Deschutes County Health Services and the Deschutes Public Library are partnering to offer weekly drop-in vaccination clinics, starting on Wednesday, June 2. Details from Facebook: We’re partnering with Deschutes Public Library to offer weekly drop-in COVID vaccine clinics at the Downtown Bend Library and Redmond Library. No appointment needed and … Continue reading
Waaaaaaay back in 2007, I wrote about a “cave house” in southeast Bend, literally a house built over a lava tube with a door granting access to the cave itself. I noticed the past couple of days that that old post is getting a bunch of traffic—likely because KTVZ ran … Continue reading
Starting this Saturday, May 22, and running through June 5, you’ll be able to dispose of your yard debris for free as part of the County’s spring FireFree events. A number of transfer stations across the area will be able to take your waste; it’s part of a larger promotion … Continue reading
Crater Lake Spirits has been offering up free hand sanitizer during the pandemic, and posted a reminder this week with details on how to get some: As this fourth wave of Covid cases continues to spread, we want to remind you all that we have FREE gallons of hand sanitizer … Continue reading
The upcoming May 18 election doesn’t have much on the ballot, which makes it tempting to skip or overlook—but please don’t! In particular, there are four positions on the Bend-La Pine school board up for grabs, and it seems that there is a very shady group of candidates running for … Continue reading
Here’s the first month’s of Bend City Council meeting notes for 2021; in actuality I just have one document because the first January 6 meeting was simply the swearing in ceremony for the new City Councilors. You can watch that from the archives here if you’re so inclined. Bend City … Continue reading
Let’s (finally) finish out 2020 with the roundup of Bend City Council notes, for November and December. These were the last Council meetings before the four new members were sworn in for January. Bend City Council meeting notes, 11-4-20 (MS Word doc) Bend City Council meeting notes, 11-18-20 (MS Word … Continue reading
Have you received the latest government stimulus money yet? If so, and it’s not necessarily something you need right now, Central Oregon Daily and TDS (Bend Broadband) invite you to donate it to their Redirect the Check fundraiser. While some of us in Central Oregon thankfully still have a job … Continue reading
Deschutes County Health Services and the Oregon Health Authority are partnering to offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, on Wednesday, January 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged, which you can do here. You don’t need to have symptoms to get the test, … Continue reading
Since the start of the COVID-19 restrictions and limitations that went into effect last March, we’ve been staying at home and only going out when necessary. That means also assiduously avoiding any dining in at restaurants, even for outdoor dining—it’s just too risky, no matter how well the restaurants are … Continue reading