McMenamins 4th anniversary

McMenamins Old St. Francis School is turning four (already!) and this Friday and Saturday, they’re having a 4th Anniversary Weekend Party. Featuring live music starting at 7pm (for free), all ages are welcome Come to our 4th Anniversary Party, with live music both nights by McMenamins’ favorite country-folk rockers, the … Continue reading

Last year (or two) in November…

Time for look back on what I was blogging about the past couple of Novembers. In 2006: The start of the Central Oregon Paranormal Society Construction on the Newport Bridge downtown was running long First word on the Oxford Hotel (supposed to be finished by Fall 2008…?) I blogged a … Continue reading

Deschutes Brewery garage and bake sale Saturday

This year, Deschutes Brewery‘s annual Garage Sale is moved up a couple of weeks from early December to this Saturday, the 22nd. Even better, there’s a Bake Sale involved. The Garage Sale will be held in the Mountain Room along with a benefit Bake Sale this year. All proceeds from … Continue reading

Amani Life Project Thanksgiving raffle

This came in over the weekend and seems like a good cause and a good opportunity to get involved: Next weekend the Amani Life Project (a local group that works to send orphaned girls to college) will be raffling off Thanksgiving baskets with all the fixings for a nice meal … Continue reading

Celina’s, closed; Village Grill, different

A couple of restaurant items of interest in the Bulletin today. First, Celina’s Latin Bistro, on the east side of town (the northeast corner of 27th and Highway 20) is closed; business just wasn’t busy enough. I was driving by there earlier this week (after work) and thought it looked … Continue reading

Helping Jason Freiboth

This is totally a worthwhile cause: Bend resident Jason Freiboth (and "longtime Bend park district sports program do-it-all" as the Bulletin mentions) is suffering from skin cancer, and the community is rallying around him with support. This was sent to me today, so I’m running it in its entirety: Friends … Continue reading

Throwing stars

Ever take time to read the City Code for Bend? It’s definitely interesting. Like Chapter 5, Offenses, section 5.070: Possession of a Throwing Star. (1) Definition: "Throwing Star" means any instrument, without handles, consisting of a metal plate having three or more radiation points with one or more sharp edges, … Continue reading

Bend history links

I ran across a couple of links lately relating to Bend’s history that I thought I’d share. The first is a photo on Flickr of Downtown Bend looking east on Franklin Avenue. It was taken circa 1972, and the cross street at the light is Bond. The new Franklin Crossing … Continue reading

COWPU event next Friday the 14th

Web geeks (and other professionals), take note: next Friday, November 14th, there’s a COWPU presentation on. What: Mark Turner will make a presentation on Git, the newest rage in version control. When: Friday, November 14th 2008 7:00 PM Where: The Bulletin 1777 SW Chandler Ave Bend, OR 97702 Everyone is … Continue reading

Renegade Rollergirls: Saturday the 22nd

It’s been awhile since I blogged about rollerderby, but the sport is alive and well in Central Oregon. Saturday, November 22nd, the Renegade Rollergirls have a bout at the Midtown Music Hall: The 3rd game of the season. Radar Lovers vs. The Skull Rollers. November 22nd at the Midtown. Doors … Continue reading