Critique of Land Use Planning in Bend The term “crisis” is often used to describe the current housing situation in Deschutes County. By definition, a crisis is an unstable period that threatens to result in highly undesirable outcomes. While there is a current imbalance between housing supply and demand, it doesn’t rise to the level […]
Letters to the Editor, Week of April 9
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‘60s Band The Cowsills to Perform Benefit Concert for New Madras Museum
The Cowsills, a popular band from the 1960s, will perform a benefit concert raising money to convert a church into a historical museum in Madras. The Jefferson County museum will include exhibits with Native American themes, digital elements, antique photography and artifacts from the Homestead era. The Jefferson County Historical Society begins renovations on the 6,400-square-foot building, known to locals as the Madras Gospel Mission Community Center, this month. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning […]
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Homelessness Nonprofit Leader, Former Disaster Responder Face Off in Deschutes County Commissioner Position 4 Race
The race for Position 4 on the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners is the only contest on the jam-packed May 19 ballot that’s all but certain to be decided without moving on to the November general election. The leader of a prominent homeless housing nonprofit, Rick Russell, and a former firefighter and emergency responder in his third try for local office, Chet Wamboldt, are vying for the seat — one […]
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Mt. Bachelor to Helm Motel Previously Known as LOGE Entrada
You can’t move a mountain, as it were. But sometimes, the mountain moves closer to you. Mt. Bachelor has signed a lease agreement with Entrada Lodge, the Century Drive motel previously known as LOGE Entrada. Rebranding the property Trailhead Lodge, Mt. Bachelor will begin accepting reservations for summer 2026, according to a release. That 79-guest-room […]
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‘I Lost It All’: Residents of Bend Homeless Camp Say Forest Service Blew Off Calls, Appointments to Reclaim Lost Property
On the day last year the U.S. Forest Service evicted hundreds of homeless people from national forest land just outside Bend, Oregon, Chris Walston was in the hospital. Walston had been living in a sprawling encampment in the Deschutes National Forest — known by its residents and locals as “China Hat” after the access road that […]
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Oregon’s Climate Protection Program Costs Far More Than Other States’—and Is Far Less Accountable
Tom Fessler and his son, Kyle, are trying to do the right thing, but the right thing is about to get a lot more expensive. Inside Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas’ sprawling greenhouses—they enclose space the size of 94 football fields—the Fesslers recently installed 48 high-efficiency natural gas heaters that cost $6,200 each. It is the […]
Posted inBusiness News
ClearPath Healthcare Launches In-Home Primary Care Service Across Central Oregon
ClearPath Healthcare, a nonprofit and hospice leader in Central Oregon for more than 40 years, has launched its new In-Home Primary Care service. This program was launched to help Central Oregonians who find it difficult to physically get in to see their primary care doctor. ClearPath Healthcare’s aim is to bring quality, unhurried care right […]
Posted inOutside Features
The Butterfly Effect
After listening attentively to the first episode with Cornelius Edison, my 10-year-old daughter said to me, “Mama, you forgot to say your name!” Even though it was her first time ever listening to a podcast, she was completely right. I had forgotten to present myself. I humbly nodded and she immediately asked me, “But, why?” […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Mountain View Roadhouse Opens
Mountain View Roadhouse, in the former location of the Phoenix Restaurant on NE Bellevue Drive in Bend, is now open after several months of renovations. “There’s a new, comfortable, private lottery area, a 21+ bar, and we took out just a few of the booths to allow for banquet seating and groups of 20+,” […]
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Scientist to Songwriter
Texas-based songwriter Mark Winters has added Central Oregon to his Good Vibes Highway Tour this spring with a stop at Bend’s The Commonwealth Pub April 29. Winters began his career as a “Bonafide rocket scientist” and found inspiration through the connection created through music as he recently explained to the Source. the Source: When did […]