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Holiday Gift Guide
BAR FLY Central Oregon may be bright and sunny, but this rugged character prefers the doom of a local haunt. Here are some ideas for the epicure in your life. Revolvr Bellroy Hide and Seek Hi Wallet Runwell 47mm Watch by Shinola Utility Balm/Mustache wax Canfield Chrono 43mm Watch by Shinola Mackinaw Wool Jack-Shirt by…
Sunriver Names New Chief of Police
Following a unanimous vote from the Sunriver Service District Board in September, Stephen Lopez was appointed as the new Chief of Police on Dec. 1. Lopez’s new position comes after the former Chief of Police, Michael Womer, announced he would retire at the end of November. Lopez, who has over 17 years of experience in…
J Bar J Youth Services Earns $300,000 Federal Grant to Fight Human Trafficking
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced that J Bar J Youth Services in Bend has secured a $300,000 federal grant to battle human trafficking. “The crime of human trafficking devastates lives and demands a serious and substantive effort to end it in Oregon and nationwide,” Wyden said. ”I’m gratified that J Bar…
InMotion Training Studio Celebrates 15 Years
InMotion Training Studio announces its 15-year anniversary milestone. Founded in 2008 by Shannon Segerstrom, a 4th generation Bendite, InMotion Training Studio has been a beacon of health and wellness, offering innovative fitness solutions to the community. Like many businesses, the studio faced its fair share of hurdles during the pandemic. InMotion Training Studio embraced the…
Artist Applications Open Now For 2024 Sunriver Art Fair
Artist applications for the 14th Sunriver Art Fair opened December 1, 2023 and close on March 9, 2024. The art fair is a nationally recognized, juried fine arts and crafts event which returns to Sunriver August 9011, 2024. The fair is presented by the Sunriver Women’s Club. The annual event is an opportunity for area…
Deschutes Children’s Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director
The Deschutes Children’s Foundation Board of Directors announces that Cassi MacQueen has joined the organization as its new Executive Director. Cassi brings over 15 years of non-profit management experience to the organization and most recently served as the Executive Director for Saving Grace of Central Oregon. Cassi comes to DCF with a diverse background of…
KIDS Center Receives Neighborhood Grant From Rite Aid Healthy Futures
KIDS Center has received a $10,000 neighborhood grant from Rite Aid Healthy Futures to continue advancing its important mission: leading Central Oregon’s response to child abuse. Part of its overall Empowering Children signature initiative for Rite Aid Healthy Futures, the Neighborhood Grants help nonprofits address the toughest health and wellness challenges facing kids today. KIDS…
Oregon Leader In Functional Medicine Comes To Bend
OnePeak Medical, an Oregon leader in functional medicine and hormone balancing, has expanded into Bend. The newest clinic opens its doors December 5, 2023. Initially founded by Dr. Nisha Jackson, Ph.D., MS, NP, HHP, in 2015, the opening of the Bend location marks its 14th clinic in Oregon. Located at 2088 NE Kim Lane, near…
Bend Young Professionals Launches 2024 YP Passport Sales
The Bend Chamber’s Young Professionals (YP) Program, sponsored by US Bank, has launched YP Passport sales for the 2024 calendar year. First introduced in 2020, the YP Passport allows team members to easily participate in all programming for the year. Cody Cloyd, Bend YP Member and Ambassador/Advisory Council Chair, shared, “When a YP Passport option…
LISTEN: Bend Don’t Break: Cassi MacQueen, Executive Director Deschutes Childrens Foundation 🎧
On this episode of Bend Don’t Break Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer converses with the new Executive Director of Deschutes Children’s Foundation, Cassi MacQueen. Cassi’s deep passion for public service and commitment to social change is inspiring. She and Aaron get real about what’s happening in the nonprofit sector of our community and talk about…
LISTEN: Grand Craft Beer: Shannon McMenamin & Rob Vallance of McMenamins 🎧
In this episode of the Grand Craft Beer Podcast, we focus on…a different beer podcast. Our guest is Shannon McMenamin—whose father, Mike McMenamin, along with Shannon’s uncle, Brian—founded the McMenamins empire of breweries, pubs, and hotels 40 years ago. Her new podcast, The Red Shed Tapes, focuses on the wealth of stories from all those renowned…
Get Your Squash On
Just the sheer variety of winter squashes is enough to make your head spin. And the names! Along with the familiar acorn, butternut and spaghetti, there’s sweet dumpling, turban, honeynut, green kabocha, carnival, delicata and, well, the list goes on. These hardy fruits (squashes are considered fruits because they contain seeds and develop from the…
Go Ask Alice
One of the finest musicals of the last few decades is the absolutely stunning “Spring Awakening” with music by Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Steven Sater. The way that show balances heartbreak and bittersweet hope with show-stopping musical numbers is unlike any mainstream Broadway production since “Rent.” I had heard Sheik and Sater’s follow-up musical,…
Horoscope Week of November 30, 2023
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Nina Cassian said, “I promise to make you so alive that the fall of dust on furniture will deafen you.” I think she meant she would fully awaken the senses of her readers. She would boost our capacity for enchantment and entice us to feel interesting emotions we had…
Letters to the Editor 11/30/2023
Guest Opinion: The Cycle of Violence in Palestine In 1966–67 I lived in Lebanon with a family of Christian Palestinian refugees from Haifa. The head of the family taught Arabic at the school I attended. When Israel attacked Syria and Egypt in June 1967, I was evacuated with my American classmates. After the October War…
Sisters Bakery Expands with New Production Facility
A Sisters institution is expanding its operational space to account for a “rising” interest in its baked goods. Sisters Bakery, located along East Cascade Avenue in Sisters, announced this week the opening of its new offsite bread production facility. With more demand for its breads and other products, the business’ owners decided to obtain a second…
Donuts, Japanese Crepes and Boba in Downtown Redmond
The windows of a new spot in Redmond boast a full complement of donuts — but that’s not the only thing on offer. Morning Story opened this week in the former location of Halo Donuts & Deli, along SW 6th Street in Redmond. Look for the glazed, frosted and sprinkled donuts you might expect —…
Becoming a Beaver Believer
On a recent field trip to Shevlin Park with Think Wild and Beaver Works Oregon staff, the group learned about the important role of one of nature’s finest dam builders: the American beaver (Castor canadensis). But all has not been rosy for this keystone species. Historical estimates put beaver populations in North America between 60…
Deschutes County Considers Safe Parking Program
Deschutes County Commissioners are considering a safe parking program in the unincorporated area of the county. At a Nov. 27 board meeting, County staff presented commissioners with a proposal for the program, which allows property owners or tenants the ability to offer overnight parking for people experiencing houselessness. While plans for the safe parking in…
Bend to Construct New Park in Southeast
People in southeast Bend will soon enjoy a new 3.39-acre park, running between Parrell Road and the Bend Golf Club. Bend Park and Recreation District approved the construction of Little Fawn Park at a Nov.21 board of director meeting, citing a need in what it considers an underserved area. BPRD purchased the land in 2018,…
Great Scott
Around 30 minutes into Ridley Scott’s new historical epic, “Napoleon,” I realized the sly old genius had completely tricked the studios, audiences and producers about what kind of movie he was making, with possibly only his writer, David Scarpa, and his two lead actors, Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby, in on the joke. See, “Napoleon,”…
We Didn’t Want a Civil War, But We Still Want a Civil War
Imagine a world where Bend’s Summit High School gets so much money for its sportsing programs that one day, in hopes of getting even more exposure and money coming in for sportsing, the school proclaims that it will no longer play its cross-town rival, Bend Senior High School. Two publicly funded schools of about the…
A Guide to Holiday Albums
As the temperatures begin to drop, that’s when holiday albums start landing, and 2023 has brought its share of these releases. Here are some choices from this year’s arrivals. Cher: “Christmas” Cher’s first-ever holiday album, not surprisingly, touches plenty of stylistic bases. There’s modern dance-pop (“Angels in The Snow”); Motown/soul/pop on “Christmas, Baby Please Come…
Bend construirá un nuevo parque en la zona sureste
La gente del sureste de Bend pronto disfrutará de un parque nuevo de 3.39 acres, que circula entre la calle de Parrell Road y el Club de Golf de Bend. Bend Park and Recreation District (BPRD por sus siglas en inglés) aprobó la construcción del parque Little Fawn Park durante una reunión de la mesa…
Mt. Bachelor postpone el día de apertura
Mt. Bachelor anunció que pospondrá el día de apertura para la próxima temporada de invierno debido a las condiciones del clima. El centro vacacional para esquiar compartió el anuncio el miércoles 22 de noviembre, pocos días antes de la apertura programadag para el día viernes 24 de noviembre. “Para construir de forma segura nuestra base…
Getting More in Redmond
When it comes to real estate, everyone has their own preferences about where exactly one chooses to live. For some, it’s living near some of the more popular amenities like the Galveston corridor, Old Mill District, or downtown Bend, while others prefer to live in more modern communities built in the last decade. Yet others…
The Warmup
Weapons Offense Suspect Arrested and Charged The Deschutes County Sherriff’s Office arrested 34-year-old Nathaniel G. Bennet on Nov. 24 after learning that he allegedly pointed and discharged a firearm near a juvenile female near China Hat Rd. DCSO deputies were dispatched to a reported weapons offense around 3pm and learned that the suspect, who was…
Savage in Bend
Here we are, back again for the final “Savage in Bend” question of 2023! This one comes from Jon Jones, perhaps better known around town as The Bend Foodie, thanks to the well-known and appetizing Facebook Group of the same name. Jones heard a rumor and wants to know, “Did Bend ever have a secret…
