Month: June 2013

A groundbreaking new law aimed at protecting donors from bogus charities gives the attorney general valuable new tools to prevent nonprofit abuse and protect donors, Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum said Tuesday. House Bill 2060 eliminates the state income tax deduction for donors who give money to charities that fail to spend at least 30 percent

Deschutes Brewery founder and CEO, Gary Fish, was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award at a ceremony last Friday in Seattle. As a regional award winner in the Pacific Northwest, Fish will go on to the national Ernst & Young annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 16, 2013.

The Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program is honoring Fall River Estates in Deschutes County as it celebrates a 10-year anniversary of continued participation and successes in reducing wildfire risks. Fall River Estates was one of 34 communities nationally recognized in 2004, and was among the earliest adopters of the Firewise Communities/USA process. The Firewise Communities/USA Recognition

Melody Barnes wants everyone to know she and her family are not bad people. Last week, four horses were seized by Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies, and her fiancee, Jonathan Vance, was charged with animal neglect. “I got a call stating the cops were at my house, raiding my house,” Barnes said Monday. She calls it

The Bend Police Department would like to introduce Lori Drew as our new Community Liaison Officer. Lori is replacing Steve Esselstyn, who officially retired May 15. Lori Beth Drew was born and raised in Eugene. She graduated from North Eugene High School in 1978. She attended Lane Community College, where she obtained an Associate of

The Bend-La Pine Schools Summer Meals and Summer Reading program kicks off on Friday, June 17 in the Bend area and Monday, June 24 in La Pine. The program serves hundreds of local students healthy, tasty meals each weekday at nine locations throughout Bend and La Pine. The free lunch program, funded by the United

Between June 10th and June 24th, the Humane Society of Central Oregon will receive 20 percent of all sales from FamilyPetRecords.com. The funds will be for unrestricted use by HSCO, officials said. Who is FamilyPetRecords.com? FamilyPetRecords.com is a service that combines secure cloud-based record storage for pets with a pet return system. The result is

The long state legislative session has been full of promises to reform Oregon’s criminal justice system, putting more focus on crime prevention and less on locking people up. Now, advocates for young offenders say all but a handful might be left out of that reform effort, in a compromise crafted to appease district attorneys. The

The Humane Society of Central Oregon received 30 stray and owner-relinquished animals Monday and 10 more arrived Saturday, filling the Bend shelter nearly to capacity, officials said. Shelter officials asked the community to reclaim their animals as soon as possible, since they now have 34 dogs and 46 cats. “Current identification tags, microchips and dog

Deschutes County 2013 Talent Show planners are accepting audition materials for this year’s contest. Sponsored again this year by Eberhards Dairy, planners are encouraging singers, musicians, dancers, bands, jugglers, magicians and acts of all kinds to enter. The annual Deschutes County Fair Talent Show will take place on Wednesday, July 31 from 12:00 to 3:00

The owner of a Bend asbestos removal firm said Monday he’ll fight a $4,500 fine by the state Department of Environmental Quality alleging improper work on a project at Redmond High School earlier this year. He disputed the allegations and threatened a lawsuit over any loss of business. In the DEQ’s news release Monday announcing

A Corvallis man, distracted by something outside his car, crossed the center line of Highway 26 about 20 miles east of Prineville Sunday morning and crashed into a station wagon nearly head-on, sending six people to area hospitals, two with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Oregon State Police said. Around 9:45 a.m., a 2013 Dodge Avenger

A Redmond man says he tried to steer around some rocks on Deschutes Market Road north of Bend Sunday evening, causing his van to overturn and crash through a fence, sending him and his three young children to the hospital with apparent non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies responded shortly after 7:30 p.m.

A 75-year-old Prineville man at the wheel of a 2002 Porsche 911 convertible passed his son’s car at a high rate of speed on Highway 26 between Madras and Prineville Sunday afternoon, lost control and it rolled several times, killing him, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers identified the victim Monday morning as John Gordon Lamey.

Fewer lower-income children in Oregon are getting the free summer meals available to them. A new report from the Food Research and Action Center says more than 207,000 Oregon children get free or reduced-price lunches at school, but only 36,000 receive the free summer meals. One dilemma is that summer food is often tied to

A California couple received minor injuries Sunday morning when their small plane overturned after landing at the Chiloquin State Airport in northern Klamath County, Oregon State Police said. An investigation will continue into the cause of the plane crash. Oregon State Police has notified the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. According

The Sisters Rodeo wrapped up it’s 73rd annual event Sunday with an afternoon performance. Hundreds of people filled the stands under blue skies in summer-like warmth to watch the cowboys and cowgirls compete in everything from barrel racing to bull riding. “You know, its right up there with the at the top (rodeos),” bull rider

A 24-year-old Bend man critically injured in a crash that ended a police chase just over a week ago has died at a Bend hospital, police confirmed Friday. They also released more results of their investigation, saying the man had drugs in his system, possessed a stolen handgun and was on a cellphone during the

A Vancouver, Wash. man was seriously injured in an ATV crash south of Redmond Saturday night, but two other riders, including a 5-year-old girl, escaped serious injuries, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched shortly before 8:30 p.m. to SW McVey Avenue near 46 th Street south of town on the reported crash of

A small kitten encountered a smaller hole beneath an air conditioner at a Bend RV dealer Friday afternoon, getting her head stuck in it. Fortunately it was able to meow for help loud enough to trigger a rescue that ended up involving, the local shelter, a tranquilizer, a golf club, some rope and … eventual