WINTER FUN: Mt. Bachelor Offering 4-Day Pass Sale

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Back by popular demand for a limited time, the 4 Day Pass from Central Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor is valid for any four days days throughout the 2019-20 ski/snowboard season, excluding February 15-16, 2020, for only $299 per person (all ages).

The 4 Day Pass is a picture-ID pass that is assigned to one person; it’s non-transferable and non-refundable under all circumstances and must be purchased during the 96 Hour Sale, which runs from Noon on Monday, January 6, through Noon on Friday, January 10.

More info here.

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Central Oregon Locavore – Holiday Gift Faire

Calling All Makers Vendors & Sponsors, Applications Open for Central Oregon’s Longest-Running Holiday Gift Faire Locavore’s 17th Annual Holiday Gift Faire returns December 13 — a one-day showcase of artisan crafts, food, and gifts made in Central

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Smartphone-Powered AI Predicts Avocado Ripeness

Researchers have developed a smartphone-based artificial intelligence system that accurately predicts the ripeness and internal quality of avocados. “Avocados are among the most wasted fruits globally due to overripeness,” said Luyao Ma, an assistant professor at Oregon State

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Bend Public Works Moves To New Campus

Five departments at the City of Bend are beginning a multi-week effort to move into a new campus in Juniper Ridge. Bend’s Public Works departments (Engineering, Facilities, Fleet, Transportation & Mobility, and Water Services (formerly Utilities) have been dispersed