Redmond Ice Rink Closed for Upcoming Season
The City of Redmond announced Dec. 3 that its downtown ice-skating rink will not open for the 2024-2025 season due to a series of costly equipment failures. While the City decided not to invest more into the rink, the Downtown Urban Renewal Advisory Committee will explore replacement options and alternatives for future seasons.
“The Redmond community has frequently expressed a desire for more family-friendly activities. The Urban Renewal Plan has long allocated resources to achieve that goal,” says DURAC Chair Monica Huey. “The rink has become an annual holiday tradition, and we’d like to see that continued.”
The temporary rink was first installed in 2010 and has exceeded its useful life by five years, according to a press release. The City of Redmond expressed its appreciation to Redmond Area Parks and Recreation for its role in managing the ice rink every winter.
—Julianna LaFollette
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ODOT Invites Community to Learn About Safety Issues on U.S. 97
The Oregon Department of Transportation will hold an open house at Madras High School on Dec. 9 to address safety issues along U.S. 97, according to a press release. An ODOT study is looking at safety improvements along a U.S. 97 route from the Crooked River High Bridge to Madras. The study will look at safety concerns and the causes of crashes on the road. According to ODOT, the stretch of road has seen an increase in fatal and serious injury crashes over the last several years.
As part of the study, ODOT developed draft concepts to address issues in the corridor.
The open house, from 5-7:30pm on Dec. 9, will invite community members to learn more about the study and provide feedback.
—Julianna LaFollette
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– The number of roundabouts in Bend, from the News story “Upgrades with City of Bend Snow Removal.”
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“Flying in as Santa Claus, in front of this crowd of people, and being able to hop on the railing and then jump into the grassy area is the coolest gig I’ve ever had in my life.”
—Paul Evers, from the feature story, “Helicopter Santa.”
This article appears in The Source Weekly December 5, 2024.
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