This is an item that came through in one of the County’s dispatches that I thought was worth passing on. The Rainbow Clubhouse is holding a hotdog fundraiser Tuesday, August 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For only $2, customers will receive a hot dog, chips and a can of soda. The sale will be held at the Pot of Gold Thrift Store, 1128 NW Hill St, in the driveway. Mental Health’s Rainbow Clubhouse … Continue reading →
Jen sent me this heads up about the northbound entrance and exit ramps to the Parkway from Revere Avenue: The northbound on and off ramps at Revere Avenue on the Bend Parkway will be closed Thursday August 7, from 9 am to 1 pm. ODOT crews are performing routine bridge maintenance. Southbound ramps should be fine.
Here’s a story that I would have expected local news to have picked up (other than KOHD, see below): Oregon Man Catches Possible UFO on Video. Home video from a man in central Oregon showing what appears to be a UFO has experts scratching their heads. "This is odd, I said, ‘I’ve got to go get my video camera.’ So I ran upstairs to the office and grabbed my video camera and the tripod," said … Continue reading →
Here’s an unusual one. The Bulletin is offering a "Deal of the Day" service to site visitors and mobile text messagers: Bendbulletin.com is pleased to offer our site users a special Deal of the Day every day from Aug. 8 through Aug. 14. The deals and merchants change daily, so check back each day to get a new special offer from a Bend merchant. Just text "deal" to 20123 and you’ll receive a bar code … Continue reading →
You know, I got nothin’. So, just some meta-pointers. Check out the calendar periodically to see what’s happening. It’s not definitive, but I try to keep it up-to-date with interesting events (and free or good-deal ones too). Also, the contact form is there in case anyone wants to submit anything—links, news, questions, whatever. If you’re submitting press releases, then there’s a fair chance it’ll get run—but I don’t run every single one that is submitted, … Continue reading →
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