National Donut Day is back, with free Sweetheart Donuts

The first Friday of June is celebrated as National Donut Day (or National Doughnut Day) and each year for the past several years, Sweetheart Donuts gives away free doughnuts that day! The bakery gives away free cake doughnuts on a first-come, first-served basis, one per person with no purchase necessary. … Continue reading

The Deschutes County Fair premium book is now available

The Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo takes place August 1 through 5 this year, with the theme of “Cheers to 99 Years!” The premium book is now available, online here and at the following locations for print versions: Deschutes Fair & Expo office Bend and Redmond Chambers of Commerce The … Continue reading

Bend Brewing Sour Fest – today (May 12)

Bend Brewing Company is hosting its first-ever Bend Sour Fest today, Saturday, May 12, featuring over a dozen breweries near and far pouring sours. I imagine they’ll be set up in the parking lot and patio area like at last fall’s Fresh Hops fest that BBC hosted. Here’s the event … Continue reading

Bend City Council meeting notes for March/April 2018

Other things had me somewhat offline for the past number of weeks, so I hadn’t yet had a chance to post the Bend City Council meeting notes for either March or April. Here they are now: Bend City Council meeting minutes, 3-7-18 (MS Word doc) Bend City Council meeting minutes, 3-21-18 (MS … Continue reading