Mt. Bachelor Postpones Opening Day
Mt. Bachelor announced it will postpone its opening day for the upcoming winter season due to conditions. The ski area made the announcement on Wednesday, Nov. 22, just days before the originally scheduled opening on Friday, Nov. 24. “In order to safely build our base for skiing and riding, we’ll need another solid winter storm…
Listen: Bend Don’t Break: Jessica Dunaway, Founder/Baker One Loaf 🎧
It’s another story of one thing leading to another. In this episode of the Bend Don’t Break podcast, hear Jessica Dunaway’s story of how she and her husband John started One Loaf. It all started with a challenge and before you know it, Dunaway had baked enough sourdough bread to share with friends and family. Everyone…
LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer: Melani Betti of Spider City Brewing 🎧
In this episode, Brian Yaeger opens things up with a surprise award for guest Melanie Betti, brewmaster and co-owner of Spider City Brewing, Bend’s all-women owned craft brewery. Betti, along with her twin sister Michele and their friend Tammy Treat, launched Spider City five years ago and is both a Certified Sommelier and Cicerone-Certified Beer Server.…
Festive Drinks For Holiday Sipping
With all the hustle and bustle of the season, sometimes it feels refreshing to take a moment and savor a sip of something festive. Aside from the bevy of holiday cocktail parties you may be attending, I thought it might be nice to have a couple of drinks you can whip up easily at home.…
Selco Community Credit Union Awards Learning Grants To 11 Central Oregon Schools
A total of 61 educators representing 56 schools across Oregon, including 11 from Central Oregon, have been awarded more than $53,000 as part of SELCO Community Credit Union’s annual SPARK! Creative Learning Grants program. SPARK! Creative Learning Grants are designed to support teachers with creative classroom ideas but lack the funds to get those projects off…
Shepherd’s House Temporarily Relocates Day Services
The Lighthouse, a care and support facility for people experiencing houselessness in Bend, temporarily moved into a new location to allow access to daytime services during a renovation project. The Lighthouse Navigation Center moved its services down the street into the old Blue Dog RV facility along Franklin Avenue and Second Street, offering services daily…
Discover Your Forest And Deschutes National Forest Host Holiday Festivities For Fourth Graders
Discover Your Forest, the nonprofit partner of the Deschutes National Forest, and the Deschutes National Forest are hosting two opportunities for fourth graders and their families to pick up their free Every Kid Outdoors pass and holiday tree permit. The events will be held Saturday, November 25, and Sunday, November 26, 10 a.m. to 2…
Ski 4 Schools 2023-2024 Tickets On Sale Now
Mt. Bachelor launched its Ski 4 Schools fundraiser in 2004. Since its inception, the program has donated over $200,000 to the Education Foundation and Redmond School District to support middle & high school students to participate in after school athletics. For 2023-2024, skiers and snowboarders can buy Mt. Bachelor lift tickets for $50, which are…
Hospice Of Redmond’s 40th Annual Festival Of Trees Gala Tickets On Sale
Festival of Trees, returns to the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in December. This year marks the fundraising event’s 40th year, and for the first time, will be hosted in two buildings to accommodate the additional trees and anticipated guests. The one-day event will be on December 2, 2023. Hospice of Redmond will host a free Family…
Angie Chown Named 2023 OSCA School Counselor Of The Year
Angie Chown, school counselor at Sage Elementary in Redmond, Oregon has been named the 2023 Oregon School Counselor of the Year by the Oregon School Counselor Association (OSCA). Chown, a graduate of Pacific University & Oregon State University -Cascades, has been a counselor for eleven years and has been with Sage Elementary since 2012. The…
Umpqua Bank Joins Forces With The Center Foundation As A Varsity Partner
The Center Foundation welcomes Umpqua Bank as their newest Varsity Partner in the ongoing mission to care for the physical and mental health of local youth. For over 20 years, The Center Foundation has provided certified athletic trainers to Central Oregon high schools. This program serves more than 7,000 students at over 1,700 sporting events…
Avelo Airlines Returns Seasonal Flights From Central Oregon To Palm Springs
Avelo Airlines announces the return of nonstop service from Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) – one year after launching the exclusive seasonal service. Avelo is the only airline that flies nonstop between Central Oregon and Palm Springs. In November 2022, Avelo Airlines launched seasonal nonstop service between RDM and PSP.…
BendFilm Names Giancarlo Gatto Executive Director
BendFilm, a Central Oregon independent nonprofit film organization, has announced that Giancarlo Gatto will assume the role of Executive Director, effective immediately. He succeeds interim Executive Director Ann Witsil and prior Executive Director Todd Looby. “I believe strongly in BendFilm’s mission to support diverse voices in our community and inspire connection through film,” said Gatto.…
Deschutes County Considers New Recreational Campground
Deschutes County is looking to develop a new county-run campground for the first time in over four decades. Consultants, ECONorthwest and Environmental Science Associates, delivered a camping feasibility study to Deschutes County Commissioners at a Nov. 15 meeting, highlighting three potential areas for private or public RV parks and campgrounds for recreational purposes. The…
Listen: Bend Don’t Break: The Night Light Show Creator, Host and Producer Shanan Kelley 🎧
In this episode, Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer chats with the extremely entertaining Shanan Kelley, creator, producer and host of The Night Light Show with Shanan Kelley and Magnificent Guests. The live variety-style community comedy show which has been running in Bend for a decade. She’s the producer and headliner of She Stands up, an…
It’s High Time For Pie
There have been proclamations and the giving of thanks since the early days of our Republic. Historians tell us that in November of 1621, the pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony celebrated surviving their first year in the New World with a feast. While the Wampanoags who celebrated with them might have brought pumpkins along with…
The Bob Ross of Music
Bluegrass balladeer Pete Kartsounes continues to provide amazing music the same way he has for the past two decades — authentically. The artist’s unbridled style and storm-cloud voice will be on full display on Friday, Nov. 17 at Unity Community of Central Oregon. On the subject of how he has managed to create such a…
Horoscope Week of November 16, 2023
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Icelandic singer Bjork is a triple Scorpio, with sun, moon, and ascendant in your sign. Neptune is there, too, giving her even more Scorpionic intensity. It’s not surprising that she describes her daily practice like this: “I have to re-create the universe every morning when I wake up and kill it…
Letters to the Editor 11/16/2023
RE: Shepherd’s House Introduces Permanent Shelter in Redmond. News, 11/9 While it’s nice to offer permanent shelter, with that offer there is no requirement for background checks or moving towards sobriety. Therefore success rate to permanent housing is low. The Bethlehem Inn in Redmond, as of last week on a local news broadcast, stated they…
Mediocre Mercenaries, Murderers and Marvel
When I go to the multiplex to do a double or triple feature, the movies I end up seeing are mostly based on what time everything is playing and if I can string the showings together without too much downtime in between. I’m like a conductor, but with random strangers in dark rooms. Sometimes that…
Recipe: Thanksgiving Magma
A year has come and gone since I happened upon a flame-orange paste from roasted squash and red peppers. I call it Magma, because it’s red and earthy, but I could also call it autumn mayonnaise, because it improves everything it touches. Whatever we name it, I am still grasping the implications. It’s a dip, a…
The Last Frontier
Don’t get me started,” old-time strings musician Hubby Jenkins warned with a laugh. The question: Captain Kirk or Captain Jean-Luc Picard? “There’s room for both, me specifically though, in that captain role I prefer the cool, calm and collected Picard compared to Kirk. My favorite captain is Captain Sisko though – Black Captain,” said Jenkins.…
Affordable Housing Community Planned for Redmond
Rooted Homes and Housing Works announced a new 76-unit community in Redmond. The Antler Campus will offer residents a mix of affordable housing and office space, including rental units, affordable homeownership units and commercial buildings. The 60-unit garden-style apartment buildings will be available for households earning less than 60% of the area median income. The…
Comunidad de viviendas accesibles planeada en Redmond
Rooted Homes and Housing Works anunciaron una nueva comunidad en Redmond de 76 unidades. Antler Campus ofrecerá a los habitantes una combinación de viviendas accesibles y despachos para oficina, incluidas unidades de alquiler, de vivienda accesible y edificios comerciales. Las apartamentos de 60 unidades estarán disponibles para los hogares que ganen menos del 60% del…
Commercial Controversy
In 2016, the City of Bend expanded the Urban Growth Boundary, which included an area in northeast Bend aimed at creating a new, complete community. Petrosa, a Pahlisch community, was master planned to include a mix of residential and commercial uses. While the residential portion of this neighborhood is underway, community members are still waiting…
The Medicine Cabinet Within
You know that friend or family member who is endlessly bubbly and upbeat, seemingly living life without a care in the world? Conversely, you can probably think of more friends and family who seem to be complaining and grumbling about everything under the sun — whether it be about their personal lives, politics or world…
After His Bluster About the Owyhee, Rep. Bentz Should Probably Talk to His Compatriots in the Senate More Often
In early November, Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR2) took to the floor of U.S. House of Representatives to deliver a 4-minute speech opposing a Senate bill that would turn about 1.1 million acres of the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeastern Oregon into wilderness. Over the past several years, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with Sen. Jeff Merkley…
A Two-Hour Food Adventure: Cowboy Dinner Tree
It takes a bit of effort to get out to the Cowboy Dinner Tree. First, you had best make a reservation, the further ahead, the better. At that time, diners must make their menu choice, whether to attack the whole roasted chicken or take on the 26-30-ounce Cowboy Cut Top Sirloin. Then, there’s the drive,…
Mt. Bachelor implementa pases para ascender cuesta arriba
Este año, al comienzo de la temporada 2023-2024, Mt. Bachelor está implementando una nueva regla en la montaña que requiere que los visitantes obtengan un pase gratuito para ascender costa arriba (Uphill Pass). Según el sitio web de Mt. Bachelor, a partir del día de la apertura, los aficionados que se desplazan cuesta arriba pueden…
The Kokua Project Raises Funds While Raising Pints
As Maui residents are still rummaging through the rubble of the wildfires that incinerated the town of Lahaina in August, the scene is an all too familiar visage, just in a place no one expected. After all, Hawaii is a lush paradise. So how is the community of craft brewers responding? Just like they did…
Fall Mailbag: Part Deux
Q: What are the most exclusive neighborhoods in Bend? A: That depends so much on the individuals. Some are exclusive due to the price, while others are exclusive due to other factors, for example, there are only so many cute little bungalows on a large lot that are riverfront, while others feel like maybe exclusivity…
A Room with a View in Hood River
Many in Bend have caught wind of what’s going on at the Campfire Hotel, where a fun atmosphere, great food and drink and a host of events have brought not just tourists, but locals to the spot along Third Street in Bend. But Hood River got its dose of this alchemy first, when the same…
Get Ready for Snowshoe Season
There is an old adage – If you can walk, you can snowshoe. Snowshoeing is a popular activity in Central Oregon. For those wanting to get out and explore the winter wonderland in the Cascades and beyond, snowshoeing is a low-impact alternative the whole family can enjoy. Of course, the usual caveats of winter safety,…
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A Night with the Lights On at the Newly Reopened Shaniko Hotel ▶ [With Video]
I don’t think I’m the first one to get a little turned upside down in Shaniko, and I don’t think I’ll be the last. The historic Shaniko Hotel in the ghost town of Shaniko, Oregon, along Highway 97, reopened this August after a 16-year closure. Travelers moving between Madras and Biggs Junction sometimes stop in the…
Heed Your Head at Breitenbush Hot Springs
At the door of the hot-spring-heated sauna at Breitenbush Hot Springs & Retreat Center sits a helpful sign: Heed Your HEAD. Practically speaking, it’s a reminder that the doors to this wonderful dose of rejuvenation are hobbit-sized. Spiritually speaking, it was a reminder to me that entering this sauna, with its mix of steam sent…
Hoodoo’s Biggest Giveaway Ever
With the mountain air getting crisper and car windshields freezing over, the pending arrival of winter is hard to ignore. While it may be time to put away the paddleboards, avid skiers and snowboarders are starting to gear up for an exhilarating time ahead on the slopes. “People from all over the world come out…
