Ice cream chain Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream is opening a store in Bend. The grand opening for the Bend store, located at 61165 S. Highway 97, just north of the Murphy roundabout, is scheduled for this weekend, happening from Friday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 11. The grand opening will include raffles for free ice cream, face painting, special character appearances and more. Among the raffle prizes: free ice cream for a year for the first 100 guests to arrive on Feb. 11.
Founded in 1945 in Ohio, the company now has over 90 franchise and corporate-owned stores around the country. The Bend store’s ice cream flavors include Black Cherry, Buckeye, Coffee Chocolate Chip, Graham Central Station, Oree-Dough, Salty Caramel Truffle and others. Dine-in, pickup, delivery and catering are all available, and the store hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
This article appears in Source Weekly February 9, 2023.








