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Holiday Gift Guide
FOODIE The kitchen is the heart of the home, and this character warms it up with lots of foodie love. Pamper them with gifts that turn into magical meals. Savory Spice Round the World Spice Collection Find product online: savoryspice.com Arome Six Cup Classic ChemEx coffeemaker Derwent Mill Find products online: aromekitchen.com Souper Cubes Souper…
LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Oh ghee! Founder Merredith Telfer 🎧
In this episode Source Weekly Food Editor Donna Britt chats with Oh ghee! Founder Merrideth Telfer about her company, Oh ghee! Originally called GheeBD, the company has transformed from a CBD ghee company into a general ghee company literally using ghee (ultra-clarified butter) as the cornerstone ingredient in all of their products from human to…
Bend Considers Changes to System Development Charges
The City of Bend is proposing changes to the fees it charges developers for adding new buildings. The methodology and code updates would lower fees for some while increasing fees for others, based on factors such as house size and building types. SDCs help pay for growth-related infrastructure through development. The fees help cover the…
Celebrity Chef Brian Malarkey And Brother To Open Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge In Bend
Celebrity chef Brian Malarkey is returning to his hometown of Bend, Oregon with his brother, James, by his side to open Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge. The upcoming steakhouse will be offering a ‘modern cowboy’ aesthetic and warm, welcoming atmosphere, complete with wood-fired ovens, live music and a space that celebrates Oregon’s great outdoors. Set to…
Sky View Middle School Among State Finalists In Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition
Samsung Electronics America announces the selection of 300 public middle and high schools from all 50 states across America as State Finalists in the esteemed 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow national STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) competition. Each State Finalist has secured a $2,500 Samsung technology prize package, marking a significant milestone in…
St. Charles’ Latest Grant Recipients Aim To Address Loneliness In Central Oregon
St. Charles Health System has announced he first round of grant recipients aimed at reducing feelings of loneliness and social isolation while fostering a sense of belonging in the communities it serves. Eight local community organizations received more than $80,000 in grants as part of St. Charles’ Community Benefit grant, Celebrate, Together: Celbrando Juntos. This…
Local Dealer Beaver Coach Sales Receives RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer Award
RVBusiness magazine’s Top 50 Dealers of North America were recently celebrated during a gala awards ceremony before hundreds of family, friends and colleagues in conjunction with the RV Dealers Association Convention/Expo at the Paris Las Vegas. Among this list of the nation’s top dealerships stood Beaver Coach Sales of Bend to accept the prestigious award. Now…
High Desert Food & Farm Alliance Invites Central Oregon Farmers To Apply For Efficiency Grants
The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 On-Farm Efficiency Grant which invites Central Oregon farmers to apply for up to $3,000 in grant funds for on-farm improvements and purchases. Applications are open from now to January 15th, 2024. HDFFA is invested in increasing the ability…
Successful Annual Prineville Hospice Auction Raises $180K
St. Charles Foundation’s annual Prineville Hospice Auction on Dec. 2 was a tremendous success, according to organizers, with more than 550 individuals in attendance and raising more than $180,000 to support hospice programs. The popular annual event hosted at the Crook County Fairgrounds Indoor Arena included a dinner, silent auction, raffle and a lively live…
Fluffy, Stuffed Twice-Baked Potatoes
This is a tough time of year for many of us thanks to shorter, darker days and colder temperatures. It can sometimes feel a bit gloomy when the sun’s not shining and if you pile the holiday stress on top of all that, well, life can feel downright overwhelming. I’m a huge advocate for seeking…
The Warmup: Week of December 7, 2023
Downtown Bend Installs New Parking System The City of Bend announced on Dec. 4 that it installed a new parking guidance system in downtown Bend, aimed at enhancing parking, reducing traffic congestion and improving accessibility. The system, which started on Dec. 5, provides signs showing up-to-date information on available parking spaces throughout downtown, including parking…
The Rosin and the Bow
When I was in seventh grade, my pop tried to convince me to take up the saxophone. I sat through two lessons before I started hiding the reeds to avoid practicing at home. In eighth grade, my mom took a crack at it and signed me up for piano lessons. After a couple weeks the…
Awakening Your Inner Hero: A column helping locals live a kinder and more courageous life
There is plenty in our personal lives and in our world to bring us down and make us feel low. There is as much or more internally and externally to elevate our spirits to help us go higher. This is our never-ending work. Such a significant, complicated, crucial and polarizing question. Let me tell you…
Hot, Hot, Heat
I have designs on being a spice lord. I used to think I could hang pretty hard when it came to spicy food, but I’m nowhere near as badass as I thought I was. When word hit me back in February that Bend was going to get its very own Fire on the Mountain location, I…
Willamette Valley Vineyards Opens Tasting Room
Willamette Valley Vineyards – an Oregon winery that began in the Salem hills in 1983 – now has a Bend location. The space opened Dec. 6, with hours from 4 to 8 pm until Dec. 13, when the hours expand to 11am-8pm. The space has undergone a massive renovation since its former life as the…
Burgers and Santa
A local eatery is making it easier for families to cross the “Santa visit” off their lists. Mountain Burger, the burger restaurant in Northwest Crossing, is offering visits with Santa on Sundays in December. Restaurant patrons can take a photo with Santa on Mountain Burger’s ski lift chair – one of the original lift chairs from…
Bend Tree Committee Proposes Updates to Tree Regulations
As the need for housing continues to grow in Bend, the City of Bend is attempting to clarify regulations on how and when trees can be removed in new developments. In March, the Bend City Council set out to find ways to address this update, looking at how to balance the need to preserve trees…
Making “Ski Mo” Snow Dreams Come True
It’s official, Mt. Bachelor is starting to open and there’s no time to lose: grab your winter sport gear and get an early start on that new year’s resolution to ski more with help from Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. Initially founded as Skyliners in 1927, Bend’s first ski club steadily grew into the foundation…
Ho…Ho…Holiday Jazz
A s the festive season grows with each passing day, it’s impossible to deny that the heartwarming harmonies of holiday tunes are beginning to fill the air. This year, the Sisters Jazz Choir prepares to enchant audiences with renditions of beloved holiday classics at the Sisters Library and East Bend Public Library. The Sisters Jazz…
Tumalo School Embraces Artificial Intelligence
An independent school in Tumalo, Cascades Academy, invited parents and community members to attend an event on artificial intelligence in education as it implements its new AI Policy. A panel of leaders in AI technologies shared how the technology is revolutionizing the way people learn and work. Since the start of widely accessible AI programs…
Horoscope Week of December 7, 2023
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun died over 3,300 years ago. When his mournful entourage placed him in his tomb, the treasures they left included a pot of honey, which was meant to sweeten his travels in the afterlife. In the early 20th century, archaeologists excavated the ancient site. They dared to sample the…
The Oregon Legislature, a “Super School Board”
Per state tradition, the Oregon State Legislative Assembly only meets for a “short session” during even-numbered years – giving state legislators just one month for legislative fixes and other stuff that didn’t get done the previous year. But in 2024, that short session is shaping up to be on the long side. Not only do…
Letters to the Editor 12/07/2023
RE: The Cycle of Violence in Palestine. Guest Opinion, 11/30 To add to the necessary context — but without endorsing violence directed against anyone — I would mention the September 1982 attacks against the Shatila and Sabra refugee camps in Lebanon. Between 2000 and 3500 Palestinians and Lebanese civilians were killed over the course of…
Estación de radio local afectada por ciberataque
Una estación de radio local sufrió cambios inesperados a su programación habitual tras un ciberataque. La estación 92.9 FM, parte de Backyard Bend, sufrió un ataque “ransomware,” que bloqueó los archivos y compuradoras de la radio. Los atacantes exigieron dinero, en forma de Bitcoin, a cambio de su información. “Nuestro informe inicial para ellos es…
Interstellar Light Show Rocks the Night!
Astrophiles are heading outdoors in all parts of the world this December to catch the astronomical show of the year — a celestial masterpiece of streaking lights. On an average night, stargazers can spot one to two “shooting stars” per hour, but during a meteor shower, like August’s annual Perseid Meteor Shower, avid sky watchers…
Sunriver nombra nuevo jefe de policía
Después de una votación unánime en septiembre por parte de la mesa directiva de Sunriver Service District, Stephen Lopez fue designado como el nuevo jefe de policía de Sunriver el 1 de diciembre. El nuevo puesto de Lopez llega después de que el jefe de policía anterior, Michael Womer, anunciara que se jubilaría a finales…
May the Source Be With You: December Edition
This is the time of year my mildly OCD self starts making several Best Of the Year lists: One for movies, one for shows, one for music and one for books. I know that I consume more media than the average human person, but technically, it’s my job, so I don’t really feel that bad…
Home Sweet Innovation
Young adults today are redefining the traditional trajectory of leaving home early, with 20% of Millennials and 68% of Gen Z-ers opting to stay with their families well into adulthood. This shift has far-reaching implications, especially considering that over 40% of Millennials and Gen Z-ers plan to share their homes for at least two more…
2023 Cannabis News Review
In 2023, cannabis was frequently both in me, and in the news. If that was the case with you as well, here’s a recap. Pacific Wonderland got some well-deserved props when a survey ranked Portland as the number-one city for cannabis users. The authors looked at 15 cities with some forms of regulated cannabis programs,…
