Supporting humans to change their inner and outer lives to create a world that works for all “The journal ended up coming about because this summer during the fires, you know, it was an intense year, 2017, for so many reasons, and during the fires I made this choice to stay in Bend.” If you’ve […]
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Bruce Cummings
A world-class TV news producer enjoying retirement in Bend
“I like when people can see a range of things and they can pick and choose what they read. They are not just being fitted with a set of blinders.” It’s no secret that Bend tends to be a magnet for world-class athletes looking for a sweet spot to rest or retire. That trend apparently […]
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Two Hearts, Two Businesses
A local couple talks about being in business together
The married couple who works together thrives together.
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Representing Riders
Lucas Freeman, Bend Bikes co-founder
Lucas Freeman showed up on his commuter bike for our interview. I suspected he might. As a co-founder and past president of the local nonprofit, Bend Bikes, he not only talks the talk, but he rides the rides. Freeman co-founded Bend Bikes with John Krog, Pam Hardy and Brian Potwin, filing for articles of incorporation […]
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Amanda Gow
Real experience meets strong leadership
Stepping into the executive director role at the Boys and Girls Club of Bend three months ago, Amanda Gow was prepared. Bend native, check. Ten years experience working with young people facing adversity, check. A stellar degree from the University of Oregon in international business and finance, check. And, perhaps the icing on her skillset […]
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Source Spotlight: Kim Kinney
Master revivor of outdoor gear
When your garage workshop is home to seven different industrial sewing machines, you better crank up those tunes. During our phone call to set up this interview, outdoor gear-repair extraordinaire, Kim Kinney, sounded like she was talking from the floor of a factory going full tilt. So a couple days later, when we settled in […]
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Source Spotlight: David Rosen
Fostering better communication in the courts and more access to legal information through the Lawyer in the Library program
David Rosen is a local attorney in the Lawyer in the Library Program.
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Source Spotlight: Nathan Pederson
Author, librarian and “Lawyer in the Library” co-creator
For local librarian Nathan Pedersen, procuring rare books for private collectors in such far-flung locales as North Carolina, Vermont, Massachusetts—and even the country of Scotland was just not satisfying enough. “I wanted to work in a position where I had more opportunities to do public good. I wanted to do something with a bigger impact,” […]
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Tierney O’Dea Booker
Founder of the Public Science League, with a mission to avoid the information silos that can politicize the news
To create informed discourse, O’Dea Booker knows journalists need non-politicized sources that can help factually dissect complicated information. Tierney O’Dea Booker is someone who talks casually about her experiences with VH1, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NBC Nightly News and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as if everyone has them. She doesn’t boast about […]
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Spring Olson
A quest to share simple, local ingredients and practices through Sakari Botanicals
“It’s really important to slow things down, learn how to get outside and enjoy your surroundings. You are walking around things all the time that are food.” Gazing at the ingredients list on a Sakari Botanicals product, you’ll typically find just three things—whether it’s a lip balm, a salve or a culinary salt. Founder Spring […]