Month: September 2013

Signs, flags, chants and drums — the classic parts of a rally. Dozens of Central Oregonians set the beat on Sunday to begin a three-day, 42-mile walk and send a message to Rep. Greg Walden and the rest of America. It’s a march from Madras to Bend, demanding change to immigration laws. “This is urgent,

Spontaneous combustion on another warm early-fall day ignited a 400-square-foot-area of a mulch pile at Deschutes County’s Knott Landfill in southeast Bend on Sunday, officials said. Bend fire units responded around noon to the reported fire at the landfill at 61050 SE 27 th Street, said Bend fire Capt. Andy Hood. Two Central Oregon Interagency

Fifteen Oregon residents become citizens of the United States at a special ceremony Saturday at Redmond’s Centennial Park during the annual Festival of Cultures. The candidates for citizenship came from five countries, most from Mexico. After taking the oath, the group was welcomed by Redmond Mayor George Endicott, then listened to a recorded congratulations from

The Veterans Day Parade of Bend is seeking veterans, schools, bands, businesses and individuals for the Nov. 11 parade, which will be at 11 a.m. in downtown Bend. Participants must register at a planning meeting Sept.30 or Oct. 21, the last chance for officials to accept new parade entrants. Both meetings will begin at 6

Central Oregon service members serving overseas soon will get a care package from home. Caring for Troops organizers and volunteers gathered Saturday at Bend’s Community Center to put together 21 packages for service members, most of them deployed in Afghanistan. Zooka Dental dropped off hundreds of supplies — everything from hygiene products to magazines and

ALTO DE L’ANGLIRU, Spain (AP) — Bend’s Chris Horner, who turns 42 next month, closed in on the biggest victory of his career Saturday by building his lead in the next-to-last stage of the Spanish Vuelta (known to many as the “Tour of Spain”). Horner, who rides for RadioShack-Leopard, increased his lead from three to

A Eugene woman improved to fair condition at a Bend hospital Saturday, one day after she was seriously injured when her horse kicked a hornet’s nest and threw her into a tree on on a trail near Horse Lake, authorities said. An Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter flew Rhonda Glasser, 55, from the trail in

OVIEDO, Spain (AP) — American veteran Chris Horner of Bend, Ore., took the lead of the Tour of Spain in a mountainous 19th stage won by Joaquim Rodriguez on Friday. Entering the day 3 seconds behind overnight leader Vincenzo Nibali, the 41-year-old Horner pulled away from the Giro d’Italia champion over the final uphill ascent

E-mails, texts, posting to social media — in a world of constant communication, why are students struggling to write well in school? “The most significant drop is in writing at the high school level,” Bend La-Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson said Friday. He is talking about last spring’s student tests scores recently released by the

Bend is back in a familiar spot, being touted as a great place for seniors to retire — one of the top 100, according to the latest edition of a popular book, “100 Best Places to Retire.” “Bend made the top 100 for its numerous golf courses, 25-plus craft breweries, a slew of fine-dining restaurants,

Last Saturday, Sunriver Resort honored its rich history during a dedication ceremony for Besson Commons, formerly the site of the South Pool. The ceremony occurred the same week that the site was dedicated as Camp Abbot seventy years ago. Besson Commons will serve as the Resort’s newest outdoor venue, as well as a gathering place

Deschutes County 911 said Friday it now has another tool to better serve residents, adding a first-in-state live direct link between its dispatchers and Oregon State Police and the Oregon Department of Transportation. The county says the new connection will greatly reduce the amount of time spent calling for service/assistance between the agencies. This system

As weather conditions bring more moisture, shorter days, and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists with the Forest Service and BLM will begin fall and winter prescribed burning across more than 10,000 acres of Central Oregon public lands. Prescribed fires, in conjunction with thinning and mowing, can reduce hazardous fuels, the agencies said. Prescribed fire also is

The Central Oregon Shrine Club attracted 155 runners for its first annual Run for a Child 5K Run/Walk held on Sunday, August 11 th at Riverbend Park. The all-morning event had a festive tone, set in part by Race Marshall Zachary Henneous, a Shriners child, who greeted each participant with a high five as they

The Clabough Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to the Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools to support Artist-in-Residence programs at low income schools including Bear Creek Elementary, Lava Ridge Elementary, Rosland Elementary, Three Rivers School, and the Tamarack Center. Tommy and Katy Clabough of the Clabough Foundation stated, “Through the Foundation we are thrilled

The university system in Oregon and its student services workers are set to bargain again Friday for a new contract — and the stakes are suddenly higher, as the workers have voted to strike within 10 days if agreements aren’t reached over some key issues. Chief among them is pay. Union bargaining team chair Marc

Bend is continuing to make its mark on the craft beer revolution, offering a one-of-a-kind ‘beer class” this week that’s drawn students from around the globe. Ninkasi Brewing of Eugene and OSU-Cascades partnered to put a five-day, comprehensive class on the craft brewing industry together. Students from all over the world came to Bend, to

From October 28 th through November 9 th (closed Sunday November 3 rd ) local residents are encouraged to define their defensible space by taking advantage of the half price yard debris days. Residents can recycle their yard debris at Deschutes Recycling for HALF PRICE – only $2.00 per cubic yard. FireFree encourages residents to

Bad news for Oregon schools: Fewer students are passing standardized tests, and writing seems to be the most difficult subject. According to the Oregon Department of Education test results out Thursday, only 60 percent of high school juniors statewide passed the writing exam. And schools around the High desert are in no better shape. About

Starting Friday, Oregon parents and legal guardians can safeguard their children’s credit history from identity thieves by placing a “security freeze” on their credit files. Oregon adults have been able to do this since 2007 through the Oregon Consumer Identity Protection Theft Act, a law the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services administers. A