Month: May 2014

Deschutes County would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the High Desert Porsche Club for once again selecting Deschutes County’s SkidCar program as a recipient of their generous scholarship dollars to benefit student drivers. SkidCar training scholarship winners are selected with the help of the High Desert Driver’s Education program staff by holding

The Bend Police Department had their annual awards banquet and ceremony on May 27th. The awards banquet allows members of the department to commend and appreciate their peers for distinguished service and dedication to the agency and community. The following are the awards and recipients: Police Officer of the Year: Officer David Poole Staff Member

Oregon State Police asked Wednesday to hear from any other witnesses to a fatal motorcycle-car collision last Thursday evening on Highway 97 near Lava Butte, about six miles south of Bend. A Portland woman riding as passenger on a motorcycle was killed and two men were hospitalized at St. Charles Bend with non-life-threatening injuries. Details

On Monday, June 2, at 5:30 pm, local youth will be giving presentations at the Deschutes Public Library to mark the culmination of their experience with Camp Fire. At the end of their presentations, each participant will be given Camp Fire’s most prestigious award, the Wo-He-Lo (Work Health Love), which is only presented after the

As President Obama announced Tuesday a continued presence of nearly 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations end late this year, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and the leader of the Oregon Army National Guard visited Guard soldiers Tuesday training in Idaho for their upcoming deployment. The Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team is scheduled

Central Oregon Council on Aging has received a $30,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to expand its senior nutrition programs. “Seniors are our most vulnerable populations and those that experience hunger or malnutrition are at risk for serious health problems,” says Matt Verdieck, Executive Officer of the Central Oregon Council on Aging. “Our seniors need

Here is the Intermountain Confernce All-League Softball Teams: Player of the Year-Lisa Sylvester: BendPitcher of the Year-Megan Berrigan: BendCoach of the Year-Sandy Fischer: Ridgeview First Team: Megan Berrigan-Bend (P) Emily Benton-Crook County (P) Rachel Collins-Ridgeview (P) Awbrie Elle Kinkade-Bend (C) Paige Davis-Ridgeview (C) Kiahna Brown-Redmond (IF) Lisa Sylvester-Bend (IF) Jena Ovens-Crook County (IF) Kendall Kramer-Bend

Here are the Intermountain Conference All-League Baseball Teams: IMC player of the year-Dalton Hurd: BendPitcher of the year-Dakota Schaumburg: RidgeviewCoach of the year-Bret Bailey: Bend First Team: Hunter Smith-Redmond (C) Cal Waterman-Summit (C) Kahl Malott-Ridgeview (1B) Creighton Simmonds-Bend (2B) Collin Runge-Ridgeview (3B) Dalton Hurd-Bend (3B) George Mendazona-Ridgeview (SS) J.J. Spitler-Bend (OF) Devin Haney-Mountain View (OF)

Searchers on Tuesday found and recovered the body of a 62-year-old Corvallis sushi chef who was spending the Memorial Day holiday fishing on the Metolius River at Camp Sherman with his wife when he accidentally stumbled and fell into the cold, swift-moving river, authorities said. Searchers in kayaks found the body of Isamu (Sam) Furuichi

AAA predicted it, Central Oregon businesses didn’t doubt it, and tourism experts confirmed it: This Memorial Day holiday weekend was a busy one on the High Desert — the busiest ever. “From a tourism industry perspective, we feel like we’ve come out of the recession,” Central Oregon Visitors Association President Alana Hughson said Tuesday. “There

A deadly fall into the Metolius River by a Corvallis fisherman puts a spotlight on safety issues that can arise while pursuing what is usually a peaceful, serene sport. It’s a very tranquil hobby — until you take a wrong step. “I fell in yesterday (Monday),” said John Warren, a fisherman from Portland who was

Preliminary statistics for the Memorial Day holiday weekend indicates fewer traffic deaths and more DUII arrests by Oregon State Police troopers, in comparison to last year’s holiday weekend totals. This year’s 78-hour reporting period began at 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 23 , and concluded Monday, May 26 , at 11:59 p.m. According to ODOT’s Fatality

Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon is June 7-8, and for those two days you won’t need a fishing license to fish, crab or clam anywhere in the state. “We want to make it easy for anglers to take a friend or family member out fishing for a day,” said Rick Hargrave, Oregon Department of Fish

A fire near a hotel under construction in Bend’s Old Mill District Monday evening began when juveniles apparently set a portable toilet ablaze, authorities said as police sought information leading to the suspects. Firefighters were dispatched shortly before 7 p.m. on a possible structure fire in the area where a 114-room Hampton Inn & Suites

The Family Access Network is the recipient of $7,000 in grant funds to increase development efforts, focusing on a long-term sustainable funding model for FAN. FAN has received a $7,000 grant from The Oregon Community Foundation through the Robert W. Chandler II Fund. “Over the past several years, FAN has worked diligently to diversify resources.

For more than two decades, schools have gone through budget cuts that have drastically reduced or eliminated arts education for many Oregon students. In order to help alleviate this deficit, The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) has announced a new statewide arts education initiative. Studio to School is a multi-year grant program to support collaborative projects

A transient stole a car parked running in front of a southeast Bend home Monday morning and led police on a chase at speeds of up to 95 south on Highway 97 before he swerved to avoid “spike strips,” sideswiped another car and rolled his own several times off the highway, authorities said. The injured

Consumer Cellular announced Tuesday that its call-center workforce has topped 1,000 employees in three locations, the largest by far the 460 workers now at its Redmond facility — with more hiring underway. The former T-Mobile call center near the Redmond Airport had 127 employees when Consumer Cellular began operations in 2012, growing to 337 last

A tire blew out on a pickup truck before it crossed the center line of Highway 26 northwest of Madras Sunday and struck a car head-on, critically injuring the driver, Oregon State Police said Tuesday. Three other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the collision, reported around noon Sunday about six miles south of Warm Springs,

A fierce fire tore through an outbuilding and sent up thick smoke in Powell Butte Monday afternoon before crews could douse the flames, authorities said. Crook County Fire and Rescue was dispatched around 3:40 p.m. to the burning outbuilding in the 6200 block of SW Copley Road, said Fire Chief Matt Smith. An engine crew