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Listen: One Superintendent’s Fight to Get Kids Back in the Classroom 🎧

Stefanie Garber is the superintendent of Culver School District: Twice she’s asked the state for an exception to its restrictions on in-person classes, citing high poverty rates in her district
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast we talk with Stefanie Garber, the superintendent and elementary school principal for the Culver School District. Garber recently wrote a letter to Gov. Kate Brown arguing that local communities and school boards should decide when to open schools in their own districts. She asked that the state eliminate […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast Sep 2

Learning pods become new popular education method, the Boys and Girls Club and Bend parks and rec offer education programs to struggling families. All in this week’s update.
The Source Staff

In this week’s Source Weekly update we’re discussing what this semester’s online learning will look like. Learning pods rise as a refined method of focused Education. Bend Parks and Recreation district as well as the Boys and Girls Club offer programs for families struggling with online schooling. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly […]

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Listen: Inside Look at Public Transit with Tammy Baney 🎧

The executive director of the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Tammy Baney, explains the barriers to more public transit in Central Oregon
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s Bend Don’t Break podcast we speak with Tammy Baney, the executive director of the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. COIC is a group of representatives from each city and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs who work together on economic development, housing and job training. Most notably, COIC oversees Cascades East Transit, the […]

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Source Weekly Update 8/12/20 🎧

A new OSU-Cascades diversity lab, three protestors arrested in Prineville, and a drive for supplies for the tribes at Warm Springs
The Source Staff

In this week’s Source Weekly update: A new OSU-Cascades diversity lab, three protestors arrested in Prineville, and a drive for supplies for the tribes at Warm Springs. All in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 8/12/20

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Saying Goodbye to Bend Police Chief Jim Porter 🎧 [with podcast]

Porter brought yoga, mindfulness, mental health and family supports to Bend’s police officers and transformed the morale of the department in just six years
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with to Former Bend Police Chief Jim Porter. After 20 years with the BPD and six years as the head of the agency, Porter retired a few weeks ago. We cover a lot of ground in this episode: Beginning with Porter’s program to improve officer wellness, […]

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Source Weekly Update 8/5/20 🎧

A Local Death, Harassment Charges, and more COVID cases this week. All In This Week’s Source Weekly Update.
The Source Staff

In this week’s Source Weekly update: A man dies at Bend’s new high school, a local Fred Meyer employee charged with harassment after allegedly shoving a Trump supporter, and two Bend first responders test positive for COVID. All in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 8/5/20

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Tourism in the Time of COVID: Kevney Dugan, CEO of Visit Bend 🎧 [with podcast]

Where is the fine line between saving the economy and keeping the community safe?
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with Kevney Dugan, CEO of Visit Bend, the destination marketing organization for the City. Dugan worked in the fly fishing industry before coming on as the group sales manager for the agency 10 years ago. He was then promoted to President, taking over for Doug LaPlaca. […]

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The Source Weekly Update 7/29/20 🎧

Three new COVID related deaths in Central Oregon, and two alleged race related crimes in Bend.
The Source Staff

In this week’s Source Weekly update were focusing on the pandemic and race related crimes: three more people in Central Oregon have died from COVID. A Bend man charged in alleged racial bias incident. Alleged “rolling coals” incident on a BLM demonstration leads to charges. All in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – […]

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The Social Wellbeing of the Community in the Time of COVID 🎧 [with podcast]

Cameron Clark of C3 Events, takes us on a philosophical journey where we explore the impact of the arts, culture and gatherings on community health
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with Cameron Clark, the founder and owner of C3 Events, which produces Munch and Music and the Northwest Crossing Saturday Farmers Market. He moved to Bend in 1990, and soon after began creating memorable community experiences for both visitors and locals in Central Oregon including the Bend […]

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Source Weekly Update 7/22/20 🎧

The pandemic is at our doorstep: Deschutes County’s first death, increased mask regulations, and more on this weeks update
The Source Staff

In this week’s Source Weekly update were focusing on the pandemic: nine restaurants and bars in Deschutes County that have been reported for violating COVID-19 prevention measures. Additionally, new mask laws, Bend’s first death, Bend’s nursing home outbreak, and record-breaking case counts. All in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · […]

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