April 18, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• Bend’s new west-side elementary needs a name
• Business Calendar
• 2 candidates for Crook County DA, 2 sets of priorities
• Central Oregon gas prices
• Contraception talk lags among teens
• Dispatches
• Drilling for energy deep in the earth
• Driver pleads guilty in cyclist's death
• Family Calendar
• GO! Magazine
• In Senate race, Merkley leads in funds — but not in poll
• $13 million settlement could help Deschutes basin fish
• News of Record: Police log, Bend fire runs
• Pacific Green Party candidate hopes to unseat Walden
• Proposed funding would target at-risk students, older buildings
• Redmond’s still 1 lane short of a reroute — northbound
• Restaurant Guide
• Selling luxury at a big loss
• Story times, library youth events for April 18-24
• Texting trend takes face out of day-to-day dialogue
• Try to tie your shoes like a robot
• What makes your mom wonderful?
• Where are your manners?

BUSINESS

• Business Calendar
• Central Oregon gas prices
• Dispatches
• Selling luxury at a big loss
• Small bites

SPORTS

• Area racers are ready to start their engines
• Bend skiers place high at national competition
• Bend wins Summit golf tournament
• Central Oregon sights
• Clarification
• Extreme Sports Events Calendar
• Huntington Road
• Madras baseball falls in IMC contest
• Madras Dragstrip opens Saturday
• Mountain biking: Horse Ridge
• Prep Scoreboard
• Scoreboard
• Ski season winding down – on a high note
• White Buffaloes lose key IMC softball game to Eagle Indians

OBITS

• Charles ‘Charley’ T. Ludecker Sr.
• Charles ‘Eddie’ Walker
• Dianne (Stewart) Palmore
• Paul E. Beebe

FEATURES

• Small bites

ENTERTAINMENT

• A French food oasis
• African children's choir plans 3 shows
• Annual Art Gala set at Seven Peaks School
• Art exhibits
• ArtMatch program receives donation
• Blue Turtle Seduction passes through Bend
• Chris Koza returns to Silver Moon Brewing
• Complex creations
• David Z and his band to play at Silver Moon
• Extreme film
• Folk duo to play Three Pines house series
• Killing an hour before 'Deadliest Catch'
• Maritza brings the local Latin flavor
• Museums, libraries, talks & classes
• Music in unusual places
• New Monsoon visits The Summit Saloon
• Out of town
• Parade of life
• Planning ahead
• Small bites
• Soaring performances
• Solo exhibit at downtown Bend bank
• Street Painting Festival set for June in Bend
• Stringer brings kirtan to Old Stone Church
• Sweet string music
• This week
• Two singer-songwriters hit The Summit Saloon
• Wash. museum offers oil painting workshop

RESTAURANTS

• A French food oasis

OPINION

• Bridge to Peace a credibility test
• Designate the Badlands
• Gas too expensive
• Kudos to city on parking
• Obama’s pastor
• One expensive meal
• Pole is just fine

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Bend’s new west-side elementary needs a name
• Redmond’s still 1 lane short of a reroute — northbound