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A Change of Music Scenery

Local musicians, promoters and venue owners talk about what’s changed in Bend over the last 10 years

A local music scene needs a few basic ingredients to prosper: โ€ข Music venues โ€ข Talented musicians โ€ข An enthusiastic music-loving population to support shows โ€ข An inspiring tale of a local band that made it “big” โ€ข Low cost of living Bend has all of these things, except the last one. What do local […]

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๐Ÿ‘ฃ Blogfoot: Did You Hear That?

Episode two of “Expedition Bigfoot” shows signs of life by spotting a few more leads

It’s time again guys… grab your boots and binoculars, because we’re back with another installment of Blogfoot! In the first episode of “Expedition Bigfoot” we ended up losing one of the original team members, RPG, to some headaches from possible infrasound. I’m still not over the fact that this a hunting technique that animals useโ€”and […]

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Hip Hop Hooray!

Naughty By Nature confirms a show at this year’s Oregon WinterFest

Rap fans, it’s time to rejoice. Lay It Out Events announced today that Naughty By Nature will be headlining at this year’s OnPoint Community Credit Union Oregon WinterFest, which takes place Feb. 14 through 16. The New Jersey rap trio, made up of Treach, Vin Rock and Dj Kay Gee, have been bumping tunes in […]

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Knute Buehler Officially Announces a Run for U.S. Congress

With Greg Walden retiring, the 2nd Congressional District race has a big field of candidates

Knute Buehler, R-Bend, announced yesterday that he will run for U.S. Congress to replace U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, the Republican from Hood River who has represented Oregonโ€™s 2nd Congressional District since 1998. Walden announced he would not be running for re-election Oct. 28. Buehler is an orthopedic surgeon who represented Bend in the Oregon House […]

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A Visit from a Prankster

Ken Babbs makes a visit to Worthy Brewing—which contains its own relics of hippie days gone by

If you ask Ken Babbs what he’s up to these days, he’ll tell you his life largely revolves around the rearing of a new Golden Labrador puppy, named Mabel. If you’ve ever raisedโ€”or have even been aroundโ€”a lab puppy, you know why she’s taking up so much of his free time. Babbs, a founding member […]

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Buehler Considers Run for U.S. House

Tuesday tweet indicates Bend surgeon is considering running

Knute Buehler may be throwing his hat into the ring in the race to replace Rep. Greg Walden. Walden (R-OR2) announced yesterday that after more than 20 years in his current office, he would not seek re-election in 2020. Naturally, that left many in the state positing who would be the GOP candidate to run.  […]

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A Valuable Commodity

How the beaver contributed to Oregon becoming a state

Three species of rodents on our planet have had more impact on the welfare of Man than all the horses, chickens and cattle combined. One is a native to North Americaโ€”the North American Beaver, Castor canadensis, another beaver native to Eurasia, Castor fiber, and the Norway Rat, Rattus norvegius. The beaver helped Native Americans and […]

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