Sunriver SHARC five year anniversary

Sunriver’s SHARC aquatic center has their five-year anniversary coming up, on Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21, which is also their soft opening for the year. We’re celebrating SHARC’s fifth anniversary. Join us for a day of activities and live music. Admission is just $5 along with the donation of … Continue reading

High Desert Droids Garage Sale Fundraiser donations needed

Each year the FIRST Robotics Club Team 753 (the High Desert Droids) holds a Garage Sale Fundraiser in November to help raise money for the club for the upcoming season, and as part of that they also hold a donations drive. This year’s Garage Sale takes place at Mountain View High … Continue reading

FIRST LEGO League® Coach Training Workshop

Are you interested in robotics, science, and technology, and working with kids ages 9 through 14 to help coach a LEGO Robotics team? Check this out now to become a coach:

Welcoming Spring with the Bend Spring Festival

If the beautiful weather we’re having this week hasn’t reminded you of Spring, well there’s the return of the NorthWest Crossing Bend Spring Festival taking place this weekend that should help finish the job. It’s taking place Friday the 8th, from 5 to 11pm, Saturday the 9th 11 to 11, … Continue reading

Help support the Robotics FIRST Team 753’s trip to regionals

Update: I’ve added the official press release below. The High Desert Droids, also known as FIRST Robotics Competition Team 753, is a team of high school-aged students that designs and builds a robot every year to participate in state- and national-level competitions. Here’s their “about us” description: FIRST Robotics Team … Continue reading

High Desert Droids Junior Science Camp

The local high school robotics club, the High Desert Droids Team 753, is holding a series of Junior Science Camps for kids aged from 5 to 8 which will take place at Mountain View High School. Dates and time for the camps are as follows: Monday & Tuesday, November 24 … Continue reading

Garage Sale Fundraiser for Robotics FIRST Team 753 this weekend

This Saturday, November 14, the High Desert Droids robotics team is holding their annual garage sale fundraiser, which helps to offset funds needed for students to participate in this challenging program. The Droids are four time champions at statewide robotics competitions and need to raise money to help sent the team … Continue reading

Robotics Team Garage Sale Fundraiser

Local robotics team High Desert Droids will be holding a garage sale fundraiser on Saturday, November 8th, 9am-2:30pm, in the Cafeteria at Mountain View High School. The team’s annual garage sale is a major fundraiser that helps offset funds needed to participate in this challenging program. Currently the team plans … Continue reading

The Indigo Girls are at the NWX Hullabaloo this year

The 7th annual NorthWest Crossing Hullabaloo kicks off tomorrow (Friday the 27th) starting at 4pm (though the Kids’ Crit starts at 3:15). Don’t know what the Hullabaloo is? Here’s the short blurb: The Hullabaloo is a celebration as unique as its name. This unofficial kickoff to summer features food, fun, music, … Continue reading

Check out the Summer Shootout Marble Tournament this Saturday

This Saturday the 14th is the annual Summer Shootout Marble Tournament for kids taking place at the Des Chutes Historical Museum from 10 to 2. The tourney is split into two categories: kids ages 7 to 12, and “Young at Heart” ages 13 and older. Here’s the press release: Kick … Continue reading