Monthly Archives: June 2007

The Grove is closing

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Jon

Early in the day an anonymous tipster passed along a rumor that The Grove was closing. Sounded like a good thing to blog about, but I didn’t want to pass along a rumor that could (potentially) be damaging, so I … Continue reading →

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Weekend paranormal roundup

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Jon

Not only was this weekend the debut of the Project Blue Book festival in Redmond, but it was also the culmination of the week-long bigfoot search I blogged (and totally forgot) about way back in January. Fortunately, the Bulletin was … Continue reading →

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Energy Independence Month

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Jon

Suzanna Johnson writes in with a good cause to promote: Energy Independence Month. In an effort to not wait for legislation but rather light the fire under our community to choose renewable and more efficient energy sources, five local non-profits … Continue reading →

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Project Blue Book Festival schedule

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Jon

The Redmond Spokesman blog has posted the schedule to the Project Blue Book Festival that I blogged about yesterday. I’m taking the liberty of formatting it to be more readable and posting it here: alien parade at 10 a.m. followed … Continue reading →

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Storm and the Balls at The Grove

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Jon

Now there’s a title, eh? My wife spotted this in The Source: Storm Large and the Balls will be playing The Grove this Sunday, June 24th. Show starts at 9pm, and the cost is $12. Storm Large (yes, her real, … Continue reading →

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Tumalo Outdoor Market

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Jon

Spotted on craigslist and looking kind of interesting: the Tumalo Outdoor Market, this Saturday (June 23rd): FREE community event! • Saturday, June 23rd from 10:00-4:00 • Downtown Tumalo on Cook Ave. Creative merchants will be selling: Vintage & rustic furniture … Continue reading →

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D’s Hobbies has moved

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Jon

Just a quick post to note that D’s Hobbies has moved—down the street from their former location at the corner of 10th and Greenwood to a space in the 7th and Greenwood shopping center. (You know the one I mean, … Continue reading →

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Project Blue Book Festival, Redmond

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Jon

The Redmond Spokesman blog has an article (from their print edition, of course) about the Project Blue Book Festival coming up in Redmond this Saturday the 23rd—this the UFO festival I blogged about a few months back, I believe. I’m … Continue reading →

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COWPU Wednesday – with prizes!

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Jon

Ah, the Central Oregon Web Professionals Usergroup (ie, COWPU)… every time I hear about the next meeting or think to look when it is, it’s the day before and I already have plans. Well, I already have plans for tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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Sunfest pics

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Jon

Sunday we hit the Sunriver Sunfest and I got a few pictures of that while we were there. It was another beautiful day, weather-wise, and we spent about two and a half hours there, all told. Click through to see … Continue reading →

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Bite of Bend pics

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Jon

We went down to the Bite of Bend Saturday to have lunch and check things out, and I snapped a few pictures. It was a pretty decent event, beautiful day for it, we had a pretty good time. Consider these … Continue reading →

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Food and wine this weekend

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Jon

Don’t forget, this weekend is the Bite of Bend, in downtown Bend. Live music, food, etc. Today’s Go Magazine in the Bulletin has a map of which streets will be closed downtown; it’s not online though. However, I’ve tried to … Continue reading →

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Homes for sale… everywhere…

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Jon

Thinking about the Bulletin’s article yesterday about the collapse of the local real estate market, I just thought I’d share than on the half-mile or so drive through the neighborhood (after leaving the "main" road) to my house, I count … Continue reading →

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More details on the OPB News Bureau

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Jon

I have more details on Oregon Public Broadcasting‘s new News Bureau that’s opening up next month. I spoke with Morgan Holm, Vice President of News and Public Affairs at OPB, last week and he was more than happy to fill … Continue reading →

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Top 8 Free (or nearly!) Summertime Activities

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Jon

Ah, summertime in Central Oregon: there’s a ton of things to do, but not everything comes cheap. So I got to thinking about what does come cheap, and compiled a list: The Top 8 Free Activities. Or Nearly Free. Basically, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Free, Movies, Music, Outdoors, Parks | 6 Comments