Bendites have a new place to work out indoors, with the opening of the long-awaited Larkspur Community Center: Home of the Bend Senior Center. Bend Park and Recreation District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 2, and the Center officially opened April 5. Larkspur, located in east Bend off 15th Street and Reed Market Road, once […]
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For Seniors, Isolation and Health Risks Can Hit Hard
For older people living alone in Central Oregon, social distancing is both necessary and dangerous. People over 65 are considered at the highest risk of hospitalization and are more likely to die from COVID-19. Following strict social-distancing guidelines could be a life-saver. But if they do become infected, live by themselves and experience respiratory failure, calling […]
Happenings at Bend Parks
On Jan. 31, the Bend Park and Recreation District got its final land use decision by the State of Oregon, and can now proceed with the bike park project at Big Sky Park, under the conditions approved by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Oct. 29. The bike project will include a pump track, single […]
Oregon Free File Program
Congressman Walden visits Bend Senior Center urging Central Oregonians to use the state and federal free file programs to file taxes online at no cost. BEND โ Today, Congressman Greg Walden is in Bend to talk to his constituents at the Bend Senior Center and to urge all eligible Oregon residents to use the IRS and […]
Letters 7/2-7/9
TURD TROUBLES Please pick up your dog’s “mojones” [Spanish for crap]. —Wes Oeste IN REPLY TO THE OSU-CASCADES DEBATE I’ve seen this debate rage on for the past several months and the negativity gets old. For very good reasons the college is something Bend definitely needs. First and foremost is economic growth that extends well […]

