Ask any juniper or brittlebush, water management in a desert environment is critical, tricky and politically prickly. The Source identifies these Top 10 issues as the most important we’ve tangled with lately in the High Desert. 1. Laying Pipe in our Backyard: Bridge Creek Surface Water Improvement Project Whether it’s a good project or not […]
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Brat Pack Lunch Box
What the Breakfast Club is eating
With Molly Ringwald in town this week, we thought it was a great time to catch up with the Breakfast Club, and ask where they eat when they visit Bend. Andy (a bag of chips, chocolate cookies, three sandwiches, milk, a banana and an apple): I actually prefer New York City Sub (1075 NW Newport […]
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Following Whistler’s Footsteps
Looks like a go for Bachelor’s mega-improvements
(April 8) UPDATE: The forest service has confirmed that no appeals were received by mail. Mt. Bachelor is officially free to move forward with improvements beginning Monday, April 8. Downhill mountain biking has long been the missing element in Bend’s bike-topia scene. Management at Mt. Bachelor knows it and, for years has been in talks […]
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Skate…or diy
Can Bend finally host a world class skatepark?
Zach Koepke was seven years old the first time the cops were called on him for skateboarding in Bend. At the time, Koepke (now 22) with his shaggy blond hair and outfitted in full pads, was pushing around in front of his Elk Meadow Elementary School; it seemed like a fun place to skate. It […]
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Pumped
Single White Liberal Female Buys Gun
The first person I ever knew to be shot with a gun was Sean Clapper. We were 14. According to the story, he was at Justin Ball’s house after school when Justin accidentally shot him in the spine with a handgun, paralyzing him. He did finally walk again, but only with great difficulty and likely […]
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The Year of the Woman
12 months of back-to-back victories
Women still make less than men for the same work. And there’s still a full-scale assault on our reproductive rights going on out there. But from politics to women’s health to fighting on the frontlines, the last year has been a series of wins for women on just about every front. Here’s a snapshot of […]
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Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?
Because Bette Fraser wants to tell you
Bette Fraser cares where your food comes from—it’s her job. Her business, The Well Traveled Fork, covers all aspects of the food scene in Bend from cooking classes to culinary tours to catering. She is personally dedicated to supporting local businesses, farmers and producers of food available right here in Central Oregon. I made a […]
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A Family Apart
Immigration policies hit home in Central Oregon
Every morning on the walk to her bus stop near Pilot Butte, Karleen Ramos gets a phone call. It’s her mother, Liliana Ramos, calling from Tijuana to wish her 12-year-old daughter a good day at school. “The other kids say, 'What are you doing?' And I say 'Talking to my mom,' "said Karleen Ramos. “She […]
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High Culture in the High Desert
Eugene Ballet Company returns to Central Oregon
Don’t expect a tragic psycho-thriller with lesbian sex scenes and self-inflicted stab wounds. The Eugene Ballet Company is bringing the classical version of "Swan Lake" to Bend, not the Black Swan interpretation. Eugene Ballet is professional company based in the Valley made up of 21 dancers from across the nation. Its variation of “Swan Lake” […]
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Council Will Proceed with Water Project
Unclear whether public will weigh in on pipe
A majority of the Bend City Council voted last week to proceed with the pipe portion of the city's $68 million surface water improvement project. The decision may mean there will be no public hearing on the installation of the approximately 30-inch-diameter pipe along Skyliners Road, which would replace two aging pipes that currently bring […]
