I got this nice little note to pass along to all those parents who register their kids for activities through Bend Park & Recreation District. Big News! …..Bend Park & Recreation District is opening up summer registration for their recreation programs online on March 17th for district residents and April … Continue reading
It’s not quite a snow day, but the Bend-La Pine School District is running on a two-hour delay this morning due to the snow, and morning kindergarten classes are canceled entirely. Update: And as quick as I posted this, the School District updated their notice with a full closure. Now … Continue reading
Whenever there’s a big event in Downtown Bend, they close off some of the streets and traffic has to route around the area. Summertime seems to bring about a spate of these, and the Downtown Bend website today posted a list of upcoming summer street closures (found by my wife): … Continue reading
As noted in the press release sent out by Deschutes County: The annual opening of the Cascade Lakes Highway occurred this morning by the Deschutes County Road Department. Please travel with caution as there are still a few icy patches to be aware of and that no parking will be … Continue reading
January 1st is the date the new cellphone law goes into effect: if you talk on your cellphone while driving and are not using a hands-free device, you can be pulled over and fined $90. Are you ready for that? The Bulletin ran an article today on the subject. Passed … Continue reading
I’ve been hearing apocryphal accounts lately of how rampant swine flu is here in Central Oregon, and while not disbelieving them, it’s hard to point out any hard figures—’til now. The Source has a blog post today on this very topic. The swine flu situation in Deschutes County is more … Continue reading
Another dispatch from Deschutes County to post in one day: this one’s an advisory on the Deschutes River. With a photo even! The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public that the area of the Deschutes River near the Pringle Falls footbridge is extremely hazardous at this time and … Continue reading
This advisory came in from Deschutes County yesterday, and while I don’t think there’s much likelihood of West Nile showing up, you can never be too careful. An unusual fluctuation in the river levels around Central Oregon is causing a tremendous spike in mosquito hatches this season in Deschutes County. … Continue reading
The swine flu is all over the news these days, and while it hasn’t reached Oregon yet, that hasn’t stopped Deschutes County and BMC from issuing notices and information regarding it. The best defense, of course, is to stay informed. From Deschutes County: Public health officials in Oregon are stepping … Continue reading
Here’s a weird phone scam… I don’t know what the end goal is, but it’s a warning being issued by the County. Deschutes County has become aware that a man from a company out of Los Angeles has been calling home owners and representing himself as being from the "Internal … Continue reading