BEND•Deschutes National Forest visitors should avoid the popular Green Lakes Trail in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area July 24-28, while crews erect a new bridge over Fall Creek. Forest Service managers will close the trail at that time so crews can quickly and safely complete the project undisturbed.  They ask hikers and horseback riders to use nearby trails in the interim. Alternative routes include the Soda Creek Trail, which departs from the same parking lot ... [full story]

New director of engineering, executive sous chef, marketing assistant join property Sunriver Resort, an AAA Four-Diamond award winning property, has announced three new hirings:    Craig Peterson * Director of Engineering.  Craig Peterson, who previously spent nine years with Xanterra Parks & Resorts, the largest holder of concessions contracts for the National Park Service in the country, is the new director of engineering.  He worked in Death Valley National Park as chief engineer for Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch ... [full story]

Agency successfully submitted the required action items from the Quality Assurance Application Summary Report Redmond, Oregon - Lisa Vasquez, Program Coordinator for Child Care Resources, announced today that it had successfully completed Child Care Aware® Quality Assurance- a national voluntary certification program. The Child Care Aware Quality Assurance system is designed to ensure that families across the country have access to consistent, high quality services that support them in making informed child care choices. Flor Philips, ... [full story]

The Breedlove Guitar Company and the Tower Theatre Foundation Team up for a Magical Evening of Music on August 9th to Benefit Oregon Autism GroupThe Breedlove Acoustic Fest 2006 will present some of the best acoustic musicians on the planet on August 9th at 7:00 pm in a concert event benefiting children with autism and their families. The event will be held at the Tower Theatre in beautiful downtown Bend, Oregon. The evening will feature ... [full story]

Summit Mortgage Corporation is holding a ribbon cutting and open house on July 20th at their new Bend Oregon office located in the Cascade Building on the corner of Bond and Wilson in the Old Mill District. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be provided. Summit Mortgage is licensed in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California and provides real estate financing for residential and commercial properties including FHA and VA loans, home equity loans, and construction loans. The ... [full story]

Local authorities announced Tuesday that a dangerous sex offender who absconded from Deschutes County Parole & Probation supervision on July 4th is back in custody. On July 19th, the same day a statewide alert was issued for the recapture of David Hunter, he was located at a Portland mission and taken into custody.   David Hunter A news reporter from KATU-Portland was instrumental in his capture. After contacting county Parole and Probation Supervisor Charity Hobold and learning ... [full story]

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]

Effective July 20th the City of Bend’s Ride the River shuttle willdiscontinue its extended hours for Munch’n Music. The Ride the River fixedbus route began serving rafters on June 17th.  Although usage is extremelyhigh for day use, usage for the shuttle for the Munch ’n Music concerts islow. The route runs a loop from downtown Bend, Oregon via Drake Park (take out) to the west side of the river at Riverbend.The new hours of operation ... [full story]

For the first time, the Banfield Charitable Trust is offering the Campbell Family Scholarship This marks the first year that the Banfield Charitable Trust is offering the Campbell Family Scholarship.   Established in 2005, The Campbell Family Scholarship awards funding for one academic year of undergraduate tuition to students.  The Scholarship gift to the Banfield Charitable Trust was established to help those who want to further their education by removing financial barriers that exist for college ... [full story]

ANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR – Opportunities for carryover rainbow trout from 10-18 inches are good, however anglers are reporting mixed success. Anglers should fish the deeper water near the dam this time of year. BIG LAVA LAKE: Angler success has picked up. Anglers fishing the bottom with powerbait or worms are having success along with those anglers trolling lures and fly anglers. The fish being caught are in excellent condition. CLEAR LAKE: Clear Lake, located about 20 ... [full story]