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This week, NewsChannel 21’s Eric Oren visits Hollinshead Park’s community garden, presenting some of your great backyard garden photos. Please send your own great shots to us from the Contests tab, at https://ktvz.com/play/2023/06/26/show-us-your-garden-2023/ .

It was time Wednesday for the 28th annual Walton Lake Senior Fishing Derby.

We love our pets in Central Oregon! We love showing them off each Wednesday during NewsChannel 21 at Six, too! You can see many more and submit your own from the Contests tab at https://ktvz.com/play/2023/01/03/pet-pics-2023-presented-by-east-bend-animal-hospital/#/rounds/7/gallery

The Local Emporium started in June. You can shop for a number of locally produced products online. Deliveries are made Tuesdays and Fridays.

People line up an hour before the Second Tern Thrift Store opens to get some great deals, and help a great cause. And volunteers play a big role in its successful more than 20-year history, providing valuable proceeds for the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory, NewsChannel 21’s Bola Gbadebo reports.

A local man has come up with a new design for a bicycle lock, called the J-LOQ. The J-LOQ locking cam lever locks your bike to a 1UP bike rack. J Miler can make 800 of them month at his shop in Bend.

New NewsChannel 21 Chief Meteorologist John Carroll couldn’t have joined us on a more auspicious day, as he has a special certification in the study of weather and fire. Here’s his look at where our smoke is coming from now, and the forecast for coming days.

 The Jefferson County community came together last month to raise money for a good cause. The great Madras Community Dine-Out was an all day event, and has topped its fundraising goal. Nearly thirty restaurants participated, and most have made donations. People dined in at one of the participating restaurants, where a portion of the money was donated to

Central Oregon’s oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is turning 102 years young Monday, and there was a big birthday parade in Bend Sunday afternoon to celebrate Dick Higgins’ birthday, ahead of the big day. Dozens of people in their cars and on their motorcycles began their birthday parade at High Desert Middle School. The procession ended at Higgins’ home, where there was a  huge, colorful balloon arch

In Redmond, thousands of people were dressed in their cowboy boots and hats on Saturday, ready for Day 2 of the FairWell Music Festival. It’s a new three-day music festival featuring more than 36 performances across three stages, including some big-name performers like Willie Nelson. The festival highlights folk, blues, rock and country music. All bags are searched before

 It was another blast from the past for the Flashback Cruz this year. The event took place at the Church of the Cascades in Bend. Hundreds of people were there to soak up the last day on Saturday. There were more than 200 classic cars in the parking lot, from Mustangs to VW’s. People also got to take

COCC is hosting Central Oregon middle and high schoolers for a Chinese cultural study. The camp included the students creating a Chinese market with vendors and Chinese food.