Month: November 2015

Bend’s oldest car is getting a tune-up. The 1907 Holsman was the first car to arrive in Bend. The car came to Bend in the early 1900s to help a Deschutes telephone company with its routes. Des Chutes Historical Museum Executive Director Kelly Cannon-Miller explained Monday how the Holsman looked more like a horseless carriage

The city of Prineville says it has come up with a plan to both better deal with wastewater and add more recreation, in a unique pairing it says will save millions of dollars. In December. the city will go out for bid on a project to dump wastewater on 160 acres of city-owned land near

A man struck by a minivan as he crossed Northeast Third Street near the southbound Bend Parkway on-ramp Sunday evening died later that night at the hospital, police confirmed Monday as they released more details about what took place. Police and fire personnel rushed to the scene of the crash, reported at 6:11 p.m. Sunday

Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, including Cascades East Transit, and the Deschutes Public Library will convert to smoke, tobacco and vapor-free campuses in 2016, officials said Monday. Beginning Jan. 1, visitors to all public libraries in Deschutes County and all COIC properties, including Cascades East Transit facilities and bus stops will promote cleaner air for the

Police said two young Bend men stopped an acquaintance’s car and kidnapped him at gunpoint Thursday afternoon, then forced him to arrange a meeting with two other acquaintances who they assaulted at a ball field near Trinity Lutheran School. But prosecutors said Monday they did not charge one man, finding no evidence he took part

Oregon State University – Cascades is now serving a total of 1,157 undergraduate and graduate students, the school reported in its enrollment figures on Monday. Included in this official fall enrollment count are 1,016 students taking classes at OSU-Cascades — including a cohort of 60 first-ever freshmen — as well as 141 dually-admitted students taking

TEAM OREGON Motorcycle Safety Program recognized Sherry Brooke of Bend for its Lifetime Achievement award on Saturday at its annual awards banquet. The award honors a veteran motorcycle safety instructor with outstanding energy, dedication and excellence in service to the motorcyclists of Oregon. “Sherry has been a terrific asset to students and instructors alike,” said

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, all Dutch Bros locations in Central Oregon will donate net proceeds from the day’s sales to Central Oregon Veteran’s Outreach and Warfighter Outfitters. “It is truly amazing that we have the opportunity to support two organizations that do so much for our local Veterans,” said Kaelyn Costa, Dutch Bros Central Oregon

The Bend Park and Recreation District said Monday it will be opening The Pavilion, the community’s new ice rink and recreation facility, in time for the December holiday break. They said it’s expected the facility will open between Dec. 19 and 24. “While construction is progressing well, The Pavilion will be ready for occupancy a

On Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 PM the Central Oregon Shrine Club will host the third annual Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office vs. Crook County Sheriff’s Office Donkey Basketball game! This event is a fund raiser for the Central Oregon Shrine Club which supports the Portland Shrine Children’s Hospital. The game will be played at the

Many of the people who enjoy the slopes at Mt. Bachelor probably don’t realize how much training the Ski Patrol medics undergo to make sure they are doing everything right to help a patient, when something goes wrong. The Mt. Bachelor National Ski Patrol concluded its two day training session on Mt. Bachelor on Sunday.

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 11.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.39 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307 gas outlets in Oregon. That compares with the national average that has increased 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.22/g, according to gasoline

Smoke detectors alerted the occupants of a southeast Bend home to a kitchen fire that caused about $10,000 damage Saturday night, was caused by unattended cooking on the stove top, officials said. Crews were called to the home at 21211 Southeast Darnel Avenue around 9:45 p.m., said Bend Fire Department Capt. Justin Struhs. The stove

A Central Oregon Community College student who was stabbed at least a dozen times in the back in his dorm room on Halloween of last year has filed a $3 million negligence lawsuit against the school, claiming it dismissed his requests to be moved away from his “violent and threatening” roommate. Eric Norgaard, then 22,

The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon, in partnership with Heart of Oregon Corps, High Desert Education Service District and Deschutes National Forest, has begun construction on accessibility improvements for Skyliners Lodge, west of Bend. Each year, thousands of students from around Central Oregon utilize Skyliners Lodge and the surrounding forest as an indoor/outdoor classroom. Now,

A Eugene man accused of shoplifting at the Sunriver Village Mall and harassing a store employee Friday night was later arrested as he tried to break into a condominium, police said. Sunriver officers responded to the mall on the report of an intoxicated male who had shoplifted and harassed the store employee, said Sgt. P.J.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday “President Obama did the right thing” by denying TransCanada a construction permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline to carry oil from the tar sands in Canada. “President Obama did the right thing by putting Keystone XL out of its misery. I’m thrilled this spigot for dirty tar sands

Deschutes County officials are getting plenty of reaction to a proposal to allow the growing of recreational marijuana, in addition to medical marijuana. Many residents in rural Deschutes County say this proposal would increase the number of marijuana growers tremendously, leaving residents concerned who their neighbors could be next year. “Commercial marijuana in any form

Beaverton 56, Willamette 30Central Catholic 42, McNary 21Clackamas 35, South Medford 21Grants Pass 63, Forest Grove 7Jesuit 52, Jefferson 12Lincoln 28, Newberg 0Oregon City 53, Southridge 15Sheldon 63, Barlow 21Sherwood 59, North Salem 20Sunset 34, Sprague 27Tigard 34, Centennial 22Tualatin 38, Wilson 34West Linn 41, Roosevelt 6West Salem 32, Franklin 0Westview 56, Lake Oswego 21

Deschutes County is accepting applications for the county’s Budget Committee. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter. Budget Committee members are responsible for reviewing the County’s proposed budget and recommending a final version to the Board of County Commissioners for adoption. Citizens