The Oregon Desert Trail
The Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) is promoting the concept of an 800-mile hiking trail that would traverse some of the most ancient land in America. The Oregon Desert Trail would wind from the Oregon Badlands Wilderness to the Owyhee Canyonlands in far southeast Oregon. It would pass by ancient caves where human existence has…
Lay It Out Events Raises $11,221 for Saving Grace
Submitted by Erin Rook, Development Outreach Coordinator for Saving Grace Bend, OR – Thanks to a robust turnout at the 2016 OnPoint Community Credit Union Oregon WinterFest, Lay It Out Events raised $11,221 for Saving Grace, Central Oregon’s only comprehensive domestic violence agency. The three-day annual event saw families and friends from across the state come together to enjoy a…
Bend Fire Dept. Raises $40,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
By Dan Derlacki, Deputy Fire Marshal, Bend Fire Dept. On March 6, 2016, Bend firefighters competed in the 25th Annual Scott Firefighter Stair Climb Challenge in Seattle. This event is a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and draws firefighters from around the world to Seattle to climb 69 floors of Seattle’s tallest building, the Columbia Center. 1,800 firefighters…
22 Men In Black
Never have I seen two franchises team-up to create one super sized franchise hybrid baby, but here we are. The director of the last “Muppets” movie teams up with Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill to bring us “21 Jump Street” meets “Men In Black.” Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones won’t be reprising their roles,…
Congressman Walden Discusses 2016 GOP Presidential Race
As Oregon’s only Republican in Congress, Greg Walden spoke with the Source Weekly this morning and offered his analysis of the spirited GOP Presidential race and Donald Trump. Click here for the interview: by the Source’s Brian Jennings.
Oregon Legislature Adjourns
SALEM – The Oregon Legislature adjourned the 2016 legislative session “sine die” yesterday, three days before the March 6 constitutional deadline for adjournment. House Speaker Tina Kotek (D – N/NE Portland) released the following statement: “It has been an honor to serve Oregonians as the Speaker of our House of Representatives. Our elected leaders stepped…
Oregon Free File Program
Congressman Walden visits Bend Senior Center urging Central Oregonians to use the state and federal free file programs to file taxes online at no cost. BEND – Today, Congressman Greg Walden is in Bend to talk to his constituents at the Bend Senior Center and to urge all eligible Oregon residents to use the IRS and…
Oregon Legislature Passes Historic Coal Transition Bill
Renew Oregon and the Sierra Club announced yesterday the passage by the Oregon Senate and House of The Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Bill. It will now head to Governor Brown to be signed into law. Legislation will move Oregon off coal power and double state’s clean energy target to 50 percent by 2040 PORTLAND,Ore. – The…
Album Review
Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo”(TLOP), released Feb. 14, is an audacious, layered piece of work that finally sees West deciding not to make a huge statement, but instead looking inward and giving us a chance to relate and empathize instead of judge. Whether his hijinks in the media are performance art or the shouts…
Central Oregon Wine Country
Central Oregon is famous for quite a few things: a world class ski resort, the staggeringly good beer, some of the most beautiful lakes on the planet, riding and hiking trails galore, and quite a few more things, too. One thing that doesn’t immediately spring to mind, however, is wineries. Central Oregon weather can be…
Beyond Bend 2016
There are many way to enjoy beautiful Central Oregon, from Sunriver Village to Black Butte Ranch to Sisters Folk Festival and the region’s new wine country. Our special section this issue explores adventures for everyone. Check out our Beyond Bend: The Good Life articles below: Taking the Long View on the Hub Southbound to Sunriver…
Bend Park and Rec Fitness Hikes
With spring around the corner, many people will turn their attention to spring hiking and the Bend Park and Recreation Department offers a number of opportunities. Several fitness hikes are being offered every Tuesday beginning in April and continuing through May from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm. These trips cover three to five miles at…
Peanut Butter Throw Down
Everybody (who isn’t allergic to it) likes peanut butter. What’s the first type of candy to disappear from the office candy bowl on Halloween? What’s the first kind to disappear ahead of all the others? Hint: it’s not Jolly Ranchers—it’s those sweet, sweet peanut butter cups. The allure turns anyone into a child again. Naturally…
Change Schedule 1 Classification
A federal law known as the Controlled Substances Act sets cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning that it is considered to be a dangerous substance with no accepted medical value. By comparison, cocaine, meth, and hydrocodone are Schedule 2 drugs, meaning they are deemed less dangerous than cannabis under this law. In the 44…
Editorial 3/2-3/9
As Bend’s development races forward, preserving open space in the heart of downtown is crucial, for once that space is gone, it won’t be coming back. The swift pace of development just reached Troy Field, a little parcel of land, less than one acre, located next to Old St. Francis School. Putting this property on…
Central Oregon’s Underground World
Matt Skeels of Bend likes to explore the underworld of Central Oregon. As a member of the Oregon High Desert Grotto, Skeels is a guardian of Central Oregon’s caves. Having discovered a number of caves over the years, his peers call him the “cave finder” and the “cave bloodhound.” For Skeels, cave exploration is special…
Our Picks
Thursday 3 Us Lights DARK VS LIGHT—Known for their dark take on popular sound, Us Lights mixes a variety of flavors they have at hand to create a tantalizing, cosmopolitan sound. Shaken. Never stirred. Come get a taste of what they have to offer. 7 p.m. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St.,…
Side Notes
Sprinklers Save Bend Research Facility in Tumalo Fire TUMALO – The Bend Fire Department responded to a fire Saturday morning at Bend Research in Tumalo, Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki reported. Two engines were sent to respond to the fire with seven total personnel at 64550 Research Rd. A fire was found in a room…
The Sea Itself
Hearing Darlingside find its sound over the course of two full-length albums and an EP is astounding. The biggest change being that, between the first full-length album and the second, the group went from being a quintet to a quartet, losing a drummer, but finding something approaching excellence. Darlingside is made up of Dave Senft…
Jah Bend
The best way to describe Rebelution’s sound is White Jam Band Reggae. There are aspects of roots reggae, Santana-esque electric guitar solos and California easy listening involved as well, so it’s pretty hard to lock down exactly what Rebelution is after when it comes to its sound. However, since they had the best selling reggae…
Spring’s Tight Market is
The spring real estate season is already upon us with lots of people wanting to buy homes earlier due to the relatively low housing inventory in many cities, including Bend. Analysis of the nationwide data gathered by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) for the first three weeks in February indicates time on the market…
Letters
In reply to “Tree Ordinance Needed,” (2/25) We feel just as Mary Ellen Deckelmann feels. We have eight Ponderosas on our 1/8th acre lot, that we have had for 20 years, on the northwest side of bend. Our street has seen countless Ponderosas go down over the years, typically to cram two houses on one…
Oregon Legislative update
Oregon’s 2016 Legislative Session ends March 5. In the final days of the short even-year assembly, the fate of some of the most important bills will be decided while others will not reach the finish line. Melissa’s Law and affordable housing are two of the bills that could be decided in the final days of…
Four Seasons of Family Fun in Black Butte
Central Oregon’s recreational splendor makes it a dream destination for locals and vacationers alike. There are mountains to ski, trails to hike or ride, rivers to fish in, forests to wander and a history that runs deep both in geology and culture. Black Butte Ranch’s history runs back to the 1880s, but for more than…
Hey, Dude
Being a rancher has long been a popular dream among those who have grown up watching John Wayne rope a “doggie,” herd cattle, or ride off into the sunset. The reality of the work that goes into running a working ranch, however, is often where that dream, well, remains a dream. Long days that start…
Why Wallow?
Sunriver is just a hop, skip, and a small jump away from Bend. About fifteen miles south of town, this rural area has a bit of a reputation for being a resort destination. Not to say that isn’t part of it, but it’s not limited to just that. There are many residents of Sunriver who…
Southbound to Sunriver
The community of Sunriver is about 15 miles south of Bend, about a 20 to 30-minutes drive along Highway 97. The journey to Sunriver may be short, but it makes all the difference when trying to take a holiday for a weeklong staycation or even just for a quick weekend getaway. There are almost too…
Letter to the Bend-
You may have read the recent editorial in The Source (Feb. 4, 2016) regarding the “Counseling Crisis in Bend-La Pine Schools.” The editorial addressed both the significant increase in mental health issues within our school district and the lack of mental health resources district-wide, particularly in the counselor/student staffing ratio. As a recently retired high…
Taking the Long View on the Hub City
Frank and Josephine Redmond settled here in 1905, and the rest, as they say, is history. In 1906 the town named for them was platted by the predecessor company to Central Oregon Irrigation, and was incorporated in 1910. The next year the Oregon Trunk Railway reached Redmond and things took off from there, for the Redmonds and for…
Women’s Rights
The World Economic Forum ranks the United States #20 out of 142 countries for gender equality based on disparity in pay, education, health and politics. We fall behind countries such as Nicaragua, Rwanda and South Africa in the study conducted annually by the Swiss nonprofit. World MUSE is an organization that works to empower women…
