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Redmond Airport to Open Wednesday—Weather Permitting

Heavy snow damaged a navigational aide system
Chris Miller

Monday’s storm closed the Redmond Municipal Airport when heavy snow damaged the Instrument Landing System, airport officials said. The airport will be closed until at least 9 am Wednesday, depending on the weather. The National Weather Service is predicting a 30 percent chance of snow at Redmond Airport after 10am Tuesday. Tuesday night there’s a […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source Staff

Comment on dog training in the community I just wanted to speak out about a popular form of dog training in Bend known as “shock collars.” This is a form of training that I have seen frequently while visiting the many dog parks in town. While I understand that sometimes these devices may be called […]

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United Airlines to Offer Direct Flights To Chicago

The nonstop service from Redmond will only run in the summer
Chris Miller

Starting next June people in Central Oregon can fly directly to the Windy City. According to a press release from the Redmond Municipal Airport, United Airlines will offer direct flights to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport starting on June 6, 2019. SkyWest Inc. will operate the daily non-stop flights using the Embraer 175 series aircraft, which can […]

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Redmond Airport Adds Largest Plane to Date

The Boeing 737-800 will be operated by Alaska Airlines and serviced by Horizon Air
Chris Miller

Starting on July 6, the Redmond Airport will add a Boeing 737-800 to its schedule—the largest plane to service the airport in its history. Alaska Airlines is adding the 147 passenger plane, which will depart Redmond at 2:35pm and arrive in Seattle at 3:50pm. The return flight leaves Seattle at 12:30pm and lands in Redmond […]

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Chris Cole’s Kinetic Sculptures

The evolution of an artist
Annette Benedetti

Chris Cole’s kinetic sculptures are fantastic mechanical creatures that capture the imagination with their beauty and movement. If you have had the pleasure of seeing one, chances are you were left wondering how they were made. There is a relatively simple answer to that question that involves bike and motorcycle parts, and welding and painting, […]

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Art Watch 7/1-7/8

Avatar photo Phil Busse

The terminal at Redmond Municipal Airport/Roberts Field is not the most likely place to expect an art gallery, but throughout the summer, the walls along the north entry corridor are lined with beautiful plein-air paintings of Smith Rock. The 25 different pieces of art were individually created during one five-hour period of time during the […]

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