Bend, Oregon News http://www.news-spider.com/Local/Oregon/Bend/index.html Latest Bend, Oregon News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:47:22 GMT Beetles killing trees, causing more damage than we see http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995935 The mountain pine beetle has killed swaths of Central Oregon forests in the past few years, and now the results of the beetles‘ work is showing near local recreation areas.In the past month, trees kil ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995935 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:55:15 GMT Wickiup Reservoir http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995936 Everything about Wickiup Reservoir is big.The lake. The fish. And the project that created it.That decade-long undertaking, started in the late 1930s, impounded the Deschutes River behind a 2.6-mile e ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995936 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:55:15 GMT Menopause in the spotlight; 2nd Street’s ‘Menopause the Musical’ puts a silly spin on hot flashes http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995937 According to WebMD, most women will spend about one-third of their lives in menopause. That seems like a lot. So why does it seem like people don‘t talk about menopause much?"Menopause the Musical" by ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995937 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:55:15 GMT Fair-tastic; In its 75th year, the Jefferson County Fair takes over Madras http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995938 The Jefferson County Fair & Rodeo celebrates its 75th anniversary this year in style.The fair, which runs through Saturday, includes all of the traditional fair fare from carnival rides to tasty food ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995938 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:55:15 GMT All are welcome; 4 Peaks headliner Everyone Orchestra is aptly named http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995939 Proclamation Whereas the 4 Peaks Music Festival, happening today and Saturday near Tumalo (see "If you go"), is a gathering of jam bands; andWhereas one of the core elements of the jam-band genre is j ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216995939 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:55:15 GMT Investigators call Tumalo pot growing operation region’s largest http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216949376 Regional drug enforcement investigators have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a Tumalo marijuana growing operation they say is the largest they‘ve ever found in the area.Members of the Ce ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216949376 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:28:00 GMT Why’s Bend so dark? Some illumination ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216909006 Drive through just about any roundabout or intersection with a signal at night in Bend, and you‘ll be bathed in the warm orange-yellow glow of half a dozen streetlights. But cruise another block and y ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216909006 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Taking the path less traveled; Side road leads to adventure in Trout Creek Swamp area http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216909007 Hmm. That road looks interesting.Since this is Central Oregon we‘re talking about, more times than not my suspicion is confirmed. Which is a batting average I can live with.Sometimes, I have a specifi ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216909007 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT East Lake slam; The high lake holds browns, rainbows, kokanee and Atlantic salmon http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216909008 We were just one fish away from achieving the East Lake slam, so Fred Foisset pointed his 20-foot sled-style boat toward the west shore.To complete the slam, we needed to land an elusive Atlantic salm ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216909008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT As more trails begin to open, don’t forget to leash dogs http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216909009 Dogs are now required to be on leash on the Green Lakes, Soda Creek, South Sister Climbers, Todd Lake and Broken Top trails as well as the east half of Moraine Lake Trail through Sept. 15.Meanwhile, t ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216909009 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT