Bendite Makes her Return to “Jeopardy!”
Bendite Rachel Lindgren is making her return to “Jeopardy!” on season 36 as a player in the Tournament of Champions.
Fireworks and Fires
The 2019 4th of July was a tame one by recent standards. No one lit Pilot Butte on fire, no brush fires were reported and, according to the Bend Fire Department, calls were down in comparison to years past. However, even with the somewhat calm year, two homes sustained damage as the result of the…
Deputies Kill Young Black Bear Near Sunriver
Over the weekend the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to calls of a black bear in residential areas. Deputies were forced to kill the bear due to public safety.
Letters to the Editor
In Response to, “Republican Senators AWOL…Again,” on 6/21 I’m a lifelong Democrat, but Kate Brown and Tina Kotek are anti-democratic zealots and are running roughshod over the Statewide Planning Goal #1 — Citizen Involvement. Their HB 2001 bill (and others) is a complete power grab that would do away with all single-family neighborhoods in Oregon…
Rainbows and Unicorns
My most recent trip to White Water Taphouse had me smiling ear to ear. I walked in the door and made a beeline to the beer board (electronic) to pick my Monday beer, like I do nearly every Monday. The first beer I see is Rainbows and Unicorns from Breakside Brewery. First, I absolutely love…
Now Open: Miyagi Ramen
After months of waiting (somewhat) patiently, Miyagi Ramen is now open at the Box Factory in Old Bend. On July 1, the restaurant masterminds behind the Bos Taurus steakhouse opened their doors to the public. That followed weeks of teasing ramen lovers with tantalizing kitchen test photos via Instagram. The menu is small, but packs…
Legal Progress in Marijuana?
Regular readers of this column (hi, Mom) will attest I am a strong proponent of cannabis legalization at the national level. Not simply rescheduling cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 or lower, but full out descheduling, and making it a legal commodity. Which is the dream, but that won’t happen until the great white…
Get the Lead Out!
Back in 1951, I rolled into Bend on my grand old 1947 Harley, and within a year I was into the eagle conservation business. It was then I discovered what was previously unknown to me: the U.S. Government’s role in killing wildlife. Government trappers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Division of Predator and Rodent…
Meekoh is Finding His Way
Calling from a coffee shop in West Hollywood, Meekoh Martinez tells me how Bend is still his favorite place in the world. The singer-songwriter originally left to pursue his music career, but those Bend roots are still helping Martinez discover himself musically. “I’ve spent the last two or three years just writing as much as…
Tense Legislative Session Comes to an End
Nine days after Senate Republicans walked away from the Oregon Capitol—many leaving the state—most returned on Saturday to participate in a whirlwind legislative session that ended just six and a half hours before the Oregon Constitution would dictate shutting down the session automatically. Republicans left the Senate to deny the Democrats a quorum because of…
Artist Fact Sheet: Trombone Shorty
Funky times are ahead at the Les Schwab Amphitheater, as Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue come to Bend July 5 to get the summer popping. In New Orleans, and Louisiana in general, music is a part of the culture that flows as freely as air. On two separate occasions during interviews this year, artists have…
Bonds Post Mortem
Over the past seven months, Redmond voters have shot down two separate bond measures that would have funded school and parks infrastructure. During last November’s election, the Redmond School District put a $70 million bond in front of voters. The bond would have replaced the 54-year-old M.A. Lynch Elementary School, as well as improving safety…
Green is the New Black
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – Buckminster Fuller As parents to young children, as well as realtors and community members, we’re thankful that green building is now a trend growing in popularity—and without a doubt will establish a…
Regional Roundup
Oregon Gets A Raise The state’s minimum wage is set to increase by $0.50 today, the fourth of eight annual increases planned until 2023. It’s expected to affect about a quarter of a million people across Oregon. Depending on where you live, the new wage might be slightly different. For Benton County and other “standard…
Taps & Food Carts for Bunk+Brew
The Bunk+Brew hostel, an affordable lodging option housed in the Historic Lucas House in downtown Bend, is expanding. In addition to building an outdoor bath house (complete with sauna), co-owners J. Charles Griggs and Frankie Maduzia are also in the process of applying for permits to allow food carts on the property—and are already greenlighted…
A short window of notice on amending marijuana rules in Deschutes County
On Wednesday morning, as this issue begins to hit stands around Central Oregon, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to hold a public meeting allowing people to weigh in on amendments to the County’s marijuana regulations, which the board voted on back in October. The County issued an official notice of public hearing…
Source Suggests: These Books
Before you stroll the streets of First Friday, check out these book recommendations, courtesy of Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe. Then head on down to the shop for a discount on the books! Summer reading season has arrived! Shadowlands: Fear and Freedom at the Oregon Standoff – by Anthony McCann An insider account of the Malheur occupation.…
Creating a Crew
Water pulling us ever closer toward the blind entrance of the Class III Fish Ladder rapid, my R2 shredder partner, Chloa Ulrich, shows not a stitch of fear. Throughout our McKenzie River route, she’s gently ruminating about nutrition, weighing the pros and cons of the histamines in fermented food. No matter the subject, her sing-song…
A Community for Makers
On any given Saturday, you can find Susan Robertson bustling from booth to booth with her clipboard, making sure vendors in her pop-up market next to General Duffy’s Waterhole have what they need. Her husband, Dick Robertson, describes her as the camp counselor of the Saturday Market—hands-on and always helping. The Saturday Market kicked off…
Half-Throttle Adventures
A couple of weeks ago, my fairy godmother unearthed my hibernating motorcycle and got her purring like a fat cat. Who knew all it would take was draining and replacing fluids? This summertime transportation development has jump-started my relationship with Little Red Riding Hood, my ’77 Kawasaki, dual-sport KL250. When you need a dose of adventure,…
Birds, Bees and Wildflowers—Oh My!
On July 6, the Sunriver Nature Center will host the 30th Central Oregon Wildflower Show—but this time, the focus is not just on the flowers, but also on the pollinators that help them along. Amanda Accamando, Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory nature center manager, says this is the first year the show will feature pollinators—the…
May the Source Be With You
Holy heck, everyone! We’re right in the middle of it now. Summer is here, with her arms blissfully stretched out, cracking her back and, I dunno, maybe playing some cornhole while eating a brat and sipping a honey-colored microbrew. That sounds like what she’d do. And you too, maybe! But when you’re not doing that,…
A La Pine Food Cart Lot
A new food cart pod is coming to Morrison Street in La Pine. Owner Denny Morgan says he’s developing the lot in two phases. For now, there’s space for two food carts, but the second phase will make room for more restaurants, and Morgan has plans to convert an old log cabin on the property into…
The Frogurt is Also Cursed
I realize that most of the people headed to see the reboot of “Child’s Play” aren’t really going to care about this, but indulge me in a quick rant about the state of remakes, sequels, reboot-quels, pre-makes, re-imaginings and se-boots. The original “Child’s Play” came out in November 1988 and focused on a mortally wounded serial…
Got Hemp?
Nestled between views of the Three Sisters to the west and a rocky outcrop of sage and juniper to the east, tiny green seedlings flutter in the wind as they begin to take root. Will and Moira Burns, newly married—and until recently, hobby alfalfa farmers, squat in their newly planted 10-acre hemp field outside of…
The Incredible Sulk & Mourning Wood
The Incredible Sulk I’m a married lesbian working on having another baby with my fab wife. My new best friend is an attractive straight girl who lives in another state. We talk and text every day. It isn’t sexual or romantic at all, but my friend gets me in a way that, I’m sorry to…
Get That Money
For artists, it’s time to start thinking about grant season. (Isn’t it always grant season, really?) Great opportunities to fund art have either just passed or are on the horizon. The Oregon Arts Commission—Oregon’s leading agency working in policy development and advocacy for the arts—has three grant deadlines fast approaching. The Art Builds Communities Grant…
The Sweet Life Starts Early
As she takes a sip of a cereal milk latte, mermaid blue-haired Nickol Hayden-Cady, pastry chef and owner of Foxtail Bakeshop & Kitchen, describes her work flow. “I get up at 1:45 am and comb my hair and brush my teeth and start at 2 am,” she says. Hayden-Cady already had a successful pastry business…
Taste the Lime, Smell the Roses
Summer in the Mountain West doesn’t reliably start until July 4. Then, the scramble begins in earnest to squeeze as much joy from the long hot days as we can. Lime is available all year but is never more in season than summer. Hot times mean an increase in the need for thirst management, a…
Free Will Astrology—Week Of July 4
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian voice actor Tom Kenny has played the roles of over 1,500 cartoon characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Spyro the Dragon, Jake Spidermonkey, Commander Peepers, and Doctor Octopus. I propose that we make him your role model in the coming weeks. It will be a favorable time for you to show your…
