Pahlisch Homes Introduces Wayfinder: A Revolutionary Digital Tool to Transform the Home Buying Experience
Pahlisch Homes, an award-winning Pacific Northwest homebuilder, is thrilled to announce the launch of Wayfinder, a groundbreaking digital tool designed to revolutionize the home buying journey for customers. Wayfinder is the latest manifestation of Pahlisch Homes’ commitment to the customer’s experience and continued innovation. As part of their mission to make the path to homeownership…
Every Child Central Oregon Announces Partnership With Deschutes Children’s Foundation
Every Child Central Oregon (ECCO) is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Deschutes Children’s Foundation (DCF), a renowned community organization dedicated to supporting children and families in Central Oregon. Through this collaboration, ECCO—a 501(c)3 nonprofit that fights relentlessly for the well-being of Central Oregon children and families impacted by foster care—has been welcomed as…
Port of Subs Sparks Pacific Northwest Growth with 10 Units in Oregon
Port of Subs, the 50-year legacy sandwich brand taking the sub-industry by storm, announced today another regional development agreement to add to its growing roster. This latest deal is with Scott and Jody Sigstad, and details 10 units coming to Central Oregon. The Sigstad’s are an entrepreneurial duo who bring experience across sales, marketing, operations…
Wreaths Across America Announces Top Sponsorship Groups from Oregon
Each year, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) recognizes top sponsorship groups for excellence in serving their local community while helping to share the yearlong mission to Remember, Honor, Teach. Among the thousands of supportive groups honoring locally interred veterans through wreath sponsorships, WAA recently announced that special recognition has been given to five sponsorship…
Crux Fermentation Project Lists Its Iconic Bend Tasting Room for Sale
Crux Fermentation Project is selling the property that has served as the brewery’s iconic Bend tasting room since 2012, with the intention of leasing it back from the new owners. Listed by Bend’s Compass Commercial Real Estate Service for $5.5 million, the sale of the building at 50 SW Division Street in Bend will generate…
Finishing Line Press is proud to announce the publication of: The Residents
The Residents begins with the author’s arrival at the height of the COVID pandemic and explores his new life as a US resident. The poems reflect on this new journey and study what being a resident means for other people, flora and fauna. While Oregon’s inhabitants and landscape form the basis of many poems, others…
Letters to the Editor 05/02/2024
No to Bend-La Pine Schools Levy Bend-La Pine recently approved a tax exemption for the multimillion-dollar Jackstraw development, and are now asking for public funds? Teachers, in comparison to year-round full-time workers, are quite well compensated. The lowest teacher pay, for someone with only a Bachelor’s and no certifications, probably no one hired, is $45,328/annually.…
Gaming Space and Cocktail Bar Opens in Redmond
A new place for food, drink and tabletop gaming opened this week in Redmond. Pangaea Guild Hall offers cocktails, food and a space for those seeking a place to play role-playing games in a public space. Chris Trulsen and his wife Keri opened the Pangaea Guild Hall in a 1920s-era two-story house on 6th Street in…
Central Oregon Taco Fest Coming Soon
A new event is happening in the Old Mill District this month, offering loads of food, music and Lucha! Central Oregon Taco Fest happens May 11, featuring live Latin music throughout the day, a Selena lookalike contest, luchadores, dancing, drinks and of course, a healthy load of tacos from a variety of Central Oregon food establishments.…
Irrigation Practices Called Into Question
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which provides a complete count of farms and ranches in the state and its various counties, shows that many Central Oregon irrigators are hobby farmers. The USDA conducts a census every five years and looks at land use, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures. The 2022…
Deschutes County Psilocybin Decisions
Two separate proposals, each looking to establish a new psilocybin service center in the County, were seeking approval from a Deschutes County hearings officer. On April 9, Deschutes County held a public hearing regarding a land use decision that would allow a psilocybin manufacturing and service center to be permitted on a property across the…
Vote Phil Chang for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, Pos. 2
Now that the seats on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners are nonpartisan, the primary shifts a bit. If one of the four candidates running for Position 2 gets more than 50% of the vote in the primary, they earn the seat and won’t have to continue their campaign through November. But if no one…
Vote Yes on Measure 9-167, 5-Year Local Option Levy to Improve, Support Student Learning in Bend-La Pine Schools
Many will remember not very long ago, when the unions representing teachers and support staff in Bend-La Pine Schools bargained with the district for months to get more support for educators, and for a cost of living increase that would help educators in this costly part of Oregon keep up. With that, it should come…
From the Dunes of Arrakis to the Oregon Coast
The connection between the movie “Dune: Part Two” and Oregon invites fans to explore the writings of Frank Herbert, ecological principles and the shifting dune environments along the coast. And, if you do happen to explore these dunes on foot, just remember to not make your steps regular. Frank Herbert (1920-1986), author of “Dune” and…
May the Fourth Be With You
Everyone has a different relationship to the “Star Wars” franchise, and it mostly depends on how old you are. I’m “Return of the Jedi” years old, so that’s the one I watched a thousand times before I discovered that a vocal majority of “Star Wars” fans hated the Ewoks and that “The Empire Strikes Back”…
Awakening Your Inner Hero
I am sitting in Longmont, Colorado, looking out at the entrancing cumulus clouds and five bright red tulips in the garden. It is the morning before Passover, one of the most celebrated holidays of our Jewish tradition. Wendy and I are staying at the home of our daughter Jennie and son-in-law, Louie, on the edge of…
Dutchie’s 4/20 Struggles, a MedMen Implosion and other Cannabis News
Told You So This week saw the final flame out of MedMen, a spectacular fall that while not unexpected, is staggering in its scope. I wrote that this possibility was closer than ever in February, when a number of store closings forecast trouble ahead. Last week, MedMen filed for bankruptcy in Canada, and its California…
Bend’s Best Glazed Doughnuts
From old-fashioned rings to maple bars to apple fritters, we’ve blind taste-tested a litany (and a gluttony) of Bend’s best doughnuts, leaping around from flavored icing to fanciful toppings. But like the kids on my son’s basketball teams that I’ve coached, we spent so much time heaving trick shots that we’ve neglected the fundamentals. So…
Conocimiento de datos sobre la población sin hogar
El departamento de Coordinated Houseless Response analizó los datos de Point in Count de 2024 y cómo recopila la información para ayudar a la comunidad sin hogar Por Julianna LaFollette Homeless Leadership Coalition publicó su conteó 2024 Point in Time del centro de Oregón, el conteo anual de personas refugiadas y sin refugio que se…
Wild Horses Find Sanctuary at Skydog Ranch
Witnessing a wild horse run free is an experience unlike any other, but these sights are more rare as more horses are captured from their lives in the wild. As uncertain fates await those still roaming the American West as well as the mustangs and burros already detained, some, like the hundreds who graze the…
Getting Ready to Sell
One of the more common things we get asked in real estate, besides, ‘how the market is doing,’ is how to best prepare your home prior to listing it for sale. The goal for most people is to fetch a high price and do so in a quick manner so that they can get on…
A Tribute to Mothers
The striking photograph on this week’s Source Weekly cover is the creation of local photographer and filmmaker Elif Koyuturk, who was moved to create a series of mothers and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our Q&A with the artist below. Source Weekly: Share briefly what inspired you to start your Letters from Mothers series.…
Source Warmup
DEA Plans to Reclassify Cannabis The Associated Press announced on April 30 that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration plans to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. The proposal still needs to be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget. The reclassification from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug would recognize…
Running for Remembrance: Emily Halnon’s Inspirational PCT Adventure
Emily Halnon, an author, trail runner and storyteller, has embarked on an extraordinary journey to set a Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail in honor of her late mother. Her debut memoir, “To The Gorge – Running, Grief, and Resilience on 460 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail,” coming out on May…
Bringing Music and Stories to Sisters
On May 4, the soulful musician Thunderstorm Artis will grace the stage at The Belfry in Sisters as part of his “Don’t Let Me Let You Go Tour.” A night filled with folk, rock, soul and country melodies, Artis invites his audience to an intimate evening of songs and stories, featuring special guests. Hailing from…
Horoscope Week of May 2nd, 2024
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I don’t casually invoke the terms “marvels,” “splendors,” and “miracles.” Though I am a mystic, I also place a high value on rational thinking and skeptical proof. If someone tells me a marvel, splendor, or miracle has occurred, I will thoroughly analyze the evidence. Having said that, though, I want you…
