The Environmental Center launches education programs
Applications are currently being accepted for two new education programs with The Environmental Center. Staff has shifted the in-classroom programs…
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City of Bend to celebrate Welcoming Week
The Bend City Council has declared Welcoming Week from Sept. 12-20,…
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Touchmark residents, staff raise more than $30,000 for Alzheimer’s Association
For individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, every day is The Longest Day. Worldwide, an estimated 50 million people live with…
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Tumalo Road to close west of Old Bend-Redmond Hwy. for roundabout project
Tumalo Road will be closed west of the Old Bend-Redmond Highway starting next Tuesday to complete Stage 2 of the Old Bend-Redmond Highway / Tumalo…
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Volunteers sought for Redmond’s yearly bike, pedestrian counts
In the continued effort to build a safe network to encourage biking and walking in Redmond, the City of Redmond Bicycle and the Redmond Pedestrian…
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Redmond art panel announces Homestead Bike Pump Track mural contest
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond Committee for Art in Public Places has announced Homestead Bike Pump Track as the next location for a student art…
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Redmond Senior Center receives $23K grant from St. Charles Health System
The Redmond Senior Center has received a $23,000 grant from St. Charles Health System to help ensure the area’s most vulnerable seniors have basic…
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Think Wild’s Beaver Works Oregon program launches ‘River Neighbors’ initiative
Beaver Works Oregon, a program of Think Wild, invites people who live and play along the Deschutes River to get to know beavers as shapers of…
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Ketsdever named OSU-Cascades dean of academic affairs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Andrew Ketsdever, an academic leader and aerospace engineer, has been promoted to dean of academic affairs at Oregon State…
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COVID-19 prompts changes to Matsutake mushroom permit process
Beginning next Tuesday and continuing into early November, the Deschutes, Fremont-Winema and Willamette national forests will provide an authorizing…
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United Way of C.O. provides $100K to help fund school-aged child care initiative
As part of its COVID-19 Recovery & Resilience efforts, United Way of Central Oregon is directing $100,000 to help alleviate the pressure felt by many…
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Bend Chamber set to take applications for $1 million in business resiliency grants
The Bend Chamber has announced the opening of the application process for Bend Business Resiliency Grants on Friday. The $1 million in funding for…
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BPRD hiring for school-age child care program
The Bend Park and Recreation District is hiring up to two dozen new Youth Recreation positions for the upcoming school…
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Pay it Forward: La Pine man keeps wheels rolling for those in need
This month, the Pay it Forward $500 goes to Jason Decker, a La Pine man whose mobile vehicle repair business, ‘God’s Grease Monkey,’ repairs and…
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These important tips can keep your Labor Day weekend boating trip safe
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Labor Day weekend is always popular outdoors, and to keep things fun and safe, the Oregon State Marine Board suggests taking…
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COCC’s Small Business Development Center seeks advisory board members
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Small Business Development Center at Central Oregon Community College is inviting members of the local business community to…
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BPRD issues call for youth soccer, flag football league officials
Two Bend Park and Recreation District youth sports leagues are hiring officials for upcoming games beginning in…
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend launches Club+ to fill gaps during school closures
Following the governor’s recent announcement on school reopening metrics, and the reality that most kids in Central Oregon will not be returning to…
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SOLVE invites Oregonians to take part in annual Beach, Riverside Cleanup
Registration is now open for SOLVE’s annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup, happening from Saturday, Sept. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 4. This statewide…
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Cascadia Junior Cycling offers fall mountain bike, cyclocross rides
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cascadia Junior Cycling is Cog Wild’s junior cycling program that will offer seven more weeks of mountain biking and…
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