Wow, what a warm Bend Christmas Parade! At nearly 60 degrees when we turned the corner from Newport to Wall Street, so likely a record.
As I told folks along the way – when I wasn’t waving or wielding a video camera to record Christmas greetings from the crowd – we’ve had colder 4th of July Pet Parades than we were today.
And we have. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. It was nice to still feel my feet and toes when it was over. But I still need new comfy hiking shoes, the old ones had me limping home.
Here’s the whole NewsChannel 21 gang before the parade began, on a “sparkling day” that even Bob Shaw would find hard to top;
So I hope you all had a swell Saturday too, full of lots of ups and few if any downs. I started the day writing about a truly nasty crash on the Bend Parkway that killed two young people. No doubt it was an awful, dark Saturday for those two families, no matter how warm and bright the day.
So it’s yet another time to count your blessings.
Leave it to Barney 
PLEASE RUN A PIECE ON ACADEMY SHORTLISTED FILM FUEL!!! It’s playing this week only! We had a full house last night, a 3 minute standing ovation, and the general manager for the theater said that they had NEVER had that many people in their theater to see a documentary before.
Barney filmed me briefly yesterday at the parade, and myself (the film’s producer) and Josh Tickell (the film’s director) are here until tomorrow afternoon.
The people of Bend want to see what is being called “more than a film….it’s a movement”.
The Seattle Times said:
“Dynamic and persuasive. It’s a must see, and not just for environmentalists.”
Bend’s The Source said:
“The greatest thing about this film is that it offers hope, a vision of a future without oil wars. FUEL is an amazing resource for those wishing to know more about the hottest issue of our time, energy independence. The message here is that if we change our fuel, we can change our world, and it’s one worth heeding.”
2 locals worked on the project, Jim Guy and Michael McOmber. They are the ones that insisted that we show this film in Bend, and we really need your help to spread the message to people.
This is news WORTH reporting.
Please let me know what you need to run a piece.
Sustainably yours,
Rebecca Harrell
Producer
FUEL – winner Best Documentary Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival 2008
Handpicked by Robert Redford to launch the Sundance Film Festival.
Being called the most important film of our time.