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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend Endurance Academy is thrilled to announce that enrollment for its highly anticipated fall youth programs will open on Monday, June 24th. These programs include after-school climbing clubs and teams, as well as mountain biking after-school clubs and teams. Designed to foster growth, adventure, and community, these programs provide young athletes

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA) was founded on the belief that everyone deserves good food. You have a chance to cast your vote for HDFFA to be selected to become the Oregon beneficiary of Wilco’s Boots and Blues Bag Benefit. They are the only Central Oregon nonprofit represented in

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery is exhibiting “Art About Agriculture: RESOURCEful” from July 3 to Aug. 22, with an opening reception from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3.  The juried exhibition, an annual touring art event, highlights the lifeblood of Pacific Northwest’s agricultural diversity, economy, communities and culture. For

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Fireflies SPARKY! book trailer has begun delivering free books to children around Central Oregon in a summer-long effort to prevent the learning loss that some students experience while away from school. SPARKY!, a 6-foot by 10-foot trailer put into service with support from the SELCO Steps Up community giving program,

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, in partnership with the Nez Perce Tribe, Heart of Oregon Corps and Lomakatsi Restoration Project has been awarded more than $1 million to launch Indian Youth Service Corps projects on the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland, Fremont-Winema National Forest and

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With temperatures getting warmer, families are heading to local lakes, streams, and pools—and every Coastal store will give away 300 life jackets for kids up to 12 years of age on Saturday. Life jackets are absolutely free to all families, while supplies last. This special event will take place in every

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 4,000 children in Oregon were in foster care at the end of 2023, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Although the state has seen a decline in children in foster care, foster youth face significant challenges as they transition to adulthood. Without adequate support, they are at higher risk

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Some things are better together: peanut butter and jelly, peanut butter and chocolate…and peanut butter and children. It’s true: for growing bodies, peanut butter provides a whopping eight grams of protein per serving and acts as the main building block for strong muscles, bones and immune systems. But for students facing