Month: October 2012

Laura Gibson croons “Down by the River”

The third session in the Deschutes Brewery’s Deschutes River Recordings series presents Laura Gibson with a spiritual cliffside take on “Down by The Riverside.” The pairing dovetails nicely with the themes explored in her latest…

Editorial: Bend water project needs swift, definitive decision

Bend Bulletin

The imminent reopening of Tumalo Falls Road may be a short-term victory for local residents’ access to a favorite outdoor area, but it’s a sign of defeat for reasonable public policy and community decision making.

Injunction puts Bend water project on hold

Bend Bulletin

A federal judge with an injunction Tuesday put a $20.1 million city of Bend project to capture and deliver drinking water to the city on indefinite hold.

Cracked water pipe repaired

Bend Bulletin

Preliminary work on Bend’s surface water project revealed a crack in a pipe more than 80 years old and used to bring water from Bridge Creek to Bend residents, city officials said Thursday.

Opposing sides try to settle pipeline conflict

Bend Bulletin

Bend officials and opponents of the $20.1 million city water project will be in Eugene today to try to work out their differences in a settlement conference.

Bend’s water plan in court today

Bend Bulletin

A hearing in U.S. District Court in Eugene today may determine whether the city of Bend can break ground this fall on a $20.1 million project to upgrade the pipeline and other facilities that bring drinking water to the city.