Month: August 2014

The Powerful Tools for Caregivers program is six-week self-care education program that provides caregivers with tools and strategies to better handle the unique challenges they face. Register for the free 6 week series: 541-678-5483 x104 Bend Community Center 1036 NE 5th St, Bend, OR 97701 Thursdays, October 9— November 13, 1:00-2:30 Redmond Senior Center 325

The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation is excited to announce that the Annual Skyliners Winter Sports Swap will be held on October 11, 2014 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Riverhouse Convention Center in Bend. This is the premier swap of the Northwest. Retailers outfit the swap with new, below wholesale pricing on skis, snowboards,

Two serious-injury motorcycle crashes on Sunday involving deer on the highway — one involving a Prineville man — serve as reminders to be alert while traveling, Oregon State Police said Monday. Around 12:25 p.m. Sunday, a motorcycle operated by Timothy Dobson, 53, of Prineville, was heading south on Highway 97 near milepost 226 in Klamath

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center will be undergoing fall maintenance and improvement August 30th through September 17th, affecting the facility’s programs and operations. In addition, the Labor Day holiday is September 1st, so patrons can expect special hours and some limited closures over the next three weeks. The outdoor Olympic pool will be closed August

Economic Development for Central Oregon, host of the annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC), has secured the participation of Cascade Angels Fund, LLC., who will be investing $121,900 in this year’s winner. Combined with investments from the Oregon Growth Account and Oregon Community Foundation, of $50,000 and $25,000 respectively, the 2014 BVC Fund is poised to

Oregon State Police, the Oregon Department of Transportation and law enforcement agencies across Oregon are continuing a nationwide effort to prevent traffic crashes by targeting impaired drivers during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. The nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign aims to keep those driving, riding or walking on or along our

The public is invited to review and comment on proposed transportation projects in the Bend area recommended to receive federal transportation funds during the next three years. The list of projects contains both new and previously approved projects on the regional transportation system. The purpose of the proposed projects is to improve safety; support transit,

The Dog Dayz of Summer is a perfect excuse to get a refreshing drink at Dutch Bros. Coffee. Get a large drink on Thursday, August 28 th at any Dutch Bros. in Bend, Redmond or Sisters, and $1 from every large drink sold will benefit the animals at the Humane Society of Central Oregon. “On

The wine-growing region of Napa Valley is less than 500 miles south of Central Oregon, and the 6.1 earthquake that rocked the Northern California community early Sunday also shook some residents on the High Desert who scrambled to make sure their friends and family were okay. Napa native and Bend resident Christine Medow was born

Cascade Natural Gas crews will continue working on Phase 3 of the Gas PipelineReplacementProjectthis week. Officials said to expect a fair amount of congestion on SE Second Street as crews work on installing new lines between Taft and Wilson avenues. When the crew gets to the intersection of Second and Wilson about Tuesday, congestion will

A Warm Springs woman who admitted tossing a lit firework out of a car last summer to create some work for her bored firefighter friends — igniting a wildfire that eventually blackened over 51,000 acres and forced evacuations — is due for sentencing Sept. 3, prosecutors said Friday. Sadie Renee Johnson, 23, pleaded guilty last

A former Ridgeview High hallway monitor accused of having sex with a minor and providing alcohol to others was scheduled to change her plea and be sentenced Friday morning, but apparently 30-year-old Amanda Hinshaw had a change of heart. Hinshaw decided to, at least for now, reject a deal offered by prosecutors. In court, Deschutes

Finding a place to park off Galveston Avenue in Bend can be tricky. “I got lucky today, but I was just thinking, ‘Jeez, I wonder what it’s like to live around here,’” one Bend resident said Friday. “It looks like you’re grasping for a problem with parking, but I don’t see one,” said another driver.

The Howard School building, 17 miles northeast of Prineville, has a lot of meaning to former students, and when they heard about its possible demolition, they took matters into their own hands. “We just enjoyed it,” former student Val Grubbe said Friday. “We were always running, always doing something.” “We were playing games like Red

Bend resident Chris Horner will not be defending his Tour of Spain title. He withdrew from the race Friday as the treatment he was receiving for bronchitis was deemed a health risk by his team. Horner, 42, was given doses of cortisone after suffering bronchitis during the Tour de France and Tour of Utah, and

Labor Day weekend is one of the top three boating weekends of the year on many Oregon lakes and rivers, attracting thousands to the alluring banks and warmest water of the season. To keep things fun and safe, the Oregon State Marine Board suggests keeping the following in mind as you plan your water getaway:

The Deschutes National Forest said Friday it has canceled the event called “Wedding in the Woods” that organizers planned near Cultus Lake Resort due to extreme fire danger in the area and ongoing public use restrictions. The concert organizer found a new venue to hold it, officials said later. Forest officials said they were just

The Oregon Office of Emergency Management and Dark Horse Comic s released a new comic book titled “Without Warning” this week, aimed at teaching earthquake preparedness to teenagers. The comic book is the result of collaboration between the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup, OEM and Dark Horse Comic s. “Most public education publications are not interesting

The Deschutes National Forest and the Upper Deschutes River Coalition signed an agreement this week to work cooperatively on fuels reduction work within the 26 neighborhoods and communities that make up the Upper Deschutes River Coalition area. Significantly, the agreement will allow fuel reduction work to occur both on private lands and national forest lands,

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies need your help finding a thief who got away with $20,000 in park equipment. They say someone stole a 2006 John Deer Gator utility vehicle, plus trimmers, blowers and edgers made by Stihl, from a Bend Park and Recreation storage facility in Bend’s Pine Nursery Park. The crime occurred in the