Month: April 2013

The rush is on for thousands of high school juniors and seniors across the High Desert to get ready for prom. This year is a little bit different — eight schools, from The Dalles all the way to Gilchrist, will hold the event this coming Saturday. “Reservations right now, I know, are a pain,” Dalio

Three Central Oregon school districts are asking taxpayers to approve money measures in the May election. Crook County will ask for a $33.5 million bond to build a new school and renovate others. The last successful bond measure happened 17 years ago, and this one could be an uphill battle too, considering this: most of

In addition to the “Mix 54” and “Sua” units planned to be burned by the Bend Ft. Rock Ranger District Tuesday and Wednesday, fuels specialists with the Sisters and Crescent Ranger Districts plan to burn three more areas beginning Wednesday. Beginning Wednesday and possibly continuing Thursday, fuels specialists with the Sisters Ranger District will use

Visit the charming and beautiful Galveston Gardens on Bend’s Westside, the small nursery where the big baskets grow. You won’t find a more unique and abundant selection of outdoor flower arrangements in Central Oregon. This is truly a garden center where love grows, married for 44 years Mamma Giovanna and her husband Richard built this

While friends and family of a 19-year-old Madras man shot and killed on a rabbit-hunting outing expressed shock and grief Monday, a 24-year-old accused of murder and manslaughter made his first appearance before a Jefferson County judge. Shortly before 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Frontier regional dispatchers informed sheriff’s deputies that a man had just called 911

This fall, Oregon State University – Cascades will add a degree program with an option that marries the region’s technology needs and the growing demand for technical and problem-solving skills in the web and mobile environment. Here’s the rest of Tuesday’s news release: The recently approved undergraduate degree in computer science will provide in-depth learning

Seven Central Oregon communities will host Memorial Day observances on Monday, May 27th. Here’s a list, as compiled by the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs: BendMay 27 – 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. – The opening ceremony for We Are Remembering-Not Just a Number precedes the continuous reading of 6,600+ names of fallen American veterans

You can now go online and try your hand at balancing the city of Bend’s budget with the new Bend Budget Balancer website at www.bendbudget.com. “It’s interactive, educational and we think it’s even a little fun,” said a city news release Tuesday, which continues: The Budget Balancer allows users to allocate money in the city’s

With warmer temperatures hitting the High Desert, many of you are tending to your garden. Local greenhouses and garden stores have been filled with people hoping to plant the perfect garden. “We garden with a different set of rules in Central Oregon,” said Doug Stott, owner of the Redmond Greenhouse. Stott has been digging in

Unions in Oregon are banding together to help new unions get off the ground … and organizers say the new approach is working. Some 300 Head Start employees submitted cards to the Employment Relations Board Monday to form a union, and about 3000 workers have set up unions in the past year. According to Oregon

The May election is now less than a month away, and on the ballot in Central Oregon are several money measures taxpayers will consider. The biggest: Bend-La Pine Schools’ $98 million bond measure to build two new schools and complete more than 140 other upgrades at existing ones. Bend High is the largest school this

Oregon nearly leads the nation on Head Start dollars spent per child — good news for those who say early learning programs are vital to a child’s success. “(Head Start children are) less likely to access public services, more likely to graduate, less likely to be incarcerated,” NeighborImpact Executive Director Scott Cooper said Monday. But

An armed Montana fugitive who was shot and critically wounded Friday in a confrontation with an Oregon State Police trooper in the woods northeast of Madras has been identified and has improved to serious condition at a Bend hospital, authorities said Monday. No local charges have been filed yet against Zande Joshua Barnacascel, 56, who

A CenturyLink network outage is affecting telephone and internet services in Redmond, the utility said Monday afternoon. The outage is due to construction from the 6 th Street road project in Redmond, officials said. While 911 calls are not impacted at this time, CenturyLink officials say business and residential customers may experience problems with their

It may be spring in Oregon, but with warmer, drier weather at hand, wildfires are starting to pop up like it’s summer, Oregon Department of Forestry officials warned Monday. Last week ,as temperatures rose into the 70s and 80s, the Honeygrove Hobbit Fire on the West Oregon District burned 25 acres; a 10-acre fire burned

When Congress voted last week to end the controversial — yet short-lived — furloughs for air traffic controllers, it redirected money from airport improvement projects across the country. But Redmond Airport Director Kim Dickie said Monday a $10 million plan to repave Roberts Field’s runway remains on schedule. “But it could change at any time,

A free shredding and prescription drug disposal event will take place at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Substation in La Pine, 51340 Highway 97, on Saturday May 4th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is no cost to the public for up to 4 medium boxes of personal shredding. Shredding The Deschutes County Sheriff’s

The City of Bend Police Department is sad to announce the retirement of our long-standing Community Liaison, Steve Esselstyn. Steve will be retiring on May 15, 2013, after almost 12 years of dedicated service. Steve Esselstyn began his public safety communications career over 35 years ago, working with Pacific Telephone and Telegraph on data communications

Wells Fargo ATMs in Oregon are once again CSMs (Community Support Machines). Customers can donate to five selected regional nonprofit groups at any of Wells Fargo’s 231 ATMs in the state, including Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras. The free service enables Wells Fargo customers to anonymously give from one penny up to $249.99 in a

Monday May 6 th marks the beginning of Wildfire Awareness Week in Oregon. Across the state, fire departments and organizations are encouraging residents to learn about living in Fire Adapted Communities and take steps to reduce the threat of wildfire destroying lives and homes. Central Oregon residents will get a jump on this valuable campaign