The High Desert Droids, the oldest high school robotics team in Central Oregon based at Mountain View High School, is holding its annual fundraising garage sale on Saturday, November 12. The goal is to raise money for robotic parts, entrance fees to competitions, and travel costs (the student club travels … Continue reading
For the past eight years the Humane Society of Central Oregon has been hosting its annual Pup Crawl fundraiser, partnering with local breweries to help raise money for the HSCO and its animal care. And the 9th annual Pup Crawl is coming up, starting on February 1 and running throughout … Continue reading
It’s been some time since I’ve seen a poker event, but coming up on Thursday, January 23, Webfoot Painting is presenting a Texas Hold’em poker tournament to benefit the Deschutes Children’s Foundation. It’s set to take place at the Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room and promises cash and prizes to the … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again, with temperatures dropping, that the less fortunate of us may not have the warm clothes they need to get through the winter. If you have extra warm clothing and gear, consider helping out and donating it to the Bend Fire and Rescue’s Warm Clothing … Continue reading
If jumping half-naked (or wearing a costume) into frigid, freezing water is your thing, then you’re probably already participating in this year’s Polar Plunge taking place this Saturday, February 9 at 10am. If not, there’s still time to register. Details: Donning their wildest costumes and swimming attire, hundreds of brave … Continue reading
Worthy Brewing is turning 6 today, and to celebrate the brewery is teaming up with Family Resource Center for a special charity pint night event—Sweet Bites and Brews. Join us for a fun night of delicious desserts paired with local brew masters’ libations, all supporting The Family Resource Center of … Continue reading
Each year graduating high school seniors attend a grad party the night of graduation, and throughout the year it’s the responsibility of the planners to arrange the party and raise money for it. This Friday, you can help raise funds for the Mountain View High School senior grad party by … Continue reading
The official press release will be coming out early next week, but the Central Oregon Resilience IPA Brewfest will be taking place on Saturday, January 5 at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. Resilience IPA is a charity beer started by Sierra Nevada Brewing in California in response to the devastating Camp … Continue reading
The annual fundraising garage sale held by the High Desert Droids, Central Oregon’s oldest high school robotics team, returns this Saturday, November 10 to Mountain View High School. The garage sale runs from 9am to 2:30pm, and all proceeds from the sale go to the team. Details are here: Local … Continue reading
Anyone who’s been paying attention in recent years knows I’m a fan of high school robotics—the sports teams of engineers and programmers. The first of the year is the “build season” for the teams, when the annual competition reveals the game and rules, and the schools have six weeks to … Continue reading