I understand that the Bend branch of the DMV is planning to lease a location in the Brookswood Plaza. For many reasons, this is an inappropriate location for the DMV.
No DMV on Brookswood
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Missed Boots?
I’m shocked…shocked!!! You didn’t give The Boot to MeShell Ma Bell when she went to Spain on our dimes, or should I say thousands. Maybe she doesn’t see the bumper stickers that say, “Make Local Habit,” because she rides around in limos with tinted windows and can’t see the real world.
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Ticketmaster Rip-off
We recently visited Bend, Oregon, and, while there, we were pleasantly surprised that a Bob Dylan concert was happening on August 27, 2010 at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in town. The general admission tickets were available at a price of $48.50, with this price published in several papers, as well as on the website. The announcement stated that tickets could be purchased over the web as well as at the local ticket office in the Mill District, adjacent to the amphitheater. We mentioned this concert to our friends (handicapped and in their 60s) living in Albany, Oregon. Since Bend was such a small town (we live in Los Angeles), my wife offered to drive the five minutes to the ticket booth to save the Ticketmaster charges ($8.50 per ticket = $34 for 4 tickets), which to us retirees represents a hefty sum.
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Hard Fall: Playing it safe doesn’t always pay off
Twice in the past three years, I've opted to walk around a dangerous looking section of mountain bike trail only to end up in the ER. Call it clumsiness, call it good intentions gone awry, call it bad luck- it happened.
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With Lars, the Crazy Just Keeps Coming
I never miss one of Lars Larson’s little commentaries on the Oregon Catalyst site. They’re some of the best free entertainment on the Web.
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Would a State Bank Be a Good Deal for Oregon?
Would the state of Oregon be better off if it was its own banker? Ann Kramer thinks so.
Kramer, chair of the board of the Gorge Grown Food network, an organization trying to promote a regional food system in the Columbia Gorge, writes on the Blue Oregon site that having a state bank could help “recharge Oregon’s economy.
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Still Time to Vote for Adventure Galley in the Rock the Space Contest
Adventure Galley, the Bend-rooted band I’ve blogged about and wrote this feature story about, is in the finals of the Toyota Music Rock the Space contest.
The band cruised its way out of the preliminary rounds and then made it into the finals, thanks to the success of their song “Addict” — a track that showcases the big, almost orchestral sounds of the electro rock band.
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Pioneer To Davis: One more link in Vince Genna’s dream trail
During his long tenure as head of the Bend Metro Parks and Recreation District, it was said of the late Vince Genna that he, “never met a ballfield he didn't like.” But Genna was more than just a ball sports guy as he held a long term vision for a walking/biking trail that would go along the Deschutes River from south of Bend through town and then north to Tumalo.
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Chowhounds: Thirty dogs walk into a restaurant…
The menu this past Sunday at the Cascade Lakes Brewing Company Lodge was chicken and rice kibble and a canned chicken mixture, topped with a sprig of parsley. Desert was a bone-shaped biscuit dipped in a carob coating. Some diners ate from the table, while others were content to eat from the floor. Most everyone was done within a matter of seconds, returning to their previous socialization practice of sniffing their neighbors' butts.
This was all part of Bend Spay and Neuter Project's first Dine with Your Dog event, inspired by a popular fundraising effort by the same name in Seattle. Tickets were $10 per dog and included the aforementioned two-course meal while human companions ordered from Cascade Lakes' regular menu. More than 30 tickets were sold, raising $500 for Bend Spay and Neuter Project.
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In the Mix: Solid Hawaiian Fare comes to the Old Mill
Bend seems to have a connection with Hawaii. More than a few people I know have traded their surfboards and suntans for snowboards and four seasons (theoretically).