If you get into a road rage incident…
Mark Larson, who owns Deschutes Driver Education, has these tips for what to do if you unwillingly become part of a road-rage incident. “If you have another driver that’s exhibiting aggressive driving behavior or road rage, the first thing you don’t want to do is you don’t want to engage them,” Larson told the Source.…
Transportation, Housing, Urban Development Appropriations
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced June 8 that key provisions of the pending Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill will help Oregon communities. “We have urgent infrastructure needs, and got $1 billion in funding for TIGER grants to improve roads and bridges,” Merkley said in a statement. The bill made it through the…
Bill Moseley is Running for Mayor
Bill Moseley just threw his hat in the ring to be Bend’s next mayor. The current City Councilor—and founder of the Bend-based software company, GL Solutions—announced his candidacy June 12. “We are loving Bend to death,” Moseley said in his announcement. “Moderate tourism and growth can be good for Bend, but our current rate of…
Comcast Tax Settlement
After the recent Comcast property tax settlement, Gov. Kate Brown has called on local governments to use their portion of the money to pay down their obligations to the Public Employees Retirement System. The payments—an estimated $155 million—are the result of a settlement the Governor’s office facilitated between the cable company and the state, ending…
Redmond Airport Adds Largest Plane to Date
Starting on July 6, the Redmond Airport will add a Boeing 737-800 to its schedule—the largest plane to service the airport in its history. Alaska Airlines is adding the 147 passenger plane, which will depart Redmond at 2:35pm and arrive in Seattle at 3:50pm. The return flight leaves Seattle at 12:30pm and lands in Redmond…
Two Votes Decides House 53 Republican Primary
Headed for the November ballot as the Republican in the House District 53 race: Jack Zika—by a nose. The Deschutes County Clerk’s office announced today that they’ve completed the recount—required by state law when the number of votes between candidates is less than half of one percent of the total votes cast—for the May primary…
End of an Era
Dustin Byers and Joel Chadd were first introduced over the phone. Chadd’s twin sister, Rebecca, went to college with Byers and the two have been longtime friends. Rebecca thought the two would hit it off, and that led to what would one day become the Bend-based band, Trailer 31. Byers says the real crux of…
Jeremy Bowler
Jeremy Bowler is a man who has every finger in a different pie. When he’s not at work, you might find him trail running, skiing, cycling or climbing. He spends his working hours as the Student Affairs Lead for College Excel, a local college support program for students at Central Oregon Community College and Oregon…
Avoiding Home Improvement Scams
During the warmer season there’s a greater demand for contractors to tackle home improvement projects as well as repairs needed on homes for sale. Due to the shortage of construction labor, scammers often try to take advantage of homeowners. This is a good time for some reminders to protect yourself from falling victim to scammers.…
Free Will Astrology—Week of June 7
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Between 1967 and 1973, NASA used a series of Saturn V rockets to deliver six groups of American astronauts to the moon. Each massive vehicle weighed about 6.5-million pounds. The initial thrust required to launch it was tremendous. Gas mileage was seven inches per gallon. Only later, after the rocket flew…
Bar Bingo/Locals Only
The Source Weekly’s Locals’ Bingo is fun and all—but if you’re in for a real, rousing round of bingo, here’s where to go in Bend and beyond. Bend VFW Bingo The public is welcome and all proceeds go to the winners. Tuesdays, 1-3:30pm. Bend VFW Post 1643, 1503 NE 4th St, Bend Bingo For Bend…
Letters to the Editor
Huntin’ in Neighborhoods I am not someone that writes or calls to complain about every little concern, or annoyance, but I guess this is my time. I wanted to contact you regarding an issue that is very serious. Last summer, and now again this year, just this past weekend, people in my neighborhood are shooting…
Ambivalence Actually and Paradise Flossed
My boyfriend of two years read my diary and found out that I had expressed feelings for another guy while we were together. I never acted on them (and I wouldn’t have), and I probably shouldn’t have told the guy I liked him. But my boyfriend shouldn’t have been reading my diary! He broke up…
Ribbon Cutting at The Humble Beet
Devore’s Good Food Store is now The Humble Beet. You can check out the new store at its ribbon cutting on Thursday, June 14 from 4:15pm to 5pm. New owners Aaron Talbot and Hailey Garside plan on keeping some old Devore’s favorites while offering more locally-sourced produce and a coffee bar. The Humble Beet 1124…
Marie Teilhard: Exploring life through exploring self
Marie Teilhard uses self-portraiture to explore her various experiences and personal observations from everyday life. Her Instagram feed is a sort of “visual journal,” allowing her to explore the various topics of the moment in a way that she can see around them and through them and eventually understand them. Through modeling relationships with local…
Trademark Disputes? In My Cider?
It was a lovely, sunny weekend for Avid Cider Co. to celebrate its fifth birthday. Carnival rides were humming in the parking lot, bands played, and there was plenty of Avid cider, Avid T-shirts, Avid stickers and Avid sunglasses on offer for everyone. If the name “Avid” sounds unfamiliar, though, it’s understandable—until last weekend, the…
Backyard Bianco Pizza
Have you ever waited three hours in line for pizza? I have—at Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix, Ariz. The restaurant is first come, first serve, small and extremely popular, rated the best pizza in America by Bon Appétit, Vogue, Rachael Ray and Andrew Zimmern, and recognized by celebrities including Martha Stewart and Oprah Winfrey. Yes, the…
Redmond Homeless Camp Closing
Driving east on Antler Avenue in Redmond across the rutted, potholed road, I stopped my truck near a gate on Central Oregon Irrigation District property. Walking roughly 100 yards south on another dirt road, I saw the first camp, marked by a black car with its front windshield smashed in. A dog barked from behind…
Collabs for Creative Writers
Picture a writer in her element.Does a lonely desk in a tucked-away locale come to mind? It might—but for a working writer, that’s really just part of the story. Doing the work of writing may very well require that quiet location—but afterward, the writer needs to sell her work, and often, to communicate with her…
OLCC pot license pause: Not necessarily a bad thing
It’s no secret that Oregon is producing more marijuana than it’s consuming. By one estimate, Oregon sold slightly more than 10 percent of what it produced in 2017. Mind you, some of that excess will be made into extracts and concentrates, which require large amounts to produce small quantities of useable product. Still, the issue…
Locals BINGO
The entitled jaywalker, crossing whilst staring at a mobile phone. The mom in a trucker hat, ready for another day on the sidelines of the soccer pitch. Yeah, you know you’ve seen these local tropes time and time again. We’ve seen them so many times, we decided to make a game out of it! In…
Growing Pains
Bend is getting more popular every day. A study of Deschutes County by Portland State University found that, on average, the city of Bend is growing at a rate of 4 percent per decade. The current population sits at 94,520, according to the most recent U.S. Census estimates. Remember when there was only one Thai…
The World of Lizards
If you want to know (and would like to see up close) what kind of wildlife you have on your place—either in town or out in the country—just turn your grandkids loose and they’ll find it/them. I have a particularly inquisitive grandson, Daxon, who can find a needle in a haystack. He started seeking living…
Whack Ass
There’s a moment toward the end of “Action Point” that encapsulates why the film is such a huge missed opportunity. It only lasts for a few seconds and there’s zero context for the image, but there’s a beautiful slow-motion shot of a terrified little kid riding an ostrich and hanging on for dear life. That’s…
He Knows Kung Fu
“Upgrade” has a great, if not entirely original, concept. It’s the future and there are automatically driven cars, computer monitors on every living room table and drones tracking criminal activity, flying through the night sky. The terribly named Grey Trace is a mechanic who hates the future he’s living in. He works on classic cars,…
Famous Locals
Have you ever had the thought, “I hope I don’t see anyone I know in this grocery store?” Maybe it’s one of those mornings where you look and smell like yesterday; pillow indentations and caramelized drool still blatant on your cheek—but you need a gallon of milk. Famous people encounter similar situations and have similar thoughts.…
Mixed Use off the Parkway
Mixed use is making its way to Bend Parkway. Well, almost. The four-story building under construction just off the Parkway where NW Lake Place dead ends is slated to have a recreational marijuana dispensary on the first floor and three short-term rentals on the second and third floors. Wayne Powderly, senior project manager for SunWest…
Bend Hacks 101
It might surprise some readers to know that every Bendite didn’t move to the high desert independently wealthy, with an extravagant work-from-home-job, or with a silver pint glass engraved with their surname. Below is a peek into the world of the quintessential, avant-garde dirtbag, Central Oregon style. If you prefer to dine out of a…
Portable Stonerdom
Summer officially starts June 21, and by then, many Oregonians will be traveling near and far, taking with them cannabis in its many forms. Although it’s illegal, and hence morally wrong and shames the very face of God, I fear many of you will, indeed, be consuming cannabis someplace that does not have walls or…
Pulled Over on a Paddle Board
Poaching paddle spots is part of my recreation repertoire. Typically, I search Google maps, find a blue feature remotely in the vicinity of my driving route, identify a bridge on said waterway and use it as a put-in. It’s a simple equation… what could go wrong? In playing this Russian roulette paddle game, a shocking…
Celebrating Nature
You may recognize musician, filmmaker and survival expert Les Stroud from his hit television series “Survivorman.” In addition to embracing nature in his screen career, Stroud draws from the blues, folk and acoustic genres to reflect the spirit of adventure in music. Stroud celebrates the release of his latest album, “Bittern Lake,” by bringing people…
