Local wealth advisors David Rosell and Rodney Cook are releasing a new book, In the Know — Turning Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy Into Serious Cash. The goal of the book is to help life insurance policyholders maximize the value of policies they no longer need. Each year, more than $112 billion in life insurance…
The Pandemic gave me an inheritance of sorts; not of money, but of time. All my activities just stopped. Well, life was getting a bit too busy for me, anyway. I do remember thinking back in 2019 that I wished I could make it all just stop. Well, what can I say? My wish came…
(Photos courtesy of SMART Reading) SMART Reading will hold its annual fundraiser for local programs, the SMART Sip, on Thursday, February 23 from 6-8pm at Tetherow Resort in Bend. The SMART Sip brings together community members and professionals for a fun evening with food, drinks, and an opportunity to learn more about SMART. “We know…
(Photo courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Tides ebb and flow, giving way to abundant life covering two-thirds of Earth’s surface. Discover a world of wonder as we go underwater in March. From plankton to kelp forests, explore the future of aquatic ecosystems with algae research. Watch a performance of an Agatha Christie mystery unfold on…
Construction & Remodeling Begin in La Pine, Redmond & Sisters Redmond Library January 2023-Fall 2024 Library temporarily moved to allow for construction of new Redmond Library Temporary library now open 2127 S Highway 97, Redmond Sisters Library January 2023-Fall 2023 Library temporarily moved to allow for remodeling Temporary Library now open 110 N Cedar Street,…
(Bestselling novelist Kim Johnson, a social justice leader and University of Oregon vice provost, will discuss her young adult novel This Is My America in a COCC livestream event on February 21. | Photo courtesy of COCC) In commemoration of Black History Month and its ongoing Season of Nonviolence programming, Central Oregon Community College (COCC)…
(Graphic courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Seek answers to environmental, legal and human rights questions as we explore facets of justice in February. Hear from the founder of a climate justice collective and stretch your budget with healthy recipe ideas. Learn about the future of water use in Oregon and discover free legal resources available…
After six years of planning and meeting with thousands of community members, the Redmond and Sisters Libraries are about to undergo construction (Redmond) and remodeling (Sisters). Both libraries close as of January 15, but temporary spaces will also open during construction and remodeling. The Redmond Library will be closed as of January 15 to allow…
The High Desert Museum is now accepting submissions for the 2023 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. The Prize honors outstanding literary nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place and desert literacy with the desert as both subject and setting. Emerging, mid-career and established nonfiction writers are invited to apply. The Museum will award one writer…
(Photo courtesy of Sourcebooks, Inc.) Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her (on sale 1/17/23) by Oregon author and Pulitzer Prize finalist journalist Erika Bolstad is the newest climate change epic, covering the sweeping plains and oil fields of the American Prairie. When Bolstad, a journalist covering climate change,…
