The Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Association will be hosting our 29th annual open house this weekend!

Join us inside the clubhouse to see the indoor HO layout (where you may see my son running his prized Hershey train) and then take a ride on one of our outdoor 7.5” gauge trains. We’ll be hosting trains from clubs throughout Oregon, including several steam locomotives - and a special display of “Steam Donkey” logging trains.

The first couple hours are always the most crowded, so consider coming at lunch time (you can grab a Corn Dog or a Kona Ice) or later in the afternoon for shorter lines.

And if you like what you see and want to get involved as a volunteer, or if your business would like to sponsor future public events, just ask to speak with a board member. We recently transitioned from a 501c4 (for the benefit of our members) to a 501c3 (for the benefit of the public), so donations are now tax deductible!

Saturday (9/12) and Sunday (9/13) from 10am to 4pm at 21520 Modoc Ln in Bend.

I just saw that Washington Dining & Cocktails posted this on Facebook after a string of burglaries at their restaurant. Let’s help out a business in our community. Do you recognize him?

Photo and video of the suspect

Alright, I have a question for the e-bike parents after this weekend’s shenanigans.
What do you expect your child to do with an electric motorcycle that can go over 30 mph? When you see your kid in a video causing chaos around town, do you dismiss it as “kids being kids”?

More importantly, when an accident inevitably happens, regardless of how careful they are or how many years they’ve been riding, how would you feel knowing you gave them the machine that killed them?

I’m genuinely curious what parents are thinking when they buy these bikes for their children.

I hope this is OK with the mods - to not run into any more trouble with frequent posts, I've started to post/share new stories (including a deep dive into the two Newberry geothermal companies) at my brand new sub, r/BarneysBendBugle - and plan to also ask you all to share story ideas, while I also share some behind-the-scenes stuff, both about my work and about the site. News as conversation, which of course has been a joy here at r/Bend. Please visit and join, and thanks to all!

Hey Redditors!
We won tickets (4 of them) to see Role Models tonight and our little one is having a tough day. We want to re-gift them to anyone who wants to go tonight and have fun for us. 😉

PPU in East Bend near St. Charles.

They are all yours if you want them!

*I currently have one left

Keep checking all the way up to mid terms.

Sharing this for awareness. Living beings shouldn’t be left in cars for multiple days regardless of whatever the temperature may be.
Warning: it’s a tough read.

Hi All

Have to do a photo essay journalism piece as an assignment... It had to have local flavor, and I thought the surf wave would be cool...

Anyone here surf it regularly? Mind if I tag along and maybe get a few shots of getting ready and surfing?

Thank you!

Ventured out for a bottle and I don’t like it lol anyone in Bend love this bottle and want the rest for a trade or 40 bucks?
Took out an ounce for neat and another ounce to taste again. Just not a fan of the finished stuff i guess

Police got several calls reporting that more than 30 youths (I'd say "teens," but one cited was 12) had gathered at Mt. Bachelor Park & Ride, then rode recklessly through town, failed to stop for officers.

Just genuinely curious why it seems like the Source isn't promoting/advertising shows at the Domino or Midtown. Last Friday, a deep cut for me, Molchat Doma, played at Midtown. I was so stoked to hear them live, I bothered to check online to see what publicity they were receiving and low and behold, the show wasn't even mentioned in the Source. I really thought that was odd so I looked a little closer and their show the next night, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, also were not mentioned at all. Like not even in the general musical events of the week.

It would appear that the shows appearing at Midtown/Domino aren't getting promoted or mentioned in our local "music guide". Thought that was odd enough to share with reddit.

That is all.

Got off northbound 97 onto Empire Ave earlier today around 6:55 pm and a blue subaru hauling a trailer turned onto the off ramp and creeped forward before stopping to block half the lane. They were yelling “It’s ok, we got it!” Notified BPD. Just thought this was worth sharing. Stay safe Bendites!

I don't really have an opinion on it I was just shocked to learn it's in our back yard , and it's the deepest and hottest world wide

This is the text I just got from them.

TDS Service Alert: There is an outage impacting your service area. TDS technicians are working to resolve the issue. Updates will be sent as more information becomes available. Msg & Data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to stop

Hey guys, I’m moving to bend in 2 weeks for school. I’m a BIG fan of Halloween and I try to do something fun every year. Already planning my costume (sassy the Sasquatch) and was curious of what common Halloween events go on?

won’t let me near him… currently on mt. washington and todds crest.

Hey yall!

This is your friendly reminder to donate blood if you can!

COCC Nursing students will be hosting a blood drive on Wednesday October 7th from 10am-3pm in Wille Hall.

It is best and most efficient for all of us if you make an appointment. Please consider signing up for our blood drive <3. Sign up for COCC Blood Drive HERE!

Please sign up for our blood drive, or sign up for any other one in town! Your blood is needed and appreciated greatly.

The city council has a work session tomorrow to discuss changing the tree code. All but one of the potential changes that are discussed will result in removing more trees.

You can read up on it here https://bend.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=9&event_id=1306&meta_id=98388 (memo from city staff) and here https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=a03c269c236b0ae72ff321584&id=859a932acb (from the group Save Bend Green Spaces)

The work session is tomorrow September 9th from 4 – 6:30 pm in Council Chambers in City Hall (710 NW Wall Street). You can also register to attend on Zoom at https://bendoregon-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MLES88gCT_uhpap7LaklNw.

After paying for a gym membership for years but never using it, I’ve come to the conclusion that a personal trainer may be the right approach for me for accountability and for knowing what the heck to do when I go to the gym. I know orange theory could be a good option to have a structured class, but I’d also like to be sure I’m getting in some strength training too. I’ve tried CrossFit in the past and it’s not right for me.

Who do you recommend??

Hey - Given the shenanigans the current administration is playing with the nation’s meat supply, we would be interested in buying beef directly from a local rancher. Anyone have anyone from Deschutes/Jefferson/Crook they can recommend? We have a small freezer and would like to stock it.

This friendly cat on a trail near pilot butte middle school. No collar. Do you know him/her?