AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The coming weeks will challenge you to think with tenderness and feel with clarity. You’ll be called on to stay sharply alert even as you remain loose, kind, and at ease. Your good fortune will expand as you open your awareness wider, while also firming up the boundaries that keep mean […]
Free Will Astrology, Week of Feb. 5
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UPDATE: LOGE Entrada Shutters Feb. 11
Lev Stryker, the co-owner of Cog Wild, recently stood under the tall stand of ponderosas in front of his bicycle guide company’s office at the LOGE Entrada motel campus, pointing out the perch of a great horned owl. “There’s three of them in there,” Stryker said. “At night they hoot to each other.” Stryker will […]
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A Grateful Night to Remember the Dead
Grooving out to Grateful Dead records with a friend of mine from Providence, we treated ourselves to a separate part of the late guitarist Bob Weir’s discography: a 1976 self-titled album by the band Kingfish. Not too separate, though; its first two songs were adopted by the Dead as live show material, with “Supplication” in […]
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Bentz and the Main Street Caucus Aren’t Asking for the Moon — Just for the President to Keep His Promises
Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR2) told the Baker City Herald late last month that he’s been lobbying the administration to take a “different approach” on the massive deportation campaign currently underway. Oddly enough, that lobbying effort sounds a whole lot like what we were promised during the last presidential election. If you’re among those who […]
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Bombing the Community with Love
Student elves at The Waldorf School of Bend have been busy for weeks making felt hearts. It’s a project the entire school, including parents, undertake to continue the annual tradition of heart bombing downtown Bend on Valentine’s Day. “Our entire school comes together, sometimes other people not from my school, and it just feels joyful,” […]
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Deschutes County Sheriff Schedules Town Halls in Redmond and Bend
After visiting with residents in La Pine, Sunriver, Terrebonne, and Sisters, Deschutes County Sheriff Ty Rupert continues his Town Hall series with stops in Redmond and Bend. These events are a chance for citizens to hear from the Sheriff, share concerns, and shape the future of public safety in Deschutes County. Redmond Town Hall Bend […]
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Black History Month at COCC Welcomes All to Community Forums, Celebrations
With a theme of “Her Power, Our Resilience,” Black History Month at Central Oregon Community College includes a student-led empowerment retreat (Feb. 7), a documentary film on Toni Morrison (Feb. 10), community forums (Feb. 18), a cultural dinner event (Feb. 20), a talk by New York Times-bestselling author Ijeoma Oluo (Feb. 24), and a Black […]
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artHouse LTA Presents: 808s & artBreaks on Friday, February 6th
artHouse LTA invites the community to celebrate Valentine’s Day a week early with a bold & immersive First Friday event: 808s & artBreaks. This night marks the unveiling of a fresh body of work from artHouse founder Gabriel LTA, this time exploring the themes of modern love & vulnerability. Guests will be among the first to […]
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Families Needed to Host International Exchange Students
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), a Non-Profit, Public Benefit Organization, is inviting local families to discover the many rewards of hosting a foreign exchange student. ASSE students come from more than 50 countries worldwide: France, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Japan, Australia, to name a few. They are between the ages of 15 and 18 years, […]
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Collective Pallet Transitions Ownership, Continuing Its Mission
Collective Pallet, a Bend-based shared warehouse, storage, and fulfillment space serving small businesses and independent brands, today announced the official transition of ownership from founder Dana Black to Tyson and Kendra Perkins. Founded by Dana Black in 2020, Collective Pallet was created to provide flexible, accessible logistics support for growing businesses that need space, infrastructure, […]