Not sure how to actually get your garden going now that we have some sunshine? That’s the camp I have been in.
Strawberry Moon Farms offers a creative solution.
Bent
Blitz to the Barrel (Women’s Edition) – Tonight
The dudes raced last month, now it’s the girls’ turn.
Blitz to the Barrel: Dash for Cash “Girlz Nite” is tonight, with a 6pm start time set for the Super D race from Wanoga Sno Park down to 10Barrel’s outside bar.
Local Boy Chris Horner is Out of the Tour
Horner got his bell rung pretty hard.
After a bad crash, which resulted in a concussion and broken nose, Horner got back on his bike and finished stage 7 (Friday) of the Tour de France.
Music From The ACB’s & James Hoffman
Sometimes great music falls in my lap.
Win VIP Passes to the Oregon Country Fair
Yeah, it’s last minute, but if you want to see one of weirdest, coolest, most Oregon-ish thing the summer has to offer, you should enter to win two VIP tickets to the Oregon Country Fair. The cultural celebration of arts, music, food and general hippie-ness is now in its 42nd year and begins today in Veneta (outside of Eugene) and continues through Sunday.
More Big ‘Cross Races for Bend
Score another one for Bend in the “we host more big, important and ultimately awesome bike races than your town” category.
The US Gran Prix of Cyclocross, a four-weekend, eight-race series — the premiere ‘cross series in the states, announced Thursday that Bend will host the two-day series finale on Dec.
Update: How Our Mayor is Chosen
Should we vote for our mayor, or should the mayor be appointed by his fellow Bend City Council Members?
A charter review committee (see below for members)* met today to voice their opinions as to whether or not a directly elected mayor should be voted on by us, the community members.
Quick background: Currently, our mayor (who, since Jan.
Beer Hunter: How to
Beer Hunter is a simple, yet extremely rewarding game.
Here’s how to do it:
Set up some full cans of light beer in the backyard
take aim with your trusty BB gun and call out a buddy’s name, as in “this one’s for Joe.”
if you hit the can, buddy (“Joe”) has to run over and drink (shotgun, really) the beer through the hole made by the BB. (Be sure to open the beer for proper shotgunning).
pass around the gun, taking turns.
It’s fun to gang up on one dude in an effort to get that person extra-drunk.
The rewarding part is threefold: hitting a full can of beer which sprays everywhere, the excitement of someone else hitting a full can of beer can, and drinking beer.
Night Ranger’s Ridiculously Awesome Music Video
Tomorrow night a band called Night Ranger is playing at Troy Field (that park next to McMenamins that people think is a dog park but actually isn’t) and it’s for free.
Who is Night Ranger? They’re the band that sang “Sister Christian” of course! They’re also the band behind one of the most bizarre music videos of all time.
Former C.O. Wilderness School Students File Abuse Suit
Nine former students of a wilderness boarding school outside Prineville that was shut down by state authorities amid claims of abuse have filed suit against the institution, according to a Portland law firm that is representing the plaintiffs.
According to a court filing provided by the O’Donnell, Clark and Crew law firm, the former students, all of whom attended Mt.

