Bruce Abernathy
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Sally Russell Sworn in as Mayor

Russell became Bend’s first directly elected mayor since Mickey Mouse first appeared on screen
Chris Miller

During a brief Bend City Council meeting on Wednesday night, Municipal Court judge Gwen Moore swore in Sally Russell as Bend’s first directly elected mayor since 1928.  “This is a night of celebration,” Russell said before the swearing in and after changing her pro tem placard to read “mayor.” The Bend Children’s Choir performed “America […]

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Who Will Pay to Dredge Mirror Pond?

Private and public partnerships explored as a way to bridge $6.4 million gap in funding
Chris Miller

It might look idyllic on its surface, but downtown Bend’s iconic body of water remains embroiled in controversy about dredging the sediment underneath, who should pay for it and when and where its stakeholders can meet about it. After Mirror Pond Solutions—a group formed in 2013 to explore private sector involvement in preserving Mirror Pond—purchased […]

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