A Celebration of Compassion and Community MountainStar Family Relief Nursery (MountainStar) is thrilled to announce its 10th Annual Birdies 4 Babies (B4B) Golf & Gala Fundraiser, presented by Pahlisch Homes. This highly anticipated event will take...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend (BGCB) is excited to announce the opening of the 2024- 25 After School Membership enrollment for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. This year, BGCB is introducing several new features to enhance the after-school...
United Way of Central Oregon (UWCO) proudly announces the administration of $166,179 in grants aimed to enhance emergency food, shelter, and clothing services across Deschutes County. This substantial investment will support the most vulnerable members of our...
The Fireflies SPARKY! book trailer, sponsored by SELCO Community Credit Union, combats the ‘summer slide’ with the free book giveaways The Fireflies SPARKY! book trailer began delivering free books to children around Central Oregon in a summer-long...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a program of J Bar J Youth Services, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Small-Mid Agency of the Year award at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America National Conference, held last week in Dallas,...
Forbes List, 2024: America’s Best Credit Unions in Each State Mid Oregon Credit Union was named the #1 Credit Union in Oregon for the second consecutive year by Forbes and research firm, Statista. “We are honored to once-again be chosen as Oregon’s top...
Bernadette Thomas, APRN, DNP, MPH brings extensive provider and leadership experience Mosaic Community Health, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Sisters and Madras, recently welcomed a new Chief...
Paul Dean has held multiple leadership roles in school district over 19-year career Bend-La Pine Schools has hired Paul Dean as its new Chief Operations Officer, effective July 1. Dean replaces Terry Cashman, who has retired, and will absorb additional...
Kernutt Stokes, an Oregon-based accounting firm with four offices in the state, is pleased to announce its latest employee promotions: Nick Vitale, CPA, to director of Virtual Accounting; Claire Pahlmeyer, CPA, CIA, and Lita Mylenek, CPA, to managers; and Sam...
Kalinda Carnahan, Interior designer at STEELE Associates Architects LLC in Bend, Oregon, has earned her National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification from the Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ). With her NCIDQ...
Dr. Laurie Chelsey, president of Central Oregon Community College (COCC), has announced her plans to step down from her role and retire as of June 30, 2025, having served the college as president since July of 2019. Chesley is only the sixth president in COCC’s...
OHSU-St. Charles Three Sisters Rural Track Program trains family medicine physicians, aims to improve health care access in rural Oregon Three newly minted physicians are the first trainees of the Three Sisters Rural Track Program, or RTP, a three-year family...
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, July 20, the High Desert Museum will unveil its annual Art in the West exhibition and silent auction featuring a captivating blend of traditional and contemporary artworks. This year’s exhibition boasts 113 pieces crafted by...
Oregon State University – Cascades has given its 2024 Employee Awards to eight faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to the Bend campus and surrounding community. The recipients of the campus’ 2024 employee awards were: Cassie Copeland...
FAN Honors 14 High School Students With Scholarships for Post-Secondary Education he Family Access Network (FAN) is pleased to announce that fourteen Central Oregon graduating high school students have each received a $2,000 scholarship to pursue their...
