Month: January 2015

Bend resident Theresa Denham believes it’s no mystery how her retired show horse ended up dead and mutilated in a canal behind her property off Dodds Road east of Bend. “He was ripped open though his neck to his chest and was partially eaten by what (I) presume to be a cougar,” Denham said Thursday.

At only eight years old, Bend’s Art in the High Desert has become a Central Oregon signature event with national recognition drawing top caliber artists from across North America. Greg Lawler’s Fine Art Fair SourceBook has put another spotlight on Bend, ranking Art in the High Desert as the 12th best fine arts festival in

One of our biggest stories of 2014 was the sale of 10 Barrel to Anheuser-Busch. That sale is now official — and things are changing. But according to 10 Barrel, any changes people will see will be minor and, in their opinion, positive. “There is a lot of excitement going on for sure, but there

The national championship game Monday night between Ohio State and Oregon has generated so much talk between the U.S. senators from Oregon and Ohio that both sides have decided it’s time to back it up by putting up “very personal” stakes. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have settled on a bet with Ohio

One day after being sworn into office, new Bend City Councilor Casey Roats got some good news Thursday from the Oregon Elections Division, which dismissed a complaint filed against him alleging he used false addresses on his candidacy filing and voter registration forms. Bend resident and political activist Michael Funke had filed the complaint after

On Monday , Dutch Bros. Coffee is opening a new location at 61223 S Hwy 97. All medium drinks will be $1, with proceeds benefiting Bear Creek Elementary School. From 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. that day, get any medium drink for $1, including specialty coffee; smoothies, Freezes and our private-label energy drink Dutch Bros.

TheRedmond School DistrictBoard of Directors has selected Rhonda Etnire of Redmond to the district’s five member governing board. Four individuals were interviewed for the board vacancy at Wednesday’smeeting held at the district office. Candidates John Meyer, Rhonda Etnire, Tim Carpenter and Johnny Corbin each interviewed for 45 minutes. All candidates were askedidenticalinterview questions and weighted

An 89-year-old man with early-stage dementia left his home north of Bend in a pickup truck Thursday morning and could not be found by family, prompting authorities to join the search until he turned up Thursday night in the Gresham area. Leopold “Leo” Scheiblehner had left his home in the 64000 block of Glacier View

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue was called out to assist an injured snowshoer near Todd Lake on Wednesday afternoon but she declined treatment or further assistance after her group was brought back to their cars, officials said. SAR received a request around 1:20 p.m. to assist Mardi Jensen, 67, of Bend, who had been

The Bend Park and Recreation District announces the resignation of Board Member Scott Asla, effective December 31, 2014. Asla resigned from the board in anticipation of an upcoming relocation outside District boundaries; residency is a requirement of board service. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my service on the Bend Park and Recreation Board of Directors,” stated

According to the League of Oregon Cities’ 2015 “State of the Cities” report, while declining revenues have leveled off for cities in Oregon, future revenues are expected to fall short of service level needs because of statewide limits on property tax collections. “While fewer cities had to make additional cuts in services in personnel in

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday that would allow American farmers to grow and profit from industrial hemp. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 would remove federal restrictions on the domestic cultivation of industrial hemp. The bill would remove hemp from the Schedule I controlled substance

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson will formally announce to staff at Pilot Butte Middle School Friday that the school has earned official authorization as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, a goal staff has been working to achieve for 3 1/2 years. The designation means the school is authorized to provide the IB’s Middle

If you own a business–even a home-based business–Oregon law requires that you file an annual personal property tax return with your county assessor by March 1 , 2015, unless you have been granted an extension or file for an extension by February 15 . Completed returns must include a detailed list of all business-related personal

SMART, Start Making A Reader Today, is pleased to announce that we are now providing the SMART Reading Program at John Tuck Elementary school in Redmond! SMART has been providing early literacy support to children in Redmond schools since 1998. Since 2009 we have served over 500 children in Redmond and given nearly 7000 new

For the second straight year, a major moving company’s survey finds that more people are moving to Oregon (as a percentage of overall moves) than any other state. The survey, done by United Van Lines Moving, tracks customers’ migration patterns state-to-state during the course of the past year. In 2014, the rate of people packing

Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), on Thursday reintroduced the Gold Star Fathers Act, legislation that would extend the same federal hiring preference to fathers that is currently available to mothers of servicemembers killed in action or permanently and totally disabled. Parents whose children are killed in action are referred to as “Gold

Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent. After initial training and comprehensive background checks, volunteers are matched with a child in Bend, Redmond, Sisters or LaPine that share similar interests and activities

Deschutes County seeks two residents to voluntarily serve on the Deschutes County Investment Advisory Committee. Applications are being taken now until March 16. The Deschutes County Investment Committee is composed of five members with a background and/or experience as a banker, security broker, CPA/accountant, municipal finance personnel, and a Deschutes County budget committee member. The

A 42-year-old Gresham pastor and fired Tillamook police officer was arrested late last month and brought to the Deschutes County Jail on Tuesday, where he was booked on 37 rape and abuse charges involving crimes with two children 10 to 12 years ago. James Daniel Worley, senior pastor at Powell Valley Church in Gresham, was