With sub-freezing temperatures predicted this week, Bend City Manager Eric King signed a weather emergency declaration that went into effect on Dec. 1 and runs until Feb. 28, 2019. King’s declaration allows the use of approved alternative shelter facilities to provide emergency overnight lodging for homeless people when the temperature is or is predicted to […]
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Bend-La Pine Schools Invites Public to Review Attendance Area Options
Two open-house type meetings set for Dec. 4 at Sky View Middle School and Dec. 6 at Pacific Crest Middle School
The Bend-La Pine Schools’ Attendance Area Review Committee is inviting interested parents and other community members to give input about three potential elementary school attendance area maps this December. According to Bend-La Pine Schools, the new boundaries will define the new, 600-seat elementary school attendance area in north-central Bend set to open in the fall […]
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Mt. Bachelor Opens Friday. Here’s What to Have on Your Radar this Season
Dog policy, hiking the cone and camping see tweaks this year
With Mt. Bachelor set to open Friday, visitors will find the same chairlifts and runs they’ve enjoyed in past years—but they’ll also find that a few things have changed at Oregon’s biggest ski resort. Here are some things to have on your radar as you dust off your winter gear and hit the mountain. Dogs […]
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When It Snows Big, Here’s Where to Avoid Parking
Some of Bend’s busiest—or tightest—streets have parking restrictions during big storms
The big snow storms some called “Snowmaggedon” two years ago brought to light a problem with parked cars. Some streets were just so narrow that with heavy snow, the streets became difficult to navigate for two-way traffic. Because of that, the City of Bend began looking at the streets that were causing the most headaches […]
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Deschutes County Farm Bureau Appeals New Pot Rules
Will right-to-farm rules apply to marijuana after next legislative session?
After the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners used an “emergency” clause Oct. 24 to quickly change some of its rules for growing recreational marijuana in the County, the Deschutes County Farm Bureau filed a motion to have the changes appealed. Matt Cyrus from the Deschutes County Farm Bureau says the agriculture advocacy group on Nov. […]
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Will Old Man Winter Have Teeth or Dentures?
Snowpack predictions don’t look good—but that doesn’t always mean doom and gloom for the local economy
This winter is predicted to be an El Niño year, with temperatures slightly higher than normal in December and a dry January. According to the Oregon State Department of Forestry and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Cascades are on track for a lower than usual snowpack this winter. That could all have an […]
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Shopping Local?
Rising rents closed the Bond Street Market. Who’s next?
Earlier this month, Bond Street Market packed up its wares and moved out of its location at 844 NW Bond St. after seven years selling drinks, newspapers and over-the-counter medicine to downtown visitors and workers. The closure of the shop leaves downtown users having to travel to places such as the 7-Eleven on Galveston or […]
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Torched Towns: Could Bend be Next?
Bend Ranks No. 8 in Pacific Northwest wildfire risk, study says
While the most destructive wildfire in California’s history rages on, the U.S. Forest Service and Pyrologix—a Montana-based wildfire analysis firm—have identified the 100 communities in the Pacific Northwest with the highest cumulative risk of wildfire. Bend ranks number 8. “The high ranking mentioned above confirms all the work that we have been doing since the […]
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Bend Beats Out Redmond For Affordable Housing Program
Project will add 85 housing units in the first phase; with hundreds more to follow
The City of Bend will be the first to test out a state affordable housing project. The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development chose Bend, likely for its acute affordable housing shortages. Redmond and Bend were both in the running to test out House Bill 4079, which allows cities to use a non-traditional urban […]
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Sharpen Your Saw! It’s Christmas Tree Huntin’ Time
Where to get passes and trees for your holiday cheer
For those hearty souls who like to cut their own Christmas tree like Clark W. Griswold, the time to buy your permits has come. The $5 permits are good for one tree and are available for purchase weekdays from 8am to 4:30pm at the Deschutes or Ochoco Supervisor or District Offices, as well as retail […]
