You may know Josh Cordell, long-time local who writes the Central Oregon Athlete blog; well Backporch Coffee is holding a fundraiser for him and his family tomorrow and here’s why: If you are a Bendite, you are probably familiar with Josh Cordell. Josh Cordell, a long time Bend resident, and … Continue reading
Some cool stuff going on today that you might want to check out. McMenamins Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day: Technically this should be on the 17th but that’s a Tuesday so the 14th works for McMenamins annual Irish-in-September fun. All day long today you’ll be infused with the Irish with Irish … Continue reading
Need some triathlon sports gear? Deschutes Multisport Club is holding a Gear Swap on September 6th (10am – 6pm) and 7th (9am – 3pm) at their new location, 550 Industrial Way, Bend (near WebCyclery). The swap is open to the public. They’ve been posting pictures of the gear coming in on their Facebook … Continue reading
Rebound Physical Therapy is hosting a special film premiere of Joel Wolpert’s “In The High Country,” on Tuesday, August 6th at 7:30pm outdoors at Rebound’s West Side Clinic located at 1160 SW Simpson. The film captures the life of mountain runner and free-soloist Anton Krupicka “In the High Country” of … Continue reading
This Friday the Bend Spay and Neuter Project presents its 4th annual Furball Luau. This is a fundraiser to promote their efforts to end pet homelessness. As serious as their mission is, this event will be nothing but fun! Included in the evening’s festivities are a silent auction with items … Continue reading
It was back in February that I’d blogged about Spork taking over the old Fox’s Billiards location over at 937 NW Newport Avenue (next door to Cuppa Yo), and they’ve been working all spring to get the new restaurant ready. Well, today is the day! According to their newsletter they … Continue reading
This Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th, the Tower Theatre is hosting a special lighthearted show as their annual fundraiser: the Bend Follies. It’s a skit-based, comedy and variety type show featuring Bend’s own business owners, personalities, and celebrities having fun on stage. It sounds like a lot of … Continue reading
Every year Summit High School chooses a “sparrow” from the Sparrow Club to sponsor and raise money for medical bills. This year’s sparrow is familiar to our family so it hits much closer to home. Katie Hinton danced alongside my daughter at Central Oregon School of Ballet for several years … Continue reading
This Friday the 22nd, Whole Foods is hosting a special “Silent Auction Brewfest” from 4 to 7pm to benefit the Whole Planet Foundation: not only will you get to drink great beer, but you can bid on many donated items during the auction—it will be “loaded with beer-tastic awesomeness, including … Continue reading
Tomorrow, Sunday the 3rd, Redmond’s Straw Hat Pizza is hosting a fundraiser for the Redmond Ricochet, a 12U girls softball team, from 4 to 9pm (closing). Here’s the Facebook event page. Straw Hat is donating 30% of proceeds during that time to the team, so if you’re needing pizza for … Continue reading