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Redmond Municipal Airport Hosting Open House for Interested Vendors

Pre-proposal conference for non-exclusive food, beverage, retail, and vending concessions services

The Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) invites interested businesses to attend an open house for the Airportโ€™s current Request for Proposals (RFP) for Non-Exclusive Food, Beverage, Retail, and Vending Concessions.  This is an opportunity for local businesses to learn how they can be a part of concessions at RDM, which serves 1.3 million passenger trips annually.  […]

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Letters to the Editor, Week of Jan. 8

Topics include homes for teachers, Flock cameras, bicyclists and finding your joy in 2026

Re: Habitat for Humanity Purchases Surplus School District Land (12/24/25) Kudos to Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity for planning 18 townhomes for teachers (maybe). Not sure how much their mortgage payments will be, but sorry to say that itโ€™s not going to move the needle much for affordability for most of the districtโ€™s employees. I have another […]

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Deschutes County Sheriff Continues Town Halls

The public is invited to events in Sunriver and Terrebonne

The Deschutes County Sheriffโ€™s Office invites citizens to the nextย Town Hall meeting with Sheriff Ty Rupert on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Three Rivers School in Sunriver. It will be held in the cafeteria. ย  These Town Halls provide an opportunity for citizens to connect directly with the Sheriffโ€™s […]

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Letters to the Editor, Week of Jan. 1

Topics include reaction to an article about an investigation into discrimination allegations against the City of Bend and more warnings about wildlife crossings

Re: โ€œImplausible, Inconsistent and Unsubstantiated by Evidenceโ€ (Dec. 16, 2025) This Source news article provides Andres Portela the opportunity he wasnโ€™t given by consultant Amy Ahrendt in her $18,685 investigation. Source reporter Peter Madsen and editors provided the balance and gave Mr. Portela the ink to personally address some of the accusations lodged against him […]

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Happy Trails Horse Rescueย Achievesย GFASย Accreditation

โ€œMeeting criteria for providing humane and responsible care to equines.โ€

The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries, awarded Accreditation status to Happy Trails Horse Rescue as of December 15, 2025.  Happy Trails Horse Rescue achieved GFAS Accreditation, meeting criteria for providing humane and responsible care to equines. With dedication and commitment to demonstrating high levels of professionalism, Happy Trails has achieved GFAS Accreditation. […]

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โ€œThe Prince of Egyptโ€ Comes to the Central Oregon Stage Jan. 2-11

At Ridgeview High

Ovation Performing Arts (OPA) is proud to combine youth and adult talent to present the first Oregon production of DreamWorksโ€™ โ€œThe Prince of Egyptโ€ to kick off the new year, Jan. 2-4 and 9-11 at Ridgeview High School, 4555 SW Elkhorn Ave. Tickets are $15. Based on the beloved DreamWorks animated film and featuring the […]

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Moonlight Ski Concert โ€“ Piano at Meissner Rescheduled for January 10

Two shows from Paula Dreyer

Pianist and composerย Paula Dreyerย brings her signatureย Moonlight Ski Concert โ€“ Piano at Meissnerย back to the Virginia Meissner Sno-Park onย Saturday, January 10, with two evening performances fromย 5โ€“6 PMย andย 7โ€“8 PM (Editorโ€™s Note: This event was originally scheduled for Jan. 3). This immersive winter concert invites guests to experience live piano music in a candlelit forest setting. Audience members […]

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Shevlin Park Pile Burning to Begin January 5

โ€œMost smoke should move out of the area within a day or twoโ€

A 62-acre pile burning project will begin in the north area of Shevlin Park on Monday, Jan. 5. The parking area along Shevlin Park Road will be closed throughout operations, which is expected to last five days. All other areas of Shevlin Park will remain open during the forest health project. Started in 2022, the BPRD […]

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City of Redmond Announces Upcoming Two-Day Closure of SW Lake Road

This marks the beginning of the third phase of the cityโ€™s Eastside Arterial Project

The City of Redmond will close SW Lake Road, near the intersection of Veterans Way, beginning January 5 thru January 7, 2026.ย  The closure isย necessaryย to excavate and install sewer facilities in advance of construction of a new roundabout at Veterans Way and Airport Way coming spring of 2026. This marks the beginning of the third […]

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Oregonย Adaptive Sports Announces Winter Season Opening at Mt Bachelor

Oregon Adaptive Sports will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony in January

Oregon Adaptive Sports is pleased to announce the opening of its winter season at Mt. Bachelor. Adaptive snowsports programming will officially begin on Saturday, December 26th, welcoming athletes with disabilities back to the mountain for another season of learning, connection, and time outdoors. Mt. Bachelor has long been a core program partner for Oregon Adaptive Sports and […]

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