Good morning, Bend.

Redmond’s new $49 million recreation center opened Thursday, Sept.

17 offering open admission and classes including fitness and martial arts (featuring a 56,000 sqft facility with a lap pool, gym, and outdoor amenities) while a ribbon cutting is set for Oct. 3.

Mt. Bachelor will host the Job-A-Palooza hiring event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Deschutes Brewery Tasting Room; nearly 20 departments will offer seasonal and year-round positions, on-site interviews and employee benefits including a free season pass — with complimentary snacks, beverages and raffle prizes.

Bend Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday a new partnership with Moda Health to serve as the primary insurer for the 2027 Association Health Plan.

New enrollments start Oct. 1 and groups switching before Jan. 1 get credit for prior costs while employers with 51+ workers may also offer Kaiser options.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a $694 million settlement with Credit Acceptance Corp. on predatory auto loans.

Oregon will receive over $754,000 (including debt relief for 58 consumers and restitution for 67) and the deal will become effective Nov. 2.

Oregon is set to implement new Medicaid rules after an audit found the enrollment system made duplicate payment errors for the Oregon Health Plan.

Officials plan workers' retraining by June 2027 and a comprehensive system upgrade by the end of 2028.

Thanks to a partnership among Bend Park and Recreation, Fire and Rescue, County 911 and HEARTsafe Bend, new AED cabinets are now installed at sports complexes such as Pine Nursery, Big Sky, Skyline and Bend Whitewater Park to aid in cardiac emergencies (if needed).

Craig Biss, a 74-year-old member of Bend Golf Club, shot holes-in-one consecutively on Sept.

10 (par-3 sixth hole) and Sept. 11 (115-yard 11th hole with a commemorative flag), a rare feat that stunned club members.

Pine Nursery Park’s pickleball complex grew from eight to 24 courts through cooperation between the Park and Recreation District and the Bend Pickleball Club, and it now carries the Susan and Werner Zehnder name to honor their longstanding support.

Roseburg football started 3-0 by using a backfield-by-committee, nicknamed a 5-headed monster, to edge a close 20-14 win in Bend.

The team will open league play this week against North Eugene as coach Matt Watson stressed taking each game one at a time.