Month: December 2014

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is holding a public hearing and seeking comments on a rule to let small businesses raise money through small investments, known as crowdfunding, with reduced regulation. The hearing by the department’s Division of Finance and Corporate Securities is scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m. in Room 260

“We do not shop on Black Friday or Saturday or on Cyber Monday,” said Mimi Sievers of Bend. Mimi and her husband Ron may not have the shopping bug, but the couple sure have the gift of giving. “We’ve been giving to various organizations for years, but with Giving Tuesday more formally recognized, we thought

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, the next focus is, of course, Christmas! But have you had a chance to pick up your tree? Lots have popped up across the region in the past few days. The tree has got to come from somewhere. “Once the tree is the right size, all the guys

Kendall Automotive Group announced Tuesday that they will celebrate the holiday season with their 12 Days of Caring Signature Program. The Kendall 12 Days of Caring is made up of several different events during December 4 th -December 15 th that are designed to show how much Kendall cares about its customers, employees and the

Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to announce a very special First Friday Art Walk event in December. Join us on Friday, December 5th, 2014 821 NW Wall Street 5pm-8pm Cocktails and DesertMusic by Three D Led by local photographer, Jill Rosell,The Lens Project is an initiativeof local non-profit, Abilitree.This organization works to empower people

A mobile version of ODFW’s popular hunting and shooting map is now available. Just click on www.oregonhuntingmap.com from your mobile device to try it. The new responsive design delivers content optimized for your phone or tablet. With the mobile version of the map, users with a network connection will be able to see their location

Reflecting a national cooling of hot recent growth rates, home prices across Deschutes County rose by a small amount, 0.3 percent in October, but were still up 9.3 percent from a year ago, CoreLogic reported Tuesday. CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, released its October CoreLogic Home Price Index report, including

Registration opened Monday for the second annual Oregon Senior Games presented by Humana, with a chance for participants to win a free iPad. Each athlete who registers for the Oregon Senior games by February 1 will be entered in a drawing for a free iPad Mini. The drawing will be held February 2 , and

The search for a new superintendent for Bend-La Pine Schools is underway, with a series of forums next week and an online survey. The school board is hosting a series of public forums next week, during which community members are invited to share their thoughts about qualities they would like to see in a new

The Shepherd’s House, an organization that serves Bend’s homeless, urgently needs socks and gloves. “With November’s already low temperatures, our supply of socks and gloves is down to almost nothing,” says Curt Floski, Executive Director at The Shepherd’s House. In combination with the successful Thanksgiving meal last week and the opening of the Redmond Cold

If you’ve ever set foot in the little Alfalfa Store and Feed you have something in common with a big movie star — Reese Witherspoon. Really. “She came through the door and sort of leaned right on the ice cream cooler,” said store owner Justin Green Monday. “We got to see her and talk to

After nearly three hours of discussion and questions to the top vote-getter, Bend city councilors voted 5-2 Monday evening to find Casey Roats qualified to take his seat in January, along with two other new colleagues. The council held a special meeting to interview Roats and decide if he qualified to take the seat, despite

Deschutes County’s defensive winter driving skills SkidCar Training makes the perfect holiday gift for people of all ages on your shopping list! With winter ice and snow fast-approaching, a gift like this can better protect your friends and loved ones in the coming months. Deschutes County offers SkidCar Training classes seven days a week, by

Two Bend-area women were killed Sunday morning when the speeding car driven by one failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into the other’s SUV at a southeast Bend intersection, police said Sunday. Lt. Kurt Koester said the two drivers, Erica Lynn Blackwell, 41, and Carla Jean Conners 55, died at the scene

Multiple car and home burglaries were reported over the holiday weekend in the Awbrey Butte area in northwest Bend. One of those cars broken into was that of NewsChannel 21’s Samantha O’Connor so she looked into the string of crimes. Bend resident Valerie Hester was on the phone in her bedroom when she first heard

At the Powell Butte Country Store, you’ll find a line of customers eager for their lunchtime corn dogs and a cool soda. What you won’t find — tobacco ads. “This is the space where normally you would have advertising at the counter. As you can see, ours is nice and pretty,” store co-owner, Mindy Sloper

Gov. John Kitzhaber is proposing a budget that would increase funding for education with a focus on children before they reach third grade. The Democratic governor unveiled his $18.6 billion two-year state budget proposal on Monday. His spending plan would be an increase of about 11 percent over the current budget. Kitzhaber says his budget

Now in its third year, Newport Avenue Market’s “Food for February” kicked off Monday, with all donations once again going to the Family Kitchen of Bend. Throughout the month of December, customers who shop at Newport Avenue Market can donate any dollar amount they’d like, with the market matching 100% of the money raised DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR,

Beulah’s Place in Redmond serves as a refuge for homeless teens. The program provides teens with a home, food and safety. Each teen agrees to work, go to school and eventually graduate from their program as independent adults. Teens take between three and nine months to graduate. The program is customized but all teens must

With the downturn in the economy comes more need for support of local food banks and charities, and The Salvation Army is no different. In 2013, The Salvation Army and Santa Express collected nearly 3,500 pounds of food plus much needed clothing and toys to help those in need here in Bend. Anything and everything