Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray”) (Nasdaq | TSX: TLRY), a premier global leader in the cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods industry, celebrated 420 with an unprecedented display of community and craftsmanship, with over 20,000 guests attending Tilray’s 420 weekend events of vibrant festivals and environmental advocacy. “As a company, we recognize the cultural significance of 420 […]
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Verizon readies for 2024 wildfire season
Year-round preparation, hardened network infrastructure and mobile assets support disaster response
As Wildfire Awareness Month approaches in May, Verizon is committed to maintaining the safety and connectivity of communities, businesses, and first responders nationwide. With wildfires increasing in both number and severity – like in Maui last year and more recently in West Texas – the need for year-long, round-the-clock preparedness has never been more critical. […]
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EPA Announces Oregon Department of Energy to Receive $86M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Oregon
EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President’s Investing in America agenda
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon Department of Energy has been selected to receive $86,600,000 through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed residential solar. This award is part of the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction […]
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Selco Community Credit Union Collects 1,100 New and Lightly Used Children’s Books, Refurbishing Many of Them, to Benefit Literacy Nonprofit Smart Reading
Book drives held at SELCO locations in Burns, Central Oregon, and Lane County will place books in the hands of local children
To celebrate World Book Day on April 23, SELCO Community Credit Union announced that it collected 1,100 new and lightly used children’s books — and SELCO employees volunteered en masse to sort and clean many of them — during its recent book drive benefiting SMART Reading, a statewide children’s literacy nonprofit. The book drive and […]
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The Downtown Bend Farmers Market opens on May 1st for the 2024 Season
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the Downtown Bend Farmers Market (BFM) kicks off its 2024 season in Brooks Street Alley between Franklin and Oregon Avenues. The much-anticipated return of the downtown market marks the beginning of a season filled with local flavors, community spirit, and farm-fresh goodness. “We invite locals and visitors to join us […]
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Climate and justice groups urge Oregon regulators to reject utility rate hike that would harm customers and thwart climate goals
NW Natural seeks to increase profits and expand its gas system at ratepayers’ expense
Climate, environmental justice and community-led social justice organizations filed testimony yesterday detailing a litany of cost, climate and equity objections to a proposed rate hike from NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility. The groups, represented by the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School and Earthjustice, are seeking to keep customers’ energy costs […]
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Protect the Owyhee Canyonlands Delegation Joins National Monument Event in D.C.
On Tuesday, April 16, a delegation of Oregon activists and civic leaders—including musician, environmentalist, and drag queen Pattie Gonia— joined Tribal leaders, community advocates, and members of congress from across the West to call on President Biden to designate and expand national monuments. Nearly 45,000 petition signatures were delivered to President Biden seeking national monument […]
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Mosaic Receives $10,000 Donation From PacificSource
Funding Supports “More than Medical” Inaugural Fundraising Luncheon
Mosaic Community Health, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Sisters and Madras, has received a $10,000 donation from PacificSource Health Plans to support Mosaic’s inaugural fundraising luncheon. The “More Than Medical” Fundraising Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, May 1, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at […]
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Hayden Homes Provides Gift for Redmond Rotary Club’s Early Literacy Program
Every first grader in Redmond School District to receive a personalized book and backpack
Hayden Homes has proudly gifted $3,500 for the Rotary Club of Redmond’s 2024 Gift of Literacy program. The gift supports Redmond Rotarians to provide every first grade student in the district—as well as St. Thomas Academy and Central Christian School—with their very own hardback book. More than 550 students in total will be served. Hayden […]
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Museum Receives $500,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Award
The High Desert Museum will receive $500,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, one of 10 in the nation selected for funding for the exceedingly competitive Public Humanities Projects: Exhibition category, the agency announced Tuesday. The funding will support the Museum’s revitalization of its permanent exhibition dedicated to the Indigenous cultures of the region. […]
