Watchable Wildlife: Waterfowl
So how are those New Year’s resolutions going? Learning to salsa dance? Learning a new language? Taking up birdwatching? While I can’t help you with the first two, I can with the birding. In February, Central Oregon is a great place to watch waterfowl. Many different species of ducks and geese stop here on their…
Mountainfilm on Tour is Making Moves
Mountainfilm on Tour is back in Bend. The short film series highlights individuals from around the world, featuring stories of everything from adventure to culture to climate change to resilience. The Environmental Center will host Mountainfilm on Tour at the Tower Theatre as its annual fundraiser on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25. “It’s…
Drunk on Power
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission President Steve Marks resigned his position as the executive director of the government agency, effective Wednesday, Feb. 15, after Gov. Tina Kotek demanded his resignation. Marks led the agency, which regulates the sale and production of alcohol and marijuana in the state, since 2013 — a year before it branched…
Horoscope Week of February 16, 2023
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Some people I respect regard the Bible as a great work of literature. I don’t share that view. Like psychologist Valerie Tarico, I believe the so-called good book is filled with “repetition, awkward constructions, inconsistent voice, weak character development, boring tangents, and passages where nobody can tell what the writer meant…
BodyMind: Why I Love the BodyMind Connection
Last August, we discussed the heart, my Exhibit A in any discussion of the bodymind. With all its talk of love and chocolates and Valentines, February seems like the perfect excuse to revisit our most important internal organ. Still skeptical about the bodymind? The English language is not, as words like heartened and disheartened suggest.…
Letters to the Editor 02/16/2023
RE: Leave, Stay, Fight Screen, 2/9 Miriam Toews is the author of Women Talking — she’s the genius behind the title. And, as ever, the book is better than the movie. Also worth mentioning that the story is true (the horrible events at the heart of the movie really happened to a Mennonite community). —LeeAnn…
Let’s Talk About Dirt: Know Before You Buy
We’ve seen increased interest in ranch and land properties, both here in Central Oregon and throughout the Mountain West. In part, due to the pandemic and people shifting away from cities and toward rural areas, maybe in part due to the “Yellowstone effect” – whatever is continuing to drive it, the interest is real. Whether…
Bachelor President Leaves Company
POWDR Corp. announced this month that Mt. Bachelor’s president and general manager left the company as of Feb. 3. “John McLeod is leaving Mt. Bachelor to pursue other opportunities and will no longer serve as President and General Manager. We thank John for his contributions to Mt. Bachelor and the Central Oregon community and wish…
Bring Back the Bend Water Pageant, Tweaked for Modern Times
Bear with us while we get a little aspirational here. There will be exclamation marks! This month, the work on the trails hugging Mirror Pond is causing water levels to be low in that part of our beloved Deschutes River. That is causing evidence of the past to show up – namely, the pilings that…
Mt Bachelor está bajo nueva directiva temporal
POWDR Corp. anunció este mes que el presidente y gerente general de Mt. Bachelor dejó la compañía desde el 3 de febrero. “John McLeod deja Mt. Bachelor para buscar otras oportunidades y ya no ejercerá como Presidente y Gerente General. Le damos las gracias a John por sus aportaciones en Mt. Bachelor y hacia la…
Las autoridades de la OLCC utilizaron su puesto para obtener bebidas alcohólicas escasas
Las autoridades de la OLCC utilizaron su puesto para obtener bebidas alcohólicas escasas El presidente de la Comisión para la industria de Cannabis y Licores en Oregon, Steve Marks, renunció a su puesto como director ejecutivo de la agencia gubernamental a partir del miércoles 15 de febrero, después que la gobernadora Tina Kotek le exigiera…
Yes, We Can
On Friday, Feb. 10, Justin Gottlieb hosted what he called a “Homeless Huddle” to organize people who make money recycling cans in Bend. Gottlieb’s background is in marketing and community organizing — including an unsuccessful bid to join the Bend Park and Recreation District board — but he started collecting and recycling aluminum cans in…
Spoken Moto’s Final Musical Hoorah on Industrial Way
Oh, Industrial Way. Our last little taste of those old industrial Bend mill vibes. Can you believe Bend used to be a mill town? I wonder what the alleged old mechanic — who housed his shop in the once-forgotten Pine Shed many moons ago — would think of all these Audis and Teslas! Although, I…
A Chat with Tyler Farr
Country music icon Tyler Farr is headed to Oregon and headlining Oregon WinterFest this Saturday night. WinterFest is the Northwest’s biggest winter festival, with three live music stages, light displays, a fire pit area, amusement rides, food, art, market shopping and more. Farr takes the stage at 8:30pm for an authentic, powerhouse performance. “Redneck Crazy,”…
Playing Chicken
I really thought I could hang. I was mistaken. When I heard that Portland buffalo wings favorite, Fire on the Mountain, was coming to Bend (next to the Campfire Hotel), I knew I had to try a heat challenge of my own before they opened. Their El Jefe wing sauce is cripplingly hot and I…
A New Wine Bar for Redmond
Redmond has a new wine bar as of Feb. 13. Testimony Wine Bar opened its doors this week, featuring bottles and glasses from smaller winemakers from Oregon and Washington. The wine bar, opened by Kari and Mike Nelson, is located at 307 NW 6th Street, between Baldy’s BBQ and Redmond Burger Company. The wine bar’s…
New Location for Broken Angel Cart
Bend’s longstanding vegan food cart, A Broken Angel, has moved again. The closure of Spoken Moto’s current location due to development in the area around The Box Factory (see this week’s Sound story for more on Spoken Moto’s move and final party) prompted a move for A Broken Angel, which can now be found on…
A Cinematic State of the Union
When heavily marketed movies for grownups still flop one after the other, it’s easy to feel cynical about the state of cinema in the United States. Movies like “Women Talking,” “Tár,” “Babylon” and “The Fabelmans” are losing tens of millions of dollars during their theatrical runs, meaning it’s becoming harder and harder for “adult” films…
