Bend Resident Dies at Mt. Bachelor
A Bend resident was pronounced dead at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort on March 5 after suffering from the effects of snow immersion and suffocation. The deceased individual was identified as 58-year-old Bend resident Robert Douglas Harrington, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Harrington, an avid skier, had initially accessed the Northwest Express lift and was…
LISTEN: Nate Wyeth, VP Marketing & Communications Visit Bend 🎧
In this episode Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer spends time with Nate Wyeth, VP of Marketing & Communications at Visit Bend. They talk about Nate’s long tenure with the organization and how it has evolved over the years. In the lively conversation the pair also talk about destination management, sustainability, AI, golden retrievers and wanderlust!…
Source Weekly’s 2024 Poetry Month
Here are the details: -The Source Weekly Poetry Contest window will open March 13 and closes March 26. -This year’s theme is “Imagination.” -Submit up to five poems, 30 lines max. Email your submissions to editor@bendsource.com with the title “Poetry Contest” in the subject line. -Include your name, phone and email in the email you…
Senate Passes Housing Production Package
The Oregon Senate passed a package on Feb. 29, aimed at creating affordable housing and housing individuals experiencing homelessness. The Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package, a top priority for Gov. Tina Kotek, will support housing production and makes it easier for Oregon cities to create infrastructure. Senate Bill 1537 and Senate Bill 1530, along…
Shakshuka With Goat Cheese & Avocado
Shakshuka is a traditional North African dish that is also popular in the Middle East. The dish features eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive oil, peppers, and onions spiced with cumin, paprika, and cayenne pepper. It’s super simple to prepare and as good for lunch or dinner as it is for breakfast. Makes…
Promoting Confidence for Breast Cancer Survivors
After 10 years of designing, testing and constructing her products, a local entrepreneur is ready to show her specific women’s swimwear and athletic wear to the world. Uriel Fox is the owner and CEO of NEO’PROS. Her business offers high performance swim and athletic wear for mastectomy survivors, helping solve issues with the way traditional…
FairWell Festival 2024 Lineup Announced
Find tickets at the FairWell Festival website. PERFORMERS: Friday Billy Strings (Headliner) Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Colter Wall J.R. Carroll The War and Treaty Sierra Hull Giovannie & The Hired Guns Katie Pruitt Two Runner Adeem The Artist The Takes Saturday CAAMP (Headliner) Ryan Bingham with the Texas Gentlemen Leann Rimes Shakey Graves…
And… We’re Back Here. Why?
I was just getting my feet under me after starting this job as editor when Donald Trump got elected. No one I knew in my progressive circles thought it was possible, but there it was. The day of his inauguration now stands in stark historical contrast to the scene close to four years later. In 2017,…
Grace Potter, Lady Vagabond
Grace Potter is an American singer, songwriter and musician known for her powerful vocals and versatile musical style. Potter rose to prominence as the frontwoman of the rock band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, which disbanded in 2015. Since then, Potter has pursued a successful solo career, releasing albums such as “Midnight” in 2015 and…
“Wine with Your Gyn” Educates
Two OB-GYN physicians in Bend have begun a new podcast aimed at educating women about their health — with a little wine to sweeten the deal. Dr. Sarah Hellmann and Dr. Erin LeGrand work together at St. Charles Health System doing a full spectrum of women’s health, from surgery to obstetrics to a general clinical…
¡Saca a las chicas!
SheJumps es una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a crear oportunidades para que mujeres y chicas jóvenes participen en aventuras al aire libre como el esquí, las caminatas, acampar y más. Este domingo, la adrenalina tiene una cita con el empoderamiento mientras que esta innovadora organización sin fines de lucro se prepara para poner…
The State of Abortion Access in 2024
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court gave individuals the federal constitutional right to abortion in the groundbreaking court case, Roe v Wade. The decision was then reversed when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade with the June 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, paving the way for states to…
Who needs a ring?
It wasn’t until 1974 that women were allowed to apply for and own a credit card or a mortgage in their name. That was just 50 years ago, ladies! Since that year of “women’s mortgage liberation,” so much has changed. Today, the share of single women homeowners surpasses that of single men. Here are some…
The Target Zone
Roller derby, a sport born from a fusion of speed, strategy and grit, has become a powerful force in fostering camaraderie and confidence among some athletes in Central Oregon. In this gritty realm, a unique sisterhood of skaters is defying stereotypes, embracing strength and rewriting the rules. After almost two decades of being a “best-kept…
Source Warmup
Oregon and Washington Join Gas Pipeline Opposition On Feb. 26, Oregon and Washington filed a petition for review challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of TC Energy’s GTN Xpress Project. The GTN Xpress expansion would increase capacity and deliver more natural gas through the pipeline, raising safety and climate concerns for many. Some Bend…
Get the Girls Out!
SheJumps is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for women and girls to engage in outdoor adventures, ranging from skiing to hiking, camping and more. This Sunday, adrenaline meets empowerment as this trailblazing nonprofit organization gears up for an exhilarating skiing event, “SheJumps, Get the Girls Out.” The nationwide campaign promises a day of…
She’s Speaking Live!
Frustrated by the persistent underrepresentation of women in key music industry roles and the recent revelations about gender bias in streaming algorithms, three Oregon singer/songwriters, Beth Wood, Bre Gregg and Kristen Grainger, decided to take matters into their own hands. “She’s Speaking is our project that we started in 2020,” said Wood. “It grew out…
Horoscope Week of February 29, 2024
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In old Hawaii, the people loved their deities but also demanded productive results. If a god stopped providing worshipers with what they wanted, they might dismiss him and adopt a replacement. I love that! And I invite you to experiment with a similar approach in the coming weeks. Are your divine…
Letters to the Editor 02/29/2024
Guest Opinion: End the Suffering in Gaza The Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler and City Council’s letter regarding the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza was a courageous move. The letter urged Oregon’s lawmakers and President Biden, to intervene to ease the dire situation in Gaza. We, Central Oregon for a Free Palestine, are dedicated to a ceasefire…
A Meetup for Females in the Food Industry
An ongoing meetup in Bend is bringing together Central Oregon women who work in the consumer products industry. Hosted by Cultivate Bend, a trade organization for the natural products sector of the consumer products industry, the meetup is aimed at women who want to “exchange ideas, discuss challenges, gain insights, and build meaningful relationships,” according…
The Running of the Dogs
Humans have been harnessing dog power to pull sleds for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. One of the oldest sleigh runner artifacts in existence, discovered in Finland, dates back to around 9,000 years ago — although whether dogs or humans pulled or pushed the sleigh is still a bone of debate. These ancient sled…
Over Bend’s Dead Bodies
A developer is looking to Greenwood Cemetery, a 125-year-old graveyard, as prime grounds for new construction. Oregon Care Group LLC, a Washington-based company, purchased the Greenwood Cemetery along with seven other central Oregon properties in 2020 for $5.5 million. In October, the outfit filed a preliminary application to change the zoning of the Greenwood Cemetery from…
History Scholarship Returns, with a New Steward
The Deschutes County Historical Society recently announced it’s accepting applications for the Leon Devereaux Scholarship until March 31. The scholarship is open to graduating seniors living in the tri-county area of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties who are attending college in the fall. Two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to qualifying…
Power Rate Increase, Say What?!?
If you’re feeling the pain from the hike in rates for Pacific Power customers that went into effect in January, you’re not alone. The 12.9% rate increase that went into effect Jan. 10 is already causing some pain in the pocketbook for those who heat their home with electricity. But that could be just the…
Local Teen Neve Gerard Slays Nordic Skiing on the World Stage
R eturning from Gangwon, South Korea, with several top 20 rankings in the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games and winning Gold in Utah last month, competitive Nordic ski athlete and Bend teen, Neve Gerard, crushes cross-country racing. In Gangwon, Gerard took home sixth place in the Women’s 7.5-kilometer Classic, 17th in the Freestyle Sprint, and…
Savage in Bend
Hello readers! Hopefully, you all set some lofty goals at the beginning of 2024 when it comes to exploring Oregon. Because we live in such a large state, full of diverse history and geography, I set goals the beginning of each year to visit specific places. I might not get to all of them, but…
The Future of Cinema is Female
Here’s a painfully obvious statement: It’s so much easier for men to make it as filmmaker in Hollywood than women. Then once a woman director gets huge and critically acclaimed, it’s almost like Hollywood only has the bandwidth for one or two at a time. The studios are at a point right now where they’re…
Care for Your Elders
On any given weekday, the lunch hour at Dear Mom Cafe can get fairly raucous, a line of tables pressed together, serving a group of elders who frequent the Thai restaurant. Co-owner Jattalee Chalernhinthong, known as JJ, takes pleasure in letting the group languish as long as they like, sometimes sticking around long after the…
A Cannabis News Roundup
Is MedMen DeadMen? A national cannabis brand is a rarity, and one of the most well-known seems to be in a potential fatal freefall. MedMen hit some new lows recently, resulting in talk of karmic comeuppance for years of dumpster fire decisions and actions, and lots of straight up schadenfreude (“pleasure derived by someone from…
The Women’s Issue 2024
Our Source Weekly Women’s Issue stories listed below: And We’re Back Here. Why? In honor of the Women’s Issue, commentary on the state of the country from the Source Weekly’s Editor The Target Zone An interview with feral cat and dreamcrusher, two roller derby athletes with big goals for Bend’s Lava City Roller Derby Club…
