After a long anticipated wait, the Bend Whitewater Park is set to open to the public today at 5 pm. However, the project isn’t fully complete and there are some limitations to the opening. The floaters’ channel will be open to float through, but the whitewater channel can only be accessed from below the bridge, […]
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Wes Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015)
The first time I ever remember getting scared from a movie was when I walked in on my older cousin watching Nightmare On Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors. A skinny, awkward young mental patient was fooling around with a beautiful, partly naked nurse on a hospital bed. Just when things were getting pleasant for […]
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News Quirks writer had a fascination for human folly
We are so very sorry to report the passing of Roland S. Sweet, the writer and curator for New Quirks. A week shy of his 70th birthday, Roland died on July 24. We are so very grateful for his steady contributions to the newspaper—and to 15 other weekly newspapers North America to which he contributed […]
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Rep. Knute Buehler says he won’t run for Governor
Rep. Knute Buehler (R-Bend) says that he won’t run for Governor in 2016, as he previously suggested he might, and will instead run for re-election to the Oregon House. But he did leave the door open to a gubernatorial run further in the future. “This was a highly personal rather than a political decision,” Buehler […]
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Save Pilot Butte supporter urges City to appeal land use decision
Supporters of Pilot Butte State Park have found themselves entangled in a land use process after learning about plans for a new apartment complex at the foot of the Butte. Because their concerns emerged after the public comment period for the development, members of the Save Pilot Butte group sought to appeal the development’s approval, […]
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Fire damages Broken Top duplex
Bend firefighters responded to a fire in the Broken Top neighborhood this afternoon. The blaze, which was climbing up the side of the duplex at 61701 Bridge Creek Rd., damaged the exterior of the unit, according to Battalion Chief David Howe. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation “The Bend Fire Department […]
