Monthly Archives: November 2008

Happy Thanksgiving

(Technically, it’s still the day before Thanksgiving as I write this, but this has turned into a slow week here on the blog and I don’t expect to be on tomorrow (duh).) Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, everybody. Eat, … Continue reading

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Cascade Winds: Free concert, Dec. 7

I picked this up from Jake’s blog and ran with it: Sunday, December 7th, the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band will be having a free concert at Summit High School. Yes, free. This first concert of the Winds season includes a … Continue reading

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Bend Brewing’s HopHead available in bottles, Nov. 28

I probably should keep this to myself in order to score more beer, but Bend Brewing Company‘s website has a notice posted that their HopHead Imperial IPA is going to be available in 22-ounce bottles starting November 28th (this Friday). … Continue reading

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“Twilight” director at Sisters Movie House

The young adult vampire novel Twilight is all the rage right now, and the movie version (filmed entirely in Oregon) just came out. Now, the Bulletin reports that Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the movie, will be appearing at the Sisters … Continue reading

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McMenamins 4th anniversary

McMenamins Old St. Francis School is turning four (already!) and this Friday and Saturday, they’re having a 4th Anniversary Weekend Party. Featuring live music starting at 7pm (for free), all ages are welcome Come to our 4th Anniversary Party, with … Continue reading

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Last year (or two) in November…

Time for look back on what I was blogging about the past couple of Novembers. In 2006: The start of the Central Oregon Paranormal Society Construction on the Newport Bridge downtown was running long First word on the Oxford Hotel … Continue reading

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Deschutes Brewery garage and bake sale Saturday

This year, Deschutes Brewery‘s annual Garage Sale is moved up a couple of weeks from early December to this Saturday, the 22nd. Even better, there’s a Bake Sale involved. The Garage Sale will be held in the Mountain Room along … Continue reading

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Amani Life Project Thanksgiving raffle

This came in over the weekend and seems like a good cause and a good opportunity to get involved: Next weekend the Amani Life Project (a local group that works to send orphaned girls to college) will be raffling off … Continue reading

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Celina’s, closed; Village Grill, different

A couple of restaurant items of interest in the Bulletin today. First, Celina’s Latin Bistro, on the east side of town (the northeast corner of 27th and Highway 20) is closed; business just wasn’t busy enough. I was driving by … Continue reading

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Helping Jason Freiboth

This is totally a worthwhile cause: Bend resident Jason Freiboth (and "longtime Bend park district sports program do-it-all" as the Bulletin mentions) is suffering from skin cancer, and the community is rallying around him with support. This was sent to … Continue reading

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Throwing stars

Ever take time to read the City Code for Bend? It’s definitely interesting. Like Chapter 5, Offenses, section 5.070: Possession of a Throwing Star. (1) Definition: "Throwing Star" means any instrument, without handles, consisting of a metal plate having three … Continue reading

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Bend history links

I ran across a couple of links lately relating to Bend’s history that I thought I’d share. The first is a photo on Flickr of Downtown Bend looking east on Franklin Avenue. It was taken circa 1972, and the cross … Continue reading

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COWPU event next Friday the 14th

Web geeks (and other professionals), take note: next Friday, November 14th, there’s a COWPU presentation on. What: Mark Turner will make a presentation on Git, the newest rage in version control. When: Friday, November 14th 2008 7:00 PM Where: The … Continue reading

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Renegade Rollergirls: Saturday the 22nd

It’s been awhile since I blogged about rollerderby, but the sport is alive and well in Central Oregon. Saturday, November 22nd, the Renegade Rollergirls have a bout at the Midtown Music Hall: The 3rd game of the season. Radar Lovers … Continue reading

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The new face of the Bend City Council

Last night’s local elections for City Council seats were pretty tight (all except Position 4—Jim Clinton owned that one), and resulted in some surprises. Here are the results of the four seats that were up for grabs: Position 1: Peter … Continue reading

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