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LISTEN: A Love for Film with Jared Rasic ๐ŸŽง

Our film reviewer just penned his 1000th article for the Source. We chat about that long history, love for film and more

Jared Rasic has lived in Bend since 1999, when he moved here for college. Since then heโ€™s worked at Westside Video, Boomtown, Hollywood Video, Cascades Theatrical Company, Tin Pan Theater and, on and off since 2010, The Source. Now he divides his time between The Source and helping program films for Tin Pan Theater and […]

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Farm Animals Living in Harmony โ–ถ [With Video]

Harmony Farm Sanctuary provides lifelong refuge to farm animals who need it most

Harmony Farm Sanctuary started with one potbellied pig named Pig Floyd. Now, 10 years later, 145 animal residents receive lifelong refuge at a lovely little farm between Sisters and Bend, with a breathtaking view of the Cascades Mountain range. Robine Bots, Harmony Farm Sanctuary Founder, got the idea to open the farm sanctuary after her […]

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Off-Leash Agility at Bend’s Newest Park โ–ถ [With Video]

New off-leash dog park and agility course at Alpenglow was inspired by public input

Whether you have a chill, laid-back pug or a springy, high-energy Labrador retriever, the Alpenglow Park dog area has a safe space for your pup to have some time off leash. The park opened in June 2022 and so far, pets approve. When designing the 37-acre Alpenglow Park in southeast Bend, Bend Park and Recreation […]

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High Desert Duelists โ–ถ [With Video]

The jocks of the nerds, this group clashes steel once a week in a reconstruction of Middle Ages combat

The earliest known blades are 500,000 years old, predating written history, the Ice Age and humanity itself. An unknown human ancestor carved the first blades out of a lava stone in what is now Kenya. Archeologists uncovered the blade in 2009, and it could signify a revolutionary shift in human cognition that archeologists previously believed […]

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LISTEN: The Writer’s Life with Ellen Waterston ๐ŸŽง

A chat about the writer’s life, her column on ageism and aging, the Waterston Desert Writing prize and more.

Ellen Waterston has published four poetry and three literary nonfiction titles, including, most recently, “Walking the High Desert: Encounters with Rural America Along the Oregon Desert Trail.” “Hotel Domilocos” is her most recent collection of poetry. She serves on the faculty of OSU-Cascades Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing, and is founder of the Writing […]

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Hunnell Camp Scheduled for Closure โ–ถ [With Video]

Bend is closing its largest houseless camp. Service providers hope it provides a roadmap for providing “surge support” for future crises

On Dec. 28 the City of Bend declared the campsite on Hunnell Road was unsafe and would be removed in March. It’s the largest campsite for people living outside of typical homes in Bend, and at peak residency in the summer there were over 100 camps on the road. That number shrank to about 65 […]

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LISTEN: Parting Thoughts from District Attorney John Hummel ๐ŸŽง

Days before leaving office, District Attorney John Hummel sat down with the Source

Since moving to Bend in 1995, John Hummel has worked as a public defender, started a defense firm and served six years on the Bend City Council before being elected as District Attorney in 2014. The self-described progressive prosecutor took a different approach than many DAs, taking public stances on injustice and what he views […]

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LISTEN: A Chat with Bend’s New Mayor Melanie Kebler ๐ŸŽง

Bend’s second directly elected mayor takes her oath of office Jan. 4. We chat about her goals for the coming term.

Bend will have a new mayor at the start of 2023, with the election of Melanie Kebler to the position. Kebler, elected in 2022, first served for two years as a Bend City Councilor. She is an attorney with a background as a prosecutor and victimsโ€™ rights advocate. A Bend High grad, she grew up […]

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LISTEN: Redmond’s Growth and Opportunities with Clifford Evelyn ๐ŸŽง

Redmond, Oregon’s first-ever Black city councilor talks about Redmond’s growth, changes after the 2022 election and more

Clifford B Evelyn was born and raised in Harlem, New York by his Caribbean parents. Clifford attended New York University where he studied Business Administration.  He later attended Los Angeles Trade Tech where he studied Business Management. Clifford enlisted in the US Navy in 1977 and received an Honorable Discharge as a Petty Officer 2nd […]

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