Viaggio Wine Merchant celebrates its one-year anniversary on November 1, 2023. Located at 210 SW Century, in the Westside Yard, Viaggio Wine Merchant opened last year, with a unique business model. Viaggio offers hand-selected domestic and international wines from affordable-finds to exclusive collector bottles. Viaggioโs monthly wine club offers members a curated allocation of place-based, […]
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COCC’s First-Annual State Of The College Address
Central Oregon leaders, employers, partners, educators, students and community members are invited to Central Oregon Community College’s first-annual State of the College Address by president Dr. Laurie Chesley. This will be an opportunity to learn about COCC’s current priorities, goals, and key initiatives. COCC State of the College Address Wednesday, January 24, 2024 from 9:30 […]
i4Education Re-imagines And Rebrands Central Oregon Educator Talks
Central Oregonโs nonprofit i4Education organization has announced that it is rebranding and expanding the regionโs TED-Ed talks and master class for presenters. Over the past two years, i4Education, the innovation arm of the High Desert Education Service District, has hosted and led two highly successful Central Oregon TED-Ed talks and trained 20 speakers using the […]
Climate Change And Human Migration With David Wrathall, Ph,D.
David Wrathall, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University will share the findings from his role as a lead author of the UNโs latest climate assessment on November 14 at COCC in Bend. Wrathall researches human migration in response to various climate change hazards, including sea level rise, […]
Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association November Board Meeting
The next Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association board meeting is Thursday, November 16th at 5 p.m. All neighhbors in the Southern Crossing area are welcome to attend board meetings, which are held via Zoom. Email register@bendscna.org by noon the day before the meeting to request a Zoom invitation. If you would like to request time on […]
8th Annual Central Oregon Fill Your Pantry Event
The eighth annual Central Oregon Fill Your Pantry event will be Saturday, November 11th from 11am to 3pm at the OSU-Extension parking lot at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. Fill Your Pantry (FYP) is a yearly bulk-focused farmers market created to increase food security and resilience in Central Oregon by encouraging the community to load up […]
COCCโs Turkey, Toddler Trots Bring Fun And Scholarship Funding
Central Oregon Community College (COCC) is holding its annual Turkey Trot fundraiser, a 5K run/walk, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Bend campusโs track, preceded by the free Toddler Trot. Free to COCC students, the Turkey Trot event is $15 for preregistered participants (plus $2.50 in online fees) and $20 for those […]
High Desert Food & Farm Alliance Awards Nine 2023 On-Farm Efficiency Grants
High Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFFA) announces awarding this yearโs On-Farm Efficiency Grants. Through this competitive grant program, HDFFA awarded nine farms and ranches in Central Oregon a total of $26,861 to implement innovative projects that promote greater efficiencies in time, water usage, crop yield, and more. The recipient farms range in size from […]
Local McDonaldโs of Bend, La Pine and Sisters Celebrate 50th Anniversary
A local family-owned McDonaldโs franchise invites the community of the Greater Bend Region to a fun-filled celebration to commemorate the year their family opened the first McDonaldโs east of the Cascades on November 13, 1973. Local McDonaldโs Owner, Scott Acarregui, is a third generation Owner Operator whose grandfather, Bill Bloom, opened the first McDonald’s at 2048 […]
BEAT’s Winter Musical Announcement
BEAT Children’s Theatre is thrilled to announce their Winter Musical โ Junie B. Jones Jr โ The Musical! Join Junie B. on her first day of first grade, where many changes are in store: Junie’s best friend Lucille has found new best friends -โ and Junie B. makes friends with Herb, the new kid at […]

