In a few weeks’ time, a new fish passage at the North Canal Dam, near the Riverhouse on the Deschutes in Bend, will be open. The effort is a collaboration between the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, (UDWC) and the North Unit, Swalley and Central Oregon Irrigation Districts, costing […]
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Talkin’ Trail
It’s still too muddy to ride some of Central Oregon’s trails, but in the meantime, Bend becomes a gathering point for trail builders from all over
It’s a busy time of year for trail builders all over North America. Every year, more and more communities are seeing the impact on health, happiness, and economy that comes from creating access to good forest trails. Because of this, there’s an ever-expanding need for further education of the professionals within the industry. Last week, professionals […]
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Spring is here, but snow sports endure.
Ready for your next feat of endurance and strength? Try running on a sea of snow.
For thousands of years, humans have been known for their inventive minds — crafting tools to perform tasks more efficiently, observing nature and finding inspiration. Watching a snowshoe hare, with its large hind legs, hopping around in deep snow, seemingly effortlessly. Our ancestors took notice by developing snowshoes—footwear that allows for greater floatation in snow […]
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Picks 3/23-29
Bend Burlesque Show, Junior Culture & Soul Medic, Hella Big Air & More
Rose Cousins & Caitlin Canty Thursday 23 MUSIC — A Canadian native, folk singer Rose Cousins uses her songwriting talents to balance heartbreak and courage in her award-winning folk melodies. In perfect contrast, Nashville born Caitlin Canty represents the heart of American blues and folk rock. These two notorious collaborators bring their distinct voices together […]
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Ape-pocalypse Now
Hail To The King… Kong
Sometimes when we go to a movie it’s simply to escape the outside world. As long as the film can transport us to a new world, a different time period or some far-off dimension, it doesn’t much matter if the movie is good or bad. But as a critic, it can be difficult to search […]
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The Kedi’s Meow
This story about cats on the streets of Istanbul is way better than those cat videos you like to watch
“Everything is beautiful if you look at it with love.”-“Kedi” Hundreds of thousands of cats have roamed freely through the streets of Istanbul over the last several thousand years. The people of the city treat the cats like neighbors, not like annoying strays snatching food off tables. Indeed, part of living in Istanbul is making […]
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A Tale of Texas Toking
I’ve written in the past about how my work within the music and cannabis industries has been most complementary, how cannabis has saved my sanity during numerous tours, and how offering up cannabis products to touring bands has saved theirs. But there was one time when a band saved me from cannabis, and a potential […]
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Local Housing Inventory Declines
Putting Pressure on Housing Prices
The Beacon Report, which is based on real estate statistics from our local Multiple Listing Service, recently came out with February 2017 figures. This allows some interesting comparisons to last year’s Bend single-family residence sales of 1 acre or less. According to the report, closed sales in Bend for the month of February 2017 increased […]
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Death Wish of a Salesman
Iranian master Asghar Farhadi returns with a new film set in Tehran
In what is probably the only-on-the-nose metaphor of the entire film, “The Salesman” opens in an apartment building nearing collapse. Due to construction next door the foundations of the building are falling away, evidenced by the deep cracks forming along our protagonists’ bedroom walls. Married couple Emad and Rana rush around their crumbling apartment grabbing […]
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Letters 3/8-3/15
Letters to Walden Pour In
Greg Walden’s Affordable Care Act I don’t normally write Letters to the Editors about specific legislation, but it’s important for people of Congressman Greg Walden’s district to know that the proposed revision of the ACA (Obamacare) will significantly reduce coverage, particularly for poorer people in eastern Oregon. Worse yet, from my perspective, it will give […]
