Month: June 2013

An Oregon State Police sergeant was justified in shooting and seriously wounding an armed Montana fugitive who refused to drop his gun during a confrontation in the woods northeast of Madras in late April, Jefferson County District Attorney Steve Leriche ruled Tuesday. OSP Sgt. Mike Turner fired three shotgun blasts during the April 26 pursuit

Later this month, the administrator of the landmark National Mortgage Settlement will mail checks for $1,480 to 15,937 Oregonians who lost their homes to foreclosure during the recession, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Tuesday. Nationally, more than 960,000 foreclosed homeowners will receive the checks, funded by the largest five home mortgage servicers in the

Five Oregon artists will deliver special presentations about the history and cultural significance of their craft at state parks across Oregon during the month of June. “Art in the Parks” is sponsored by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) along with the University of Oregon’s Oregon Folklife Network (OFN), the Oregon Arts Commission, and

For 25 years, Saving Grace has hosted their annual summer Children’s Festival. This will be the 3 rd annual Balloons Over Bend Children’s Festival benefiting Saving Grace at Riverbend Park, a collaboration of the Saving Grace Children’s Festival & Balloons Over Bend. The RBC Balloons Over Bend Children’s Festival presented by PacificSource is the largest

The Distinguished Student award is one of the top honors given at Oregon State University – Cascades. Recipients are selected by members of the faculty. The award recognizes a student from within each degree area in the current graduating class for outstanding achievement in academics and contribution to their field. Distinguished Students consistently show a

A dispute involving several men at the Meadow Camp picnic area Monday night led to a fight, two minor injuries and the arrests of two brothers, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 9:45 p.m. to a reported knife fight at the day-use area off Century Drive west of Bend, said Sgt. Troy

On Monday, June 10th, construction crews will begin work on the grind and inlay of Day Road from Burgess Road to Dawn Road. The project will consist of grinding out existing asphalt in the travel lanes to a depth of two inches and then repaving back to the original depth The contract completion date is

With the weather’s recent warm temperatures, Juniper Swim & Fitness Center’s outdoor activity pool is now open for daily swimming and play. Featuring a two-story tall slide, water toys and newly added spray features, the outdoor activity pool will begin the following summer schedule on Thursday, June 13th, when local schools are released for summer:

A bicyclist who ran into the side of a car leaving a northeast Bend parking lot was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon and was cited for riding against the flow of traffic, police said. Officers responded shortly after 1 p.m. to what initially was reported as a pedestrian-vs.-car crash in the parking lot of

It’s mixed, rolled, baked and packaged right here in Central Oregon — and always Duncan approved. La Pine residents Kristina Guerrero and Brandon Sylvester were inspired to create a meal replacement bar for their dog, Duncan, wanting to give him energy and meals out on trails easily and conveniently. “It’s a high-quality whole grain. It’s

The Deschutes National Forest said Monday it has opened a public comment period for an analysis of developing Jeep trails in the Rim Butte area of the forest, south of Newberry Crater. The 30-day public comment period on the Rim Butte OHV Jeep Trail Project environmental assessment opened last Tuesday, May 28. The environmental assessment

Bend Park & Recreation District is seeking teenage volunteers to help with youth recreation, fitness and swimming programs this summer. Volunteers are needed with MAGIC in the Parks, Fit Kids, cooking and theatre programs for younger children and a few openings are available with the Swim Instructor Aide program at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center.

As of Monday, residential debris burning is now closed for the remainder of the 2013 wildfire season, the La Pine Rural Fire Protection District said. Expect a re-opening in late September/early October. officials said. The La Pine Fire District strongly encourages citizens to continue to FireWise properties to protect from wildfire. Options for pine needle

Bend police contacted and arrested a man in a car in the Shopko parking lot Saturday evening, finding three handguns the convicted felon is not allowed to have, officers said. Two hours later, Central Oregon’s SWAT team raided his northeast Bend home and found two sawed-off shotguns, methamphetamine and a restricted knife, police said. Officers

Getting kids to play sports is the mission for two non-profits in our area. And this weekend, they teamed up for a football camp for kids who otherwise might not have the opportunity. Urban Sports Academy and Kids in the Game hosted a camp at Summit High School. Urban Sports Academy, which relocated to Bend

Many of you know a family member or friend who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. On Sunday, more than 4,000 runners in Bend helped raise money for awareness of and to fight the disease that hurts so many. A swarm of runners took over Drake Park early Sunday morning for the 13th annual Heaven Can

As clashes in Turkey continue to break out throughout the country, a Bend woman is concerned for the safety of her friends who live there. Milea Butler lived in Turkey for a year. Her mother lived there for two years, teaching at an international school. And she knows very well those areas that are now

A deputy’s stop to check on a disabled car in the Highway 97 median south of Redmond Saturday evening turned into a chase and arrest of a wanted passenger who jumped out the driver’s window and ran, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. A deputy had stopped to check on the Ford Crown Victoria, parked in

A 28-year-old Portland woman driving a car stolen in Lane County stole gas in Chemult, then led police on a high-speed chase at speeds topping 100 mph until spike strips stopped the car near Klamath Falls and she was arrested, Oregon State Police said. Shortly after 8 a.m., an OSP trooper spotted a 1995 Buick

Two apparent human-caused fires caused problems Saturday afternoon, west of Bend and south of La Pine before they were caught and extinguished. The first was reported just after noon about seven miles south of the Deschutes-Klamath county line, on the northeast side of Riverpine Estates. Echo Murray, dispatch coordinator for the Walker Range Forest Protection