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Health & Fitness 2021
Running Through It: A look inside the mind of a pro runner during COVID-19 Seasoned Snowshoer? New to Central Oregon Sno-Parks? We Got You.: Pro tips on the best snowshoeing this season For Gyms, It’s Modify—or Defy: As some fitness centers conduct business outdoors or make other adaptations, others stay open in defiance Out in…
Listen: Source Weekly Update 1/28 🎧
In this week’s podcast, we look into new indoor vs. outdoor guidelines issued by Gov. Kate Brown that will go into effect Jan. 29 and talk about what ahead-of-schedule vaccinations mean for seniors 75+. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update: 1/28 Related Stories
Vaccines in Deschutes County Open to Seniors 75+, Ahead of State’s Schedule
Deschutes County and St. Charles Health System vaccinated more than 3,000 K-12 educators and school staff at the new vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center over the Jan. 23-24 weekend
Under New Guidelines, You Can Play Lottery Inside—But Eating Stays Outdoors
Starting Jan. 29, gyms, movie theaters and other places offering indoor activities in counties labeled “Extreme Risk” can allow some customers inside their establishments—though the numbers are limited to six people for establishments larger than 500 square feet.
Bend City Council Works on New Goals, Extends COVID-19 Emergency Order
Affordable housing and traffic congestion top the community’s list of important issues, according to a survey conducted in December 2020 and summarized in a press release from the City of Bend Jan. 21. Thirty-four percent of respondents called affordable housing an “urgent” priority and another 34% called it a “high” priority. The survey also asked…
Listen: Ellen Waterston on Writing (and Walking) the High Desert 🎧
For this week’s episode of “Bend Don’t Break,” we talk with Ellen Waterston, an acclaimed Oregon writer who has published numerous works including an essay collection, a memoir, and four books of poetry. One book of poetry “Vía Láctea, A Woman of a Certain Age Walks the Camino,” was converted into a libretto and premiered…
Testing Their Takeout Skills
Elevation, the restaurant at Central Oregon Community College’s Cascade Culinary Institute, has already been on foodies’ radars as a place to eat an elegant meal for a lower-than-usual price. It’s a place where budding chefs and hopeful hospitality professionals learn how to hone their skills and land a career in the industry. But when COVID-19…
‘Ellipse’ Sets Course for a New Age of Theatre
A new company is seeking to support the theatre community as it faces a new performance paradigm. “It started with ‘Songs for a New World,'” Ellipse Theatre Community Co-founder Angelina Anello-Dennee says about the genesis of the company. “I wanted to collaborate with Craig [ETC Co-founder Craig Brauner],” Anello-Dennee continues. “We did a drive-in event and one…
The Pantry: A new concept for the former Devore’s/Humble Beet location
A new mercantile-meets-coffee-shop is now open on Bend’s Newport Avenue. The Pantry, located in the former Devore’s and Humble Beet building, opened Jan. 8. The store’s bulk section stocks pantry items including nuts, seeds, flour and mixes such as pizza dough. “We got really excited about extending the pantry of our kitchen,” Co-owner Stephen Thompson told…
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Pro File: Josh Kelley, Cyclocross Racer ▶ [With Video]
Bendite Josh Kelley has competed at the professional level since 2005, first as a mountain biker, then moving to cyclocross.
Hemp Symposium Ahead at OSU
An upcoming symposium will focus on the outlook of the hemp industry, and will bring together government officials, leaders in the industry and other corporate entities aiming to find new, sustainable uses for hemp.
Dad Rocker’s New Book
Not everything in life starts off flawlessly, even if we’d like to imagine it works that way. For Brian Craig, his journey as a musician started off rocky. But sometimes those moments of difficulty are what make stories beautiful— and in Craig’s new memoir, “Local Dad Rocker: A Memoir of Self-Discovery from Songwriting,” we see…
May the Source Be With You
Hello, lovelies. How are we coming with those New Year’s resolutions? Me, neither! In fact, I didn’t make any since I ultimately realized that if I can lose 70 pounds during a pandemic, then I don’t need arbitrary dates on which to tell myself to be a better person. I’m gonna do it year-round and…
Cash Is King….
It is no secret, nor surprise, that Central Oregon has been experiencing considerable demand for housing for the last several years. In 2020 the demand soared while the inventory dwindled. The inventory shortage, coupled with an already competitive market, has made the current market equal to an Olympic-style competition. It’s become commonplace for buyers to…
Pearl’s Puzzle – Week of Jan. 21
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Laddy Issues & Tender Mercenaries
Laddy Issues I’m a woman in my early 20s. My friends say I have “daddy issues,” because I tend to date men in their 30s. (I do have a decent relationship with my dad). I find men in their 20s generally immature, slobby, and inconsiderate, with limited communication skills (and no desire to improve them).…
Free Will Astrology—Week of January 21
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “My business is circumference,” wrote poet Emily Dickinson in a letter to her mentor. What did she mean by that? “Circumference” was an important word for her. It appeared in 17 of her poems. Critic Rochelle Cecil writes that for Dickinson, circumference referred to a sense of boundlessness radiating out from…
For Gyms, It’s Modify—or Defy
With Gov. Kate Brown’s current Risk and Protection Framework forcing gyms, restaurants and some other businesses in a majority of Oregon counties to conduct their business outdoors or not at all, creative adaptation is not always enough.
Out in the Cold
Praying for snow or worrying about your New Year’s diet is all unicorns and rainbows—until you consider that some high desert households are dealing with other extreme adulting needs this season. Think Maslow’s Hierarchy. From paying the bills and managing mental well-being to dealing with inclement weather, present societal circumstances—and the usual seasonal affective disorder—are…
Letters to the Editor 1/21/21
Editor’s note: Anything big going on this week? I kid. As I write this, it’s Tuesday afternoon and myself and the rest of America are looking to Wednesday, when a new president will be inaugurated and another one will fly away without attending the festivities. In Salem, members of the National Guard are on hand…
Noticias en Español
De acuerdo al informe de prensa del 15 de enero de la gobernadora Kate Brown, la escasez de vacunas en el abasto federal está causando más atrasos en la vacunación de las personas de la tercera edad. Bajo el marco previo de prioridad de vacunación, profesores y otro personal de la escuela fueron priorizados junto…
Cliff Bentz should not waste his chance to lead
By now voters in Oregon’s Congressional District 2 are becoming increasingly concerned that for the next two years they’re going to be represented by a partisan politician. In the wake of the mess that was the siege at the U.S. Capitol, our new Congressman, Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario), voted against certifying Pennsylvania’s electoral votes, and…
Running Through It
We checked in with Collier Lawrence, a member of the Bend-based elite-running club Littlewing Athletics, to see what it’s been like the past year for her and her teammates and what she expects to come in 2021.
Seasoned Snowshoer? New to Central Oregon Sno-Parks? We Got You.
It’s pretty easy to socially distance on snowshoe trails, and they’re often less crowded than skiing trails. To help everyone make the most of the trails this year, we reached out to local snowshoer and Snowshoe Trail Coordinator for the Central Oregon Nordic Club, Bob Timmer, to get tips for newbies and seasoned snowshoe enthusiasts…
