Win Two Tickets to See Dinner At The Thompsons
Dinner At The Thompsons is playing at Madhappy Lounge on Thursday, June 30 and you could go! For free! With a date! Or with one of these exclamation marks! The French-American pair is on tour in support of their second album, Off the Grid. Check them out: [video:http://www.
Hooked! : There's nothing like a newbie on the river
Most folks who live or spend a significant amount of time in Central Oregon don't make it long here before finding their way to the lower Deschutes, that 90-plus-mile stretch of desert canyon river that flows out of the Pelton-Round Butte dam outside Madras to the Columbia River near Biggs. Pam DiDente is the exception.…
The Traveling Camera: Models
Cascade Center of Photography is looking for models here in Central Oregon. Last weekend I had the pleasure to work with fellow photographers David Cobb and Sean Bagshaw during our weekend-long Business of Travel and Outdoor Photography workshop.
Win $100 in Merrell Goods, Thanks to the Oyster Race
A couple weeks ago in the print edition, we mentioned a zany new race coming to Bend called the Oyster Off Road Adventure Race, and now the event is less than a week away. Saturday’s race looks like it will have a little bit of everything and for everyone from intense extreme athletes to the…
Proposed Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Improvements
More proposed changes are afoot in our backyard recreation zone. Mt. Bachelor, which is on 8,122 acres of National Forest Land and operates on a Special Use Permit, has asked for permission from the Forest Service to make a pile of changes to the mountain’s operations and amenities. Among the most interesting proposals are a…
Two Top Staffers To Depart Embattled D.A.’s Office
Embattled Deschutes County District Attorney Pat Flaherty has lost two of his two top staff members in a surprising shake-up in an office that has been defined by controversy. In a Monday afternoon press release, Flaherty announced that his top prosecutor Traci Anderson and management analyst J.
PHOTOS: Last Night’s Brett Dennen Show
Last night, Brett Dennen and opening act Dawes opened up the Clear Summer Nights concert series at the Athletic Club of Bend and BENT blogger Ethan Maffey (and editor of eightythreemusic.com) was there to capture all of Dennen’s goofy dances and pelvic thrusts with his camera.
More photos after the jump.
Care about Phil’s?
The Bend-Ft. Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest is hosting an “Open House” on site, at the main trailhead for the Phil’s trail complex.
Donate Camping Gear to Veterans
A few weeks ago, I wrote this article about homeless veterans in Central Oregon. Dan McGarigle, the owner of Pine Mountain Sports, read that piece and now his store is holding a clothing and camping gear drive to help out the growing number of homeless veterans in the area.
Bend Goes Crazy, Vancouver Goes Crazier
While most of Bend was gathered at 10 Barrel Wednesday night, getting drunk and reveling in the mountain bike scene, our usually peaceful and passive neighbors to the north were losing their shit. As you’ve no doubt heard, after losing the Stanley Cup to Boston in a Game 7 meltdown, Vancouver (like, the whole city…
Record Snowfall Allows Bachelor to Open for Midsummer Run
Mt. Bachelor management announced today that are opening the mountain’s summit run (s) for three bonus days of skiing over the Fourth of July weekend.
County Fair: Joan Jett, REO Speedwagon, The Guess Who, Clay Walker
The Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo is inviting you to step into their time machine for this summer’s slate of free concerts during the fair between August 3 and 7. The lineup includes a collection of “They’re still touring?” bands, including The Guess Who, REO Speedwagon, and — this one is pretty cool — Joan…
Vaccinations Aren’t Safe
I read with disgust the article about Deschutes County being far behind in vaccinating our children. I say, GOOD! The rates of infectious disease were already on the decline BEFORE vaccines were introduced. Second, doctors and Big Pharma CANNOT guarantee the safety of present-day vaccines. Third, if current vaccines contained only dead or weakened viruses…
The Wild, Wild East: Of pork chops, pies and pronghorn in Hampton
There was a time, way back in the '40s and '50s when Hampton Station was a regular stop for the Trailways buses going between Bend and Burns. Today, people go whizzing by without hardly giving the place a glance – me included… But the other day, my wife, Sue, and I stopped at Hampton Station…
Drinking to Victory: The Mavericks drink golden champagne. Lebron drinks a bottle of I Told You So.
Mark Cuban, the crazy-eyed muscleman who sits at the end of the Dallas Mavericks' bench sweating furiously and sometimes bounding onto the court to scream at officials and attempt to chest bump bemused players, is a very rich man. According to Forbes, only 458 human males with more money than Cuban exist. But here's the…
Love, Loss, Zombies, Monsters and Kids: Over-hyped Super 8 pulls out all the F-stops and hits a wall
I have an immediate aversion to any movie with Stephen Spielberg's name attached to it. Not just because Spielberg and George Lucas singlehandedly changed movies for the worse in the '70s by making special effects-induced blockbusters and taking away the strong story-driven anti-hero movies of that era, but because nowadays everything Spielberg touches involves cuteness,…
To Paris, With Love: Woody Allen returns to form with Midnight in Paris
From the trademark Windsor typeface on the title cards to the incredibly neurotic leading man, Midnight in Paris is distinctly Woody Allen. Not only that, but it's, arguably, his best work in years. Allen remains one of filmmaking's most successful and true-to-form auteurs, but it could be argued that since leaving his home city of…
Hear This: KPOV is now full power and here are four programs you should be listening to
After six years of broadcasting at a mere two watts and barely reaching throughout the Bend city limits, our city's community radio station, KPOV, has achieved a long-term goal and become a full-power radio station. This might mean there's some rebranding to do, given that their signal, which can be heard at 88.9FM, will reach…
Little Bites: Beefing Up the Westside: Pilot Butte Drive-In opens another location for its colossal burgers
The Pilot Butte Drive-In has been serving enormous burgers and other items of similar proportion along Greenwood Avenue for more than a quarter century and is as ingrained in Bend culture as any other business in town. Their midtown location draws a varied cross-section of the Bend population through its doors, making for an often-crowded…
Toddy Talk: Specialty coffee shops offer a cold coffee drink that's irresistible in any weather
This week, I sat down with a few baristas from specialty coffee shops, Lone Pine Coffee Roasters and Backporch Coffee Roasters, to talk about Toddy, a cold-brewed coffee drink. While recent weather trends might be delaying your annual transition from hot to iced coffee drinks, I urge you to try Toddy, which bears no relation…
U.S. Christmas: The Valley Path
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The Fusion Master: Jeff Lorber brings his pioneering blend to the Oxford
In 1977, then-Portland-based jazz keyboardist Jeff Lorber and his Jeff Lorber Band recorded and released an album called Fusion. Working from musical foundations laid down by Weather Report, The Crusaders and Miles Davis, Lorber melded straight-ahead jazz with elements of rock, funk and R & B into an amalgamation known thereafter as “fusion.” “When I…
Our Picks for 6/16-6/23
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TV! Make Daddy a Drink!
First things first! I'm not much of what you kids today call a “videogamer.” For me – AND THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, MIND YOU – playing videogames is a fruitless pursuit, which wastes precious time that could be better spent acquiring a myriad of interesting sexually transmitted diseases (and/or sores). But HEY. If you…
Living the GoodLife
Last weekend, those who arrived at the Rise Up International Spring Jamboree at the Century Center may have been surprised to see that GoodLife Brewing Company (formerly Noble Brewing) had opened their taproom. The long-awaited opening of the facility featured only guest taps last weekend, but the selection was a well-curated picking of excellent regional…
Out of Town: Minus the Bear, World Reggae Fest, Mickey Avalon
portland friday 17 Minus the Bear, Empty Space Orchestra Seattle indie-rock band Minus the Bear is currently offering a free six-song download on their website from the Hold Me Down EP. A synth feel with plenty of keys, some prog-rock and futurama electronica mark the sound from their 2011 album, Omni (My Time is a…
Skyliners Rd. Project – UPDATE
Bike lanes on Skyliners Rd. That’s the gist of last night’s meeting on the Skyliners Rd. reconstruction project. Deschutes County Road Dept. engineer George Kolb said the decision has been made to create 6-foot wide bike lanes, demarcated by an 8-inch wide stripe on the popular Bend road.
Lines on a Map: Oregon's redistricting dance, drone deal dead, teacher pay and more!
After months of hearings around the state and several weeks of tense negotiations, Oregon legislators agreed on a redistricting plan that will reapportion the state's 60 House seats and 30 Senate seats. The compromise agreement, which was signed into law on Monday by Gov. John Kitzhaber marks the first time in more than 30 years…
The Legislature Gits 'Er Done
Redistricting is a job that can't be done without making some people unhappy. In fact, it often seems like it can't be done without making everybody unhappy. So fraught with partisan rancor and political peril is the redistricting process that the Oregon Legislature hasn't managed to do it in 30 years. Since 1981, every time…
Church Vandals
When it comes to cowardly acts, vandalism is right up there with kicking kittens. It doesn't take a lot of guts to tag a building with a can of Krylon.
Bend Park District WON’T Be Killing Geese This Summer
So, it looks like the Bend Parks and Recreation District isn’t going to be killing any geese (Bend’s unofficial city bird) this summer after all. Last year, the district, overwhelmed with geese feces in its parks — most noticeably in Drake Park — euthanized more than 100 Canada geese in an effort to thin out…
This Fresh Straight Poop Is Guaranteed E. coli Free
Monday, June 6 And now, Weinergate! A weepy Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D-NY) admits Tweeting gross photo of himself to woman, apologizes, but says he won't resign … Meanwhile House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calls for ethics probe and right-wing gadfly Andrew Breitbart leaks what he says are more Weiner photos … It wasn't the…
Cut the Crap
I recently read the Letter to the Editor by Vanessa Schulz in TS Weekly. I looked into [her] other work and now realize that the sanctimonious crap she peddles is much more a danger to community than youngsters dissecting a trout. I notice you are a Vegan and the question arises, just how much do…
Stop the Senseless Slaughter
With a brand new goose kill permit in hand, Bend Park District [BPRD] may move sometime this week or next against the geese in Drake Park. The community is invited to come to the park to peacefully and lawfully bear witness to yet another extermination. The Bend Police Department has graciously offered us the sidewalk…
Instant Karma
I recently moved here from Anchorage, Alaska, and I’ve become a faithful reader of The Source Weekly. It’s one of my “go to” places to look for events and information in the Bend and Redmond area. This past issue on “Why Local Matters” was fantastic! I really enjoyed reading about some of the stories of…
To Joplin With Love
Two weeks ago, after a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, a concerned group of Bend citizens with ties to the affected area approached the Common Table with the idea of a Joplin Relief Dinner. Josh Hart, a local do-gooder, provided inspiration through his work in the disaster zone. The Common Table team was activated,…
Blitz to the Barrel: Dash for Cash tonight
$2,000 is a lot of money. That’s the amount on the line for tonight’s “Blitz to the Barrel: Dash for Cash,” an invite-only pro/elite Super D race that takes racers from Wanoga Sno Park to town — finishing at 10 Barrel Brewing’s outside bar. Local strong-men Adam Craig, Carl Decker, Chris Sheppard, Ryan Trebon…
