Healthy By Choice, Not by Chance “The truth is that people are eating ten dollars worth of food that is only giving them ten cents worth of nutrition” - Dr Scott Hannen Are you a “carboholic”?  Foods can be broken down into three main categories; Proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Generally speaking, proteins are used for cellular repair and replication.  Fats, which form the layers of the cell walls, are used for insulation and lubrication. And carbohydrates are ... [full story]

Car without headlights on could have contributed to the crash.  At approximately 9:30 P.M. on Tuesday, June 6th, Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 26 at the intersection of Fir Lane, which is five miles west of Madras. A black Mitsubishi 3000GT driven by Edward Winishut, a 21 year old from Warm Springs, was westbound on Highway 26 when an oncoming Buick 4-door attempted to turn left onto Fir Lane. The ... [full story]

Q: When we purchased a farm 13 years ago, we assumed the existing fence was the boundary line. The farm next to us was sold last year. That's when we found out that our neighbor had been using a portion of our land. The beginning of the neighbor's driveway is on our land. A developer bought the neighboring farm and is having the land annexed into the city. The developer claims the portion of our ... [full story]

Copley News Service If you're looking for an unconventional way to lose weight, Gregory Johnson has a diet plan that could change your entire lifestyle. The 42-year-old technology consultant has lost 50 pounds during the three years he has lived in a miniature home in Iowa City. After years of squeezing into a dwelling only 10 feet long and 7 feet wide, Johnson finds that he no longer has trouble squeezing into his trousers. "I tend to be ... [full story]

Homebuyers don't always know what to expect when they move in to a neighborhood governed by a community association, and that lack of understanding can generate confusion, frustration and turmoil. But there's help. A free brochure developed by Community Associations Institute, or CAI, gives potential homebuyers a better sense of association-governed communities. The brochure explains the benefits and obligations of living in such a community and addresses such topics as governance, rules, assessments and homeowner ... [full story]

BEND CITY POLICE BLOTTER During the period of 5/23 to 5/29/06 there were 16 reported incidents of vehicle break-ins, with the value of items stolen estimated at $7,648. Also during the same period, there were 6 arrests for Driving Under the Influence, 4 reported unauthorized credit card usages, and numerous vandalism to automobile reports. 5/23. A man reported bicycles drove through two freshly paved driveways causing $2,000 in damage, even though the area had been ... [full story]

Oh, you’re going to love this. Its the latest tripe being ground out of the ever busy Bush Administration sausage factory of spin. Now that the evidence about global warming is pretty much nailed down, meaning every scientist on the face of the planet agrees that not only are we neck deep in the middle of it, the bottom of our earlobes are starting to tickle; turns out, no worries. Its really good for us. ... [full story]

Law Enforcement Torch Run Relay Raises Funds and Awareness for Special Olympics Oregon Oregon law enforcement officers and Special Olympics Oregon athletes strapped on their running shoes and teamed up to launch the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg, a cross-state relay raising awareness and funds for Special Olympics Oregon on a rainy June 2nd morning. The Bend, Redmond, and Prineville Police Departments and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office will carry the Special Olympics Oregon Flame of ... [full story]

With future Oregon State Police career opportunities on the horizon, the initial application process field test is coming to central Oregon for those interested in working as an Oregon State Police Trooper. This will be the first of several local testing opportunities conducted by the Oregon State Police during the coming weeks. Following Governor Kulongoski's call for more state police troopers as one of his goals for the 2007 – 2009 biennium, the Oregon State ... [full story]

expressDeposit Makes Depositing Checks as Easy as Sending an Email Umpqua Bank, a regional independent community bank in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, introduces expressDeposit, a powerful new payment solution product that allows business customers to scan, submit and deposit checks electronically from their desktops without having to visit a bank or ATM. expressDeposit uses state-of-the-art technology to convert checks into digital image files, which are transmitted to the bank and electronically deposited into ... [full story]