This is the last weekend to fish several popular fisheries before they close for the season. These include: all cutthroat fishing in coastal rivers and streams, Pacific halibut, Laurance Lake, Crane Prairie, Odell Lake, Wickiup Reservoir and the Metolius River above Allingham Bridge. These closures are to protect migrating salmon/steelhead smolts, and/or sensitive native species like bull trout. Check the regulations for more closures. Best bets for weekend fishing For anglers with good rain gear, fall can offer some of the best fishing of the year. With the start of fall rains, look for coho and Chinook to start inching their way up rivers throughout the NW, SW, Willamette and NE zones. More rain this week should put even more fish on the move. Fall can be a special time for trout anglers. Trout are feeding aggressively trying to bulk up for the winter, and snow hasn't yet limited access. Look for good trout fishing in: Locations that were heavily stocked this spring and summer.
Join Shepherd's House for coffee and donuts as they hold their annual Winter Coat Drive. Donate a new or gently used winter coat, gloves, hats, or socks. Help Central Oregon's most vulnerable neighbors this winter. Drive-through, Drop-off on Saturday, October 29th from 9 am to 4 pm. 1854 NE Division Street, Bend Monetary donations can be made at: shministries.org/donate or dropped off at Shepherds House
It's opening night for Bend's newest theatre company The Deschutes Theatre Company with their first production: Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias. This is a delightful comedy that pits a young latino couple who move in next door to a senior curmudgeonly white couple and the sparks fly over an ugly fence, a garden competition, and of course…a native garden. It's art imitating life in our society every day…but there's a happy ending for everyone. Join Deschutes Theatre Company for opening nights November 4 at 7:30pm or November 5 at 2pm and 7:30pm at the Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave in Bend. Tickets are available through bendticket.com.
This election there are 10 ballot measures on our Deschutes County ballots. Four are for Oregon state measures and two are county-wide. The others include one each for Sisters City, Redmond Parks, the City of La Pine, and Bend-La Pine Schools. The League of Women Voters of Deschutes County will be offering a virtual, nonpartisan presentation on the 10 measures on October 25 at 7pm. Please join us at the link below: LWV Deschutes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Oregon and Deschutes County Ballot Measures Time: Oct 25, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2141001920?pwd=OG8wRVhKdjVhbEdLN3NmdUk1QWQ1Zz09 Meeting ID: 214 100 1920 Passcode: LWVDC This event will be recorded and posted to our website the following day.
During a surprise school wide assembly Friday, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook named Maria Leistad, second grade teacher at Three Rivers School, the Educator of the Year for Bend-La Pine Schools. Leistad is entering her ninth year as a teacher at the school and is known for her kindness, creativity and bringing nature into the classroom. "To know Maria Leistad is to know a human who loves her students deeply, carries their burdens and cares for each one unconditionally," said Three Rivers Principal Tim Broadbent said. "Her classroom is a magical place and her students enter each day knowing that something wonderful will happen." Leistad was one of seven educator finalists considered for the award including: Samantha Bushnell from Pine Ridge Elementary School, Heather Campbell from High Desert Middle School, Mike Huff from Mountain View High School, Keri Jacobi from Bear Creek Elementary School, Katie Lyons from Cascade Middle School and Jennifer Neil