Month: March 2012

The Beginning of Forever Bridal Show was held Saturday at Redmond’s Bazaar. Guests could come explore different wedding services and look at bridal gowns. There were over 30 vendors from bakeries to photographers to even limo services. Brides know it takes almost a year to plan a wedding. Show organizers say the best thing about

Kendama is a ball-and-cup game, popular in Japan and also among U.S. youngsters. Wabi Sabi in Bend, which sells the toy, held a tournament Saturday at the Boys and Girls Club of Bend. Organizers say kids have been practicing for a couple years, and it’s really caught on, especially for students at Bend High School

Ellen Rosenblum, one of two Democratic candidates for Oregon attorney general, was invited to a brunch Satruday hosted by Mike Dugan and Judy Stiegler. Over 40 people came to their house to meet Rosenblum and hear why she is running. Current Attorney General John Kroger, a Democrat, is not seeking a new term, for health

Deschutes County sheriff?s deputies and a mental health counselor talked an armed, suicidal Bend man who allegedly stole two rental cars off the edge of a bridge over the Crooked River Gorge Friday, and he was taken to the hospital for mental evaluation. Highway 97 north of Terrebonne was shut for about a half-hour during

Like a scene out of the 1971 classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” the craze over Mega Millions lottery tickets hit an all-time high Friday night, as did the jackpot itself. Millions of people flocked to stores to get their chance a $640 million. But what should you do if, by an amazing stroke

Mega Millions Mania hits Central Oregon, and with every ticket that’s sold, retailers are cashing in. “It’s been crazy, and so far this morning, 85 percent of our sales have been lottery,” Jassey Uppal, owner of the Butler Market Store, said Friday. Based on how many tickets they sell, retailers get a percentage between 5

A Prineville man in a wheelchair whose van was stolen and crashed by a teen earlier this week got a gift he never expected on Friday. Several people have stepped forward to help, and two people even offered to donate their own van to him. Police say David Cozart, 15, stole the van from Roger

The road to recovery is going to be long for a Prineville teen who was thrown from a van when it crashed early Tuesday morning on the Crooked River Highway south of town. Crook County sheriff’s deputies say the 15-year-old had been drinking, stole a van and was speeding when it crashed off Highway 27,

The soggy, showery month of March was drawing to a close Friday with a lot more of the same across the High Desert — steady rain, heavy at times, and blustery conditions that made for challenging skiing, driving — and big puddle-dodging for walkers, too. Bend Airport recorded only .17 of an inch in the

A 5-year-old Bend girl stricken with life-threatening meningitis nearly two weeks ago has improved from critical to serious condition at a Portland hospital, officials said Thursday. Meanwhile, Deschutes County health officials said tests have determined that the strain of meningococcal disease contracted by the girl is serotype B, which cannot be prevented by the vaccine

A growing trend in Central Oregon right now is getting your vegetables from a local farm through a program called Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA for short. CSA is a way you can get all of your vegetables, fresh and locally grown, without raising them all by yourself. I took a tour Thursday to find

The kids are out of school for spring break, and Bend police said Thursday they’re feeling the heat, as criminal mischief crimes are on the rise. But one group of students in Bend were working hard to to make a positive change on their vacation. “I can’t speak for everybody, but I think there’s definitely

A community on the north side of Bend has been honored nationally after residents put in more than 700 hours clearing land to create defensible space around their homes. Rimrock West has been deemed a Firewise Community, becoming only the second one in Bend and the 18th in the state of Oregon. “Not only making

A Prineville man who spends much of his days in a wheelchair, made an alarming discovery the other day: his specially equipped van is stolen and wrecked by a teenager. On Wednesday, he said while his insurance won’t cover the accident, he’s more worried about the teen. Crook County sheriff’s deputies say a 15-year-old Prineville

Many Central Oregon neighborhoods are not lit up at night, causing some concern for families, people out on late dog walks and bike riders, among others. Stargazers are happy to say Central Oregon remains a prime spot for viewing, thanks to some special laws, but is it worth the worry? “Recently, we’ve had a significant

Not being able to find a job, among the thousands of other Americans struggling to find work, is not the homecoming many veterans expected after fighting for our country. But Wednesday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and NBC Universal launched an initiative to help them, with job fairs similar to one planned in Redmond in

They are people we encounter every day in our community. Men and women who say they’re not, but are heroes in many different ways. Of the 200 people packed in the Riverhouse Convention Center Wednesday morning for the eighth annual American Red Cross Heroes’ Breakfast, eight made their way to the stage, recognized for their

A drunk driver from California ran several stop signs in Redmond and drove onto a sidewalk, then led police on a pursuit Tuesday night, sideswiping a patrol car before being stopped and taken into custody, deputies said. Deschutes County sheriff?s deputies, Redmond police and Oregon State Police troopers responded around 8:30 p.m. to Highway 97

The incumbent and challenger vying for the Republican nomination for Oregon Senate District 27 squared off Tuesday night at the Shilo Inn in Bend. State Sen. Chris Telfer is fighting to stay in office as former state representative Tim Knopp has decided to challenge her. COTV’s Talk of the Town moderated the debate put on

The movie company Lionsgate has done it again with another blockbuster, this time scoring big with the movie “The Hunger Games,” and its teen heroine resonates with a Bend teen bowhunter who finds a positive reflection in her passion. The film depicts a 16-year-old girl and her quest to win an unusual challenge in the