We stopped in at Ben & Jerry’s (in the Old Mill) this evening for some ice cream, and on their specials board is perhaps the most unusual flavor I’ve seen: "Beer and Donuts" ice cream. No kidding! Apparently it’s some sort of Simpsons-inspired flavor. And naturally, I had to try … Continue reading
No, I’m not kidding. This came through in my email today: County Seeks New Name for Forest Service Road 40/45 Name Suggestions Due by Monday, December 31st Following the recent reconstruction of Forest Service Road 40/45, (also known as the Sunriver to Mt. Bachelor road), Deschutes County Commissioners are asking … Continue reading
My curiosity was piqued by this post from Metroblogging Portland (which indicates that Portland residents can have up to 3 chickens within the city limits) to dig around the Bend City Code and see if chickens are allowed here, too. Turns out, they are: the relevant bits are in the … Continue reading
I’d be remiss after blogging yesterday about Halloween Headquarters if I didn’t mention another place that has a ton of costumes and Halloween accessories: brace yourself—the Pretty Pussycat. Yes, that Pretty Pussycat, the adult store on 3rd Street next to the old Highway 97 gas station. I stopped in there … Continue reading
Tomorrow is The Great Drake Park Duck Race—one of those things that has lodged in my mind as a signature Bend event, like the Pole Pedal Paddle. It’s a neat idea and a great annual fundraiser but it’s always weird seeing tens of thousands of rubber ducks dumping into the … Continue reading
You can read the general introduction to this series here. Why the Eastside Rocks #9: The Masonic Lodge That’s "Masons" as in "Freemasons"—one of the original secret societies ("fraternal organization") that conspiracy theorists love, and yes, we have a Masonic Lodge here in Bend. It’s located at the corner of … Continue reading
I never read the Sports section of the Bulletin (or any paper) but the article about the SCA in it today caught my eye. SCA stands for "Society for Creative Anachronism" and is essentially "an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe." Anyway, … Continue reading
This doesn’t really have anything to do with anything, but I thought it was fun: on Google Maps, there’s a plane captured in one of the aerial views of Bend. Check it out. No, I can’t claim credit for finding this… it’s actually marked in the "Community" features in Google … Continue reading
Not only was this weekend the debut of the Project Blue Book festival in Redmond, but it was also the culmination of the week-long bigfoot search I blogged (and totally forgot) about way back in January. Fortunately, the Bulletin was on the scene. Sucking in a deep breath, tilting forward … Continue reading
The Redmond Spokesman blog has posted the schedule to the Project Blue Book Festival that I blogged about yesterday. I’m taking the liberty of formatting it to be more readable and posting it here: alien parade at 10 a.m. followed by a children’s costume contest UFO cook-off at 11 a.m. … Continue reading