The juried arts and crafts festival known as Art in the High Desert has been nationally recognized by Greg Lawler’s Art Fair Sourcebook. This publication ranked our festival as the 14th best in the Top 25 events nationwide for Sales of Fine Art in 2012. The annual festival, which occurs every August, has only been […]
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Reduction to Pole Creek Closure Area
As ongoing efforts treat the affected area caused by the Pole Creek fire that occurred near Sisters last September, the Deschutes National Forest is changing the boundaries of the closure area to provide an accession of winter recreation opportunities. The changes are as follows: – Portions of the Three Creek Lake Nordic trail ( Forest […]
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The Man, The Myth, The Wanderlust Legend
Owner of local tour company sheds light on his adventures
After 20 years of operating one of Bend’s most prominent guiding companies out of a building in their backyard, Wanderlust’s owners are finally opening a brick-and-mortar shop in Bend. We recently sat down with Dave Nissan to talk about the tourism industry in Bend, the path to now and a few stories about the company’s […]
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Box Set Bliss
Give them your permission to veg out this Christmas
Bond 50 on Blu-Ray This 50th-anniversary collection comes with 22 of the 23 major Bond films that will keep you “shaken, not stirred.” Relive the glory days of suave Sean Connery and Roger Moore while feeling lustful for Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder and Jane Seymour as Solitaire. Including over 120 hours of bonus features, […]
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You’ll never guess who won Time’s Person of the Year..Again
Just kidding. It wasn’t a huge surprise at all as President Barack Obama took home the crown again. He first claimed the title in 2008 after winning his first election. After a bruising campaign against republican challenger Mitt Romney, he won the election this year and told people the “best is yet to come.” Time […]
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Snoop Dogg as Moses…Say What?!?
Snoop Dogg, who plays in town on Tuesday, has decidedly taken his spirituality to a whole different level. After news articles earlier this year reported that Snoop Dogg was changing his name to Snoop Lion because of an epiphany on a visit to Jamaica, it comes as no surprise that Snoop Dogg, I mean Snoop […]
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Blizzard Warning?
I just wanted to give a special thank you to Verizon Wireless for waking me and countless other Verizon subscribers at 3 a.m. this morning and again at 9:30 a.m. with a severe weather alert text message that sounded like a cruise ship horn or like a prison break was happening. Really?!? The message described […]
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The Autonomics TONIGHT!
If your looking for something fun to do tonight, don’t miss The Autonomics at 8 p.m. at Old Stone Church. Formed in 2008 in Bend, the trio are currently based in Portland but always come back to our great town to rock our socks off. The bluesy punk-inspired band will have local favorites, A Happy […]
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Ducks Volleyball Team Playing for National Title
It’s always great to hear about success in sports within Oregon. Well, the University of Oregon volleyball team is attempting to add to the already spectacular year in women’s sports for the Ducks with a national title. The team, which is led by player of the year Alaina Bergsma who is also the reigning Miss […]
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Respect the Ink
Tattoo etiquette is an unspoken art
WHY’D YOU GET THAT? The reason people get tattoos is unique to them and doesn’t require explanation to every passerby. So, go easy on the 20 questions. Remember that people with tats have probably been asked about them dozens of times before. Greg Mikkelson, got his first tattoo five years ago, has one on his […]