Month: April 2013

Oniko and Ali Mehrabi may soon screen their last picture show at the Pine Theater in Prineville. It’s not because they don’t want to pop the popcorn and load the film projector any more. It’s because soon, there will be no film to load. Hollywood studios are phasing out film prints and going fully digital

With grilling season right around the corner, what better way to fire up new interest in meat, then renaming some of America’s favorite cuts? “I think it’s silly,” a Bend woman said Tuesday. “I think it would raise my curiosity,” said a Bend man purchasing meat at Bend’s Primal Cuts Meat Market. Recently, the National

Rep. Gene Whisnant , R-Ore., testified Tuesday on behalf of a bill he co-sponsored that would require the reporting of forest fire impacts on public health, fish and wildlife and river habitat. A public hearing was held in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee regarding House Bill 3109, sponsored by Whisnant and Rep. Brad

Last December, Equine Outreach of Bend was the recipient of a $10,000 hay grant from the ASPCA. Joan Steelhammer, founder and executive director of Bend-based Equine Outreach said Tuesday the horses of her shelter have literally eaten those funds up, and the shelter is once again strapped to find more feed going into the second

The discovery of invasive quagga or zebra mussels in an Oregon waterbody would trigger a rapid response plan involving a number of agencies and stakeholders that would come together to evaluate and contain the situation. To test and improve Oregon’s response plan, a number of groups met in Prineville on April 2 and 3 in

Former Oregon House Speaker Lynn Lundquist died Tuesday at his Powell Butte home. He was 78. Lundquist’s daughter, Brenda Blankenship, told The Associated Press he died suddenly Tuesday morning. Crook County Judge Mike McCabe told The Oregonian that medics were called to Lundquist’s home but were unable to save him. He said he did not

The Deschutes National Forest on Wednesday will release an environmental analysis of the city of Bend’s revised Waterline Improvement project for a 30-day public comment period. The environmental analysis (Environmental Assessment) considers the impacts of the Deschutes National Forest issuing a special use permit to the city of Bend for improvements to the Bridge Creek

The Forest Service has lifted the temporary closures on Forest Service roads and sections of snowmobile trails North of FS Road 42, including portions of FS Roads 4200-150, 4200-200, 4210, 2200 and 2230. Lookout Mountain District Ranger Slater Turner said he wants to “thank the public for adhering to the closure while the logging activity

The Heart of Oregon Corps, in partnership with the Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland, is recruiting youth 16-18 years old for an education and work program that both provides summer employment for youth and completes important conservation projects on-the-ground for the Forest Service. To be in the program, youth

It was quite a sight on Sunday — enough to gather a small crowd with cameras. A house appeared to be stuck on a state Highway 126 bridge near Eagle Crest But for the moving company trucking the house, they said Monday that everything went according to plan –even temporarily taking out residential mailboxes in

Three Bend Science Station students who conducted scientific research over the past year presented their results at this year’s Northwest Science Exposition in Portland on Friday, April 5th. A first place award, $300 in prize money and over $60,000 in scholarship offers were among the highlights for these students at the Intel-sponsored science fair, which

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum had a warning Tuesday for people looking for love online: That soldier who’s been professing devotion via email may actually be a con artist looking for cash. Internet scammers posing as romantically minded members of the U.S. military are conning people out of millions of dollars. Complaints to local law

The Deschutes Land Trust and its restoration partners on Tuesday received the 2012 Stream Project Award presented by the State Land Board, which includes Governor John Kitzhaber, Secretary of State Kate Brown and State Treasurer Ted Wheeler. The award went to the Land Trust, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, the Deschutes National Forest, and Aequinox

Redmond School District is set to host Kindergarten Round Up for all upcoming 2013-14 kindergarten students beginning the week of April 15. Staff from all elementary schools will be available to assist parents in registering their child, provide Kindergarten Open House schedules, bus boundary information, and answer questions. Kindergarten Round Up will be held on

The City of Bend is hosting a public open house to provide information regarding the construction schedule and sequencing required to complete the 3rd StreetUnderpass Stormwater Project. Project construction will impact the area due to lane and street closures as well as some night work. 3rd Street Underpass Open HouseDate: April 22, 2013Time: 5:30 p.m.

On April 5, Harriett Schloer of the Rotary Club of Bend High Desert, participated in Rotary Day at the White House, in which she was one of 12 U.S. Rotarians who were honored as Champions of Change for their volunteer work to improve the lives of others. The 2-day event combined two weekly White House

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, the point at which the average pay for a woman in the U.S. catches up to the average of what a man made last year. A new report analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data is a reminder that the wage gap between the sexes persists – even in states such as

A 26-year-old Warm Springs man pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman to one count of domestic assault by an habitual offender, the third of three violent attacks that each landed the victim in a Madras hospital, prosecutors said. Casey Marcus Lillie faces a possible maximum sentence for domestic assault by an habitual

Over the next two days, Ochoco National Forest fuels specialists will use prescribed fire to burn approximately 150 acres within the Crooked River National Grassland within a project area known as “Coyote Hills”. The Coyote Hills project is located approximately one mile east of Haystack Reservoir, adjacent to the Haystack Reservoir Campground. Fuels specialists plan

High-calorie snacks and sodas are long-gone out of Oregon schools’ vending machines. But Oregon lawmakers are also considering banning sugary snacks from all public buildings’ vending machines. House Bill 3403 would limit drinks in public building vending machines to water and drinks less than 40 calories, and also require lower-calorie foods. NewsChannel 21 wanted to