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Shop Local: Holm Made in Central Oregon

The artisan confectioner’s 40-year-old recipe is in shops across the country, though its most loyal base of customers are here in Central Oregon
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

Part of this week’s Shop Local feature, a story on how local products get made. Holm Made Toffee got its start selling its homemade toffee at farmers markets in Central Oregon. Now, it ships thousands of pounds of toffee to both national and local vendors. Despite the company’s growth, the toffee is prepared largely in […]

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Shop Local: Mixed Metal Masterpieces

Local jeweler Marianne Prodehl started Junk to Jems with a focus on recycled metals and soldering
Avatar photo by Allie Noland

Part of this week’s Shop Local feature, a story on how local products get made. Marianne Prodehl has been piecing together and soldering jewelry for the last 10 years at The Workhouse in Bend. Each piece is uniquely made and has its own personality. Prodehl’s jewelry is composed of mainly recycled mixed metals, anything from […]

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Christmas in Hawaii with Jake Shimabukuro

Plenty of people would like to be in a tropical paradise this time of year. A star of the ukulele brings that vibe here with an upcoming show at the Tower
by Dave Gil de Rubio

In the world of stringed instruments, the four-string ukulele has a small and kitschy niche that was associated with the likes of the late Tiny Tim and vaudeville. More recently, it’s gotten a slightly cooler image as artists ranging from actress Zooey Deschanel to musicians Nellie McKay and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder have been using […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Free In-Person Meals Return to Senior Services Center

Council on Aging brings back its meals and opens its doors to the public
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Free in-person community meals for seniors return to the Council on Aging of Central Oregon’s Senior Services Center this week, after a long hiatus. CoA kicks off the return to in-person dining for seniors on Wednesday with a free Thanksgiving meal from 11am to 1pm. Following that, CoA will once again start serving midday meals […]

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It Was Beer Before Liquor

Bendistillery and Deschutes Brewery Collaborate on cask-strength Black Butte Whiskey
Avatar photo by Brian Yaeger

While whiskey is essentially a distillate of beer, the primary difference in the contents of your last glass of beer and what goes into whiskey is hops. You have to search high and low to find a hopped whiskey—but otherwise, the mash used for each is quite similar. In the case of Black Butte Whiskey, […]

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Horoscope Week of November 24, 2022

by The Source Staff

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian comedian Margaret Cho dealt with floods of ignorant criticism while growing up. She testifies, “Being called ugly and fat and disgusting from the time I could barely understand what the words meant has scarred me so deep inside that I have learned to hunt, stalk, claim, own, and defend my […]

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Jury Reaches Verdict in Cranston Trial: Guilty on All Counts—Except 2nd-Degree Murder

Barry Washington’s killer learned his fate Wednesday, but plans to appeal
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This story will be updated. A Deschutes County jury has reached a verdict in the trial against Ian Cranston, the man who shot and killed Barry Washington during a fight outside a bar in downtown Bend in September 2021. “I’m pleased to have some sort of justice for my son, it’s been very hard and […]

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BodyWise: A Column on the BodyMind Connection

The beatitude of gratitude
by Mike Macy

This month’s column is especially for those who were “damaged in shipping and handling.” Children who were neglected, abandoned or abused frequently assume that they were either deficient or deserved to be punished. At the time, this may be a brilliant survival strategy. Unfortunately, it sets us up for academic, financial, professional, relational, physical and […]

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