Third resort in the works for Crook County market By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: January 28. 2007 5:00AM PSTThe Crook County destination resort market is filling up fast, with a third development starting the planning process.As they enter the public hearing stage, developers of Bend-based Pahlisch Homes are firming up the details of what would be Crook County's largest destination resort so far.Neighboring Brasada Ranch destination...
Residents upset with Prineville job elimination By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: January 25. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - City officials eliminated the job of Prineville's public works director last week in a move the city is describing as "restructuring."More than 100 residents crowded into the City Council chambers at the council's regular meeting Tuesday and many protested the loss of Jim Mole, who led the public works...
Illegal housing at Juniper Acres may get review By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: January 24. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Crook County commissioners are worried that many of the homes in a rural development east of Alfalfa may be illegal.County compliance officers have found evidence of people living in their RVs year-round and putting up large houses without a building permit in the area known as Juniper...
Crook schools debate dress code By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: January 23. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - The members of the Crook County School Board are lukewarm on the idea of introducing uniforms to the district's schools, but they are adamant about one concept: they want to see less of the students' underwear."Style or not, I still don't like looking at people's thongs," board Chairwoman Janet Roberts...
Crook schools, workers to share insurance debt By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: January 21. 2007 5:00AM PSTThe Crook County School District and its employees have reached an agreement about an insurance problem that has saddled the district with at least a $650,000 debt.A few major claims in the school district's self-insurance plan in the last year left the county with a bill of $650,000 as of...
Crook County grand jury adds 12 new counts against murder suspect Man charged in 2006 death of 4-year-old stepson By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: January 20. 2007 5:00AM PSTA Crook County grand jury has amended the indictment of a Prineville man charged in the death of his 4-year-old stepson to include 12 new counts.Donnie Earl Asher was previously charged with one count of murder and one...
By Rachael Scarborough King / The Bulletin Published: January 19. 2007 5:00AM PST PRINEVILLE - A few minutes after the doors to the St. Vincent de Paul Society's food bank in Prineville opened at 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon, its long, narrow waiting room was full. Two-year-old Koda Lostroh's voice stood out among the mostly silent clients. An alert boy, with rich-brown eyes, Koda read a Winnie the Pooh...
Residents voice concern over facilities, safety at Powell Butte By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: January 19. 2007 5:00AM PSTPOWELL BUTTE - Traffic outside the school is dangerous. The sewer system is failing. Students have to attend classes in temporary classrooms behind the main building.Those were some of the concerns parents and administrators at Powell Butte Elementary School voiced at a community forum Thursday night. The event,...
New owners to refurbish Pine Theater for movie fans By Rachael Scarborough King / The Bulletin Published: January 17. 2007 5:00AM PST PRINEVILLE - Local residents have wondered for years when the rapidly growing city of Prineville would acquire that staple of small-town Saturday nights: a movie theater. Now they have their answer. A Prineville couple, Oniko and Ali Mehrabi, has purchased the old Pine Theater in downtown...
Transition smooth for Crook court Lundquist replaces Mohan on county commission By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: January 15. 2007 8:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - The first meeting of the Crook County Court in 2007 saw business as usual: Land use disputes dominated the agenda, and the three commissioners unanimously passed a few motions.But there was one major difference in the county court from its last meeting at the...