Month: July 2012

BendFilm has garnered a clever way to sponsor its film awards thanks to the innovative thinking of Pamela Hulse Andrews, CEO/Founder of Cascade Publications Inc. BendFilm Director Orit Schwartz recently told Andrews that she didn’t have funding for several of the festival’s $1,000 awards including Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Documentary. That got Andrews’

The Oregon State Public Health Lab has confirmed that three Central Oregon residents who were hospitalized contracted botulism at a private barbecue, Deschutes County health officials said Monday. Deschutes County Health Services has conducted an investigation and implicated home-canned food as the source of the Botulism. Final testing results are pending. No other details were

The House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee is directing the Environmental Protection Agency to provide cities with flexibility in implementing a surface-water treatment role, a prime reason for a major, controversial water project in Bend. “The EPA’s inflexibility on an arbitrary deadline has stuck the city of Bend and its citizens with a $30 million bill,” Rep.

The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades to provide necessary primary and specialty medical care, prescription medications, mental health care, and basic dental care to 25 Deschutes County residents for one year. VIM cares for working adults in Deschutes County who do not

A popular day-use site on Elk Lake temporarily is closed while hazardous trees are removed from the area. The Beach Day-Use site at Elk Lake, on the southwest corner, temporarily is closed while a contractor removes hazardous trees from the area. The Forest Service regularly removes hazardous trees near recreation sites for public safety. The

Deschutes National Forest Supervisor John Allen is reminding visitors and campers that the use of all fireworks is prohibited on all national forests and national grasslands. Fireworks and other pyrotechnic devices are prohibited on national grassland and national forest lands year-round, regardless of weather conditions or holidays. Regulations are enforced, and violation is punishable as

The Bend-La Pine Schools Summer Meals program is under way, serving hundreds of local students healthy, tasty meals each weekday at nine locations throughout Bend and La Pine. The free lunch program, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, expects to serve more than 30,000 nutritious meals to children during summer vacation. Free lunches

The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show announces important changes in traffic flow and parking for the 37th annual show on Saturday, July 14. The Sisters Elementary School parking lot, located just east of Locust St. and accessed via Cascade Ave. E., will be designated for handicapped parking only this year. This more than doubles the amount

A music video for a Jamaican artist was supposed to be shot right here in Central Oregon on Sunday, but the filmmaker is having difficulty finding a location. Local filmmaker Tim Cash from Far from Earth Films is making a music video for Jamaican artist Omi, but he is having some issues finding a bank

More than four months after a southeast Bend homeowner held a garage burglar at gunpoint, then chased him across a field, Bend police said Sunday they have made an arrest in the case. Around 3 a.m. last Feb. 15, Ken Barrows, 50, got a call from his alarm company to say the silent alarm had

Sisters got into the summer spirit by throwing a summer faire this weekend. Dozens of vendors lined the park in downtown Sisters. Saturday was slow, due to the stormy weather. But Sunday, the sun was shining and things seemed to pick up. From almonds to soaps, vendors showcased their arts and crafts. And for Kirk

The 2012 Mount Bachelor Kennel Club Dog Show was held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds this weekend. And organizers say it’s like the Westminster Dog Show, only slightly smaller. The show has been running for over 20 years now. About 1,000 dogs from all over the Northwest were competing in the three-day show. Teams came

La Pine was busy over the weekend with three events: La Pine Frontier Days, the La Pine Rodeo, and the Fill the Boot Drive. Frontier Days is a celebration that has been going on for close to 100 years in La Pine. It’s termed “The Glory Days of Early La Pine,” and things started off