Redmond to Retain Two High Schools
In 2023, the Redmond School District began discussions about combining the district’s two high schools to address needed repairs at Redmond High School. After hearing staff, parent and community feedback, the district chose to continue pursuing options to keep Redmond High School open, according to a press release.
While planning a project, the district found a major issue with the high school’s HVAC system piping. The district determined that the work could take one year, requiring students and staff to be out of the school during the construction.
“We need to look at the bigger picture here for our kids, teachers, and our schools, which is that we have many projects to be completed to make our schools better and more efficient,” said Mason Rodby, Community Task Force member.
—Julianna LaFollette
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Investments for Housing and Behavioral Health
Gov. Tina Kotek signed the Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package into law on May 7. This package, plus other legislation signed recently, such as the Oregon Drug Intervention Plan, bring over $4.5 million in new funding to Deschutes County to expand crisis stabilization and drug treatment, develop more affordable housing and more.
“This funding builds on what we have done to make our communities safer and create more affordable housing,” said Rep. Jason Kropf in a press release. “Investments in treatment and housing are investments in the health and wellbeing of our community.”
—Julianna LaFollette
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Bend Hosts Bike Night at The Grove
The City of Bend is inviting community members and cyclists of all ages to Bend Bike Night on May 13 from 4:30 to 6:30pm. The block party event will be at The Grove in Northwest Crossing and will have interactive bike trainings and raffles. Those who bring their bikes and helmets will be eligible for additional prizes and discounts to food vendors.
—Julianna LaFollette
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29%
higher risk of heart disease
32%
higher risk of stroke
— The increases in health risks as a result of loneliness. From this week’s Feature, “Building Belonging”
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“For me it’s the aloha. Without aloha it’s just food. People remember how you make them feel a lot longer than how the food tastes.”
—From this week’s Chow story, “Serving Aloha.”
This article appears in Source Weekly May 9, 2024.
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