Our Picks for the Week of 4/29 – 5/7

Posted inCulture

Our Picks for the Week of 4/29 – 5/7

The Source Staff

Pay It Forward -
Catherine Ryan Hyde

thursday 30
Many of us
remember the film Pay it Forward, that starred a cute-as-hell Haley
Joel Osment (whatever happened to him?) and Kevin Spacey. But the film
was actually based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde, who will be in
town for two separate presentations and book signings. In addition to
being a successful author, Hyde is also the founder of the Pay it
Forward Foundation, a group that encourages children to realize that
they can make a change in the world. Camalli Books in Bend at 4pm. 7pm
at the Riverhouse, 3075 N Hwy 97. 389-8810. $10/students, $15/adults.
Tech N9ne and Murs
friday 1
The
parade of return hip-hop offenders continues as Kansas City wild-ass
rapper Tech N9ne return to the Midtown, this time with prime lyricist,
Murs, who is touring in support of his Murs for President album, which
he recently released on Warner Bros. Given that Tech N9ne is known to
put on a raucous live show here in Bend, this is a don't-miss show for
C.O.'s throngs of dedicated rap fans. And get there on time because
local hip-hop brainiac Mosley Wotta opens the show. 8pm. $23/adv,
$27/door. Midtown Music Hall, 51 NW Greenwood Ave.

Posted inOpinion

Dog Owner Social Engineering

Eric Flowers

This week's letter comes from Gene Seigal who keeps the dog licensing debate well-stoked with this missive on tiered licensing. Thanks for the humorous take Gene. You can pick up your winner's prize, a pound of Strictly Organic Coffee, at our office, 704 NW Georgia. As a dog lover and owner, I was immediately drawn to the Letter of the Week regarding dog / owner rights and licensing tiers. While I would like to agree with the writer's, as the Source puts it – "out of the box thinking," there are just too many flaws with this concept to take it seriously:
Who determines what tier a dog belongs in? Will it be some sort of government testing? Who will administer the tests? Will it be government employees or outsourced to certified dog trainers? Either way, it would likely open the door to new costly government bureaucracy. Maybe a DMV type structure could be devised to have the certified dog trainers administer the tests. First you step outside to have the certified dog trainer determine the proper licensing tier. Next it will be back into the building - fill out some forms, then have the dog and owner get their picture taken together, (a means to prevent fraud). A license could then be issued. It must be kept in the dog / dog owner's possession at all times.

Posted inOpinion

Torture Just Backfires

Eric Flowers

Torture is wrong because it doesn't work. Societies must, at times, walk into questionable moral territory, but when that happens, you should at least get results. With torture, you don't. The confessions obtained are no good, and the enemies you create in the process will be highly motivated, and knock back at you hard.
First point, torture is useless: In the age of instant communication, whenever an Al Qaeda operative is picked up and detained, you can be sure that every plan involving that detainee will be changed within a few moments of his detention. These days, changing strategy wouldn't even require a phone call about the detention. A twitter between comrades will do the trick. Indeed before you have time to muster your most menacing voice and start waving cattle prods in someone's face, you can be sure that word has gone out about the arrest. These days, no act of war takes place in an outpost. Nothing takes place in the dark. They know what we're doing, and will adapt according to whom we've picked up and questioned.

Posted inOpinion

Do What You Can

Eric Flowers

I was saddened to read the personal story about the closing of Santee Alley (Leaving Downtown: Contemplating the end of an era and a dream). It was just another reminder of how the economic downturn has battered the Bend-Redmond area, destroying too many dreams.
I'm doing what I can to help. Part of my job at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro is to spread the word about our commitment to environmental stewardship, so I manage a photo contest called "Oregon Naturally presented by Intel" that celebrates Oregon's natural beauty. I was delighted when JELD-WEN Communities stepped up to offer the prizes - including vacation stays of up to 5 nights at Brasada Ranch and Eagle Crest Resort. I hope our contest advertising is helping attract visitors and that our winners are spreading the word about Central Oregon.

Posted inFood & Drink

The Early Bird: Sparrow is a bite of Paris in an unlikely spot

Alice Finer

I'm always looking to try new places, so I asked a chef friend where he likes to eat locally. He's a total food snob with limited leisure time, so I figured whatever he deigned to eat outside of his own kitchen was bound to be impressive. Without pause he threw out Sparrow Bakery as his favorite spot in Bend. Not much for baked-goods myself (I will pretty much always abandon the biscuit or forgo dessert to make room for another pork chop), I was dubious of the suggestion. Knowing the source, I shouldn't have hesitated. Sparrow is far beyond your average purveyor of bread and pastries, though they have a beautiful selection of both. The strongly French-influenced menu of breakfast and lunch items, all under $10, is worthy of the highest praise, even from those of us with an abnormally strong predilection towards the savory.

Open in its current incarnation since 2006, Sparrow has quietly built a passionate following. The tiny, square, brick building covered with vines and buried among warehouses for lease and parking lots near a railroad crossing boasts a scenic view of the Highway 97 overpass just off Colorado Avenue. But instead of languishing in the location, this diamond in the rough has used it and successfully cultivated that cool, industrial air that is a fixture in most urban areas but scarce in these parts. At once prolific bakery, local café with wi-fi and gallery featuring rotating exhibits, Sparrow is one of a couple of hipster pioneers populating the block, along with its neighbor Bend Experimental Art Theater. With ample commercial space available, I wouldn't be surprised if the area becomes a draw for local arts groups and other bohemian types.

Posted inFood & Drink

The Early Bird: Sparrow is a bite of Paris in an unlikely spot

Alice Finer

I’m always looking to try new places, so I asked a chef friend where he likes to eat locally. He’s a total food snob with limited leisure time, so I figured whatever he deigned to eat outside of his own kitchen was bound to be impressive. Without pause he threw out Sparrow Bakery as his favorite spot in Bend. Not much for baked-goods myself (I will pretty much always abandon the biscuit or forgo dessert to make room for another pork chop), I was dubious of the suggestion. Knowing the source, I shouldn’t have hesitated. Sparrow is far beyond your average purveyor of bread and pastries, though they have a beautiful selection of both. The strongly French-influenced menu of breakfast and lunch items, all under $10, is worthy of the highest praise, even from those of us with an abnormally strong predilection towards the savory.

Open in its current incarnation since 2006, Sparrow has quietly built a passionate following. The tiny, square, brick building covered with vines and buried among warehouses for lease and parking lots near a railroad crossing boasts a scenic view of the Highway 97 overpass just off Colorado Avenue. But instead of languishing in the location, this diamond in the rough has used it and successfully cultivated that cool, industrial air that is a fixture in most urban areas but scarce in these parts. At once prolific bakery, local café with wi-fi and gallery featuring rotating exhibits, Sparrow is one of a couple of hipster pioneers populating the block, along with its neighbor Bend Experimental Art Theater. With ample commercial space available, I wouldn’t be surprised if the area becomes a draw for local arts groups and other bohemian types.

Posted inNews

Another Shot at Skyline: Last-minute legislative deal could preserve the forest

Eric Flowers

Call it a Hail Mary pass, but a last-minute legislative maneuver has rekindled the possibility of a deal to preserve Skyline Forest in exchange for some limited development on the 33,000-acre tree farm just west of Bend.

Under the proposed legislation, which is expected to be introduced this week by Rep. Brian Clem (D-Salem), Fidelity National Timber Resources would be able to build up to 137 housing units on 200 acres southwest of Sisters. Another 2,300 adjacent acres would be placed in a conservation easement buffer. Most importantly, Fidelity, in exchange, would be required to sell the vast majority of the forest to the Deschutes Basin Land Trust, which has already set aside more than $1 million for a purchase.
The proposal represents a marked decrease in the overall development footprint on Skyline, where developer Fidelity had initially pitched 1,000 homes on 3,000 acres in exchange for a direct transfer of the remaining forest land- roughly 30,000 acres-to the Land Trust. But that deal, while well received by the Land Trust, never got any traction with the public after Fidelity entered into negotiations with the state of Oregon on a complicated development-land exchange deal (The company owns some 270,000 acres of land in Oregon that it acquired from Crown Pacific out of bankruptcy).The deal also drew fire from some environmentalists who didn't like the idea of 1,000 homes in the forest outside of Sisters, a town which itself only relatively recently surpassed 1,000 residents.

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