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Saving Grace seeks applicants for volunteer advocate training
Submitted by Erin Rook, Development Outreach Coordinator, Saving Grace Saving Grace Seeks Participants for Advocacy Training Bend, OR– Saving Grace is currently accepting applications for its semi-annual advocacy training. This 40-hour training—held over three weeks in April—prepares volunteers to work directly with survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault seeking services from Saving Grace. […]
Hamilton Might Be Coming To a City Near-ish You!!
If you want to check out Hamilton on Broadway, it is going to take a while. Tickets are sold out through June or July (depending on who you ask), and the touring company doesn’t start for another six months. In Chicago. Basically, there will be an open-ended run beginning in the fall in the Windy […]
USDA seeks proposals from conservation partners for 2017
Submitted by Tracy Robillard, State Public Affairs Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service – Oregon, U.S. Department of Agriculture Restoring and protecting vital natural resources such as water, air, land and wildlife is truly a team effort. That’s the premise behind USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)—a voluntary Farm Bill program that puts conservation partners in the […]
Introducing Sourcecast, the Source Weekly’s new podcast
Discover Central Oregon with Brian Jennings, host of Sourcecast, a new podcast from the Source Weekly. Listen in on interviews and get the backstory to epic outdoor news like the new Oregon Desert Trail, Central Oregon’s caves, Bend Whitewater Park and more.
Bend: Affordable Housing Crisis
At the Bend Area Habitat for Humanity Build It! Breakfast, Executive Director Scott Rohrer told business leaders in the region, “There is a crisis in affordable housing in Bend.” Rohrer went on to tell the audience that the average median income in Bend has gone down for the last four years in a row while housing costs have […]
COCC’s High School Welding Contest Coming April 1
Submitted by Linda Williams, COCC Central Oregon Community College will host its first annual high school welding contest starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 1, at the Manufacturing and Technology Center on the COCC Redmond Campus. Each high school will be allowed to bring five students. The competition will consist of a physical weld inspection […]
Bend Chamber Announces 2016 Women of the Year Awards
Submitted by Rachel Rees van den Berg, Bend Chamber Lifetime Achievement Award – Sue Hollern Lifetime Achievement Award winners have shown long-term active engagement in our community and have made significant positive economic impacts locally. This award allows us to recognize true pillars in our community. […]