The dog doesn’t have to “accidentally” eat the turkey for you to feel justified in taking your loved ones out to a restaurant to eat this holiday. If the idea of planning, preparing, serving, and then cleaning up after feeding family and friends sounds more like a work day than a holiday, then we have […]
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Beware the Christmas Goat
The odd, absurd and sometimes downright freaky side of Christmas traditions
Let’s get weird for a second. Imagine you were trying to explain Western holiday traditions to someone not raised in our culture. For one, there’s this bearded guy, totally not connected to Jesus or his birthday, who climbs down the chimneys of people with children and leaves presents under a tree propped in a corner […]
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Show Preview: The Shaolin Warriors Return 2/7/17
The Shaolin Warriors will visit Bend’s Tower Theatre on February 7.
Mount Song sits 4,961 feet above sea level in central China’s Henan Province. Nestled among its peaks sits the Shaolin Monastery, a 1,500-year-old institution of meditation and martial arts. Resorts are popping up in the foothills surrounding the temple, and Shaolin is becoming one of the world’s best known monasteries, bringing in an average of […]
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Bend City Council Gives Final Approval to Urban Growth Boundary
Bend approves its Urban Growth Boundary plan.
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Man Dies After Being Hit by Police Car
Victim was pointing a gun at passing drivers, authorities say
Michael Gaskill died August 27, after the Deschutes County District Attorney says he was hit by a police patrol car August 25.
