Month: August 2004

First, despite winning the vote for the tax levy, the Deschutes County Sheriff finds extra money and inmates still go free. Then, the Sheriff decides to implement “performance standards” (also known as quotas to the rest of the world). Then, he denies they’re quotas.

All this after the last Sheriff got sent to jail for a massive embezzlement scheme, using County dollars.

And now, probably the most disturbing news of all is that a Deschutes County sheriff’s patrol deputy was arrested by Oregon State Police last night on 180 child sex abuse and drug-related counts. Michael Patrick Malloy of LaPine (just south of Bend) was a deputy for 10-years.

And these are the people we have on our tax-payer-paid police force? Granted, this is probably an isolated incident, but it doesn’t speak well for the folks they hire (and keep) there, and I hope they’re scrutinizing their other deputies appropriately.

Had another local blogger meet up tonight. Jon was there, as was Dane (who brought eggs that expired three months ago and a street sign, just like he said he would — note to self: Don’t think Dane is joking when he says things), and Jesse. Barney showed up a bit later after posting some very disturbing news on Bend.com. Simone didn’t make it, despite making the suggestion of going to Timbers in the first place.

You’re probably wondering why this post is titled as such. Timbers is a bit of a white-trash/cowboy bar. It’s located in a strip mall, across from a factory outlet mall, next to a Goodwill thrift store, a Dairy Queen and a fabric store. In other words, not the typical place for a dark, smokey, bar. Regardless, we were looking at the menu, and noticed they had chicken gizzards as an appetizer on their menu. We got to joking about how the Dairy Queen next door should make a Gizzard-flavored Blizzard. Then we thought about it, they could just get the nasty chicken from the KFC about a block away — just take it from their dumpster to save costs.

I’m still waiting for Jon to Photoshop the whole thing up.

I learned a few other things while there:

• Jesse has no taste in music — the Eurythmics? Come on, man 😉
• Dane’s still a spaz.
• I suck a pool, as I haven’t played it for a long time. I actually came from behind on a game against Jon, drained the 8-ball on my final shot — and sent the cue ball in the pocket on the same shot. Dangit. Jon beat me up the next game, too.
• Meatloaf’s “I will do anything for love” is great bar music in a place like that. Really.

Slow blogging today, if any, because of pressing deadlines at the office. But just a reminder to local bloggers that we’re meeting up at the south Timbers Tavern in Bend tonight (August 11) at 6:00 PM.

Timbers South is located at 61131 S. Highway 97, across from the Prime Outlet Mall, next to Dairy Queen.

See ya there!