Month: March 2014

When Bend-LaPine Schools children are out of school this month, Bend Park & Recreation aims for children to be active and engaged through a variety of recreational programs. Offered at several locations and times on March 7, 13 and 14, activities includecreative arts, science, sports and play. For children who want to explore their creativity,

After three years of operation, Central Oregon Locavore has hired its first executive director. Patrick Brown, a former organic farmer with a background in operations management, accepted the position on Feb. 1. Locavore had been growing steadily under the guidance of founder and former volunteer executive director Nicolle Timm, as well as a large group

Tips from several concerned citizens led to a raid Sunday on an apartment about a block north of Marshall High School and the arrest of two residents for selling marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms to several students over the past month, police said. Officers executed the search warrant around 11 a.m. at 465 NE Olney Avenue,

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that the popular spring Chinook fisheries on the Deschutes and Hood rivers will open April 15. Deschutes River According to Rod French, ODFW fish biologist, managers are predicting that as many 13,000 hatchery fish may return to the Deschutes. This year’s run should be substantially larger

Brian Grossman is determined to complete the near impossible in a show of support for KIDS in the GAME. Grossman, a founder of the nonprofit, will compete in the Cape Epic, otherwise known as the ‘Untamed African Mountain Bike Race’. This 8-day race takes place in the Cape Region of South Africa, March 23rd -30th.

The Sisters Ranger District will host two opportunities for the public to offer feedback related to prescribed fire in the Metolius Basin. On Monday, March 10 th , forest officials will host two open house events at the Camp Sherman Community Center, at 10:00am-12:00 pm and 5:30pm-7:00 pm. Several prescribed fires are planned for this

At the February program meeting, Meyer Memorial Trust’s trustees awarded $40,000 to Oregon Disability Support Network in Bend for a voice assistive technology program that supports children with communication disorders. The award was among 44 Grassroots Grants made in February, a program designed for smaller nonprofit organizations. MMT handed out more than $4 million in

Central Oregon artist and horsewoman Kimry Jelen has been invited to exhibit her work at the Alltech FEI (Fdration Equestre Internationale) World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, France, August 23 through September 7 . Jelen, a native Oregonian who resides in Sisters, was asked to join an elite group of seven artists to share exhibit

Difficulty contacting witnesses in the military has slowed an investigation of Prineville’s police chief, who was put on leave last September for as-yet unrevealed reasons. Over the past several months, officials have released few details about what sparked the investigation of Chief Eric Bush, beyond describing it as a “personnel matter” unrelated to the administration

Technical issues prevented NewsChannel 21 from airing our 10 p.m. news on Fox and 11 p.m. news on NBC Sunday night. Engineers are hard at work in efforts to correct the problems and we hope to have them resolved in time for Monday morning’s Sunrise newscast. We apologize for the inconvenience.

A semi truck driver received minor injuries Sunday morning after losing control of his truck on icy Highway 97 and rolled off the road near Shaniko, causing the trailer to split open and spill its load of apples, Oregon State Police said. Around 6 a.m., the truck was heading south near milepost 62 when the

A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy’s pursuit of a car driven by a wanted man in southwest Bend was called off after a few minutes Sunday afternoon. But the car was found abandoned minutes later, prompting a citizen tip-fueled search by numerous officers around the Romaine Village neighborhood that led to him being found hiding behind

Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the fire at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bend, one in a string of apparent arson blazes that early March morning. Since the fire, the church had been holding services at St. Francis of Assisi Historic Catholic Church, but recently moved back into their home building about a month ago.

Reports of four dead horses on a south Deschutes County property were confirmed during a raid Thursday that brought the arrest of a 37-year-old man on animal neglect and abuse charges, sheriff’s deputies said Friday. The sheriff’s office began an investigation Wednesday after receiving several reports of four dead horses on the property of Edward

A 31-year-old transient wanted on a parole violation refused to pull over for Bend police Friday, sparking a pursuit that ended with him running, being Tasered – and swallowing meth, leaving him hospitalized in critical condition, officials said. Shortly before 8 a.m., a Bend police sergeant spotted Dana Lee Johnson at the wheel of a

While a medical marijuana bill that would allow cities to ban the shops still waits for Oregon legislators to finish tweaks and vote, the dispensaries themselves will become legal on Monday. And although the shops will be able to register for the first time with the state, some of them aren’t new to Bend —

Sexting — sending nude pictures or arousing text messages — has become part of our modern-day life. But for one Central Oregon teen, who wants to remain anonymous, sending one picture changed his life. “I’m on supervised probation for 120 months, which is 10 years — and I sent a picture,” he said. Last year,