Taking in the landscapes and wildlife that adorn the walls of Jeffrey Murray’s downtown Bend gallery, it’s hard not to be taken aback by the sheer beauty he’s captured in each frame. Entering the gallery means being met with a stoic bison, covered in snow, followed by shots from the Oregon coast and aerial photos […]
As the image gracing this week’s cover shows, those are just some of the reasons to love Central Oregon. But for many people, spending a day immersed in nature offers something beyond a momentary thrill. For some, natural beauty is also a font of creativity. As Jason Graham, who’s featured in the following pages as […]
Stepping inside the Mowry Stringed Instruments shop brought back memories of watching “This Old House” with my grandfather. The smells of wood, glue and the sight of the hand tools gave me a feeling of nostalgia. Andrew Mowry builds handmade mandolins, mandolas, guitar-bodied octave mandolins and guitars—plus other stringed instruments. He said he started hobby […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are undoubtedly Oregon’s team. Other than the Portland Timbers and Thorns—the men’s and women’s professional soccer teams—the Blazers are the only team representing Oregon in the “big four” leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL). There is a certain pride to the team being based in Portland. Damian Lillard yelling “Rip City” into […]
Almost 93 percent of Deschutes County is in extreme drought conditions, according to information released by the U.S. Drought Monitor, a mapping tool produced by a number of federal agencies. One-hundred percent of the county is facing “abnormally dry” conditions, “moderate” and “severe drought,” U.S. Drought Monitor’s data released on Jan. 31shows. Statewide, the outlook […]
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson approved the location of the new Bend-area elementary school attendance areas on Jan. 29. The attendance areas are meant to help with enrollment and prevent overcrowding at the schools. “These new elementary attendance areas will balance enrollment and reduce pressure felt at the district’s overcrowded elementary schools while providing […]
About 30 people braved the cold weather Jan. 30 to voice their displeasure with the Bend City Council appointing Chris Piper to fill Sally Russell’s seat for the next two years.
The Sisters Folk Fest—a mainstay in the town for many years—is going through some changes. Editor’s note: This version has been altered from the original version. In the print edition, we stated that a recent Lyle Lovett show in Sisters was part of the SFF Americana project, which we have found to be inaccurate. We […]
Not long after the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Billy Williams, warned that overproduction and interstate marijuana trafficking would attract his prosecutorial wrath, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission halted the processing of new recreational marijuana applications. Now, the state legislature may give the OLCC permanent power to issue moratoriums on producer licenses whenever […]
Editor’s note: The dates of potential measles exposure have been altered from the original version of the story, following an update from Deschutes County Health Services. The agency confirmed Jan. 30 that the person thought to have measles did indeed have the virus, and was in the “early contagious period of the illness.” The Oregon […]
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