December 6, 2012 4:00 am
Free counseling will be available through OSU-Cascades’ graduate counseling program for volunteers in the community. The free counseling sessions are a service to the community, while allowing graduate students to practice under the supervision ....MORE
December 4, 2012 4:00 am
Ricardo Engle boarded a small bus parked in a lot recently, ready for his regular health checkup. The 56-year-old Bend man sat on an exam table at the rear of the bus, rolled up his sleeve and observed as Dr. Randall Jacobs took his blood pressure.....MORE
December 4, 2012 4:00 am
Bend Spay & Neuter Project is holding its third annual Doggie Coat Drive. The volunteer-driven project aims to provide coats, sweaters and booties for dogs belonging to homeless or displaced people in Central Oregon. New or gently used coats,....MORE
November 29, 2012 4:00 am
The Bend Fire Department will be collecting nonperishable food items, toys and clothing for local needy families, starting Monday through Dec. 6. The annual Santa Express food and clothing drive will take place at various Bend locations, starting....MORE
November 28, 2012 3:01 pm
88.9 KPOV, BEND’S COMMUNITY RADIO STATION is looking for energetic volunteers to do everything from database entry to tending Booth at summer events. Contact: info@kpov. org or 541-322-0863. AARP needs Tax-Aide volunteers to help taxpayers....MORE
November 23, 2012 4:00 am
The board for the Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District is ready to go on without representatives from La Pine or Alfalfa.“We've tried to recruit some candidates and just haven't been successful," said board chairman Rex Barber. The....MORE
November 23, 2012 4:00 am
A team of workers from Bend Area Habitat for Humanity built two homes this month in Guatemala. During the trip to Santa Clara, the team was about 100 miles from the epicenter of the Nov. 7 earthquake, close enough to feel the rumble. Because of the....MORE
November 23, 2012 4:00 am
Alaina Vandergust wasn’t sure what to expect when she started spending time with an elderly woman as part of the You Are Not Alone senior visitation program. But after 11 weeks of listening to music and watching YouTube videos with the woman....MORE