Tuna Avocado Salad
If you’ve never had a tuna salad without mayonnaise, it’s time to try it. Replacing the mayo with olive oil and adding in avocado, fresh citrus and cilantro takes the classic salad up a notch or two. I also like adding just a tiny bit of jalapeño pepper for extra depth of flavor but if…
LISTEN: Deschutes Defenders with Joel Wirtz 🎧
Joel Wirtz is the Executive Director of the nonprofit public defender’s office in Bend: Deschutes Defenders. After serving in the Marines, he moved to Oregon and has been a public defender for nearly 20 years. He has successfully defended accusations from theft to murder. A strong advocate for veterans and those suffering from mentally illness,…
Challenging the Youth
Cadets wake up at 6 am sharp, make their beds, recite the “eight core components,” gather their gear, quickly eat breakfast and then get dressed and ready for the day. Their time is spent in training — instruction in a classroom, physical fitness and then practice marching in formation. At the end of a highly…
People’s Right to Publicly Comment
The Redmond City Council meeting came to a halt during public comment March 28 as members of People’s Rights, a right-wing activist group, responded to accusations made during the previous week’s public comment section. About 50 members of the group showed up to the meeting to counter comments made at the previous meeting. At that…
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Photographing The Deco Decades ▶ [With Video]
From ’70s to ’80s to ’90s to Y2K, Deco Dream Suite does it all. The photography studio shows the versatility and power of set curation and an artistic approach, allowing people to immerse themselves in an era during a photo shoot. Owner Anya — who goes just by her first name — has over 10…
Calling All Van-Lifers and Mountain Lovers
Celebrating Mt. Bachelor’s spring skiing and the van-life culture in the PNW, RendezVan brings mountain lovers together for a weekend of sharing outdoor passion with music and activities. RV-ers, campers and van-lifers from all over will fill the Mt. Bachelor West Village Base Area parking lot from April 19 to 23. Overnight camping passes sold…
Film Fundraiser with Thrive Central Oregon Unveils Truths About Housing
Thrive Central Oregon will host its first film fundraiser at the Tower Theatre on Sunday, April 16. All donations received will be put into Thrive’s housing assistance fund—a fund for emergency rent and deposit payments. The local nonprofit helps individuals connect with housing, financial and general resources in the community. “The American Dream and Other…
Puffin’s Rapid Ascent
One year before the pandemic, Tyrone Hazen and cofounders Byron and Christina Linton launched Puffin Drinkwear, the Bend-based company that endeavors to be a fun alternative to the koozie for bottles or cans. Puffin has since experienced a relatively rapid rise, seeing a 53% rise in sales over the past year and placing its products…
May the Source Be With You: April Edition
This is embarrassing but I think 2023 has been a much better year for shows than movies so far. I know, I know, it’s only April, but there have been so many bad movies and so many good streaming shows that it feels like there’s an imbalance in the force. Even some of the newer…
Awakening Your Inner Hero: Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Life is precious. It’s not just me saying that. Everyone that matters knows, at some level, life is precious. And every single one of us matters! Every single one of us matters? Every single thing matters. But we’ll deal with that one on another day. What does life is precious actually mean at a practical,…
An Unlikely Mission for a Burger Joint
Burgers: one of the most popular, most enduring foods in America. Burgers elevated: the mission of Mountain Burger. Northwest Crossing’s Mountain Burger opened in September, with the idea being to reinvent the iconic American burger joint. The plan included offering locally sourced ingredients, meat and plant-based alternatives along with healthy salads and creative cocktails, all…
Horoscope Week of April 6, 2023
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries-born René Descartes (1596–1650) was instrumental in developing of modern science and philosophy. His famous motto, “I think, therefore I am” is an assertion that the analytical component of intelligence is primary and foremost. And yet, few history books mention the supernatural intervention that was pivotal in his evolution as a…
Letters to the Editor 04/06/2023
Guest Opinion: Can’t Forget: Courage Still Necessary We gathered for a movie, treats. Not earth-shaking. Yet it was. “We” were members of a local Jewish congregation. Why call this simple event “earth shaking”? Maybe earth-calming. Affirming. Radical. It was declared, on social media, a national “Day of Hate.” “Against Jews.” “Non-violent.” The Jewish Federation got…
Easter Brunches
Church, egg hunt, brunch. That’s kind of the pattern for celebrating Easter Sunday, right? For those who haven’t yet booked a spot at a place to nosh on Easter Brunch, here are a few places to try. Easter brunch at Brasada Ranch is always a special time – especially if the day includes clear skies…
“Cart” Burglar on the Loose
You gotta wonder what this person was looking for, hitting so many food service places in a matter of just a couple days. Bend Police are on the hunt for the person who burglarized a series of food carts and other food establishments in Bend on March 30 and March 31 — leaving plenty of…
Thornburgh Fish and Wildlife Plan Approved
Thornburgh Resort won a string of battles this week when the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners gave preliminary approvals for an updated fish and wildlife mitigation plan, and the Oregon Supreme Court declined three appeals filed by the resort’s longtime opponent Nunzie Gould. Thornburgh is the most litigated property in Central Oregon history, and since…
Vote Yes on Measures 9-158 and 9-159: Five-Year Local Option Levies for fire-emergency medical services
In 2014, voters in Bend and Deschutes County approved levies for the fire services in Bend and the rural county, which helped to reduce the time it took firefighters and emergency services to get to places where their help was needed. Taxpayers in Bend and rural Deschutes County have seen a levy of 20 cents…
The Original Wailers Play Midtown Ballroom on 4/20
Dear Source readers: In this story, I write about another 4/20 celebration happening in Bend. Is this Bend’s Christmas? Jokes aside, we have an extra special gift coming our way on Thursday, April 20 on the Midtown Ballroom’s stage — a chance to see a true legend in music history, Al Anderson and his group…
El Proyecto de Ley podría exigir personal de enfermeros
Oregon podría ser el primer estado en la nación en regularizar el promedio de enfermeros por pacientes en ciertos ámbitos hospitalarios. En diciembre, una encuesta de la Asociación de Enfermeros de Oregon (ONA por sus siglas en inglés) detectó que la mitad de todos los enfermeros de Oregon reportaron atender demasiados pacientes la mayor parte…
Real Estate Misconceptions
In this week’s article I wanted to discuss a few topics that seem to either be misunderstood by many or are common in other states or countries. While some of these topics likely vary from state to state, for our purposes we will be discussing these regarding Oregon-specific practices. So, while your uncle in another…
