Summit High School freshman Skye Knox came home a winner after attending the 2022 nationwide Broadcom Masters STEM competition in Washington, D.C. last fall. Her cloud seeding project won her a place among 30 national semi-finalists and a top technology award that she will use to attend a nine-day science camp in Maui this summer. […]
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The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey
What are you made of? Explore a microscopic journey from the smallest hairs on your body to your DNA. This journey takes readers from our solar system to a calliope hummingbird to cells. It is a beautiful and captivating picture book filled with science facts, including “atoms are the building blocks of molecules” and “the nucleus is at […]
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A Few of My Favorite Things
Thoroughly Modern Productions takes on “The Sound of Music”
It’s a dreary Wednesday evening in Bend, but inside Open Space Event Studios, a glowing gaggle of children are hustling to their seats. Opening night is fast approaching, and director, David DaCosta, has much to accomplish before tonight’s rehearsal concludes. The actors sit along the cinder brick walls, opening scripts, practicing lines and songs, focused, […]
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Where to Begin?
Questions for parents when touring schools
As parents, we value our children’s education and know that getting involved in their school life is important. Perhaps the most crucial first step is finding the school that is the right fit, whether it’s a larger public, smaller private, charter school or other. With so many different options, how is a parent to decide? […]
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Health Expert Q&A
With Elise Burrus: Pediatric Dental Associates
Q: My nine-year-old daughter complains of painful sores inside her mouth on her cheeks. What causes these? Is this something a dentist can address or is it a medical problem? A: Aphthous ulcers, or “canker sores,” are small, oval-shaped sores that can develop in the mouth. There are several factors that can contribute to the cause […]
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The Wisdom of Fever
With seemingly endless options of over-the-counter medications readily accessible, it’s easy to reach for something to try to manage just about any symptom the body can create. The seasonal colds and flus that are so common this time of year always come with discomfort, and it is tempting to reach for a pain reliever or […]
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La Ciudad establece objetivos para los próximos dos años
El Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Bend planteรณ las prioridades para los prรณximos dos aรฑos durante los dos dรญas de reuniones de mesa redonda del 23 al 24 de enero. La Ciudad establece prioridades cada dos aรฑos, al mismo tiempo que los nuevos concejales juran sus cargos. Los objetivos se basan en una encuesta […]
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Sell Your Home by Promoting It as Pet-Friendly
Bend is a dog town! Appeal to buyers with these top tips
Bend is known as one of America’s great dog towns. And with good reason. Bend is a very dog-friendly place with so much open space to explore and many opportunities for bringing your dog along for the ride, wherever you may roam. Some recent estimates have suggested that there’s one dog for every three people […]
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Awakening Your Inner Hero: A moment in time, or needing to be right is wrong
I couldn’t figure out which title was the right one. Get it? Is there even such a thing as a moment in time? Is there anything else except moments in time that add up to be minutes, hours, days, then generations and millennia? We have all heard the wisdom that this moment, the Now, is the […]
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New Year’s Nerdout
Reveling in NYT’s Super Mega Crossword
It was a mere minutes from the proverbial ball drop on New Year’s Eve on Dec. 31, 2022, and my friend, who’d rented a beach house in Yachats for us all to celebrate the New Year, was pissed off. “It’s New Year’s Eve and my friends are all doing a crossword!!” she exclaimed. And this, […]
