C.O. law enforcement agencies ramp up holiday patrols
If you’ve been seeing more patrol cars on the street and a higher police presence, it’s because local law enforcement is trying to ensure those…
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Bend Elks deliver food, toys to needy families
Members of the Bend Elks Lodge and other volunteers were busy on Christmas Eve, delivering 150 boxes of food and toy baskets to families in need, as…
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Christmas Eve C.O. shoppers explain their strategy
It’s inevitable: Even with all the online options these days, there were throngs of Christmas Eve shoppers at area stores. We talked to a few about…
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What happens to the unsold Christmas trees?
A Bend Christmas tree dealer tells us what happens with the trees that don’t get…
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Salvation Army makes late bell-ringing plea
The fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas aren’t just challenging retailers, but The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign fundraising goal in…
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Bend Christmas tree seller gives away last trees
A Bend business was giving away its last 25 Christmas trees on Monday after a slower season than expected. Accent Landscape, Design and Construction…
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Bend Masonic Lodge hosts Christmas food packing party
On Sunday, the brothers of Bend Masonic Lodge and their families and friends packed and delivered holiday meals for families in need, through the…
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Community celebrates start of Hanukkah in Old Mill District
On Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah, the Chabad of Central Oregon celebrated the start of the Jewish holiday by lighting the first candle of the…
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Christmas tree shortage hitting C.O. lots
In recent years, Oregon has struggled with a Christmas tree shortage. According to some tree lot owners, that can be attributed to the recession in…
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Holiday decorations stolen off Bend porches
During the holiday season, packages are often swiped from porches — and as online shopping grows in popularity, so do the risks. People living in…
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Terrebonne comes together to give family in need new home
About 100 members of the Terrebonne community came together to help provide a new home for a family going through some hard…
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Fourth-graders give to Toys for Tots
Fourth-graders from Cascade Academy on Thursday brought toys they bought with raised funds to the Toys for Tots organization, for distribution to…
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Redmond Airport, TSA expect big numbers during holidays
Friday is expected to be one of the biggest travel days of the holiday…
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Crook County holds ‘Shop With a Cop’ event
Crook County sheriff’s deputies and Prineville police held their first ‘Shop With a Cop’ event Wednesday, having taken part in Deschutes County’s…
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Candy Cane Lane provides gifts to foster families
Central Oregon. foster parents and families had the opportunity to pick from a selection of donated holiday gifts Wednesday at Calvary Chapel…
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Sisters bike shop donating bikes to those in need
For the fifth straight year, Sisters bike shop Blazin Saddles is donating bikes to those who need, with the help of the…
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C.O. Salvation Army $37K shy of Christmas Red Kettle goal
With less than a week until Christmas, The Salvation Army in Bend says it is $37,000 away from reaching their Red Kettle goal in Central Oregon.…
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Salvation Army in Bend ‘looking for Christmas miracle’
Last year, The Salvation Army in Bend assisted more than 350 families and provided 1,500 children (ages 0-18) with presents and clothing for…
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Costumed Terrebonne alpacas in Holiday Parade
The Alpaca Country Estates Ranch in Terrebonne held their Holiday Parade on Saturday, featuring many of the animals in fanciful…
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Holiday Lights Paddle Parade floats the Deschutes
Colorful lit displays on kayaks, canoes and standup paddleboards floated the Deschutes River at Bend’s Old Mill on Friday evening, an annual display…
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