Local News

The Occupy Portland movement has been in the national news as of late mostly due to the rash of arrests of protestors over the last few days, including some arrests early this morning at Schrunk Plaza.
The Occupy Bend phenomenon is much smaller and less contentious than what’s going on over in Portland, so it might be easy not to understand how large this movement has become in larger cities, so here’s a quick look, thanks to a Source staffer who is over in Portland today.

When the mercury drops, the city (in conjunction with the Bend Fire Dept.) is allowing shelters like the Shepherd’s House and Bethlehem Inn exceed capacity by setting up extra beds for those in need.

More recent transplants might not be as familiar with the name Allan Bruckner, but the former Bend mayor has definitely made an impact in the community over the years.
And now that impact will be even more tangible with Bruckner donating $800,000 to OSU-Cascades to help the campus secure a new building (pictured to the right) on Columbia Street (off of Colorado Avenue) that will house graduate programs.