The City of Bend City Council and the Tower Theatre Foundation have revised the Tower Theatre Agreement to include offering the use of the facility to other non-profit organizations. The agreement originally allowed for only City use in exchange for a $300,000 capital campaign commitment. This revised agreement allows other non-profit community groups to benefit from that agreement also.The agreement now provides other community arts and non-profit organizations the opportunity to schedule the theatre for ... [full story]

Homeowners are reminded by the Bend Fire Department that they are legally and financially responsible for any damage caused due to fire escaping their control. Matthew Sahlberg of Bend is fortunate that his out-of-control debris fire that burned about ¼ acre did not cause any property damage other than the destruction of natural vegetation. According to Battalion Chief Bob Madden, on Monday July 17 at about 6:30 pm, ten Bend Fire personnel responded to a ... [full story]

Bend Memorial Clinic has signed a six-year outsourcing agreement with MED3000, Inc. Under the arrangement, MED3OOO, a national healthcare management and technology company, will provide the clinic with practice management information systems as an Application Service Provider (ASP), and will also provide the clinic with revenue cycle management services. Responsible for the treatment of more than 200,000 patients annually, the Bend Memorial Clinic conducted extensive research for an ASP and Revenue Cycle Management provider. The ... [full story]

Two big issues were tackled at last week’s Bend City Council meeting.  After three decades, new zoning rules have been put into place and the council implemented new regulations on area payday lenders. In the Zone It has been years in the making and July 5th the city council adopted new city zoning rules designed to protect the very qualities that draw people to the town.  “Our challenge was to write a code that helps ... [full story]

Oregon State Police troopers arrested a Corvallis man Friday for Criminally Negligent Homicide charges stemming from a March 2006 fatal motor vehicle crash on the Santiam Pass in which a Chinese national was killed. The accident also injured four others, including two Bend residents.   Pengcheng Wu, Photo: Linn Cty Sheriff's Office Troopers from the Oregon State Police Albany and University offices arrested Pengcheng Wu, a 34 year old Corvallis resident. Wu was lodged in the Linn ... [full story]

Anglers and boaters should use caution on the Lower Deschutes River between Pelton Dam and the mouth of the river on Saturday, July 15th. The water flow will be reduced by about 25% to aid in the recovery of the body of Danielle Hagler, a 17-year-old girl from Oregon City who drowned in a rafting accident on July 6th. Bureau of Land Management officials are warning people who recreate on the Lower Deschutes River that ... [full story]

A fun family outing turned deadly on the Deschutes River in Bend when a family drifted into treacherous waters. Young-Sook Kuga, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene after she was trapped in the rapids of the dam at the Colorado Avenue Bridge. On Sunday, July 9, the family of 10 was traveling in two rafts and two inner tubes.  Lacey Fertello, 21, was rafting with two friends just behind the group, she says the ... [full story]

Third suspect and vehicle still sought. A Eugene man and woman were arrested late last night in connection with the bank robbery that occurred earlier in the day about 2 pm on July 13th. The Washington Mutual Bank at 568 SW 5th Street in Redmond was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash. Police are still looking for a 2002 silver Ford Escort 2-door passenger car with Oregon license plate ZBW010; and a white male, approximately ... [full story]

A summer-camp counselor has been arrested for harassment of three children and strangulation of a nine-year-old boy, according to the Bend Police Department. Henry A. Holmberg, 20, a counselor for a summer camp held at High Lakes Elementary, was arrested June 30 and was arraigned Tuesday, July 11 facing multiple charges, according to Lt. Gary Mack. Deschutes County District Attorney, Mike Dugan said, “Mr. Holmberg has been charged with count one, strangulation; count two, menacing; ... [full story]

On the mark. Get set. Go! See what is happening at the 27th annual Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic.  The event takes place through July 16 and benefits The Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation.  It is the longest consecutively run elite stage race in the country that brings the crème de le crème of the racing world to Bend.   “It attracts people from all over the world,” said Molly Cogswell-Kelley, the events director for ... [full story]

Olympic Medalist Chris Klug Speaks at Umpqua Bank The title of his book says it all; Chris Klug has gone To the Edge and Back.  The Olympic medalist and former Bend resident is back in town July 18th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Umpqua Bank where he will be speaking and signing copies his newly released book. “It is a story that chronicles my early snowboarding years and my evolution; as well as my ... [full story]

Early this morning on July 13, Bend Police apprehended a burglar in south Bend on Fishhawk Loop in the Greatwood area. A homeowner surprised James Vogel, a 26 year old Bend resident, as he was attempting to break into his residence. Vogel fled and attempted to leave the area, but the home-owner phoned the police with the alleged burglar’s description.   James Vogel, DCJ Photo When police responded to the scene, they located Vogel and took him into ... [full story]

EMERGENCY ADVISORY A bat has tested positive for rabies in Bend, Oregon.  The rabid bat was found at Pioneer Park (1525 NW Wall and NW Portland Avenue ) on Sunday, July 9th between 11 am and 12:00 noon. Anyone who touched the bat in that location on that date should immediately go to an emergency room for treatment.  It has been reported that a woman and child touched the bat, but left the park before they ... [full story]