Crossing Over: A cyclocross national championships post mortem
The 2010 National Cyclocross championships again proved that Bend is a superb venue for large-scale self-propelled sports events. A great deal of credit for the event’s success goes to those community members who volunteered and spectators who came out to cheer.
Oregon Ducks Reveal Uniforms for BCS National Championship Game
As part of the ongoing fashion show which is the Oregon Ducks football team, the squad has once again unveiled a new uniform, this time for the biggest game in the program’s history, the National Championship game on January 10. Who knows if the new threads — courtesy of Nike, of course — will help…
Please Release Me: Hjalmar Hvam's 1939 Saf-Ski bindings change alpine skiing forever
Every time an alpine skier takes a spill and his or her bindings release on impact preventing either a leg fracture or something worse, they should thank Hjalmar Hvam. An Oregonian by way of his native Norway and a short stay in Canada, Hvam came up with the idea of releasable bindings in 1939.
Dudley’s Not Sure About Taking Another Shot
In his first one-on-one interview since he lost the election, Chris Dudley tells Portland Tribune sports reporter Kerry Eggers that he’s not sure whether he’ll run for governor again in 2014. “It’s too soon,” Dudley says.
Mosley Wotta and Eric Tollefson Invite You to Their Winter Wonderland
It’s still a week out, but two local music powerhouses, Mosley Wotta and Eric Tollefson, are already getting the word out about their Soulstice Jubilee show on Saturday, December 18 at the Century Center. And they’re doing so in the form of this weirdly hilarious video.
Artcrank Tonight in Bend
You should probably know this: The Cyclocross National Championships are going on all week. Along with that is an enormous explosion of arts and culture throughout downtown and the Old Mill District going on tonight.
I’m Still Craving Everything From Spork’s Pop-Up Supper Club
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending Spork’s Pop-Up Supper Club at Cafe Sintra. Around 30 people showed up to the first of the two-night supper club, and like everyone else, I couldn’t wait to see what Spork’s executive chef Jeff Hunt could do with a full restaurant instead of a converted airstream.
Chris Chabot Beland Debuts New Album Tonight
There are few rock and roll stories as interesting as the one that belongs to local singer-songwriter Chris Beland, who went by the name Chris Chabot until very recently when he discovered the identity of his real father. That man turned out to be career musician John Beland, a former member of the Flying Burrito…
Help the Children Wtih Operation Elf Box
Maybe it’s the Christmas tunes from last night’s Bela Fleck and the Flecktones show still running through my system, but I thought I’d share some addition holiday spirit today (which is rare for a less-than-enthusiastic Christmas celebrant like myself) and let you know about Operation Elf Box. The local charitable organization has placed boxes throughout…
DeFazio Leads Charge Against Tax Giveaway
House Democrats have smacked down President Obama’s tax cut compromise with the Republicans, with Oregon’s Rep. Peter DeFazio leading the rebellion.
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones tonight
As a fundraiser for KPOV, Bend’s community radio station, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are coming to Bend tonight to play some of their holiday tunes. The show is at 7pm tonight out at Mountain View High School and the last I heard, there were still some tickets available.
Art on Two Wheels: Cross Culture gives the bike people a look at Bend's art scene
You may have already seen them: cyclocross people. There's a chance they are dressed in generally tight-fitting clothes and perhaps the men wear muttonchops and old-timey cycling hats and the occasional scarf and the women, well, they might look the same, save the muttonchops. Or, more likely, they look a lot like you or your…
Cheap Fine Dining from Jen’s Garden
We just heard from Jen’s Garden, the fine-dining restaurant in Sisters that rivals any of Central Oregon’s upscale eateries. Starting January 5, Jen’s Garden will be offering a “community table” option.
A Bike of Yarn – It Could be Yours
One of the most colorful – like, actually colorful – bicycles you'll see during Cross Culture, or perhaps all weekend, is the creation by Bombing Yarn Over Bend, a local “knit graffiti” group.
More Cowbell: Bring on the noise of National Cyclocross Championships
Cyclocross was a novel sport to me last year when I went to watch friends participate in the U.S. National Cyclocross Championships here in Bend. As a road racer, I had a vague perception of cyclocross as a sort of sideshow in the world of competitive cycling. Racing hurts and when I heard 'cross racers…
Not Quite Legendary: Burlesque hits the right notes musically, but misses on plot
Burlesque takes place during present day, which was a shock to me, as the trailer made it seem like it was the roaring '20s. The movie employs a story that's all too familiar – Ali (Christina Aguilera) moves from middle America to Los Angeles in order to make it big and escape the confines of…
Cowboys and Ninjas: Warrior's Way is too cute for cult classic status
Oddly, the only movie opening here in Bend last week was The Warrior's Way… and what a disappointment. This wannabe visually-stunning modern martial arts Western stars South Korean actor Dong-gun Jang as Yang, a Samurai warrior assassin who refuses to kill the last child of the enemy clan, adopting the baby instead. He then hides…
Fascinating!
Do not mark your calendar! On Thursday, December 9, at 10:00 p.m. on ABC, Barbara Walters will be revealing her choice for the “10 Most Fascinating People of 2010.” (Though she's revealed only eight so far.) Naturally, her choices are a sopping condom full of diaper gravy, while mine are infinitely more awesome. Let's compare:
DMV Decides Not to Pursue New Office Location in Bend
After months of protests by residents in neighbors off of Brookswood Blvd. on the southwest side of Bend, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced today that it would no longer pursue a DMV location in a shopping center in that area.
Free America and Assange: Whatever will become of Wikileaks?
The author is reporting from a cell in Britain, patting Julian Assange on the back. By the time you read this, America will have added another trillion (or several trillion if/when anyone reads the bill) dollars to our shared debt. On the eve of this incredibly stupid moment and hot on the heels of President…
Flexing New Muscles: New chef and lower prices revitalize Scanlon's
The location of Scanlon's is perhaps an apt metaphor for a restaurant that's trying to play a lot of seemingly contradictory roles. It's fine dining, but it shares a building with the Athletic Club of Bend. It's a place where “fancy” dishes like rack of lamb with a side of ratatouille rub shoulders with Nikes,…
Industry Roundup
This past week was one of the most eventful restaurant weeks in recent history. Multiple restaurants closed, sold and changed hands.
Dandy Don Meredith: Remembering a classic
The news of former Dallas Cowboy football great and NFL television color commentator “Dandy” Don Meredith’s death had barely become part of the daily news cycle when I got a Facebook message reading: “Remember the picture you took of me and Dandy at the 1980 Olympics? It’s still on the wall in my office.” I…
The Rhyme Sayer Cometh: Brother Ali's unlikely path to hip-hop stardom
Existential and profound may not be two qualities that come to mind when most people think of hip-hop, but they probably haven't heard of Brother Ali, who once proclaimed himself in a rap the “cross between John Gotti and Mahatma Gandhi.” While Ali's no stranger to the rap game, he owes allegiance to the indie…
Neil Diamond: Dreams
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, NEIL. What the hell is this? I know: You're old, you're tired. You don't want to play the game anymore. I get it. But Dreams? It's just disappointing, man – especially on the heels of Home Before Dark, which was such a great late-career album.
Our Picks 12/08-12/16: The Breast of Bend, Brent Alan, and More!
Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show thursday 9 Where some may just see a pile of trash, eco-minded creative types see the latest fashions. Add to the holiday spirit the sustainable spirit of this year's Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show. This fundraising event for REALMS Charter School's Arts Program features eclectic, wearable art in a runway…
Winner Take All: The high-stakes power play in the prosecutor's office
The campaign for Deschutes County district attorney officially ended in May when ex-prosecutor Patrick Flaherty defeated his former boss and longtime D.A. Mike Dugan. Seven months later, though, there are more questions than answers about how the district attorney's office, a vital piece of our local criminal justice system, will operate under Flaherty's leadership. With…
A Rush to Judgment on Bridge Creek
When the Central Oregon Builders Association, Central Oregon LandWatch and the developer of the Old Mill District – among others – all think there's something sketchy about an idea, it's probably worthwhile to pay attention. The Bend City Council paid attention – sort of – but then voted last week to go ahead with a…
Going Once, Going Twice…
Yes, it's really almost over. The Source's annual Charity Auction is coming to a close this week, but it's not too late to score a great deal for a good cause. There are still dozens of items there for the taking, ranging from motorized scooters to hand-knitted scarves.
Runaway emus, fake Jeffersons and a cure to your earthquake paranoia
Jurassic Park, Bend Edition This past Thursday, Source staffers received an alarming press release from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. Apparently, an emu, the flightless bird usually found in Australia, was captured in northwest Redmond. This not only prompted staffers to declare “Second Wayward Emu Located” the best e-mail headline of the day, but also,…
Unemployment Benefits Come Back Around
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Miller's Landing Project Pushes Forward
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War on Terror?
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Eat it, Hippies
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Bob Saget’s New Show is Somehow Incredible
“You’re watching a show hosted by Bob Saget in 2010 and it’s not America’s Funniest Home Videos and it’s actually really funny?” asks my 12-year-old self. That is right before his time-traveling head explodes.
