Good morning, Bend.

Bend Park and Recreation District plans a new neighborhood park on three acres (between Murphy Road and Pinebrook Boulevard) west of the Bend Parkway following a unanimous board approval on June 2; the property must be partitioned before purchase at an estimated cost of $1.5M, with completion expected in 2030.

Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center is accepting applications for its nine-month Small Business Management Program for established business owners; applications are due Sept.

30, acceptance is on Oct. 7, and the program begins Oct. 14 with monthly sessions (9 a.m. to noon on the second Wednesday) held in Sisters and an opening in Bend.

The darkwave trio Molchat Doma will perform at Midtown Ballroom (51 NW Greenwood Ave.) on Friday, Sept.

4 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $38.53 and they will bring a vibrant mix of lo-fi new wave that reflects their Minsk origins and Los Angeles style.

Singer-songwriter Justin Ringle and his band will perform at Silver Moon Brewing this Sunday at 6 p.m. to mark the 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album 'Words are Dead' (tickets cost $22 plus fees).

The Bureau of Land Management’s Pumpkin Pi timber sale in August sold nearly $10.6 million in timber across 400 acres (record-breaking production of 23.5 million board feet).

Director Steve Pearce said the sale is expected to boost local economic activity by $70 million and support 550 jobs.

Pacific Power is offering a voluntary Time of Use program that lets residential customers pay different rates based on their electricity use (designed to help households lower bills by shifting consumption away from peak demand).

Camp Fire Central Oregon will offer new homeschool programming and continue after-school care at two Bend schools this fall amid a budget shortfall and declining enrollments.

It also partners with Sisters Park (and transferred La Pine care to the Boys and Girls Clubs) to maintain youth services despite reduced funding.

Central Oregon farmers are contending with a historic drought as the Central Oregon Irrigation District has cut water deliveries to 60%.

Five miles of the Arnold Irrigation District Canal on south Bend remain dry, forcing farmers to adapt to the reduced water supply.

A new indoor pickleball facility will open early fall as Century Pickleball Club partners with GoodLife Brewing in Bend to combine courts with a full-service bar + lounge seating.

Renovated on the brewery’s former production floor, it will open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for all players.