Month: March 2013

The Redmond Ice Skating Rink will be hosting a 50s Skate Night on Saturday, March 2, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, featuring music from the 1950s and hosting a costume contest. The City of Redmond and Redmond Area Park and Recreation District are hosting the event as an end of season party for the Ice Skating

The girls basketball IMC/Hybrid all-league selections have been announced. Player of the Year: Mekayla Isaak-Bend Coach of the Year: Todd Ervin-Bend First team: Mekayla Isaak, SR-Bend Delaney Crook, JR-Bend Raja Char, JR-Summit Emma Platner, JR-Mountain View Sarah Heinly, FR-Summit Second team: Molly Maloney, SR-Bend Maddy Booster, SR-Mountain View Megan McCadden, SR-Mountain View Shannon Patterson, JR-Summit

At J.W. Koch’s Redmond gun shop, business is booming. “There’s times when there’s 15 people in here,” Koch said this week. “And we’re tied up with the state because we’re doing background checks, and sometimes we’ve been two and a half hours.” Gun and ammunition sales are up nationwide. Recent talk of possible new gun

Obtaining an Oregon commercial driver license has just become a little easier for some veterans with military driving experience. Military veterans whose primary duty involved the operation of a commercial motor vehicle may be eligible to acquire an Oregon CDL without passing the driving skills test. Applicants still will be required to take the CDL

Beginning Monday, First Street Rapids Park in northwest Bend will temporarily close for construction and installation of a new pedestrian bridge across the Deschutes River. The park spans both sides of the river north of Portland Avenue. The closure will affect the park’s west side at the end of NW First St. and the eastside

The Bend Park and Recreation District and local skate group PUSH (Providing Urban Skate Habitats) have been working together for several months preparing for the development of a new skatepark at Ponderosa Park. Now, the skatepark project is moving ahead to the design phase and the public is invited to join the process in a

A 14-year-old Bend boy led police on a chase early Thursday that ended with him crashing an SUV into a power pole and phone box in Deschutes River Woods, knocking out service for hours in the subdivision just south of Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The teen was unhurt but fled after crashing the

Inside the Redmond High School auditorium Thursday night, an unlikely bunch of students took to the stage. They all have different stories to tell. They’re artists, singers, baseball players, golfers and future leaders, performing in “Legally Blonde, the Musical.” “To have people come and watch it and enjoy it and laugh and feel the emotions