Month: April 2013

Crook County sheriff’s deputies, acting on a tip, raided a party in the Ochoco National Forest near Walton Lake Friday night, citing a dozen minors for alcohol possession and arresting a 22-year-old Warm Springs man for furnishing alcohol to minors. Many other young people fled into the woods, deputies said Monday. Deputies were dispatched around

KPOV, High Desert Community Radio, will launch a new volunteer-powered public affairs program—”The Point”—at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1. The Point will air weekdays from 9 to 9:30 am at 88.9 FM and online at kpov.org. The Point is a live program that focuses on people, issues, events and activities across Central Oregon. The

The Family Access Network (FAN) Foundation held its seventh annual luncheon fundraiser earlier this month at St. Charles in Bend. The April 9th event hosted 208 people interested in learning more about FAN. Attendees and business sponsors contributed over $80,000 in gifts and pledges to serve disadvantaged children. A total of 25 businesses sponsored the

Oregon Highway 27 about 3 miles south of Prineville will be partially blocked for a few hours following Monday morning’s rollover crash involving a tanker truck transporting diesel and gasoline, Oregon State Police said. The driver was not injured and there is no indication fuel leaked from the overturned tanker, troopers said. According to OSP

The Bend-Ft. Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest has released a draft environmental analysis (West Bend Vegetation Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement) for a project that will treat portions of the forest near Bend, including some popular recreation areas such as Phil’s Trail. A 45-day public review and comment period on the project

The Shared Future Coalition, a new community-building organization in Deschutes County, needs your input. Projects conducted by this coalition are funded by a grant from the Oregon Health Authority to Deschutes County, and coordinated by staff at the Deschutes County Children & Families Commission. A set of three focus groups are taking place this week

United Way of Deschutes County is very grateful to be an April beneficiary of the Mt. Bachelor 5th Annual Charity Ski Week Fundraiser. It is not too late for a final run down the mountain. Vouchers can be utilized for the remainder of this business week, and United Way has 30 tickets remaining. This is

Soap. toothpaste, laundry detergent and shampoo are basic essentials to most of us, but for children that are homeless they are unattainable luxuries. Nearly 1,000 children are homeless in Deschutes County. They sleep in cars, motels or on a friend’s couch. For these kids, a cloth bag filled with the essentials for cleanliness are a

It’s inevitable – when the temperature starts to rise, so do the number of solicitors on your doorstep. The Oregon Department of Justice has recently received several reports of salespeople who are ignoring clearly posted “no soliciting” signs and using high-pressure tactics to make sales. “Although most of the activity conducted by door-to-door salespeople is

Did you know that three out of 100 individuals have early psychosis that could be related to schizophrenia during their lifetime? It commonly develops between the ages of 15 and 27, and like diabetes, symptoms of psychosis can be managed. Deschutes County’s behavioral health program. called Early Assessment and Support Alliance -or EASA – will

Entry forms for the 2013 Sisters Rodeo Parade are now available, according to Committee members Jeri Buckmann and Vicki Yost. The parade will be held on Saturday, June 8, starting at 9:30 a.m. in downtown Sisters as part of the 73nd Sisters PRCA Rodeo. Entry deadline is May 15 with parade position numbers to be

Help stamp out hunger! It’s easy. Simply place a bag of nonperishable food donations by your mailbox on the morning of Saturday, May 11, for the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Food Drive. This is the one day of the year that all Americans have the opportunity – with the help of letter carriers

Just five bucks for Oregon’s homeless veterans: It’s an offer being examined at a legislative committee hearing Monday. The bill (HB 2417) would add $5 to the real estate recording fee, with the money going to help veterans with emergency housing, affordable housing and home ownership. Alison Perry, executive director of Central Oregon Veterans Outreach

Seven Bend women on Sunday completed a nearly 280-mile, 48-hour-nonstop relay race to raise money and support a local boy recently battling a large tumor. Five-year-old Gavin Zweers had a tumor the size of a grapefruit recently removed from his stomach. It turned out the tumor wasn’t cancerous, but the challenge has left the Zweers

More than 100 runners and walkers have already pledged their support to participate in a 5K course Monday night, beginning behind FootZone in downtown Bend and finishing in the Old Mill. FootZone and other partners are hosting the race at 6:30 p.m. to honor the victims and those affected by the Boston tragedy. It’s part

A 4-year-old boy was killed Saturday by a gunshot in the small Marion County town of Donald, but investigators who identified the victim Sunday said little pending an autopsy and further investigation. Here’s the Marion County Sheriff’s Office news release, issued Sunday evening: Yesterday , Marion County deputies worked into the late evening investigating the

Thousands of dresses and many tuxedos and suits are waiting at Becca’s Closet in Bend for students to wear them to the prom or dance. Bend’s Community Center is hosting Becca’s Closet again for Prom season. Becca’s Closet is part of a national organization that lends free formalwear for high school students with valid student

Bend’s Riverbend Park was packed with orange Saturday morning as more than 500 people and some dogs showed support and wore the color in a fund-raiser to fight multiple sclerosis. The Oregon chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society held the walk, bringing together those with the disease and the people who supporting the cause.

All the frogs, trees, plastic bag monsters and other critters in downtown Bend Saturday couldn’t ask for a better day than the sunshine shining down upon The Environmental Center’s 24th annual Earth Day Parade and Fair. Hundreds came out to participate in the short parade downtown and just simply watch the festivities. There were tons

Social media played a huge part in helping police identify the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Central Oregon police also know the worth of social media. It’s no secret: Social media has a lot of users. More than a billion people use Facebook — and as many as 300 million photos are added