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More than 600 people made a difference at KIDS Center’s Healing Hearts event, held Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at Riverhouse on the Deschutes. This  annual event is a key fundraiser for KIDS Center and helps fund critical services for children and families impacted by abuse. Thanks to the generosity of the Central Oregon community—including 33 […]

Community Outreach Care and Share recently received a $25,000 gift from First Interstate Bank and the First Interstate BancSystem Foundation as part of their third-annual Believe in Local grant campaign. These funds will be deployed to address purchasing and supplying food for those in need. “We are incredibly appreciative of First Interstate’s generosity and support,” […]

Saving Grace, Central Oregon’s only community-based nonprofit offering safety, hope and healing to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault, announces the appointment of Abby Rowland as the organization’s new executive director.  “I am humbled to lead Saving Grace and continue its vital work in empowering survivors and fostering resilience. My commitment is to […]

Pahlisch Homes, an award-winning Pacific Northwest homebuilder, is thrilled to announce the launch of Wayfinder, a groundbreaking digital tool designed to revolutionize the home buying journey for customers. Wayfinder is the latest manifestation of Pahlisch Homes’ commitment to the customer’s experience and continued innovation. As part of their mission to make the path to homeownership […]

Every Child Central Oregon (ECCO) is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Deschutes Children’s Foundation (DCF), a renowned community organization dedicated to supporting children and families in Central Oregon. Through this collaboration, ECCO—a 501(c)3 nonprofit that fights relentlessly for the well-being of Central Oregon children and families impacted by foster care—has been welcomed as […]

Each year, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) recognizes top sponsorship groups for excellence in serving their local community while helping to share the yearlong mission to Remember, Honor, Teach. Among the thousands of supportive groups honoring locally interred veterans through wreath sponsorships, WAA recently announced that special recognition has been given to five sponsorship […]

Crux Fermentation Project is selling the property that has served as the brewery’s iconic Bend tasting room since 2012, with the intention of leasing it back from the new owners. Listed by Bend’s Compass Commercial Real Estate Service for $5.5 million, the sale of the building at 50 SW Division Street in Bend will generate […]

The Residents begins with the author’s arrival at the height of the COVID pandemic and explores his new life as a US resident. The poems reflect on this new journey and study what being a resident means for other people, flora and fauna. While Oregon’s inhabitants and landscape form the basis of many poems, others […]

Port of Subs, the 50-year legacy sandwich brand taking the sub-industry by storm, announced today another regional development agreement to add to its growing roster. This latest deal is with Scott and Jody Sigstad, and details 10 units coming to Central Oregon. The Sigstad’s are an entrepreneurial duo who bring experience across sales, marketing, operations […]

American recycling has been, well, discarded. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the United States has a combined recycling rate of only 32% for materials that include glass, plastic, cardboard and paper from industrial, commercial and residential trash. In honor of Earth Month this April, UScellular encourages residents to trade in or recycle their old […]