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A Step Toward Safety

Entering Bend’s High Lakes Elementary School, it may look like nothing has changed: the arch over the entrance has the same gold lettering and trees shade either side. Students, however, have probably noticed one small difference: the presence of a secure lobby, one of 12 Bend-La Pine schools to receive the system thus far. The […]

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Camp Fire Central Oregon and Workshops with Purpose Raise Global Awareness with New BRIDGES Program

Camp Fire Central Oregon is partnering with Workshops with Purpose to pilot a new program for Central Oregon teens and adults focused on increasing global awareness, building tolerance and creating a community of empathetic leaders. The 8-month program includes an international travel adventure and pre- and post-trip workshops where adults and teens work together as […]

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Book Talk

Words Marked by a Place: Local Histories in Central Oregon

Jarold Ramsey is already a well-known figure around these parts, having grown up on his family’s Central Oregon ranch before becoming an award-winning essayist, author, poet, playwright and authority on American Indian literature. Ramsey, who lives in Madras, is also professor emeritus of English at the University of Rochester and earned the Charles Erskine Scott […]

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Bend to hold first mayoral debate

‘What’s Brewing’ event to field questions from candidates and audience

Update: Candidate Brian Douglass, advocate for Disabled Americans and Pacific Crest Trail Angel Program manager, will also take part in the debate. Douglass has been a disability rights advocate in Central Oregon since 1990, according to Bend Chamber. Bend will hold its first mayoral debate on Aug. 14, as candidates begin their campaigns for the November […]

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Another Accolade from Outside Mag

Bend wins again in… wait for it… a beer category

When looking for an excellent brew in Bend, craft brewery Crux is the obvious choice. Or Deschutes, or GoodLife, or Boneyard Beer, or Silver Moon, or Worthy or 10 Barrelโ€ฆ. Maybe thatโ€™s why Outside magazine deemed Bend one of the best towns in the U.S. to make a beer run in 2018. Bonus: if a […]

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