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🌱 Bend's Veterans Day parade marks 25 years with a special marshal

Bend, Oregon Patch AM: a 5 min read

Morning Bend! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bend's Veterans Day parade marks 25 years with a special marshal
  • Meet Dale and Doug, two shelter cats who belong together
  • How Bend dreamed up outdoor skating a century ago

Also on today's calendar: Succulent Pumpkin Workshop - Sunday and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know that a wedding was emotional? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cooler; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Monday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 58, low: 44.
  • Tuesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Honoring Those Who Served: Bend Veterans Day Parade (bendsource.com) — Bend's 25th Veterans Day Parade will honor veterans downtown Wednesday, Nov. 11, with 101-year-old World War II veteran Joseph W. Sharpe as grand marshal, organizers say. The free parade runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., crossing Newport Avenue Veterans Memorial Bridge and continuing around Drake Park.
   

2. Humane Society of Central Oregon seeks home for bonded pair of cats abandoned at shelter (ktvz.com) — Dale and Doug need one home together after being abandoned with eight other cats at the Humane Society of Central Oregon in Bend. The bonded pair play side by side and have become favorites with young volunteers, curling up beside children during the shelter's reading program.
   

3. Yesteryear: Skaters in favor of outdoor rink in 1926 (bendbulletin.com) — Bend skaters had a plan for winter fun in 1926: flood level ground for an outdoor rink because an indoor facility cost too much. This week's historical roundup revisits that proposal and a 1976 effort to restore skating at Shevlin Park's old hatchery pond.
   

4. Big Band Jazz at COCC Spotlights Songs of Thad Jones (bendsource.com) — COCC's Big Band Jazz ensemble will bring the music of composer and trumpeter Thad Jones to Wille Hall on the Bend campus at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. Admission is free, with donations welcome, for the community group's fall concert featuring 19 musicians.
   

5. Happy Girls Sisters Draws Nearly 775 Registered Runners, Supporting Fall Tourism and Local Recreation (bendsource.com) — Nearly 775 runners registered for October's Happy Girls Sisters race, which supported Sisters Park & Recreation District through registration contributions and donations. Organizers estimate the weekend may have generated $97,000 in regional visitor spending, but spending wasn't surveyed and the submitted account wasn't independently verified by the news team.
   

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  • We attended a fantastic concert last night at the Mountain View High School auditorium.
    Cascade middle School choir started it off, then all of the central Oregon high school choirs performed. Wonderful to see how they all came together!… (Nextdoor Rickard Rd)
  • Heads up to AT&T.
    My phone bill was 248 a month for 2 lines. My son called them and dropped his bill from 140 to 88. So I thought let me try the same. Mine went from… (Nextdoor Water Wonderland)
  • United Parcel Service posted a job opening for Seasonal Driver assistant in Bend. Apply here.
  • Wonderful Citrus - The Wonderful Company posted a job opening for Manufacturing Operator in Bend. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bend here.

Ok Bend! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do you know that a wedding was emotional?" — Even the cake was in tiers. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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