Month: April 2013

In an effort to better coordinate heart care in the region, several local cardiologists, a physician’s assistant and nurse practitioner will join St. Charles Medical Group as of July 1. The providers, who currently work at Heart Center Cardiology, include Drs. Hugh Adair, Bruce McLellan, James Laughlin, Michael Widmer and Eddy Young along with Cassie

Obsidian Middle School has presented Lowe’s of Redmond with a handmade long board made by middle school students in the Community Learning Center program. Lowe’s Home Improvement of Redmond donated more than $300 worth of tools and supplies to the school’s Build Your Own Long Board after-school class. Nearly 30 students have been able to

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One-thousand paper plates are being handed to Oregon legislators Thursday, with a message on each plate from an Oregonian who has relied on a local food bank. Food bankers from every corner of the state will be serving up the plates, along with a request for more investment in the Oregon Hunger Response Fund. It

The Bend Park and Recreation District Board of Directors authorized staff Tuesday night to purchase a 4.5-acre parcel of land at the corner of SE 15th Street and Reed Market Road, adjacent to the Bend Senior Center. The board voted 4-0 (with Ruth Williamson absent) to authorize staff to pay up to $600,000 (plus related

Every Tuesday, the basement of a Redmond home turns into a quilting assembly line. “This is our favorite day of the week because we get together and we are like a family,” said quilter Elsie Hammer. From cutting squares of fabric to sewing, and tying knots, the group of about a dozen calls themselves, fittingly,

With a somewhat warmer spring, the snowpack in the Cascades is melting a little earlier this year. That’s allowed ODOT to begin work on clearing the McKenzie Pass of Sisters nearly a month earlier than the last several years. “It seems like the snow pack is about half, I’d say, of what we were up

The Deschutes County Weed Advisory Board and the “Let’s Pull Together” event organizers are gearing up for noxious weed pull events that begin Saturday, June 9 and continue through June 15. during Noxious Weed Awareness Week. The week’s weed pull events help to educate in preserving Central Oregon’s ecosystem from non-native noxious weeds. Noxious weeds

The Prineville District, BLM is requesting public input on a proposed project that would authorize the drilling, testing and monitoring geothermal exploratory wells on private and BLM-managed lands in Harney and Lake counties near Glass Buttes. The area is south of Highway 20; 70 miles southeast of Bend and 50 miles northwest of Burns. If

Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday that Bank of America will pay $500 million to settle lawsuits by investors nationwide, including the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, against Countrywide Financial Corp. Countrywide, which was acquired by Bank of America in 2008, misled investors into buying risky mortgage-backed securities prior to

A search is under way in rugged wilderness near Steens Mountain in Eastern Oregon for an Oklahoma 19-year-old whose car was found a month after his father reported him missing in the area. Here’s a news release from the Harney County Sheriff’s Office on the search and background: On March 16, 2013 the Harney County

The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office will open the 2013 Nation Crime Victims’ Rights Week with a ceremony honoring local champions of crime victims. This year’s theme- New Challenges, New Solutions- celebrates the spirit of these heroes. Please join us in this year’s opening ceremony conducted by District Attorney Patrick Flaherty that will take place

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Richard Burr, R-N.C., said Wednesday they have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at ending abuses of a low-income veterans’ pension program. The Veterans Pension Protection Act seeks to combat a growing niche industry that profits by preying on elderly veterans. So-called “pension poachers” are convincing veterans with substantial assets to hide

Peak 7 Adventures, a Pacific Northwest-based outdoor adventure nonprofit targeting underserved youth, was recently awarded an $83,000 grant from the MJ Murdock Charitable Trust to purchase two shuttle buses and new equipment for its Oregon branch, based in Central Oregon. Of the $83,000 awarded, $47,000 is guaranteed while the remaining $36,000 iscontingent upon Peak 7

Just in time for Earth Day, the Deschutes Land Trust announced today the start of its 2013 Walk + Hike series. From April-October Land Trust volunteer naturalists lead more than 100 free walks, hikes, and bike rides at various Land Trust protected lands. Participants can explore birds, wildflowers, or water bugs while hiking along Whychus

Dozens of medals, a national championship, dreams of the Olympics — a girl who began skiing before she could walk, and a young woman who will never be the same again. “My brain, technically, because of all the damage, is older,” Jenna Sneva explained by Skype on Monday. Sneva grew up in Sisters. A daredevil

As the investigation into a deadly bombing continues in Boston, more and more stories of the moments the blast happened. Jennifer Myer of Redmond crossed the finish line minutes before the first bomb detonated. Doug Myer, Jennifer’s father-in-law, says when get got home Monday, his wife was holding the phone and had a look of

Several Central Electric Cooperative members received fraudulent phone calls Tuesday from scam artists attempting to obtain money by threatening an imminent termination of their service. CEC said it is advising its members that such calls are not legitimate and that any member receiving such a call should not to provide any financial or personal information

The Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon) announced the recipients of the 2012 Tourism and Hospitality Industry Achievement Awards, which were presented at the 2013 Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Salem. Oregon State University – Cascades and the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association received the Oregon Tourism Development Award. The award recognizes an innovative program,

KPOV, High Desert Community Radio at 88.9, kicks off its Spring 2013 Membership Drive at 2 pm, Thursday, April 18. Listeners are encouraged to pledge their support to Central Oregon’s only nonprofit, full power radio station by calling 541-322-0863 or going on line at kpov.org. The membership drive runs through Saturday, April 27. The station’s