Month: August 2013

The first stage of the Reed Market project will be complete and open to traffic Friday, Sept. 6, city official said. Reed Market will be open from Newberry Drive (the Senior Center) to Teakwood Drive. Admiral Way and Teakwood Drive will be open to local traffic. The second stage of the Reed Market project will

Oregon Deputy Schools Superintendent Rob Saxton on Wednesday announced the recipients of the second round of Farm to School and School Garden grants. This coming school year, school lunch for nearly 170,000 Oregon students will be significantly transformed thanks to an infusion of locally grown food and additional funds for food education. Nineteen Oregon school

The 2013-14 school year officially kicked off Tuesday with a staff celebration, led by Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson, in a packed Bend Senior High auditorium. “Our staff does incredible work each and every day for our students,” said Wilkinson. “Getting everyone together to celebrate accomplishments – big and small – that come from

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Gary Harris moved to Madras in the 1940s with his father and has been farming there ever since. Over the decades, Harris has seen many storms pass through Central Oregon — but none like the one that hit his community Sunday afternoon. “‘I’ve been farming here for 45 years, and this two-mile-wide storm was the

by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor ArtWalk in Bend has taken on the festive air of an outdoor party, especially during the summer months when musicians and performers take to the streets, art spills out of gallery doors onto sidewalks and art lovers sip wine and wander the streets. August 2 will be no exception

Diner’s Gone Wild at the Drakeby LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop“Do you and your friends want to order off the menu or should I just send out food?” asked Drake assistant general manager Chris Knight in anticipation of the restaurant review I’d be doing. The answer was easy. Bring it on! As excited as

The Riverside Blvd./ Tumalo Ave./ Galveston Ave. intersection will be closed for construction beginning Tuesday, September 3, as part of the Riverside/Franklin Pedestrian/Bike Infrastructure Improvement Project. A detour will be in place and includes NW 14th St., Simpson Ave., Colorado Ave., Wall St. and Bond St. The intersection will be closed beginning September 3 and

An Iowa woman hiking with her husband near the Pacific Crest Trail west of Sisters made a 911 call for help Tuesday night after she became seriously ill, prompting a nighttime rescue effort that ended more than seven hours later, authorities said. Deschutes County 911 received the call for help around 9:15 p.m. from Mary

A Portland-area couple believed to be involved in thefts from vehicles around Oregon has been arrested in Redmond — twice in two days, police said Tuesday. On Monday, police assisted Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies in a theft investigation that led them to the Village Squire Motel, at 629 SW Fifth Street in downtown Redmond, officers

The clean-up continues after a powerful storm swept through Central Oregon Sunday afternoon. “You can see the water mark here, so it was this high!” Redmond homeowner Debbie Ramsey said as she showed NewsChannel 21 the damage to her home Tuesday. On Sunday, she watched as the storm moved across Central Oregon. “It looks like

Rafael and Marisol Escobar never thought they’d become homeowners. But after living in a Housing Works Tudor-style home the past two years, they’ve saved enough money to put in a down payment on a house. “Slowly we moved in — and look where we are at now,” Rafael said. Housing Works is a local organization

A long-time Madras farmer was killed and his wife injured Sunday afternoon when lightning struck the large tree they took shelter under during an intense thunderstorm along Highway 97 about 20 miles north of Madras, Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins said Monday. The victims were identified as Bret Hemenway, 50, and wife Connie Hemenway, 49,

The 2013 football season kicks off this weekend for both the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, so the Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Transportation urge football fans to start planning now for the upcoming season. According to ODOT, an estimated 30,000 additional vehicles converge on Interstate 5 and roads leading to

Visiting a forest project west of Bend on Monday, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he wants to see a change, when it comes to fighting wildfires. His solution: Prevent, so you don’t have to fight. But we’re in a downward spiral of funding. “The bureaucracy then takes money from the prevention fund to put the

ODOT maintenance crews began a special project Monday to improve driving conditions on an important commuter corridor — Highway 97 between Bend and Redmond — ahead of the upcoming fall and winter. Monday through Wednesday of this week, and Tuesday until the job is done next week (avoiding Labor Day weekend traffic), crews are making

A new, simplified parking layout will be available for travelers at Redmond’s Municipal Airport starting on Sunday. Airport patrons will now be charged based on utilization in terms of length of stay, rather than the lot designation, formerly long-term and short-term. Airport officials said Tuesday the reconfiguration will alleviate overcrowding in the current long-term lot

Redmond Municipal Airport will be hosting their 51st art show, titled “Echoes of the Past” from September 16 –January 10, 2014. Art pieces produced by Central Oregon artists will be on display throughout the terminal facility and are available for viewing by the public and traveling passengers. These works are available for purchase. Artists who

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced Tuesday that his office has been selected to host a Wounded Warrior fellow, who will serve as a Veterans and Military Outreach and Casework Manager in his office in Bend or Medford. The fellow, who must have served on active duty since September 11, 2001 and have a 30% or

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center will be undergoing fall maintenance and improvement August 31st through September 15th, affecting the facility’s programs and operations. In addition, the Labor Day holiday is September 2nd, so patrons can expect special hours and some limited closures over the next three weeks. The Pilates studio renovation is underway and expected