Recovery Through Poetry: Shepherd’s House poets will share their work at NOW reading

• Written by: Erin Foote Marlowe
• Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Until three months ago, Shepherd’s House resident Rick Engle, a gray-bearded 55-year-old man of Irish and Mexican descent, was spending “every dime” on alcohol and each night hopping from one friend’s couch to the next.

Finding work in the construction industry was getting harder and harder, and he k...

REUBEN ROUND-UP 2012: THE KING

• Written by: The Source Staff
• Wednesday, 22 February 2012

You never know where you’re going to find a great reuben. Case in point, Kelly D’s Sports Bar , a sparingly illuminated lounge tucked between Wilson Avenue and Reed Market on Bend’s commercial strip. While this isn’t the kind of place where you’re likely to plan a family outing (I was seated next to a...

Walking the Line: Court rulings and increasing tolerance have opened new avenues into area schools for religious groups

• Written by: James Williams
• Wednesday, 22 February 2012

At lunchtime on a recent Wednesday afternoon, 20 elementary school children file out the door of the Tumalo Community School and into a mobile trailer with the words, “Child Evangelism Fellowship” emblazoned on its side. After some brief chatter, the students take their seats, dig into their hamburg...

Flame Out: Laziness knocks all the fire out of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

• Written by: Morgan P Salvo
• Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Just as in his last ghostly outing, Drive Angry , Nicholas Cage tries to ruin this movie every step of the way, but this time he has help. His mundane take is surpassed by the dismal directing of two hitherto innovative filmmakers, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, who drop the fiery ball big time. The...

To Close or not to Close: Trout Creek update, on waffles and world rankings and more

• Written by: Gregg Morris
• Wednesday, 22 February 2012

The Bureau of Land Management announced this week that it is tempering a decision to close a popular rock climbing area on the Lower Deschutes near Madras. The Prineville-based staff said it is rescinding a blanket closure at Trout Creek in favor of a voluntary closure to protect nesting golden eagl...

All Grown Up: G. Love and Special Sauce’s sound goes back to the basics

• Written by: Brianna Brey
• Wednesday, 22 February 2012

G. Love and Special Sauce has seen a lot change in the nearly 20-year-long career of the band.

Its first album was released in 1994, a novelty at the time that combined hip-hop and blues like no band had before. Now every college kid with a MacBook can mash up Muddy Waters and Snoop Dogg, but there i... Read more...