Chia Seed Chicken Salad
The beauty of chicken salad is that it can have so many variations. A classic chicken salad is typically made with mayonnaise, celery, maybe a fresh herb such as parsley, thyme or dill, salt and pepper and a squeeze or two of lemon juice. There are so many wonderful variations. You can add a dollop…
May Election Results
Results are in for the 2023 May elections. Over 45,000 Central Oregons, about 30% of voters, cast their ballots for candidates on local school boards, park districts, library districts and bonds. Results are preliminary and the county will still be counting mail-in ballots in the following weeks. We’ll update the story as more votes are…
Scout Ultimate Scavenger Hunt
Grab your crew and hit the streets of Central Oregon to solve clues and challenges in our first ever Scout Ultimate Scavenger Hunt! Source Weekly is partnering with Ultimate Scavenger to bring you one epic community scavenger hunt this summer. Decipher the clues, upload your photos and win awesome prizes. This is a city-wide scavenger hunt for everyone…
Queer Joy ‘Out In the Wild’
Out In The Wild Festival is a three-day, three-night queer outdoor festival, and the festival’s purpose is to “to create an inclusive environment for folks to be able to take up space and feel more protected from homophobia, transphobia and misogyny,” according to the festival website. The inaugural festival will take place Thursday, May 18…
Photographing the Desert
The high desert landscape that covers 27.6 million acres of Oregon is packed with opportunities to take profound photos. Photographers can fill a frame with impressive canyons, alkali flats, sagebrush seas, herds of antelope and – if you’re lucky – the occasional big horn sheep. To gather a range of insight on what makes for…
Laugh with Bend Underground Comedy Club
Every third Friday, The Wine Shop & Tasting Bar in downtown Bend is transformed into a comedy nightclub. Bringing local, regional and national headliners to the cozy underground, the Bend Underground Comedy Club fills up the room with comedians, audiences and laughter. Eric Oren is the solo producer and host of the Bend Underground Comedy…
St. Charles Nurses File Staffing Complaints
Ten Saint Charles Nurses filed unsafe staffing complaints against the hospital system for allegedly failing to meet safe staffing levels. Nurses submitted complaints on May 5 claiming St. Charles failed to meet minimum staffing standards, didn’t direct patients elsewhere when the hospital operated over capacity and hadn’t corrected staffing law violations found in a 2022…
Horoscope Week of May 11, 2023
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A famous football coach once said his main method was to manipulate, coax, and even bully his players into doing things they didn’t like to do. Why? So they could build their toughness and willpower, making it more likely they would accomplish formidable feats. While this may be an approach that…
Low-Barrier Shelter Coming to Redmond
Shepherd’s House Ministries is in its final stage of fundraising for a 45-bed low-barrier homeless shelter in Redmond, which currently doesn’t have a shelter of that type. On May 10 Shepherd’s House is launching a public campaign to raise $400,000 from donors. It already raised $3.1 million from private, nonprofit and public donors, including $450,000…
Letters to the Editor 05/11/2023
School board elections Isn’t it great that we can vote for a school board member who has significant, recent, and successful teaching experience in the Bend-La Pine Schools? Elizabeth Justema is a smart, effective communicator who is committed to our students and our community, and she directly understands the challenges our schools face. Dedicated and…
Teachers Negotiate After Rocky Return to In-Person Learning
On May 1 hundreds of members of the Bend Education Association, the union representing 1,100 Bend-La Pine Schools employees, gathered outside the BLPS district office in downtown Bend to deliver the initial proposals to their bargaining agreement to district staff. The educators’ current bargaining agreement expires on June 30, and if a new contract isn’t…
Food Justice Champion Comes to COCC
A James Beard Award winner and food justice champion visits Central Oregon Community College next week for a pair of events. Bryant Terry, a book publisher, author of books including “Black Food” and “Vegetable Kingdom,” and winner of a 2015 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award for his work in food justice, will be at COCC May…
Oregonians Overwhelmingly Voted to End Legislative Walkouts, but They’re Happening Once Again
What a month it’s been in Oregon politics. Deep into the legislative session, and just shy of the May 16 election, Oregon’s elected leaders are giving us all something to think about. The resignation of Secretary of State Shemia Fagan and the search for a person to formally replace her has introduced a measure of…
For Food and Fun, Hop on the High Desert Food Trail
Beer crawls and wine tastings might get a lot of attention among visitors to Central Oregon these days — but another set of “trails” encourages locals and visitors alike to explore the varied food and beverage producers of Central Oregon. Last year, the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance and Travel Oregon partnered up to…
Solar Opposites
Remember when you were a kid and you found a cool rock or a weird stick and you ran to the nearest adult, desperate to share with them the (definitely) one-in-a-million thing you just discovered so you could get their approval? I think maybe anyone who writes about pop culture for a living is the…
A Tough Go for Oregon Cannabis
It’s been an interesting few months for everyone’s favorite cannabis and alcohol police, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, commonly known as the OLCC. The state agency oversees all aspects of alcohol and cannabis production, transportation, sales and consumption, after solely having alcohol under its purview before Oregon passed its Adult Use Cannabis program in…
A Rebirth of Bend’s Hip-Hop History
What’s up, hip-hop fans? Local hip-hop artist Gabriel Van Eikeren is returning to the scene and keeping it fresh with a new name and new words. You may remember him as “Amsterdam” if you’ve been in the know and swimming in Bend’s hip-hop pool since the early 2000s (ish) — especially if you were hanging…
Refugio que no pide muchos requisitos para ser aceptado llega a Redmond
Shepherd’s House Ministries se encuentra en su etapa final de la recaudación de fondos para un refugio de 45 camas para personas sin hogar en Redmond, ciudad que actualmente no tiene un refugio de ese tipo. El 10 de mayo, Shepherd ‘s House lanzará una campaña pública para recaudar $400,000 por medio de donantes. Ya…
¡Las elecciones son el 16 de mayo!
Estas son las preferencias de votación por parte de nuestro consejo editorial: Measures 9-158 And 9-159: Five-Year Local Option Levies For Fire-Emergency Medical Services – SI Deschutes Public Library District: Cynthia Claridge, Zone 1 Marisa Chappell Hossick, Zone 4 Redmond School District 2J: Amanda Page, Position 3 Brad Porterfield, Position 4 Liz Goodrich, Position 5…
The BCD: A Model of Thoughtful Revitalization
T he Bend Central District is currently undergoing a major shift. And there is a lot to be excited about. Whether you own property in the area, are looking to buy or invest in a future development, or enjoy bike and pedestrian travel, this revitalization aims to create a vibrant, walkable corridor that will change…
Understanding Intimacy: Loving Partner, Sexual Trauma
How do you handle a problem with sexual intimacy when it’s related to sexual trauma? My partner had some memories of very bad events come back to him a few years ago — the events themselves occurred in his late teens. He’s in his mid 40s now and won’t see a therapist (even the one…
Small-Batch, Craft Barbecue Down on the Farm
Barbecue has often been associated with men. Think backyard grilling and who’s often in charge. Barbecue or grilling outside involves fire, smoke, soot, sharp implements and heavy lifting — things considered manly, once upon a time. I’m happy to report that female pitmasters are now exploding onto the scene, and they’re crushing it, of course.…
‘The Old Man and the Old Moon,’ an Epic Fable
Bend plant shop owner John Kish has loved growing things since he was a small child. His second passion, though, was only realized after earning his college degree at Oregon State and the University of Washington. “Once I graduated with my horticulture degree, I went to New York and attended Circle in the Square Theatre…
Election Day is Almost Here
May elections don’t always attract as much fanfare as those that happen in November – and especially those Novembers when there’s also a presidential election – but they certainly still matter. This season’s elections include candidates for school boards, parks boards and library boards, as well as asking voters to weigh in on support for…
