(Photo courtesy of Oregon Cultural Trust) Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford Announces Fall Schedule Kim Stafford, Oregon’s new Poet Laureate, is making good on his promise to connect with as many Oregonians as possible, with more than two dozen statewide appearances scheduled before the end of the year. Stafford just returned from John Day, where…

(Ted Haynes | Photos courtesy of Ted Haynes) Pole Pedal Murder, the fourth book in Ted Haynes’ Northwest Murder Mystery series set in Bend, reached bookstores on July 12. Continuing characters from the previous books joyously compete in the annual Pole Pedal Paddle race (downhill ski, cross-country ski, bike, run, kayak and sprint) while attempting…

The Robleda Company announces the publication of an exciting new murder mystery, The Mt. Bachelor Murders – A Northwest Murder Mystery, by Ted Haynes. For anyone who loves mysteries and the Pacific Northwest, this is a great story — reaching back to Bend’s Norwegian heritage and the early days of the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort. …

For anyone who enjoys mysteries and the Pacific Northwest, this is a great story—four murders, none by a serial killer but all linked to a beautiful pond in the heart of Bend, and to Sarah Chatham, a successful Portland attorney who thought she was coming to Bend to retire. Are the killers long gone or…

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April 22 at 8 pm enjoy the hearty music of Steve Poltz. To suggest that Steve Poltz isn’t normal is about as safe a statement as one could make. You would basically require the powers of the Hubble space telescope to locate Steve Poltz from any region of normalcy. For music fans on both sides…