You can win a café in Eastern Oregon by entering Ma & Pa’s Café Essay Contest. Really! It’s a diner located in Imbler, Oregon, about 12 miles northeast of La Grande. All you have to do is submit a 500-word essay and $150 entry fee by August 1st, and you have a chance to win… Continue reading Win a café in Eastern Oregon
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Cougar! Reloaded
The cougar problem will continue, according to the Bulletin. There’s just not enough manpower to devote to it, and in fact there’s only one agent for the “Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services Program” for all of Deschutes County… and he’s tied up with every other wildlife issue that arises. And this strikes me… Continue reading Cougar! Reloaded
Cougar! The Return
Following up my Cougar! coverage from last night… today on The Peak 104.1 radio morning show, they were having people call in to name the cougar. I missed it, but that’s classic. From the clips they were playing later it sounded like somebody suggested “Mellencamp.” That’s just so wrong it’s funny. And from the So… Continue reading Cougar! The Return
Cougar!
When mountain lions attack! Apparently there’s a young cougar attempting to establish territory in Bend, primarily on Awbrey Butte and possibly Shevlin Park. This is not unusual for Central Oregon, but the way the local news outlets have been covering this story you’d think the world is ending. I actually find all the hooplah amusing.… Continue reading Cougar!
The Bulletin’s reference
I got a copy of Wednesday’s Bulletin today (the Community Life section) that mentions my blog (see The Bulletin quoting my site?). The article is about both Reynolds Pond and Mayfield Pond, both east of Bend, as little-known oases in the desert. I wasn’t quoted directly, but I got a paragraph: Go to www.chuggnutt.com and… Continue reading The Bulletin’s reference
The Bulletin quoting my site?
We don’t get the Bend Bulletin anymore, so I missed this, but apparently yesterday the Bulletin ran an article in their Community section (which they don’t post online) wherein they quoted my blog on the subject of Reynolds Pond (with attribution—to my blog, but not to me by name). I found out today when my… Continue reading The Bulletin quoting my site?
Bend Bulletin article: Tech Town
The Bend Bulletin (our local newspaper) has an interesting article online today: Tech Town, a profile of the local computer/tech industry and how it’s pulling “young, technically savvy people” to the area. The conventional wisdom is that Bend is a great place to retire, but increasingly it is a great place for young, technically savvy… Continue reading Bend Bulletin article: Tech Town
Extending daylight savings time?
This may possibly be the dumbest idea ever: Congress may extend daylight-saving time. Come on, are you kidding me? What a monumental waste of… well, everything. Jesus Christ, if you really need that “extra” hour of daylight, just get up an hour earlier. And that whole “The more daylight we have, the less electricity we… Continue reading Extending daylight savings time?
Fireball
My dad clued me in to this: Fireball sighted over Pacific Northwest. A fireball streaked through the night sky across the western half of the Pacific Northwest on Saturday, startling people all the way from southern Oregon to the Seattle area. Scientists said the fireball was probably a meteor, and that it likely disintegrated just… Continue reading Fireball
Jake’s Diner is moving
I heard this on the radio this morning, and then caught this article in the Bend Bulletin: Jake’s Diner is moving to the eastside. The spot? The Royal Thai Cafe building, behind Bedmart and Scrap-a-Doodle… which, if anyone keeps track, seems to be a death knell for restaurants. I can remember Sully’s (Italian) was there,… Continue reading Jake’s Diner is moving