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Bend Dog Park Etiquette
300 Days of Sunshine? Looks like the Bend Oregon real estate market isn’t cooling off with the weather . . . my master is certainly busy, and it seems that downtown is bustling. Maybe it’s the spring break shoppers. I love the snow; this 300 days of sunshine shit in Central Oregon (that the Chamber…
Musings of a mutt . . . Bend Oregon dog parks!
While I grew up in one of the swankiest gated communities and live in one of the nicest homes in Bend Oregon, at heart, I’m just a pooch. I know that my aristocratic air and erect carriage are a bit misleading. Reality is I’m a dog who likes to pee where he wants, scratch what…
“Love Your Life a Little More” . . . Bend Oregon
“Love Your Life A Little More . . . Visit Bend” Sure, we’ve got worries . . . unemployment, the economy, the earth quake/ tsunami in Japan. But, we’ve also got a pretty incredible lifestyle here in Bend . I focus on the positive and write about hamburgers and snow-tubing. Visit Bend has just produced…
Stuck in the Middle of Bend
Stuck in the Middle of Bend (Oregon) A cool song made the rounds this week in Bend. It was written by one Holly Hamilton to the tune of Stealer’s Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle With You.” With lyrics like- Don’t know why I moved here at all; from California, this place feels so small I…
Pilot Butte Drive-In to Open on Westside of Bend
In this time when an “anxious, troubled nation huddles in tight clusters of fear and uncertainty, shot through with far too much war, economic grief, Tea Party idiocy, iffy cell phone reception and low-level karmic doom,”* I, too, tire of all the negatives associated with our economy and our real estate market here in Bend…
Deschutes County Foreclosures Halted
Having worked hard on a number of short sales headed to foreclosure (many with B of A), I found an article by Brent Hunsberger in The Oregonian very interesting. Excerpts from the article appear below. Hundreds of Oregon Foreclosure Sales Stopped Sales of hundreds of foreclosed homes in Oregon have been halted or withdrawn in…
Tetherow . . . Green on the Greens
Tetherow’s Commitment Building on a commitment to ensure environmentally sound philosophies and practices, Tetherow is not only one of the area’s only environmentally friendly golf courses, but it has extended that “green” mentality to the new custom homes under construction. “Our vision from the onset was to create a world class golf experience that was…
Bend Homes . . . Sales for February 2011
February 2011 Aawooo . . . the fluffy soft snow and frigid temperatures have returned to Central Oregon! I guess I have to retract all my whining from last month about the crummy conditions at Mt. Bachelor. February Bend Home Sales We saw the sale of 111 homes in Bend during February. Down a bit…
BMX in Redmond
Great Northwest Nationals Some 1,200 racers from across the region came to Redmond this weekend to compete in the American Bicycle Association’s BMX Great Northwest Nationals at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. The Great Northwest is one of 34 ABA Nationals scheduled for 2011, and the fourth of the year. Surely, too, this…
Bend Named No. 2 ‘Death-Defying City’ in the U.S.
The Dumbest Post of All time? I’m not sure it’s the lamest, but surely it must be close. Bend Oregon is known for a lot of great things . . . clean air, affordable housing prices, short commutes, a salubrious climate boasting 300 sunny days a year, a million golf courses, a great ski area…