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Oregonian Hires Bulletin's Lukens

Eric Flowers — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:17:09 +0100

The Oregonian has tapped former Bulletin editorial page editor Erik Lukens to replace Bob Caldwell as the Oregonian’s editorial page director.

The paper announced the move in a blog post Wednesday afternoon and said Lukens will start in June.

Lukens has been with the Bulletin since 1998, primarily as the editorial page editor, more recently he has served as the paper’s city editor, a position that has seen a cast of characters rotate through over the past five years....

A Super Wonky City Council Blog For All You Nerds Out There (Represent!)

erin foote marlowe — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:09 +0100

The council is talking about these things tonight:

Visit Bend’s Business Plan and Budget. This could be interesting because of the debate over Visit Bend and Central Oregon Visitor’s Association needing to resolve some sort of conflict. And also because Visit Bend has floated a proposal for changing how tourism groups are financed, which may have something to do with that potential conflict. You may also want to hear about how it appears Visit Bend has been kicking some ass...

Suck it Ticketmaster! SCI fights back, Pearl Jam-style

James Williams — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:24:00 +0100

Good to see another band picking up where Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam left off in the mid-1990s.

SCI challenges the ticket-giant on sales fees.

One Friday afternoon recently, about 50 fans and friends of the band String Cheese Incident took $20,000 in cash to the G...

Election Results Are In (Some Stunners!)

erin foote marlowe — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:56:30 +0100

We had our eye on a few key races during the May 15 election. These are the unofficial results from those contests as of 9 p.m. Tuesday night, with all precincts reporting, according to the Deschutes County Clerk's Office. Full election results for Deschutes County can be found here.

United States President

Rick Santorum—6.18%

Ron Paul—8.89%

Newt Gingrich—5.31%

Mitt Romney—78.74%

Measure 9-85, New 911 District Fo...

Go Vote!! Last Chance!!

erin foote marlowe — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:13:24 +0100

Voting for the May 15 election closes in 2 hours and 41 minutes.

It's time to find your ballot under the pile of mail you've been ignoring, fill it out and get it down to any of the drop boxes listed below before 8 p.m. tonight!

Bend

Deschutes Service Center Drop Box

1300 NW Wall St.

Located on Parkway side of building

Driv...

The We and the I: Gondry's Back!

Jared Rasic — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:17:05 +0100

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Any time a new Michel Gondry film comes out, I think there should be a national day of rest so everyone can go see it at their earliest convenience. I know The Green Hornet wasn't spectacular and that Be Kind Rewind was lightweight, but with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, The Science of Sleep and the criminally underrated Human Nature, (plus some of the fine...

Reward Offered in Oregon Wolf Killing Case

Eric Flowers — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:17:21 +0100

A pair of animal rights groups are offering a $2,500 reward for information in a wolf killing case in Union County near La Grande, Oregon, which happens to be the epicenter of Oregon’s wolf recovery and ground zero for the heated debate over the future of wolves in Oregon.

The nearly 100 pound animal was discovered b...

La Pine Man Jailed on Sex Abuse Charge

Eric Flowers — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:29:23 +0100

A 64–year-old La Pine man faces seven counts of sexual abuse involving a minor for his alleged relationship with an underage girl.

Police arrested Kendall Jourdan on April 19 after a “lengthy” investigation into his relationship with a juvenile in the La Pine area. Jourdan has been charged with six counts of sexual abuse in the second degree and one count of encouraging sex abuse. Jourdan remains jailed in Bend on $50,000 bail.

According to police, there may be...

Follow Up: Aaron & The Sea release a new music video

Ethan Maffey — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:10:09 +0100

You might remember my post from a couple months ago that contained perhaps the most intense music video I've ever seen. Well, Minneapolis group Aaron & The Sea are back with a new video for their single "There There Creature Creature". At first glance it may not appear to be as dark as the video for "Deja Vudu", but subtext is everything. While definitely less intense, there is still an overriding feel of angst and unease. Check it out below and then do one of two things (or both). S...

Visit Bend Declines Sit Down with COVA

erin foote marlowe — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:42:15 +0100

Visit Bend leaders have declined a request from Deschutes County Commissioner Tammy Baney to sit down with Central Oregon Visitors Association for a one-on-one meeting between the organizations.

Baney, who is also a board member of COVA, hoped to bring leaders of the groups together at a sort of tourism summit on June 5 to discuss what appeared to be a degree of conflict over coordination, redundant efforts and tourism industry funding that’s come to a head in recent months, acco...

Guy Arrested After Climbing Flagpole at Capitol

erin foote marlowe — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:35:48 +0100

Dude with Cascadia Forest Defenders climbed 80 feet up a flagpole outside the Capitol building in Salem today, hung a banner and camped out for about an hour and a half.

Perry Thompson Graham, 23, from Eugene, was promptly arrested by Oregon State Police after descending the pole voluntarily....

Obama Endorses Gay Marriage

erin foote marlowe — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:43:20 +0100

Good day to be an American.

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Send Us Your Photos! If you're sitting on Bend summer concert pics, we want 'em!

James Williams — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:28:28 +0100

We're putting together a full page of your Bend summer concert photos, but we need help.

In an effort to create the most baddest-assed Summer Concert Guide possible (on stands May 17) we're asking you to send us your favorite photographs. And we've bumped the submission deadline to Friday, May 11 at 10am.

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Bend Area Man Busted with 107 Pounds of Pot

erin foote marlowe — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:57:40 +0100

Whoa, that's a lot of pot.

Still, we feel for Brandon James Manger, 23, who was caught with it all in his SUV last night just north of Klamath Falls by Oregon State Police. Manger is from the Bend area, according to OSP.

brandon manger

The special pouring starts at 4:3...

Social Distortion Preview

Ethan Maffey — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:21:24 +0100

On May 16th, California band Social Distortion will be in Bend to rock the Midtown Ballroom. I talked to Social D. guitarist Jonny Wickersham last week for a SOUND piece that will be on newsstands this Wednesday. Check out a little extra coverage from that interview and watch the music video Social D. did for “Machine Gun Blues”, their biggest hit off last year’s release Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes. Each band member played a spirited role in bringing the song to life.

Music on a Monday: Swansea Brings Slow Jams to Bend

Brianna Brey — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:53:14 +0100

Ultra-artsy Portland band Swansea will launch their May tour tonight at the Horned Hand, 8pm. Their first full length album “Old Blood” is due out June 5th and it sounds like it’s going to be pretty darn great.

With heavily lyrical songs that build into a drama...