Don’t tell me if you don’t want to, but I bet it’s true…red, blue or RFK Jr. (that’s a new color on the spectrum), aren’t you feeling a little cheerier now that the political gloom and doom has lifted slightly? No one was smiling a few months ago. I mean, we, all of us, have […]
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Pickled Peppers: The Common Denominator
Sometimes the truth takes a moment to sink in before finally ringing true. Like when Chloe suggested that a sandwich is basically America’s version of sushi. At the time I happily took it as a compliment on the chicken sandwich I’d just made for her. But the more I got to thinking I realized she […]
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Trabajadores técnicos de St. Charles en línea de huelga
Varios trabajadores técnicos de St. Charles Health System salieron en línea de huelga el 15 de agosto, haciendo campaña para un nuevo contrato sindical enfocado a garantizar un personal seguro y salarios dignos para los trabajadores del sector salud. Por varios meses, técnicos quirúrgicos, terapeutas respiratorios y ecografistas han estado negociando su próximo contrato sindical. […]
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School Health Program Shows Progress Ahead of its Fourth Year
A program that gives support to students struggling with mental health is about to go into its fourth year of implementation, now serving all 14 Bend-La Pine middle and high schools. The program, a partnership between Bend-La Pine Schools and Deschutes County Health Services, offers a collaborative approach to addressing and preventing mental health issues. The […]
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Local Nonprofit Director Arrested on Drug Charges
Gary Lee Hewitt, the Executive Director of local nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul was arrested on Aug. 15 for the distribution of commercial quantities of Methamphetamine. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office determined 58-year-old Hewitt was selling commercial amounts of the drug from his residence in Redmond, Oregon. Sheriff’s Office detectives, along with detectives from the […]
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The Increasing Complexity Of ‘Thru-Hiking’ The Pacific Crest Trail
Each year in early spring, thousands of hikers gather in Campo, California near the Mexican border to start a 2,650-mile journey on the storied Pacific Crest Trail. Their goal: to hike, unassisted, through the California, Oregon and Washington wilderness. It takes most northbound hikers an average of five months to complete the trek. Because most […]
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St. Charles Tech Workers on the Picket Line
Several technical workers at St. Charles Health System walked the picket line on Aug. 15, campaigning for a new union contract aimed at securing safe staffing and living wages for healthcare workers. The workers, who include surgical techs, respiratory therapists and sonographers, have been in negotiations over their next union contract for several months. St. […]
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Best of Central Oregon 2024
It’s August, and as we write this, eyeballs are glued to TV screens around the world, watching the titans of sport show off their athletic prowess. But once the Summer Olympic Games end on Aug. 11, it will be time, once again, for the titans of Central Oregon to emerge victorious — sharing their Herculean […]
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Best TV Personality
Emily Kirk, known to many for her great attitude and upbeat personality, has been on Central Oregonians’ TVs for nearly nine years. Kirk grew up in Portland and started her journalism career in college at the University of Oregon. While her dream was always to go into sports reporting, she eventually tried her hand at […]
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How to Get Started Rockhounding
In the bountiful ocean of sagebrush that blankets Oregon’s high desert, rock and mineral treasures await us. But how can we make ourselves worthy of them? And are they really ours for the taking? Rockhounding, the hobby of searching for rocks, is a deeply rooted Oregonian pastime. For decades, boisterous families and feverish old-timers have […]