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Rubble & Ash
As 30 different wildfires continue to burn—so vast they can be seen from space—toxic flames that blanketed the West Coast have forced many Central Oregonians to grapple with this grim and historic event, first-hand. More than 7,500 firefighters from nearly 40 states and three Canadian provinces are battling the blazes in Oregon, according to the…
Back to the Beginning for a Return to School at Bend-La Pine Schools
Families with younger children attended Bend-La Pine Schools will have to wait at least another three weeks to see their students return to schools in person. The district announced Monday that due to an increase in cases of COVID-19 in Deschutes County in recent weeks, it would have to delay its plan to send kids…
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My View: Eileen Kiely, Oregon Senate 27 Democratic candidate ▶ [with video]
Eileen Kiely, Democratic candidate for Oregon’s Senate District 27 seat, joins Source Reporter Laurel Brauns on “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Kiely chose Riley Ranch Nature Reserve in Bend.…
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My View: Tim Knopp, Oregon Senate 27 Republican candidate ▶ [with video]
Tim Knopp, candidate and incumbent for Oregon’s Senate District 27 seat, joins Source Reporter Laurel Brauns on “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Knopp chose Bend’s Juniper Park. Stay tuned…
Pearl’s Puzzle – Week of Sept. 28
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Giving Back, In More Ways Than One
As the smoke clears and locals slowly return to their (COVID-era) day-to-day lives, many Central Oregonians remain displaced, distressed and without homes to return to—their lives upturned for the foreseeable future. As a record-breaking 900,000 acres of Oregon land continued to burn this week, upward of 500,000 people remained under some form of evacuation order. …
The Source Weekly Update Sep. 23
In this week’s update, learn how you can join local businesses in supporting wildfire evacuees.
Big Changes at Bachelor
The shutdowns around COVID-19 forced Mt. Bachelor to close operations entirely for a time in the spring. Since then, the resort has been open for mountain biking and its new zipline activities throughout the summer—with many new health and safety guidelines in place. Now, with winter approaching, Mt. Bachelor has announced its plans for the…
Artists Control the Future
This pandemic summer, most live music on the scene has been brought by local musicians. Many artists decided to take things into their own hands when it came to shows, whether in person or through live streams—much of which was due to the High Desert Music Collective’s passion for the scene. When conversations first started…
Go Clean… On Screen
While COVID-19 event restrictions wiped out some plans altogether, many local businesses and organizations chose to adapt and take advantage of what could be viewed as a unique opportunity to “go virtual.” “Of course, with COVID happening, we had to make some changes,” explained Diane Hodiak, executive director of 305Deschutes, a nonprofit organization geared toward…
Technocracy Now
There’s a lot to unpack in Jeff (“Chasing Ice”) Orlowski’s new documentary, “The Social Dilemma”—the least of which is whether any of its sobering and lucid information is going to reach the people that need to hear it the most. On the film’s most basic level, it focuses on different tech experts from Google, Facebook,…
Fresh Hopes, Fresh Hops
It’s that time of year—summer turning to fall, the leaves changing, and in beer-land, time to enjoy the fresh-hop beers found in abundance right now. Instead of relying only on hops that have been dried and pressed into pellet form, during this time of year, brewers include hops that come right from the hop “bine.”…
A Group for Veggie Runners
Did you know that there’s a local group geared toward supporting people who live vegan and vegetarian lifestyles? The Plant-Powered Runners Sunday Run is a weekly event that invites runners of all types—you don’t have to be vegan or vegetarian—to run and nosh on post-run vegan snacks. Runners meet up at various trails and parks…
Thrive Cooking Tutorial
The holiday season is notorious for fatty foods and heavy meals; health isn’t typically in the picture. While tradition is sacred, it may be time to innovate your holiday menu for healthy eating. This October, Bend Adventist Fellowship will offer free culinary classes for plant-based holiday cooking. Participants can refine their cooking skills with hands-on…
Free Will Astrology—Week of September 24
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Seventy-nine-year-old Libran poet Robert Pinsky has had a triumphant life. He has published 19 books, including his own poems and essays, as well as translations of Italian and Polish poetry. For four years he served as the United States Poet Laureate. To what factors does he attribute his success? Here’s one:…
Meet Joe Backup
Meet Joe Backup The guy I’m seeing is super attentive and affectionate when we’re together, but then he always falls off the grid. He’ll wait weeks before texting me to make plans again, and sometimes I have to initiate. What’s his deal, and how do I proceed? It’s a new relationship, so I’d feel too…
An Embarrassment of Reading Riches
As the pandemic grew earlier this year, many publishers pushed their big titles back to the fall. A lot of these books are hitting shelves right now so here’s a look at some of the best: Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald Her follow-up to the beautiful “H is for Hawk” might be even better, if…
Smoke Shelters Highlight a Need for a Low-Barrier Winter Warming Shelter for Bend
This month’s hazardous air quality brought up an issue that, while never completely forgotten, seems to slip into the background with the first blush of spring. This past week, several Bend churches set up emergency smoke relief shelters to house people who live outside, and for whom being subjected to air quality levels in the…
Letters to the Editor 9/24/20
Editor’s note: Happy fall! In the midst of all the fires, protests and election season drama, I think it’s safe to say that most Central Oregonians were thrilled with the good news of seeing a few drops of rain fall this past week—and to see a cooler season approach—at least as it pertains to tamping…
Kôr’s First Project Emerges from the Ground
Being a real estate professional in today’s scorching real estate market and seeing home sale prices at an all-time high, the need for affordable housing is glaringly obvious. Homeownership equals wealth and stability. More stable and wealthier households lead to more productive and healthier people, less dependent on medical services, mental health services and public…
Noticias en Español
A medida que se desipa el humo y los habitantes de la ciudad poco a poco regresan a su vida diaria (durante la era de COVID), muchos residentes de la zona centro de Oregon siguen desplazados, angustiados y sin vivienda a la cual regresar – sus vidas volcaron por tiempo indefinido. Mientras que los niveles…
Will Wildfire Smoke Have Long-Term Effects?
The recent rash of wildfires across the western United States has destroyed small towns, burned thousands of acres of forests, displaced hundreds of people and created a super plume of smoke that currently stretches across the U.S. and parts of the Atlantic Ocean. Though the wildfires have had a devasting effect, one government agency is…
