United Airlines to Offer Direct Flights To Chicago
Starting next June people in Central Oregon can fly directly to the Windy City. According to a press release from the Redmond Municipal Airport, United Airlines will offer direct flights to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport starting on June 6, 2019. SkyWest Inc. will operate the daily non-stop flights using the Embraer 175 series aircraft, which can…
Meal Planning Made Easy Workshop
The idea behind meal planning is that instead of asking “what’s for dinner?” each night, you decide, shop and prep for the week ahead. In this free, hour-long workshop, Kristi Coughlin of Effectual Nutrition will go over how to make meal planning simple—promising you won’t spend all day on Sunday in the kitchen prepping food.…
Weekend Warrior: Christmas Countdown
‘Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all throughout Bend, no one was sleeping – not you nor your friends… Here’s what’s ahead for the weekend. Kaden Wadsworth An eclectic mix of jazz, hip-hop, and more – Wadsworth brings a lot to the stage that is definitely worth checking out. As a young and fresh talent,…
Almost Practically Perfect in Every Way
In a world where new movies are just sequels and book adaptations, Mary Poppins Returns is… both? The fun loving, magical somewhat of a narcissistic nanny, Mary Poppins, takes flight again in “Mary Poppins Returns.” Mary, played by Emily Blunt, yet again comes to the Banks house to help an overworked father find the importance…
Holiday Outings
You’ve been cooped up in the house with your relatives for days—a length of time that has you plotting next year’s destination holiday in the tropics, sans familia. But now’s not the time to lose your sh*t, budding Grinch—because you still have to keep those relatives entertained for a few more days. Let these clutch…
Freddie Mac’s Report on Housing Shortages
According to a Freddie Mac Research Report released Dec. 5, the current national housing shortage is about 2.5 million units. After calculating long-term demand, the report concludes that in order to make up for several years of building shortages, the housing market may need to supply more than 1.6 million units per year. Major factors…
Gung Ho For Shows: Die Hard
Die Hard Live: Seven actors do a live script reading of “Die Hard” featuring lots of blood, wigs and questionable German accents. Film Critic Jared Rasic plays decorated officer Al Powell, so come throw produce at him if he’s terrible. Actually, throw produce either way…he should eat better. Fri., Dec. 21 7:30 pm 2nd Street…
Free Will Astrology—Week of December 20
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Studies show that the best possible solution to the problem of homelessness is to provide cheap or free living spaces for the homeless. Not only is it the most effective way of helping the people involved; in the long run, it’s also the least expensive. Is there a comparable problem in…
Humble Beet Soup to To-Go Program Eliminates Waste
In an ongoing effort to transition from single-use containers, The Humble Beet has introduced a soup to-go program. When you buy soup, it comes in a reusable, durable container with a sealable lid. If you want to bring the container back you receive a full deposit refund, similar to their existing lasagna and casserole program.…
Letters to the Editor
In Response to, “Powering the Dredge” on 12/13 The so-called “process” referred to by Mr. Fuller reached its culmination during the March 18, 2015, Bend City Council meeting. The crowd overflowed into the lobby, and at least 75 percent of those offering public testimony DISAGREED with the “alternative vision,” which would have used up $5…
Whiskey and Bourbon Winners Announced
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s second public drawing for rare and limited-edition liquors concluded with 7,663 entries for the opportunity to purchase a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle and the Buffalo Trace Distillery Antique Collection. Entrants were allowed a single entry for each of the 11 products, with no one winning more than one. Bendite Mathew…
A Brush with a Papa Owl
I once had a sheep-raising pal—one of the Shumway boys—lead me to an active great horned owl pair that was using an old red-tailed hawk’s nest in the top of a juniper that had been blown over near Alfalfa. Telling this tale, you have to realize that old pals have different ways of looking at humor,…
Things That Go Bump In The Knight and Girls Just Wanna Have Funding?
I’m confused. Does treating women as equals mean not doing those things that would previously have been considered chivalrous, like opening doors and giving a woman your coat? What’s now considered polite, and what’s considered offensive? —Bewildered The response by some women these days to men’s well-intentioned acts must tempt at least a few men…
Displacing the Music
Central Oregon is home to a host of weekly open mics that allow budding musicians a forum for playing in public. When the Source published a story about open mics in February, we counted at least nine regularly scheduled events at local taverns, bars and coffee shops. That number is down by at least one,…
Jacob Norris: Painting in the Wild
It’s a testament to a community when an artist wants to stay settled in the place they began. For Jacob Norris, his painting began when he was a student at Mountain View High School and he studied with Ken Roth. That relationship proved influential for Norris, who apprenticed with Roth for several years after high…
Package Pirates
Shopping while sitting on your couch buried underneath a comfy blanket—cup of coffee in one hand, smartphone in the other—seems like a stress-free way to buy holiday gifts. That is, unless package pirates steal your delivery. An online post from Bend Nov. 6 tells the tale: “Package thieves stealing off porches!” the post’s headline read.…
Gifting Kitchen Experiences
Gifts are piling up under our Christmas tree in the spirit of giving and spreading joy this holiday season. But are they spreading as much joy as we think? After a 20-year study, Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University, concluded that experiences provide more joy than things. Millennials already get this. According…
Interpretation of Tourism Tax Dollars Could Set Precedent
It’s no secret that having an adequate supply of workforce housing is an issue in Central Oregon. When a city such as Bend lacks a sufficient amount of low- to middle-income housing, the economy can suffer. Business owners in the service and hospitality industries can attest: It’s tough to find and retain quality employees when…
It’s Awesome Beer Season
This “Craft” column is still in its infancy, and as the resident beer enthusiast-turned-beer writer, I’ve created a rating system to make things interesting. I’m calling it the Drinkability Scale. It ranges from 1 to 5, 1 being the least drinkable and 5 being the most drinkable. I’m defining drinkability as something many people would…
Thwip!
Since 2002, we’ve received six Spider-Man movies of wildly varying qualities, spread out over three separate franchises. First, we had Tobey Maguire’s emo Spider-Man, followed by Andrew Garfield’s spunkier take on the character. When the Marvel Cinematic Universe got its hands on the web slinger, we got Tom Holland’s pitch-perfect portrayal of Peter Parker and…
Threading the Needle
We’re all searching for something—a purpose, a home, or a group to call our own. That feeling is one that sticks around for most of our lives. Joshua Langlais, of Bend, is trying to help connect those dots for not just us, but himself as well. Originally from Portland, Maine, Langlais is the creator of…
Running on Empty
Clint Eastwood has been responsible for some of the most iconic and lasting movies ever made, both as a director and an actor. In films such as “A Fistful of Dollars” and “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” he helped redefine the western for a modern audience—but it was as a director that he…
Llama Love
Terri Holm considers the llamas on her three-and-a-quarter-acre Bend ranch to be more pets than livestock. “I like to say they’re somewhere between a cat and a dog,” she says, because while they can’t exactly cuddle in your lap, they’re very social, friendly and loaded with personality. In addition to providing fiber for individual crafters…
Farm Bill Puts Hemp on Par with Other Crops
Dec. 12 brought historic news for a relatively new and lucrative agricultural market when the House passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, informally called “the Farm Bill.” As a result of the Farm Bill, hemp, the non-psychoactive version of the cannabis plant, will be removed from the Controlled Substances list, and federal law will…
Wellness through Horses
Victims of domestic violence can react in many different ways. In the worst scenarios, some turn to drugs or alcohol to cope; others commit suicide as the burden becomes more than they can bear. Tammy Harty went the opposite route, taking a journey of healing that also helps others. When Harty—who’s a survivor of domestic…
A Lifelong Dream
If you’re a fan of the local live music scene in Bend, you’ve probably seen Jess Ryan drawing an audience at various venues — either solo at open mics, or with her ensemble The Jess Ryan Band. Primarily influenced by alt rock bands of the ’90s, her band’s sound features blues-drenched lead guitar, groovy bass…
