Deschutes County is Oregon’s youngest county, but this month, it’s still turning the ripe old age of 100. It was 1914 when voters approved separating a portion of Crook County—itself part of the giant Wasco County until 1882— to form Jefferson County. In 1916, voters approved the creation of Deschutes County from Crook County. Throughout […]
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Ain’t No Party Like a Small Batch Party
Little Woody has aged to perfection
Way back when, The Little Woody started with a small group of local brewers getting together to share the barrel-aged beers they were producing. The small batches of brew were made as a way to celebrate craft brewing as an art form, back when every element of beer culture wasn’t soaked up by the general […]
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“Faces of the Deschutes”
This year, Deschutes County turns 100. For its birthday party celebration, the county and the Deschutes County Historical Society are throwing a year-long celebration that will focus on the area's, past, present and future. Local actor and playwright Clinton Clark has been commissioned to write a three-part look into the area's history called “Faces of […]
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Celebrate the 1930s: Fashion, Dance and Music
High Desert Museum brings vintage fashion to life
Step back in time to the 1930s, with a fashion show, music and dance, part of “Art for a Nation: Inspiration from the Great Depression,” a special High Desert Museum collaboration. The fashion show, curated by Linda Evans, will take place at the Tower Theatre on Friday, May 13. This lively and entertaining event is […]