Kroger Campaign Greens Up
John Kroger seems to be shaping up as the environmentalists' choice to be Oregon's next attorney general.
Sportsmen Stung by Smith Snub
Hunters and anglers from Oregon and across the country who went to Washington last week to lobby for legislation on global climate change got a chilly reception in Sen. Gordon Smith's office.
Could Oregon Pick the Next President?
With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama neck-and-neck going into the home stretch, it looks like Oregon could make history this year: Its presidential primary might actually matter.
Learn the Brazilian Beat: Jovino Santos Neto comes back to teach and jam some Brazilian jazz
Jovino Santos Neto serves up some spicy latin rhythms at the Old Stone Church.It's been a while since we had a helping of Brazilian jazz here in Bend, but after a ten-year absence, Jovino Santos Neto and his jazz trio return to Central Oregon to lay down their hip-shaking Latin beats, while sharing some knowledge…
Book ’em, Bret: A talk with Bend’s concert genie
promoter extraordinaire Bret Grier on a break from the usual midtown mayhem. There's really no logical reason why Bend gets as much live music as it does, but we'll offer one semi-rational explanation: Bret Grier. This is the local promoter that has brought us Flogging Molly, John Butler Trio, and Pinback (and that's just in…
EOTO: Thursday 14 – The Annex
Great, strange things come from great, strange things. Case in point: EOTO, the electronic music duo comprised of former String Cheese Incident drummers Michael Travis and Jason Hann.
Slushy Deeds: Hell’s Belles at WinterFest
The Rawk Zone, where clothes are flying and riffs are ripping everywhere you look.Call Sound Check a pigeonholer, but there's something a little contrived - Jack Black-esque, if you will - about five young women taking to the stage to fulfill their rock dreams via the prepaid glory of AC/DC's music. Thing is, Jack Black…
Got Power?
You gaze around the crowded smoke filled room. The party is a cacophony of people laughing, drinking and in different stages of discourse and intercourse. Staring out the window is that one strange girl who doesn't really want to socialize, but has an allure that everyone wants to know. Chan (pronounced Sean) Marshallm better known…
A Waterlogged Plot: Scenery can’t rescue Fool’s Gold
I told you we’d be able to find something worthless on the bottom of the ocean.All that glitters may not be gold, but if you're willing to check your brain at the door, you’ll find a brief respite from winter in the new romantic/action comedy, Fool's Gold. Director Andy Tenant (Sweet Home Alabama) leads us…
Two-Wheeled Movies: WebCyclery Movie Night keeps their cycling series rolling with Pedal
Hell hath no furry like a New York City bicycle messenger.Although snow is still on the ground and most folks have their bikes tucked neatly away in the storage shed for another month or two, cycling is never quite on the backburner in this two-wheel obsessed town. Riders who can't actually get out on the…
Running with the Devil: Devil May Cry 4
The clear cut number one in ’07It seems like game publishers don't make original games anymore, just sequels to hit games, and Capcom is no exception. Its latest release "Devil May Cry 4" is the third sequel to the hit game Capcom released on the Playststion 2 back in 2001. The original was a forerunner…
Caveman vs. Cavewoman: Defending the Caveman gives a one-man look at relationships
Barney Rubble is going to want that TV back.There are some differences between men and women - far beyond what you may have learned from a nervous junior high school nurse in your first sex education class. And whether you like it or not, these dissimilarities are funny and there's never been a shortage of…
This is Still Cowboy Country
Rick Steber is a local literary hero, the author of more than 30 books, many of them set in Central Oregon. But it still took more than 100 pages for me to start to care about the main character in his new novel, Forty Candles on a Cowboy Cake. The novel focuses on a character…
Welcome Back to the Pac
THOMAS WOLFE REVISTED Gazing into the Source's crystal ball (you'll generally find the orb amidst the flying fish at the Colorado roundabout) and Left Field sees, after the 2008 NFL season, the following chain of events: Mike Holmgren finishes the last year of his contract and retires from Seattle; Tyrone Willingham is relieved of his…
Great Backyard Bird Count: No experience needed for massive bird count
Spotted Towhee willing to be tallied while pigging out on free food. If you're stuck indoors and wish you could get out to do some birding, don't feel bad. The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is about to happen! For four days, Feb. 15 to 18, you can count every bird on your feeder. You…
Wild and Wacky WinterFest: Rail jams, sprints and a torturous tri
A crazy weekend of outdoor festivities kicked off Friday evening with lycra-clad nordies sprinting on a one-block long course. Competitors went head to head as the sun was setting on a crisp, clear, evening as spectators began collecting downtown to check out the Bend WinterFest. The racers skied down the manicured track between Bond and…
Gourmet Ski Food
A Clif Bar and a Camelbak might be all you need to survive a Nordic ski trip to a local shelter, but why stop there? As long as you're carrying a pack, you might as well fill it with something delicious to beat the bonk. Since local ski shelters have woodstoves, creating a gourmet feast…
Gourmet Ski Food
A Clif Bar and a Camelbak might be all you need to survive a Nordic ski trip to a local shelter, but why stop there? As long as you’re carrying a pack, you might as well fill it with something delicious to beat the bonk. Since local ski shelters have woodstoves, creating a gourmet feast…
Dig Deep: Bend’s newest sushi joint is worth
Sushi with miso soup at DeepSince Deep opened I have heard everything from rave reviews to bitter complaints about the downtown restaurant. Rarely were the complaints about the food or the atmosphere, but rather the price and the service. It was time I quit dabbling in the occasional appetizer and mixed drink and took the…
Dig Deep: Bend’s newest sushi joint is worth
Sushi with miso soup at DeepSince Deep opened I have heard everything from rave reviews to bitter complaints about the downtown restaurant. Rarely were the complaints about the food or the atmosphere, but rather the price and the service. It was time I quit dabbling in the occasional appetizer and mixed drink and took the…
What Remains: A whirlwind tour of Central Oregon’s nearly forgotten history
Towns die for innumerable reasons. Whether changes in transit, the advent of the automobile, railroads or highways rerouted, or natural disasters, floods and fires. Chaos is another cause: Narrows, Oregon, was nearly eaten whole by jackrabbits until a bounty was placed on their ears; early Paisley never quite recovered from a failed payroll robbery that…
A Valentine for Your Local Recruiter
Life can get kind of lonely for a military recruiter sitting around in an office in a shopping center all day. So the good ladies of the anti-war group Code Pink are planning a nice Valentine's Day visit to the Army recruiting office in Bend. Two local Code Pink members, Joy Newhart and Thiel Larson,…
1984 Arrived a Little Late
Each week The Source highlights a letter that stands out from the rest of the mailbag. We're rewarding those who put a little more effort, thought and passion into their missives with a $25 gift certificate from Dinner's Ready. This week's winner is Bob Jeremiah who points out what he sees as the disturbing similarities…
We Are SO Ashamed
I've lost track of who authors "The BOOT" column, but it matters not. The column titled "Civil Union Victory" on Page 7 of the Feb. 7 issue states that Judge Mosman's ruling related to "an initiative to repeal Oregon's civil union law for the ballot." There are two things wrong with that: 1) It was…
Git Along, Little Bushie
The occupier of the White House gave his final State of the Union address and is now tantalizingly close to retirement, where he can ride around the Crawford "ranch," crashing his bicycle instead of the economy, whacking weeds instead of people. This fake cowboy and his fraudulent administration have pistol-whipped the American public for so…
Keepin’ It Pretty
Just wanted to drop a line and say I really enjoy reading the online version of the Source. I am a Bend resident stationed overseas in the U.
Balance the Recruiters’ Pitch
Wow, Charles Sweckert's letter is a difficult one to reply to because it's so rhetorical – no facts, just questions. Military recruiters have a place they can recruit; it's called a recruiting station. They have no business preying on our junior and high school students. I think it is important that those of us who…
The Brilliance of Kristol
As The Bulletin searches high and low to find political columnists who mirror the local newspaper's incredibly conservative viewpoints, it probably needs to be pointed out what a fine job they have done with their addition of Bill Kristol. This is his most recent insight (Sunday, Feb.
Juniper Ridge After the Divorce
"City, Juniper developers reconcile," said the headline at the top of the front page of Bend's daily newspaper last Thursday. The headline was off the mark. Instead of a reconciliation, the City of Bend and its Juniper Ridge master developer have agreed on a divorce settlement.
TaserMania
The Taser is the ideal law enforcement tool - a weapon that can bring an unruly, maybe dangerous suspect down at a safe distance without causing death or any lasting harm.
Video & photos: Rawkity rawk and public service with Hell’s Belles
By all accounts we’ve heard (and written), Hell’s Belles turned out a helluva performance at last Saturday night’s Bend Winterfestivities. Here are a few spare photos from the gig, as well as a video clip which documents a bit of bona fide rawking, along with some righteous crowd control. Read on for the juice.
