A major power outage hit Bend on the evening of July 3rd at about 5:30 pm, knocking out power to over 20,000 Pacific Power customers for approximately ½ hour. A severe thunderstorm rolled through the Bend area Monday, producing lightning that started a series of fires on the Ochoco National Forest, Deschutes National Forest, the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management and private lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry.  Most areas ... [full story]

SALEM — The public is invited to attend the last scheduled meeting of the Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator Advisory Group, Tuesday July 11 at ODFW headquarters, 3406 Cherry Avenue NE, Salem from 1:00 to 4:45 p.m. PDT. Wildlife control operators are often called to assist with conflicts caused by raccoons, squirrels, and other species that can become nuisances in urban areas by occupying attics or crawl spaces and scavenging food from trash cans, pet dishes and ... [full story]

Astronaut Don Pettit, an Oregon State University alumnus, will be the keynote speaker for the da Vinci Days festival at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 15, at OSU's LaSells Auditorium. Da Vinci Days, an annual summer festival fostering the understanding and integration of art, science and technology through music, creative contests, exhibits and hands-on activities, is exploring "Tools for Change" this year. Pettit will deliver a presentation about his spaceflight experiences and tools that have enabled his ... [full story]

At their July 28 meeting, the Redmond School District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to elect Tim Carpenter as its Chair for the 2006-07 school year.  This will be Carpenter's third consecutive year serving in this capacity since becoming a board member in 2001.  “I am honored by the confidence my fellow board members have placed in me,” states Carpenter.  “My desire is to provide students in the district with a quality education, as well ... [full story]

Parents, Students Hit With Higher Loan Payments   Oregon students have to pay $2141 to $2575 more in college loans beginning July 1, according to a new report released by the research arm of the Campaign for America's Future. College students and graduates will be pushed deeper into debt as interest rates on Stafford loans -- the basic student loan -- rise from 5.3 percent to 7.14 percent on old loans and to 6.8 percent on new ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Kelowna Falcons at Bend Elks - Play-by-Play Jul 03, 2006 at Bend, OR (Vince Genna Stadium) Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------------------- Kelowna Falcons..... 010 014 100 001 00 - 8 11 1 Bend Elks........... 200 500 000 001 01 - 9 19 ... [full story]