Crook's largest destination resort hits speed bump By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 31. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - The largest destination resort proposed for Crook County so far has hit a snag, with the Crook County Planning Commission indefinitely postponing discussion on the plans.Hidden Canyon, a RMG Developments project, filed an application last year to build a destination resort with 2,450 houses and 1,225 overnight units....
Caregivers can be 'hidden patients' Tending to ailing loved ones takes emotional toll By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 31. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - During the worst period of her husband's illness in 2005, Peggy Lutz was sometimes unable to leave their house for more than two hours a week.Lutz, 85, was the primary caregiver for her husband, Bob, who died of vascular dementia in December...
Meetings, work hours prompt Prineville councilor to resign By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 30. 2007 5:00AM PSTPrineville City Councilor Tim Harris has announced his intention to resign, citing work-related conflicts.He has been on the council since 2005, when he was first appointed to fill a vacant seat.Harris, 33, said he has not yet sent a letter of resignation to the city, but plans to do...
Prineville council approves city's first plan for growth By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 28. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - After months of debate and revision, the Prineville City Council unanimously adopted the city's first comprehensive plan at its regular meeting Tuesday night.Councilors and audience members reacted with applause and statements of "hallelujah.""Very exciting, very exciting," Mayor Mike Wendel said just after the council approved the first...
Crook looking to resort property tax revenue Officials debate how 3 planned destination projects would benefit schools, other services By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 28. 2007 5:00AM PSTWith thousands of multimillion-dollar homes in the works in its destination resort zone, Crook County is looking to reap the benefits in property tax revenues.But resort homeowners will also benefit from the relatively low rate at which the...
Area schools are building, teaching eco-friendliness They're incorporating such things as solar panels and natural lighting and teaching 'sustainability' By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 27. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - With energy costs on the rise, the Crook County School District is looking to go green with its next generation of school buildings.The district is in the middle of an overall review of its school facilities,...
Prineville native stays close to home to teach By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 21. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Michelle Powers has wanted to be a teacher since she was "like 7 years old."And when she decided to start her teaching career, she didn't look farther than Prineville, where she was born and raised.Powers, 22, started working as an educational assistant at Cecil Sly Elementary School...
For the love of music Chamber groups bring classical repertoire to Bend By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 19. 2007 5:00AM PSTWhile Drake Park was full of people enjoying the sunshine Sunday afternoon, the Central Oregon Symphony drew music lovers indoors with the final installment in its Music in Public Places series.The concert, which was held at the Bend Public Library and featured two chamber groups,...
Growing Pains Public works shakeup, proposed pool have community clashing By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 18. 2007 5:00AM PSTPRINEVILLE - Around Prineville these days, the word on everyone's lips is "growth."Officials cite planning for it as a top priority. Lifelong residents say they don't want it to change what is still a small town.The rapid growth rate of the area in recent years - Crook...
Two administrators to leave Crook schools By Rachael Scarborough King / The BulletinPublished: March 18. 2007 5:00AM PSTThe Crook County School District will lose two upper-level administrators at the end of this school year.Crooked River Elementary School Principal Stan Johns recently announced that he is retiring at the end of the year. And this week, Tim Porter, athletic director and assistant principal at Crook County High School, said...