Tonight, Friday, November 3, Mountain View High is hosting an Olive Garden spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the MVHS Class of 2018 Grad Party. The purpose is to help raise funds for the seniors’ all night graduation party in June. It’s $10 per ticket and takes place from 5:30 to 6:30 … Continue reading
TV station KTVZ is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, and right now they are running a poll for viewers to vote on the top 40 stories of the past 40 years. NewsChannel 21 has been bringing you the news of Central Oregon for four decades. In honor of our … Continue reading
The Pine Tavern‘s annual brewfest returns this Saturday, October 21—the PT82 Beerfest Invitational. It brings together most of Central Oregon’s breweries for a fun event that takes place on the back patio. The overall fest is a friendly competition to select the “best” (favorite) beer, which will be the featured … Continue reading
The Humane Society of the United States will be holding a local meeting at The Environmental Center on Kansas Avenue this coming Wednesday, October 18. The topic is Turning Compassion into Action; working with and lobbying the federal government on animal welfare. Here’s the press release: What: There’s so much happening … Continue reading
Behind on posting these Bend City Council meeting minutes again, but I’ve got them up and downloadable for August and September now. The Council meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month and issues minutes accordingly. All of these are in Microsoft Word .doc format: Bend City Council … Continue reading
Tonight, a candlelight vigil is planned for the Las Vegas shooting victims: Tonight at 6:30-7:30 Drake Park Stage Area There will be no speakers! We will quietly gather for an hour to pay our respects. Please share so everyone knows! If you’re interested check out the link and share it … Continue reading
The 13th annual Bend Oktoberfest returns this weekend, running Friday and Saturday the 15th and 16th in downtown Bend for all your German themed food, drink, and festivity needs! The fun begins Friday at 3pm, and then picks up again Saturday at noon. (Each night runs until 10pm.) The Bend … Continue reading
Time flies when you’re rockin’! Rockin’ Dave’s, the bagel and breakfast Bistro and Backstage Lounge, is turning 10 this year (this month in fact!) and plan to celebrate this weekend. Here’s their Facebook post about it: Save the date! Rockin Dave’s turns 10yrs old this month. We are celebrating this … Continue reading
For the first time in 22 years, the annual Sisters Folk Festival has been canceled, due to the smoke from the wildfires. The event would have taken place this weekend, September 8 through 10, and word went out yesterday about the cancellation. Here’s the full statement: It is with profound … Continue reading
The Bend Fire Department today issued a PSA on dealing with and protecting yourself from all the wildfire smoke we have floating through Bend right now. Good, common sense stuff that’s always a helpful reminder: Smoke from wildland fires across Oregon has created unhealthy air quality in Bend over the … Continue reading