Now in its fifth year of championing sustainability and supporting free clothing resources for students, the Earth Day Fashion Show of Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 17, in the Bend campus’s Wille Hall. Registration is required in advance; visit cocc.edu/departments/student-life/clothing-connection/. Modeling donated clothing and […]
On the Runway for a Cause, COCC’s Fashion Show Raising Funds for Clothing Resource
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Camp Invention’s Fun, Action-Packed Summer STEM Program Coming to Miller Elementary School
Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to Miller Elementary School the week of June 15, 2026 – June 19, 2026. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in grades K-6 to tap into their natural […]
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Roundabout Books Celebrates Its 10th Independent Bookstore Day April 25
Roundabout Books & Café is excited to announce our 10th year participating in the Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) celebrations taking place across 1,600 U.S. bookstores on the last Saturday of April with great deals for our customers including our annual IBD Tote Bag Giveaway. IBD celebrates the role of independently owned bookstores in the community, […]
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COCC’s Chandler Lecture Series Concludes 40th Season with Two Topical Talks
The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series, a program of the Central Oregon Community College Foundation, is finishing its 40th year of bringing inspiring scholars and speakers to the region with a spring schedule that features “Building Belonging: The Science of Connecting in a Lonely World” (April 14) and “Stay Human: Author Your Mind in the […]
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Local Nonprofit Offers “No-Questions-Asked” Sliding-Scale Produce Share Starting at $26/Week
A Sisters-based nonprofit is taking a different approach to community-supported agriculture—offering a weekly produce share where anyone can choose the lowest price, no questions asked. Seed to Table Oregon has opened sign-ups for its 2026 Produce Share, a farm share program that provides fresh, local, organically grown vegetables from May through November. The program operates […]
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Red Light and Speed Cameras to Flicker On Around Bend
Heads up to heavy-footed drivers and privacy advocates, alike: Red light and speed cameras are just around the corner in several parts of Bend. On April 15, the Bend Police Department launches its Automated Traffic Enforcement program. The intersections include NE 27th and Neff Road, SE Reed Market at Third Street and SE Powers at […]
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Burger Week Playbook: A Dad & Daughter Guide to Doing It Right
Anyone can “do” Burger Week in Bend, but to do it well is another story. It isn’t just about eating burgers. It’s about strategy, commitment and knowing, before you even sit down, whether your pants can handle what’s coming. We’ve been training for this. Our Burger Friday tradition started on Sept. 2, 2022, and we […]
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Mt. Bachelor Receives Almost a Foot of Fresh Snow
Mt. Bachelor received almost 1 foot of fresh snow this morning after a snowy and stormy night in the mountains. This morning at 6:30am, ski patrol deployed explosives on the resort to clear softer, less compact snow to prepare for skiers later that morning. “Patrol conducted avalanche mitigation work this morning and the resort opened to guests on time at 9am,” Presley Quon, communications […]
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LISTEN: Bend Into Balance: Kipp Wesslen 🎧
In this episode of Bend Into Balance, host Adriana Mariño sits down with Kipp Wesslen, an adaptive athlete and instructor with Oregon Adaptive Sports, to explore how movement, access, and community can radically transform health and wellbeing. Living with a rare progressive neurological disease and multiple spinal cord injuries, Kipp shares how discovering adaptive sports […]
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New 6-Story Housing Development Coming to West Bend
Developer, PCP Voyager, recently applied for a modification to an already approved plan for an apartment complex at 1081 SW Mt. Bachelor Drive north of the Reed Market roundabout. The modifications bring changes to the shape and design of the complex, reduces the number of units by two, adds sauna and steam buildings and increases […]