Prepping for the apocEclipse

It hardly needs to be said that the total solar eclipse occurring on Monday is going to wreak havoc on the region — it already is. With something like 200,000 visitors coming to Central Oregon and descending on Madras on Monday, there are a number of resources out there for … Continue reading

Beverages Farm Tour with High Desert EATs this Saturday

So here’s a really interesting-looking event taking place tomorrow (Saturday the 25th) over in Madras: a Beverages Farm Tour with High Desert EATs (which stands for “Educational Agriculture Tours”). It starts early—8:30am, at Maragas Winery—and among other things will cover beer, wine, and whiskey. How can you go wrong? Here … Continue reading

Collage of Culture, in Madras

Busy weekend this week! Tomorrow, Saturday the 20th, is the 13th annual Collage of Culture in Madras, held in the Jefferson County fairgrounds. It’s a celebration of diversity, and though I’ve never been, it sounds like it would be a good time. Saturday, May 20, begin the day with over … Continue reading