Teaming up, training hard

People on the Move

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Kathleen Bailey has joined Washington Federal in Bend as a small business banker. Bailey was previously a branch manager at South Valley Bank and Trust and a small business specialist with Wells Fargo Bank. She has 14 years of experience in the....MORE

What s going up?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

General Contractor: Ray Hayes Construction Co., BendDetails: Crews are wrapping up construction on a nine-unit hangar building at Bend Municipal Airport. Ray Hayes Construction Co. has been working on the hangar since December, contracted by Bend....MORE

Prep track & field

Redmond boys and Summit girls lead at districts

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

REDMOND — With the help of three throwers going 1-2-3 in the shot put and with eight athletes placing in the top five in five events Friday, host Redmond High is in position to take the Class 5A Special District 1 boys track and field....MORE

Golf: Pacific Northwest Men's Master-40 Amateur

Beaverton golfer triumphs at Brasada

Former University of Portland golf coach Bill Winter downs Canadian

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

POWELL BUTTE — Golfers never know when the opportunity to win will come along in match play. For Bill Winter, a 48-year-old from Beaverton, that chance Friday came on the par-5 10th hole at Brasada Canyons Golf Club. Winter took advantage of an....MORE

Boys

Storm tennis team likely to trophy, in fourth place in 5A tourney in Portland

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

PORTLAND — Summit's quest for a third straight boys tennis state title appears to have fallen just short. The Storm wrapped up the second day of the Class 5A state championships at the Portland Tennis Center in fourth place with nine points,....MORE

Girls

Storm tennis team is in fourth place at Class 5A tourney in Beaverton

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

BEAVERTON — Behind the strength of doubles players Haley Younger and Kelsey Collis, Summit High is still in the hunt to trophy at the Class 5A girls state tennis tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The Storm, last season's state....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle could be a sloppy one

• A low snowpack and possible precipitation could make for slow times on an updated course

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Alpine and nordic skiers in today’s U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle will be racing on one of the lowest snowpacks in recent memory for this time of year at Mount Bachelor. And, somewhat ironically, forecasts are calling for a 50 percent chance of....MORE

Greenwood Playhouse to be sold?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The board of the Cascades Theatrical Company has arranged a tentative deal to sell the Greenwood Playhouse, which has housed the company since the 1980s. Several board members believe selling the building, located on Northwest Greenwood Avenue, is....MORE

It's PPP day! But where's the snow?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Twelve-year-old Alden Dupras, above, and his teammate Calvin Keane, 11, not pictured, jockey for the best boat placement Friday afternoon at the unofficial “race before the race" in preparation for the Pole Pedal Paddle at Riverbend Park. The....MORE

Support Groups

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The following list contains support group information submitted to The Bulletin. Submissions must be updated monthly for inclusion. To submit, email relevant details to communitylife@bendbulletin. com. Abilitree Peer Group For Persons Affected by a....MORE

Gear swap set for Sunday

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Crows Feet Commons is hosting an old-fashioned gear swap Sunday at Riverfront Plaza, 875 N. W. Brooks St., Bend (at the east end of Drake Park). Participants will pay $1 for each item of high-quality outdoors equipment they bring to swap, and 10....MORE

High school chefs feel the heat in the kitchen

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

There was chaos at the Jungers Culinary Center in Bend on Friday morning. Teachers ran down the hallways carrying tubs of couscous. Students scrambled as they searched for misplaced utensils. And there was an all-around atmosphere of frenzy in the....MORE

Police Log

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The Bulletin will update items in the Police Log when such a request is received. Any new information, such as the dismissal of charges or acquittal, must be verifiable. For more information, call 541-383-0358. Bend Police DepartmentDUII —....MORE

B-17 in Bend on Tuesday

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The Bend chapter of the Experimental Aviation Association is hosting a visit from a B-17 bomber Tuesday. The restored B-17G Flying Fortress is one of only 13 of its kind still flying, according to the EAA. B-17s were widely used as bombers in Europe....MORE

Trapping and releasing with the Bend Spay and Neuter Project

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Twelve years ago Bill DeHart was working as a mechanic in an industrial area south of Bend High School on a hot Sunday afternoon. “It was hotter than the dickens,” said DeHart. Then he heard a scratching sound coming from a nearby....MORE

PPP's other meaning? 'Place, people and party'

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

About 3,000 of them arrive each spring, ready to race at the time of year when snow sports and warm-weather sports can be merged together all in one day. Sure, the U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle is about athletes competing in alpine skiing, nordic....MORE

'I guess I beat everybody'

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

In May 1977, John Grout ran into Drake Park and into local sports history as the first winner of what would become Central Oregon's signature sporting event. Grout, however, did not even realize he had won.“There was a lot of people and teams....MORE

Call prompts hospital lockdown

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

A man unhappy with his treatment Wednesday in the St. Charles Bend emergency room phoned in a perceived threat, and indicated he planned to seek care in Prineville, prompting a lockdown Thursday of the Prineville Memorial Hospital. Prineville Police....MORE

Ex-loan officer pleads guilty to bank fraud

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

A former Bend loan officer who faked loan applications for Desert Sun Development pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and conspiracy to make false statements to a financial institution. Jeffrey Sprague, 50, was a loan....MORE

Prep lacrosse

Area teams set for state playoffs

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

The first postseason win in program history made Sisters one of three Central Oregon teams scheduled to play in Oregon High School Lacrosse Association first-round playoff games this evening. The Outlaws defeated Wilson of Portland 8-5 in a play-in....MORE

News of Record: Police Log

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Police LogThe Bulletin will update items in the Police Log when such a request is received. Any new information, such as the dismissal of charges or acquittal, must be verifiable. For more information, call 541-383-0358. Bend Police DepartmentTheft....MORE

Golf

Local bows out in Master-40 semis at Brasada

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

POWELL BUTTE — All Tom Carlsen could do was shake his head and laugh. Carlsen, of Bend, had just been eliminated from the semifinals of the Pacific Northwest Men’s Master-40 Amateur Championship, losing 1 down to Beaverton’s Bill....MORE

Prep tennis: State championships roundup

Summit boys in the mix for Class 5A title

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

PORTLAND — A third consecutive tennis state title for the Summit boys is not going to be easy. The Storm, who advanced seven players to this weekend’s Class 5A state tournament in Portland, have just two entrants — singles player....MORE

Prep equestrian

One last ride

• The four-day Oregon High School Equestrian Teams state championship meet began in Redmond on Thursday

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

REDMOND — The school year is winding down, and for some 550 young riders and ropers from around the state, that means it is time for the Oregon High School Equestrian Teams state championship meet. These student-athletes have clocked in....MORE

Ballot returns

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

County clerks announced the following ballot returns as of Thursday:• Crook County, 24.4 percent• Deschutes County, 18.7 percent• Jefferson County, 28.9 percent....MORE

COYO holds first concert on Sunday

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Central Oregon saw the advent of its first full symphony orchestra — replete with winds, brass, strings and percussion — when Amy Goeser Kolb founded the Central Oregon Youth Orchestra last fall. After auditioning and seating nearly 60....MORE

Book reading and concert at Dudley’s

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Husband and wife Matheu DeSilva and Stacey Joy are two artists and expatriates who make their home in Ecuador. The two are visiting Bend and touring around small venues to promote their art. DeSilva, 39, is originally from southern England and....MORE

Pepper plays the Domino Room

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Hawaii-bred and SoCal-based Pepper — popular with people purported to prize pedestrian pop-reggae — is gearing up for the release of its self-titled new album, which comes out in July on the band’s own LAW Records label. Step....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle

• Bend's big racing event is back for one day of skiing, cycling, running and paddling to the finish

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Molly Cogswell-Kelley assures one of the many annoying reporters who have been phoning her that her voice “normally does not sound like this."Oh? How does it usually sound?“Not raspy!" she said. “I'm getting laryngitis ... sorry if ....MORE

Sweet Skylar wants to play

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Meet Skylar, a sweet 3-year-old domestic short hair/mix. She was brought to the shelter as a stray and never reclaimed. She is affectionate and has a strong desire for attention and playtime. If you would like to meet Skylar, or any other animal....MORE

Naked Winery coming to Old Mill

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Naked Winery, a Hood River-based vintner with the marketing slogan “We aim to Tease," plans to open a tasting room in the Old Mill District. The winery plans a temporary opening for Memorial Day weekend at the tasting room, 330 S. W. Powerhouse....MORE

Dispatches

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

• GoBend Realty has joined the national franchise network of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and will now do business under the name Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Northwest Living. To learn more, visit www. betternwliving. com.....MORE

Art Exhibits

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Ambiance Art Co-op: Featuring gallery artists; 435 S. W. Evergreen Ave., Redmond; 541-548-8115. Artists' Gallery Sunriver: Featuring local artists; 57100 Beaver Drive, Building 19; www. artistsgallerysunriver. com or 541-593-4382. Atelier 6000: Featuring ....MORE

A new (old) stage

* After years away from standup, Paul Reiser is telling jokes in front of a live audience again

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Actor, musician and author Paul Reiser is back where he started: traveling around the country and telling jokes on stage. On Saturday, the 56-year-old will bring his stand-up act to the Tower Theatre in Bend (see “If you go"). Although there....MORE

Tartufi returns to the scene of the crime

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Let's get this out of the way: Tartufi is the band that was playing when local police cited The Horned Hand for excessive noise last summer. That's one of those things that was a bummer when it happened, but with the passage of time — and the....MORE

The Staxx Brothers

• Funk, rock and soul will be in the spotlight when the Seattle band visits Bend's Silver Moon

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

If The Staxx Brothers frontman Davin Stedman is anywhere near as fast-talking and energetic and smart on stage as he comes across off of it, you should be in for a good time Saturday, when the Seattle group plays its “hard-ass soul" — a....MORE

The Staxx Brothers

• Funk, rock and soul will be in the spotlight when the Seattle band visits Bend's Silver Moon

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

If The Staxx Brothers frontman Davin Stedman is anywhere near as fast-talking and energetic and smart on stage as he comes across off of it, you should be in for a good time Saturday, when the Seattle group plays its “hard-ass soul" — a....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle

Still standing

Bend's Sarah Max and Zoe Roy are the favorites to win the elite women's title in a field that has been beset by injuries

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Three-time defending champion Stephanie Howe is out with an injury. And Sarah Max, one of the favorites, will be racing on a bum ankle. The elite women's division of the U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle this Saturday is decimated by injuries, leaving just ....MORE

Pioneer Memorial Hospital open again following scare

May 16, 2013 2:56 pm

Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville returned to a relatively normal operation this afternoon after an hours-long lockdown prompted by a threatening phone call. City police spoke to the former patient who called in the threat and took a report,....MORE

Marshall High may lose meal program

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Starting in the next school year, Marshall High School may no longer offer breakfast and lunch to all of its students the way it has, due to a school improvement grant running out. However, Bend-La Pine Schools is looking into a way to save the....MORE