Monthly Archives: January 2011

Sunriver’s Trout House is closing

The news that Sunriver’s Trout House restaurant—a charming little restaurant next to the Marina out at Sunriver Resort—was closing was embedded in Friday’s “Small Bites” section of the Bulletin’s restaurant review and nearly missed: Hola!, a popular Mexican-Peruvian restaurant with two Bend stores, will open a third location in Sunriver in March. Owner and executive chef Marcos Rodriguez said the new restaurant will replace the Trout House, which is closing. Existing restaurants, open every day … Continue reading →

Valentine’s beer dinners

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and what could be more “Oregon” than pairing beer with a romantic evening and dinner? Fortunately both Deschutes Brewery and 10 Barrel Brewing are hosting exactly those types of events! Deschutes is featuring their “Pairing 4 Amoré” on Friday, February 11th, starting at 7pm: Looking to start your Valentine’s weekend off right? Join Deschutes Brewery for the Pairing 4 Amoré Beer and Food tasting. The aphrodisiac inspired menu will be … Continue reading →

Wine Maker’s Dinner at Terrebonne Depot

I got this email from the folks over at Terrebonne Depot and it sounds like a pretty cool dinner. My wife and I visited Balboa Winery up in Walla Walla last year and really liked it, and the menu and pairing they’re putting together for this menu looks really good. We would like to invite you to a special winter event at the Terrebonne Depot. We will be hosting a Wine Maker’s Dinner with Balboa … Continue reading →

Press Release: Central Oregon Homeless Count

For the sixth straight year, the Central Oregon Homeless Leadership Coalition is conducting a one-day count of people who are homeless or in transitional housing in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties. This count is a part of a national effort to identify the number of people struggling to find appropriate and adequate housing.

Near/Far 2010

The fourth annual Near/Far music compilation is available online from the Bulletin—specifically from Ben Salmon’s Frequency blog—and, like the previous three years it’s chock full of free music and other goodies. Here, we’ve collected three dozen of the finest songs of the past 12 months from both local and national acts and created a two-disc compilation of free, legal MP3s for your downloading pleasure, complete with some fun doughnut-themed artwork for all you sweet-tooths. Here … Continue reading →