BLM Oregon Just because it’s raining, doesn’t mean there can’t be fires. According to the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center, area fire crews had responded to 48 separate incidents as of this morning. Storms in Central Oregon started yesterday afternoon and continued through the night. The lightning display made for some great front porch beer […]
James Williams
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We Didn’t Start the Fire
Fire restrictions take hold in Central Oregon
Hot, dry and windy weather, along with the scores of ongoing Pacific Northwest fires, have prompted local agencies to place fire restrictions on popular summer recreation spots as well as bans on open flames and sparks. Smokers must only light up in their cars (extra gross), in approved campgrounds (see below), on lakes and rivers […]
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Janie (and Everyone Else) Has a Gun
In Bend, weapons offenses are almost as common as chicken coops
As I stumbled and stammered, trying to find the most appropriate word to describe Bend’s alarming spike in weapons offenses, Lt. Chris Carney stepped in. “You can call that disturbing,” Carney said flatly. A Bend Police Department accountability review released in June revealed that weapons offenses in Bend were up a staggering 115 percent over […]
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Chris Horner is Back!
At 41, the Tour vet is once again set to take on the world’s best
Chris Horner doesn’t sound like an athlete who has been sidelined by injury for four months. When we talked last week, I could barely follow the chipper, fast-talking pro cyclist—he was that excited. In there somewhere were comments about doughnuts and early season races, knee pain and watching the Tour from home, his contract, the […]
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Keeping it Real
Black Wooly Jumper Dry Irish Stout
The tiny city of Oakridge, apart from neighboring Westfir, is the only Oregon city completely surrounded by national forest. This fact, when combined with the hundreds of miles of trails and relatively steep terrain, make Oakridge an ideal mountain biking destination. Turns out, it's not so bad for beer drinking either. A few years ago […]
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Watch “Orange is the New Black.” It’s Impressively Good.
The new Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black,” is phenomenal. And I’ve only watched one of the 13 episodes. Others in the office, already addicted to the hilarious yet poignant, well written/scripted/acted series about a late 20s upper middle class white woman who goes to prison for a decade-old drug offense, say it […]
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The Fire Photos We Couldn’t Fit in the Paper
Last week we sent a writer to the Warm Springs fire. She talked to fire management officials, Bureau of Indian Affairs officials, wildland firefighters and community members. Then she wrote a feature for this week’s issue (on stands late tomorrow!) about what she saw, heard and learned. She snapped a lot of photos. Below are […]
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New Lead in the Case of the Disappearing Bees
Much has been made of the troubling spike in bee deaths and resulting scarcity of the industrious little pollinators. The bee-shortage, which we wrote about two weeks ago (See: Bend’s Buzzing), is a big deal because A. bees pollinate 40 percent of the food we consume, and B. that’s $30 billion worth of crops. Scientists […]
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Corn, Four Ways
Few foods say summer like corn
Grilled Sweet Corn Corn is one of the cheapest and easiest vegetables to prepare, which is why it makes an appearance at darn near every summer barbecue. The problem is, most backyard chefs botch it by under or overcooking, neglecting to use salt and butter, or grilling after shucking; no, no and NO! The ancient […]
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All Day Long
Boneyard’s Bone Light is for summer
Finally craft brewers have figured out that not every beer has to be so heavy that it's one-and-done. Oftentimes, a light, easy-drinking, “give-me-another” makes more sense. (Plus, better for business, am I right?) Enter the simple session ale, this summer’s beer du jour. Hood River’s Full Sail Brewing has been making Session Lager (5.1%, 18 […]
