Thursday 27 TAUK & Yak Attack INSTRUMENTAL—Funk, hip-hop, jazz and prog rock… yes, please. Touring in support of their third studio album “Sir Nebula,” TAUK is on fire. With openers Yak Attack (whose most recent album is a collection of fan faves from Portland venue The Goodfoot), it’s sure to be a fun evening that […]
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Drive like a Local
Yes, Oregonians drive slow. Here’s how to fit in.
Nearly every day, someone writes or walks into the Source office to tell us how they’re fed up with non-locals not learning the ropes. One huge source of complaint: Driving. Like it or not, Oregonians have their own special way of handling themselves behind the wheel…and we tend to think it’s a method that’s safer […]
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Go Here: Smoke and Brews
Smokejumper Stories Smokejumpers conduct the initial attack on forest fires by parachuting into the site of the fire, often in remote terrain. The first fire jump was made in 1940 and today there are over 240 smokejumpers working for the Forest Service. The High Desert Museum is offering people a chance to listen to retired […]
Posted inFood & Drink
From Boneyard to Bellevue
Two new developments hitting Bend’s brew scene
As the last of the fresh hop releases come dripping out and the beer fans of Central Oregon prepare for a genteel end-of-year segue into stout season, a couple exciting things are hitting the scene at the same time: the commemorative IPA from Boneyard, and a new name visiting from the suburbs of Seattle. By […]
Posted inOpinion
Letters 10/19-10/26
Walden is Wrong The Source Weekly has endorsed Democrat Jim Crary to replace Republican Congressman Greg Walden. Thank you for recognizing that Mr. Walden is not delivering the kind of representation many people in this district want. Over the last 12 years Congressman Walden has acted like he’s doing a wonderful job. I believe that […]
Posted inCulture
A Man and His Horse
“Harry & Snowman” vs. the blue bloods
So many modern documentaries don’t even feel like the truth anymore. With expertly composed frames and painterly cinematography, documentaries can sometimes feel like dramatic reenactments more than slices of history or current events. Those kinds of docs can be powerful and gorgeous to look at, but something feels inherently manufactured about them. That’s why “Harry […]
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Fight for the Ochocos
Objections arise as new trail system is proposed
Northeast of the city of Prineville lies the Ochoco National Forest—a much-loved area more than 845,000 acres in size. Inside its borders are three Congressionally-designated wilderness areas, more than 375 species of wildlife and countless firs and pines. Then there's the current controversy about who can use the lands and when. Last month, the U.S. […]
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Side Notes 10/19-10/26
Oregon Graduation Rate Improves, But It’s Still Third-Worst Bend-La Pine Scores Higher than State Average Oregon’s rate for on-time high school graduations improved from 2014 to 2015–but it wasn’t enough to help raise the state’s rankings nationwide. The four-year graduation rate in Oregon rose to 73.8 percent in 2015, up from 72 percent for the […]
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Picks 10/19-10/26
Thursday 20 Space Jesus & Yheti DANCE—Space Jesus spins trap, dubstep and bass music like some weird prophet descending on our lands. His mix of Aladdin’s “Arabian Nights” is pretty much a bonafide classic and his live sets can only be described as eclectically bizarre. Become baptized in his funky fresh beats and sing his […]
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The People Have Spoken
Weed has never been more popular
Americans’ opinions about cannabis have changed dramatically over the last decade and are now “nearly the reverse” of what they were as recently as 2006, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center. The poll, conducted in late August and early September, found that 57 percent of adults favor legalizing cannabis and just […]
