Redmond Library Achieves LEED Platinum Certification

The Redmond Library has formally received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification for its commitment to sustainability. As a framework, LEED is the world’s most widely used green building rating system and provides a framework for assessing everything from energy and water use to materials selection and indoor air quality.  “The sustainable design […]

The Sunriver Women’s Club awarded 14 local nonprofits a total of $92,250; each recipient was closely aligned with one or more of the club’s philanthropy priorities. Hunger prevention was the focus of the club’s end-of-year Power of Giving campaign. Hunger Prevention: Everyone should have adequate, nutritious food. Council on Aging Central Oregon was awarded $5,000 […]

Cascades East Transit (CET), operated by the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), will implement significant service enhancements across Central Oregon beginning May 4. These improvements are designed to increase frequency, improve reliability, and expand access for riders throughout the region.  CET will increase service frequency across its Bend fixed-route network, focusing on the busiest corridors. Routes 1 and 4 on 3rd Street will […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]