For some, family members are the ones to step in when a parent needs help with child care, recovery from illness or other struggles that arise in life. But for others, a small calamity can balloon into a big one when there’s no one to lend a helping hand. Kindred Connections aims to be that […]
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Big Ed’s is Bend’s Biggest Secret Bakery
A couple weeks ago, I focused my quarterly doughnut roundup on fall favorites, specifically apple cider doughnuts. The only places that make them at this moment are Too Sweet Cakes and Sisters Bakery. Or so I thought, until a reader mercifully informed me that Big Ed’s Artisan Breads makes this autumnal delicacy (available only late September […]
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Awakening Your Inner Hero
Wake Up, Every Day I am sitting in my living room, close enough to our wood stove to feel its warmth soaking into my fingers, arms, legs and every other part of me as I type this message. I love it. It’s autumn. It was a chilly 20 degrees this morning. Our ever-dependable sun didn’t […]
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Bend City Council sees returning council members, with some newcomers
Four positions were up for grabs on the Bend City Council in the November 2024 election, with eight candidates vying for a chance to serve the city of Bend. In early returns, incumbents Megan Norris and Megan Perkins appeared to keep their seats, with newcomers Gina Franzosa and Steve Platt appearing ready to join the […]
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Kent Vander Kamp is the Projected Winner in Deschutes County Sheriff’s Race
The acrimonious race for Deschutes County Sheriff is nearly at an end with Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp leading Capt. William Bailey with 59.32% of the vote, compared to Bailey’s 40.06%, according to the county clerk’s update early Wednesday morning. Vander Kamp joined the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in 2006 as a reserve deputy and was […]
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Anthony Broadman Takes Lead For Senate Seat
In the race for the seat to be vacated by Sen. Tim Knopp, the Republican disqualified from running again due to repeated walkouts, a clear winner has emerged. Anthony Broadman beat out opponent Michael Summers in early results with about 59.11% percent of the votes, as of early Wednesday. Broadman joined the Bend City Council […]
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Janelle Bynum Leading in Congressional District 5
A race that could tip the balance of power in the U.S. House is happening right here in Oregon’s Congressional District 5, which includes Bend, Sisters, parts of Redmond and suburban areas of the Portland metro. Janelle Bynum (D) leads incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) with 47.62% to 45.28% of the vote, according to the most recent […]
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Jason Kropf Reelected In House District 54
Representative Jason Kropf was reelected in Oregon’s 54th House District with 95.75 percent of the votes as of early Wednesday. Kropf was a public defender and currently serves as a Deputy District Attorney in Deschutes County and served on a number of local boards. He won his first election to the House in 2022, and ran […]
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Incumbent Ed Fitch Leads in Redmond Mayor Race
Redmond’s mayoral race included three candidates in 2024, with current Mayor Ed Fitch, sitting City Councilor Cat Zwicker and “depopulationist” Charles Baer vying for the seat. Incumbent Ed Fitch beat out Charles Baer and Redmond City Councilor Cat Zwicker in early results of the Redmond Mayoral race, with nearly 58% percent of the votes as […]
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Emerson Levy Holds Onto Her Seat In 53rd House District, In Early Returns
Emerson Levy (D) looks to maintain her seat in Oregon’s House District 53, leading with 54.19% of the vote in early returns Wednesday morning. Levy, a renewable energy attorney who lives in Bend, narrowly flipped the seat in 2022 by just over 500 votes, a fact that fellow Democratic House Representative Jason Kropf (D-OR54) reminded her […]