BEND, OR – The Center Foundation is pleased to announce its upcoming Community Concussion Baseline testing date. This program is made possible thanks to generous support of Taylor Development in Bend, community sponsor for our Community Baseline ImPACT testing program. ImPACT Concussion Baseline testing is available for children ages 12 through 18 who have not
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Now in its 19th year, Central Oregon’s Blue Ribbon Campaign highlights the issue of child abuse and the community’s role in keeping children safe. KIDS Center and MountainStar Family Relief Nursery organize this annual event, presented by SELCO Community Credit Union and supported by these sponsors: The Bulletin, Central Oregon Daily,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Mid Oregon Credit Union has received a 2023 Crystal Performance Award from Raddon®. Raddon presents these prestigious awards each year to the participants in their Performance Analytics program. The 22 exceptional institutions of 2023 are among the top 3 percent of institutions analyzed by Raddon, a Fiserv company. Mid Oregon has
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Have you ever wanted to be part of a SWAT Team? Or fingerprint a suspect? Or learn how to catch a cyber-criminal? Then consider participating in the FBI Teen Academy. The FBI Teen Academy program provides an excellent opportunity for rising high school juniors and seniors to learn about exciting careers
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Humane Society of Central Oregon has a steal of a deal on adoptions during March Madness. All adopters receive a slam dunk discount of 50% off all animals through Saturday, March 30th. All adopters get the opportunity to shoot a basketball into a hoop and score a free adoption. Visit
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Exploring the Oregon coast this spring break? Take time to plan for an earthquake and tsunami before your adventure. It’s Tsunami Awareness Week, March 24-30 . March marks the anniversaries of two significant earthquake and tsunami disasters that impacted the Oregon coast: the March 11, 2011, Tohoku event in Japan and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the 13th year, the women of Central Oregon are being asked to donate gently used and new bras to Soroptimist’s “Bras from Bend” drive throughout April. A small gift of a no longer needed undergarment can make a huge impact on the lives of other women halfway around the world.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Center Foundation is proud to once again present the Train Your Brain program to third-grade classes across Central Oregon. Prompted by an alarming increase of preventable head injuries among youth, this injury prevention program educates more than 2,000 elementary school students in Central Oregon about brain injury prevention and the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Community Trees is helping boost Oregon Arbor Month celebrations in six Oregon communities this year, thanks to grants the nonprofit organization is giving out this spring. Holding a public celebration of Arbor Day is a condition for maintaining Tree City USA status from the national Arbor Day Foundation. OCT Board
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Fire Marshal is calling on Oregonians and local fire agencies to submit their nominations for the prestigious Golden and Silver Sparky Awards. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in fire prevention and public safety education. These awards honor the dedication and commitment of people and organizations working to create safer
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Inspired by American painter and PBS television personality Bob Ross’ love of the outdoors, registration for Oregon Parks Forever’s virtual 5K race to help plant trees in parks & forests is closing soon. Register here:2024 Run for the Trees/Happy Little (Virtual) 5K. Participants can run, walk, hike, skate, paddle or roll to complete their
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to Bend’s William E. Miller Elementary School the week of June 24 – 28. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® in partnership with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in grades K-6 to tap
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County Health Department has resources to help protect our community from smoke. The start of prescribed burn season brings the potential for smoke in and around homes and communities. While prescribed burns are a key tool to protect the community, smoke from prescribed burns can reduce air quality and harm
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Locavore 501(c)3 Non-Profit is thrilled to expand our locally raised chicken and Oregon line-caught seafood options! Our patrons will enjoy increased availability of local chicken from our existing vendors Holmstead Ranch, Home Farm Foods, and Great American Egg. Locavore is also pleased to welcome Chelsea Rose Seafood from Newport,
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CLACKAMAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, which operates the BottleDrop network, announced Thursday that it has donated $15,000 through its BottleDrop Fund to the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon. This donation will further critical support for the group’s NatureHoods program, a free outdoor program for Kindergarten – 2nd grade students in Central Oregon. The BottleDrop Fund,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — National Medal of Honor Day will be celebrated next Monday, March 25, the Bend Heroes Foundation noted. It was established by Congress to “foster public appreciation and recognition of Medal of Honor Recipients.” March 25th was chosen because it was on that date in 1863 that the first Medals of Honor
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The largest “Kicker” in Oregon history has Oregon taxpayers more excited than ever about getting their state income tax refund this year. The $5.61 billion in surplus revenue for the 2021-23 biennium is being returned to taxpayers in the form of a “kicker” tax credit of 44.28 percent of the Oregon
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Retaining top talent is challenging in Bend and Central Oregon. The lack of affordable and available housing, childcare capacity issues and increases in competitive wages are all acting against employers. It’s critical to retain top talent in Central Oregon, and many employers are wondering how. The answer is simple: Invest in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With over three decades of experience brewing delicious craft beers and delivering award-winning innovations, Deschutes Brewery has unveiled its next chapter of investment in the future of non-alcoholic brewing with the introduction of Fresh Squeezed Non-Alcoholic IPA. Crafted entirely in-house through a partnership with Sustainable Beverage Technologies (SBT) and utilizing the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit is pleased to announce the return of our free mandatory Boater Education card proctored examination, as well as a pre-season opportunity to have your motorized boat inspected. Oregon law requires Oregon residents 16 years of age and older who operate powered boats of more
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