Chris Miller

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TCOs get knock out punch

Bend City Council voted to limit the number of event permits to three
Chris Miller

This Wednesday, the Bend City Council—even after hearing from numerous people in a packed meeting against the ordinance change—decided to limit the number of temporary change of occupancy permits any one location could have to three per year. The resolution passed by a single vote, with Mayor Casey Roats casting the deciding one. Councilors Sally […]

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Fire Safety Grants Available

Visit bendruralfire.com to find out what the DRFPD No.2 can do for your rural neighborhood
Chris Miller

If last fire season caused rural residents of Bend any anxiety, the Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 is trying to help. Residents in DRFPD 2 can apply for grants aimed at improving the fire safety of neighborhoods and homes. Although the grant cycle is ongoing, the fire department said now is a good […]

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Deschutes County Republican Party to Host Anti-Muslim Speaker

Disgraced ex-FBI agent coming to Bend Feb. 20
Chris Miller

On Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Deschutes County Republican Party is hosting an event called, “Understanding the Threat” at the Bend Senior Center designed to help put global and domestic terrorist attacks into perspective and will “identify specific jihadi threats in the United States.” The keynote speaker is John Guandolo, an ex-FBI agent who resigned from […]

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Is it the “Year of The Woman” Again?

A record number of women are running for public office
Chris Miller

Maybe it’s being sick of misogyny. Maybe it’s putting on a magenta hat and marching. Maybe, just maybe, it’s the rhetoric spewed by our current Commander in Chief. Whatever it is, a record number of women are running for public office this year. According to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, […]

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Wild Women of the Water

Local fly fishing club gets more women, and children, into the Zen sport
Chris Miller

Back in 2003, Delores Marsh, with the prodding of then-President of Central Oregon Flyfishers, Dan Driskill, started a women’s-only fly fishing group, now named the Wild Women of the Water. The original group was only three members, but has grown to 60 strong in its 15-year existence. “It became an idea in early 2003 and […]

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Threats of Violence at Bend Schools

Bend Police ups its presence, attendance down
Chris Miller

Bend Senior High School has joined the growing list of Bend-La Pine schools recently put on alert due to threats of possible violence. On Monday, BLP Schools sent Lava Bear parents a letter, alerting them to increased police presence in response to a conversation with a student who allegedly overheard two other students talking about […]

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Bridge Ban Still Alive

Oregon House passes bill onto joint committee for review
Chris Miller

A contentious bill that would effectively ban a bridge over the portion of the Deschutes River that holds a State Scenic Waterway designation has passed its first test in the Oregon Legislature. The bill is now in the hands of the Joint Ways and Means Committee for a financial impact evaluation. The House Agriculture and Natural […]

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New Fire Station Coming to Tumalo

Fire district gets into the affordable housing movement
Chris Miller

Students who attend Tumalo School won’t have to look at the old, boxy, 1970s-era fire station during recess much longer. Soon, they’ll have a state-of-the-art building to gaze at as they play tag, soccer, or just pick grass in the school field adjacent to the Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 building on […]

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Bend’s Environmental Center Supports Two Bills in 2018 Legislature

Clean energy jobs and energy efficiency on the docket this short session
Chris Miller

During the current short session, Oregon state legislators will consider two bills close to the heart of environmental groups. The Environmental Center is supporting the Clean Energy Jobs Bill, or Senate Bill 1070—a cap-and-invest bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state. The bill, which is a 28-page brain squeezer, is brought down […]

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