High Desert Droids Garage Sale Fundraiser

Local robotics team High Desert Droids will be holding a garage sale fundraiser on Saturday, November 2nd, 9am-2:30pm, in the Cafeteria at Mountain View High School. The team’s annual garage sale is a major fundraiser that helps offset funds needed to participate in this challenging program. Currently the team plans … Continue reading

OMG… Robots!

Are you a high school student in Central Oregon? Want to try your hand at building a robot? FIRST Team 753 – High Desert Droids will be at high school open house events and is holding an informational meeting in September. Come talk with us and find out more. Our … Continue reading

The 2013 Deschutes County Fair starts today

Today is the first day of the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo that runs through Sunday, August 4th, taking place at the Fair & Expo Center over in Redmond. This is always a family favorite event (one we don’t get to often enough, unfortunately) with tons of stuff going on, including … Continue reading

Summer Shootout Marble Tournament, June 22

The Des Chutes Historical Museum is once again hosting their annual Summer Shootout Marble Tournament coming up on Saturday, the 22nd: day full of marble tournament and free play, along with lawn games and other activities, and the Museum will be free that day. From the pres release: Marble competition … Continue reading

Kids World is closing

Kids World is the toy store up next to Shopko that focuses on quality, imaginative toys, particularly scientific and educational toys, and I’m sorry to see that they’re closing. From Facebook: After five years, we’ve decided to close our store. We treasure the relationships we’ve built with our many loyal … Continue reading

LEGO Robotics

Everyone knows that LEGO is cool. What could be better? Robots made of LEGO parts and pieces, operated by local students. There will be a LEGO Robotics tournament at Mountain View High School on Saturday, December 8th. It’s open to the public and free to attend. The opening ceremony will … Continue reading

Dutch Bros coffee fundraiser for Central Oregon schools

Here’s a nice way to support local schools, via KTVZ.com… On Friday, Dec. 7, Central Oregon Dutch Bros. stands will be donating $1 from every drink sold to area school districts. Proceeds will be allocated based on the districts where stands are located: • Five stands located in Bend will … Continue reading

Having a safe and fun Halloween

With tomorrow night being Halloween, of course there will be lots of kids out trick or treating and having fun and it’s important to remember to stay safe, as well. There are a number of super kid-friendly Halloween events going on Wednesday listed below, but first let’s start with a … Continue reading

Kick off the Leadman Tri with a free Kids’ Festival Friday

The Leadman Triathlon is this Saturday (as mentioned here) but the night before the Old Mill District is hosting a free Kids’ Festival to kickoff the Leadman weekend. Here’s the blurb: Saturday’s Leadman Epic Triathlon in Bend might be for big boys and girls, but a free Kids’ Festival and … Continue reading

Shots

No, not that kind of shots. Immunizations. It’s back to school time, so it’s also time to verify that the kids are up to date on their shots. Deschutes County’s School Based Health Centers will be holding several “Back to School Shot Clinics” during the week of August 27. According … Continue reading