Month: December 2013

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a possible owner for a horse that was found at large nearly two months ago in the southwest La Pine area. Deputies said the finder kept the horse during that time, in hopes that an owner would come forward to claim it. But no one did,

Holiday season means parties — including your office holiday party. Christmas parties are on the upswing on the High Desert, a sure sign of the economic rebound. The past few years have been hard on businesses. “Yeah — the last six, pretty much,” A.J. Cohen, owner of Local Joe in downtown Bend, said Wednesday with

It could be the merriest part of Christmas: finding that perfect tree and then transforming it into a masterpiece of lights and ornaments. And for 6-year-old Lily Mumby of Bend, it doesn’t take many words to describe her Christmas tree. “It’s pretty,” she said on Tuesday. As pretty as it looks now, until recently, the

Even with extra beds, Bend homeless shelters are filling up during this cold snap. The Shepherd’s House in Bend said Wednesday all of its beds, and all but one of its extra mats are full. They are accepting applications in case more beds or mats open up. The Bethlehem Inn is almost at capacity. All

Winter/Spring 2014 registration for Bend Park & Recreation District recreation programs begins Monday, December 9th online and in person for both in-district and out-of-district residents. Programs include youth and adult sports, swimming, fitness, enrichment, outdoor, adapted and senior activities. Online program descriptions are available for preview at www.bendparksandrec.org beginning Friday, December 6th at noon. Those

Bank of the Cascades has announced a $2,500 contribution to the Sisters’ Ski Inn employee donation fund. The bank team helped local community members open the account to assist Inn employees displaced from their jobs after a tree fell and damaged the restaurant. Bank of the Cascades leadership decided to make a contribution as well.

A 44-year-old Redmond man struck by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train south of Redmond early Tuesday morning has improved to fair condition Wednesday at a Bend hospital, officials said. Deputies were dispatched to the tracks near Highway 97 and SW Quarry Avenue around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday on the reported accident, said sheriff’s Sgt.

Deschutes County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Haslinger has announced that she will retire from the bench prior to the expiration of her current six-year term of office that ends on January 6, 2015. She will continue to serve through the primary election in May, Wednesday’s announcement said. Haslinger was appointed to the bench and first

The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council announced Wednesday theappointment of a new executive director. Andrew Spreadborough was selected by the COIC Board of Directors as the organization’s executive director at their meeting on Nov. 7. “The COIC Board believes that Andrew is the best fit for our long?term interests for the organization,” said COIC Board Chair

Police searched extensively for but did not find a man who allegedly tried to rob a Mid Oregon Credit Union in northeast Bend early Monday evening, but fled empty-handed — after reportedly telling a teller he was just kidding. The call of an attempted robbery came around 5 p.m. and brought a swarm of officers

Oregon continues to see sizable energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions, thanks to efforts in the state to recover materials for recycling, composting and burning for energy, the state Department of Environmental Quality said Wednesday. At the same time, per-capita waste generation in Oregon is 17.6 percent below 1992 levels, the agency said. These findings

As partners, the city of Bend and Oregon State University–Cascades have joined the International Town-Gown Association. The ITGA is a national resource network of universities and cities that shares best practices for relationships between academic institutions and the surrounding communities. ITGA membership can help local civic leaders and university officials as they lay the foundation

With lows expected to be in the single digits over the next several days, many people are looking for ways to stay warm. Each winter, the High Desert is hit with below-freezing temperatures, many people have learned to deal with — and keep working — outside. At the Stop n’ Go gas station on Highway

Camp Fire Central Oregon is pleased to announce Kecia Kubota as its new Executive Director. After 20 years in the business sector, Kubota is thrilled to return to her passion for youth development. She holds a master’s degree in International and Intercultural Management with an emphasis in Training and Human Resource Development. Kubota began her

A wrong-way DUII driver from Portland with a suspended license faces two-dozen charges after leading police on a chase at up to 85 mph on Highway 97 south of Bend late Monday night that led to plenty of frayed nerves and evasive maneuvers — but thankfully, no injuries, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies reported. Around 10:22

One day after an ad hoc committee recommended retaining Mirror Pond and pursuing transfer of the century-old hydroelectric dam that formed it, the Bend Metro Park and Rec Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt that position as well. The resolution passed by the board – which also goes to the Bend City Council at

There’s Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, but you might not be familiar with Giving Tuesday. Across the country, Tuesday was a special day for nonprofit organizations, including Bend hospice Partners in Care. “We’re celebrating right now by having an open house for our corporate and individual donors to come by to say

With several days of predicted below-freezing weather upon us, the Bend Fire Department would like to remind building owners, tenants, facility managers, and building maintenance personnel that have fire sprinkler systems to take measures to prevent fire sprinkler systems from freezing. The Bend Fire Department responds to several fire sprinkler activations due to pipes breaking

Bend has lost another national chain restaurant with the closure in recent days of the Outback Steakhouse in the southeast part of the city. A sign on the door of the restaurant at 1180 SE Third Street, near the intersection with Reed Market Road, said the lease on the building was up, and Nov. 30

Oregon Adaptive Sports is proud to announce the addition of the newest member to the board of directors, Kelly Brawner. Brawner is the Assistant Branch Manager at the Downtown Bend branch of Bank of the Cascades. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their two pups, often enjoying the outdoor