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Parks Dept. Shuts Senior Center

With older populations among those at higher risk of coronavirus, BPRD closes classes, center for older adults

Isaac BiehlMarch 12, 2020May 30, 2025

Today Bend Park and Recreation District announced it will suspend service at the Bend Senior Center effective at 5pm Friday. Other programs at Juniper Swim & Fitness are also canceled, as they also include many older adult participants—a population known to be more susceptible to serious complications from COVID-19. In addition, BPRD’s adult and kid […]

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Picklers Assemble

Bend Pickleball Club hosts players from all over the U.S.—including a much-younger crowd than in previous years

Isaac BiehlJune 19, 2019August 29, 2024

Founded in 2013, the Bend Pickleball Club was formed to provide more ways to play the beautiful game here in Central Oregon – which is exactly what they did. In partnership with the Bend Park and Recreation District, BPC raised money and help build 16 new pickleball courts at Pine Nursery Park. And that’s where the […]

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20/40/60: Biking the Low-Stress Network

Before you can build safer bike infrastructure, you have to know where the gaps are. A Source crew rides the network to see the gaps first-hand

Richard Sitts, Nicole Vulcan and Bron WickumApril 24, 2019January 3, 2025

About 3.65 percent of people reported biking to work in Bend in 2016, according to U.S. Census data published by the City of Bend. That figure was up from 2009, when just 2.4 percent of Bendites reported riding to work. Still, it’s a far cry from some other cities. Corvallis, Ore., for example, boasted a […]

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