Bend Man Hit, Killed in Train Collision
Tony Ray Monen, a 52-year-old man, was found dead on the railroad tracks near SE Wilson Avenue on Nov. 18. At about 5:43pm, Bend Police were dispatched to the area due to a collision between a southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train and a person.
An investigation determined that Monen was lying on the tracks when he was struck. He was found dead at the scene and no foul play is suspected, according to a press release. SE Wilson Avenue, between Ninth and Centennial streets, was closed until approximately 9:30pm as the Bend Police crash reconstruction team concluded its investigation.
—Julianna LaFollette
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City of Bend Invites Review of Proposed Parking Code Update
The City of Bend is updating its parking code to meet Bend’s current and future needs. The Bend City Council will consider the new code at its Dec. 4 Council meeting and is inviting community members to make comments until Dec. 3, according to a press release.
Some of the proposed changes include clarifying how parking citations, immobilization and tows are handled, prohibiting a vehicle with protrusion from blocking the sidewalk or travel land and clarifying the distance required to move a vehicle when a parking time-limit is reached outside of parking districts.
—Julianna LaFollette
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An Oregon University Receives Grant to Address Shortage of Bilingual Counselors
Western Oregon University was awarded a $2 million grant by the Oregon legislature to help train more counselors and behavior and mental health professionals through June 2026.
According to a press release, there is a severe lack of counselors and behavioral health professionals who can work with clients in both Spanish and English. The program will recruit bilingual undergraduate students, provide them with tuition assistance and offer opportunities to work with counties.
“It is thrilling that Oregon, particularly Western Oregon University, is purposefully training more bilingual counselors and behavioral health professionals to meet the increasing needs of our communities,” said Carlos Texidor Maldonado, Ph.D., assistant professor in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at Western.
—Julianna LaFollette
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– The number of holiday markets listed in this week’s roundup of places to Shop Local, found on our culture story.
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“If we fast forward to today, I look at the building and it’s not just an empty building that we have to make work. It’s a place of community with people who have come together. The people who are here, they’re meeting their basic needs together, they are sharing their struggles together.”
– John Lodise of Shepherd’s House, from this week’s Redmond News story, “Redmond Shelter Celebrates One Year.”
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This article appears in Source Weekly November 21, 2024.
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