Posting this because I always find it interesting when blogs are involved. Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC) has launched a blog regarding healthcare in Central Oregon. The inaugural post by BMC’s CEO Marvin J. Lein titled “What If Our Current Healthcare System Chose to Be Accountable?” can be viewed by visiting … Continue reading
With Portland’s Poison Waters and Friends Human Dignity Coalition is raising funds to support our Queer and Allied Youth Program and make schools safer for all youth and the community. Bring your checkbook or credit card! Saturday, October 3, 2009 Boondocks Bar & Grill 70 NW Newport Ave, Bend, OR … Continue reading
Jen forwarded this email to me, thinking it would be "hack bend-able." (I kind of like how she adjectified the blog name… verb next?) Anyway, it looks like a good deal to check out. Dear Boot Campers and Friends, You are invited to our Bend Chamber Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on … Continue reading
Saturday was The Little Woody, the barrel-aged beer festival I’d been touting for awhile, and I was able to make it down there from 12:30 until 3. (The event lasted until 10.) I’ve written a more detailed review over at my beer blog, including notes on the beers themselves, but … Continue reading
Another weekend upon us already! Summer is winding down, the days are noticeably shorter, kids are back in school. What’s going on this weekend? Friday The Bend Farmers Market is at the St. Charles entrance today, from 2 until 6pm. It’s the final night of Munch and Movies, taking place … Continue reading
As many of you may know, the owners of The Downtowner, a great little sandwich-and-soup shop located to the entrance of the breezeway in downtown Bend, are also the owners of The Summit Saloon, the sports bar located in the O’Kane Building on Oregon Avenue. You may also know that … Continue reading
This is taking place over in Terrebonne, but it’s for a good cause. Plus, I absolutely did not know that Terrebonne had a growing agritourism industry. Should I have? Every day in Deschutes county, over 650 children are homeless, 1 in 7 go to bed hungry, and more than 6500 … Continue reading
Last week I posted details about the upcoming barrel-aged beer fest, The Little Woody—and today, I have a list of the beers that are going to be on tap. This Saturday, the 12th, the lawn of the Deschutes Historical Museum will be the site of the beer festival, which is … Continue reading
Seems like there’s a bit of autumn in the air this first weekend of September; this weekend is going to be cooler according to the weather reports. Tonight it’s supposed to be 65° by 9pm, which isn’t too bad for First Friday walkers. And today is the full moon. Make … Continue reading
Another dispatch from Deschutes County to post in one day: this one’s an advisory on the Deschutes River. With a photo even! The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public that the area of the Deschutes River near the Pringle Falls footbridge is extremely hazardous at this time and … Continue reading