Good morning, Bend.

Classical pianist Hunter Noack will host three outdoor concerts for his IN A LANDSCAPE series: at East Lake in La Pine on Aug.

20 and Aug. 21 and at Drake Park in Bend on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. (Drake Park includes Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston.)

Bend gambling writer Dustin Gouker was featured in the Netflix documentary 'InstaDocs: Prediction Markets' on Tuesday, Aug.

18. He explained how online prediction markets are evolving and said regulators are still working to catch up with the growing industry.

NeighborImpact will start offering free Head Start services on Sept.

8 at OSU-Cascades' former Little Kits childcare center, providing 33 spots for toddlers & preschool-aged children while OSU officials plan to fill three additional classrooms with another provider.

COCC President Greg Pereira spent his first year at Central Oregon Community College listening to local employers + communities and adapting programs to meet workforce needs.

Fall classes at the Bend campus start September 21 with expanded offerings in Madras, Redmond, and La Pine.

Students in extracurricular athletics must have sports physicals for the new school year and can get the OSAA form from health care providers during annual wellness visits + confirm details with your provider.

A juvenile golden eagle rescued near Summer Lake underwent six weeks of rehabilitation at Think Wild’s wildlife hospital in Bend before it was released on Aug.

11. Its missing flight feathers were replaced with donor feathers and the bird flew away shortly after testing its regained strength.

A juvenile golden eagle rescued near Summer Lake returned to the wild on Aug.

11 after more than six weeks of care and an imping procedure at Think Wild — a treatment that replaced damaged feathers to restore its flight.

Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management introduced a survey for businesses that suffered economic or physical damage from wildfires and smoke to collect data for potential federal disaster relief.

Business owners are urged to report losses to help qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans & other support.

The Northwest Power and Conservation Council released a draft Ninth Power Plan Aug.

13 that calls for 1,200 MW of new natural gas plus boosts to renewables across the region. Washington and Oregon laws limit gas plants and public comment is open until Oct. 16 — hearings are scheduled later.