Roasted Smashed Potatoes
According to Oregon Aglink, potatoes are in season year-round in our state and in case you missed it, just last month, the state legislature approved the resolution proclaiming the potato the official state vegetable. Oregon harvests about 2.6 billion pounds of potatoes each year and the importance of the potato as a staple food around…
LISTEN: A Sparkling Career with Meteorologist Bob Shaw 🎧
After four years in the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam era, Bob Shaw met his wife Cheryl while working for a college ministry. They started a family and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where Bob entered the world of recreational vehicle sales and service. After eight years with Beaver Coach – which brought…
Fruits of the Season
Summertime is an abundant few months of sunshine and plenty of fresh foods. Fruits of the season abound, among them fresh peaches. It’s time to be on the lookout as peach season in Oregon runs from July through October. When I was a young child we lived across the street from my maternal great grandparents.…
Watermelon Salad Recipe
I met my first watermelon salad at The Covington restaurant in Edgartown, Massachusetts. The dish consisted of watermelon cubes tossed into a pile of salad greens, alongside turnip shavings, pickled scapes, feta cheese and balsamic vinegar. The juicy red chunks did the job normally reserved for tomatoes, and availed themselves beautifully. Their sweet acids bent the…
Raiders of the Lost Art
The opening of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is set in 1944 during the Allied liberation of Europe at the end of the second World War. Indy is captured by Nazis as they search for an artifact called the Lance of Longinus and he has to swashbuckle his way off a train filled…
Doing the Production Facility Shuffle
Two of Bend’s well-known drinks brands are moving their production facilities. Silver Moon Brewing has up until this point had two facilities – one in Redmond and one in Bend – for brewing beer. But this week, the brewery announced it would consolidate its operations and brew exclusively at its facility in downtown Bend. That…
May the Source Be with You: July Edition
Everyone says the older you get, the faster time moves along its ever-shrinking path into the future, but the fact that we’re already halfway into 2023 feels like someone is playing games with all the clocks in my house. It’s been a half-decent half-year for movies, but the real joy for me has been found…
Music in the Wild
Hunter Noack has always been fascinated with the different ways people approach and interact with the natural world. He also loves to make music, but since his primary instrument is the acoustic piano, he struggled for years to think of a way to bring his music with him into natural settings. “He was lamenting how…
Summertime Cannabis News
I wasn’t sure what to get ‘Murica for its birthday, so I made it a cannabis news wrap up. I hope it fits. NBA: Players may now use cannabis, invest in CBD brands A new seven-year contract signed this past weekend by the National Basketball Players Association and the National Basketball Association is resulting in…
Smoke-Free THC
While many studies in recent years argue that smoking cannabis is better for one’s health than smoking tobacco, there remains the fact that smoking cannabis is still smoking, and can therefore leave you and your lungs with some negative health effects. Stoners, however, are an adaptable bunch; any toker who’s had to make due with…
A Second Chapter
Last summer Toad the Wet Sprocket opened for Barenaked Ladies on that band’s Last Summer on Earth tour. Glen Phillips, lead singer/guitarist in Toad the Wet Sprocket, came away impressed by what he saw from that veteran Canadian band. “We got really inspired going on the road with Barenaked Ladies. I loved seeing how they,…
Bob Shaw’s Sparkling Career
Television personalities come and go — but in Central Oregon, one guy has enough name recognition to have 1. A slogan he’s well known for, and 2., a stack of “Best Of” awards, after winning Best TV Personality over 20 times in the Source Weekly’s annual readers’ poll. Bob Shaw spent four years in the…
The Color Study and Moon Rattles Take the Stage at Bevel
Have you ever been to a show at Bevel Craft Brewing? Me neither. But I am, on July 29! Want to know why? Because two local and really talented bands are playing back to back. One could call it pretty monumental for Bend’s indie music scene, wherever they played. The Color Study and Moon Rattles…
A “Minor” Homeless Concern
Central Oregon’s Homeless Leadership Coalition counted 1,647 people experiencing homelessness on a single night in its 2023 Point in Time Count, a 28% increase from 2022. Nearly 200 of the survey’s respondents were under 18 years old, and another 133 were between 18 and 24 years old and considered “unaccompanied youth.” But Bend-La Pine Schools…
Play Me Some of That Mountain Music
Friction and dissonance aren’t exactly the words that come to mind when you think about Nickel Creek. The trio of siblings Sean (bass) and Sara Watkins (fiddle), and longtime friend Chris Thile (mandolin), made their musical mark crafting a canon of expertly wrought progressive bluegrass dating back to the trio’s origins as teen prodigies who…
Summer Art Shows at Scalehouse
This summer, art enthusiasts can delight in the new, impressive and thought-provoking exhibits on display at local art gallery, Scalehouse. The contemporary arts center in downtown Bend features all kinds of projects, from gallery exhibits to in-depth discussions and workshops. Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts just celebrated its 10-year anniversary last week and has several…
Puente peatonal recibe financiamiento
La ciudad de Bend recibió más de 19 millones en subvenciones de parte de un subsidio de la Secreataría de Transporte de los Estados Unidos (USDOT por sus siglas en inglés) para el desarrollo del puente Hawthorne y $5 millones de parte de la legislatura del estado a través del Proyecto de Ley 5030 de…
Achieving Indie Rock Harmony with Wyelow
As soon as the ethereal, indie rock trio Wyelow was conceived in 2022, they’ve kept themselves busy. With several upcoming shows and a debut album in the works, frontwoman Holly Wilson and her bandmates, Todd Rosenberg and Davey Hemm, are gearing up for an exciting year. The group tours all over Oregon and will perform…
Moving to Bend?
Bend offers an idyllic combination of small town charm and outdoor adventure. Its location along the Deschutes River and at the eastern edge of the Cascade Range provides breathtaking landscapes and countless outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, fishing and skiing. Furthermore, the city boasts a robust cultural scene with breweries, restaurants, festivals and art…
Horoscope Week of July 6, 2023
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I wrote my horoscope column for over ten years before it began to get widely syndicated. What changed? I became a better writer and oracle, for one thing. My tenacity was inexhaustible. I was always striving to improve my craft, even when the rewards were meager. Another important factor in my…
Letters to the Editor 07/06/2023
RE: It’s Time to Talk About E-Bikes Feature, 6/29 Thank you to David Sword for giving a nearly complete overview of what electric Bikes (e-bikes) are all about. Only piece missing is to remind us all that the word “electric” is a power source and used for the motor on the bike. Electric bikes have…
Best of 2022 in Food: A Recap
If there’s anything readers of the Source like more than food, we don’t know what it is. And while we know you’re gearing up to cast your ballot and nominate some awesome winners in our annual Best of Central Oregon readers’ poll, it never hurts to refresh your memory about who’s won in past years……
Where to Find Desert Wildflowers
I’m often asked, “Where can I go to find wildflowers?” If I’m feeling snarky, I might reply, “Seriously!? Pretty much anywhere!” But truthfully, while there are abundant locations in which to find beautiful flowers, several sites in Oregon’s high desert really stand out. Those areas are listed below in bloom order, beginning in early spring…
The Red Light Website
John” wanted to be a John. He’s recently widowed and sought paid female companionship through several of the dozens of websites that appear in a Google search for “Bend escort.” But “John” was actually a Mark, and he’d been duped by whoever was behind the screen asking for deposits from unrenewable cash cards or online…
Awakening Your Inner Hero: A column helping locals live a kinder and more courageous life
Oh, yeah? One is the biggest number?? Read on! At the simplest level, one is the first number we learn when we’re toddlers. That is not remotely sufficient to make one the biggest number, but it’s a start. And isn’t there something special about being the first? The first person ever to walk on the…
Pedestrian Bridge Gets Funding
The City of Bend received over $19 million in grant funding for the Hawthorne Bridge from a U.S. Department of Transportation grant and $5 million from the state legislature through House Bill 5030, which should cover the full cost of the planned bridge. The City first explored pedestrian overcrossings over Highway 97 in 2016 as…
Guest Column: What Were You Thinking?
What are you thinking? Hold the thought. What are you feeling? Are you able to make the connection between the two? Understanding what you think and the logic behind the words you choose enables you to feel less stress, agitation or other negative emotions and will help you experience more satisfaction in the life you…
Governor Appoints New Secretary of State
Gov. Tina Kotek appointed LaVonne Griffin-Valade to serve the remaining 18 months of former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s term. Fagan resigned after Willamette Week uncovered her $10,000 a month side gig consulting for the dispensary chain La Mota, and several subsequent allegations of ethical violations. Griffin-Valade started working as an auditor in 1998, when…
Chef Tips to Help You Cook Like a Pro
I’ve had the incredible opportunity over the past number of years to work with national book publishers on several cookbooks including “Cookin’ it With Kix” (copyright W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2016), “The Cash and Carter Family Cookbook” (copyright Harper Horizon, 2018), “Cooking with Nonna: Sunday Dinners with La Famiglia” (copyright Harper Horizon,…
A Tale of Two Camps
Several years ago, Rep. Jason Kropf (D-Bend) and other community leaders had the good idea to unify the various governments and supporting nonprofits, creating a pilot Coordinated Houseless Response Office. The aim was to prevent duplication of resources and to see the various resources at the city and county level working in cohesion to address…
