Oregon Department of Transportation Closes Highway 242 Due to Holiday Farm Fire

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Sisters – Officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Deschutes and Willamette National Forests have closed Highway 242, which runs between Sisters and Highway 126, due to the nearby Holiday Farm Fire. Visitors currently in the area will need to proceed east on Highway 242 to Sisters.

Due to the evolving wildfire situation across the Central Cascades, visitors should check www.tripcheck.com for the safest, open route to their destinations. For local wildfire information please visit centraloregonfire.org or @CentralORFire on Twitter. For information on specific wildfire incidents visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ and monitor local news sources.

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Annual Rhubarb Festival

This event started in La Pine at L & S Gardens. Upon the retirement of Linda she graciously passed the event on to the La Pine Senior Activity Center.  Each year the community, gathers with everything Rhubarb.

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4th Annual Wildlife Baby Shower

Join Think Wild at Oregon Spirit Distillers in Bend on May 19 from 3-6 PM to help your local wildlife hospital raise funds & supplies to care for injured and orphaned native wildlife in need this baby

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High School Mathletes Converge At COCC

Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) annual High School Math Contest, a game-based learning tradition since 1978, is being held on the Bend campus from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Approximately 180 high school