Bend has established its place in the nation for its love of the outdoors, but one thing this town is also becoming known for is its love and appreciation for the arts. The Mockingbird Gallery is just one of the many examples of businesses that have been showcasing the creative side of life and sharing […]
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Affordable Housing via Community Land Trusts
Community land trusts develop affordable housing on land held in trust by a non-profit housing organization. Portland has such a program called Proud Ground that has provided affordable housing since 1998. Many of us are familiar with community land trusts that are conservation oriented, but the housing ones are conservational to the extent that often […]
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Letters 5/25-6/1
Help Hillary Trounce Trump When Tom Freedman (May 5) and Don Schuman (May 12) are done celebrating Bernie Sanders’ Oregon primary victory, they and the rest of Bernie’s movement must quit demonizing Hillary Clinton and elect her to the Presidency. Tom condemns Hillary as a stealth Republican. This is Naderite false equivalency. No Republican has such […]
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Groups Protest BLM Plan
Oregon Wild advocacy volunteers organize
More than half of the forests that once covered the Earth are gone, and each year, more disappear. Though many are aware of deforestation in South America, far fewer realize that it is happening right here in Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management posted an official protest period of April 16 to May 16, as […]
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Heroes
Troy Field Memorial Day Service On Memorial Day, May 30, citizens of Bend will gather at 8 a.m. to honor the fallen soldiers of Iraq and Afghanistan in a solemn special event at Troy Field. This is the ninth year that the memorial has been held and the third year at Troy Field. The service […]
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The Last Golden Eagle in England Has Vanished
Federal Eagle Protection Act ignored in Central Oregon land sale
England: Birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles, home of Parliament and the Tower of London, but there are no longer any golden eagles living there. Who’d have thought, with all the hard work of the Royal Society for the Preservation of Birds (RSPB), that they’d lose the magnificent bird of prey so steeped in the […]
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Outdoor Summer Music Listings
May 27 to Sept. 9
May 27 Alabama Shakes BIG VENUE—Celebrate Memorial Day weekend with one of the best bands touring. Since the show is sold out, for those without tickets, the best way to catch this show will be on one of the Old Mill restaurant patios. Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend. Sold Out. www.Bendconcerts.com May 27 to 30 Sasquatch! […]
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Summer Music Guide 2016
Music under the stars
Summer music, could two words sound lovelier together? Live music under a deep blue sky on a warm starry night could very well be one of the best things in life. In the 2016 Summer Music Guide, we’ve included Central Oregon’s outdoor music events and a few more within driving distance. From Memorial Day weekend […]
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A Prize-winning Slate of Authors Announced for the Fifth Season of the Library Foundation’s Author! Author! Literary Series
May 24, 2016 (Bend, Oregon) — With the announcement of the Deschutes Public Library Foundation’s fifth season of Author! Author!, there can be no question that the popular literary series has hit its stride. The stellar line-up includes three Pulitzer Prize winners and one Pulitzer finalist, and all four authors have made significant contributions to […]