People Meet Eagles at Eagle Watch 2016
People Meet Eagles at Eagle Watch 2016 By Jim Anderson For once it wasn’t raining, snowing, or windy and eagles were soaring by all day at the Oregon State Park’s 2016 Eagle Watch event held last Saturday and Sunday at PGE’s Round Butte Overlook Park near Culver. Both Golden and Bald Eagles passed by the observation…
Hydro Flask Acquired by Helen of Troy
Bend, OR—Hydro Flask, the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks, today announced it will be acquired by a subsidiary of Helen of Troy, a leading global consumer products company. Helen of Troy will add Hydro Flask to its strong portfolio of well-recognized and trusted household brands, including innovation- and design-oriented brands such as…
OSCAR 2016 Predictions
Well, it’s not Oscar night unless we make some Oscar predictions, so here are a few of mine before the big night happens. These aren’t necessarily all the things I want to win, as much as they are the things that will probably win, but I’ve never been that great predicting the Oscars anyway. BEST…
The Cannabis Experience
In this new era of legal cannabis, Oregonians are among the first to experience the end of prohibition. The cannabis plant grows wild in many climates, hence the nickname weed. It’s also known as grass, marijuana, pot, ganga and bud, among other names. It is made from the dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis…
Take Me Home 2/24-3/2
Last year, millenials surpassed baby boomers as the nation’s largest living generation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These 20 and 30-somethings are now becoming first-time home buyers and their needs for affordable housing and difficulty in finding housing are the subject of many real estate blogs. Another aspect of this generation not often considered…
COCC’s Taste of the Town
Taste of the Town is an event for the people of Bend and for the benefit of Foundation scholarships at Central Oregon Community College (COCC). This school is celebrating almost four decades of raising money through raising the roof. With 400 tickets available to start, this popular event sold out almost a week before the…
Bringing New Orleans to Bend
The Bumper Jacksons have a classic sound that spreads all the ways from the Appalachian holler traditional to smoky jazz club juke joints. The 2014 release, “Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In,” showcases exactly what makes The Bumper Jacksons special in an ever-saturated market of jazzy, blues infused, old-timey crowd pleasers. One major thing that…
The Reserve Society Down the Street
Open up any beer trading forum on the Internet and one sees the same names pretty often. Hill Farmstead Brewery, Side Project, Jester King, our own Ale Apothecary—all producers that specialize in off-beat flavors, intense experimentation, and a sense of “rarity” that makes beer travelers the world over beat a path to their doorstep. But…
Mariachi Sol de Mexico
Mariachi Sol de Mexico is a 13-piece band that plays the traditional sounds and experiences of Mexico. This genre of music is said to have originated in the 19th century in the southern state of Jalisco and is a mostly male-dominated style of music. In a culture that is very much patriarchal, it is said…
Book Review
“Legendary Locals of Bend” is filled to the brim with some amazing history. Every page focuses on a different person that shaped the community of Bend in ways subtle or massive. Many of these stories come as a complete surprise. The book was compiled by Les Joslin, past president of the Board of Directors of…
Come “Back to Oregon”
Trailer 31’s debut album, “Back to Oregon,” is the most basic definition of what makes music so great. Many people get stuck in a music rut, too stubborn to expand their horizons, while others thrive off of the newest sounds from the newest bands in the smallest towns. Whichever preference or position taken, “Back to…
Author! Author!
Lisa See is looking forward to coming to Bend to talk about her latest and past books on Thursday, Feb. 25 as a part of the Author! Author! Literary Series put on by the Deschutes County Library. For $25, readers and enthusiasts alike can experience a rare look inside the mind of a best-selling author.…
Smoke Signals 2/24-/2
Last month, the City of Bend began accepting applications for local land use approval for cannabis businesses. Continuing the tradition of making things as difficult as possible for cannabis business owners, the city’s regulations required existing business owners to get in line early and beat would-be competitors to the clerk’s office or risk losing their…
All Good Things
A few years ago I met a gal. I was officiating a wedding and she was the maid of honor. It was my birthday, so after the ceremony we went downtown to get some drinks and ended up hitting it off swimmingly. Much later that night, we found ourselves in Tin Pan Alley, drunkenly stumbling…
“Race” Comes in For a Bronze
A movie can’t be successful artistically just on good intentions. If that were the case then “Race” would be the best picture of the year (or of many years). Alas, a modern telling of the story of Jesse Owens with a good-sized budget to hire a few great actors and recreate the Olympics will have…
Oregon’s Cougar Population is Growing
Oregon’s cougar population has grown substantially in the last two decades since the use of dogs was banned by voters in 1994 as a means of tracking and hunting the predator. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife estimates that there are approximately 6,000 of the predator statewide—some estimate higher counts—and Central Oregon has its…
Beware “The Witch”
“The Witch” premiered to great acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, with critical quotes providing unrestrained buildup, such as Stephen King saying it scared the hell out of him. Once it took the Best Director award at the festival, the hype accelerated. The movie is being marketed as the scariest horror film in decades, but…
What the Puck?
Cannabis concentrates come in many forms and are all very potent, reaching upward of 70 percent THC by weight on average with nearly 100 percent pure THC for some products now commercially available. Compared to 25 percent THC by weight for top-shelf flower, one can quickly understand how a very small amount of concentrate goes…
Picks 2/24-3/2
Thursday 25 Author! Author! Lisa See READ ALL ABOUT IT—Rich in Chinese culture and knowledge, See’s books can take an audience to a new world with her New York Times bestsellers, but if reading isn’t a preferred pastime, her book “Secret Fan” became a movie in 2011. So whether picking up a book or picking…
Cannabis Dispensaries in Bend
5th LMNT 63552 N Hwy 97, Bend 541-408-9058 fifthlmnt.com Bend’s Best Buds 345 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend 541-728-1929 bendsbestbuds.com Bloom Well 1814 NE Division St., Bend 541-317-1814 bloomwellbend.com Cannabend 3312 N Hwy 97, Bend 541-617-0420 cannabend.com CannaCopia Collective 923 SE Third St., Bend 541-678-5199 cannacopiabend.com DiamondTree 2715 NE Hwy 20, Bend 541-706-9340 diamondtreeclub.com DiamondTree West…
Go Here 2/24-3/2
Cascade Center of Photography Excursions The Cascade Center of Photography offers excursions and on-site workshops for photography adventures in Central Oregon and beyond. There are workshops and outings for beginning to advanced photographers. Saturday, June 4: CCOP is offering a “Last Light and Night Photography” workshop at Fort Rock State Park. The historic Fort Rock…
OIHFA Supports HB 4060
The Oregon Industrial Hemp Farmers Association (OIHFA), with the guidance of Courtney Moran, EARTH Law, LLC, and Rep. Carl Wilson [R- Grants Pass], introduced House Bill 4060, which updates and clarifies provisions related to industrial hemp. HB 4060 had bipartisan support and passed out of the Oregon House of Representatives with a vote of 54-4.…
Natural World 2/24-3/2
Set aside Feb. 27 and 28 to attend the 2016 Eagle Watch ceremonies at Eagle Village in Round Butte Overlook Park’s visitor center, 10 miles west of Madras. The two-day celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Feb. 27, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 28. This will be the 21st…
Letters 2/24-3/2
Tree Ordinance Needed I never imagined community members would begin to log our neighborhood. What is most disturbing is that—as a neighbor—one is not notified that the trees are coming down. No proposed-action signage is necessary. You just hear the chain saws and then within four or five hours the neighborhood is changed forever. At…
Oregon Legislature
Cannabis bills continued to make gains in the legislature this week with proposed legislation that would help 100 percent disabled veterans, medical marijuana cardholders and primary caregivers of cardholders, and industrial hemp growers. SB 1524: Medical Waiver for 100% Disabled veterans Senate Bill 1524 calls to allow permanently disabled veterans to forego annual medical exams required…
Editorial 2/24-3/2
Hemp sails brought Europeans to the new world. The Puritans grew it. George Washington grew it. Thomas Jefferson grew it. The Declaration of Independence was drafted on it. Covered wagons were made of it. U.S. currency was printed on it. During World War II, the U.S. government even launched a “Hemp for Victory” campaign. So…
High Standards in Bend
Since Oct. 1, 2015, the state of Oregon has allowed medical marijuana dispensaries the option of selling marijuana to adults age 21-and-over who do not possess a state-issued medical marijuana card. This was a historical step in the acceptance of recreational use of cannabis not only for Oregonians, but also for the country as a…
Home Grown Horticulture
Growing from home is not just for tomatoes and flowers anymore. With the recent changes in the law for both medical and recreational marijuana, many people are opting to try out their green thumbs, clearing out their garages and yards to make room for a new type of homegrown adventure. One important thing about growing…
