Monthly Archives: December 2007

On the Bulletin’s free music downloads

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Jon

The Bulletin announced today that they are offering free music downloads on their site: an album’s worth of music from local bands, and an album’s worth from national bands (15 each). For anyone who’s familiar with the usual online offerings/technical … Continue reading →

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Beer to go from Wildfire

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Jon

In my Holiday Gift Guide entry for Beer, I mentioned that I didn’t know if Wildfire Brewing had beer available to go. (Wildfire is the brewery established by the JC’s folks.) Well, Paul (the brewer) was kind enough to write … Continue reading →

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Holiday Gift Guide: Local Music: $-$$

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Jon

What: Albums from local bands and artists. Central Oregon has a thriving music scene, ranging in styles from hip hop (MC Mystic) to folk (Moon Mountain Ramblers) to alt rock (KouseFly) to just about any other genre you can think … Continue reading →

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Holiday Gift Guide: Frontier Doctor: $$

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Jon

What: Frontier Doctor, by Urling Coe. One of my favorite Bend history books—this is more of a narrative than a dry history tome and it’s a fantastic read. Urling Coe came to Bend in 1905 to practice medicine when Bend … Continue reading →

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Holiday Gift Guide: Bike tours & gear: $$-$$$$$

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Jon

What: Cog Wild is a local guide company dedicated to mountain biking, and they offer a whole slew of bike tour options as well as gear you can buy directly from them. Tours are available from April to November (mountain … Continue reading →

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