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Pandemic or Not, the (Radio) Show Must Go On

A young radio host shares his love of music over the airwaves, with some social-distancing adjustments
Avatar photo Richard Sitts

Things were going well for McKenzie McCulloch in his young radio career. First, he completed an internship at Central Oregon’s community radio station, KPOV, and was four years into hosting his own show, “Ken and the Kindred Spirits,” airing Sundays, where he goes by his radio name, Ken McKenzie. Then Bend Radio Group hired him […]

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Environmental Watchdog: Ben Gordon of Central Oregon LandWatch

Following the retirement of Paul Dewey, Gordon leads the organization’s efforts to enforce Oregon’s land use law and protect local rivers, farmlands and forests
Laurel Brauns

Ben Gordon, the new executive director of Central Oregon LandWatch, was our guest on this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast hosted by Source Weekly Publisher Aaron Switzer. Gordon described how COLW has been working behind the scenes for decades to mitigate the effects of urban development and wasteful water use in the Deschutes River Basin. […]

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Source Spotlight: Deb Schoen

Meet the newest member of the Bend Park and Recreation District Board of Directors
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

Deb Schoen was sworn in as the newest member of the Bend Park and Recreation District Board of Directors on Tuesday. Schoen had a 40-year career working for the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District and has lived in Bend for around six years. While here, she’s continued her work in parks, commuting back and […]

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Financial Summit

Local author David Rosell shares the secrets of a wealthy life that extends beyond money
Laurel Brauns

David Rosell is a writer, traveler, financial planner and retirement “architect” who runs a boutique wealth management firm in downtown Bend, serving 100 clients from all over the U.S. He started his first business at 15, began saving for retirement (in lieu of buying a new car) at the age of 19 and has lived […]

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A Community Thread: Travis Wiggins

Father, husband, nurse and deep thinker
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 Travis Wiggins in October. Travis describes himself as a father, a husband, […]

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A Community Thread: Shanti O’Connor

Recognizing trauma’s impact on society; working toward healing through communication and 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 Shanti O’Connor in September. While O’Connor doesn’t particularly enjoy describing herself, she […]

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Local Novelist gives Historical Women a Voice

Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author, focuses on celebrating women of the West
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

“Women’s history must be invented… both uncovered and made up.“ – Virginia Woolf Envisioning the wild, wild West leads to very specific imagery: dusty trails, tumbleweeds and rugged, leather-clad cowboys patrolling the countryside on horseback. Men certainly take the spotlight when it comes to historical depictions of the Old West. Author and longtime Bendite Jane […]

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A Community Thread: JJ Riddell

An active high school student who advocates for student impact; student voices
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 JJ Riddell in July of this year. JJ is a senior in […]

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A Community Thread: Dorian Allstot

Inviting a range of perspectives; bridging a gap between people from different walks of life
Joshua Langlais

Editor’s note: 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 Dorian Allstot, who describes himself as a seeker of life […]

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A Community Thread: Christy Walker

A passion for education; an equity champion
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 Christy Walker in July. Walker describes herself as a Latinx, cis-gendered, able-bodied […]

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