On Sunday May 26, drivers can expect 20-minute delays on Century Drive at Skyline Ranch Rd. between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Several hundred racers will be crossing the road at that intersection for the Happy Girls Run half-marathon.

Caldera is pleased to present its 2013 Student Showcase at Edwin Brown Education Center in Redmond.

St. Charles Health System’s Karen Shepard has been named Portland Business Journal’s Nonprofit CFO of the Year.

Prevent Child Abuse America announced this month that the Healthy Families America affiliate, Healthy Families of the High Desert, a program of High Desert Education Service District, has been accredited as a provider of high quality home visitation services to families who want to improve their child’s health, nutrition and developmental outcomes.

The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered, or not fully covered, by their commercial health insurance plan.

City Walls at City Hall presents Illuminations of 'Bend 2030 Vision, Well Planned City' Through the Eyes of Our Children.

Empire Ave. from Third St. (Hwy 20) to 18^th St. has been scheduled for asphalt overlay as part of the City of Bend 2013 Street Maintenance Program.

Oregon State University-Cascades will offer a graduate course in public health this summer.  The course, Principles and Practice of Epidemiology, will apply towards OSU's Graduate Certificate in Public Health.

The Redmond Medical Staff is donating $10,000 to Deschutes County Health Services’ Nurse Family Partnership, a program that introduces vulnerable first-time parents to caring maternal and child health nurses in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties.

This summer, as part of the larger ODOT administered Murphy Overcrossing construction project, construction will begin on sewer mainline improvements in several areas affected by the work.

Even before news of Art in the High Desert’s national ranking spread, Central Oregon’s premier juried fine arts & crafts show was drawing record numbers of applications from across North America.

On April 25 at the 2013 annual meeting of the Oregon Society of American Foresters (OSAF) at the Wildhorse Resort and Casino, Rachelle Hedges, a forestry student from Central Oregon Community College, received the inaugural 2012-13 Community College Outstanding Student Award.

NeighborImpact is conducting a comprehensive community impact study in the northeast section of Bend.

Residents of Bend, Madras and Prineville can look forward to better community health, thanks to the work of Megan Haase, CEO of Mosaic Medical.

Kilns College, a non-denominational Christian college in Bend, is inviting graduate students to apply for its Master of Arts Degree in Social Justice, which begins in September.

More than 36,400 residents in Crook, Deschutes, & Jefferson Counties are currently eligible for or enrolled in Medicare, with close to an additional 4,000 residents estimated to be turning 65 years of age in 2013.

How does water get to your tap and where does it go after it goes down the drain? Who is keeping our roads safe and reliable?

Winning the fight against hunger in Deschutes County, the local Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon celebrates their giving of a half-million dollars since 2000.

The Board of Directors of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show has named Jeanette Pilak as the incoming Executive Director for the internationally recognized event that brings thousands to Sisters, Oregon each year.

This past weekend marked the final days at Knott Landfill and the Westside Collection Site to dispose of yard debris in an effort to prepare your home for wildfire season with defensible space.

With continued warm weather, early snowmelt, and the opening of the Paulina Lake Road Friday, recreational activities within the Newberry Crater Monument are opening to the public earlier than normal, officials said.

Webfoot Painting has started their 2013 Charity Giveaway project at the Bethlehem Inn. The exterior surfaces of the Inn’s three buildings have only received light touch up and partial painting over the last 10 years, meaning a lot of work has to be done.

Cascades East Transit is implementing the planned changes to Bend area Routes 4, 5, and 6 as discussed at community meetings earlier this year.

Brown Education Center’s Community 101 class granted $4,000 to local non-profit organizations Wednesday.

The Bethlehem Inn has elected Michael Ann Benchoff as a member of the Board of Directors.

Paulina Lake Rd will be opening on Friday 0 to traffic. Access to some side roads in the area may still be closed with snow.

The Bloom Project thanks sponsors, volunteers and attendees for making the second annual Bouquets of the Heart Floral Design & Luncheon a rousing success.

In preparation for summer, Juniper Swim & Fitness Center staff will begin removing the 50-meter Olympic pool tent cover beginning the week of Monday, May 13th.

Brookswood Blvd., from Reed Market Rd. to Amber Meadow Dr., is scheduled for pavement overlay work as part of the city of Bend 2013 Street Maintenance Program.

Jill Barrett, a physical therapist for the High Desert Education Service (HDESD), has been recognized for her outstanding achievements in providing education-based therapy services to Oregon children.