Month: May 2014

The day before the race, Bend was getting ready for the 2014 U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle. “Adrenaline is kind of pumping, getting everything together,” said Javier Ocariz, who is competing in the PPP. “Definitely getting very excited.” From individuals, to businesses, to out-of-towners – The PPP craze is on and it’s all about the

Chances are, you’ve heard it all before, Bend is Beer Town USA. “Being here from Bend known as Beer Town USA, my wife and I always love cider, and we always had that feeling that something was missing,” said Dan McCoy, the owner of Atlas Cider Company. Atlas Cider Company was born one year ago

Three Ridgeview High School teachers have been selected to attend an 11-day Civil War Battlefield tour from June 23 through July 1 sponsored by the Center for Geography Education in Oregon. Teachers Ben Parsons, Steve Reeves and Maegan MacKelvie have been selected among a small group of Oregon educators to attend. The group will engage

Travelers can expect rolling lane closures along Colorado Avenue from the Bend Parkway to the Colorado Bridge next Monday through Wednesday. Crews will be performing utilities related prep work for an upcoming pavement overlay project. When: May 19 – 21 Times: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Expect delays and use caution. Flaggers and signs will

Two new sets of numbers out Thursday – one national, one local – shed additional light on more hopeful signs about Central Oregon’s housing market and tourism industry after several troubled years. While U.S. house prices rose 2.1 percent in the second quarter of the year, the Bend-Redmond metro area (all of Deschutes County) saw

The House Natural Resources Committee has informed Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) that it plans to hold a hearing on his travel management bill at the next available opportunity, his office said Friday. His bill, the Forest Access in Rural Communities Act (H.R. 4272), “would stop the misguided travel management rule on national forests in

As the city of Bend sees strong growth returning, it’s reconsidering how — and who — to assess planning fees paid by developers that also fund planners’ work with the broader public. The topic is up for discussion by councilors at a work session next week. Here’s the full text of a backgrounder put out

To celebrate 50 years of protected Wilderness in Oregon on the anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act, the conservation group Oregon Wild is inviting Oregonians to hit the trail this summer as part of Oregon Wild Summer presented by KEEN Footwear. Outings start June 7 with opportunities to explore Oregon’s wild places extending into September

It’s less than a week until mail ballots are counted, and one of the most closely watched races in Central Oregon is the Deschutes County district attorney fight between incumbent Patrick Flaherty and challenger John Hummel. The race involves two candidates with very different views of how the DA’s office should run. “Flaherty focuses solely

A statewide observation survey from last June found 98 percent of Oregon’s motoring public using safety belts, making Oregon one of the two highest belt use states in the country. Still, in 2012, 61 of Oregon’s 198 occupant fatalities were reportedly unrestrained. During a national “Click It or Ticket” campaign May 19 – June 1

Strong winds in upstate New York launched an inflatable bounce house high above the ground as three kids played inside earlier this week. Two of the children were seriously injured when they fell to the ground. A national study shows a huge jump in injuries related to bouncy houses. Bouncy house operators say there are

This year’s Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo has an exceptional concert lineup for the FREE concert series held in the Bank of the Cascades Center brought to you by BIG COUNTRY RV. The Fair begins Wednesday, July 30 and the fun and great music won’t stop until Sunday, August 3 at 5:00 p.m.! This year

The Bend Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution recently announced the local winners of this year’s DAR Christopher Columbus Essay Contest and American History Essay Contest. This year’s Christopher Columbus Essay Contest winner is Taite Apker, a junior at The Academy at Sisters, in Bend. She was honored at a ceremony on May 10 with

During a lunch period at Ridgeview High School, I gave four students a test: Write, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” — in cursive. Just nine words — and it took three of the honor students almost 3 minutes to complete. When they finally finished, most of them made some mistakes. The

Heading into the US Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, those participating in the downhill and Nordic legs of the race are especially concerned with snow conditions on Mt. Bachelor. The amount of snow and the rate of which it’s melting can have a drastic effect on the snow portions of the PPP. Tim Hoiness is a

When you and thousands of others race in the U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, you’re raising money for the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. “It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Molly Cogswell-Kelley, financial development and events director for MBSEF. The foundation offers programs for kids and young adults to get involved in outdoor

As construction crews work away on the New Warm Springs K-8 academy, Jefferson County school officials are building a new type of learning for the tribes’ struggling students — armed with a big, new federal grant. “(Students will be learning) personal mastery and project-based learning,” planning principal Glenna DeSouza said Thursday. “They need to be

Due to a bee infestation, the Downtown Bend Boys & Girls Club located on Wall Street will be closed as a precautionary safety measure on Friday, officials said late Thursday, For more information, please visit their website at www.bgcco.org or the club’s Facebook page. They will be updating the Website and social media outlets as

Drones have been a controversial subject, but business focuses on them is on the rise. Paradigm ISR in Bend is developing drones for uses from agriculture to search and rescue. The company just received a $60,000 grant from the Bend-based nonprofit SOAROregon, one of five such grants aimed at creating jobs and stimulating innovation. The

Do you or someone you know, live with diabetes or pre-diabetes? Does their diabetes affect their daily life? Workshops to achieve a healthier way of living for people living with diabetes begin Monday, June 2. This is the only offering before September. By fall, workshops will be offered in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Participants