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Get Ready to be Counted
Gov. Kate Brown kicked off preparations for the 2020 Census in Oregon Monday, proclaiming April 1, 2020 as Census Day. Census counters will begin knocking on doors and sending letters to U.S. homes as early as January next year. Counting people in Central Oregon will likely reveal what many already know: The area has experienced…
A Central Oregonian is the New Secretary of State
Bev Clarno of Redmond will be Oregon’s new Secretary of State. Governor Kate Brown’s office announced the appointment today, following the death of Dennis Richardson Feb. 26. Richardson had suffered from brain cancer. During her career, Clarno, a Republican, has served as a state legislator representing Redmond, working as both Speaker of the House as…
Weekend Warrior: March 29-31
It’s that time of the week again – when you start to ask yourself, “what am I going to do this weekend?” Sometimes our brains don’t have enough power left to even begin to think about making plans. Well, that’s where we come in. Here’s a bit of what’s going on the next few days…
Dinner and a Movie
Dinner and a movie is a classic date night—but in the era of Netflix-and-chill dating culture, you may be lucky if your date invests enough time for just the movie, or just the dinner. Date nights for the time-strapped are one thing Ted Eady had in mind when he opened the Odem Theater Pub in…
Hands Across America
If there is an “us,” that means there’s also a “them.” No matter how close we are to our “us,” whether it’s our family, our friends or our country, there is always an “other” into which we can place our blame, fear and hate. The other race, the other culture, the other tax bracket. Muslim,…
Rock Turns Rye into Bottled Cocktail
Rocks and whiskey—or rocks with cocktails—typically refers to ice. But with rock and rye, the rock is candy. That sweet addition, oftentimes including citrus, has a long history. Let’s start with rye whiskey. From the end of the Civil War to Prohibition, it was the main whiskey consumed in the United States. Rye farmers distilled…
About Those Benjamins
As a one-time partner at a law firm representing cannabis and hemp entrepreneurs, I faced many of the same challenges as my clients. In other law firms, you bill a client monthly, draw from that client’s trust account to cover your expenses and send an invoice to your client. Not so when you’re representing weed…
An Intimate Night with C. S. Lewis
David Payne has performed his self-penned, one-man show, “An Evening with C. S. Lewis,” more than 800 times since its inception. He continues to tour the U.S., with roughly 100 shows each year, the actor told the Source in a recent interview. The production, which lands at Bend’s Tower Theatre Friday, is somewhat improvisational, he…
Classically Modern
There’s something special about the big-band era. Hearing every instrument fire off sounds to execute the perfect song has an unmatched energy, one you might not find today if you’re not looking for it. However, if you look north to Seattle, you’ll find a seven-piece gem called The Dip. Formed at the University of Washington,…
Progress For Public Lands
On March 12, President Trump signed the public lands bill— formally known as S. 47, or the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, into law. The Act, formerly known as the National Resources Management Act—includes the Oregon Wildlands Act. Included in this large piece of legislation was a new wilderness designation for…
Four Favorites: “Deepest Light”
Portland band The Get Ahead is a close-knit group of musicians. They’re five close friends, including two couples—one of which just became new parents. It’s really like one big musical family. The band’s upcoming album, “Deepest Light,” features vocalist Juliet Howard on the cover in the midst of her pregnancy. The band says the art…
Wild About Rivers
Amid the fever pitch of a long-awaited spring equinox, boaters, kayakers and other water-loving Oregonians are celebrating the recent victories won with the Natural Resources Management Act. Passage of the Act, also known as the public lands bill, means new Wild and Scenic River designations for 621 miles of rivers nationwide—plus, additional default river protections…
A Community Thread: Jesse Locke
A Community Thread: What concerns you or gives you pause? What gives you a heavy heart? Jesse Locke: I would say people who don’t look outside themselves. I feel like I’m a searcher and I surround myself with people like that. What concerns me is bullshit and small talk. Those things—I have no real place…
Going Green This Spring
Spring is officially here, and many are eager for warmer temps and melting snow. Along with the anticipation of seeing green grass again, the change of seasons commences the time for cleaning and home maintenance or improvements. If you’re prepping your house to get it ready to be sold—or simply doing some necessary maintenance or…
Free Will Astrology—Week of March 28
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street is the world’s most famous puppet. He has recorded songs, starred in films and TV shows, and written an autobiography. His image has appeared on postage stamps and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kermit’s beginnings were humble, however. When his…
Letters to the Editor
Fear-Based legislation, HB3063 doesn’t uphold Oregon values! As it stands, Oregon will be losing over 900 teachers statewide (15 in Bend) and three school days in the current 2019-20 biennial state budget. HB3063 will impact roughly 31,000 students. That could mean an additional loss to school budgets of over $403,000,000. Under HB3063, our public charter,…
Little Bites – Easter Brunches
The Easter bunny is almost here! If you’ve decided to go out for holiday brunch this year, we’ve found local restaurants and resorts hosting all sorts of sweet and savory buffets. Broken Top Club Brunch includes a visit from the Easter Bunny, so don’t forget your camera. Sun., April 21. 10am-2pm 62000 Broken Top Dr.,…
Woodpecker Festival Ahead
On April 1, registration will be open—no foolin’—for The East Cascades Audubon Society’s premier birding event, held in Sisters: the Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival. The event itself will run from May 30 to June 2. This isn’t “just any old” birding event. People from all over the world take in this one because they’ll have…
Regional Roundup
Housing Bill Gets a Slight Remodel Cities remain wary of a legislative proposal that would require many of them to open the way for townhouses and small apartment buildings in neighborhoods filled with single-family homes, even after changes meant to ease them into it. Gov. Kate Brown and House Speaker Tina Kotek have promised to…
City Council Finalizes Goals
At its March 20 meeting, the Bend City Council approved its two-year goal package for the City. The 2019-2021 goals fall into four categories: Economic Vitality: Including housing, jobs and managing growth. The City’s strategies in this goal seek to increase opportunities for additional housing and housing types like affordable housing and land for employment…
Crone’s Disease
Crone’s Disease I’m a straight single woman nearing 50. My best friends are a lesbian couple. I’m going to get some nonsurgical skin tightening on my face, and they got very judgmental about it: “We think you’re beautiful as you are.” Next, it was “What if it goes wrong?” and “Will you keep getting procedures…
Legislature: Bills we’re watching
The 2019 Oregon legislative session is humming along. Here’s our take on some of the bills. A 63 percent pay raise is too much Senate Bill 959 proposes a pay raise of about $20,000 for Oregon legislators. That represents a 63 percent pay raise from what they earn now—currently around $2,600 per month, plus per…
Oregon’s Art Collection gets its own website
Have you ever been out and about and wandered across a piece of art that made you wonder who created it or why it’s there? A new website from the Oregon Arts Commission has categorized and made accessible online all 2,400 works of art acquired and commissioned by the State of Oregon since 1975. In…
Racing on the Deschutes
Slalom kayaking can sometimes seem a bit backward (literally) if you aren’t familiar with the sport. Instead of taking the path of least resistance downriver, racers maneuver both up and downriver to get through specific gates. If you want a chance to see slalom kayakers battle up and down the Deschutes River, the 10th annual…
Apartment Fight Rages On
After some public outcry and tense meetings, on March 7, the hearings officer for the City of Bend gave the go ahead for the planned 170-unit apartment building near The Pavilion off Colorado Avenue. But that doesn’t mean the fight over the apartment building is over. On March 19, William Smith Properties filled an appeal…
