Happy Fourth!
Independence day is here, ladies and gentlemen. That means fireworks, cookouts, fun in the sun and more. Here’s a list of a few things happening that can help you plan out your day and properly celebrate the USA. Pet Parade/Old Fashioned Festival 10am-4pm – Downtown Bend Sunriver 4th of July Festival 10:30am-4pm – Village at…
Source Weekly Update Podcast 7/4/19
The Source Weekly Update Podcast! Happy Independence Day! This week, tune in for the conclusion following a tense legislative session that finally comes to an end, Got Hemp(?) and the Opening of Miyagi Ramen—all on the July 4, 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
County Commission Holding Marijuana Hearing
The Board of County Commissioners is holding a public hearing to go over the regulations of growing marijuana on rural lands.
Eyes in the Sky
In a time when technology is taking over, the team managing the Deschutes National Forest still does some things the old-fashioned way. In addition to airplanes and helicopters, fire lookout towers are a critical part of finding fires early. “It’s all about early detection,” says Joey Hodgson, a Forest Service employee who’s been a lookout…
Forty Years of Service
After 40 years of serving the public through the National Forest Service, John Allen, Deschutes National Forest supervisor since 2007, retired June 21. Allen said he started as a summer seasonal employee when he was in college at the University of California, Berkeley. After getting his degree in forest management, Allen said he worked for…
Saving S’Mores
It’s a primal urge: To stare into the flames under a blue-black bonnet, alive with tiny white stars. Evolutionary Anthropologist Daniel Fesser of the University of California-Los Angeles has an explanation about humans’ attraction to fire, saying in a 2012 article with Live Science that adults’ “fascination with fire is a direct consequence of not…
Trash or Toy?
Look, Pixar has always been pretty good about finding moments of genuine humanity within their movies about flying houses, sentient toys and cute robots, but they’re masters at unearthing the sadness at the core of the human condition. Animated movies about anthropomorphic toys shouldn’t be so gut wrenchingly honest and upsetting, but here we are.…
Loving his Large Band
This summer, Lyle Lovett is once again doing an extensive tour of the U.S. This means he gets to experience one of his favorite aspects of being a musician on a nightly basis. “I just appreciate them so much,” Lovett said of his touring musicians, which over the years he has deployed in various configurations,…
Frequently Asked Questions in Real Estate
Whether buying or selling a home, questions surrounding the process abound. As is a common statement in the vast majority of my columns, the purchase or sale of a property is one the largest investments one will make in their lifetime. As such, there are bound to be a lot of questions. The sales process…
Vodka from Apples
After studying abroad, Stephen McCarthy had a dream of making some of the products he tasted in Europe—like poire Williams (pear brandy)—in the U.S. He founded Clear Creek Distillery in 1985 and brought the brandy culture to the States. A craft distillery—maybe among the first, as we’ve seen craft spirits come of age—they bottle over…
Oregon is Ready to Get the Nation High
Oregon’s weed industry has many enemies. From the Drug Enforcement Agency, to the U.S. Justice Department, to local-government hostiles who perpetuate reefer-madness myths, to an endless parade of complicated regulations and taxes; it’s a scary world out there for pot proprietors. But the biggest enemy may be a result of the sticky icky itself: Oversupply.…
Turning the Seasons
Back in March, Joshua Jacobs (sometimes known as SinSay, when he DJs) began to put the puzzle pieces in place for a new gathering in Central Oregon. While the birth of the idea came from his brain, Jacobs makes sure to tell me that it was a total group effort of everyone involved. Located at…
Preparing for Wildfire Season
Summer has arrived, with fire season right on its tail—and the memory of last year’s destructive wildfires aren’t far from the collective minds of various state and federal agencies tasked with preventing and responding to Oregon wildfires. Last week, 58 students from various agencies received several days of training organized by the Central Oregon Fire…
Free Will Astrology—Week of June 27
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Acquire a new personal symbol that thrills your mind and mobilizes your soul. AUGUST: Reconfigure the way you deal with money. Get smarter about your finances. SEPTEMBER: It’s time to expedite your learning. But streetwise education is more useful than…
Letters to the Editor
Drivers Licenses for all Oregonians Means Safer Roads When we travel, we want to believe all drivers passed an exam on the rules of the road and a driving test. But in Oregon some did not; they are excluded because they lack documents required by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to obtain a license.…
A Little Baja in Bend
A new food cart in Central Oregon is offering up a little bit of Baja in Bend—filling the niche for fish and chips in the local food cart scene. James Gage, the “J” in A&J’s Fish & Chips, spent three years working for a fish and chips restaurant in Oceanside, California, before opening his own food…
No, Really, We Do Need Bugs
The links between insects and a healthy environment are so vital to life as we know it, they should be taught in kindergarten so that everyone learns the facts at an early age. You can thank an insect pollinator for one out of every three mouthfuls of food you eat—which is what makes spraying chemicals…
City to Repeal Bag Ban
Bend’s ban on single-use plastic bags was set to go into effect July 1—with enforcement officially beginning on Jan. 1, 2020. That is, until the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2509, banning the use of the bags statewide. That’s set to go into effect Jan. 1. Although Gov. Kate Brown hasn’t signed the bill into…
Fireworks Dos and Don’ts
Fireworks are part of the American DNA. They’re how we celebrate Independence Day, New Year’s Eve and other milestones. Used responsibly, they can garner oohs and awes from people sitting in lawn chairs watching the colors explode overhead and listening to the sonic booms. However, if used irresponsibly, fireworks can cause property damage and even…
Baptism By Liar and Done Juan
Baptism by Liar I was talking with this guy whom I’ve known for over six years who lives a plane ride away. It was late at night on a weekend, and he was saying all this mushy sexy stuff and how he wanted to fly me out to his city, blah, blah, blah. Afterward, he…
Regional Roundup
Both Sides Find Signs Of Victory In Gresham Bakery Supreme Court Decision The U.S. Supreme Court Monday threw out an Oregon court ruling that fined the Christian owners of a Gresham bakery $135,000 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. But the court again chose to sidestep the issue of what…
Vital Art Degree
Following the trend of growth in Central Oregon’s arts and culture and related industries, Oregon State University-Cascades is offering a new “Arts, Media, and Technology,” degree program, exclusive to the campus in Bend. With degree-related courses being offered as early as summer term—that’s right now, folks—the program officially begins fall term and enrollment is already…
Source Material
Local’s Bin: Groovasaur EP The debut project from Bend’s Groovasaur slightly reminds me of the soundtrack to Spyro The Dragon — which is probably my favorite video game soundtrack of all time (If you didn’t know, it was actually scored by The Police’s Stuart Copeland). One reason is its mystical cover, and the other is…
Legislators who flee are the epitome of government waste
If you’re concerned about the state of representative democracy, it should concern you that the Republican senators of the Oregon State Legislature are opting to stay away from the Capitol in the name of opposing a bill aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change. The 11 senators—which include Sen. Tim Knopp, who…
