Good morning, Bend.

Kendall Auto Group's Catwalk for a Cause raised more than $100,000 for Silver Rail Elementary on Oct.

28, including a $50,000 matching pledge from local businesses, and will dedicate part of the money to a Megan Lambert scholarship; the event also raised $356,000 for Furnish Hope.

On Oct. 23, Deschutes County Search and Rescue climbed loose, crumbling rock through the night to reach a 34-year-old Bend man stranded on Broken Top's east-facing ridge, and the Army National Guard hoisted him and rescuers off the summit the next morning; no one required medical treatment.

Nigerien desert blues guitarist Mdou Moctar will play a solo show at Volcanic Theatre Pub on Wednesday, Nov.

4 at 8 p.m.; doors open 7 p.m., tickets $32.43 (70 SW Century Drive).

Students in COCC’s Culinary Institute opened a bakery kiosk earlier this month and expect to sell out every Friday morning through Dec.

4; it’s open 7:30 to 10 a.m. Fridays at the east end of the Cascade Culinary Institute building by the Elevation Restaurant. Items cost $2 to $4 (half-price for COCC students).

A record-strength El Niño is building in the mid-Pacific, with sea-surface temps 2.5°C above average as of Oct.

26 (models say it will strengthen for months). A very strong El Niño raises the odds of above-normal winter temperatures here and could mean uncertain precipitation and lower 2027 irrigation supplies.

The City of Bend is urging residents to rake, bag, mulch, or compost falling leaves now to prevent clogged storm drains and localized flooding, noting it maintains more than 30,000 stormwater assets across the community.

Bend High went 12-0 to win its sixth straight Intermountain Conference title and will enter the Class 5A state playoffs as the No. 2 seed, playing Centennial Saturday at 2 p.m. at Caldera High.