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Central Oregon and the Space Race
Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo Moon Module Eagle landed on the moon and Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took some big steps for mankind. To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of that event, the High Desert Museum has a new exhibit, titled “Moon Country: Oregon and the Space Race,” which highlights Central…
Source Weekly Update Podcast 7/25/19
The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Tune in for a recap on efficient light bulbs in Bend, Beer and Outdoor Sports, and the Oregon Ice Cream Trail — on the July 25, 2019 edition of the podcast. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c
State Targets Tobacco Marketing
The tobacco industry’s marketing targets young people, communities of color and those with low incomes in Oregon, according to a recent state health report. Oregon Health Authority officials—along with partners from counties, tribes and communities—visited nearly 2,000 grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and other tobacco retailers in Oregon to assess the industry’s retail marketing. A resulting…
More Kids Means More Staff
Bend Park and Recreation district is hosting a job fair to help fill the 30 new positions created for their after school programs.
Oregon Lakes Carry Water Warnings
Those traveling to lakes through Oregon this summer may want to watch the advisories from the Oregon Health Authority. On July 19, the state agency set advisories for Upper Klamath Lake at Eagle Ridge County Park in Klamath County, Tenmile Lakes at South Lake in Coos County and Cullaby Lake in Clatsop County due to…
Source Weekly Update Podcast 7/18/19
The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Tune in for Central Oregon’s role in the Space Race, the Opening of the East Trails Project and how Library Lovers will not be deterred by recent flooding; all in the July 18, 2019 edition of the podcast. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c
A Day at The Sisters Quilt Show
The 44th Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show kicked off July 13 in Central Oregon. Festivities started at 9 am, but by 8, traffic had already rolled in for the biggest show anticipated yet. “My mother had no idea that it would turn into this. People started bringing their quilts and it just grew.” -Valori Wells What…
What’s in a (beer) name?
In the early days of craft beer, when the number of breweries in the country numbered in the hundreds, not thousands, naming beers was easy. With over 7,000 breweries in the country today and each one producing dozens of new beers a year, finding the right name has become increasingly harder. The old idiom, don’t judge…
Collateral Damage
*This paragraph should be read in that deep, gravelly voice that the guy who narrates movie trailers uses. Vic Manning is a no-nonsense cop who can’t see much of anything at all. Stu is an Uber driver who’s opening a women-only spinning gym called “Spinsters.” After Vic gets some poorly timed LASIK surgery, he commandeers…
A Southern Oregon Wine Infusion
This year’s Cork & Barrel event, which supports the KIDS Center, will highlight the Southern Oregon wine region. The prominent wine and food event series features a different wine region each year, such as last year’s focus on the Sonoma Valley. Southern Oregon has been recognized as a prominent region to grow grapes on both…
Tokin’ Tunes
It’s summer—which means getting together with friends and family, some who partake, and partaking with those who do. Do you have a playlist for these times? Much like a joint, it would be much cooler if you did have a banging summer soundtrack with you at these BBQs, parties and al fresco sessions. A cannabis-themed…
27 Years in the Sky
Balloons Over Bend is right around the corner, bringing a variety of balloon pilots and balloons to see. Darren Kling, a balloonist of 27 years, hasn’t missed the event once. As the founder of Big Sky Balloon Company, Kling has flown his way all around the Pacific Northwest, along with some international flying in Costa…
The Trifecta: Fatherhood, Nature and Music
Brett Dennen was backing up a vehicle when the singer/songwriter hopped on the phone with me. “Can somebody spot me? Just yell stop!” It was a family beach day for Dennen and a few of his relatives, and it had become apparent to him that everyone was still in “vacation mode.” As he sat on…
The Old Man and The Crater
“A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” — Henry David Thoreau Faultless perfection. Soaring cliffs of snow-capped lava rock, emerald and golden green flora, juxtaposed against richly colored aquamarine water and expansive sky. Standing still, some 8,000…
Double Trouble
Bend’s Tentareign are no strangers to the music scene here in their own backyard. Forming in 2005 and recording their debut album in 2007, the rock group has been making the rounds, performing tunes for over a decade. However, it might come as a surprise that they haven’t had an official release for their second…
Action Plan for Building
“Fire made us human, fossil fuels made us modern, but now we need a new fire that makes us safe, secure, healthy and durable.” -Amory Lovins After Independence Day I was reflecting on our great nation. I’m mostly proud, but also wish we would do better. The continued use of fossil fuels such as coal,…
It’s Summer Meals Week in Oregon
Summer meal programs around the state help keep food in the bellies of kids who might not otherwise have access to adequate nutrition. But even with summer meals available to all kids, participation remains low. According to the Oregon Department of Education, more than 300,000 kids are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch during the…
Free Will Astrology—Week Of July 18
CANCER (June 21-July 22): What would you say if I asked you to tell me who you truly are? I wouldn’t want to hear so much about your titles and awards. I’d be curious about your sacred mysteries, not your literal history. I’d want to know the treasured secrets you talk about with yourself before…
Letters to the Editor
Guest Opinion: A Jewish Voice on Walden and the Immigration Crisis Like so many Americans, I am a descendant of immigrants. My family fled anti-Semitic persecution during the Russian Revolution and sailed to America with dreams of a safer world. My Jewish heritage has taught me to ask questions, to fight for social justice and…
Food Preservation Hotline Open
Right about now, those gifted Central Oregon gardeners who can actually get food to grow in the dry, high desert climate may find themselves with questions about canning and preserving all that bounty the garden has brought. Coming to their aid is the Food Preservation hotline, courtesy of the Oregon State University Extension Service. The…
An Extraordinary Event of Summer
Oh, boy, are we having fun! Right now, during these warm first weeks of July, the California tortoiseshell butterfly, one of the more dashing of the nymphalids, is popping out by the hundreds of thousands—if not millions —in the foothills of the Cascades, known as the Skyline Forest. This beautiful butterfly has been flitting around…
Bend's Core Area Inspires Ideas
Interest in developing Bend’s Core Area into an attractive area for living, doing business and traversing the city is increasing, according to reports from the City of Bend. The Core Area Project includes four areas included in Bend’s 2016 Urban Growth Boundary expansion: the Bend Central District, Hwy 20/Greenwood and KorPine—as well as the Greater…
Flood Can’t Sink Library Lovers
The late winter that blanketed Bend in snow caused school cancellations and left many buildings with water damage from ice dams and flooding. The Friends of the Bend Library lost about 11,000 books—and its home—when the Deschutes Public Library administrative building on Wall Street flooded from snow melt. But the Friends of the Library rose…
Meme Girls & Hint Julep
Meme Girls I keep reading about how detrimental social media usage is, with people avoiding face-to-face interaction and feeling inferior when they see everyone else looking gorgeous and having fabulous lives. Would you recommend taking regular breaks from social media? — Instagrammer Girl Put on 10 pounds recently? No problem! There’s surely an app that’ll…
Regional Roundup
Sheriff’s Office seizes 57 dogs An Australian shepherd breeder faces charges of second-degree animal neglect A total of 57 dogs were seized and the owner of a dog-breeding business, Cora Gooding, 49, of Madras, was arrested and cited June 29, for animal neglect. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies executed a search warrant…
Immigration Issues are not Limited to Washington, D.C.
For some people in the community, this past weekend was like any other—filled with lawn mowing, summer music, hanging by the shore of a Cascade lake. But for others, it was a weekend filled with fear and anxiety—heightened beyond the levels of uncertainty and dread that have been in place since the president and his…
I Scream for Ice Cream
First there was hand-cranked homemade peach ice cream at my Nanny Britt’s on summer Sunday afternoons. Then there was soft serve from my hometown Dairy Queen on warm, humid evenings after my little brother’s baseball games. Summertime conjures up fond ice cream eating memories, and constant cravings. From homemade to soft serve to stir-fried (explanation…
East Trails Project Off and Running
The land east of Madras is sparsely covered with juniper trees, sage and other desert plants. It’s great habitat if you’re a sage grouse, but maybe not the best place to create a biking trail system—at least to the untrained eye. But, according to Central Oregon Trail Alliance’s Brennan Morrow, the dirt is primo for…
