Month: September 2012

The Rotary Club of Bend has awarded two $2,000 scholarships to local high school seniors with outstanding musical abilities who plan to further their music studies in college. The first $2,000 scholarship recipient is William Murphy from Summit High School who plays the French horn along with the guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, and saxophone. He’s

A Bend woman was arrested Friday night on charges she stabbed a male acquaintance twice, seriously wounding him, police said. Shortly before 9 p.m., police were dispatched to a reported assault at 318 NW Colorado Avenue, said Sgt. Nick Parker. A 59-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, pending notification of family, called 911

Hundreds of shoppers were locked in stores at the Forum Shopping Center in northeast Bend for a time Friday night after a woman called Deschutes County 911 dispatchers, saying a man was waving a gun in the Safeway parking lot, threatening to shoot people. But after a half-hour of police searching and customer stress, police

Ignite Bend is seeking submissions for its ninth iteration slated for Wednesday, October 17th. The Tower Theatre will again host the popular community event that promises an entertaining evening of fast paced storytelling and inspiration. The Ignite format allows each speaker 5 minutes to amuse, educate, and enlighten audiences with a prepared presentation. In the

Oregon State Police and the Oregon Department of Transportation again urge football fans to start planning now for the upcoming season. Following last weekend’s football game cancellation, this Saturday will be the first day that both major universities have home games, so be prepared for potential problems on the road affecting all travelers. An estimated

Starting Monday, Sept. 10, the flooring in the hallway from the Family Birthing Center to the Intensive Care Unit at St. Charles Medical Center-Bend will be replaced. The project will take place in multiple phases spanning about a six-week period. Different sections of the hallway will be closed for five-day increments throughout the construction, except

Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division detectives are continuing the investigation into the death of an adult male during an incident Tuesday morning in Chemult. The names of those involved were released in Friday’s update, but a cause of death hasn’t been confirmed by the State Medical Examiner’s Office following an autopsy Thursday. Around 9:45

Competitors at the 2012 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships took to the roads surrounding the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort on Thursday for the first day of road races. The courses – one 82 kilometers and another 110 kilometers – each began with a fast downhill that led into a rolling middle section before a

Attention: La Pine Middle School and High School students! The HUB opens on Monday September 17th at 3:00 at the La Pine Event Center. This is a great place to hang out, have fun, play games, get a great snack and homework assistance! Middle Schoolers- “From Drawing to Painting- Elements of Design” is a great

Early fall is one of the best times to visit Oregon’s forests. The sunny days and cool evenings set the stage for an enjoyable experience, whatever the recreational pursuit. To assure this natural legacy will be there for future outings, please be mindful of fire safety. Drought conditions across much of the region have sapped

a A Bend man who slid up to 200 feet down ice and boulders while descending from the summit of South Sister with two friends could no longer walk afterward – and that triggered a complex, all-night rescue by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, involving two air-ambulance helicopters and 26 searchers. Around 5:30 p.m.

Back to school includes back to packing lunches for many parents and their students. And it can be tough keeping lunch fun while packing the nutrition needed to fuel the learning. Annette Benedetti is the editor-in-chief of local parenting magazine, True North, and she says there are three rules parents should stick to when deciding

An overdue hiker from Salem was found near East Lake early Friday, the third mission in 24 hours for Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue. Deschutes County 911 dispatchers received a call around 9 p.m. Thursday from a man reporting that Michelle Gerdes, 30, was overdue returning from a hike, said sheriff’s Deputy Mike Biondi,

For most Oregon kids, this has been back-to-school week, which also means major adjustments for parents and teachers. School districts around the state are juggling fewer dollars and fewer staff members. At the same time, they’re adopting new “Common Core Standards” for learning, and working to meet the “compacts” they’ve made with the Oregon Education

We all have our vices, and for many people, the sound of grinding coffee beans is also the sound of their morning ritual. But should school-aged kids be relying on caffeine to get going? Bend registered dietitian Lori Brizee says, ‘No,’ “They’ll be tired but jittery, and they won’t concentrate as well as if they

Deschutes County announced Thursday five candidates who will interview for the county administrator position in Bend on Sept. 16-17. The public is invited to meet the candidates at a reception on Sunday, September 16, 2012 from 4:30 6:00 p.m. The reception will be held in the Deschutes Services Building, 1300 NW Wall Street, Bend, in

Fire danger remains high in Central Oregon. In an effort to prevent human-caused fires during hunting season, wildland fire officials will host hunter information booths across Central Oregon from Wednesday, Sept. 26 to Friday, Sept. 28. Current fire restriction information will be provided to the public regarding open fires, off-road driving, chainsaw use, smoking in

Redmond fire investigators say they found the apparent point of origin, but not the exact cause of a southwest Redmond house fire that also burned a neighboring house, forced five people to flee unharmed but cost the lives of five pets. A neighbor getting ready to leave spotted the fire, called 911 and notified the

Governor John Kitzhaber announced Thursday that a Hillsboro firm, Jireh Semiconductor, Inc., recently decided to “on-shore” their proprietary technology, keeping 250 manufacturing jobs here in lieu of contracting production in Asia. Jireh Semiconductor is a newly established and wholly-owned subsidiary of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, Inc. (AOS) who acquired the Hillsboro fabrication facility from Integrated

Each year, thousands of Oregonians struggle to cover the cost of necessities such as food, medicine and energy. As economic uncertainty continues, residents that have never before been affected are facing financial troubles. As part of a long-standing partnership with Oregon HEAT, Pacific Power is continuing to help customers in need of energy assistance. Over