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Stressed for the Holidays

Local therapists discuss dealing with family, expectations and other challenging holiday situations
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

For some, the holidays are a time of joy, wonderment and time-worn traditions. For most, however, the holidays are a time of financial distress, deep disappointment and dangerously heavy drinking patterns, (“just one more spiked eggnog, it’s fine”). A Healthline survey conducted in 2015 found that 62 percent of people experienced “very elevated” stress levels […]

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Games For The Whole Family

The owner of Bend’s Modern Games fills us in on great board games for the holiday season
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

Getting together with the family over the holidays is great—but to keep the good mojo going sometimes you need a little extra help, and board games are often an easy solution to bring everyone together. As with any family gathering there will be different age groups, so finding games for everyone can get tricky (especially […]

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Learn to Say Goodbye

Awkwafina refreshes in "The Farewell"
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

I‘m not sure what I expected from “The Farewell”—maybe something slightly schmaltzy, with multiple moments of unearned conflict and manipulative attempts to get the audience to reach for their hankies. That sounds harsh, but I don’t trust tearjerkers. They try so desperately to cash in on my emotional dollars that most of them feel like […]

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A Community Thread: Shimiko Montgomery

Valuing family; fostering relationships
Joshua Langlais

Joshua Langlais is a local photographer and the creator of A Community Thread, a project for which he interviews folks on the subject of community, its importance and how we function as individuals within it. This is an excerpt from his interview with Shimiko Montgomery from March of 2018. Shimiko, like many of us, has […]

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Sunriver Police Looking for Missing Man

Raul Rodriguez’ family is concerned about his welfare
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Sunriver Police say a local man has not been seen since July 3, and they’re asking people to be on the lookout. Cops say Raul Arturo Rodriguez was last seen July 3. They believe he left home on July 4, driving his 1990 Nissan pickup. Rodriguez’ family hasn’t heard from him since, and they’re worried […]

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Rundown for the Box Factory Celebration

Angela Moore

Celebrate 100 Years of Box Factory and 3 Years of Atlas Cider Company June 3-4 Box Factory Block Party! Live Music, Ferris Wheel & Zipper, Exhibits, Family Fun Box Factory is proud to present its 100-Year Anniversary Celebration and Atlas Cider Company’s 3-Year Anniversary with a Block Party June 3-4! Live music, a ferris wheel, […]

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The Love Issue

The Many Faces of Love
The Source Staff

Be Mine: perhaps these are the loveliest of all words, for who doesn’t want to be loved? In an ode to Valentine’s Day, The Source Weekly presents the Love Issue. “What is Love?” Men and women of Central Oregon passionately respond to this question and the answers are profound. Explore the faces of love in […]

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