Drop-in vaccination clinics at the Library

Deschutes County Health Services and the Deschutes Public Library are partnering to offer weekly drop-in vaccination clinics, starting on Wednesday, June 2. Details from Facebook: We’re partnering with Deschutes Public Library to offer weekly drop-in COVID vaccine clinics at the Downtown Bend Library and Redmond Library. No appointment needed and … Continue reading

Crater Lake Spirits still has free hand sanitizer

Crater Lake Spirits has been offering up free hand sanitizer during the pandemic, and posted a reminder this week with details on how to get some: As this fourth wave of Covid cases continues to spread, we want to remind you all that we have FREE gallons of hand sanitizer … Continue reading

Free drive-thru COVID-19 testing, Wednesday, January 13

Deschutes County Health Services and the Oregon Health Authority are partnering to offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, on Wednesday, January 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged, which you can do here. You don’t need to have symptoms to get the test, … Continue reading

Food trucks that are must-visits during Covid

Since the start of the COVID-19 restrictions and limitations that went into effect last March, we’ve been staying at home and only going out when necessary. That means also assiduously avoiding any dining in at restaurants, even for outdoor dining—it’s just too risky, no matter how well the restaurants are … Continue reading

Deschutes County is NOT ready for Phase Two re-opening

This will probably ruffle some feathers and rub some people the wrong way, but with Deschutes County applying for Phase Two re-opening from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown this week, I just have to say that I do not believe the County should be opening. In fact, I don’t believe Deschutes … Continue reading

COVID-19: The Source goes digital, Central Oregon SOS, and more

Rounding up a few COVID-19 coronavirus related news as it pertains to online resources (and by extension, the social distancing and isolation we’re all going through). The Source Weekly goes all digital. This is huge, smart, and significant. This week’s paper was the last until May 20. While I think … Continue reading

COVID-19: Oregon’s Stay at Home order out today

The executive order came down today from Governor Kate Brown amid COVID-19 coronavirus concerns: Oregonians are ordered to stay at home, and non-essential businesses must close. It is in effect until further notice, and violation is punishable by law. The gist of it is, all non-essential gatherings of people of … Continue reading