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Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, is calling on all chili lovers, soup masters, and side dish experts to enter the 2nd Annual Get Wild Chili Cook-Off fundraising event! The chili cook-off is on Saturday, November 8, from 4–8 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon. Last year’s event showcased a wide […]

Benefit concert for the Latino Community Association to be held at Trinity Episcopal Church. Yolanda gives voice to the aspirations of her parents and the vibrant spirit of immigrant heritage.Yolanda canta canciones que expresan las ilusiones de sus padres y los sueños del inmigrante.YOLANDA ALICIA will be accompanied by Miguel de Alonso, Michael Carney and […]

Central Oregon Locavore would like to invite you to our upcoming Meet Your Farmer Dinner at FivePine Creekside Patio in Sisters on August 27st! This event will be outside weather permitting, but an indoor venue is available if there is extreme heat or smoke. Guests will enjoy a multi-course Greek themed meal with ingredients sourced […]

The owner and operator of Anadromous Anglers, Nick Rowell has been guiding on Oregon rivers for over 15 years. A native Oregonian, Nick has deep roots fishing across the Pacific Northwest, and holds a degree in fisheries biology from Oregon State University. His guiding background includes both fly out and jet boat lodges in Alaska, multi-day […]

Heather Quinn, a Minnesota-based writer, photographer and filmmaker, has been officially selected as the winner of the 11th annual Waterston Desert Writing Prize by guest judge and author Beth Piatote, Ph.D. The Waterston Desert Writing Prize, established in 2014 by author and Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston, honors and fosters literary nonfiction that celebrates desert […]

National fashion retailer Madewell is expanding into Central Oregon with a new storefront set to open in Bend’s Old Mill District early next year. Madewell will take over 4,554 square feet in the heart of the district between Sisters Coffee Co. and Warby Parker, offering a full line of men’s and women’s clothing, including its signature denim, wardrobe staples […]

The City of Bend is hosting a Community Meeting about the future of the “Outback” site from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, at City Hall, 710 NW Wall Street. Staff will give a brief presentation at 5:15 p.m. Outback is home to the City’s surface water filtration facility, wells, reservoirs, and other […]

The Hells Canyon Scenic Byway and Hells Canyon Recreation Area are the featured subjects of a new ArcGIS Story Map released today by the Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read. The story map is a complimentary publication to the color feature inside the print version of the 2025-2026 Oregon Blue Book, released earlier this year. Hells […]

Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory is thrilled to share that 100% of your donation will fund scholarships for local kids this school year AND a generous donor is going to match your donation with a gift to our Education Endowment! Schools can’t afford to send kids on field trips like they used to – field trip funds are […]