In the week leading up to Mother’s Day, Habitat for Humanity is holding its 11th annual National Women Build Week, May 7 through May 12. For one week in May, women across the U.S. will volunteer their time to help build new homes for low-income families. While spotlighting the difficulties women face in achieving home […]
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Wild Child and Stelth Ulvang show postponed
New VTP date planned for early August
The Wild Child show scheduled for Monday, April 30 at Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend has been postponed due to lead singer Kelsey Wilson reportedly having vocal issues, according to a post on Volcanic’s Facebook page. Stelth Ulvang of The Lumineers was scheduled to open. An excerpt from Volcanic Theatre Pub’s Facebook post reads: “Management […]
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Dateline NBC reports on murder of Kaylee Sawyer
Dateline NBC’s “Into The Night” airs Friday, Apr 27
A new Dateline episode premieres Friday night on NBC about the 2016 murder of Kaylee Sawyer at Central Oregon Community College by a campus security guard. Lara was arrested after a high-speed chase on I-5 near Corning, Calif., 36 hours after Sawyer’s death. According to police, his crime spree didn’t end after he killed Sawyer. […]
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Saturday is for (Book) Lovers
April 28 is Independent Bookstore Day
The last Saturday in April, bookstores across the U.S. celebrate Independent Bookstore Day. Participating stores organize their own unique events, but shoppers can expect to find exclusive book titles, discounts and the company of other book lovers. Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe in Bend is holding a storewide sale in addition to a meet and greet with […]
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National School Walkout In Bend
Local students rally to end gun violence
On Friday morning at 10am, students all over the nation walked out of their classrooms in a call to action to end gun violence. Students from area schools participated in the National School Walkout, including Summit High School and Pacific Crest Middle School students who met at Universalist Unitarian Church in Bend to write letters […]
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Plug it in, plug it in
Electric cars gain traction in Bend, will infrastructure follow?
If you’ve noticed a few more Teslas or Nissan Leafs on the road recently, don’t be too quick to assume that they’re all visiting from California. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, last year Bend caught up with the state average for number of electric vehicles purchased, with electric vehicles making up 2 percent […]
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Sustainable Agriculture in the High Desert
Windflower Farm provides sustainable veggies, flowers and more
It was a gray and overcast morning when I arrived at Windflower Farms just east of Bend. With no cell service—and no sign to reassure me that I had arrived at the correct farm—I pulled up a gravel driveway to a small house nestled next to a barn. I could hear chickens in the distance […]
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Fools’ Day: Celebrating the Middle Ages
Role players gathered to celebrate the arts, innovations and traditions of Medieval times in Prineville on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Interested in joining the Society for Creative Anachronism? Visit corvaria.antir.sca.org for more information.
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Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss and Brandi Carlile headed to Bend
Two more shows added to Les Schwab summer lineup
Monday morning Les Schwab Amphitheater announced two more shows for the month of August—Willie Nelson headlining with Alison Krauss and Brandi Carlile. Country Music Hall of Fame-er Willie Nelson is headed back to Bend this summer during a break between two legs of his 2018 Outlaw Music Festival Tour. Nelson will be sharing the stage […]