Collaboration Between Cascade Lakes Brewing, Old Standby Brewing Raises More Than $4,000 For Habitat For Humanity
Cascade Lakes Brewing Co., Central Oregon’s only not-for-profit brewery, announces that “Helles for Habitat” sales raised more than $4,000 for Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity. Cascade Lakes brewed the German-style Helles Lager in collaboration with Old Standby Brewing Co. of Salem, pledging $1 from every pint sold at Cascade Lakes’ three pubs to the local chapter…
High Desert Education Service District Superintendent Paul Andrews To Retire
High Desert Education Service District Superintendent Paul Andrews has announced his retirement at the end of June 2024. Andrews has been with the region’s Education Service District for 25 years, first teaching, then innovating and growing programs, and ultimately leading the organization as superintendent beginning in 2017. Andrews was 31 years old when he accepted…
Boardworks Climbing Celebrates First Anniversary
Boardworks Climbing celebrates their first year in business on January 1, 2024. The 24-hour adults-only climbing gym, founded by Lily Kral, officially opened on January 1, 2023. Compass Commercial Real Estate Services brokers Luke Ross and Terry O’Neil, CCIM closed the deal on Boardworks’ Bend location in August 2022. “Finding the right location for Boardworks…
Karen Koppel Joins Aligned Commercial Real Estate
Karen Koppel, CCIM has joined Aligned Commercial Real Estate as a broker, specializing in sales and leasing of commercial real estate in Central Oregon focusing on retail, medical, office and industrial properties. Koppel has six years in the commercial real estate industry and is also a licensed architect in Arizona and Colorado. She has worked…
Oregon Adaptive Sports Kicks Off 28th Year of Winter Programs
Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS), a trailblazer in championing outdoor experiences for individuals with disabilities, announces the launch of its 28th winter season of adaptive sports programs. This year’s lineup includes an expanded range of ski, snowboard, and Nordic ski activities, designed to cater to participants of all ages and with any disability. The season officially…
Scouts Tree Recycling Continues January 6-7
Central Oregon Scouts BSA will be collecting and recycling Christmas trees in Central Oregon communities again this coming weekend, January 6th and 7th. A donation of $10 is requested but any donation over that amount will be gladly accepted. The money raised from the scouts’ efforts will go to support the local Scout troops of…
EDCO’s Annual Luncheon Returns Thursday, February 8th, Featuring Futurist And Bestselling Author April Rinne
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) will host its Annual Luncheon on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 11:00 am – 1:30 pm at The Riverhouse on the Deschutes. The Annual Luncheon is a tradition providing the Central Oregon business community an opportunity to hear nationally and internationally recognized business leaders discuss current and future economic…
2024 Continues The Love Of Music With Sunriver Music Festival
2024 continues the tradition of Sunriver Music Festival’s crowd-pleasing Valentine’s Day Dinner & Dance Concert on Wednesday, February 14. Sponsored by Sunriver Resort and featuring an energetic jazz combo fronted by tenor saxophonist Cliff Colón, it’s an opportunity for a fun night out in the iconic Great Hall at Sunriver Resort. All seats are reserved…
End of Year Q&A with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler
Before the end of 2023, the Source Weekly checked in with Mayor Melanie Kebler to learn about important accomplishments from the year and priorities moving forward with the growing city. Below is an excerpt from that Dec. 15 conversation. Source Weekly: What are some of the City of Bend’s biggest accomplishments from 2023? Melanie Kebler:…
Waffles & Coffee Cake For Holiday Breakfast
Whether you have little kids excited to see what Santa brought them, older children back in the house for the holidays or just a gaggle of friends and family around for Christmas breakfast, here are a couple of easy recipes to feed them all. Overnight waffles are wonderful because you mix them up the night…
2023’s Most Popular Recipes, Part 2
Last week the most popular apps and desserts of the year were featured here as Part 1. This week’s Part 2 highlights a few of the favorite main dishes, sides and beverages shared in this column throughout 2023. From chicken thighs with a unique pesto sauce to a refreshing spritz made with elderflower liqueur, here…
Políticas sugeridas tienen como objetivo atender la adicción
Una lista de cambios propuestos a la ley de Oregon intentan combatir la adicción y sugiere cambios en la Medida 110, el proyecto de ley de despenalización y tratamiento por el uso de drogas aprobado en Oregon en 2020. La asociación de fiscales de distrito, la asociación de alguaciles del estado de Oregon, la asociación…
The Medicine Cabinet Within
With Christmas and the New Year celebrations right around the corner, we have famously turned our attention to gathering with friends, family and coworkers. For those connected with a religious or spiritual path, we share the wisdom, virtues and teachings of our faiths, while for many others it is simply a time for connection and…
Down Payment Assistance Programs Can Help Pave the Way to Homeownership
If you’re looking to buy a home, your down payment doesn’t have to be a big hurdle. According to the National Association of Realtors, 38% of first-time homebuyers find saving for a down payment the most challenging step. But the reality is, you probably don’t need to put down as much as you think: Data…
New Year, New Shoes
With the winter season barreling us toward the new year, many businesses and organizations have begun preparation for amazing New Year’s Eve celebrations that help ring in 2024. Avid adventurers and those in search of a spiritual experience for the start of the year are invited to embark on Wanderlust Tours’ “New Year’s Eve Bonfire…
Source Warmup
Mt. Bachelor Opens New Skyliner Express Mt. Bachelor announced the grand opening of its new Skyliner Express on Dec. 19. Mt. Bachelor celebrated the grand opening of the new Skyliner Express, its first ever high-speed 6-pack chairlift, on Dec. 19 with music, free burritos and custom Skyliner giveaways, including t-shirts, stickers, koozies and Deschutes Brewery…
One Book at a Time
I’m sure there have been more than two great books written about the act and art of writing, but there were two of them in particular that helped me inch ever closer to finding my voice as a writer. Stephen King’s “On Writing” was filled with great advice from the master about how to treat…
Keeping Tempo
The Adam Carlson Jazz Trio performs contemporary jazz on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 6pm. Tom Freedman is an accomplished musician who dedicated most of his professional life to his passion for jazz music. In speaking with him, Freedman mused on jazz’s culture/subculture and his time as a working musician in Portland. “I grew up in…
Horoscope Week of December 21, 2023
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In my fairy tale about your year ahead, I see you searching for treasure. It’s not a wild and wandering exploration, but a diligent, disciplined quest. You are well-organized about it, carefully gathering research and asking incisive questions. You ruminate on the possibilities with both your logical and intuitive faculties. You…
Adventures with Santa on a Weed Farm
Santa headed southwest through the State of Oregon, down from Christmas Valley, where Vixen had a street named after him. “That town sure doesn’t look anything like Christmas,” Santa said with a chuckle. “There’s your 15 minutes of fame, Vixen!” The sky was clear and crisp as Santa and his crew glided over Crater Lake,…
Letters to the Editor 12/21/2023
RE: Exploring Climate-Friendly Communities. Feature, 12/14 The article “Exploring Climate Friendly Communities” feels out of touch with the realities of navigating our town by way of alternative transportation (walking, biking, bus, etc.). Car-free zones and walkability sounds like a dream, don’t get me wrong. But this is all aimed at benefiting the rich. It doesn’t…
Foodie Winter Solstice Celebrations
If there’s anything worth celebrating during the darks days we’re currently experiencing, it’s the return of the light. In that vein, here are two fun food and drink events happening on the winter solstice. Bend Wine Bar Ever had gluhwein? The hot spiced wine drink that originated in Germany is on offer this Thursday at…
God of Pizza at Powder House
A new pizza cart opened on Bend’s west side in November – and since one of the pizzas bears my last name, it’s definitely late in the game for me to be making this announcement! God of Pizza was started by Daniel McGovern and his wife, Hailey Buker-McGovern, as a catering service in 2021. The couple…
USDA Releases Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released an updated version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map in November, with data provided by Oregon State University’s PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model) Climate Group and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. This map answers the age-old questions for gardeners, landscapers, plant nurseries, and others: What plant zone…
Bend Calls for the Purchase and Development of Two City Locations
In an effort to promote new infrastructure and housing, the City of Bend is requesting proposals for two separate areas in Bend that developers have an opportunity to purchase and build on. The areas, Juniper Ridge and SE Ninth Street, are both available to purchase, however, they are designated for different types of development. On…
Suggested Policies Aim to Address Addiction
A list of proposed changes to Oregon law attempts to address addiction and suggests modifications to Measure 110, the drug decriminalization and treatment bill passed in Oregon in 2020. The Oregon District Attorney Association, the Oregon State Sherriff’s Association, the Chiefs of Police Oregon Association and the League of Oregon Cities collaboratively developed a list of…
In Josephine County, a Dangerous Precedent is Set in Opting Out of Taxes
Earlier this month, county commissioners in Josephine County in southern Oregon voted to allow a couple to opt out of paying taxes to the Josephine Community Library District, after the couple alleged they do not benefit from library services. Since that decision, four more people in that county have requested to be removed from the…
Nic at Night
OK, so do we think Nicolas Cage is a brilliant actor who doesn’t get the credit he deserves or is he an overrated hack who only made it in Hollywood because of his nepo baby bonafides? I’m not sure a middle ground exists, as everyone I talk to falls in one camp or another, some…
Bluegrass and New Grass
Railroad Earth is a seven-piece new-grass band known for its song-crafting abilities, impeccable bluegrass production quality and infectiously electric energy during live shows. For over two decades, these New Jersey musicians have been providing lovers of the bluegrass genre a wealth of music. I spoke with Carey Harmon, the drummer for the band, before a…
