Month: May 2014

Sunriver Resort donated $1,355 to La Pine High School to support La Pine High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) program. The donation of the proceeds from the Run for Chocolate event will help send qualified La Pine High School FBLA students to the National Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN this summer. This contribution

For two nights, prominent business, civic, and entertainment leaders showed off their singing, dancing and comedy skills to put the “fun” back in “fundraising” for the Tower Theatre Foundation. It was the second annual Bend Follies, a variety show about Bend, by Bend, and for Bend. “The Follies were designed to showcase the important role

With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, the U.S. Forest Service is reminding visitors to national forests in Oregon and Washington that discharging fireworks or explosives, including exploding targets, is prohibited. Fireworks routinely cause wildfires. Their possession and use have been prohibited at campgrounds and elsewhere on national forest lands for years. Last year, the Pacific

Redmond School District Superintendent Mike McIntosh has announced the selection of Dusty Porter as principal for John Tuck Elementary School. Porter will replace outgoing John Tuck Principal Dave Perdue, who accepted a principal position in Utah. Porter is returning to Redmond School District after serving as Assistant Principal at Hermiston High School for two years.

The community is invited to celebrate the start of construction of Bend’s newest middle school with a groundbreaking ceremony and student performances on Tuesday, June 10th at 10 a.m. The school site is located off of Skyliners Road, between Summit High School and W.E. Miller Elementary School, in Bend. Attendees are advised to wear footwear

The Deschutes National Forest and Hoodoo Recreation Services, the Deschutes National Forest’s concessionaire, welcome campers and outdoor recreationists to the 2014 summer camping season. Most, but not all, campgrounds and recreation sites are accessible and open depending on snowmelt. On lakes that are accessible boat docks are in place. Many popular tent and RV camp

OSU-Cascades officials had hoped to avoid a contentious land use battle over its choice for a four-year campus. Today , that doesn’t appear to be the case. But are all of the university’s arguments for, or opposing groups’ arguments against the university’s Westside plans based on facts? OSU-Cascades Vice President of Finance Kelly Sparks says:

As Memorial Day and the start of the summer driving season approach, pump prices across the country are holding steady or even inching down, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. The national average for regular unleaded remains at $3.64 a gallon this week, while Oregon’s average is flat at $3.87 a gallon. AAA Oregon/Idaho Public Affairs Director

They live in your neighborhood, close to your school and by your park. And you’ll probably never know it. “I’m completely shocked, completely shocked,” Bend resident Amy Bibeau said. Nearly 27,000 registered sex offenders live in Oregon and are enrolled in the state of Oregon’s Sex Offender Registration Unit, which is managed by the Oregon

In the midst of the current “Click It o r Ticket” campaign running May 19 – June 1 , Oregon State Police, county sheriffs and local police agencies are urging local and long-distance travelers to be aware of the increased enforcement efforts during the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. Starting 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 23 ,

The Bobby Kerr Mustang Act will take the stage at Sisters Rodeo on their first journey to the Northwest. Kerr honors the American Mustang by demonstrating through tricks and riding the incredible display of trust and courage he gains with these formerly wild horses. He is renowned for his skills in taking a wild Mustang

The Oregon Department of Transportation is working with the city of Sisters to put a roundabout at the Barclay Drive and Highway 20 intersection. The move would be the first of its kind in the city. If all goes well, the roundabout should be approved by the end of this year, and completed by 2016.

It wasn’t very busy down at the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office on Monday — until about 1 p.m., shortly after a federal judge ruled Oregon’s voter approved ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. Then George Jackson and Dale McCracken walked in to get their marriage license — the first same-sex couple to do so. “We

After months of campaigning, on Tuesday the race between Jason Conger from Bend and Monica Wehby from Portland for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate will come to a close. After months of campaigning, tomorrow the race between Jason Conger from Bend and Monica Wehby from Portland for U.S. Senate will come to a close.

A federal judge’s ruling that overturns Oregon’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage brought a flood of reaction, with Democrat supporters cheering the decision and a Powell Butte Republican lawmaker calling for a continued “process of reconciliation … with respect for each other.” Here are numerous such statements, infull: Governor Kitzhaber Releases Statement of Support for

Summer means construction season, and work will soon be in full swing throughout the state. Many projects are either scheduled or under way on Oregon highways this year. To help you know where road work is happening, the Oregon Department of Transportation produced a summer construction map that shows project locations. The map provides information

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban, saying it is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane threw out the voter-approved ban Monday. State officials have said they’d be prepared to carry out same-sex marriages almost immediately, and couples lined up outside the county clerk’s office in Portland in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban, saying it is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane threw out the voter-approved ban Monday. State officials have said they’d be prepared to carry out same-sex marriages almost immediately, and couples lined up outside the county clerk’s office in Portland in

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban, saying it is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane threw out the voter-approved ban Monday. State officials have said they’d be prepared to carry out same-sex marriages almost immediately, and couples lined up outside the county clerk’s office in Portland in

“We met in Japan. She was in the Air Force, I was in the Coast Guard,” Vivian Weaver said Monday. The Redmond woman met her partner, Carla Buchanan, 33 years ago. “It wasn’t until five or six years ago that I could put her on my insurance from work, and that was huge. I cried