Cascade Relays has an exciting event coming up—the Bend Beer Chase. The Beer Chase will be hosted on Saturday, June 4, 2022. This one-day, six-person running relay encompasses a beautiful 55-mile course route while sampling the amazing craft breweries of Central...
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COIC and Heart of Oregon Corps Awarded Nearly $1M in Oregon Conservation Corps Funds to Launch Central Oregon Wildfire Workforce Partnership
In a joint application, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and Heart of Oregon Corps were recently awarded $995,000 in Oregon Conservation Corps state funds to help reduce wildfire risk in Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties through fuels reduction...
Individual and Organizational Scholarships Available for The Healing Trauma Conference
Is Your Team Trauma-Informed? Scholarships Available for the 4th Annual Healing Trauma Conference The month of May is National Mental Health and Trauma Awareness Month to raise awareness of the impacts of trauma on the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of...
Elle King to Headline June Concert in Sunriver
The Sunriver Owners Association is excited to announce singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Elle King will perform on Tuesday, June 21 in SHARC's John Gray Amphitheater. Tickets are on sale now at Eventbrite.com A multi-platinum, award-winning recording...
Family Access Network Receives $11,200 Meta Community Action Grant
Funds to benefit low-income families in Crook County The Family Access Network (FAN) received a $11,200 Community Action Grant from Meta’s Prineville Data Center to provide vital client funds to FAN’s Crook County program. FAN’s two Crook County advocates work every...
Rimrock Trails’ Adolescent Residential Treatment Program Reopens
After 8 months, the program opened its doors on Monday, April 18th. Rimrock Trails is pleased to announce on April 18, 2022, they reopened their Prineville-based Adolescent Residential Treatment Program. The Program temporarily closed in August 2021 due to staffing...
City Club of Central Oregon May Forum-Building Resiliency into Living with Wildfire
May 26Building Resiliency into Living with Wildfire11:30 am - 1:00 pmIn Person at the RiverhouseFree Virtual Option REGISTER HERE We will examine the steps taken over the past 30 years to help our communities combat fire at the urban interface and what steps are...
Synergy Health & Wellness to Host 3-Day Body Trust® Retreat for Women
Suttle Lake October 21-23, 2022 Synergy Health & Wellness (“Synergy”) introduces its first-ever 3-day women-only retreat this fall focused on healing Body Trust®. Driven by demand and genuine desire for community connection of current and past clients, Synergy is...
Hayden Homes & Anjulicia Foundation Give $300,000 to The Giving Plate’s Capital Campaign
The Giving Plate announced a very generous financial contribution toward their Capital Campaign. Hayden and Kristin Watson provided this donation. On behalf of Hayden Homes, the Watson’s became a $50,000 Gold Legacy Sponsor, and the Anjulicia Foundation became a...
The Peaks 360 is a Proposed Rural Residential Community About 10 Miles West of Redmond
The Peaks 360 is a proposed rural residential community about 10 miles west of Redmond. The team behind this project is a small group of Central Oregonians committed to intentional planning, truly sustainable design, and preserving access to stunning views of the...
“Know Wonder” This May with Deschutes Public Library
Take the feeling of surprise, add a dash of admiration, fold in inexplicable magic and you have created the sentiment of wonder. Get curious this month as Deschutes Public Library investigates “Know Wonder.” Hear from experts on how to rethink plastic waste and...
College and Career Tech Grads In Demand for Open Jobs
How They Should Handle Virtual Interviews Entering the Workforce Latest Results from The Harris Poll With 86% of U.S. companies looking to hire employees in key departments this year, more than half (52%) say they intend to hire recent college graduates. This is...
Sunriver Resort Establishes a $300,000 Gas Reimbursement Fund For All Employees
To help fill seasonal positions, Central Oregon resort is getting creative with this new incentive In an effort to attract and retain employees needed to fill over 400 summer seasonal positions, Sunriver Resort announced that it will help pay for employees’ gas for...
Mosaic Medical Madras Health Center Project Receives Two Substantial Grants
Mosaic Capital Campaign now 95% Funded Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras, was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation as well as a...
Mid Oregon Members Raise $3,500 for Healthy Beginnings
Almost $39K raised for Healthy Beginnings since 2004 Mid Oregon’s 18th Annual “Adopt-A-Bear” fundraiser raised almost $3,500 for Healthy Beginnings to fund free health and development screenings for preschool-age children in Central Oregon. From April 1-17, Mid...
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