Chill out with fun Sunriver event

The Sunriver Chill Out continues its second day of winter activities today, starting with the Dummy Downhill at the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic & Recreation Center’s tubing hill at 10 a.m. Participants construct a dummy that will travel down a ski run and ski jump. Prizes are awarded for “People’s Choice,” distance and best crash. The K-9 Keg Pull will be held at 12:30 p.m. at The Village at Sunriver. The new event features dogs pulling appropriate-size beer kegs down a 150-foot snow-covered runway. The proceeds of the $10 entry fee benefit the Humane Society of Central Oregon. Spectators are encouraged to bring donations of dog food.

Sunriver Resort’s Besson Commons is the venue for the 2:30 p.m. Human Dog Sledding. Teams race in head-to-head sprints, and kid-friendly events include a chocolate marshmallow shooting range and Hershey Kiss hunt. The Sunriver Chill Out festivities conclude with a 45-minute GlowShoe Trek at 7 p.m. at the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory led by a naturalist and illuminated by glow sticks. Some snowshoeing equipment will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. The trek is followed by live entertainment in the amphitheater.

Cost is $12 for adults, $8 for children ages 2-12 with a discount for SNCO members.

For more information, visit www.sunriversharc.com or call 541-585-5000.

Fundraiser for homeless

Ridgeview High School will hold an Empty Bowls fundraising event to benefit the Jericho Road homeless shelter at its campus at 145 SE Salmon Drive in Redmond from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Students in the high school’s ceramics classes have made 360 bowls they will fill with soup made by its culinary students. Tickets to the meal, which also includes rolls and refreshments, cost $10 at the door and come with a ceramic bowl of the participant’s choice.

Contact: Jensin Lirette, 541-504-3600.

Food preserver students sought

The Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson county offices of the Oregon State University Extension Service are recruiting volunteers for its Master Food Preserver Program. The program includes 48 hours of food safety and preservation training on Wednesdays, April 2-May 28. The application deadline is March 7. The cost is $50 and students must agree to volunteer helping county residents handle and preserve food safely through workshops, testing equipment or staffing exhibit booths.

Volunteers will receive a resource notebook with up-to-date USDA-approved methods and hands-on training in the kitchen.

Application forms and detailed information is available at www.extension.oregonstate.edu/deschutes/food-preservation or call 541-548-6088.

— From staff reports