A Partnership Helping House Bend-La Pine Schools Staff
A planned housing development from Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity will offer affordable homeownership for qualifying employees at Bend-La Pine Schools. The BLPS Board of Directors voted on November 12 to sell a surplus property to Habitat for Humanity for $20,000 to provide home ownership opportunities, prioritizing BLPS employees. The development, which neighbors Silver Rail Elementary School…
Q&A With Sheriff-elect Kent Vander Kamp
The contest for Deschutes County Sheriff was one of the most closely watched local races this election season. It marked the first time since 2000 that the seat was open without an incumbent running for reelection. Upon announcing his retirement in the fall of 2023, Sheriff Shane Nelson endorsed Capitan William Bailey to replace him.…
Deschutes County Voters Will Choose Two More Commissioners in 2026
On Election Day, voters in Deschutes County overwhelmingly approved a measure that expands the Board of Commissioners from three members to five. Measure 9-173 had garnered 64.46% of the vote as of the latest returns Wednesday. The positions created by the measure will appear on May 19, 2026 ballots in Deschutes County, with the new…
Janelle Bynum Wins Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
After days of counting ballots, the state’s 5th Congressional District race has been called for Janelle Bynum (D-39) by The Oregonian. It’s a flip from red to blue for a seat that could be consequential to the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bynum, the representative for Oregon House District 39, led…
Pahlisch Homes Hosts Annual Company-Wide Gathering to Support Local Charities
Pahlisch Homes is excited to announce its annual company-wide gathering, where team members from across the Northwest come together in service to the local Central Oregon community. This annual event, which brings together employees from every branch, is dedicated to impactful team-building and charitable service, highlighting Pahlisch Homes’ commitment to supporting those in need. This…
Bend-La Pine Schools Announces Educator of the Year
Bend-La Pine Schools presented its Educator of the Year award Wednesday to Lauren Miller, a Learning Specialist at Cascade Middle School. She is one of three employees being honored this fall in the district’s Excellence in Education recognition program. Superintendent Steven Cook and other District administrators, along with School Board directors and members of Miller’s…
OSU-Cascades hosts national First-Generation College Celebration events
To mark the national First-Generation College Celebration, Oregon State University – Cascades will host two events that recognize the achievements of first-generation students and graduates, and provide resources for first-generation students’ academic and personal success. The First-Generation College Celebration commemorates the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965 on Nov. 8 by President Lyndon…
Central Oregon Locavore Launches 2024 Menu of Giving and Invites Businesses to Support Local Food Security
Central Oregon Locavore is thrilled to announce its 2024 Menu of Giving, offering new opportunities for businesses to support a resilient local food system and write meaningful contributions into their 2025 budgets. Through corporate sponsorships, donations, and custom partnerships, businesses can play a pivotal role in helping Locavore sustain its mission to support local farmers,…
Thistle & Nest Awarded Over $10 Million from Oregon Housing and Community Services to Build 74 Affordable Homes in Bend
On Friday, November 1, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Housing Stability Council awarded $10,369,620 to Thistle & Nest, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding affordable housing options for Central Oregon’s workforce. This funding will help Thistle & Nest construct 74 affordable homes off SW Murphy Road in Bend, as part of a broader initiative…
Rimrock Trails Raises Nearly $107,000 For Behavior Health Services and Adolescent Residential Treatment Program
The final figures are in, and thanks to the generosity of supporters, Rimrock Trails raised nearly $107,000 to help local individuals and families access essential behavioral health services. More than $21,000 was specifically raised for the teen services within the adolescent residential treatment program. On a late October evening, the Brasada Ranch Event Center was…
Anthony Broadman Is First Democrat Elected To SD-27 In 44 Years
Until Tuesday, the last time a Democrat won Oregon’s Senate District 27 seat was in 1980. That decades-long Democratic drought ended this week with Anthony Broadman’s win over Michael Summers (R). Broadman, a city councilor in Bend since 2020 and a lawyer for Tribal governments, earned 59% of the vote to Summers’ 41%, according to…
Freeland Spirits Opening Tasting Room in Bend Box Factory
The Box Factory in Bend is already a big draw for those looking to sip some of the spirits made in the region — and now it’s adding yet another location to the list. Portland’s woman-owned distillery, Freeland Spirits, announced this month that it’s opening a tasting room in the Box Factory, in the location…
A School For Learning Ranch Skills
Beth Covert leans over a large table covered by butcher paper and scoops a softball-sized chunk of soil from a bucket near her feet. With practiced hands, she adds tiny seeds to the dark grey earth, blending and molding them into the dirt mixture while explaining to a small group of rapt onlookers that today…
A New Hideaway for North Bend
The Hideaway Tavern, a Bend and Redmond staple for great pub food and game-day-ready vibes, has added a new location on Bend’s north side. Hideaway Empire opened last week, on the corner of Boyd Acres Road and Empire Boulevard, in the former location for Backyard Pizza. Like the other locations for the Hideaway, comfy couches,…
It’s Time to Sow Your Seeds
Successfully growing plants from seed in Central Oregon is challenging. It’s also fun, inexpensive and deeply rewarding, once you learn the basics. Few people understand the struggles and rewards better than Lisa Sanco, the executive director of Worthy Environmental. “There’s nothing wrong with buying plant starts from nurseries,” she says, “but it’s more economical to…
Homebuying Made Easy with Thistle & Nest
A new nonprofit, helping homebuyers purchase affordable housing, has hit the ground running with about 460 homes in the pipeline in under two years. Created in March 2023, Thistle and Nest offers homeownership to people who qualify, while helping them build equity. Founder Amy Warren has been in the construction industry for 22 years. In 2014,…
Central Oregon Gives
In honor of this week’s Give Guide, the Source team spent some time exploring the stories of a few local nonprofits. A School for Learning Ranch Skills: A new nonprofit in Central Oregon is building community one homesteading class at a time Homebuying Made Easy with Thistle & Nest: A fast-paced effort to help homebuyers…
The Plan for Juniper Ridge is Tenuous — and Temporary – at Best
We’ll at least hand this to the Deschutes County and City of Bend officials who have worked these last several months to come up with a plan for the houseless individuals camping at Juniper Ridge: They’re doing something. But is that something more of a stopgap than an actual solution? After several fires cropped up…
May the Source Be With You: November Edition
For one such as me, who doesn’t partake in any winter activities other than drinking hot toddies and making the occasional snow angel, I mostly spend the cold months binging podcasts, movies and shows I missed in the summer. I know, I’m boring as hell, but ending up headfirst in a tree well is a…
10 Years of Adult Use Cannabis
This month marks 10 years since Oregon passed Measure 91, which created our Adult Use cannabis program. Since then, the state has grown, sold, taxed and consumed a tremendous amount of cannabis (including edibles, vaporizers and other canna products.) While there are valid arguments that in doing so the state decimated its long-running Oregon Medical…
Awakening Your Inner Hero
Wake Up, Every Day I am sitting in my living room, close enough to our wood stove to feel its warmth soaking into my fingers, arms, legs and every other part of me as I type this message. I love it. It’s autumn. It was a chilly 20 degrees this morning. Our ever-dependable sun didn’t…
Anna Tivel’s Energized by Hope on 'Living Thing'
When music is your full-time job, making ends meet means it’s, “always sort of a patchwork quilt of touring and writing and recording, and they all sort of feed each other,” singer/songwriter Anna Tivel explains. “Being out in the world touring is a lot of taking in the way things move, and people and their…
Big Ed’s is Bend’s Biggest Secret Bakery
A couple weeks ago, I focused my quarterly doughnut roundup on fall favorites, specifically apple cider doughnuts. The only places that make them at this moment are Too Sweet Cakes and Sisters Bakery. Or so I thought, until a reader mercifully informed me that Big Ed’s Artisan Breads makes this autumnal delicacy (available only late September…
Aumentan los robos de buzones en Bend y Redmond
Los informes de personas que rompen en los buzones en y alrededor del Condado de Deschutes se han disparado esta temporada de otoño, según los funcionarios, lo que lleva a una investigación en curso. Desde el 15 de octubre, el Departamento de Policía de Bend ha visto un aumento en los informes de buzones de…
Families Supporting Families
For some, family members are the ones to step in when a parent needs help with child care, recovery from illness or other struggles that arise in life. But for others, a small calamity can balloon into a big one when there’s no one to lend a helping hand. Kindred Connections aims to be that…
Think Wild: Helping Central Oregon’s Wildlife, One Animal at a Time
If you spot a baby bird fallen from its nest or an owl tangled in fishing net, Think Wild is the organization to call. Based in Bend, this nonprofit provides critical care for injured and orphaned wildlife across Central and Eastern Oregon, helping animals get safely released back into the wild. According to its 2023…
Pray for Snow: 10 Barrel’s Winter Bash Welcomes Arrival of Snow-Riding Season
As the snow begins to dust Bend’s pine-covered mountains, locals know winter is right around the corner. For outdoor enthusiasts, snow means endless days of carving down the slopes of Mt. Bachelor, skiing at Hoodoo Ski Area or snowshoeing through powdery trails. To celebrate, 10 Barrel Brewing is hosting its annual Pray for Snow Party…
How Real Estate Agents Take the Fear Out of Moving
Feeling a bit unsure, or even afraid, to move with everything going on right now? The decision to move shouldn’t be scary, it should be exciting. And the best way to eliminate any fear is to work with a pro. Real estate agents are so much more than just transaction facilitators; they’re trusted guides to…
Cozy Up for Live Music at Suttle Lodge’s Fireside Concert Series
With winter just around the corner, there’s no better way to embrace the season’s coziness than by enjoying live music beside a warm fire. Suttle Lodge & Boathouse is reviving its beloved winter tradition – the Fireside Concert Series, bringing live music to its rustic lodge nestled in the Deschutes National Forest outside of Sisters.…
Source Warmup
Police Investigate Election Day Threat at Mountain View High School Bend Police responded to a report of someone possibly armed with a gun near the football and baseball fields at Mountain View High School on Tuesday morning. At about 8:30am, a caller reported seeing a man in his early 20s wearing a white shirt and…
Horoscope Week of November 7, 2024
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the life cycle of a butterfly, the earliest stages are larva and pupa. As a larva, the future beauty crawls around as a caterpillar, cramming itself with nutritive substance. After it transitions into the pupa state, it’s inert for a while, working on the inside of its cocoon to transform…
Letters to the Editor 11/07/2024
In Response to the Pilot Butte Incident with Child Bringing Gun to School Did you also know, Oregon ranks near dead last for mental health care in the nation, and ranks dead last for mental health care for youth in our nation? I remember being told this statistic somewhere around the last two years I…
