Wabi Sabi is a feverish dream, a kaleidoscope of Japanese-inspired toys and seriously silly games, like the popular kendama, a ball-and-cup game that seems deceptively simple, that is, until it is attempted. The store, in general, serves as a portal to an entire culture and history. Wabi Sabi sprung six years ago from the brain […]
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(Nearly) 100 Days Progress Report
Checking in with Bend’s newest City Councilors
CASEY ROATS Source Weekly: Since starting on Council, what has caught you most by surprise? Casey Roats: I have been most surprised to learn how costly and time consuming our Urban Growth Boundary expansion process has been. The 2008 proposal was over 8,000 acres and was remanded back to Bend by the State. The current range […]
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Side Notes 1/15-1/21
Mayor Jim Clinton will hold on to his gavel after receiving the unanimous backing of his fellow city councilors at their Jan. 1 meeting. This was not an entirely forgone conclusion, as Councilor Doug Knight mounted a campaign asking community members to write in their support. By the time the meeting came around, however, Knight […]
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City Council Swears in New Members, Elects Jim Clinton and Sally Russell as Mayor and Pro Tem
In a quick and largely ceremonial meeting, Bend City Council swore in its three newest members. After Casey Roats, Barb Campbell and Nathan Boddie took their seats, they joined council in voting unanimously to re-elect Jim Clinton as mayor and to elect Sally Russell as mayor pro tem. “As many people may not know, it […]
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Faces in the Hall
Getting to know Bend’s new city councilors
You’ve seen their yard signs and television ads. Maybe you even sat in on one of their campaign debates. But how well do you really know the newest members of Bend’s City Council? We chatted with Nathan Boddie, Barb Campbell and Casey Roats to get to know the people behind the politics. Nathan Boddie: The […]
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Barb Campbell
The quirky aunt with a passion for public process
Like the rainbow-hued array of toys, games and costumes in her downtown shop, Wabi Sabi, Barb Campbell is colorful, playful and quirky. When I walk into her Japanese toy store a week before Christmas, she is enthusiastically helping a customer select the perfect gift. Back in her office, where the door reads “Planning Division,” Campbell […]
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CITY COUNCILOR 7: BARB CAMPBELL
This is truly a tough race to call. Both candidates are qualified, but in very different ways. Incumbent Scott Ramsey is contemplative and calm. “I take in a lot of information,” he explained about his decision-making process. Meanwhile, the challenger for his seat on council, small business owner (Wabi Sabi) and community activist Barb Campbell […]
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WATCH: Election 2014 Source Weekly Endorsement Interviews
Our Election 2014 Endorsement Issue comes out this week. But before we tell you how we think you should vote, make up your own mind by watching our unedited endorsement interviews with local candidates. (If you prefer to read, you can find candidate Q&As here.) Scroll on down or go directly to our YouTube channel. […]
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Whatcha Doing, Candidate? Barb Campbell for City Council Pos. 7
Source Weekly: What is your age, occupation and political affiliation? Barb Campbell: I am 50 years old and I am the owner/creator of wabi sabi, the store downtown across from the Tower Theatre where we sell cool Japanese stuff and host events for kids of all ages. I have been a middle school science teacher, […]
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Barb Campbell
City Council Pos. 7 (CANDIDATE)
AGE: 50 OCCUPATION: Owner/creator of Japanese toy store Wabi Sabi PARTY: Democrat YEARS IN BEND: 20+ PAST YEAR COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE: 5 or 6 PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR: Slower Safer Bend (co-founder) TOP THREE GOALS: 1) More effective public process. 2) Neighborhood street safety. 3) Better oversight of city projects. ON MIRROR POND, URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY […]