Good morning, Bend.

Central Oregon Community College will hold Flannel Fest Nov.

2-5 on campus with free student events including a chili competition where students can vote, pie and puzzles, and hot cocoa.

Building a Better Bend will host the second lecture in its 2026 series on creating civic space from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Nov.

5 in Edward J. Ray Hall at Oregon State University Cascades. James Lima will discuss public and private partnerships and how plazas, festival streets, and parks can foster connection (Tickets $10; recording available afterward).

Central Oregon Veterans Outreach will hold the 25th Annual Bend Veterans Day Parade at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov.

11, in downtown Bend to honor 250 years of service, and Army veteran Joseph W. Sharpe (age 101) will serve as grand marshal.

Bend Fire & Rescue will conduct flammable-liquids live-fire training on Monday, Nov.

2 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the North Station (63377 NE Jamison St.), producing large flames and smoke visible from Highway 20 and nearby neighborhoods; officials say the activity is planned and not an emergency, so do not call 911.

Central Oregon Locavore said it received a $25,000 Thriving Entrepreneurs grant from the Miller Charitable Fund on Thursday, Oct.

29 to launch an 18-month Locavore Producer Accelerator that will give at least 40 farmers and ranchers workshops, one-on-one financial coaching, monthly sales reports, and six peer mentorship pairings.

Les Schwab plans to add a fourth tire center pending city approval, and if approved the store would be at SE 27th Street and Ferguson Road in southeast Bend; it would join three existing locations + the company’s corporate headquarters here.

The Ochoco and Deschutes national forests are hiring temporary seasonal workers for the 2027 fire season; applications open today and close Nov.

12 on USAJobs.gov, with roles like wildland firefighters, smokejumpers, dispatchers, and lookouts (Prineville, Bend, Redmond, Crescent, Sisters).