Month: August 2012

Oregon State Police on Thursday evening revealed more details on the events that took place Aug. 12 outside the St. Charles Medical Center-Bend emergency room in which they said a Bend police officer used a Taser and slapped a combative patient who died eight days later. Here is the complete statement issued by the OSP

After a Bend man with health problems died at St. Charles this week following a struggle with police, a criminal justice professor from COCC weighed in Thursday on the hot-button issue of police use of Tasers. Jerry Nichols, 64, was a Vietnam War veteran who suffered from a lung condition called COPD and other medical

Moms and dads! It’s time to get your kids ready for back-to-school. And a vital part of preparation is making sure they’re fully rested after that jam packed summer of fun. The start of school is less than two weeks away for Bend-La Pine and Crook County Schools, and doctors say making sure your child

Two streets are scheduled to be chip sealed next week as part of the City of Bend 2012 Street Maintenance Program. Road and lane closures will be required to complete the work. Please note the construction schedule below: Construction ScheduleProject dates are estimates based on favorable conditions; variances may occur due to weather or other

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center will be undergoing fall renovations and maintenance August 23rd through September 16th affecting the facility’s hours and operations. In addition, the Labor Day holiday is September 3rd, so patrons can expect special hours and some closures over the next three weeks. The Yoga & Pilates wing renovation will begin August

Four national forests in Oregon will open the 2012 harvest season for Matsutakemushrooms following Labor Day weekend. Matsutake mushroom season opens on Tuesday, September 4 on the Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, Umpqua, and Willamette national forests. The 2012 season runs September 4 to November 4. The Chemult and Crescent Ranger District offices will open at 6:30 a.m.

Bend Park & Recreation District’s Aspen Hall and the adjacent northern portion of Shevlin Park will be temporarily closed beginning Monday, August 27th due to an asphalt maintenance project. Located at 18920 Shevlin Park Road, the park areas affected by the closure include Aspen Hall facilities and parking lot as well as park land and

Prineville resident and life-long Oregonian, Jason Carr, announced Thursday that he’ll be seeking a seat on the Prineville City Council this fall. Carr has been the economic development director for Crook County since 2007, and will soon be taking over as executive director of the Partnership to End Poverty. Carr will emphasize jobs and the

The Kids In Need Foundation, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free school supplies to economically disadvantaged school children and under-funded teachers, has received a grant from the American Licorice Company to purchase, ship and distribute approximately 1200 backpacks with school supplies to students at Bear Creek and Juniper Elementary Schools in Bend, and

The Prineville Police Department will be participating in the “Click it or Ticket” safety belt enforcement blitz Aug. 27-Sept. 9. The Prineville Police Department will also be stepping up education efforts on child safety restraint laws and proper use of child restraints. A statewide observation survey in June 2011 found 97 percent of Oregon’s motoring

The latest numbers on West Nile virus have been released and indicate this could be the worst year since it was first found in the U.S. In 1999. Central Oregon health officials said Wednesday despite no local cases in humans, everyone — especially horse owners — need to prepare. States from California to the Carolinas

This year marks the 10th anniversary of a major national effort by the Catholic Church to combat child sex abuse. With the news of a Woodburn priest accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy at his home last week, just how effective has the program been? The document entitled “The Charter for the Protection of

St. Charles Health System recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes St. Charles’ commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment for at least 24 months according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.

St. Charles Health System earned a gold quality achievement award recently, for making big strides with patients who suffer from strokes. The stroke program follows the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s core measures. Medical staff scored high on items from brain imaging scans, to patient evaluations and medication use. In order to get

On August 10th La Pine Firefighters welcomed six new student and two reserve firefighters starting the 2012 Firefighter I Academy. The intensive academy consist of 35 full days with 280 hours of class room, practical skill and exercise scenarios for basic firefighting and rescue which will be completed Sunday September 16th. After hours, the firefighters

BendFilm is seeking host housing for filmmakers during the annual BendFilm Festival set for October 11-14. Orit Schwartz, Festival Director of BendFilm, said, “We hear over and over from housing hosts that getting to know filmmakers during their stay is one of their highlights of the festival. Similarly, guest housing creates some of the most

Bend Research Inc., a leading independent drug-formulation development and manufacturing company, announced Wednesday the addition of a new current Good Manufacturing Practice spray-drying facility. The new facility expands Bend Research’s state-of-the-art capabilities and expertise in the area of development and manufacture of high-potency drug candidates. The company’s new facility is well-suited for the manufacture of

Powder in the winter and golden tans in the summer are found in Bend. The city offers year-round recreation, making it the perfect playground for tourists, this summer’s visitor stats indicate. “Predominately, people are coming to Bend to play,” Visit Bend President and CEO Doug LaPlaca said Monday.” And the number one reasons they voice

Three Bend residents face drug charges after a traffic stop led to a raid on a home and the seizure of more than $13,000 worth of methamphetamine, along with cash, guns and other items, drug agents said Tuesday. Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team detectives, aided by Bend police, stopped a green Ford Mustang around 6:30

A raid on a southwest Redmond home Tuesday turned up more than 140 marijuana plants and led to one woman’s arrest and charges against six other Redmond residents, police said. The Redmond Police Department’s Street Crimes Team had received a complaint of a marijuana grow operation at 3206 SW Pumice Avenue, officers said. An investigation