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Will My Ballot Get Thrown Out? Is Voter Fraud a Thing?

The 2020 election will look like no election in history—especially for people living outside of Oregon. Throughout the rest of the U.S., heavy turnout could mean long lines at the polls, and coronavirus precautions may make those lines even longer. Conflicts could arise between poll watchers from each party. On top of that, Americans may…

by Laurel Brauns

Chill Out, Oregon Voters. We Got This.

By now, a great deal of fretting has been done over the state of voting amid a coronavirus pandemic. Many conspiracy theories have been thrown out about the potential for fraud in voting during a time when everyone is supposed to be social distancing. Even in Oregon—a bastion of mail-in voting and the first state to take…

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Listen: Rivers Need Water with Tod Heisler 🎧

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with Tod Heisler, the rivers conservation director for Central Oregon LandWatch. Heisler cut his teeth in conservation politics by working in Washington, D.C. early in his career. Two decades ago, he moved to Central Oregon and worked for the Deschutes River Conservancy for 15 years, concentrating…

Laurel Brauns

Rescuing Animals Out of the Ashes

As the recent Oregon megafires ripped through the forests and towns east of the Santiam Pass and along the McKenzie River, some frantic evacuees barely escaped with their lives. Many were unprepared to leave immediately, awakened in the middle of the night by emergency response officials ordering them out. Some didn’t have time to prepare…

by Laurel Brauns

Are Essential Oils Safe for Pets?

Essential oils have been used for centuries to help people with physical and emotional ailments. The uplifting scent of citrus may bring to mind sunny summer days even in the darkest months of winter. As many pet owners have grown to love and depend on the healing effects of essential oils for themselves, many have…

by Laurel Brauns

Look Who’s Talkin’ Now

When you meet someone new and ask them what they do for a living, you might expect to hear a response like, “I’m in advertising,” or, “I’m a teacher.” If the person responds, “I communicate with animals,” you might assume this new acquaintance is more than slightly off their rocker. After speaking with Pet Communicator…

by Cayla Clark

The Nose Knows: Working K-9s of Central Oregon

Dogs have been taking a bite out of crime (sorry, couldn’t resist) for over 120 years. First used in Belgium around 1899, dogs have assisted law enforcement in activities such as apprehension, tracking, drug detection, evidence collection, search-and-rescue, poachin, and even arson, to name a few. Highly trained teams of dogs and their handlers work…

by Damian Fagan

Pets in a Pandemic

Animal shelters around the nation—including the Humane Society of Central Oregon—have reported higher adoption rates during the pandemic. With people being home more—and some having more time on their hands—the timing has been right to adopt that long-awaited furry friend. But good timing is not the only reason—nor the only benefit—to pet ownership during this…

by Nicole Vulcan

Feed Your Mind at Bend Design, Online

The times we find ourselves in, elicit, basically, one of two things in people: The urge to retreat and wait out the storm, or the ability to see opportunity in chaos and to act upon that to forge a new path. Bend Design, long a draw for those looking for inspiration and new ideas, aims…

by Nicole Vulcan

First, Drive-in Movies. Now, Drive-in Concerts

We’ve covered all year long how the pandemic has forced artists and venues to get creative with programming—and this week might be a good time to check out one of those special shows. On Friday, Going Left presents a Drive-In Fest at Thump Coffee (on York), featuring three acts: Redwood Son, Jeshua Marshall and Matt…

by Isaac Biehl

May the Source Be With You

This time last month I wasn’t very stoked on the world. The air was an impenetrable wall of smoke, COVID-19 was more politicized than ever and it just seemed like humans were drifting further and further away from each other into a lonelier, angrier and more solitary place. I am here to gladly announce that…

by Jared Rasic

Candy Crawl Planned in Prineville Oct. 31

The Prineville Chamber of Commerce is moving forward with a Halloween event that gives kids a way to trick or treat during this pandemic year, while also setting some safety guidelines in place to help keep things on the safe side.  The event takes place on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 1 to 6 pm in…

by Nicole Vulcan

Water Drive for Warm Springs

A recent boil-water notice has been lifted for the Warm Springs Indian Reservation—but because the reservation has now depleted its supplies of emergency water, local activists are holding a collection drive to replenish that supply. The Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is partnering with the Central Oregon Diversity Project and the Central Oregon Peacekeepers to collect drinking…

by Nicole Vulcan

Dill Point in a Turning World

Mom got her chicken soup recipe from her mom. It’s a simple, brothy affair with lots of dill, the kind of soup that’s popular throughout the Yiddish diaspora, often referred to half-jokingly as Jewish Penicillin, because it always makes you feel better, no matter what ails you. Yiddish is the native tongue of the Ashkenazi…

by Ari Levaux

Central Oregon’s Median Home Prices Jump Again in September

One of the strangest recessions on record! That is the general consensus when people are evaluating the real estate market, knowing that the U.S. is technically in a recession. The real estate market is experiencing record-breaking numbers both locally here in Central Oregon and across the U.S. as a whole. In February, the national median…

by Christin J Hunter, Broker

Free Will Astrology—Week of October 15

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The hardest thing you will ever do is trust yourself,” says Libran journalist Barbara Walters. Really? I don’t think so. In my experience, the hardest thing to do is to consistently treat ourselves with the loving care we need to be mentally and physically healthy. But I do acknowledge that trusting…

by Rob Brezsny

Coddle Herder

Coddle Herder My boyfriend’s enabling of his failure-to-launch 26-year-old son is seeming like a deal breaker. Though his son’s very likable, he’s been fired from every job he’s had, including a well-paying delivery job I recently got him, after they perceived liability from his reckless, race-driving ways. His dad lent him a truck, pays the…

by Amy Alkon

Letters to the Editor 10/15/20

Editor’s note: This week, we’ve carved out some of our precious pages to bring you a topic that most Central Oregonians can agree on: We heart pets. In the midst of a pandemic—and recent wildfires—pets have been our solace, and also a source of stress and worry for those who had to evacuate without them…

by The Source Staff

Inside Our Endorsement Interviews: Jason Kropf and Cheri Helt

These interviews have been lightly edited for clarity. Jason Kropf, Democratic candidate for Oregon House 54 Source Weekly: Oregon just experienced and is still experiencing a number of massive fires. What’s your stance on how to manage wildfire risk at the state legislative level and what specific actions would you be working on if you…

by Nicole Vulcan

The Source Weekly Update Oct 15

In this week’s update, voting is a hot topic. We will answer questions on how to vote as well as tackle the concern of voter fraud and thrown out ballots. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · The Source Weekly Update Oct 15

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