Lemony Hummus
Hummus is the Arabic word for chickpeas, also known by the Spanish-derived name of garbanzo beans. Chickpeas are the main ingredient in the Middle Eastern dip or spread called hummus, which is made from cooked, mashed chickpeas typically blended with lemon juice, garlic and tahini (a sesame seed paste). In Egypt, the popular dip is…
Negotiations Start as Nurse Shortage Looms
Over 150 hospital workers and supporters rallied for nurse’s pay and increased staffing February 14 outside of St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. The Oregon Nurses Association represents about 1,000 St. Charles nurses who are bargaining with the hospital on a new labor contract, after the previous one expired December 31. The two parties met…
Cops Find “No Evidence of Threat or Weapons” at Bend High Thursday
All high schools in Bend, along with Bear Creek Elementary, were on “Secure” status Thursday afternoon following an alleged threat outside Bend Senior High School. In the end, police found no evidence of a threat or weapons. Here’s the word from Bend Police as of Thursday afternoon: “At approximately 1:16 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9,…
Horoscope Week of February 9, 2023
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): To get the most out of upcoming opportunities for intimacy, intensify your attunement to and reverence for your emotions. Why? As quick and clever as your mind can be, sometimes it neglects to thoroughly check in with your heart. And I want your heart to be wildly available when you get…
Letters to the Editor 02/09/2023
Guest Opinion: Lawmakers can do right by Oregon’s children By Tyler Mac Innis Ending poverty is doable. That’s what our nation learned after Congress temporarily strengthened the Child Tax Credit. It’s a lesson Oregon lawmakers should heed right now, as they have before them an opportunity to establish a state child tax credit — the…
Sunriver Food & Wine Festival Offers a Month of Foodie Love
Foodies: If you haven’t already planned an outing to Sunriver for the month of February, there are still plenty of reasons to do so. The Sunriver Resort Food & Wine Festival kicked off Feb. 1, featuring tasting events and cooking classes that incorporate the flavors of winemakers, farmers and food and drink purveyors from around…
Handel’s Ice Cream Chain Opens Store in Bend
Ice cream chain Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream is opening a store in Bend. The grand opening for the Bend store, located at 61165 S. Highway 97, just north of the Murphy roundabout, is scheduled for this weekend, happening from Friday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 11. The grand opening will include raffles for free ice…
Justy’s Becomes Lifty’s
The spot formerly known as Justy’s Bar Grill and Sandbox – where Bendites can go to play sand volleyball and more – is now known as Lifty’s, in a nod to the local ski culture. Chris Justema, a “local veteran in the restaurant, bar and beer scene in Central Oregon,” originally opened the spot in…
Say Hello to Big Sagebrush
In May 2021, I hiked the entire 750-mile-long Oregon Desert Trail, touring the high desert plant communities of central and eastern Oregon on foot. Throughout this otherwise lonely trek, one plant was my constant companion: big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.). All three of the major subspecies of this aromatic shrub are found in Oregon. Lower-elevation…
Thornburgh and its Opponents Appeal County Decision
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners heard two appeals to Thornburgh Resort’s denied fish and wildlife management plan at a public hearing on Feb. 1. The resort already started construction near Cline Buttes, but its decades-long legal struggle continues to shake up plans for the nearly 2,000-acre property. In December a hearing officer with the…
Governor’s Budget: Prioritize Fewer Band-Aids, More Brick-and-Mortar
When gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek was on the campaign trail, she made it clear that housing and homelessness would be among her top priorities should she win the race in November. Now that she’s in the governor’s office, we’re seeing that promise play out. Kotek declared a Homelessness State of Emergency just after taking office.…
Leave, Stay, Fight
I went to the theater this weekend to watch “Knock at the Cabin” with the full intention of reviewing it. After the film ended, the timing worked out perfectly for me to pop into another auditorium and check out a film nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, “Women Talking.” It’s a movie I’ve heard…
Understanding Intimacy: Waiting for the Invitation
Dear Dr. Jane, I’m married to a wonderful person who uses the pronouns they/them. Our sex life is pretty good. Even though we only do it every few weeks, we both experience pleasure. When we’re done, we wonder why we don’t do it more. My problem is that they never initiate. A few days later,…
1988 Entertainment Buys Volcanic Theatre Pub
First off, I hope everyone reading this had a chance to go to the Volcanic Theatre Pub pre-this date in history. And by that, I mean under Derek Sitter’s ownership. Founded by actors after connecting in the theatre department at Central Oregon Community College, Sitter and his student Don Tompos transformed a vacant garage next…
Heavenly Hash Cake and Marshmallow Brownies
This week I couldn’t decide whether to share a football party recipe or a Valentine’s Day recipe, but after reading that brownies were a Top 10 Super Bowl party snack on several lists, I landed on a compromise: Heavenly Hash Cake and Marshmallow Brownies. Whether you’re making snacks for the Big Game this coming weekend…
Exposición de Talento y Galería de Arte Black ExcellenceCelebrando el talento y creatividad de los jóvenes y adultos jóvenes negros con una exposición multifacética
La presentación de Black Excellence, que consta de dos partes, provino de una de las reuniones del Club de Estudios Afrocéntricos en Central Oregon Community College (COCC por sus siglas en inglés). De acuerdo con Marcus LeGrand, coordinador del programa Afrocéntrico en COCC, mientras que se implantaba una lluvia de ideas y colaboraba con programas…
Sand Lily Sparkling Wines Are for Beer Lovers
A couple weeks (issues) ago, Source writer Donna Britt introduced us to the players leading the winification of Bend, transforming an idyllic beer town into a wine hamlet. Phil Brey has straddled that fence his entire career, spanning more than 30 years. His occupational trajectory has taken him from Fresno State University where he studied winemaking…
February Real Estate Mailbag
I want to thank all our readers and especially those who have taken the time to reach out and ask your Real Estate-related questions. So here we go with our February Mailbag! Q: I have been thinking about getting into Real Estate. What skills do I need to develop? A: That is a great question, that…
Shakes-Spirited Away
In the quiet of a brunch-hour coffee shop, I looked across the table at the medium, whose body looked like it was gently being pulled from side to side. She started clearing her throat, over and over, like there was something caught halfway down the wrong pipe. “Is there something you’re not saying?” She rasped…
Coming… To A Pipeline Near You?
TC Energy, a company that transports 25% of North American natural gas, is seeking to pump 150 million additional cubic feet per day through a pipeline that zig zags through Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California. The pipeline, called the Gas Transmission Northwest, is a 61-year-old, 1,377-mile system that currently delivers as much as 2.7 billion…
Black Excellence Talent Show and Art Gallery
The two-part Black Excellence Showcase came from one of the Central Oregon Community College Afrocentric Studies Club meetings. While brainstorming ideas and collaborating with programs to celebrate Black History Month and Black culture, the students discovered they wanted to focus on uplifting creative youth and young adults in the Black community, according to Marcus LeGrand,…
Q&A With Mike Odd, Manager and Secret Keeper of The Mighty Mac Sabbath
I was going to write a 300-word article about the band Mac Sabbath, until I met its manager, Mike Odd. After my interview with Odd, he said too many things I wanted to quote, so I had to include more of the interview in the story. Odd is one of the coolest, funniest… and oddest people…
