Month: November 2013

Two people went to the hospital and one of them was arrested on assault and other charges late Saturday night after an altercation at the Summit Saloon and Stage in downtown Bend sent a bouncer and a patron crashing through a plate-glass front window, police and the establishment’s manager said Sunday. Officers were dispatched around

The annual Oregon guide to Medicare insurance is now online and will soon be available in print. The guide is available to people who:* Are already enrolled in Medicare and have until Dec. 7 to decide if they want to make any changes to their coverage as part of the annual enrollment that is under

The U.S. Postal Service is issuing two new Medal of Honor stamps at a special Veterans Day ceremony at the National World War II Memorial — and a special sheet of living medal recipients is part of a special folio version, including Bend’s Bob Maxwell. More than 16 million Americans served in the armed forces

The Clay Guild of the Cascades held their ninth annual Wildfire Pottery Showcase this weekend at Highland School in Bend. The event showcased the artwork of potters from all over. There were various forms of pottery for sale, along with live demonstrations on hand-made pottery and a kids “clay area” to teach children as well.

With the calendar turning to November, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. On Sunday, the Bethlehem Inn kicked off the month with its second annual “Cranksgiving” scavenger bike ride. The ride took place at Good Life Brewing Co. Its purpose was to help the Bethlehem Inn stock its pantry and shelves for the upcoming holiday

A suspect is dead after an Oregon City police officer was shot while responding to a house fire in Oregon City Sunday, deputies said. According to KGW.com, police and deputies swarmed to 841 Linn Avenue after reports the officer was hit by gunfire around 1 p.m., said Sgt. Robert Wurps with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s

All of the chickens ran to safety but their coop was lost in a fire near a northwest Bend home early Sunday, sparked when a heat lamp fell into wood shavings, firefighters said. Fire crews responded to the reported fire around 4:50 a.m. at a home at 707 NW Sonora Avenue, said Deputy Fire Marshal

The Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo hosted the second annual ‘Rascal Rodeo’ Saturday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. Rascal Rodeo is a nonprofit organization that produces rodeo events for people with mental and physical disabilities. There were about 25 to 30 participants who ranged from ages 4 to 65 at Saturday’s event. This was the

With a winter-type storm moving in and studded tires once again legal on Oregon roads, you can imagine just how busy Central Oregon tire stores were Saturday. There were big crowds at stores like America’s Tire on the north side of Bend. Store Manager Bryan Johnson recommends getting some sort of snow tire put on

Three teenage boys, ages 15 to 17, face theft and other charges, accused of illegally entering at least seven cars in a northeast Bend neighborhood – all of which had been left unlocked, police said Saturday, as they looked for any other victims. Police investigating a runaway juvenile case on Thursday learned of the string

A 45-year old Bend man is facing a DUII charge after a Friday night crash that resulted in minor injuries along Highway 97 about 17 miles south of Madras in Jefferson County, Oregon State Police reported. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., troopers said, a 1985 Toyota Camry driven by Damon Smith of Bend was traveling southbound

Kimberlee Williams of Redmond is trying to feed a family of four on $430 a month in food stamps. “Our money would be gone after we paid electric and TV bills. We had nothing, so it helped,” Williams said Friday. She and her husband both have jobs, but they’re barely scraping by to provide for

Every morning, Lisa Chisholm and her boyfriend go to work. “Get up, eat something, get me and the dog dressed, and come out and do this,” she says. Though instead of heading to an office, they set up on the side of a busy Bend street. “Sometimes, people just throw a penny at ya,” she

Oregon has a large number of hit-and-run drivers, ranging from hitting cars and property to hitting and even killing people, then leaving the scene. These kind of accidents are happening way more than many people might think. “I was going home late from work one night it was 1:15 in the morning,” George Hoselton a

A wine shortage?! You won’t find a lot of connoisseurs toasting to that. But not all wine-lovers are whining. For Maragas Winery owner Doug Maragas, that shortage is welcome news. “For me, the shortage is a good economic reality for today, because when we started this, there was a surplus of wine,” Maragas said Thursday.

The Oregon Office of Emergency Management is coordinating the largest amateur radio emergency communications exercise ever throughout Oregon this Saturday , officials said Friday. Scheduled to participate are counties from four states, emergency management agencies from Washington, California, Idaho, and other emergency response organizations including Red Cross, PGE, and the Oregon National Guard. In the

Could this be the end of Bend’s Pacific Power hydro dam that’s provided power in Bend for over 100 years? “It could very well be one significant event away from that tipping point into negative territory, and this could be it,” spokesman Bob Gravely saidThursday. The event Gravely’s talking about sprang about a month ago

The Bethlehem Inn, Central and Eastern Oregon’s only emergency shelter for individuals and families, is proud to announce it has been awarded a $7,000 grant from the Robert D. and Marcia H. Charitable Trust. “We are honored and very excited to have been selected for this critical funding support from the Randall Charitable Trust,” stated

Oregon State Police recently welcomed a new four-legged member to the Department when “Sadie” and her handler completed training, joining eight other drug detection canines working around the state to assist OSP and other police agencies investigating drug crimes. “Sadie,” an 18-month old female red Labrador, and her assigned OSP trooper handler will be working

The veterans of Central Oregon will be honored with the dedication of a Veterans’ Wall & Garden being created at the Hospice of Redmond. The dedication ceremony will take place on Veteran’s Day, November 11 th . When completed, the wall will be covered with the names of Central Oregon veterans, both living and dead,