Authorities arrested an Idaho woman Sunday morning at a homeless camp near Sisters on suspicion that she kidnapped her own children.

A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office deputy was on patrol around 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the area of U.S. Highway 20 and Forest Road 4606, a gravel road that connects Bend and Sisters, Jason Wall, sheriff’s office spokesperson, said in a news release Monday.

The deputy noticed a camp where Leah Marie Sharp was living. Sharp, 37, was wanted on a warrant out of Caldwell, Idaho, for three charges of kidnapping and three charges of custodial interference, Wall said. The deputy watched Sharp and realized her three children, who were listed as missing and endangered, were there, Wall said.

Deputies then arrested Sharp at her camp and placed her children, who were unharmed, with the Department of Human Service’s child welfare division so they could be taken back to Idaho, Wall said.

Sharp was booked into the Deschutes County jail around 12:30 p.m. Sunday and remained there on a $100,000 bond Monday morning, according to jail records.

The Bend Park & Recreation District has opened applications for the 2024-2025 after-school Kids Inc. program. Applications are open through 5 p.m. May 17 for the initial selection process.

The park district will use a lottery to determine selection and waitlist status. Applicants will be notified May 24 and will have until June 3 to secure their spots with a first-month deposit.

Children from kindergarten through fifth grade are accepted, and care is offered after school until 5:30 p.m. Care is provided at every Bend-La Pine school except Amity Creek Magnet at Thompson School and Westside Village Magnet at Kingston School.

One child’s care costs $265 per month for full time and $135 per month for part time. Scholarships are available for qualifying families.

For the 2024-25 school year, Kids Inc. will offer full-time and part-time options. If selected for part time, families have the option to move to full time as spaces become available if they prefer. This may occur at any time before the school year begins or during the year.

The application can be found on the park district’s website. Applicants can also apply by phone.

Oregon State University-Cascades will host a Science Pub event 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. May 14 exploring healthy aging and micronutrients.

OSU professor Emily Ho will lead a presentation on the biology of aging and the causes of metabolic and age-related disease. She will also address tips on how to age in a healthy manner.

Ho is the director of the OSU Linus Pauling Institute, which is devoted to research that supports living with optimal health. Her work has helped improve dietary requirements and recommendations for micronutrients such as zinc.

She was formerly the endowed director of the Moore Family Center for Whole Grain Foods, Nutrition and Prevention in the OSU College of Health.

The event will take place in the Charles McGrath Family Atrium of Edward J. Ray Hall. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 6 p.m.

Registration is required and on-campus parking is free. The cost is $22, which will include a light dinner and a no-host bar. Registration can be completed on the university’s website and is limited to 120 attendees.