Month: March 2013

The Bethlehem Inn has been selected by Webfoot Painting for their $5,000 2013 Painting Charity Giveaway. The Inn has three buildings that have only received minor paint touch up during the last 10 years. The Seriously Great Painters of Webfoot Painting will arrive this spring to address the buildings’ painting needs. Each year, Webfoot Painting

An 81-year-old La Pine man reported missing in Redmond when he drove off from his wife’s doctor appointment was found in good condition Monday night, thanks to citizen tips, including a Walmart worker who had just read a KTVZ.COM report and recognized the man from his photo, police said. Robert S. Hoblitzell had accompanied his

An all-day town hall-style meeting at Portland State University on Tuesday gathers experts who are concerned about climate change to discuss what Northwest states are doing about it. Their framework is the new draft National Climate Assessment, a summary of what’s happening with weather patterns and how they are affecting people and wildlife. According to

College tuition isn’t going down. Neither are fees, books or the cost of living. And some students can’t make it without financial aid. “I’m a new father, and between that and how much it costs to live here in Bend, how much food is, just the combination of everything, there’s just no way,” one Central

As crews went up to survey the damage done to Trinity Episcopal Church in Bend, leaders of the church went inside, both to see what’s left of the place of worship, set on fire early last Wednesday morning. “It’s much worse than we thought it would be,” church Senior Warden Peter Lovering said Monday. At

Saving Grace is thrilled to announce a $10,000 contribution from Lay It Out Events. This donation is for proceeds from The OnPoint Community Credit Union Bend WinterFest. The event saw big crowds over the three day event and raised $10,000 for Saving Grace. OnPoint Community Credit Union also hosted a separate fundraiser for Saving Grace

“Family Kitchen will reopen Tuesday, March 12 th with our regularly scheduled dinner service,” President of the Board of Trustees, Pat Roden announced Monday. That will be six days after an apparent arson fire damaged two Trinity Episcopal Church buildings. “We are grateful to all the agencies who have stepped up to make this happen

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public meeting for a proposed 29-mile loop Madras Mountain Views Bikeway at 5:30 p.m. March 27 at the Madras Aquatic Center Community Room, 1195 SE Kemper Way in Madras. The proposed scenic bikeway passes through Madras, Culver, Metolius and past the entrance of Cove Palisades State

The stunning Big Meadow mountaingolf course at Black Butte Ranch has been recognized by Golfweek as one of the “Best Courses You Can Play” in Oregon for 2013. Designed by Robert Muir Graves, the Big Meadow golf course is the centerpiece of Black Butte Ranch, a breathtaking 1,800-acre community framed by the Cascade Mountain Range,

High Desert Chamber Music has been awarded a Meyer Memorial Trust grant, in the amount of $5,000. The MMT’s mission is to work with and invest in organizations, communities, ideas and efforts that contribute to a flourishing and equitable Oregon. Since 1982, MMT has awarded funds to organizations that address a wide array of community

A FREE Personal Document Shredding Event, Food Drive, and Prescription Drug Disposal event will take place at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office main office at 63333 W. Highway 20, Bend, Oregon, on Saturday, March 16 th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is no cost to the public for up to 4 medium boxes

A report released Monday by the Northwest Economic Research Center at Portland State University claims a statewide carbon tax and shift policy could generate annual revenues of $1 billion or more for Oregon while shrinking income and business taxes and sharply cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The Oregon Legislature is currently considering four carbon tax bills:

Some Oregon families supplement a tight food budget by gleaning, or rounding up the excess from farm fields and orchards to feed themselves and share with food banks and charities. They’re asking state lawmakers to allow farmers to write off the value of leftover crops as a charitable donation. Sharon Thornberry, community food systems manager,

Honeybees aren’t native to Central Oregon but that doesn’t stop hundreds of beekeepers in our area from bringing them here. The Central Oregon Beekeepers Association, an organization put together to enhance the hobby of beekeeping, held a bee school over the weekend. Membership in the association has grown to more than 100. Saturday was for

You don’t hear much in Oregon about middle school basketball tournaments, but a Central Oregon organization is changing that and held one this weekend that drew hundreds of participants and thousands of family members. The Oregon Middle School Basketball Championships tipped off on Saturday and continued Sunday, with games spread out to eight different gyms

Trinity Episcopal Church in Bend held, at a nearby location, its first service on Sunday after a devastating series of fires left one of its buildings severely damaged. As you can imagine, it was a tough day for church members. The building where they worship was not available, and members say it won’t be, for

Dozens of immigration activists and others gathered for a candlelight vigil in downtown Bend Saturday night near a fire-stricken church to denounce what police said appears to be the work of a serial arsonist. Those in attendance were greeting the return of a “March for One Oregon” bus tour that had staged a rally and

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s treasurer wants to make higher education more affordable for all students and has proposed selling $500 million in bonds for a permanent fund for student aid. Bills that would implement the ideas passed the Senate Education and Work Force Committee on Thursday. The proposals face several legislative hurdles, but lawmakers

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s treasurer wants to make higher education more affordable for all students and has proposed selling $500 million in bonds for a permanent fund for student aid. Bills that would implement the ideas passed the Senate Education and Work Force Committee on Thursday. The proposals face several legislative hurdles, but lawmakers

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s treasurer wants to make higher education more affordable for all students and has proposed selling $500 million in bonds for a permanent fund for student aid. Bills that would implement the ideas passed the Senate Education and Work Force Committee on Thursday. The proposals face several legislative hurdles, but lawmakers