September 19, 2009

The Pilot Butte Challenge

Filed under: Bend Oregon Recreation — Tags: Bend Oregon, Bend Oregon Pilot Buttle Challenge — number @ 6:32 am

The Pilot Butte Challenge will be held Saturday September 26th. It’s a timed one mile run/walk beginning at 9 a.m. The event starts at the base of Pilot Butte and ends at the summit.

Registration is necessary and may be done at www.signme upsports.com, or in Bend at REI (541-385-0594), FootZone (541-317-3568), the Pearl Izumi factory store (541-312-3358), Fleet Feet Sports (541-389-1601), Pandora’s Backpack (541-382-6694) and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s Bend office (541-388-6055).

The cost is $10, and $5 for 17 and younger or 65 and older. Proceeds will benefit The Pilot Butte Trust, which helps maintain and enhance Pilot Butte State Park.

This event is just one of the reasons people are moving to Bend. Now is a great time to buy a home in Bend Oregon. If you are considering buying a home in Bend you should sign up for Jim’s New Listing Notification Service. You can contact Jim with any real estate questions you may have at 541-389-4511 or send him an e-mail. Jim Johnson is licensed as the Principal Broker of Bend Oregon Real Estate Expert by the State of Oregon. WEB SITE

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September 13, 2009

Mortgage Rates Are Great

Filed under: Bend Oregon mortgage rates — Tags: Bend Oregon, Bend Oregon mortgage rates — number @ 5:20 am

Rates for 30-year home loans ticked down for the second straight week, remaining close to record lows reached over the spring. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 5.07 percent last week, down from 5.08 percent a week earlier, mortgage company Freddie Mac reported.While above the record low of 4.78 percent, rates are still at very attractive levels for those looking to buy a home or refinance.

Rates should stay low for another month or two as government efforts to keep them low remain effective, predicts Michael Larson, an interest rate and real estate analyst with Weiss Research. But it won’t last forever. Rates will eventually trend upward, Larson said, as the economy starts to turn around.

— From wire reports

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September 7, 2009

Bend Film Fest 2009

Filed under: Art In The High Desert, Bend Film Fest, Bend Oregon Art — Tags: Bend Film Fest, Bend Oregon — number @ 5:57 pm

The Bend Film Fest will be October 8-11 this year. The information below is from the Bend Film web site:

Venue

Tower Theatre
McMenamins Old St. Francis School
Old Mill Regal Cinema

DOWNTOWN PARKING

The City of Bend will suspend the two hour parking limit downtown and in the Parking Garage during the Film Festival. The easiest location for parking downtown is in the free Parking Garage, located on the corner of Lava Road and Minnesota Avenue with the main entrance off of Lava Road. The garage offers 551 covered parking spaces with 13 ADA stalls for the public and is just a few blocks from both the Tower Theatre and McMenamins.

VENUE SHUTTLE

During the Festival, Green Energy Transportation & Tour’s shuttle morphs into BendFilm’s FREE Mobile Movie Lounge/Shuttle. Catch a ride at any of the three Theatre venues on Friday and Saturday to connect with filmmakers and festival-goers aboard the Mobile Movie Lounge/Shuttle between 12:30 pm and 10:00 pm. Please expect 45 minute loops running between McMenamins, Tower Theatre and Regal Old Mill 16.

SHUTTLE TIMES

Thursday evening: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm & 9:00
pm – 10:00 pm between the Tower Theatre
and Les Schwab Amphitheater.
Friday and Saturday: 12:30 pm – 10:00 between all screening venues.

Shuttle stops will be marked with a Mobile
Movie Lounge sandwich board. Please call
(541) 610-6103 with any thoughts or questions
about drop-offs/pickups, or for the current
location of the shuttle.

The Mobile Movie Lounge/Shuttle is wheel chair
accessible. The Shuttle will not be available on
Sunday. Please plan accordingly.

The Bend Film Festival is one of the many reasons people are moving to Bend Oregon.

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September 4, 2009

Oregon Horseshoe Pitchers Singles Championship

Filed under: Bend Oregon, Bend Oregon Recreation — Tags: Bend Oregon Horseshoe Tournament, Horseshoe Championship, Oregon State Horseshoe Tournament — number @ 6:44 am

Bend Oregon will host this years state championship horseshoe pitchers singles tournament. The 86th annual state championship event is being held at Juniper Park in NE Bend. Men, women and junior pitchers will take part in the two day event starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. The event is being hosted by the Bend Horseshoe Club.

This event is on of many outdoor events held in Bend through out the year. Many people move to Bend for its various outdoor events.

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