Deschutes County road construction update: Week of April 23-29
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of April 23-29.
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Bend Film Festival named one of Moviemaker Magazine’s ’50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee’ of 2023
MovieMaker has announced that Bend Film Festival has been named to its annual list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, celebrating festivals that serve moviemakers and audiences in some of the best destinations in the world.
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Habitat for Humanity marks completion of eight affordable workforce townhomes in NE Bend
Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity recently celebrated the completion of eight affordable townhomes in Northeast Bend. The homeowners moving into these homes work in our local community in the areas of retail, customer service, manufacturing, child care, public transportation, and the non-profit sector.
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Two Central Oregon volunteers among six honored by US Forest Service NW Region
The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region announced the region’s 2022 Volunteer and Service Award nominees this week. A total of six individuals and groups are being recognized for outstanding service in 2022.
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OnPoint Community Credit Union donates $100,000 across four NW environmental organizations
In honor of Earth Day 2023, OnPoint Community Credit Union has donated $100,000 to four nonprofit organizations that protect the Pacific Northwest’s environment, natural resources and wildlife.
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Redmond planned road closures and delays update: Week of April 23-29
Here is the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays for the week of April 23-29.
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Bend-La Pine Schools set to hit the road with kindergarten bus events on Saturday
A new Bend-La Pine Schools outreach effort to connect with families of upcoming kindergarten students kicks off this weekend. The district will roll out mobile kindergarten information and registration centers using school buses scheduled to make eight stops on Saturday.
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Last fall’s Bend Venture Conference finalists continue to find success, EDCO reports
Last October, 14 finalists presented their ideas and business models to an audience of hundreds at the Tower Theatre in hopes of gaining investment from prominent funds. Of those finalists, seven companies walked away that day with checks totaling $665,000 in investments.
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OSU Master Gardeners to offer free gardening classes, plant clinic at COBA’s Home & Garden Show
The Central Oregon Chapter of OSU Master Gardeners will present free gardening classes and a free plant clinic to diagnose problems and share gardening information at the Central Oregon Builders Association’s Home & Garden Show the first weekend in May at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center.
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‘Know Flora and Fauna’ this May with Deschutes Public Library
From single-celled algae to megafauna that once ruled earth, explore how these organisms create diverse ecosystems. Connect to the world around you through nature journaling and share in the playful and creative experience of Dutch Iris Folding.
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Hayden Homes celebrates 30-plus years of community giving during National Volunteer Week
Hayden Homes is celebrating the company’s culture of giving during the 49th annual National Volunteer Week, April 16-22.
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National Volunteer Week: Community heroes are the true heart of the American Red Cross
It’s National Volunteer Week, and the American Red Cross Cascades Region is recognizing the work of the selfless individuals here in Oregon and Southwest Washington who generously give their valuable time to support people in need.
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Bend’s ‘Nothing Bundt Cakes’ bakery opens Saturday at The Forum Shopping Center
Nothing Bundt Cakes, the national bakery chain known for their delicious Bundt cakes, is pleased to announce the opening of their newest location in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, April 22nd at 10 AM.
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Pacific Power Foundation awards 8 C.O. grants to support safety, health and wellness programs
The Pacific Power Foundation is announcing $203,500 in new funding — including eight grants totaling $21,000 in Central Oregon — to directly support community organizations across the three states it serves.
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COCC’s JobFest to feature over 50 regional employers
Job-seekers looking for new opportunities will find more than 50 local companies and agencies — representing health care, government, natural resources, technology, food service and other fields — at Central Oregon Community College’s 2023 JobFest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, at the Bend campus’s Coats Campus Center.
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Central Oregon Pediatrics Associates awards $5,000 to CASA of Central Oregon
Central Oregon Pediatrics Associates has granted a $5,000 sponsorship to CASA of Central Oregon to support a major outreach and engagement campaign in the tri-county area that aims to recruit 50 new CASA advocates in 2023.
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Family Access Network receives $5,000 grant from Meta’s Prineville Data Center
The Family Access Network attended a check presentation event put on by Meta’s Prineville Data Center last week to accept a $5,000 2023 Data Center Community Action Grant.
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office receives reaccreditation status
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Accreditation Alliance establishes professional standards of accountability, management, operations and best practices for Patrol and Investigation Services across the state. These standards exist to improve the quality of law enforcement agencies in Oregon and ultimately, the quality of services provided to the citizens of the state. Accreditation gives agencies
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COCC’s High School Math Contest returns to Bend campus this week after three-year absence
The Central Oregon Community College High School Math Contest, a tradition since 1978 and returning after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held on the Bend campus from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Continue Reading Forest Service Road 25 closed this week for crew to grind asphalt
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests road crew will grind the asphalt on Forest Service Road 25 between the junction with Forest Service Road 23 south to the junction with Forest Service Road 2500800. This week’s asphalt grinding will improve motorists’ safety by creating a level roadbed, officials said. This work
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