Month: July 2014

The Oregon State Marine Board is seeking interested boaters to sit on one of four boating advisory teams to provide guidance to the agency on a variety of boating related issues. The Boar Oregon Advisory Teams (BOATs) will be comprised of 10-15 members from around the state, and will meet approximately twice a year and

A team of Redmond School District staff members and local first responders recently attended the Multihazard Emergency Planning for Schools course hosted at the FEMA National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Md. The course provides school district teams with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to develop, review, enhance and sustain an all threats/hazards school

“I remember Bend as three or five traffic signals through Third Street,” said Ron Cholin, a truck driver with Stinger Transport. Cholin has been driving trucks through Bend for decades, and one big change over those decades leaves him unimpressed. “I haven’t seen a roundabout yet that I liked,” Cholin said. He’s seen the city

It’s crunch time for Sisters businesses as the year’s biggest weekend approaches. The weekend quilts blanket downtown, and thousands of tourists flock to the small city. But this summer, shop owners are also gearing up for a battle over turf and business. “To me, I feel like they’re dropping a Walmart to the middle of

“When the sirens go off, we have to go into a safe room,” said Bendite Nick Papa, who just moved to Tel Aviv a week ago for a job. Since he arrived, he has heard many sirens, warning Israelis to seek shelter. “The rockets when they come, it just goes and it goes. And then

Nuclear engineers at Oregon State University have developed a small, portable and inexpensive radiation detection device that should help people all over the world better understand the radiation around them, its type and intensity, and whether or not it poses a health risk. The device was developed in part due to public demand following the

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday applauded the Senate’s passage of their legislation to encourage more geothermal energy production on federal lands. The Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2013, S. 363, streamlines the federal geothermal leasing program to encourage development of geothermal power by making adjacent development rights available at fair market

Fire season for Central Oregon came to an early start with the Two Bulls Fire igniting near Bend in early June. Drought across the Pacific Northwest has been a major contributor to explosive growth of blazes like the Two Bulls Fire. In fact, Roberts Field in Redmond is behind more than three inches of precipitation

One Bend golf course has made some new improvements to make golfing more enjoyable. Recently, River’s Edge Golf Course unveiled their new fleet of electric golf carts. The purpose? Efficiency. The feedback? So far, positive. Sixty new golf carts, enough to replace the old gas-powered ones and allow golfers to enjoy their experience in a

A 27-year-old Redmond woman was seriously injured early Thursday when her SUV left Highway 126 just west of Redmond, struck a power pole and overturned, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched shortly after 4 a.m. to the reported crash on Highway 126 at Helmholtz Way, said Sgt. Kevin Dizney. They arrived to find

While crews keep watch for and douse more lightning-sparked holdover fires in Central Oregon, investigators have found the specific cause of three human-caused fires — two discarded cigarettes and an abandoned campfire. Incident 257 was reported around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday near Pringle Butte, about nine miles southwest of Sunriver. It was declared contained at about

In collaboration with the United States Forest Service and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Heart of Oregon Corps is pleased to announce the hiring of 82 youth to participate in the Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps program this summer. From June 23 rd to August 14 th , these 82 youth will work on land

The Sisters Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it has issued a final environmental assessment and draft Decision Notice for the Sisters Community Trails Project. The project would authorize the construction of a 7.6-mile non-motorized multi-use paved path between the communities of Sisters and Black Butte Ranch. The path would be open

The Deschutes County Road Department will chip seal the Cline Falls Highway beginning Monday, July 14, continuing through Wednesday, July 23. The project will begin at the junction of Cline Falls Highway and Highway 126, and end in Tumalo. Operations will run from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. A pilot car

Bend Police Lt. Ken Mannix was honored Tuesday with an award from the Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. The award was named “2014 Outstanding Task Force Commander.” Leaders from all Oregon drug task force teams were eligible for this award. “Lt. Mannix was most deserving of this award for

It’s Martini Time in Redmond “Have you ever heard of Redmond’s Red Martini, Bar & Grill?” my friend Jill asked me. The establishment is so new it doesn’t even have a website. But one look at the Facebook page and the menu, and I knew this was my kind of place. That feeling was reinforced

Change Ruffles the Status Quo atPine Tavern — In a Good Wayby LINDEN GROSS for Cascade A&EThings are changing so quickly at Pine Tavern that the servers can barelykeep up:New ownerBill McCormick, co-founder of the McCormick & Schmicks, anational chain of seafood restaurants, and the former owner of JakesFamous Crawfish restaurant in Portland.New dcorremodel features

Broken Top Bottle Shop & Ale Cafe is not a brew pub, they’re a brew HUB! The shop opened its doors in February 2012 and has been working at putting itself on the map for tasty and healthy food, delicious beer, live entertainment and contributing to community. Drawing initial inspiration from the Bier Stein in

Did you know that Central Oregon boasts some of the most fertile land in the NW region? With over 300 days of sunshine per year it is unlike any other part of Oregon. Pristine wilderness, extraordinary riding trails, lush pastures, river canyons, wild and scenic riverways and blue-ribbon trout streams make the land here very

In just over a year Bend has added eight new public art installations to the Tin Pan Alley Art Collection, bringing the total to 12 (with three more on the way soon). Our beautiful summer weather provides the perfect opportunity to stroll downtown and tour all pieces in the alley ways and unexpected corners of