Month: November 2014

NeighborImpact’s 13th annual “Empty Bowls” event was held Sunday at Central Oregon Community College, to raise money and awareness in the fight against hunger in Central Oregon. Around 800 people attended the event. A long line of people at COCC, eagerly waiting to pick their perfect bowl. “It looks like a dragon,” said Leslie Weaver,

Cascade Natural Gas crews are currently working on reconnecting gas services on NW Fifth Street in Bend and paving restoration is right behind them. This area will continue to have traffic control delays throughMondayand Tuesday. For more information as to when pipeline crews will be working on your street, visit Cascade Natural Gas on the

A new twist in the saga surrounding Mirror Pond doesn’t end at ripping out an aging dam, but could change the entire look and feel of Bend’s downtown the riverfront. The Mirror Pond Ad Hoc Committee revealed a bold new plan at its meeting Friday afternoon — one its authors said offers the both of

A resident returning home to a northeast Bend duplex early Saturday found a burglar in a car parked outside, and police said he’d entered another car – and taken items from the duplex, where family members were sleeping. The suspect ran away, but a Redmond police K-9 found him in a nearby vacant field, officers

A small plane with three people aboard ran out of fuel Friday night on a flight from Northern California to Prineville and the pilot made a safe emergency landing on Highway 20E about 10 miles east of Bend. No injuries were reported, nor damage to the plane or other property, and the pilot of the

NewsChannel 21 is teaming with our 21 Cares for Kids partner NeighborImpact for a holiday food drive, “Help for the Holidays.” But the agency does more than feed Central Oregonians. One of their programs, Head Start, helps the neediest of families with free pre-school. “When we joined Head Start, we needed it,” Head Start parent

High school groups within a 50-mile radius of Bend have an opportunity to earn up to $1,000 in cash funding or custom apparel through the “Better Community Connections” sponsorship program from U.S. Cellular® and Pear. High school groups, from sports teams to academic clubs, can utilize their social networks to complete online tasks to earn

Now that the election is over, and Casey Roats has apparently won a Bend City Council seat, the question of his candidacy was thrust back into the spotlight Thursday by the filing of a lawsuit alleging he was not a valid candidate and should be barred from taking office in January. Roats had acknowledged in

The Bend Spay and Neuter Project has become aware of multiple cases and minor outbreaks of Parvovirus in Central Oregon including the Bend area. In order to assist those who are unable to afford to vaccinate their dogs, Bend Spay and Neuter Project will offer the Distemper/Parvovirus vaccination for $10 on Saturday, November 8 th

It’s far from a clean slate, but the former Mt. Bachelor park-and-ride lot will soon begin its metamorphism into the Simpson Pavilion, now that the project has been trimmed to fit the allotted funds after bids came in over that amount. On Tuesday, the Park and Recreation Board approved a contract bid by Apollo Incorporated.

he City of Bend is seeking applicants for one vacant position on the Civil Service Commission for Fire Personnel. The commission ensures that appointment and promotion of employees, compensation practices and discipline are conducted based on merit, efficiency and fitness. The Commission normally meets quarterly. The appointee will complete a former commissioner’s term and will

Visiting Angels is hosting the third annual Students for Seniors service project to provide yard clean-up to senior citizens in need in our community. On Saturday, November 15 th Visiting Angels employees and local high school students will volunteer their time to provide assistance to senior citizens. The group will clean-up 15-20 homes in Central

Day-use fees at most U.S. Forest Service recreation sites in Oregon and Washington will be waived on Veterans Day Weekend, November 8-11, 2014 to celebrate Veterans Day. The fee-free day honors U.S. veterans, members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. “Honoring veterans by waiving day-use fees is one way to recognize the contributions

Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB Executive Director Eric Sande was recently honored with the William R. Haas Chamber Executive of the Year award, the highest honor given out annually by the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce (OSCC). The honor was announced during a banquet and awards ceremony held on the evening of Thursday, Nov.

Cascade Natural Gas crews will be running a new gas line, and installing new service to homes and businesses near the intersection of SE Wilson & 2 nd St Friday night. This construction will cross under Wilson, between 2 nd and 3 rd , and will require closing one lane of traffic between 8 pm

State Rep. Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte) was reelected Thursday as Oregon House Republican leader for the 2015 legislative session. McLane was first elected as leader in 2012 and led House Republicans during the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions, as well as the 2013 special session and the 2014 election cycle. McLane also announced today the

This week, Oregonians approved recreational marijuana — and now you might be wondering, what will the new rules looks like? At this point, it’s a little hazy, even the experts said Thursday. “It depends on how complex the Legislature gets and frankly, the messages that are going to be sent from the federal government as

We set out to uncover the dangers of having your child in day care, but upon investigating that story, we stumbled upon a whole other set of circumstances posing a risk to your kids. We found that registered sex offender lists aren’t the problem. It’s not a subject most people want to talk about, or

It was a midterm election for the history books. With $3.67 billion raised, it was the most expensive midterm election ever. Oregon also saw record campaign spending. Measure 92, promoting the labeling of foods with genetically modified organisms, has been the most costly measure in the state’s history. The opposing side outspent the supporting side

One in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. While there are many different screenings, the recommended ages when men should get them remains controversial. The American Cancer Society suggests 35 is the best age to start getting screened. “It’s very controversial, who we should screen and when we should screen,”