🚨 Elderly Pedestrian Fatally Struck in Redmond / 🗻 Bachelor opening Saturday!

Issue #022

30 Nov

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In this Issue of C.O. Local BUZZ…

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📰 Local News - What’s a Happening?

 🚨 Elderly Pedestrian Fatally Struck Crossing SW Canal Blvd in Redmond

 🗻 Bachelor opening Saturday!

 🐶🤧 Unexplained Respiratory Illness Grips Oregon's Dogs

🏛️ Deschutes County Commissioners continue to look for ways to create more safe parking sites

🎄 Christmas Trees Available from the Boy Scouts

 📅 Lots of Events

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What’s a happening?

Elderly Pedestrian Fatally Struck Crossing SW Canal Blvd in Redmond

A Redmond woman was struck and killed as she tried to cross SW Canal Blvd. Redmond Police and other emergency personnel responded just before 5 p.m. to the reported vehicle-pedestrian crash on SW Canal Blvd. just north of SW Odem Medo Road.

A preliminary investigation found that pedestrian Maria Socorro Nunez Rodriguez, 85, of Redmond, was attempting to cross two lanes of travel when she was struck by a southbound Ford pickup driven by a 45-year-old Bend man.

Nunez Rodriguez sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. The car’s driver was unhurt and remained on scene, cooperating with the investigation.

Southwest Canal Blvd. was closed for about three hours as the Oregon State Police assisted in reconstructing the accident scene. We would like to thank the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, Redmond Public Works, and the Deschutes County Medical Examiner for their assistance with this crash. 

RPD would like to remind drivers to remain vigilant, especially at night when it is more difficult to see. Pedestrians are reminded to wear light-colored or reflective clothing during hours of darkness and to utilize marked and lighted crosswalks whenever possible.

Bachelor opening Saturday!

Mt. Bachelor plans to open its ski and snowboard season this weekend, thanks to an "atmospheric river" forecast for the Cascade Mountain this week. The resort will open Little Pine and Sunrise lifts Saturday morning, December second, conditions permitting. Mt. Bachelor’s Nordic Center also expects to open for the season on Saturday. Mountain Gateway at West Village, West Village Lodge, and Sunrise Lodge will be open daily starting Saturday.

Starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday,  the mountain will be closed to all uphill travel to allow for season preparations. Uphill travel will reopen on opening day and a new Uphill Policy will go into effect. The Cinder Cone Route will be the only uphill travel route available starting on opening day until Pine Marten Express opens.

Bachelor officials say they will continue to assess conditions and expand terrain as conditions allow. More updates are available at the daily Mountain Report.

Unexplained Respiratory Illness Grips Oregon's Dogs: Veterinary Experts Urge Caution and Preventive Measures

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This story first appeared on KBND by Mike Thomas

Oregon is one of a number of states reporting a mysterious respiratory illness infecting dogs. Since August there have been 200 reports in the state.

While canine illnesses are not uncommon, veterinarians and the state Department of Agriculture are trying to narrow down the cause of the disease. “A few years back, there was canine influenza. So, this is not out of the norm to see these kinds of outbreaks. We want to encourage people to be just preventative and be cautious, not to panic and not to be worried,” The Humane Society of Central Oregon’s Lynne Ouchida says there are precautions dog-owners can take, “Keeping your dogs current on vaccinations is key. Talk to your veterinarian and see what vaccines they've had. And if they recommend anything else, that's the advice that you should pay attention to.”

And avoid popular spots. “Find alternatives to dog parks. Great time to go, maybe check out the Badlands or teach a dog how to play fetch or frisbee, and avoid those public water bowls,” she says.

This particular disease resembles kennel cough but does not respond to antibiotics, and could lead to pneumonia. 

No cases have been reported in Central Oregon. Ouchida says no cases have been reported in shelters, which is generally an area of concern for spreading illness.

Deschutes County Commissioners continue to look for ways to create more safe parking sites

 Deschutes County Commissioners continue to look for ways to create more safe parking sites - locations where the unhoused can live in an RV or car while receiving case management services.

Commissioner Patti Adair has asked for months for more safe parking locations. At Monday's work session, she expressed frustration only four churches have signed up for the program. "It’s been incredibly successful. And I would love the message to get out that when you actually have safe parking in your parking lot, it actually makes your entire property safer." She added, "Fewer kids come in and have parties in the middle of the night, all kinds of things. Because these people actually look out for the church property. It’s quite amazing."

Commissioners discussed potential code changes to make it easier for shelter sites like safe parking to come online in unincorporated areas.

But they noted much of the land in rural Deschutes County is zoned Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) which, under state land use laws, isn’t allowed to be used for emergency shelter.

Sometimes a little parking lot is enough to feel at home. We were the only ones around when visiting the national park in Slovenia

Christmas Trees Available from the Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts are selling Christmas trees at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Bend. The parking lot at ReStore was filled to the brim Saturday with Noble Fir trees. Troop 90 has been selling those trees for more than a decade. The Scouts sell 300 to 400 trees each year. Troop 90 consists of 35 Scouts and 2 new Eagle Scouts. 

 

 

Upcoming Events

What’s Up Central Oregon?

❄️Winter Wonderland Downtown Bend

Starting Nov. 15th, Bend downtown stores will be decorating their windows and stores for the 2023 Winter Wonderland contest.  Sponsored by Downtown Bend Association, contest winners will be announced Jan 15th.  In the meantime, wander the streets of downtown seeing the magic that store owners have created for the holiday.

November 30th (Thursday)

  • 2023 Annual Northwest Crossing Christmas Tree Lighting Tree location is on the east side of the Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate office at 2762 NW Crossing Dr.

    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

  • Dance Lessons at The Cricket

    20565 NE Brinson Blvd Bend

    7 pm - 10 pm

December 1st (Friday)

December 2nd (Saturday)

  • Bend Christmas Parade

    Start time 12 pm

  • Reindeer Rush Downtown Bend

    11 am

  • Schilling’s 2023 Holiday Makers Market

    64640 Old Bend Redmond Highway Bend

    10 am - 4pm Tickets

  • Holiday Bazaar

    Redmond Senior Center 499 NW 3rd St, Redmond

    9 am -3 pm

  • Holiday Sip & Shop

    Wild Ride Brewing 332 SW 5th St Redmond

    11 am - 4 pm

  • Grand Reopening Party

    American Legion Ray Johnson Post 44 704 SW 8th St Redmond

    2pm

  • 40th Annual Festival of Trees Redmond

December 3rd (Sunday)

Upcoming Event Highlight

The Redmond Community Choir presents their Sounds of the Season holiday concert. The concert is free to the public (donations are appreciated). The Redmond Community Choir is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, and is a COCC Community Education program.

Sunday December 10th 4pm at Redmond High School 675 SW Rimrock Way Redmond

 

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