In this Issue of C.O. Local BUZZ…

🤔Local Trivia Wednesdays

🌄Bend, OR Weather

📅 What’s Up Central Oregon?

 🧵 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (50th Anniversary)

🌼 30th Annual High Desert Garden Tour - July 19th

📰Local News - What’s a Happening?

 🔌 Pacific Power Outages Spark Frustration Over Communication, Safety Balance

 📰Five applicants for Deschutes County interim sheriff discuss agency’s future at union forum 🎦

🌲⚖️ Responding to complaints in forest challenging

👮Registration is now open for the 2025 Redmond Police Department Citizen Academy!

🚒⛑️Fire & Rescue…

🚨Crime News…

🐶🚗🔥 Dog rescued from 112-degree car in Bend; owner arrested

📰Regional News…

📰Community News…

🚗🍵Cars and Coffee brings auto enthusiasts together twice a month in Bend

🥾Trailgrams...Hand Lake Loop

📆City of Bend Calendar of Events

🚧 Road Closures & Construction

🔥Central Oregon Fire Info

😍Sponsors

😁 MEME of the Day

 🧠 Trivia Time: Hike Central Oregon Edition

Good Morning!

 BEND

SISTERS

REDMOND

What’s Up Central Oregon? 

Featured Events 

🧵 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (50th Anniversary)

🎟️ Friday, July 11 – Opening Night Reception

• 🕕 6:30–8:30 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM)

• 📍 Sisters High School Auditorium (1700 W McKinney Butte Rd)

• 🎉 “A Town Covered in Quilts” – 50th Anniversary Reception
  Celebrate five decades of quilting in Sisters with Jean and Valori Wells.
  🎟️ More Info & Tickets (available for pickup July 7–11, 10 AM–2 PM or at the door July 11, 4–6 PM)

🧶 Saturday, July 12 – Outdoor Quilt Show (Main Event)

• 🕘 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

• 📍 Throughout Downtown Sisters
  The streets of Sisters become a colorful open-air gallery with over 1,300 quilts from quilters ages 10 to 92!
  Free and open to the public.
  🔗 Show Details

🎙️ Sunday, July 13 – “Save It for Sunday!” with Karen Stone

• 🕘 9:00 AM & 1:00 PM – Walking Tours

• 🕙 10:00 AM – Lecture with Karen Stone

• 📍 FivePine Lodge Conference Center (1021 E Desperado Trail)
  Enjoy a more intimate wrap-up day with a lecture and guided tours of featured quilts.
  🎟️ Tickets: $35 for lecture, $25 for tours

✂️ Week-Long Lead-up: Quilter’s Affair Workshops (July 7–11)

• 📍 The Stitchin’ Post
  Weeklong classes and workshops in quilting, fiber arts, and design.
  🔗 Workshop Info

🧭 Planning Tips:

• 🚗 Arrive early Saturday—parking and seating fill quickly.

• 📸 Bring your camera—Main & Pine Streets will be lined with vibrant quilt displays, including “Golden Memories” installations.

• 💰 Support the show by attending ticketed events or making a donation at soqs.org.

• 🍽️ Local restaurants fill fast—consider making reservations in advance.

• 🧵 Pop-up booths & vendors offer fabric, gifts, and handmade goods all weekend long.

🌼 30th Annual High Desert Garden Tour

Get ready to explore six beautiful private gardens across Bend during this self-guided tour celebrating 30 years of high desert gardening inspiration! 🌿

🗓 Saturday, July 19
⏰ 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 Various locations around Bend
🎟 $15/person (18 & under free)
🔗 Full Details & Tickets
📞 Info: 541-548-6088

Presented by OSU Extension & Master Gardeners, this is a must-attend for garden lovers, designers, and anyone who enjoys a summer day among blooms and beauty!

📅 Events: July 7–13, 2025 - Bend

🎤 Monday, July 7

🍺 Bridge 99 Brewery (63063 Layton Ave, Bend)
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
❓ Monday Night Trivia (Useless Knowledge Bowl)
🎟️ Free
🔗 Bridge 99 Events

🍔 Northside Bar & Grill (62860 Boyd Acres Rd, Bend)
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM
🎶 Tom Sawyer (singer-songwriter)
🎟️ Free Event Info

🎨 Tuesday, July 8

🍺 Bridge 99 Brewery (63063 Layton Ave, Bend)
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📚 Ladies Book Swap & Meetup
🎟️ Free
🔗 AllEvents Info

🎨 Wednesday, July 9

🍻 Bevel Craft Brewing (911 SE Armour Rd, Bend)
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM
🎶 Live Music on the Patio
🎟️ Free
🔗 Bevel Events

🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
🎨 Paint & Sip with Chalked Creative
🎟️ Tickets & Info

🍺 Ponch’s Place (62889 NE Oxford Ct, Bend)
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
🎨 Bingo Night
🎟️ Free
🔗 Event Info

🍔 Northside Bar & Grill (62860 Boyd Acres Rd, Bend)
🕖 7:00–9:00 PM
🎤 Karaoke Night (plus Acoustic Open Mic w/ Derek Michael Marc)
🎟️ Free Event Info

🗓️ Thursday, July 10

🍺 Bridge 99 Brewery (63063 Layton Ave, Bend)
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
❓ Trivia Thursdays (Useless Knowledge Bowl)
🎟️ Free
🔗 Bridge 99 Events

🍻 River’s Place (787 NE Purcell Blvd, Bend)
🎤 The Critical Blues Band
🕕 6:00 - 8:00 PM
🎟️ Free
🔗 River’s Place Live Music

🎭 Friday, July 11

🎬 Cascade Theatre (148 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend)
🎭 The Orphan Train (continues through July 20)
🕘 Times vary
🎟️ Tickets

🍺 Saturday, July 12

🍺 Ponch’s Tap House (62889 NE Oxford Ct)
🕒 3:00 PM
🍺 Ponch’s Place Pilsner Release
🎟️ Free
🔗 Event Info

🍻 River’s Place (787 NE Purcell Blvd, Bend)
🎶 Blues Benders
🕓 6:00 - 8:00 PM
🎟️ Free Event Info

🎪 Sunday, July 13

🍺 Worthy Brewing (495 NE Bellevue Dr, Bend)
🕙 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
🛒 Weekly Farmers Market (with live music)
🎟️ Free
🔗 Event Info

🎻 River’s Place (787 NE Purcell Blvd, Bend)
🎶 Broken Top Bluegrass
🕓 6:00 - 8:00 PM
🎟️ Free Event Info

🎭 Tower Theatre (835 NW Wall St, Bend)
🕢 7:30 PM
🎵 Leo Kottke (acoustic guitar legend)
🎟️ Tickets

📅 Events: July 7–13, 2025 – Redmond & Nearby

🧠 Tuesday, July 8

🍻 Blacksmith Public House (308 SW Evergreen Ave, Redmond)
🕖 7:00 PM – 💃 Fire Line Dance Lessons
🎟️ Free
🔗 More Info

🎯 Wednesday, July 9

🍺 Otto’s Landing (652 NW 7th St, Redmond)
🕡 6:30–8:30 PM – 🎯 Bingo for Veterans
🎟️ Free ($2/card or 6 for $10)
🔗 More Info

🎤 Thursday, July 10

🍻 Blacksmith Public House
🕕 6:00 PM – 🎤 Karaoke with DJ Chris
🎟️ Free
🔗 More Info

🎶 Friday, July 11

🍇 Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards (70450 NW Lower Valley Dr, Terrebonne)
🕕 6:00–9:00 PM – 🎶 Live at the Vineyard: The Junebugs
🎟️ Tickets – $30

🎸 Saturday, July 12

🍻 Blacksmith Public House
🕖 7:00 PM – 🎵 FANFest: “Taken By the Sky” (Fleetwood Mac tribute)
🎟️ Free
🔗 More Info

🌲 Events: July 7–13, 2025 – Sunriver & La Pine

🏞️ Monday–Friday, July 7–11 – Sunriver Nature Center Camps

🕘 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
📍 Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory
🌱 “Extreme Earth” & “Space Camp” – immersive science camps for ages 6–12
🎟️ Registration required
🔗 View SNCO Camp Schedule

🌟 Tuesday, July 8 – Starry Nights Summer Concert (Sunriver)

🕕 Approx. 6:00–7:00 PM
📍 The Village at Sunriver
🎶 The Song Collectors perform as part of the Starry Nights concert series
🎟️ Free
🔗 More Info

🎶 Saturday, July 12 – Music in the Pines (La Pine)

🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Heritage Park, 16405 1st St, La Pine
🎵 Mid‑Oregon/Les Schwab “Music in the Pines” free summer concert series, with food vendors, kid zone, and slackline fun!
🎟️ Free, family-friendly (bounce houses may have a small fee)
🔗 Event Details

🛍️ Sunday, July 13 – Sunriver Saturday Market

🕘 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
📍 SHARC, 57250 River Rd, Sunriver
🛒 Local market with crafts, produce, food, and possibly live music
🎟️ Free
🔗 Event Details

🧭 Planning Tips

• 🚲 Consider biking or using the resort shuttle in Sunriver—parking fills fast

• 🌙 Bring layers for evening concerts under the trees

• 🛍️ Some vendors at markets may be cash-only—come prepared

• 🧒 Camps and kid zones often require pre-registration

• 🔭 Observatory events are weather-dependent—check for updates before you go

🐴 Events: July 7–13, 2025 – Prineville, OR

🏇 Wednesday–Saturday, July 9–12 – Crooked River Roundup Horse Races

🕡 Gates open 5:30 PM • First race at 7:15 PM
📍 Crook County Fairgrounds – 1280 S Main St
🐎 Four nights of heart-pounding thoroughbred racing under the lights!
🎟️ $10 General Admission (ages 4+), Free for kids 3 & under
🔗 Tickets & Full Schedule

🎉 Theme Nights:

• Wed, July 9 – Ladies Night

• Thu, July 10 – Republic Services Night

• Fri, July 11 – SMAF Construction Night

• Sat, July 12 – Les Schwab Tires Night

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Local News…

Pacific Power Outages Spark Frustration Over Communication, Safety Balance

Bend, Ore. — A recent string of power outages in Bend has left thousands of residents in the dark — and some are now speaking out, not just about the inconvenience, but about a lack of transparency from Pacific Power.

Resident Mark Mariotti, who endured two two-hour outages in one week, voiced concern over what he sees as an imbalance in the utility’s response. “Maybe they’ve gone too far on the spectrum where they’re shutting off power when it really didn’t need to be,” he told KTVZ.

Pacific Power says the outages weren’t planned shut-offs, but automatic triggers from their enhanced safety settings — a wildfire prevention measure that cuts power when vegetation, wildlife, or wind interfere with lines in high-risk areas.

The utility says these safety systems are essential to protecting communities during fire season and notes that customers were emailed warnings earlier this year. Still, residents like Mariotti say the company’s automated responses and lack of timely communication leave them feeling unprepared and out of the loop.

Pacific Power says they’re working to reduce both the frequency and duration of these shut-offs while encouraging customers — especially those with medical power needs — to contact them for support programs.

As fire risk continues across Central Oregon, Pacific Power insists that safety remains the priority. But residents are calling for a better balance — and clearer communication — moving forward.

📲 More info: Pacific Power’s wildfire safety hub

Five applicants for Deschutes County interim sheriff discuss agency’s future at union forum

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The union representing Deschutes County sheriff's deputies has released a list of five recommended applicants for the interim sheriff role to succeed retiring Sheriff Kent van der Kamp and they were invited to speak at a public debate Monday night.

The five listed by the Deschutes County Sheriff Employees' Association are: Deschutes County Undersheriff Aaron Wells; DCSO Detective and Special Services Commander Ty Rupert; DCSO Detective Lt. James McLaughlin; former DCSO Captain Deron McMaster; and COCC Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management, Cory Darling.

As of Monday afternoon, a county representative said three people have filed statements of interest with the county: McLaughlin, Rupert and Wells. The deadline for filing statements of interest and other information is 5 p.m. on Friday, July 11, the county said recently in announcing the application process.

The public was invited to the informal debate at the Bend Elks Lodge. It was also livestreamed on YouTube by Connect Central Oregon.

While the union will make its recommendation, county commissioners will make the selection of who will serve as interim sheriff until next year's election.

Responding to complaints in forest challenging

Bill Bartlett | The Nugget Newspaper

Heated encounters between campers and long-term forest-dwellers in Sisters Country are drawing the attention of citizens and authorities. The Nugget received a communication recently from a camper describing a negative encounter — and frustration with the response:

“You really should call your local Sheriff’s department and ask about what they told us when we called 911 today about the homeless guy living out in the National Forest illegally in his RV off Harrington Loop Rd. He ran three other couples out of the forest yesterday calling them [sexual and racial epithets] and how this was his forest and we didn’t belong here.

“Today he did the same to us and when I stood my ground he threatened to ‘get his gun’ and shoot us and our dogs if we did not leave. We called 911 and they said they would send someone out. They then called back and said they would not send anyone out because they knew who he was and he was mentally ill and did not want to escalate the situation with him and possibly end up shooting him. They said they did not know if he is armed and that we should just leave to diffuse (sic) the situation.”

The Nugget asked Lt. Chad Davis of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office about the matter.

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PSA:

Registration is now open for the 2025 Redmond Police Department Citizen Academy!

Redmond, OR - The Redmond Police Department will begin accepting applications for the 2025 Citizen Academy on July 7, 2025.  This year, classes are three hours in length which will allow for more time for attendees to interact with police department officers and staff and learn more about their police department.  We will be discussing all types of topics to include an overview of the department, patrol operations, investigations, records and business/budgeting, and sharing information about specialty assignments and skills, such as UAS/drone, Drug Recognition Expert, traffic enforcement/safety, CERT (aka, "SWAT") and more.  

The academy will include guided tours of Deschutes County 911 and the DCSO Jail, and of course, our new building!  Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in two ride-alongs with officers while the academy is in session, September through November. 

Classes are held on Wednesdays, beginning September 10 through November 12, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, at our new facility located at 111 NW Teak Ave, Redmond, OR, 97756.  

Details on the class agenda for specific dates will be provided to those selected to attend. 

Class attendance is limited to 15 people.  This is to allow for a small group environment and more time for attendees to interact with topic presenters.  Attendees living within the city limof Redmond will be prioritized over applicants from outside the city limits.  If space allows, attendees from nearby communities, such as Terrebonne, Eagle Crest, and other north county areas immediately surrounding Redmond, wie allowed to attend.  

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 5 PM ON JULY 31, 2025 

Complete the online CITIZEN ACADEMY APPLICATION by visiting the below website: 

https://www.redmondoregon.gov/government/departments/police/citizens-academy 

You can also request a paper copy of the application at the police department lobby window. 

Redmond - Herbicide Spraying in Parks This Week

• Date: 07/09/2025 6:00 AM - 07/10/2025 4:00 PM  

The Parks Department will be spraying herbicide in the following areas Wednesday and Thursday this week

The Dry Canyon, Homestead Trail, and the Canal Trail

They will be using Ranger Pro herbicide.

Weather permitting.

Crime News…

Dog rescued from 112-degree car in Bend; owner arrested

Central Oregon Daily News

BEND, Ore. -- A man was arrested after leaving a dog inside a car as temperatures neared 100 degrees Monday.

Bend Police Communications Manager Sheila Miller confirmed officers responded to the call in the area of NW Kansas Avenue and NW Broadway Street sometime Monday afternoon.

The high temperature in Bend Monday was 97 degrees. Miller said officers measured the air temperature inside the car at 112 degrees when they got the dog out.

The owner was found inside the downtown Deschutes Public Library and was taken to the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of second-degree animal neglect. The suspect was not identified.

The dog, a female German Shorthaired Pointer, was taken to the Humane Society of Central Oregon. HSCO said it appeared the dog was OK.

Below is a chart showing how quickly temperatures can escalate inside a vehicle on a hot day.

Community News…

Cars and Coffee brings auto enthusiasts together twice a month in Bend

Central Oregon Daily News

BEND, Ore. -- Car owners and enthusiasts gather twice a month in Bend for Cars and Coffee, a relaxed community meet-up held at Dilly Dally Coffee on the first and third Sundays of each month.

Running from 8 to 10 a.m., the event is free to attend and open to all makes and models. Drivers are encouraged to bring their cars, grab a coffee, and enjoy conversation with others who share a passion for automotive culture.

More than 100 vehicles typically fill the lot, representing a wide range—from modern imports and performance builds to vintage classics, exotics and rally cars.

Organizer Aaron Hofferber says the event is about more than just cars; it’s about connection.

“It’s a great crossover of generations,” Hofferber said. “Hot rodders from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s really aren’t that different from today’s import tuners. We’re all just trying to make our cars a little more drivable and get out to have some fun.”

The next meet-up will be Sunday, July 20th, at Dilly Dally Coffee, 1001 SW Emkay Dr, Bend.

The Nugget Newspaper:

Trailgrams...Hand Lake Loop

Every now and then you just want an easy day on the trail, but you don't want to sacrifice scenic beauty. Hand Lake would be a good solution. It's close by - 20 miles up Highway 242 (McKenzie-Santiam Scenic Byway) - with much to see along the way. It's always fun to stop at Dee Wight Observatory, recently spiffed up.

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