Deschutes County Health Services sent out their November calendar for the free COVID-19 vaccine clinics going on this month: These are all free walk-in clinics for anyone age 5 and older; if you haven’t gotten the latest booster yet, or if for some reason you haven’t been vaccinated at all, … Continue reading
The High Desert Droids, the oldest high school robotics team in Central Oregon based at Mountain View High School, is holding its annual fundraising garage sale on Saturday, November 12. The goal is to raise money for robotic parts, entrance fees to competitions, and travel costs (the student club travels … Continue reading
To no one’s surprise, I’m sure, the Hack Bend election endorsements are back for the 2022 midterm election. Right now it’s more important than ever that you get out to vote, and if you’re struggling with how to vote, hopefully these endorsements will give you a nudge. These are relevant … Continue reading
On Halloween weekend, Saturday the 29th, a new beer fest is taking place at the Midtown Yacht Club: Beers from the Dead, a celebration of classic Oregon microbrews. It’s a non-ticketed, pay-as-you-go event featuring the classic styles of the early American craft beer (or “microbrew”) movement, such as golden ales, … Continue reading
This press release came through recently, which seemed like it might be interesting in light of the wildfires and smoke we had recently, for a lecture series on “Coexistence and Regeneration: Rethinking Fire” taking place in Sisters on September 29. Announcing the final installment of the 2022 Coexistence and Regeneration … Continue reading
Little Pine Donuts is a small-batch, family business that opened up at the beginning of this year, specializing in hand-made filled brioche doughnuts. The business has been wildly popular, selling the doughnuts both online for delivery or pickup, and was also selling on Saturdays at the Northwest Crossing Farmers Market … Continue reading
Hard to believe that Bend’s best alt-weekly newspaper, The Source, is a quarter of a century old—but it’s true! The paper was launched in 1997 and turned 25 just this month, which means there have been about 1,300 issues published since then! In many ways, the story of the Source … Continue reading
I thought this might be an interesting feature, to look back on previous years in Bend history, at least as reported in The Bulletin (or other sources if I find them). I added “120 Years Ago” to the usual lineup you’d see because otherwise 100 years ago only gets us … Continue reading
For those interested in Bend history, did you know there are several sources for browsing old local newspapers online? These are scanned and digitized copies freely available from a variety of sources, and (if the text is legible enough) they are also searchable. As long as you have an internet … Continue reading
The library system is one of our greatest resources, for us as individuals and as a society, and locally the Deschutes Public Library does an amazing job offering many free services and events. Everyone knows about checking out books, music, and movies from the library, of course. But did you … Continue reading