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Food on the Fly
As the world turns its attention to vaccines and the promise of a new year that will bring far better days than 2020’s, it might be easy to forget that a few short months ago, thousands of Oregonians lost their homes during one of the most destructive summer wildfire seasons the state has ever seen.…
Listen: Source Weekly Update 12/31 🎧
This week, we look into Governor Kate Brown’s decision to let school districts decide locally when to resume in-person education. What will the district officials choose to do? Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 12/31
Under New Guidance, Districts Can Decide When to Re-Open. So When Will They?
Gov. Brown says school districts can decide locally when to resume in-person instruction “district by district, school by school” and hopes more schools open by Feb. 15.
Pearl’s Puzzle – Week Of Dec. 24
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Soup Survey: Broccoli Cheese a Favorite for Source Readers
Over the past several weeks, the Source has been running an online survey asking locals to weigh in on their favorites among five wintertime soups. A classic tomato soup was high on the list of finalists, while French onion—simple yet seemingly fancy—hardly ranked at all. Beef stew, another option, didn’t get many votes, and neither…
Rest in Paradise
It’s amazing to me that right now we’re living in a time where a movie like “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” can unceremoniously get dropped on Netflix, stay in the top 10 for a week or two and then get shuffled into a back catalogue where only the most industrious of surfers will discover it. In…
What Does 2021 Hold for the Housing Market?
The year 2020 has been anything but usual and the housing market is no exception. The housing market has been fueled by 50-year low interest rates and a tsunami of relocations driven by a significant increase in remote workers. Combine this with the growing desire/need for more space and the result is a housing market…
Drop Dud, Gorgeous & Fate Club
Drop Dud, Gorgeous I typically avoid conflict to keep from having ugly conversations. I’m in an unhappy relationship, and it’s clearly not fixable. I always rely on the other person to end a relationship, even when it’s making me really miserable. Why do I do this, and how do I change? —Stuck Girl Note that…
Free Will Astrology—Week of December 23
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The birds known as red knots breed every year in the Arctic regions. Then they fly south—way south—down to the southern edge of South America, more than 9,000 miles away. A few months later they make the return trip to the far north. In 1995, ornithologists managed to put a monitoring…
Birds in Binoculars
There is a well-developed pastime taking place across the nation that keeps thousands of people occupied from dawn to dark. You can usually find them congregated around bodies of water, binoculars glued to their eyeballs. The sounds coming from these groups are usually subdued, with sudden outbursts, such as, “Are you sure?!”, “NO…!”, “Hey!” or…
The Smooth Sound of KENZI
Sometimes you hear a voice for the first time that immediately latches on to you—one that you can’t help but be thoroughly impressed by. It’s not something that happens every day, nor can you quite predict when it will happen, but it happened when I first heard a KENZI song. Based in Bend, KENZI is…
Pro File: Jules Jimreivat, Professional Rock Climber
Plastered to a sheer rock face, hundreds of feet above the ground, gripping tiny holds with her fingers and standing on dime-width edges, Jules Jimreivat surveys the current landscape, her only safety being a 9-millimeter-thick climbing rope connected to her waist harness, and her skill and mental toughness developed through years of climbing. Like a…
Letters to the Editor 12/24/20
Editor’s note: Without the usual familial requirement to spend all waking hours of Christmas with a gaggle of over-sugared family members, my nuclear unit, aka my safe COVID pod, (consisting of two family members) has decided to go skiing. Do the fellow snow riders reading this feel like they’ve scored the jackpot when they manage…
If You’re New Here: Let’s Talk Sno Parks
If you’re new here in Bend or Central Oregon and you’re trying to figure out all the ways to enjoy winter fun, one of the classic destinations is definitely a winter sno park. It’s a mystery that stretches from Oregon to Washington to California sno parks: Why no “w” in snow? Maybe there was no…
Tilting-at-Windmills is Not What Deschutes County—or Congressional District 2—Needs
This week, a number of developments have served as reminders of the difference between productive and obstructive forms of governance. Let’s skip over the protracted, partisan battle that came ahead of this week’s passage of a new economic relief package by Congress and look instead at some local examples. It now appears that the Deschutes…
To-Go Cocktails Coming Soon to Oregon
Is it a game-changer or a survival strategy? Whether you’re a restaurant owner or just an Oregonian who likes to grab takeout, it could be both. On Dec. 21, during its marathon one-day special session, Oregon lawmakers passed legislation that allows food service establishments to sell to-go cocktails as part of takeout and delivery offerings.…
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Noticias en Español ▶ [con video]
Como parte de sus metas de vitalidad económica para el 2019-2021 – economic vitality goals for 2019-2021, el concejo municipal de la ciudad de Bend pidió aumentar, por un 20%, el número de espacios disponibles para el cuidado infantil, en comparación con septiembre del 2019. Debido en parte a los retos relacionados con COVID-19, el…
The Christmas Tree That Almost Killed Us
I poured steaming hot chocolate into a thermos and grabbed a few metal camping mugs. My sister Lori had just moved in with us after leaving Los Angeles, and we were taking her out to cut down her first Christmas tree. Lori, her eight-month-old golden retriever, Mochi, my husband Jim and I were headed into the…
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In a Child Care Desert, More Spots Dry Up ▶ [With Video]
As part of its economic vitality goals for 2019-2021, the Bend City Council sought to increase available child care slots by 20% as compared to September 2019. Due in part to challenges related to COVID-19, the Council has fallen behind its goal to increase child care availability in the area. Like much of Oregon, Bend…
Bend Police Testing Body Cams
Following a summer of racial unrest and ongoing calls for more police accountability, officers with the Bend Police Department began testing various body cams Dec. 21. “Over the last six months, the Bend Police Department established a body-worn camera working group consisting of members from the police department, City of Bend Legal Department, and the…
Are COVID Restrictions Enforceable? An Explainer for Faith and Food
Rulings in the U.S. Supreme Court are having an effect on how faith institutions can gather here in Oregon. Late in the afternoon on Dec. 18, faith leaders in the state received an email from Gov. Kate Brown’s director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, clarifying a legal change to the state’s guidance for faith institutions.…
