March for Students
About 2,000 students, parents and teachers marched from Bend public schools and ended up at the Education Center on Wall Street Wednesday, during a rally to support funding for public education in Oregon. Similar rallies took place across the state. According to the Oregon Education Association, over 25,000 supporters gathered in Portland; Salem’s rally drew…
Bend Farmers Market Poster Contest
The Downtown Bend Farmers Market opened May 1 with a wealth of fresh fruits, veggies and other goodies in the Brooks Alley behind the Tower Theater. The market continues through Oct. 9. This year, the Market is inviting locals to take part in a poster contest that includes a cash prize and an entry into…
Source Weekly Update Podcast 5/9/2019
The Source Weekly Update podcast! Hear this week’s stories on the Tin Pan Theater, air pollution in Bend and the historic plane flies high for Mother’s Day weekend from our May 9, 2019 edition.
Central Oregon Homeless Population Rising
On Jan. 23, trained volunteers for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development interviewed Central Oregonians for its 2019 Point in Time Count, in which dozens of volunteers surveyed people in shelters, transitional housing, at meal sites, drop-in centers and other areas to seek data on the homeless population in Central Oregon. Volunteers collected…
Gung Ho For Shows: Robert Plant and The Sensational Spaceshifters
If Led Zeppelin came on the radio back in the day, my dad would make sure to let everyone in the car know that they were indeed “the greatest rock band of all time.” Lucky for Central Oregonians, one of the pieces to the Zeppelin puzzle will be making his way to Bend. Robert Plant—former…
BendFilm Buying Tin Pan Theater
BendFilm is expanding its outlets and ways to spread film throughout the community with the announced purchase of the Tin Pan Theater in downtown Bend.
Cougars on the Rise
“Oregon is home to more than 6,000 cougars, or mountain lions. While cougar sightings and encounters are rare, it is wise to educate yourself about the big cats.” So says the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, and they’re spot on! Cougars can be found anywhere in the state, but the highest concentrations are in…
‘Smart Readers’ Coming to Central Oregon
Starting on April 29, Pacific Power—which provides electrical service to most of Bend—will start installing “smart meters” to about 76,000 customers in Central Oregon. The company will eventually roll out about 590,000 meters in Oregon. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 78 million smart meters are already installed in the U.S. Smart readers will…
‘Day of Action’ Includes Walkouts, Student Marches
Some school districts in Oregon are canceling school on May 8 to coincide with the Oregon Education Association’s “Day of Action”—a demonstration aimed at what school leaders call the state’s decades-long failure to provide funding for kindergarten through high school education. Bend-La Pine Schools are staying open, according to the district, which said its teachers…
Regional Roundup
Oregon Lawmakers, Family Gather To Celebrate The Life Of Norma Paulus Family, friends and Oregon lawmakers gathered at Willamette University in Salem on Saturday for Norma Paulus’ memorial service. Paulus was Oregon’s first female secretary of state. She died Feb. 28 at the age of 85 in a Portland care facility Paulus was known for…
Hobby Farms Under Scrutiny
The rolling hills of Deschutes County are peppered with tidy ranch-style homes. Many of them feature small barns and fenced, postage-stamp yards that hold an assortment of alpacas, chickens or pigs. These hobby farms, which afford a rural lifestyle but not a primary source of income, often explain the appeal of living outside of city…
Twisted Sisterhood & Coy Story
Twisted Sisterhood I’m a grown woman in the middle of a feud between two of my female friends. They’re both complaining to me, and I’m just responding “uh-huh” to give them the hint that I don’t want to be involved. Neither’s catching on. How do I get out of the middle of this spat without…
Vote Caroline Skidmore for Administrative School District No. 1, Director, Zone 1 (Bend-La Pine School Board)
Like the race for the Zone 6 At Large position, the Zone 1 race for the Bend-La Pine School Board has three capable candidates who would all be strong advocates for schools, students, teachers and administrators in the district. Chet Liew is an IT professional working for TDS Communications, running on a platform of promoting…
Capturing the Essence of Healing Reins
Inspiration can come to artists in many ways. For local painter, Kelly Thiel, learning about Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center and participating in their Diamonds and Dust fundraiser for the last two years kicked up a bit of magic and inspiration that she’s now putting into her art. She’s also welcoming other artists to join…
Get ready for the big bugs: Fishing the Deschutes River salmonfly hatch
Those obsessed with fly fishing are getting ready for the greatest time of the year on the lower Deschutes River: the famous salmonfly hatch. After a long cold winter, trout are hungry. Mike Phillips, owner of Slack Line Flyfishing in Tumalo says the three-week window of opportunity to sling big flies to hungry trout is…
A Waterhole with Something for Everyone
A few years ago, Dick Robertson met some friends at Crux Fermentation Project. People were hanging out, picnicking and drinking on the lawn, enjoying themselves. Robertson had some property in Redmond and thought he could do something similar there. Then when The Bite opened with success in Tumalo, he knew he had to open General Duffy’s…
All Roads Lead to War
Warning: Mild spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame” and Full-Blown Spoilers for “Avengers: Infinity War” During the current social media culture wars, it’s impossible to go into a movie completely blind. Even after the tragic and brutal ending of last year’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” in which we saw a huge chunk of our favorite heroes get turned…
Boss Rambler Beer Club Opens
Boss Rambler Brewing opened to the public April 20. I made it in the next day to check it out. The first thing you notice is how much the outside of the building has changed from when it was a board shop. It’s bright and inviting with an enormous “Beer Club” sign. The outdoor seating…
Now Our Watch Begins
SPOILERS! No one has anything to say. The army of the dead has amassed outside Winterfell and this fight is for all the marbles. No petty squabbles for land or power; instead, these men, women and children fight for the survival of the human race. All the characters we’ve come to love have already said…
He Talks with Sasquatch
Kewaunee Lapseritis and his wife, Kelly Lapseritis, are two of the most prominent figures within the Sasquatch-lore community. Kewaunee has a background in conservation, anthropology, dowsing (a technique for searching for underground water, minerals, or anything invisible, by observing the motion of a pointer or the changes in direction of a pendulum), psychology and holistic…
Know Your Grower: Nelson and Company Organics
This past year has seen a steady increase in my use of concentrates. The formats in which they are now available, and the brands which produce them, have exploded. The price has also dropped, as Oregon’s cannabis oversupply issue has resulted in increasing amounts of excess flower being processed into all forms of concentrates and…
Reconnecting with Mom
Growing up, Mother’s Day at my house usually involved my siblings and I making breakfast and handmade cards for mom, giving her lots of hugs — and usually going out for a family activity (that may or may not have ended with my siblings and I squabbling, and then retroactively feeling bad for fighting on Mother’s…
His Own Sound
When he was five, eventual prodigy CJ Neary began playing the fiddle. You might not think most little kids would be interested in an instrument like that, but once he heard the sound, Neary was hooked. “He really liked the song ‘Frère Jacques’ when he was little. There was a fiddle on there and he…
Instead of Buying Flowers, Go for Nature’s Bouquet
For some, spring is the best time of the year. The snow—usually—has stopped falling, and if you’re willing to put some miles in on your hiking boots or trail running shoes, you can take mom to see great vistas with some added color in the form of wildflowers. The Columbia River Gorge probably has the…
Band Fact Sheet: The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs can really jam. As a band with a plethora of influences—greats including Led Zeppelin and The Allman Brothers make up a few of their notable imprints—the group is a solid example of paying homage to the music of the past, while still keeping things original. The group’s latest album, “Changing Colours,” came out…
Family Forest Getaway
Just about an hour northwest of Bend is Camp Sherman. Amongst the beauty there in the Deschutes National Forest, hidden by the thickness of trees and cooled by the riverside, moms can find a hidden gem: the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery. One little bridge trip over the wildly blue Metolius River and you’re there. If…
Real Estate Negotiations Are Not a War
The basic definition of negotiation: A discussion between multiple parties, aimed at reaching an agreement. The ultimate goal of negotiating a real estate transaction is for all parties to reach a win/win situation. Buyers want to buy and sellers want to sell. The trick is to find the middle ground where both parties are pleased…
Free Will Astrology—Week Of May 2
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I invite you to explore the frontiers of what’s possible for you to experience and accomplish. One exercise that might help: visualize specific future adventures that excite you. Examples? Picture yourself parasailing over the Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona, or working to help endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica, or giving a…
Sprout Mobile Launches
Sprout Market is a mobile app offering farms and neighbors the opportunity to buy and sell produce and prepared food. Founder and CEO Nathaniel Cox said he launched the app, “to provide better access for people to their local farms, ranches and green thumbs around their community.” The app launched in Bend and is currently…
Letters to the Editor
Pay Checks, in Response to “Wolves Facing Extinction—Again” on 4/24 I would like to challenge you to ask Susan Prince and Nicole Vulcan if they are willing to give their pay checks to the ranchers who have lost livestock to wolves who have trespassed on private property?? Wolves should be controlled just like any other…
Mother’s Day Issue 2019
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12. If you’re short on ideas for ways to show mom you care, then let the following stories give you some ideas. Reconnecting with Mom: Soul-rejuvenating retreats, nurture circles and yoga sessions for mom Instead of Buying Flowers, Go for Nature’s Bouquet: Take mom on a wildflower hike to get…
Bo’s Falafel Bar Opens
Bo’s Falafel Bar is now open on Galveston and 14th Street, in the former Sip Wine Bar location. The menu is deliciously simple: falafel in a pita or bowl and fries. The complexity begins when adding condiments to the falafel from the toppings bar. It’s loaded with choices: tzatziki, hummus, harissa, garlic sauce, spicy garden…
