The Bend father who has become the symbol of homeowner suffering at the hands of big banks amidst the foreclosure crisis made headlines again this week when his story was featured by the LA Times. Times reporter Kim Murphy traveled to Bend to interview Tim Collette, a contractor who fell behind on his mortgage, and faces the prospect of losing the home that he shares with his son, a U.
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Sam Adams Says He Won’t Run for Re-Election
With pole figures plummeting, Adams opts to not run for re-election.
This just in: Portland Mayor Sam Adams has reportedly been calling his opponents with the announcement that he will not seek re-election in 2012.
Here’s a statement just released by Adams:
Dear Portlander,
I am finishing a long-scheduled, and much appreciated, week-long “staycation.
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Weighing Benefits of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Oregon Capitol News takes a look at the possibility of medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon.
We’ve done quite a bit of reporting on medical marijuana over the past couple of years and recently ran this story on Bend’s marijuana collectives. The issue isn’t always easy to understand, given all the gray area that exists in Oregon’s medical pot laws.
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Blitz to the Barrel (Women’s Edition) – Tonight
Lots of fast women railing the trails down from Wanoga to town.
The dudes raced last month, now it’s the girls’ turn.
Blitz to the Barrel: Dash for Cash “Girlz Nite” is tonight, with a 6pm start time set for the Super D race from Wanoga Sno Park down to 10Barrel’s outside bar.
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Local Boy Chris Horner is Out of the Tour
Horner crashes hard and finishes stage 7, despite not knowing what planet he is on.
Horner got his bell rung pretty hard.
After a bad crash, which resulted in a concussion and broken nose, Horner got back on his bike and finished stage 7 (Friday) of the Tour de France.
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More Big ‘Cross Races for Bend
Bend lands another big cyclocross race – the two-day Deschutes Brewery Cup.
Score another one for Bend in the “we host more big, important and ultimately awesome bike races than your town” category.
The US Gran Prix of Cyclocross, a four-weekend, eight-race series — the premiere ‘cross series in the states, announced Thursday that Bend will host the two-day series finale on Dec.
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Former C.O. Wilderness School Students File Abuse Suit
Nine former students of a wilderness boarding school outside Prineville that was shut down by state authorities amid claims of abuse have filed suit against the institution, according to a Portland law firm that is representing the plaintiffs.
According to a court filing provided by the O’Donnell, Clark and Crew law firm, the former students, all of whom attended Mt.
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Teen Survives Scare on South Sister
A 17-year-old hiker from Bend survived a close call on South Sister Tuesday afternoon after falling into a crevasse on the Lewis and Clark Glacier.
According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Department the young man was hiking with a pair of juvenile companions and two adult chaperones when he strayed from the primary trail and slipped into a crevasse on the glacier.
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Oregon Super D Series Comes to Bend
Back-back local fat-tire bike racing this weekend.
(By Laura Winberry)
Saturday:
Pump up your 4th of July weekend by rolling over to 10 Barrel’s Urban Pump Track Jam this Saturday, July 2. Sponsored by the Oregon Super D Series (oregonsuperd.com), registration for the day’s event runs from 11am until 2pm, with pump track shred sessions starting at 3pm, and a $10 entry fee to strut your stuff. NW 12th street is set to be shut down and built up with a man-made pump track, so whether spectating or racing, a good time is sure to be had by all. With a jam format in full affect, riders are free to take as many runs as possible on the packed, bermed dirt in the allotted amount of time. How efficient and fast are your pump track skills?
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July is National Ice Cream Month: Thanks Ron!
Celebrate “National Ice Cream Month” with two scoops.
Ronald Reagan is the new black.
His name has been thrown around ad nauseam by political members of both the right and the left, particularly during recent election years. Even Obama claims to identify with him. Now we know why — Proclamation 5219 (note Proclamation 5218, pretty ironic).
The Gipper, in his infinite wisdom, declared July “National Ice Cream Month,” on July 9, 1984 (see Proclamation 5219). He also squeezed in July 15 as “National Ice Cream Day.”
From the famed proclamation:
“Ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food, enjoyed by over ninety percent of the people in the United States. It enjoys a reputation as the perfect dessert and snack food. Over eight hundred and eighty-seven million gallons of ice cream were consumed in the United States in 1983.”