On our way out to the Pumpkin Patch Saturday, we stopped at the Terrebonne Depot for lunch. I remembered that John Anderson had given it a pretty good review in the Bulletin sometime back, and since it’s right on the way to the Pumpkin Patch (and Smith Rock, which will … Continue reading
This weekend we visited the Central Oregon Pumpkin Company (again), the one over in Terrebonne. We didn’t spend the amount of time as we did last year, but it was still a nice trip. This is the place that also has the corn maze ("Corn Maize" they call it)—this year, … Continue reading
This almost slipped under my radar: the Friends of the Bend Library Fall Book Sale. It’s today (October 6) from 10am until 4pm, downtown at the Library Administration Building at 507 NW Wall Street. (The old Library building.) Thousands of quality books of all kinds for sale: fiction, nonfiction, travel … Continue reading
Louise Hawker of The Nature of Words writes in with this latest: Benjamin Percy‘s new collection of short stories, Refresh, Refresh, was just released yesterday, so the book will be available for purchase and signing during The Nature of Words. Publishers Weekly had called it the most anticipated book of … Continue reading
Holy smokes, I just realized today that the Fall Festival is coming up this weekend! Is it really that time of year already? Anyway, it’s this Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7. Downtown Bend, the streets are closed (Oregon, Minnesota, Wall, part of Bond?), and the usual seasonal festival … Continue reading
My wife pointed out the irony of the Bend City Council meeting tonight to present the proposed city fireworks ban, while at the same time this image appeared in today’s Bulletin: Fireworks at the Les Schwab Amphitheater for the Pacific Amateur Golf Classic; photo copyright Rob Kerr and the Bulletin … Continue reading
Interesting story in the Bulletin today about the "Fragile Legacy" photo exhibit up at COCC; 61 high-quality photos of Bend history are on display at the Pinckney Center at COCC’s Pence Hall. “Fragile Legacy: Rare Views of Early Central Oregon” contains 61 photos from the Van Vleet collection of historic … Continue reading
Friday we had lunch at The Village Grill, the new restaurant/sports bar occupying the former Grove space, downtown. Quick summary: I liked it well enough, my wife didn’t much care for it. Service was good, and quick; our lunches were out to the table quicker than we’re used to. I … Continue reading
So we’ve been watching a bit of the KOHD news since it launched this week, and I have some initial impressions. Very polished-looking, high production values, technology is there The newscasters seem comfortable, not too many mistakes or stuttering They seem to have an interactive portion of the (6 o’clock, … Continue reading
You can read the general introduction to this series here. Why the Eastside Rocks #12: Clotheslines (& no Brooks Resources)! Yes, this is a largely snarky post that spun off from the Awbrey Butte/Brooks Resources clothesline controversy; I blogged about it on my other blog (where I was much harsher); … Continue reading