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Woman of the Year: Betsy Warriner

From the ashes of Volunteer Connect rises a new phoenix: Volunteer Central Oregon. Here is the woman championing its cause.
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

At first glance, Betsy Warriner is demure, soft spoken and reserved. Her thoughts are well constructed, presented in a calm tone. Meeting with the Source in her home on the banks of Mirror Pond, the woman, her life and her surroundings point to another era – one of service, solitude and simplicity. But there’s something […]

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Your Recycling Re-Education

Do you recycle? Well, you’re probably doing it wrong.
Magdalena Bokowa and Wyatt Gaines

Click here for the complete guide to recycling PDF Do you think you can recycle that takeaway container? What about the plastic tub your berries came in? A small single serve yogurt? The tray your microwaveable dinner came on? Nope, times four. All across the high desert, well-meaning Oregonians try to reduce their carbon footprint […]

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Earth Day Movies

Edu-tainment for everyone
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Sometimes the best way to celebrate a holiday is to become more educated about important issues surrounding that special day. Hey! Is it Columbus Day? Then learn more about how this country was founded. It’s never a bad idea. So, for this year’s Earth Day, here are a few films that can help educate and […]

Posted inCulture

The Fate of the Franchise

The new “Fast” trips over its own feet and tries to save the planet
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

It’s OK to like “The Fast and the Furious” movies. Even if you like them un-ironically, there’s nothing to be ashamed about. I mean, some of them are terrible (I’m looking at you, numbers two and four), but even the worst of the series are still wildly entertaining and better than your average guilty pleasure. […]

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Why do we celebrate 4/20?

Mind: Prepare to be blown
Josh Jardine

Even the most challenged Mathlete amongst you knows that this week we celebrate 4/20, aka Stoner Christmas. But why 4/20? What mystical connection does this have to cannabis? Grab a mop to clean up your mind, because I’m about to blow it. What 4/20 is not: It’s not the following bullshit. I’m not sure how […]

Posted inMusic

Back with Passion

Chicks with Picks returns for its sixth year to benefit the Bethlehem Inn
Anne Pick

After a one-year hiatus, Chicks with Picks returns to the Volcanic Theatre. Stacie Johnson, lead singer of Broken Down Guitars, has organized the event, now in its sixth year, to feature and highlight female-fronted bands. “This year it’s all about passion, it truly is,” Johnson says. “Coming back from the break of not having it […]

Posted inOutside

20/40/60: Aerial Yoga

An emerging form of yoga, more approachable than it might look
Magdalena Bokowa, Nicole Vulcan and Richard Sitts

Let’s just get this out of the way right now: Aerial yoga is not exclusively for circus performers, gymnasts and dancers. They’re the source of inspiration for this increasingly popular form of yoga, but the deep stretches and strengthening beneficial for people who move their bodies for a living can also benefit the rest of […]

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Secret Music

Byron Milligan creates analog electronic music with hardware synthesizers and drum machines in his downtown loft
Anne Pick

Some of the best music created in Bend may never reach your ears. While a wealth of artists share their songs on local stages, some beats remain secret—private to the musician or only shared digitally for musical Sherlock Holmes types to discover. Byron Milligan, a transplant from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., creates secret music in his loft […]

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Looks Like Teen Spirit

Art Showcase Features Local High School Students
Howard Leff

Walk into Red Chair Gallery this month and you’ll notice a rich, diverse tapestry of art. Nothing unusual there. But if you look closely at a section right up front, something unexpected happens. You begin to realize that this entire area’s dedicated to artists still in high school. It’s Red Chair’s sixth annual “Emerging Artists” […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Drink the Trees

Transport yourself into the forest anytime with a Douglas fir tea or cocktail
Lisa Sipe

“Let’s drink some pine tea,” my partner Jim said, at our camp along the Metolious River. “Uh, Ok,” I murmur, trusting that this man with a botany degree knows what he’s talking about. “I’ve never thought about drinking the trees.” He grabs the new growth off of a young Douglas fir—the bright green, tender new […]

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