Month: April 2015

A year ago, Bend resident William Good made the news when he nearly died crashing his truck into a semi on Highway 97 near La Pine. “I was in a drug-induced coma for two days in the ICU,” Good said Wednesday. “I broke my neck, collapsed my left lung, broke my femur and shattered my

Beginning Thursday and continuing Friday, Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists plan to ignite several prescribed burns, starting in the southern portion near the Two Rivers North subdivision, then moving north to the Sunriver area and Camp Sherman/Metolius Meadows on Friday. If conditions remain favorable on Thursday, ignitions totaling 258 acres will be divided between two

Crook County School District students are out of the classroom this week. They’re at reservoirs and bodies of water throughout the county to learn about watersheds. “I think it’s kind of cool being out here,” fourth-grader Susana Marvan-Hernandez said Monday. The school district partnered with the Crooked River Watershed Council and other organizations in the

More than 100,000 Oregonians were working part-time last year – not for work-life balance or other reasons, but unable to find full-time jobs, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The latest Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization news release for Oregon is now available from BLS online at http://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/laborunderutilization_oregon.htm. Items of note include: In

The U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle Packet Pickup location has changed from the former Orvis Building in the Old Mill District to 1441 SW Chandler Ave., Suite 101 in Bend (right next door to Cascade Lakes Brewery). Packet pickup will take place on Thursday, May 14 th from 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., Friday. May 15 th

In celebration of Earth Day, NewsChannel 21 got an inside look at the EartH2O bottling company in Culver. Plastic bottles might not sound very green, but at this water company, it’s all about reduce, reuse, recycle. “Earth Day is one day of the year, but here we pretty much celebrate Earth Day all the time,”

BURNS, Ore. (AP) –Fire has destroyed two buildings at the headquarters of the Burns Paiute Tribe. Emergency services coordinator Kenton Dick says it appears the fire began early Wednesday in a trailer housing computer servers and other technology. He says a “nice crisp breeze” spread it to a wooden shed and then a trailer housing

U.S. Cellular announced Wednesday a $10,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend and a $2,500 donation to the Deschutes County 4-H Club to support their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programming. The donations are part of U.S. Cellular’s $1.25 million national commitment to the Boys & Girls Club of America and

As part of his continued work to find new ways to fight climate change while lowering energy prices for U.S. consumers, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a pair of bills Wednesday to boost domestic clean energy production and reduce carbon emissions. Here’s the rest of his news release: The first, the Geothermal Energy Opportunities (GEO)

Some Central Oregon businesses that rely on winter tourism are in the red after this winter. However, on the green of the golf course, business has been good all year round. “I love to snowboard bu being able to golf all winter has been nice as well,” golfer Chase Mast said Tuesday. Like many courses

An attempt to pull over a drunk driving suspect in northeast Bend turned into a brief high-speed pursuit of a stolen car early Wednesday. Police stopped that chase over safety concerns, but the car was spotted again two hours later and a second pursuit led to two spike-strip deployments, two crashes, a chase on foot

Thanks to the group “Awesome Bend,” five local organizations got the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of trustees Tuesday evening at an event called “Pitch Night.” At stake: a $1,000 grant to help jump-start their awesome idea on how to make bend a better place. “Awesome is in the mind of the

As April is Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month, Oregon veterinarians encourage dog owners to be aware of Lyme disease, a tick-borne disease that can affect both canines and humans. In Oregon, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease can be transmitted by the bite of a small brown-black tick, Ixodes pacificus, also known as the

A new type of procedure to spay female cats has been shown to be safe, effective, and saves a little bit of time – which can be important in some high-volume programs such as those operated by animal shelters. A study on the procedure has been published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

If you’ve ever spent much time at Bend’s Skyliners Sports Complex, you’ve probably seen something curious in the sky: Ken Fayal’s drone. “I was really interested in seeing what you can do with cameras on these things,” the Bend resident and self-described drone enthusiast said Tuesday. Fayal said he either goes to Skyliners or Pine

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Tuesday it is asking the Legislature for a 2015-2017 budget for the recreational marijuana program that calls for $10.5 million in operating costs — and expects $18.4 million in revenue. The requested $10.5 million budget calls for hiring and training 33 employees in the marijuana program beginning later this

Has the lovely spring weather inspired you to do a thorough house cleaning? Don’t forget the medicine cabinet! It is tempting to hang onto remnants of medications we are not currently taking. A nagging inner voice is certain we will have need of them in the future, so we establish a mini-pharmacy in our home.

When Owen Smith joined the before-school unicycle club at Pine Ridge Elementary in southwest Bend, the third-grader soon noticed something: There weren’t enough unicycles to go around. Then he was given an assignment in writing class, and when he began, he knew exactly who to write about. “We were doing someone who doesn’t get enough

Summer is getting closer, and so is the opening of farmer’s market season in Central Oregon. But locals don’t need to wait any longer to get the freshest produce. Since 1983, The Vegetable Man Produce has been serving the Bend area with produce from all over the West Coast. Andrea Couch has literally grown up

The Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee seeks public nominations of deserving individuals, businesses and agencies to receive the annual Big Chainring award. Since 1996, the award recognizes those that have made a significant contribution towards improving bicycling and walking conditions in Deschutes County, encouraging children or adults to walk and ride their bikes, and