Month: October 2013

Mustangs to the Rescue has added $2,000 to the reward fund for whomever shot and killed six wild horses in the Ochoco National Forest earlier this month, pushing the total to $9,000. The Humane Society of the U.S. added $5,000 to the fund last week, after the Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition offered $2,000 for

The third annual PacificSource Healthy Life Civil War Challenge commenced on Monday, uniting Ducks and Beavers statewide in a friendly competition to encourage, achieve and take an active role in healthy living. By pledging to take part in the PacificSource Healthy Life Civil War Challenge, which runs Oct. 28 through Nov. 25, participants will be

Alex Hodge Construction will be closing Saginaw Ave. from College Way to NW West Hills Ave from 10/28/13 to 11/6/13 for road construction. During this time there will be no access off College Way. Saginaw will be open to local traffic only accessed from West Hills Ave. Cascade View Ave will be open to local

On Sunday evening, KTVZ.COM posted and NewsChannel 21 aired a story on a Redmond ID theft case that included photos made public by Redmond police of two men in security camera photos. Police said the men were “persons of interest.” We shared the photos of both men on our Facebook page. While we did not

Knowing where you come from, and giving back to what made you who you are today, is a valuable trait. On Saturday, the teenage boys at the J Bar J Boys Ranch learned that lesson. Rick Zinda, who graduated from the ranch 29 years ago, came back to share a few words with the boys

Thomas, the longtime resident river otter at the High Desert Museum, died Friday from old age. Thomas was 16 years old and had been delighting museum guests since 2002. “Our wildlife staff, volunteers, and our frequent visitors are going to miss Thomas tremendously,” said Museum President Janeanne Upp. “He’s been a wonderful companion over the

Combined Communications Inc. is pleased to report that the 2013 Ghost Tree Invitational donated $15,000 to the Assistance League of Bend and $40,000 to the Bend Ronald McDonald House. Ghost Tree Invitational is a 501(c)3 public non-profit organization run by Combined Communication Inc. The event was held August 23 and 24 of this year at

An early blast of winter weather caused road and power woes around the High Desert Monday morning. Highway 97 iced up near Sunriver and sent cars and semis spinning and crashing, while trees blown onto lines cut power to about 1,200 Midstate Electric Cooperative customers in southern Deschutes County. The Prineville area also had a

The Deschutes County Road Department will be closing NW Ebby Ave. between Hwy 97 and NE 5 th St. north of Terrebonne on Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for routine maintenance repairs at the BNSF rail crossing. Vehicles normally traveling on NW Ebby Ave. will need to access the area using NE 9

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is proud to announce that Board Chair Jean Wells Keenan is invited to be Featured Quilter at the Yokohama Quilt Festival —one of the largest Quilt Shows in Japan–this November. Wells Keenan, co-owner of the Stitchin’ Post with her daughter Valori Wells Kennedy, and founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show,

When you hear Harley-Davidson, the first thing that comes to mind may not be freedom-loving women. That may change after hearing this. Recently, a Bend woman made the motorcycle maker’s list of “America’s most independent, freedom-loving women.” Catherine Monchamp, who picked up riding after the age of 50, was featured as one of 10 women

Halloween costumes and cyclocross racing –, when you combine the two you get Bend’s very own “Halloween Cyclocross Crusade.” This weekend, cyclocross racers from all over the country met in the Old Mill District to race and have a good time. Sunday’s leg was a little different, with all the competitors dressed in their favorite

A Redmond couple face theft and other charges in connection with a string of 13 thefts from rental storage units around Bend, police said Friday. The investigation began about a month and a half ago, after a Bend woman reported her storage unit had been broken in and $35,000 in cash, along with other valuables,

PacifiCorp will begin drawing down water levels behind the company’s Bend hydro dam on Monday to allow for a safe inspection of the facility and a recently developed leak, the utility said Friday. As a result, Pacific Power said, residents are likely to notice a further drop in Mirror Pond water levels beyond the already

If you’ve been over to Wade Bryant Auto Repair in the last couple of weeks, you may have noticed something different. In the garage is the first fire engine in Bend’s history, being revived so it can hit the streets once again. The engine is a big piece of Bend history, a 1918 model that

All prescribed fires that were implemented this past week across Central Oregon are being monitored and patrolled and likely will produce smoke through the weekend and into next week, officials said Saturday. Due to visibility concerns in the Lava Cast Forest, the Hoffman Island Trail and FS Road 9720 will remain closed between FS Road

The Oregon Employment Department announced Friday it will tell federal employees that benefits paid to them as a result of the recent partial federal government shutdown are an overpayment and must be repaid. Oregon’s prior policy did not require repayment of such benefits, based on Oregon law and court decisions over the years, the agency

For most kids, they learn by what they see. But what happens if a childs vision is impaired? “Eighty percent of a child’s learning is done visually, and somewhere between 25-30 percent of our students can’t see well,” said Julie Bibler, director of the Children’s Vision Foundation. Bibler, along with dozens of volunteers, go into

Over the past three years, the Central Oregon Council On Aging has had the privilege to administer the Foster Grandparent Program in Central Oregon. This program has two purposes: first to provide one-on-one tutoring and mentoring to school age children identified as being at-risk for failing in academics or citizenship; the second is to provide

SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) has again been named to Oregon Business Magazine’s list of 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon. The rankings were revealed in September at an event in Portland, along with the October issue of the magazine, which spotlights the full list of winners. More than 5,000 employees from