Month: March 2011

In what some parents called a shocking decision, the Sisters School District will eliminate the position of principal at Sisters Elementary School in a cost-cutting move. The unusual move is being made to help trim the budget, the district possibly needing to cut up to $3 million. According to School Board Chairwoman Christine Jones, the

A few times a year, Rod and Linda Jones of Redmond and their daughter, Sara, visit a Terrebonne cemetery in the shadow of towering Smith Rock. They place flowers at the marker for Barbara Thomas — their sister, sister-in law and aunt — most recently on what would have been her 62nd birthday, earlier this

Spiked Chai Tea 1.5 ounces of Voyant Chai Tea liqueur 1.5 ounces of Rumchata (both are available at East Bend Liquors) 4 ounces of warm milk. Warm your milk. If you have an espresso machine, by all means steam it. If you do not, warm the milk on the stove top. Make sure to keep

Dumpling Mixture: 1 lb ground pork 5-6 large prawns, minced 1/2 bunch diced green onions 1 bunch yue choy, finely chopped (substitute: bok choy) 1 Napa cabbage, fine chopped 1tsp ground ginger 1/4 cup oyster sauce 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/8 cup sugar 2 tbsp sesame oil 1/2 tsp white pepper 1/2 tsp black pepper

A Bend man arrested recently on rape charges was given permission by a judge Tuesday to leave the area and live with his brother in Portland, pending further court proceedings. As a result, Circuit Judge Hugh Downer, a judge from Coos County filling in in Deschutes County, pushed back the next court date for Thomas

Every fall, Project Connect is held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. But during that event, there’s many people still unable to get the help they need. So Project Connect is going mobile, to bring many services to communities throughout the region. Their first stop was in Redmond. On Sunday, the doors opened at the Bend

After diving deeper into this search warrant of the doctor accused of raping a 23-year-old Bend woman, Thomas Harry Bray’s work history and criminal background show he took a roundabout route before ending up in Central Oregon. Before becoming a part-time instructor at COCC in January, the 37-year-old Bray’s brief medical history shows a man

On Monday, 37-year-old Thomas Bray posted $40,000 bail and was released from the Deschutes County Jail after being charged with raping a 23-year-old Bend woman. New court documents reveal details of the night in question. According to the woman, she met Bray through an online dating site, match.com, and later agreed to meet him downtown