Month: November 2012

The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and the sponsors of the U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle are excited to be hosting the 37 th Annual of the largest multi-sport event in the Northwest. Artists of all ages are eligible to enter this year’s Logo Contest. The U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle is a multi-sport event

A new study published Wednesday, co-authored by a St. Charles oncologist and OHSU professor, says 30 years of intense breast cancer screenings have resulted in a jump in overdiagnoses — but no positive impact on incidence of the potentially deadly disease. In the last three decades, the researchers estimate more than a million women have

Governor Kitzhaber announced Wednesday the submittal of nominees for service on state boards and commissions, including four Bend residents. The nominees are subject to Senate confirmation. The Senate Rules Committee will hold confirmation hearings on Dec. 10 . They include four Bend residents: Amy Tykeson to the Oregon Health and Science University board of directors;

Pat Kesgard, CCIM and Bruce Kemp, CCIM with Compass Commercial Real Estate Services represented the lessor, MSG, LLC in the triple net lease of a 3,408 square foot medical office located at 111 NW Larch Avenue in Redmond to Mosaic Medical. Mosaic Medical is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that operates federally qualified health centers throughout

Get your hound for the holidays or cat for Christmas and best of all, you choose your own adoption fee on Black Friday at the Humane Society of Central Oregon. What price would you pay for your new best friend? Name your price on Black Friday, November 23 rd at the Humane Society of Central

A stormy night over Central Oregon brought wind, rain and snow, followed by blue skies in Bend but tricky travel in the passes and other higher elevations as the Thanksgiving Eve travel period began. Chains or snow tires were required for travelers over Santiam Pass, where 8 inches of new snow fell and more than

The High Desert Museum has opened the newly enclosed E.L. Wiegand Pavilion, doubling its educational space and allowing for new special new programs featuring soaring raptors and other live animals inside this new high-tech, warm, inviting area. A significant grant of $250,000 allowed the Museum to enclosed the open-air pavilion at the Museum’s Donald M.

A Bend family looked through the destruction left behind Tuesday after strong winds knocked a tree over, pulling a power line over and sparking a fire that destroyed their home Monday. “Just all of a sudden you heard this huge crash, and all of the windows out in the living room were shaking,” said Laurie

Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife troopers from the Bend Area Command office asked for the public’s help Tuesday to identify whoever illegally shot shot and wasted four deer in the Kotzman Basin area southeast of Bend. A reward of up to $500 is offered by the Oregon Hunter’s Association for information that leads to

La Pine is in the process of changing its image — but it hopes to maintain that small-town feeling. City officials say the future looks bright, and they have some ideas to make it that way. City Manager Steve Hasson told NewsChannel 21 this week that there is no owner’s manual that comes with a

The Crooked River National Grassland Office will be closed on Monday, December 3 rd and reopen on Tuesday, December 4 th in their new location with the Madras/Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce at 274 SW 4 th Street in Madras. The Crooked River National Grassland will continue to provide the same services and information, just

Oregon State Police said Tuesday that 28 of Oregon’s 36 county courthouses received telephoned bomb threats Monday afternoon and they are investigating the various calls in hopes of finding the culprits. Monday afternoon brought multiple reports of phoned bomb threats directed to several different locations, including 28 courthouse facilities and the Oregon Public Service Building

Starting Jan. 1, Oregonians with a Medicare supplement plan have an annual opportunity to change insurance companies. This gives consumers a chance to shop prices or compare customer service, for example. The option to shop and switch companies starts on their birthday and ends 30 days later. Nearly 125,000 Oregonians have supplement plans. These plans

Bend police advised the public Tuesday to be on the lookout for a Jackson County Jail escapee who has ties to the area. Corrections deputies were alerted around 10 p.m. Monday that Bradley William Monical, 42, had escaped through the recreation yard on the top floor of the Medford jail. They said Monical was a

Bend Fire Department’s Santa Express food and clothing drive is heading into Bend Neighborhoods Monday December 3 rd through Thursday December 6 th . The Bend Firefighter’s Association and Bend Fire and Rescue are working with The Salvation Army to collect non-perishable food items, clothing, and toys for needy families in Bend and Central Oregon.

A statewide network that uses Oregon citizens to collect local data on rain, snow and even hail is seeking a new wave of volunteers. Coordinated by the Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State University, the program is part of the national Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS . This national initiative has

Over 6,000 citizens have written to the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District in opposition to its plan to round up and remove hundreds of wild horses from their homes on the range in Eastern Oregon, the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, a national coalition, announced Tuesday. At issue, the group said, are Oregon’s historic

Colette Peters, director of the Oregon Department of Corrections, recently announced the appointment of superintendents to lead three Oregon state prisons, including Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras. Named were Joe Decamp as superintendent of Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI) in Portland; Rick Angelozzi as superintendent of Deer Ridge Correctional Institution (DRCI) in Madras; and

Please join the Smolich Motors family in support of Central Oregon’s Toys for Tots campaign organized by Marine Corps Detachment 1308 and help bring Christmas smiles to families across Bend and Central Oregon. As the holidays approach, the employees of the Smolich family of dealerships want to ensure every child across Central Oregon has an

At least 17 of the 36 county courthouses across Oregon, and OSP headquarters in Salem, were searched and some evacuated Monday afternoon after an apparently coordinated series of telephoned bomb threats — the third around the country in recent weeks. First Deschutes County DA Patrick Flaherty’s office, then the rest of the courthouse complex was