About the Artist: W.R. (Bill) Friday has been cartooning for almost 50 years. What started as cartooning with his two brothers for a kid-produced paper called the “Snooper Review,” lead to a lifetime of comics. His cartoons have since appeared in publications and exhibits worldwide, from Portland, Oregon to Saint Petersburg, Russia, winning state, regional […]
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Extreme Weather in Central Oregon Sparks Wild Fire and Causes Mass Power Outages
Emergency crews have busy night ahead cleaning up
You may have noticed the constant stream of fire sirens this afternoon in Bend. That’s because the Bend Fire Department responded to at least 17 calls in a span of just over two hours from late morning until mid-afternoon. City of Bend Battalion Chief, Dave Howe wrote that there were at least eight calls for […]
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SURGEON RESCUES VICTIMS OF AMTRAK DERAILMENT
Meanwhile investigators ask questions regarding high speeds at time of crash
A Portland neurosurgeon praised the work of emergency first responders—even though he himself helped 25 victims of the Amtrak derailment in a span of two hours. In an interview with The Oregonian, Dr. Nate Selden, chair of neurological surgery at Oregon Health and Science University said, “We should be very grateful as citizens that they are […]
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Loiterers at the Source!
Nah, just Pokemon GO players…
For the past few days or so, we’ve been noticing more and more people hanging out on the north side of our downtown office building, just off Bond St. These aren’t your average loiterers, however. Most of them wear office type gear, some ride quality bikes, and they carry nice phones. Some of them have […]
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Did you catch Star Wars last night?
These people did…
It’s here, people… the long-awaited, most recent installment of the Star Wars franchise, “The Last Jedi.” Susana Polo at Polygon said it “concludes with an overwhelming note of hope.” Anthony Ha from TechCrunch said it “mixes hope and despair nearly perfectly.” What will our own film critic, Jared Rasic, say? You gotta wait a couple more […]
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TGIF Cartoon: Post Modernist
A weekly cartoon by Bill Friday
About the Artist: W.R. (Bill) Friday has been cartooning for almost 50 years. What started as cartooning with his two brothers for a kid-produced paper called the “Snooper Review,” lead to a lifetime of comics. His cartoons have since appeared in publications and exhibits worldwide, from Portland, Oregon to Saint Petersburg, Russia, winning state, regional […]
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Sisters Folk Festival announces 2018 winter lineup
Tickets on sale now
On Dec. 5, Sisters Folk Festival announced its 2018 Winter Concert Series Lineup. Purchase tickets for the entire series or individual concerts at their website: sistersfolkfestival.org/winter-concert-series SFF 2018 Winter Concert Series Josh Ritter kicks off the SFF 2018 Winter Concert Series Tues., Jan. 23 at Sisters High School Auditorium. The 20-year music veteran and singer-songwriter […]
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TGIF Cartoon: Those Aren’t Rabbit Tracks
A weekly comic by Bill Friday
About the Artist: W.R. (Bill) Friday has been cartooning for almost 50 years. What started as cartooning with his two brothers for a kid-produced paper called the “Snooper Review,” lead to a lifetime of comics. His cartoons have since appeared in publications and exhibits worldwide, from Portland, Oregon to Saint Petersburg, Russia, winning state, regional […]
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Redmond Teen Stabbed at Playground
Three arrested in what Police say was an unwarranted, unprovoked attack
Three young men wearing bandanas and equipped with box cutters and brass knuckles allegedly attacked a group of young juveniles playing tag at Hope Playground in Redmond on Saturday. In what Redmond Police say was an unprovoked attack, a 15-year old boy suffered non-life threatening stab wounds after being wounded by a box-cutter reported to […]
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House District 53 up for grabs
After 15 years, Rep. Gene Whisnant is not running for re-election
For the past 15-plus years, Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, has represented District 53 in the Oregon House of Representatives. Today though, the longtime representative announced he’s not running for another term. “I look forward to completing my term and being active in the interim and 2018 session,” Whisnant stated in a Nov. 4 press release. […]