Month: April 2014

Aliyah Formen, Ridgeview High School junior, placed second in the state out of 65 competitors in state competition for FBLA, (Future Business Leaders of America). Aliyah qualified for the national competition in Client Services (customer service). With nearly 1,500 students participating in over 60 events, the top 3 qualify to compete at nationals. Ridgeview FBLA

Bend’s Drake Park recently became home to a pair of great horned owls who are actively nesting with their owlet — and that’s prompted the Bend Park and Rec District and federal wildlife officials to take some special protective measures. In order to help protect the baby owlet and parents, the park district and U.S.

Acrovision Sports Center founder and former co-owner Richard Gustafson pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of sex abuse Monday morning in Deschutes County Circuit Court. Gustafson was originally arrested in early January, accused of abusing two girls, ages 8 and 9, during a New Year’s Eve sleepover party at the gym. Days later, two other

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists reminded and warned drivers Monday that deer, elk, turtles, frogs and other wildlife are on the move in the spring, crisscrossing roads as they seek food, water and necessary habitat. Each year, vehicle collisions kill large numbers of deer and elk and threaten human safety. Frogs, newts, turtles

Albacore tuna caught off the Oregon shore after the Fukushima Daiichi power station in Japan was destroyed in a 2011 earthquake had slightly elevated levels of radioactivity, but the increase has been minute, according to a newly published study. In fact, you would have to consume more than 700,000 pounds of the fish with the

A personal document shredding, food drive and drug disposal event will take place at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Substation in La Pine, 51340 Highway 97, on Saturday May 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is no cost to the public for up to four medium size boxes of personal documents. Shredding The

U.S. Highway 20W near Suttle Lake was blocked for 90 minutes Saturday morning after a semi-truck jackknifed across the highway. The driver was unhurt but was cited by Oregon State Police, who investigated the non-injury crash. Around 7 a.m., a 2003 International truck pulling a semi-trailer driven by Hector Lopez Viay of Beaverton was westbound

Bend High School hosted the third annual TEDx Bend event Saturday, and it drew a huge, sold-out crowd. About 1,400 people listened to 15 speakers and entertainers from all over the country, on topics ranging from outer space to inner happiness. TEDx is designed to inspire, entertain and energize. This year, the audience included some

A Gresham man was killed and two other men were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on icy Highway 26 about nine miles east of Government Camp,, Oregon State Police reported. Around 6 a.m., a 2004 Ford F250 pickup driven by Nathan Fletcher, 35, of southeast Portland, was eastbound on Highway 26

Volunteers at the Franklin’s Corner Community Garden in Bend got their hands dirty at a work party Saturday. They were digging up earth and soil to gill the beds and get them ready to grow. The community garden is scheduled to open in the beginning of May. There is still plenty to do but Saturday’s

The city of Redmond celebrated its ninth annual Earth Day Festival Saturday. The event combined fun with learning. Kids young and old were playing chicken bingo at one booth and were learning about water preservation and the environment at the next. “The money that this event raises goes to help Trails and Parks Foundations and

Dog-lovers and park-goers were invited to lend a hand during Saturday’s community-wide spring clean-up event at Bend’s seven off-leash dog parks. The clean-up was hosted by Bend Park and Recs, Dog PAC and several volunteer groups. The “Dog Park Clean-Up Day” is not held because the parks are unsafe — it’s about getting the parks

Premature infancy occurs when a pregnancy lasts less than 37 weeks. The cause is often times unknown and out of the mother’s control. In Deschutes County, one in nine babies wind up in the neonatal intensive care unit because they’re born too early. Hundreds of people walked in celebration Saturday of the many success stories

Two people were injured in an SUV rollover crash on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway north of Bend early Saturday, including the driver, who was cited for DUII, Oregon State Police said. The crash occurred around 1:17 a.m., when a 2000 LandRover driven by Kaylyn Frizzell, 23, of Redmond, was heading north on the Old Bend-Redmond

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and La Pine Fire Department will conduct a joint training exercise Saturday in the area of La Pine High School on Coach Road. This is a cooperative effort between the Sheriff’s Office, La Pine Fire Department, and our partners to improve multi-agency response to critical incidents, said Sgt. Nathan Garibay,

“I just perked up, and was like — TED Talks?” said Madras High School student Maxwell Armithee. Some students at Madras High already know and love TEDx – a global set of conferences under the slogan “ideas worth spreading.” “I’m very excited,” said Madras High School student Bryce Williams. Others might not yet. “At first,

Travelers in Bend are urged to use caution near the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Third Street for the next several weeks. Motorists should expect delays and watch for pedestrians and bicyclists. Bicyclists may be walking bikes through the pathways or riding in automobile travel lanes. Starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, for

Summertime on the High Desert means sunny weather, tourists — and more jobs. “We have kayak rides, canoeing, horseback riding — and of course, tons and tons of golf,” T.J. Pierri, director of operations at Sunriver, said Friday To make all that run smoothly, you need help and lots of it. “The more hands, the

Bend police said Friday they are actively processing potential fingerprints and DNA of the man who robbed a Home Federal Bank branch Thursday afternoon. A man wearing sunglasses and a green bandanna over his face held up the bank at 671 NE Greenwood Ave. during the lunch hour Thursday. But before he could escape, the

Personal use firewood collection in designated woodcutting areas of the Deschutes National Forest will open Monday, April 28. Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland, and the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management will open on Thursday, May 1. All areas will remain open through November 3. Beginning April 28, firewood permits will be available