City Council Swears in New Members, Elects Jim Clinton and Sally Russell as Mayor and Pro Tem
In a quick and largely ceremonial meeting, Bend City Council swore in its three newest members. After Casey Roats, Barb Campbell and Nathan Boddie took their seats, they joined council in voting unanimously to re-elect Jim Clinton as mayor and to elect Sally Russell as mayor pro tem. “As many people may not know, it…
Councilor Doug Knight Vies for the Mayoral Gavel
When the new City Council meets for the first time on Wednesday, it’s short agenda includes electing a mayor and mayor pro-tem. In Bend, the mayor functions similarly to the chair of a board. He or she helps create the meeting agenda in cooperation with the city manager, facilitates meetings (with the ever-so-official gavel), and…
Friday Mixtape!
The best of the rest; rounding up the last of 2014’s music.
Film Events 12/31-1/8
Trashed: No Place for Waste Trashed is a documentary looking at risks to humanity’s food chain through pollution of air, sea and land by the amount of garbage we produce daily. It is a very thought-provoking documentary that examines ways to fix the problem instead of creating alarmist doom and gloom scenarios through fear mongering…
Knowing Where to Look
It’s easy to see why film is no longer paramount in the cultural conversation: For those too lazy to look past the multiplex, Hollywood is little more than a franchise factory. That dive in creativity is highlighted by the original, outstanding work on television—and in what’s hardly a coincidence, TV has proven far more accepting…
Watching the Winter
Way up in the Sierra Nevada, surrounded by snow-capped peaks in the Tahoe National Forest, next to a lake whose clear blue water resembles liquefied sapphires, is where the Dead Winter Carpenters call home. The band formed in North Lake Tahoe, not the typical urban music scene filled with basement bound garage bands or countrified…
One More Sad Song
When asked which musical artists he aspires to, Austin’s Ben Ballinger answers simply, “The Gods,” by which he means Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and the like. He goes on to convey his deep respect for more contemporary artists like Fiona Apple and Father John Misty. Also, he adds, Nina Simone,…
Source Suggests 12/31-1/8
Parlour Calling themselves a folk revival, this four-piece combines picking on mandolin, guitar and fiddle, with a Celtic traditional feel and honey-coated harmonies. They have played everywhere from the public library to numerous breweries about town. The 92.9 FM-sponsored shows even offer what every Bendite craves with their live music, a beer recommendation! Match this…
Scaling the Wall
You may have heard the name in passing, ScaleHouse, a local arts organization that hosts occasional “sessions,” lectures, discussions, film screenings and the like around town and that, until recently, had a fairly innocuous presence in Bend. But don’t expect them to remain torpid in 2015. Headed by community and inspiration powerhouses Rene Mitchell (TBD…
Letters 12/23-12/30
WHAT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT TROY FIELD We’ve heard a lot in recent news about the future of Troy Field — from the Bend-La Pine School District’s decision to sell the property, to speculations regarding commercial development of the site, and anticipation of neighborhood opposition to the loss of the historic field. But what we…
Faces in the Hall
You’ve seen their yard signs and television ads. Maybe you even sat in on one of their campaign debates. But how well do you really know the newest members of Bend’s City Council? We chatted with Nathan Boddie, Barb Campbell and Casey Roats to get to know the people behind the politics. Nathan Boddie: The…
Whatever, Mom
Yes, interviewing your own mother takes at least two parts (not to mention a whole lot of gratitude for her willingness to participate). So here’s mine… And thanks, Mom. I (literally) don’t know where I’d be without you. Which was (or has been) more challenging—the earlier years or post-teens? “Definitely post-teens. It’s harder to listen…
Barb Campbell
Like the rainbow-hued array of toys, games and costumes in her downtown shop, Wabi Sabi, Barb Campbell is colorful, playful and quirky. When I walk into her Japanese toy store a week before Christmas, she is enthusiastically helping a customer select the perfect gift. Back in her office, where the door reads “Planning Division,” Campbell…
Central Oregon’s New Groove
The day before Christmas Eve was a typical winter day: Dozens of kids careened down the sledding hills at Wanoga Sno-Park, screaming with excitement while parents snapped pictures. But, starting on New Year’s Day, there will be a new dimension added to the activities at the popular park: Fat bikes will officially be welcomed. Increasingly…
Casey Roats
As anyone who followed his campaign likely knows, Casey Roats has deep roots in the local community. As we sit in the McMenamins pub, he explains that he actually attended the Old St. Francis School for part of high school, and served as an altar boy at the nearby Catholic church. “This was the principal’s…
Nathan Boddie
Before he was a doctor, Nathan Boddie was a ski patroller, volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in Montana. It was his experience as an EMT and his passion for helping people that inspired him to pursue medicine, he explains in a slight Southern accent over coffee at Thump. With a bald head and thick-rimmed…
Bills, Bills, Bills
When Sharon Wojda first joined the City of Bend’s finance department more than a decade ago, Facebook was just being born, President George W. Bush was finishing his first term, and Bend was three-quarters its current size. Starting in 2004 as staff accountant, Wojda was named the permanent finance director for the City in November.…
Road rage?
For the past decade, the concept—and its faint shadow of reality—of public transportation in Bend and, more generally, Deschutes County, has been notoriously pitiful, with anemic service. But, Cascades East Transit (CET) is stirring to bulk up the level of public service—and not a moment too soon. With current funding, CET is able to support…
My, What Big Buns You Have!
From the giant, hand-painted map of Bend covering the far wall, to locally-sourced coffee, ginger beer, bread, and booze, Bad Wolf Bakery and Bistro is a collection of what is most loved about Bend, as if the green “I Love Bend” bumper stickers had curated the newly opened downtown cafe. That’s not to say Bad…
God’s Own 4.0 Percent Beer
To start the New Year, our beer reviewer is filing reviews from his road trip. This stop: Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1823, Joseph Smith was visited by the angel Moroni, who led him to ancient writings that would eventually form the content of the Book of Mormon. “Come unto Christ,” Moroni says in the book,…
Meet the Artist
The creatures that Megan McGuinness features in her art live in a very different world. One where miniature plastic cowboys ride cardboard plates of nachos out to sea. Where anthropomorphized cacti keep pet cats. Where plants smoke other plants. Where the bump under your bed might just be a friendly kitty with a runny nose.…
Our Picks 12/31-1/8
friday 2 First Friday LOCAL ART—Start the New Year with art from amazing local talent including the Gold Standard show at Townshend’s—old school traditional tattoo art—by tattoo shop owner Dirk Spece and artist KC Carew. Whimsical creature artist Megan McGuinness shows at Velvet and at Bishops Barbershop as the Source artist of the month. Read…
