Month: July 2014

A tight squeeze on NW 14th Street in Bend has some commuters and residents complaining. “Yeah, it’s just a little bit claustrophobic when I’m walking straight down (the street),” Gram Gebhardt of Bend said Tuesday evening. “It’s like a car is going to get me from behind or something like that,” Gebhardt added. Libby Griffin

(Update to add to ‘most discussed’ list) Two transient brothers have been arrested on burglary, theft and other charges, accused of entering over a dozen unlocked RVs at a dealer on Bend’s north end and stealing items from them, police said Tuesday. An officer responded on Saturday to Big Country RV, 63500 N. Highway 97,

Redmond School District Superintendent Mike McIntosh has announced that Paul Nolan has been selected as assistant principal of Redmond High School. Nolan will fill the position left by Tony Pupo, who was selected as planning principal of Hartman Elementary School, which is slated to open in the fall of 2015. Nolan has been working as

The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland will treat more than 5,150 acres for invasive plants this year, using both manual and herbicide treatments. Work has already begun in several locations, officials said Wednesday. Treatments will be implemented following the design features in the Record of Decision for the 2012

It’s the time of year wildland firefighters must be ready at a moment’s notice, but on Tuesday, Prineville Hotshots weren’t preparing for a wildfire. Instead, they were getting ready to visit the scar of one 1,000 miles away — one with a painful connection to Central Oregon. ‘I think it’s important to remember what happened

Deschutes County seeks a new volunteer Planning Commission member from the Redmond area and is accepting applications until Friday, July 25. The term for this position is from the date of appointment through June 30, 2018 The Planning Commission reviews land use policy and zoning regulations and makes recommendations to the Deschutes County Board of

Jim Pena began his Forest Service career in Oregon more than 35 years ago. Next month, he will return as regional forester to lead the agency in Oregon and Washington. Pea, who will start Aug. 3 in the Portland, OR, Region 6 headquarters, is presently Associate Deputy Chief for the National Forest System in the

The U.S. men’s soccer team’s run to the Round of 16 in the World Cup created a buzz in the country that hasn’t been felt in some time. Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat by Belgium in the round of 16 was a tough loss for the Stars and Stripes. But the bigger story is just how the

More than one in five commercial honeybee hives in Oregon did not survive last winter, continuing a financially challenging trend for professional beekeepers. Between Oct. 1 and March 31, Oregon beekeepers reported a 21.1 percent loss in colonies of the crucial crop pollinators, according to a survey by Oregon State University. The latest figures are

Mt. Bachelor will open for the 2014 summer season this Friday, July 4th — and while there’s no longer enough snow to ski or snowboard on, the first full season of the new mountain bike park could mean the busiest “off-season” in resort history. Here’s the details as laid out in Mt. Bachelor’s summer-season news

With nine months of education, training, and new community connections behind them, a dedicated group of local business and community members have now joined the ranks of the prestigious Leadership Bend Alumni. The Leadership Bend Class of 2014 graduated June 19th to the sights of glorious mountain views and a warm, dramatic sunset from the

Each year, we celebrate the fourth of July with community parades, picnics, barbeques, and fireworks. Bend has the honor of having one of the most unique fireworks shows in the world. By shooting the fireworks off the 500-foot summit of the butte, the show is visible for miles in all directions. Each year, thousands of

AAA projected Tuesday that 41 million Americans (12.9 percent of the population) will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend, a 1.9 percent increase from the 40.3 million people who traveled last year and a nearly 14 percent increase compared to the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The majority of

This year’s 4th of July Pilot Butte public fireworks display will commence at approximately 10 pm on Friday, July 4th. In preparation, the Oregon State Parks Department and Bend Fire Department ask that the community observe the following restrictions to Pilot Butte State Park from July 2 through July 5: –The access road to the

Depending on where you stand, Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision was a step forward for religious freedom or a step back for women’s rights. Either way, the company in the middle of it all is due to open a store in Bend this fall. “I was so happy with the decision,” Bend resident Jeanne Anderson

Another 7.6 million vehicles have been recalled by General Motors, putting the year’s total at 29 million defective vehicles. An unintended key rotation is what’s sending half of the latest wave of cars back to the shop. But if you’re on that list, you may have to wait a while. Bend resident Shawn Kilmer had