowned acts hit the stage. Country legends Montgomery Gentry and folk-songstress Melissa Etheridge wow crowds while kids enjoy carnival rides, petting zoos, bucking rodeos, spectacular talent shows, 4-H competitions and more. // All…
Open Minds
G oing into “Food Evolution,” I thought I had an idea what the documentary was going to be like, based on the name. Documentaries about food sustainability, organic farming, biodiversity and eating healthy are popular right now, and with Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Sequel” a few weeks from release, I figured this would be another…
Art for All
Once again, art is emerging from the galleries and spilling into the streets. B end, as we recently noted, has pieces displayed everywhere from narrow alleys to sizable highway roundabouts. Now it’s Redmond’s turn. The city just installed three of six sculptures slated to debut this summer as part of its “Art Around the Clock”…
Blonde, James Blonde
I ‘ve spent the last month or two rewatching every single Bond movie ever made. There are three things Bond does in every one of his movies: 1) He fights bad guys. 2) He drinks a martini because he’s a fancy dandy and 3) he very aggressively finds someone to have sex with until he…
Nailed it in the Backcountry?
How does freeze-dried chili sound for dinner? After a long day of hiking with a 20 to 40 pound backpack, almost anything sounds good. Lots of the pre-made backpacking dinners on the market today are pretty tasty, but they can have gassy side effects. One reviewer on REI.com for Alpine Aire Black Bart Chili said,…
Coffee, Cannabis and Smugness
O regon offers an amazing array of three things: coffee, cannabis and a sense of smugness that is palatable when bikes, beards or microbrews are being discussed. (“It’s called “Fixed Gear Red Whisker Ale,” and it’s the best beer ever made by anyone, anywhere.”) I don’t enjoy biking, rarely drink, and as I can only…
Total Eclipse of the Heart
On Aug. 21, millions of people will share in a communal experience that surpasses socio-economidc class, gender, race, political ties and more— and all for just a few bucks. (Or several thousands, if you’re one of those AirBnbers…) As the path of totality crosses over 14 states—stretching from Oregon to South Carolina—will yield something not…
Soak It In
W ayward Soul, a Bend-based eclectic band that blends styles ranging from Americana and roots to soul and funk, played last year’s Brokedown Soakdown festival at Summer Lake Hot Springs, and can’t wait to return this summer. “We’re going to try to reel it off for the second year,” Cameron Harris, Wayward Soul’s bassist says.…
Where Are They Now?
Fukushima is the best description of Rob. A toxic calamity of indefinite proportions, insatiable destruction spreading since 2011—when I last bought weed from him. R ob was a drug-fueled mess, his attention span mere nanoseconds until another sound or half-thought struck, his ramshackle home evidence of assorted experiments in construction: Broken and poorly repaired siding;…
Traveling Storyteller
“I was doing this long before the term ‘Americana’ was applied to any form of music,” James McMurtry says of his music style. “I modeled my whole thing on Kris Kristofferson and Crazy Horse and The Band. My musical influences were more rock and roll.” U pon listening to McMurtry, who headlines at the Domino…
Cascade Lakes Relay & Twilight 5K — Two Races You Can’t Miss
Cascade Lakes Relay Friday 4 – Saturday 5 RELAY — Wanna race 216 miles amid high altitude, beautiful scenery and summer heat? Enticing, isn’t it, and luckily, you can take all the glory of having run the Cascade Lakes, and split the challenge with 11 of your favorite running partners who can bear the brunt…
Source Suggests: Fall Preview
Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out these great reading suggestions courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Café. Then stop into the shop for a discount on the books! With summer winding down (yes, it’s true, sadly), let’s take a look ahead at some of the best books coming our way this fall: Autumn…
Letters to the Editor July 24-31
In Response to, Naked Bike Ride (7/10) Ever since I first skinny-dipped in Fall Creek east of Eugene in the early 1970s, I have thought of bathing suits as being the most absurd item of clothing ever invented. You don’t wear one in the shower, so why wear one anytime you swim? I am not…
Ashley Volz, Deschutes County Emergency Services Coordinator
“This experience has been like a baptism by fire, for all of us.” W e’ve been hearing it for months: Deschutes County will double in size during the eclipse, up to 400,000 people — and Bend isn’t even in the path of totality. “Where are they getting those numbers?” you may ask. Here’s the answer:…
Little Bites: New Seasonal Release from Crater Lake Spirits
Crater Lake Spirits embraced berry season by taking blackberries, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries from local Oregon farms and soaking them in vodka for a month. They bottled that sweet berry infusion to create Northwest Berry Vodka, their latest seasonal release. New this year was the addition of strawberries, so if you tasted it last year…
A Take on the Housing Group Report
A s reported in the Source’s news story last week, “The Missing Jigsaw Piece,” the Bend 2030 Collaborative Housing Group presented its report to the Bend City Council July 19. The group issued policy recommendations to encourage affordable housing in Bend to households making between 80 and 175 per cent of area median income, defined…
Little Bites: 73rd Annual Buckaroo Breakfast
Since 1944, Central Oregonians have enjoyed a scrumptious fire-cooked meal at the Buckaroo Breakfast on the Sunday morning of the Deschutes County Fair. Breakfast is served up with live music and includes pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, fresh made hash browns and pan bread. The experience is just as warm and friendly as it was in…
Redmond’s Growing Beer Footprint
Y ear after year, Redmond is striking more of its own presence in Central Oregon, becoming much more than simply “not Bend.” That’s the case with the region’s favorite drink as well, to the point that one can now do a mile-long walking tour and visit three fine beer locations in the space of an…
Butterflies by the ka-jillions!
“Hey, Jim, this is Linda Sears. I’m on the road over to the Valley and from the Hoodoo summit to Belknap Springs there are thousands of orange and black butterflies everywhere! What are they and what’s going on?” My wife, Sue, listening to the conversation at her computer quickly said, “Oh, boy! It’s another outbreak…
Insurance coverage (or lack thereof) got you down?
Keeping current on changes in healthcare can be overwhelming. Like an irrational tweeter, the fluctuations over coverage concerning preexisting conditions, who qualifies for Medicaid and Medicare, and possible tax credits or subsidies seems to zig-zag faster than can be searched on a smartphone. Some argue that the problem’s origins can be traced to the…
