Gather your costumes, get ready for the ghouls and gear up for a festive roundup of events this spooky season. Here is a full and fun list of Halloween events from family-friendly trick-or-treating events, to spooky shows, to dance parties and more to celebrate the magic of Halloween. Wednesday 10/23 Spooky Wine & Paint Night […]
A Bewitching Halloween
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Butternut Squash Ravioli Recipe
If a famous chef hands you a caviar’d cracker, it doesn’t prove anything. Like, of course it tastes good. It’s freakin’ caviar. True culinary brilliance is revealed by the creation of extraordinary food from the most humble of building blocks. For example, the butternut squash ravioli that stole the show at the Whitefish Food and […]
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The Third Act
I had the pleasure of attending a gala for the Friends of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge this month. A small but mighty nonprofit promoting “conservation and appreciation of natural and cultural resources…through education, outreach, advocacy, and on-the-ground stewardship,” its territory includes nearly 190,000 acres of critical wildlife habitat. The gathering coincided with the birthday of […]
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Rainbow Girls Reclaim Their Witchy Swagger
In this spooky season where the days get shorter and the nights get longer and colder comes an apropos album from Bay Area trio Rainbow Girls. “Haunting,” self-released on Oct. 13. It’s “thematically and musically darker and heavier” than the band’s 2023 record, “Welcome To Whatever,” which came out just under a year ago. “The […]
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DMV Errors Prompt Questions of Election Integrity
Last month, the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division announced an error that resulted in 1,561 people being improperly registered to vote without proving citizenship. Following this discovery, the Oregon Secretary of State conducted a deeper investigation into the error and took steps to ensure it won’t affect the election. Out of the people […]
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Empowering Farms, Nourishing Communities: HDFFA’s Grants in Action
Throughout Central Oregon, where water scarcity and harsh conditions challenge even the most determined farmers, small grants are making a big difference. High Desert Food & Farm Alliance’s On-Farm Efficiency Grants are sowing seeds of resilience into local agriculture by helping farmers invest in seemingly simple solutions that deliver huge results, from upgrading irrigation ponds […]
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Bethlehem Inn Ranked Sixth Best Medium Organization
Bethlehem Inn announces that it ranked number six (out of 100) of the best Medium Organization to work for in the 2024 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon list. This list showcases nonprofit organizations with best-in-class workplace practices, based on surveys sent to employees of the participating nonprofits. The title of 100 Best […]
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Housing Works Announces New Leadership in Executive Director Role
Housing Works today announced the hiring of Lynne McConnell, currently Housing Director for the City of Bend, as the next executive director for the organization. Housing Works is the largest provider of affordable housing in the Central Oregon region with more than 2,000 units under ownership and management in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties. McConnell […]
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Pacific Power’s Blue Sky Participants Receive National Recognition for Green Power Sales
Thanks to Pacific Power’s Blue Sky program participants, the popular renewable energy program ranked first in overall green pricing sales in a national study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL recently released its ranking of leading utility green power programs based on 2023 data and recognized the top 10 outstanding […]
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Bend ET Expert Lab—Harnessing the Power of Emotional Agility—October 22
Does stress seem to follow you home from work and back again? Many of us struggle to turn off our racing mind and truly relax. There is a way to break the pattern and set yourself up for success! In this Expert Lab, join Savanna DeLuca, Executive Director and Therapist at Wild Heart Therapy and […]