REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Redmond’s road and traffic report for the week of Dec. 16-22. SW Reindeer Ave between 39th & 41st, 12/18/23, road closure, flagging and detour, power pole work, Thompson Bros Excavating, IncWickiup Ave., between 49th & 47th St., 12/11 – 2/9, road closure, local access only, Please use detour, Capital Improvement
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Fair Association’s annual meeting is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in the Middle Sister Conference Building. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The meeting will feature the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Dec. 17-23. Skyline Ranch Road Crack Sealing (Bend Area) – Crack sealing work will be occurring along Skyline Ranch Road between Century Drive and Skyliners Road. Traffic Information – Single-lane closures facilitated by flaggers will be occurring. Road users should expect delays
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — When you hear people talking about a boat, what may come to mind is a yacht, powerboat, or sailboat gliding through a waterway. But did you also know that a kayak, canoe, raft, drift boat, hydrofoil, and stand up paddleboards (SUPs) and any combination thereof are also defined as boats? Purchasing paddlecraft is
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and SELCO Community Credit Union will begin accepting contest submissions on Tuesday, Jan. 2, for the annual SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle official artwork contest. The SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle is one of the largest multi-sport events in the Northwest. The 46th running of the event
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs has begun its 2023 year-end fundraising campaign, capping off its 30th anniversary. The Museum’s 2023 successes included: A “Spring Clean-Up Day” at The Museum on March 18 that drew more than 150 enthusiastic Museum Members, Warm Springs Tribal members, Board members and donors. “An Eye
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Chapter of OSU Master Gardeners™, in cooperation with the Oregon State University Extension Service, will present three free classes in January. One will cover seed starting and transplanting, including seed selection and demonstration of successful techniques. The others will cover all aspects of vegetable gardening in Central Oregon.
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The holidays are a time for traditions. At the downtown Bend Library, the model train display is back this year, chugging along for all to see. The train display has been a staple for more than 20 years, but was put on pause four years ago due to Covid.
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This month’s Pay it Forward $500 gift from NewsChannel 21 and Mid Oregon Credit Union goes to the Rotary Clubs of Bend, who with The Salvation Army have organized a Tree of Joy for over 30 years, asking community members to pick a child’s tag and fill their Christmas wishes.
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LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KTVZ) — Umpqua Bank and parent company Columbia Banking System announced Thursday the nonprofit recipients of $1 million in local grants to mark their respective 70th and 30th anniversaries, including $700K to organizations in honor of their longstanding presence in the historic communities of South Puget Sound, Portland Metro and Douglas County, Oregon. According to
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College Hunks Hauling Junk is giving away clothing, furniture, toys and more. It’s actually a new monthly effort to repurpose and donate items left-over from moves, but Friday’s event was open to the public.
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NewsChannel 21’s Les Schwab Toy Drive collected over 4,000 toys this year. On Friday, 14 different nonprofits across Central Oregon came to Les Schwab headquarters to pick up the bags of toys, Jillian Fortner was on hand to talk with a couple of the recipients, Every Child Central Oregon and Coco’s Kids.
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The Giving Plate’s annual Jingle Store opened Friday morning. Over the next two days, over 800 children are receiving $10 in ‘Jingle Bucks’ to shop for gifts, and plenty more opportunities to have fun as well.
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MountainStar Family Relief Nursery says it’s thrilled to invite the community to invest in the long-term stability of its child abuse prevention services in Jefferson County. MountainStar is purchasing its facility in Madras — and has only until January 5th to raise $100,000.
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It was a busy Thursday for Les Schwab employees, gathering all the toys that were donated to the annual Toy Drive the company hosted with NewsChannel 21.
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The Roundhouse Foundation began bolstering organizations that serve and support rural and Tribal areas of Oregon in 2002. This fall, the foundation is pleased to support the work of 104 organizations for the fall 2023 Open Call cycle with nearly $1.5 million.
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, December 15th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Inclusive youth development organization Camp Fire Central Oregon’s Executive Director Kecia Kubota and Program Director Melanie Feltmate were exclusively awarded the “Leadership & Values Award” from Camp Fire National Headquarters at its recent national conference in Washington D.C. Kubota and Feltmate were nominated from a pool of Camp Fire’s youth development
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Assistance League® of Bend volunteers have been working to ensure that the holiday wishes of local seniors are fulfilled through the nonprofit’s annual Secret Santa program — and Thursday is that “special delivery” day.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Larkspur Community Center is inviting community members to free holiday hangout events. In part to combat loneliness that can affect people of all ages, Bend Park and Recreation District staff envisions these drop-in activities as opportunities to attend with a friend or make new ones. Larkspur Center at 1600 SW
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