Bend Has a New Mayor!
Jim Clinton was unanimously elected by the Bend City Council to be the next mayor of Bend tonight. Jodie Barram was elected 4-3 to serve as Mayor Pro Tem, which is like a deputy mayor. Mark Capell had also been nominated for the post. Clinton, Sally Russell, Doug Knight and Barram voted for Barram. Victor…
TONIGHT! LOFT Benefit Concert with MOsley WOtta
Through no fault of their own, LOFT (Living Options for Teens), has come under hard times. But thanks to a lot of serious fundraising work, they’re making it. But just. To catch up on the teen shelter read this week’s NEWS STORY. Then go support LOFT at this show. It’s tonight! All proceeds benefit the…
Extreme Pogo
Pogo may seem like a child’s toy to play around with on the driveway, but these guys have turned it into an extreme sport. A lot of the tricks they do are actually pretty crazy. Check it out!
Nintendo Game on Google Homepage – Right Now
If you’re super fried at work and looking to waste five minutes of your life, play this game on Google’s homepage. Old school. You can probably beat my score of 22. Yeah, it’s not really a Nintendo game, but it looks kinda like a version of this:
Push for Plastic Bag Ban in Bend
Tonight, the Stewardship for Sustainable Bagging, a non-profit organization put together by OSU-Cascades students, will offer a free showing of the documentary “Bag It” to support their proposed plastic bag ban in Bend. The goal of the organization is to pass an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags at all retailers and apply a minimum charge…
Oprah Talks to Lying Cheater, Gets Half Confession
You know what’s (kind of) funny (but mostly sad)? When I just Google-ed “what did Lance tell Oprah,” before I could type “Oprah,” Google auto-fills in “kids.” As in, “what did Lance tell his kids?” Ouch. In all this hoopla over Lance Armstrong’s doping confession, his back-and-forth pre-interviews with Oprah in Maui over Christmas holiday…
Oregon Sheriffs Say No to Any New Gun Law Infringing on Second Amendment
Before President Obama and Vice President Biden unveiled their proposals Wednesday morning for addressing the gun violence in America following the wake of terrible tragedies, Linn Country Sheriff Tim Mueller sent Biden a letter saying him and his deputies wouldn’t support any new gun law that goes against the 2nd Amendment. A day later, Crook…
New Council Sworn in Tonight: Mayor to Be Selected
The new Bend City Council will be sworn in tonight and a new mayor will be selected from the seven member board. Then there will be cake! To read more about this new council and what the recent election means check out our analysis piece Shake It Up here. We, again, encourage the new council…
David Bowie is Back!
Check out the new video from David Bowie
Meissner Outlines Fat-Bike Policy
Not this ski season. That’s the official decision of The Meissner Nordic Board of Directors, who just met to address the issue of fat bikes/snow bikes on Meissner’s groomed terrain. In review: No bikes allowed on groomed trails THIS SEASON. There will be a sign posted very soon making this clear, Shawn McFadden, a Meissner…
Live Tweeting The Bachelor Tonight!
It’s Monday again! The Bachelor is on TV, and I’m on Twitter!
Death Star Petition Is a No-Go…Bummer!
A colorado man decided last November to use our government’s “We the People” website to en”force” a jedi-inspired petition. The website lets anyone start a petition of their choosing and if it gets 25,000 signatures in 30 days, the White House has pledged to respond. So, some guy who goes by John D petitioned the…
Jade Shines as Oregon Men Falter at ‘Cross Nats
Bend’s Ryan Trebon was a favorite going into yesterday’s USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship race in Verona, Wis. And Chris Jones and Adam Craig, two more Bend residents, both had very real chances at finishing on the podium. It would not have been surprising to see at least two Bend racers inside the top five.…
Dirt Cheap Tickets to Dar and Loudon Just Released
Did you want to see that great Dar Williams/Loudon Wainwright III show tomorrow, but thought the tickets were too steep? Michael Wilson It’s your lucky day! The Tower just announced it is releasing 38 tickets to the show for $15 a pop. The seats are in the balcony and will only be available from noon…
Dalai Lama Coming to Oregon
For all of us that need a spiritual lift this spring, our prayers have been answered. Reports surfaced a few days ago that the nobel-prize winning Dalai Lama will be in Oregon for a three-day visit . He will be doing most of his events in the Portland area but will be making his first…
Bend Oregon Song “Blowing Up”
Apparently this little gem of a song about partying last night after blasting through snowbanks, etc., is gaining traction on Power 94 and with fans in Bend, Oregon. Hear it for yourself.
Climate Change Will Be Bad: Details in New Report
To sum up the new report from the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee: it’s going to be really bad. More on that story from the Huffington Post. Or read the report for yourself. I went searching for something on the Internet that might help convince the disbelievers that this is a real problem that…
Max King Racks Up Another Title
This time, Trail Runner Magazine has named Bend local Max King, 32, the 2012 Trail Runner of the Year. The magazine’s panel unanimously decided on King for the honor noting his “off the hook” successes in 2012. Read Trail Runner’s summary about their decision here. And check out more about King here. Congrats, Max! Can’t…
Oregon Newspaper Group Expands to Central Oregon
In another shot across the bow of The Oregonian, Oregon’s largest community newspaper group has purchased six more newspapers in Oregon, five in the Portland area. The Pamplin Media Group now owns 24 newspapers in Oregon, including The Madras Pioneer after the Jan. 8 purchase of the six newspapers from Eagle Newspapers, Inc. The move…
Weekend Roundup
What in the heck is happening in Central Oregon this weekend? A whole bunch of stuff! Read on to find out what the Source recommends. Danny Barnes, certified bad-ass. Friday 11 Coen Brothers Film FestivalCohen Bro’s classic, Fargo. Rated R. For more on the festival check out the Source’s full story here. $10. 8 p.m.Tower…
What happened to the Root Sports Channel?!?
I was all prepared and pumped to watch the civil war basketball game earlier in the week, but when I tried to tune into Root Sports to watch the game, it wasn’t on. Apparently, BendBroadband had cancelled the channel because they couldn’t agree with the network on a new contract. As I checked out BendBroadband’s…
Aesop Rock Cancels Show in Bend
Big time bummer. Aesop Rock cancels his show in Bend.
Craig Wins Singlespeed ‘Cross Nats
On a sloppy, cold and, in places, frozen Madison, Wisc. track, Bend’s Adam Craig rode away from his competition on the first lap and won the USA Cycling 2013 Singlespeed National Championship yesterday afternoon. Narayan Mahon AC in his trademark jeanshorts yesterday. Craig, who won the Singlespeed ‘Cross World champs in Dec., rode alone during…
Beer of the Week: Sahalie
It’s not surprising that there’s only a few of these left in town. The made-in-Bend Sahalie is a wild-yeast beer by The Ale Apothecary. It comes bottled in a handsome 750-milliliter corked package, is somewhere 9%-10% ABV (depending on the batch), and tastes damn good—a mash-up of a Belgian golden ale and a sour. Though…
Concert Wish List
I spend a ton of time listening to music at home—much of it on my turntable. It’s a great way to experience a lot of what’s out there. Spending quality time with an album allows me to unlock the lyrics of the songs, discover nuances in the instrumentation and generally figure out my response to…
The Essence of Misery
There is no possible way I can even pretend to be objective about this movie. Not that I ever do so, but this is an especially bad case of me being hopelessly—and as far as I’m concerned—wonderfully biased. I love Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s rock opera. And by love I mean adore. I’ve memorized it. I can sing it…
Much More than Funk
I, for one, hate applying labels to bands. After all, these days, almost no band follows in the footsteps of a singular genre. Typically, bands are a mash of sounds they’ve fallen in love with or have been exposed to dating back to the time they were kids. That can lead to an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach…
The Filmgoers Guide to the 2013 Movie Galaxy
As we travel into the frontier that is 2013, Hollywood will be riding last year’s wave of excellent films (Lincoln, The Master, Zero Dark Thirty) into the unknown. While a litany of sequels threatens to overwhelm the reels (Anchorman: The Legend Continues anyone?) there are a number of notables beyond the basic piggyback films. Here…
Music of the Gods
Concept albums aren’t only for art-pop or hip-hop; they’re for singer-songwriters, too. For proof, listen to the trilogy of albums by Manchester Orchestra in which front man Andy Hull based all the songs on a 17th century sailor. For New York singer Dar Williams, her concept album comes by way of her ninth studio release,…
Out of Town: 1/9 – 1/17
portland friday 11-saturday 12 Big Ass Boombox Billed as a loud pop festival, Big Ass Boombox showcases more than 40 of Portland’s best musical acts alongside 15 writers, at four venues, all within walking distance. Best of all, it’s totally free! Bands include Just Lions, Animal Eyes, Your Rival, Lee Corey Oswald, Friends & Family,…
The Ale Apothecary: Sahalie
Golden. That’s how this earthy wild yeast beer looks. It’s also how it tastes—golden. Really, it’s a tremendous golden Belgian ale. The made-in-Bend Sahalie comes bottled in a handsome 750-milliliter corked package, which only adds to its allure. The sour taste, lovely carbonation and rich head—all of it just seemed so damn unique. Turns out…
Little Bites: Pho-shure! Steakerrific!
All that junky-looking brown paper on the windows of what was once Amalia’s? It’s coming down! And something fabulous will soon be happening behind those windows! That’s right. Amalia’s is doneskis. But the even bigger news is that PHO IS COMING TO DOWNTOWN. Tan Vo, the owner of Pho Viet on Third Street, confirms that…
Winter’s Abundance
Walk the aisles of most local grocery stores and you’ll still find tomatoes, green beans and big heads of lettuce—all the summer season foods you love. Only this time of year, they taste more like starchy, watery cardboard. Not so with tender beets, robust cauliflowers and spicy kales. This time of year, these foods and…
Two Books at the Same Time
Last week I called up Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit From the Goon Squad, a 2011 novel that won a Pulitzer Prize. The book was lauded for its creativity as well as its ability to capture what it’s like “growing up and growing old in the digital age,” as judges put it. In it,…
Our Picks: 1/9 – 1/17
The No Sky Project thursday 10 Combining unexpected instrumental samples and thought-provoking lyrics, The No Sky Project produces seamless hip-hop in the vein of Atmosphere and Sage Francis. The duo handles all of the vocals, production and drum machines and will be joined by a slew of other DJ’s and hip-hop groups. Hosted by The…
On the Road with Woody
It’s the name of a cartoon woodpecker, a Pixar cowboy and a tune by Hootie and the Blowfish. But for at least two Deschutes Brewery employees the name Woody means only one thing—the 25-foot-long mobile beer barrel that serves as the friends’ second home. Last year Sean “Bubbles” McBride and Joey Pleich spent nearly 188…
Backing out on Juvenile Justice
Meetings are usually boring. Not this one. It was mid-December, just three days after the mass shooting of children in Newtown, Connecticut. The Deschutes County Commission was sitting at the head of a table in a room packed with attorneys, advocates and others who work with kids in Central Oregon with a history or violence…
Kind of a Big Deal
“It would be a big deal,” said City Councilor Mark Capell. Capell was referencing the prospect of Nike expanding to Central Oregon, a possibility floated by Sen.-elect Tim Knopp during a Dec. 19 City Council session. “We’re in contact with folks from Nike,” said Knopp. Nike, which has been doing business in Oregon for nearly…
Enough of the Fury Over Sound
Century Center held its last show on New Year's Eve, causing critics of the city’s new noise ordinance to shake their heads and bemoan the law as draconian and the reason for the center’s closure. Really, it’s time to move on. It's often said that a good compromise leaves all parties equally dissatisfied. By that…
One Day at a Time
MONDAY 31 Let’s end 2012 with the absolute worst news ever reported in the history of the universe EVER. Kim Kardashian is pregnant with Kanye West’s baby! Shocking millions around the globe who’d naturally assumed that a human could never successfully mate with a reptilian gargoyle, Kanye broke the terrible news to 5,000 New Jersey…
Donkeys in Danger
I’ve got good news; I’ve got bad news. First, the bad news: The networks have staunchly refused to give my reality show, High-Diving Donkeys a green light. Their rejection letter said something about how a show involving 12 donkeys living together in one house while competing against each other in high-diving competitions “isn’t commercially viable.”…
Letters
THEY TOOK UP ARMS FOR A REASON A patriot in 1770 was no different than a modern man in 2012. He was a man who had a home, a family, and a job to go to every day. He was as comfortable in his home and his life as men are today. He loved his…
One of a Kind
To the untrained eye, most independent record stores seem the same. Retail space is largely allocated to compact discs and used DVDs, with a much smaller area reserved for vinyl record sales. Many stores host live performances by local bands or touring artists—although some do it with more frequency than others. Typically, the main difference…
First Turns
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks the Source is running a five-part series on a few of the icons of Bend’s outdoor scene. In the early '50s when Terry Foley was an 11-year-old kid, he and a couple of friends from town would often catch a ride with someone’s mom or dad up Skyliners…
Macklemore Craigslist Giveaway
Although music artist Macklemore has risen to the top of the charts it seems fame hasn’t gone to his head. The music sensation uses Craigslist to find a deserving fan to give away tickets to a sold out show. Check it out!
