PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Portions of the Cline Buttes/Buckhorn Motorized Recreation Area will be closed Saturday for the Technical Endurance Challenge hosted by Bend Racing. The racecourse will be closed at multiple points of entry for the safety of participants and the public. The start and end point for the race is the Buckhorn Staging
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a lineup of free activities for the community throughout May. Organized by the college’s diversity and inclusion and student life departments, the events include a film, a virtual book group and a talent showcase. For complete details, visit cocc.edu/multicultural. First
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Midstate Electric Cooperative proudly hosted a Career Day event at their headquarters on Thursday, welcoming 39 students from La Pine High School and North Lake School. The event aimed to educate and inspire the next generation about opportunities within the electric cooperative industry. Midstate Career Day offered students a comprehensive
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Students and staff of Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades are taking to the runway in honor of Earth Day during the annual Clothing Connection Fashion Show, with more than 40 models in donated clothing and accessories expected to walk at two shows, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., on Friday, April 19, at the Bend campus’s Wille Hall.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Home Depot store may be busier than usual this Saturday, when hundreds of volunteers gather to build beds for children who don’t have their own. Home Depot is donating their parking lot, plus $12,000 in donated materials to build the beds. Albertson’s is providing lunches with
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The High Desert Education Service District board of directors announced Thursday that former Crook County school superintendent Sara Johnson will be the regional organization’s next superintendent. Beginning in July, Johnson will lead the HDESD team in the delivery of Central Oregon’s early childhood education (0-5 years), special education (0-21 years), mental/behavioral
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Kaycee Anseth Legacy Foundation is pleased to announce our upcoming monthlong gallery exhibit celebrating the life, work, and legacy of artist Kaycee Anseth, while also supporting Central Oregon artists through grants and community engagement. The first event, “Art+Life+Grief+Joy” Gallery Opening, will take place on Thursday, May 2nd, from 5:30 pm
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two Sisters nonprofits received a surprise donation of $10,000 each Thursday from First Interstate Bank and the First Interstate BancSystem Foundation. The gift was made possible by the Member Impact Fund grant program, in which First Interstate received a 3-to-1 funding match from Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. Seed
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a milestone 20th anniversary in 2023, Deschutes Public Library is ready to launch the annual celebration of building community, one book at a time. This year, the Novel Idea community read program centers around Shark Heart: A Love Story, Emily Habeck’s debut novel and the youth selection, No Matter the Distance by Cindy Baldwin. Starting
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mosaic Community Health, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Sisters and Madras, has received a $10,000 donation from PacificSource Health Plans to support Mosaic’s inaugural fundraising luncheon. The “More Than Medical” Fundraising Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, May 1, from 11:30 a.m.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Long summer days are ahead, and Heart of Oregon Corps’ Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps program has summer jobs for young people! This is a great opportunity for youth ages 16-to-18-years-old to gain job skills and learn more about natural resources while improving public lands and reducing the threat of wildfires
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Environmental Center is thrilled to host their family-friendly Earth Day Fair and Parade on Saturday, April 20th, from 11:30 am to 3 pm. This outdoor event features and celebrates our community through music and dance performances, local food vendors, businesses and nonprofits from across the region, electric car/bike demonstrations, an
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office is hosting a drop-in event for those interested in becoming mentors for the Veterans Intervention Strategy program. When: Thursday, May 23, from 3:30pm – 5:00pm Where: Downtown Bend Public Library – Meyer Room Purpose: Open for anyone interested in becoming a veteran mentor, interested parties are welcome to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Step into a world where art, nature and humanity intersect in the captivating new exhibition Near, Far, Gone: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, opening at Bend’s High Desert Museum on Saturday, April 20. Featuring extraordinary works by Kiki Smith, Ann Hamilton, Matthew Day Jackson and Wangechi Mutu,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Monday, the Deschutes National Forest road crew plans to conduct maintenance on the Phil’s Trailhead parking lot. Maintenance activities will include adding additional rock material and fixing potholes. Starting Monday and continuing throughout the maintenance work, the Phil’s Trailhead parking lot will be closed to all traffic, including vehicles, bicycles
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — To enhance emergency preparedness and ensure swift responses to crises, the Emergency Volunteer Air Corps (EVAC) has teamed up with 30×30 Fundraising, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting first responders and communities during natural disasters and crises. Before June 8th, together, they are fundraising to purchase food to make flight deliveries
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Coalition of Oregon School Administrators has named Jerome “Jerry” Colonna, retired school superintendent and lifelong educator, the recipient of the COSA Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024. Colonna was presented with the award by COSA Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Krista Parent on Wednesday at his home in Bend. Colonna is the
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of community members recently turned out to celebrate the third annual “Kiefer’s Magical Birthday Bash” at Wild Ride Brewing in Prineville and Redmond. The two-day family-friendly event was hosted by Rimrock Trails Treatment Services in partnership with Wild Ride Brewing. Attendees danced to great music, dined on tasty food, participated
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes has proudly gifted $3,500 for the Rotary Club of Redmond’s 2024 Gift of Literacy program. The gift supports Redmond Rotarians to provide every first grade student in the district—as well as St. Thomas Academy and Central Christian School—with their very own hardback book. More than 550 students in total
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music is offering hanging flower baskets to fund educational outreach efforts. Grown in the Valley, orders will be taken until mid-May, with the delivery of these beautiful baskets to Bend on Thursday, May 23. These 12″ diameter baskets will at a minimum double in size, and you can
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