Dispatches
Published 5:00 am Friday, August 23, 2013
• The Cascade Culinary Institute at Central Oregon Community College has received this year’s Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education/ Kendall College Green Award for practicing and teaching ecological sustainability. CCI’s Jungers Culinary Center was built to Earth Advantage gold standards, and the public restaurant and student training lab, Elevation, focuses on locally sourced supplies. As the 2013 recipient, the Cascade Culinary Institute received a cash prize of $1,000.
• COCC has received a $10,000 grant from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to help expand a summer leadership program for Native American high school students. The goal of the Summer Training to Revive Indigenous Vision and Empowerment program is to provide the support, encouragement and skill development that enables students to graduate from high school and pursue higher education.
• The Waldorf School of Bend will celebrate its new location with a grand opening on Saturday from 3-7 p.m. The new school is located at 2150 N.E. Studio Road in Bend.
• Bend Research Inc. has announced an upcoming presentation on new technological developments at BioProcess International 2013 in September in Boston. Bend Research Inc. also presented at the fifth annual Bioprocessing Summit in August.
• Ola Day Spa, of Redmond, will celebrate its five-year anniversary with an accessories fashion show on Sept. 14, 1-6 p.m.
• Paul Davis Emergency Services has opened a new office at 158 N.E. Greenwood Ave. in Bend. Open 24 hours a day, Paul Davis specializes in rapid response emergency mitigation services including board-ups, water and fire damage restoration and mold removal.
• Sun Forest Construction has received the bronze award in the Professional Remodeler’s 2013 Design Awards Whole House, $300,000-$750,000 category.