The end of the year brings more restaurant-related closures, which aren’t fun for anybody. First is the closure of the Crooked River Dinner Train, according to the Bulletin. Costs and descreased ridership have made it unfeasible for the City of Prineville to continue to operate it. (I didn’t know that … Continue reading
Merry Christmas everyone! Nothing else to report today.
It’s not specific to Bend or Central Oregon, but on Christmas Eve we enjoy NORAD Tracks Santa—the "official" site for finding out where Santa is right now. The dynamic map is updated every few minutes with Santa’s current location, and every so often a video goes "live" showing Santa flying … Continue reading
More snow; I heard on the radio driving home from work today that there’s another winter storm advisory from 6am tomorrow morning until 6pm Thursday (Christmas), with 3-5 inches expected for Bend. Now, I know better than to implicitly trust the weather report for Central Oregon, so I have my … Continue reading
Hard to believe we’re only three days away from Christmas already. Nothing substantive to point to tonight, other than a few pictures I took while shopping in the Old Mill District the other day. Christmas shopping, naturally. Well, I suppose you can’t tell it’s Christmas time from the smokestacks picture… … Continue reading
A gift from the Bulletin: this year’s edition of their Near/Far music coverage, which includes 36 free and legal songs to download. A snip of the blurb on their page: [Y]ou can click "Lists and Reviews" to check out my favorite albums and concerts of the year, plus the faves … Continue reading
It’s Christmas lights season for sure! The Bulletin today published their annual guide to the best regional light displays, and it’s certainly more extensive than in past years. Of course now I need to re-run Christmas lights pictures from this post back in 2006. We went out this evening to … Continue reading
McMenamins Old St. Francis School is hosting their annual "Breakfast with Santa" tomorrow, Saturday the 20th. Details: 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 12 noon | $13 adults, $10 kids; reservations required | All ages welcome This is way, way more fun than standing in line at the mall to see … Continue reading
This weekend the High Desert Museum is having a "Frontier Yuletide Celebration" that looks pretty interesting: Celebrate the yuletide season frontier-style with a visit to Father Christmas, the Victorian version of Santa. Join the homesteaders (Living History performers) preparing for the winter holidays at their 1880 ranch cabin, and make … Continue reading
Gift and shopping guides: the previous two years I ran a Holiday Shopping Guide and Holiday Gift Guide and surprisingly, they’re still mostly relevant. And since there’s now only one shopping week before Christmas left, it’s a good time to revisit them. Also, for anyone looking for locally-authored and topical … Continue reading