Month: November 2013

The album’s name is “November,” a digital release on the music distribution web site Bandcamp.com, where eleven artists/bands from cities including Bend, Portland, and San Francisco each donated a song. $5 will get people who enjoy folk music and rock a limited-edition album with all the money earned from the album going directly to Healthy

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office plans to expand a 2-month-old program to provide GED testing to inmates, one that already has seen five people obtain their degree while incarcerated. Here’s a news release from sheriff’s Capt. Michael Espinoza. In September 2013, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office entered into an agreement with Pearson Vue a nationally

Crook County Commissioner Seth Crawford announced Wednesday his intention to seek a second term on the Crook County Court. Crook County Neighbors, Four years ago, when I began going door to door talking to people about our county I heard a lot about the direction that we were headed in and what we could do

Another example of how every vote counts is unfolding in the small Jefferson County town of Culver, where an $8 million school bond measure – the fourth such try in recent years – has a three-vote winning margin, but may face an automatic recount — depending on what happens with a few ballots now in

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Thursday that pharmaceutical company Mylan Specialty L.P. has agreed to submit any new TV commercials for EpiPenand EpiPen Jr. to the Food and Drug Administration before airing them to consumers. Mylan also agreed to address any material FDA comments about the submitted advertisements, and to provide notice to the

For the second time in two weeks, Redmond elementary parents were advised by letter Wednesday of student reports of someone driving a van and approaching children before or after school, offering a ride. However, police said a report of such an incident by two youngsters was determined to be unfounded The latest letter, to Tom

Get your chance to win a pair of Civil War game tickets. Oregon State University and the University of Oregon Alumni Associations’ “Rivals for Life” Civil War Blood Drive is kicking off its twelfth season. Once again, both universities will unite with a shared vision of helping to save lives and to become varsity members

With weather forecasts predicting sustained fall weather conditions, Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists continue to burn piles across Central Oregon. As part of this pile-burning effort, the Deschutes National Forest intends to begin burning piles in several additional locations that will be highly visible beginning Thursday. Specialists expect operations to continue for approximately one week

Bend Research Inc., which recently became part of Capsugel’s Dosage Form Solutions business unit, announced Thursday an investment of more than $20 million to expand commercial manufacturing for spray-dried dispersions at its facilities in Bend. The investment will encompass a facility expansion dedicated to commercial manufacturing with two new high-capacity PSD spray dryer process trains.

The year-end deadline to take the GED as we know it, is right around the corner. Otherwise, those who need to take it have to wait until the 2014 version comes out in January — and big changes are afoot that might make it more difficult. This change is normal for the GED (General Educational

The sound of coughs and sneezes are common around this time. Cold season is in the air. According to researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital, 12 million people make doctor’s visits for a sore throat every year. “Most of the time that’s the case it’s viral pharyngitis or a sore throat caused by a virus,” Bend

Colon cancer — it’s the No. 2 cancer killer in the U.S. But there are steps you can — and need — to take — ones that can save your life. “We know that screening will catch those people before it has a chance to spread, and when they’re found, they’ll be curable. So it’s

You’d like to think you can always count on family and friends — but if you’re a senior, they could be the biggest threat to your wallet. “Sometimes it’s actually family members or friends or neighbors that are the perpetrators in the situation,” Central Oregon Council on Aging Executive Officer Pamela Norr said Wednesday. A

Deschutes County Health Services Communicable Disease Program said Wednesday it has confirmed several cases of influenza. Here’s the rest of their statement: In preparation for busy holiday schedules and traveling, please consider getting your flu vaccine now. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against

An Oregon State Police trooper from Bend will be among several law enforcement officers honored Friday by the Oregon Peace Officers Association in recognition for his actions related to an April traffic stop that led to the safe discovery of an elderly kidnap victim and arrest of the suspect. The Oregon Peace Officers Association holds

Bend’s Community Center is partnering with the Marine Corps League’s Toys For Tots campaign. We are now taking applications Monday – Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. All applications must be in by December 15, 2013. Applications are available at the Bend’s Community Center located at 1036 NE 5th Street in Bend. Toy pick-up

Oregon State Police, the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife issued a joint warning Tuesday urging motorists to be on alert while traveling for more wildlife on or along our highways at this time of the year. Their warning comes at the start of November, a month which both nationally

Central Oregon voters handily approved most of the half-dozen funding measures placed before them in ballots counted Tuesday night — except for Culver schools, where the fourth try in recent years to pass a bond for repairs and improvements was hanging to a three-vote victory margin in the night’s final count. At first, the $8

Bend Area Habitat for Humanity has been dedicating homes to local families for nearly a quarter-century. On Tuesday, a family cut the ribbon on the organization’s 102nd home. The application process for a family to get a home is 18 months long. It includes classes in homeownership and financial fitness. The applicants must also do

Could a third time be a charm for Oregon Rep. Greg Walden? A bill that would move the wild and scenic river designation on the Crooked River, now sits in the Senate. Last month, it passed the House unanimously. Last year, a similar bill passed the House, only to make it to the Senate, which