The Downtown Bend Business Association is a small nonprofit dedicated to increasing the vitality of Downtown Bend by enhancing the experience, image, and lifestyle of the Downtown Bend Economic Improvement District.
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Beginning Tuesday, Christmas tree permits can be purchased online and at local vendors around Central Oregon for use on the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests. Permits will also be available for pick-up at the Sisters Ranger District and Madras Chamber of Commerce – Crooked River National Grassland offices.
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More than 4,000 locations will open soon, including several in Central Oregon, to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 15-22, offering a curbside option.
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Thirty golden retrievers and their owners had a fun parade through downtown Bend on Saturday, with many of the pups wearing fun costumes.
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With Halloween right around the corner, people are scoping out places to get good costumes and the Spirit Halloween store in Bend is one of them.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Ready to recycle that Christmas tree? You’ve got options, Deschutes County officials said Wednesday, offering the details: Through January 31, Christmas trees are accepted free of charge at the Knott Landfill Recycling Center and Southwest, Northwest, Negus, and Alfalfa Transfer Stations from individual residents (no commercial vendors). The tree must not
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Central Oregon Boy Scout troops will be collecting and recycling Christmas trees in your community the weekends of Jan 2/3 and Jan 9/10.
Continue ReadingOur Big Holiday Giveaway contest was a big success, with more than 10,000 entries! Here’s the list of winners – congratulations, thanks to all who took part, and Happy Holidays from NewsChannel 21!
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This pandemic-affected holiday season has made for very different, yet busy times at Central Oregon restaurants offering takeout.
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The holidays are hard for many folks this year because of the pandemic, especially for people in long-term care facilities. AARP Oregon has suggestions for how families can make the season special for relatives who are residents of these homes.
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A Prineville man plans to make a small, sweet gesture on Christmas Eve, with a big message: “Spread kindness this holiday season.”
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More than 400 families signed up for meals from the Pine Christmas Basket Association, which handed them out on Saturday in drive-thru fashion.
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Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, let’s go! To increase holiday cheer, the state veterinarian at the Oregon Department of Agriculture has issued an animal import permit to Santa Claus of 123 Elf Road, North Pole, and his reindeer in preparation for their upcoming visit to Oregon.
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The Giving Plate is hosting its 11th annual ‘Jingle Store,” this time at the Bend Factory Stores in Bend, a special new spot with new COVID-19 safety rules.
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Central Oregon Pediatric Associates is hosting an animated video holiday light show nightly in NorthWest Crossing.
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The spirit of giving and community cannot be dimmed by a virus, and the traditional “giving trees” way of helping make others’ holidays more merry is shifting gears to online efforts this year, including two popular Bend programs.
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The Redmond Kiwanis Club is doing their traditional sale of See’s Candy from a downtown pop-up store to raise money for youth projects.
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Grand Peaks at Sisters homes teamed up with the Washington Alaskan Malamute Adoption League on Saturday to raise money for re-homing dogs.
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In association with Lay it Out Events, Visit Central Oregon and Travel Oregon, the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB is proud to present the first annual Redmond Northern Lights Event that began Friday evening and continues on Friday and Saturday evenings throughout December.
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Jolly old St. Nick may not be having his typical visits with good boys and girls this year, but families can still greet him picking up his North Pole-bound mail in Bend’s Old Mill District.
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