BendFilm names Giancarlo Gatto new executive director
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — BendFilm, Central Oregon’s leading independent nonprofit film organization, recently announced that Giancarlo Gatto will…
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‘Opening week’s been going great’: Seventh Mountain Resort ice rink opens for the season, holds food drive
The Seventh Mountain Resort ice skating rink is open, and holding a food drive, joining forces with the nonprofit Bend Food Project…
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Bend’s Trinity Episcopal Church makes ‘difficult decision’ to end nearly 40-year hosting of Family Kitchen’s free meal service
After nearly 40 years and tens of thousands of meals served to those in need — no questions asked — Trinity Episcopal Parish in Bend announced…
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‘We’re going to make sure it’s safe for everyone:’ Bend-area transportation planners discuss ODOT winter maintenance cuts
The rise of hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as increased fuel efficiency in gas-powered vehicles, has been creating challenges for highway…
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‘It’s awesome’: Leading Edge Flight Academy completes helicopter operations hangar
The Leading Edge Flight Academy has completed a new helicopter hangar facility at the Bend Municipal Airport, making use of a new heliport with more…
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Rescued baby beaver recovering well, healthy and growing strong at Bend’s High Desert Museum
The High Desert Museum said Friday it recently welcomed a new animal who happens to be an expert engineer, a keystone ecosystem species and the…
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‘They’re Fast, We’re Furious Act’: Chavez-DeRemer backs bill to curb illegal street racing, notes recent Bend arrests
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Thursday she’s cosponsoring H.R. 6224, the “They’re Fast, We’re Furious Act,”…
Continue ReadingWeekly Park Pick: A piece of history — Goodrich Pasture Park
This week, Eric Oren visits Goodrich Pasture Park in midtown Bend’s Orchard District! Originally used as an actual pasture by the Goodrich family…
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Visit Bend’s Sustainability Fund awards grants to eight projects aimed at benefiting both visitors and residents
The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, announced Tuesday the Visit Bend Board of Directors’ approval of the 2023 Bend Sustainability…
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Dance your heart out with the Unity Dance Collective and their special needs hip-hop class
Once a week, in a space off Highway 20 in Bend, the Unity Dance Collective holds a special needs teen hip-hop class. The studio has been open since…
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Bend’s Dump City Dumplings launches new Dim Sum menu
Dump City Dumplings in NW Bend has a new all-day Dim Sum menu, with over 20 items. They’re also debuting new mini-dumplings, with the same flavors as…
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Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity celebrates successful $4 million capital campaign
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity capped off its successful Humanity in Action Capital Campaign with a celebration at Tetherow…
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Central Oregon’s homeless face the reality of another cold winter as ODOT cleans another camp off Highway 97
The homeless in Central Oregon are preparing for another long, cold winter, but with the constant need to move and a return of freezing temperatures,…
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One stat in Bend’s 8-month report card on new camping code might surprise many: No citations have been issued
Of all the slides and stats and details laid out in an eight-month progress report on the city of Bend’s new camping code Wednesday night, perhaps…
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‘People are desperate to learn more’: COCC holds talk examining Middle East conflict, featuring noted professor
COCC students, faculty and members of the community gathered in Wille Hall Wednesday for the History Department’s free event “Understanding…
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‘It’s a floating restaurant’: Coast Guard chef pays a visit, gives demonstration at COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute, students had a special guest chef Wednesday, focusing on desserts. It’s part of an effort…
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Bend’s LeapFrog Design receives $400K federal grant to develop nature-based reuse of non-potable graywater
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday a nearly $400,000 federal grant to LeapFrog Design in Bend to develop a nature-based treatment…
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‘It’s like cooking for your family’: COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute trains ‘Coasties’ for shipboard chef duties
There are a few kitchens in the Jungers Culinary Center on the Central Oregon Community College campus. It’s home to the Cascade Culinary Institute.…
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Bend-La Pine Schools, teachers union report progress, are hopeful as contract bargaining talks continue
Weekly, full-day negotiating sessions are continuing between bargaining teams representing Bend-La Pine Schools and the Bend Education Association,…
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Ask the Mayor: Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler answers your questions, from affordable housing to safer bike paths
Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler returned to NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise on Wednesday, responding to viewer questions posed by Bola Gbadebo on issues ranging…
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