The 10,000-square-foot building at 175 NE Greenwood Ave. in Bend that once housed City Thrift will be transformed into The Open Arts Center. The nonprofit is the vision of local artists Maija Kellner-Rode and Claire Brislin who’ve been planning it for two years. The unique concept will operate as a free creative community center for […]
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Helping Birds Keep Their Cool
Simple Steps to Save Birds from Deadly Heat
Central Oregon is on track to break temperature records this summer (again), reminding us that the High Desert sun is no joke. High temperatures can lead to dehydration, heatstroke, and even death for our feathered neighbors. The good news? There are simple, affordable steps everyone can take to create a life-saving oasis for our visiting […]
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Gillam Working His Way up the Rugby Ladder
Local rugby player, recently selected to represent the U.S. in a tournament in Mexico and fresh off playing for a New Zealand club, is making his presence known in the sport
In August, Jupiter Gillam is heading to college in North Carolina. However, the air miles he’ll earn moving across the country, and coming home for holidays and visits, are a drop in the bucket compared to those he’s racked up since graduating from Mountain View High School in 2024. “I just wanted to get out […]
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Celebrate National Moth Week July 19-27
A week-long celebration to shine a little light on moths and biodiversity.
National Moth Week, #MothWeek2025, is a celebration and opportunity to contribute to a global citizen science project focused on primarily nocturnal creatures that flit and flitter through our backyards, local parks, woodlands, and wildlands under the cover of darkness. Fascinating yet often misunderstood, moths evolved over 200 million years ago from butterfly-like insects. With over […]
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Still Flying at 52
Justin Homan’s Journey from FMX Legend to training the next generation
I train hard, but I’ve also had the consequences of it too. I’ve broken femurs. I have a paralyzed leg still… I have friends that are dead and I have friends that are paralyzed.” Justin Homan is a true FMX (freestyle motocross) legend. In an extreme sport where riders launch 200+ pound dirt bikes dozens […]
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“This Land”
A new art exhibit forces you to reflect on your “self”
A new art exhibit at Scalehouse gallery is conceived from the idea that seeing one’s own reflection is troubling. In the early 1900s, Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa explored the notion that a mirror is unnatural because it collapses the distance between the “I who sees” and the “I who is seen.” Today, Oregon artist Ben Buswell […]
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From the NFL to Bend Oregon
Cornelius Edison’s Next Chapter Is All About Community
Dream the impossible. Where did I come from? Where am I now? Where are we going?” Cornelius Edison has already done what a lot of athletes grow up imagining. He dreamt the impossible and then lived it. His dream was to make it to the NFL, and he made it happen through discipline, determination and […]
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COTA Opens New Mountain Bike Trails At Wanoga Sno-Park
2 out of the planned 5 downhill trails have been completed and are open to the public starting July 9th.
The Wanoga Downhill Trails project, which has been years in the making, broke ground in mid-June and plans to add a total of 5 trails of the Wanoga Sno-Park Complex. Two out of the planned 5 trails will be open to the public starting Wednesday, July 9, which will include an advanced/black downhill flow trail […]
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The 36th Annual Ochoco Butterfly Count
A day spent chasing butterflies in mountain meadows is a good day.
Sue Anderson, leader of the annual Ochoco Butterfly Count, gathers the participants into a pre-count circle and gives the ten of us volunteers, including Juba the dog (named after the Juba skipper), a morning pep talk prior to all of us heading out in the Ochoco National Forest where this count, sponsored by the Lane […]
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Talking to Trees
Learning a new language in ways of communication
Camping in Central Oregon as a young being, I felt continually drawn to the trunks of Ponderosa Pines that were close to the ground, like I was, and extended infinitely upward, like I did. My little paws touched the bark and I stood in wonder at how all these puzzle pieces around the tree could […]
