If you recall last year’s snow-riding season, you might remember it as a time of icy roads and traffic headaches. During the pandemic, more people began to recreate in the area west of Bend. The pace continued long after the quarantine period ended. That’s good for people’s well-being, but it’s been not so great for […]
Creative Options for Reducing Parking, Traffic Welcome
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Party for a Good Cause!
As you do the holiday party hop around town, put the Holiday Benefit Jam on your list. It’s the fourth year for the event which has raised nearly $20,000 for local nonprofits. This year, the Family Kitchen is the beneficiary of money raised. The Jam is organized by Jarrod Donatelli and his wife, Holly McClintock, […]
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Bend Police and Mayor Respond to Concerns Over Flock Surveillance Cameras
On Dec. 6, Bend resident Jonathan Westmoreland started a petition on Change.org, titling it “Ban the use of Flock cameras in Bend, Oregon.” His idea sprung from social media clamor. Users on r/Bend, the Reddit community dedicated to Bend and its surrounding area, had been arguing amongst themselves for days about the City’s Flock surveillance […]
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Letters to the Editor, Week of Dec. 11
Bend’s green energy policy Recently, the Source printed a letter arguing that Bend City Council’s measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are not worthwhile because “the world has seen the realities and moved on” from combating climate change. To support its thesis, the letter observed that China is building new coal plants. However, China has […]
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Pursuing the World One Sketch at a Time
On a quiet, overcast morning, five women sit at a table at the Bend Pavilion with art supplies and sketchbooks laid before them. They’re members of Urban Sketchers Bend who meet every Wednesday at a different location to draw, chat and share artistic techniques. They began meeting after artist Lee Kellogg taught a class at […]
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Why Foreplay Doesn’t Work — And What Does
Dear Dr. Jane, My wife and I are having trouble with intimacy. I use foreplay, but she’s still distant and even rejecting. What am I doing wrong? I thought that this stuff was supposed to work. From, Foreplay Failure in Bend Dear Foreplay Failure, Everywhere you look there’s another article or tik tok about how […]
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Setting the Standard: Redmond Honors its ‘Outstanding’ Only Paralegal
At an upcoming City Council meeting, the City of Redmond will announce its “Employee Spotlight” for December. Taking home the honor this month – drumroll please – is paralegal Joyce Mumia-Stubbs. A member of Redmond’s Department of HR, Payroll and Risk Management, Mumia-Stubbs was hired in late 2022 as a legal assistant. The position was […]
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Economic Uncertainty Drives Need for Services, Support During Holidays Every Day
Service providers who work with homeless people in Central Oregon stand at a crossroads, and the number of organizations dedicated to serving those in need has increased to meet rising demand for services. While specific numbers are hard to come by, several nonprofit leaders told FORJournalism that interagency collaboration has increased as organizations seek to […]
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Market Trends Across Central Oregon
As we brace for snow and winter settles into Central Oregon, it’s the perfect time to take a broader look at how each of our local markets performed in November. Real estate across the U.S. has been widely described as challenging for sellers. Higher interest rates, longer days on market, and lower percentages of list […]
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Phase II of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge Restoration
When Susan and Dwight Sheets toured the defunct Santiam Pass Ski Lodge on a rainy October day in 2016 with Willamette National Forest Ranger Terry Baker, they were saddened with the condition of the historic lodge that had been unoccupied since 1986. “The archaeologist wouldn’t come in because it was horrible,” said Dwight. “We were […]