Monthly Archives: May 2009

First annual Bend Bicycle Film Festival

Tomorrow night (Friday) there debuts the first annual "Bend Bicycle Film Festival" at the Tower Theatre. Yep, it’s a new one to me, too. Here’s the press release: The first annual Bend Bicycle Film Festival debuts at the Tower Theatre … Continue reading

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Bob Thomas on the chopping block

News that’s both surprising and not so surprising in light of GM’s dismal economic condition today: KBND reports that Bob Thomas is in dire straits: Bob Thomas said they received a letter from officials at GM advising them that their … Continue reading

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From the mailbag

A collection of random bits that have been emailed in: Oregon ties for 8th place for the best drivers in the nation. Of course, the person who emailed me the link pointed out that California ranks 4th from the bottom. … Continue reading

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Ruff Wear demo and fitting event

Lindsey with Ruff Wear writes in to let us know about an event coming up this Saturday: To celebrate the opening of the new off-leash dog park at Riverbend Beach in Bend, Oregon, Ruff Wear is hosting a demonstration and … Continue reading

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Ignite Bend 2 needs help selecting presentations (and a mixer, too)

The next Ignite Bend event is just around the corner (June 4), and right now they’re in the "selection" phase—picking which of the many submitted presentations will make it to the final event on the Fourth. To that end, they’ve … Continue reading

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