Month: February 2013

More people in Central Oregon are turning to plastic surgery, with cosmetic facial procedures on the rise. But doctors say although some people may do it for beauty, others do it for their health. A total of 21 surgeries later, and Cait Boyce says she feels like a different woman. “To be afforded the chance

Voters in Sisters soon will be deciding the fate of the Sisters School District when they vote on a five-year extension of the current levy. The district says the levy provides about 9 percent of the their operating resources, that includes things like teachers, electives and programs like the arts. “The local option has been

Rescuers came to the help of an injured San Francisco boy who crashed his rental snowmobile into a tree off a trail southwest of Bend Thursday afternoon, officials said. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies were notified around 3:45 p.m. of the snowmobile crash near the intersection of trails 25 and 125B, west of Edison Sno-Park, said

A second data center is almost complete, a third building is going up, all with their own weather system — a few of the latest developments at Facebook’s Prineville data center. Every time people log into Facebook, they are not alone. With more than 1 billion users, and a lot of computers, a lot of

The Summit boys swim team has become a dynasty lately, winning five of the last six Class 5A state titles. And the past two years, sophomore Tommy Brewer has been a key cog in helping the Storm stay at the top. “I don’t really like not doing very well; it’s one of my pet peeves

Bend 15-year-old Doug Parr can dance. “I’ve always known I have a certain type of presence or natural talent,” Parr said this year. That talent landed the Bend teen a spot in one of the most prestigious ballet academies in the country — The School of American Ballet. “I can’t wait to go,” Parr said.

Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Thursday they have joined with 10 Senate colleagues on a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, urging it to take the next steps needed to protect 31 U.S. nuclear reactors similarly designed to the ones that melted down in Fukushima, Japan, nearly two years ago. The letter

The Bend Park & Recreation District Board of Directors appointed Dan Fishkin as the newest board member at their Tuesday, February 19th meeting to fill a vacancy created by Dallas Brown’s resignation in January. Fishkin will serve until June 30, 2013. The seat is open for election in May to complete the remaining two years

The OSU Extension Service and Central Oregon Chapter of OSU Master Gardeners™ will host a series of two-hour vegetable gardening classes in March and April in Bend, Redmond, Madras, Prineville and Redmond. Both introductory and advanced level classes will be presented. This year, for the first time, the introductory level class also will be taught

The critics were loud, even fierce — but for the second time in two weeks, Bend city councilors voted 4-3 Wednesday night to proceed with a new water pipeline from Bridge Creek to the city’s water storage facility on the west side. Foes are unlikely to give up. It came down to the same 4-3

The Crook County School District Board of Directors has selected three finalist candidates in the search for a new middle school principal to replace Stacy Smith, who will be moving to the district offices to assume the role of Curriculum and Special Programs Director. Public meetings will take place on Tuesday (February. 26), Thursday (February

After a decade of service in Central Oregon, The Partnership to End Poverty will close its doors for good at the end of the year, officials said Thursday. The work of the organization was made possible by the Northwest Area Foundation out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, established to promote economic revitalization and improve the standard of

An ill horse from Eastern Oregon that was referred to Oregon State University’s veterinary teaching hospital has been diagnosed with equine influenza virus, a highly contagious respiratory disease in horses that typically is not fatal, officials said Thursday. The 4-year-old quarter horse mare, which recently arrived in Oregon from Texas, has been placed in isolation

Gone are the days when an alarm clock rings in the morning. Instead, it’s most likely your cell phone, used as an alarm — laying right beside you. Meet the arch-rival of sleep. “Most people are up watching stuff until 10 or 11 at night, and then you log on, don’t even go to sleep

Incarcerated veterans in Deschutes County are now connecting with social workers while still behind bars. A new pilot program is the first of its kind in all of Oregon, and while the concept is simple, it’s already having big impacts on locked-up veterans. Faced with a growing number of veterans booked into the Deschutes County

Arun Gandhi said his grandfather would be troubled by the current violent nature of our world — but he also said it wouldn’t have stopped Mahatma Gandhi from promoting peace. That was the message he offered to students at Redmond Proficiency Academy on Wednesday. “I don’t know if I have the words to express how

Investing in the place they call home — that’s why Facebook’s Prineville data center gave $182,000 to the Crook County community on Wednesday. To get kids interested in jobs of the future, $100,000 is for Cook County High School and $82,000 is for the Crook County Foundation, to boost tourism and create more jobs. “To

Don’t be surprised next June if you’re passed on a Bend trail by a lot of fast runners with muscular calves and a bit of gray hair. At the National Senior Games Association annual meeting in Kissimmee, Fla. last week, Bend was chosen to host the Oregon Senior Games, starting June 2014. The event is

Four people went to the hospital but escaped serious injuries Wednesday morning in a pair of unrelated car-pedestrian collisions in Prineville and Redmond, police said. In Prineville, around 7:45 a.m., a 17-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl were struck by a car when they stepped onto SE Lynn Boulevard near Crook County High School. Capt. Michael

Just before showing off its latest Prineville data center developments to local and national reporters, Facebook announced Wednesday it is donating $182,000 to two Crook County organizations in order to further the community’s technological and economic development. The donation represents the entirety its Business Energy Tax Credit pass-through payment, which it earned through its 2011