http://www.bendbulletin.com The Bend Bulletin publishes Bend / Central Oregon Local news, Oregon State news, Bend Sports, Business news, Oregon Weather, Bend Entertainment, Classifieds http://www.bendbulletin.com/graphics/bulletin-home-masthead.gif http://www.bendbulletin.com Bend Bulletin RSS Feed Local - Free http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/2090394/-1/rss http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/2090394/-1/rss Bend Park and Recreation District employee Aaron Scarbery, 34, removes cardboard from around a concrete post Monday in the shallow water of the recently dredged Shevlin Park pond across from Aspen Hall. He said the posts and wood are the beginning of what will become a handicap-accessible platform. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST Local - Free http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/2090323/-1/rss http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/2090323/-1/rss The Bulletin assumes that submitted photos are the original work of the entrants and that no excessive post processing has altered the content of the images.Attention, photographers!These photos were among dozens readers posted on www. bendbulletin. com/wellshoot. We publish readers photos every other Tuesday, the week after our photographers offer advice Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST Local - Free http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/302099999/-1/rss http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/302099999/-1/rss Redmond has established a utility assistance fund to help residents pay water bills, a move that came Monday as dozens of people donated a total of $1,200 to help a cancer victim keep water service.Because of those donations, Lynette Nicks, 39, won't have to pay her water bills for about the next 18 months, she said. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST Business - Free http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/BIZ0102/2090373/-1/rss http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/BIZ0102/2090373/-1/rss A year ago, Bend solar-power startup AC Solar Technology did not even exist.Last week, CEO Glenn Harris presented his company’s product, a solar module, to industry representatives from the United States, France and Switzerland at a startup conference in San Francisco.And this week, AC Solar Technology expects to receive its ETL Listed Mark, which shows the modules meet Underwriters Laboratory safety standards, and which will allow the company to start production. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST Local - Free http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/2090314/-1/rss http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/2090314/-1/rss Many individuals try to give up addictive habits as New Year's resolutions — smoking cigarettes or eating fatty foods, for instance.Bend High School social studies teacher Lisa Nye is leading a charge for her students to resolve to give up a different habit-forming practice: saying the word “like.” Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST Local - Free http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/2090305/-1/rss http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/2090305/-1/rss It's easy to make reservations at a restaurant for a romantic dinner for two. But this Valentine's Day, or anytime you feel like a little alone time with your sweetheart, consider creating a special table for two at home.We checked in with celebrity party planner and New York City-based event expert David Stark for some dinner planning and table-setting ideas, and consulted three Central Oregon couples to find out what they like to cook for a romantic dinner at home. Follow their lead, and Valentine's Day could be a lot more fun. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST Sports - Free http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/SPORTS05/2090383/-1/rss http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/SPORTS05/2090383/-1/rss The term “alternative sport” does not register with table tennis enthusiast John Gardiner.In fact, he considers table tennis, also known as pingpong, as mainstream as any other club sport.“I’d put it in the same category as tennis,” says Gardiner, 58, an organizer for Bend Table Tennis Club, a local group that has been in existence for nearly two years and is currently stronger than ever. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST Local - Free http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/302099998/-1/rss http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100209/NEWS0107/302099998/-1/rss SALEM — Lobbyists and business officials say House Democratic leadership is engaging in a campaign of payback against lobbyists and industries who opposed the tax increases approved by voters last month.Mark Nelson, a lobbyist who represents Deschutes County as well as many other clients, has long been considered one of the top lobbyists in Salem. But now, he says, he is facing retribution from House Speaker Dave Hunt, D-Clackamas County, and other Democrats. Nelson says they have urged clients to drop him because he co-led the campaign opposing Measures 66 and 67, two proposals recently approved by voters that boost taxes on corporations and high-income earners. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:00 PST