Bend Power Customers Experience Outages
Nearly 5,000 Pacific Power customers in Bend experienced power outages on Aug. 6 at about 9am. According to the Pacific Power operations team, the power outage occurred after a squirrel got into its substation serving the Bend area and caused some damage, resulting in a blown fuse. Power was restored for all Bend customers before 2pm, said Simon Gutierrez with Pacific Power.
On Aug. 2, another Pacific Power outage affected 13,998 customers in Bend around 4pm. At 5:30pm, 3,317 customers were still experiencing power outages. The cause, according to Pacific Power, was due to a damaged line.
— Julianna LaFollette
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City of Bend Invites Community to CityFest
The City of Bend announced its community event, CityFest, will occur on Aug. 15 from 4-7pm at Ninth Street Village. The family-friendly event will give people an opportunity to meet city councilors, staff and city departments.
Food and drinks will be available to purchase from Bevel Craft Brewing’s food trucks, Bonta and other beverage partners. Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler will be in attendance and present a short message regarding the “State of the City,” discussing goals and priorities for Bend’s future. Attendees can also expect live music and family-friendly activities.
— Julianna LaFollette
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8 MILL GALLONS
– The amount of water conserved by the City of Redmond in June and July compared to last year. From the News story, “Redmond Achieves Reduction in Water Usage.”
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“There’s a remarkable transformation going on here. We’re not just looking at four dams being removed and their associated reservoirs and the river coming back. There’s also a transformation in the way that you can go and experience the place.”
— Scott Harding, from Part III of our Klamath dam removal series, “Summer: From Source to Sea.”
This article appears in Source Weekly August 8, 2024.
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