West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Bend Elks at Aloha Knights - Play-by-Play Jun 16, 2006 at Gresham, OR (Oslund Field) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks........... 000 000 001 - 1 6 1 Aloha Knights....... 220 030 00X - 7 8 0 ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 9/cf Rife; 2/2b Wong; 34/1b Wentzell; 14/3b ... [full story]

Thousands of athletes and families are lacing up their running shoes and preparing to head down to Pacific Crest Sports Festival in Sunriver. June 23 - 25th the sports festival will be marking its 10th year.  “It’s the biggest event that we do,” said Cameron Dauler, a race manager with AA Sports, Ltd.  It is an event that is both a challenge and fun for everyone in the family. The Pacific Crest Sports Festival includes ... [full story]

Independent candidate for governor, Ben Westlund is on a mission.  The state senator has put tens of thousands of miles on his car traveling from town to town, making appearances, talking to the people of Oregon, speaking at news conferences and dinners all in the hopes of gathering the 18,364 signatures he needs by August 29.  That is what it will take to officially get him into the governor's race and on November’s ballot. He ... [full story]

If John Parsons were an aspiring restaurateur, he wouldn't be cooking up the Grand Slam at Denny's. If he wanted to break into the retail biz, 7-Eleven wouldn't be his dream. If he sold ice cream, he'd probably do it the old-fashioned way, out of a truck with the neighborhood kids running to the sound of music. John Parsons is a different breed, an enthusiastic entrepreneur, the kind you like to root for because it ... [full story]

Arnold Robbins, 55, of Bend Oregon escaped injury on Thursday, June 15 when a pre-existing medical condition apparently caused him to lose control of his 1997 Oldsmobile sedan on Highway 97 south of Redmond. According to a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office news release, the county 911 Dispatch Center had received numerous calls shortly after 5 pm reporting excessive speed, weaving, and careless operation of Robbins’ vehicle. At approximately 5:30 pm, members of the Deschutes County ... [full story]

David Ellis of Lapine was transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend by Airlife late Wednesday afternoon, June 14th after being accidentally shot by his friend and roommate, Chester Detwiler. Ellis, age 50, was seated on the couch in the living room when the accident occurred. Detwiler, in the kitchen, had taken a handgun from its case and began to walk toward Ellis to show the gun when he tripped over a wooden tack ... [full story]

Its almost dead solid meteorological summer and the crossing of the solstice seems to have inaugurated a season of good news/ bad news for George W Bush, the Democrats, Iraq, you, me, pretty much everybody. Allow me to illustrate. The good news is George W Bush pulled off a secret mission and flew to Baghdad in the dead of night. The bad news is he only stayed five hours and then came right home. The ... [full story]

While the housing market in other parts of the country is cooling down, real estate is reeling in Bend. According to new numbers from the government, the Bend area jumped to No. 6 in year-to-year housing for the first quarter of 2006, coming in at 34.7 percent. Bend’s 7 percent increase actually topped the nation’s hottest market, St. George, Utah in year-to-year figures.  The numbers are not based on Bend alone.  Since all of Deschutes ... [full story]

What better way to celebrate a Saturday than to take a big ole’ bite out of Bend.  that’s right, load the family up and head down to The Shops at the Old Mill for the 4th annual Bite of Bend. The event is free and takes place from 11:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.  The food, spirits and entertainment are not to be missed according to Heidi Berkman, the special events coordinator for The Shops at ... [full story]

Marda Stoliar’s life is one of international intrigue.  A native Oregonian, she has seen all corners of the world and brought back to Bend the secret recipe to a happy, successful and fulfilling life. At age 65, the former model, high-end shoe designer and manufacturer; has become a highly sought after culinary advisor to individuals and businesses all over the world as the director and chief instructor of the International School of Baking.  While her ... [full story]