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Oregon State Parks seeks volunteers to serve on scenic bikeway, outdoor recreation committees

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Departmentย is seeking a volunteer to serve on the Oregon Outdoor Recreation Committee, to represent Tribal governments, or the interests of an historically underrepresented community.ย ย  The OORC evaluates, scores and ranks project applications seeking funding assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Program. ย  The

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Central Electric Cooperative seeks applicants for 2023 Washington, D.C. Youth Tour program

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) โ€“ Central Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for its 2023 Washington, D.C. Youth Tour program. Central Electric will select two high school juniors to visit the nationโ€™s capital for one week in June. Participants receive an all-expense paid trip and are immersed in the nationโ€™s history, seeing sites like Arlington National Cemetery,

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Deschutes County seeking applicants for Arts & Culture grants

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners are accepting applications for the Countyโ€™s Arts & Culture grants program.ย  This marks the sixth year that Deschutes County will offer this grant opportunity, which is designed to increase arts and culture opportunities and make arts and culture education available to Deschutes County residents.  Last

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Upcoming Bend symposium explores history of humans in Oregon’s Great Basin

The Oregon Historical Society, in partnership with the Deschutes County Historical Society and members of the Burns Paiute Tribe and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Indians, is hosting a two-day public symposium on the history of humans in the Great Basin region in Oregon, featuring talks by tribal knowledge-holders, anthropologists, and archaeologists.ย 

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Oregon’s increased emergency SNAP benefits continue in November

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) โ€“ย Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in November. The federal government has approved emergency allotments every month since March 2020. This gives SNAP recipients additional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. These emergency benefits are a temporary support that Oregon can provide because of the

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A Smile For Kids to provide free braces for Oregon Health Plan-eligible Central Oregon children

A Smile For Kids, a nonprofit organization that provides free and affordable braces to underserved kids in Oregon along with Smile Central Oregon, will provide free braces to eligible minors enrolled in PacificSource Community Solutions Coordinated Care Organization Oregon Health Plan in counties that are served by PacificSource Community Solutions Central Oregon.

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New High Desert Museum photo exhibit celebrates Americaโ€™s only touring black rodeo

Black cowboys have long been an integral part of the American West. Thousands of Black cowboys, for instance, rode in the Western cattle drives of the 1860s. Their stories are largely untold in popular narratives, but modern-day Black rodeos keep their traditions alive.ย A new, original High Desert Museum exhibit celebrates this thriving culture.

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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of October 23-29

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of October 23-29. U.S. Highway 20: Tumalo-Cooley Project (Bend Area) โ€“ Clearing, removal and utility work will be occurring in the vicinity of the U.S. 20-Old Bend Redmond Highway intersection. Traffic Information โ€“ Old Bend Redmond Highway will be closed to traffic between

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