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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 2

Bend-La Pine plans Silver Rail community session Thursday

Plus, Les Schwab's new foundation is giving $100,000 to Silver Rail recovery.

The Bend Daily News team2 stories15 sources5 min read

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Bend-La Pine Schools will hold a Silver Rail community session Thursday

Thursday's community session runs two hours in the evening

Pilot Butte Middle School, 1501 NE Neff Road, Bend

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.5:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.
  • 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Community engagement session
Date
Thu., Nov. 5
Room limit
400 people

Sources: MyCentralOregon.com, KTVZ

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WhenWhat
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Community engagement session
DateThu., Nov. 5
Room limit400 people

If you have questions or concerns after the tragedy, Bend-La Pine Schools has set up a community session for Thu., Nov. 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Pilot Butte Middle School, 1501 NE Neff Road. District leaders, school board members and Bend Police Department representatives will be there to listen and answer questions.

Spanish interpretation will be provided, and facilitators will guide the conversation. Deschutes County Behavioral Health Services will offer mental health support.

  • Wed., Nov. 4: session for Silver Rail families and staff
  • Online survey from the Donovan Group: open through Nov. 9
  • Live-stream: link on the Silver Rail Community Information Hub

Two sessions and a survey deadline fall within a week

  1. Nov. 4Engagement session for families and staff
  2. Nov. 5Community session, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Pilot Butte Middle School
  3. Nov. 9Last day to submit the online community survey

Sources: MyCentralOregon.com, KTVZ

Neighbors are also showing up in smaller ways. Bend residents made hundreds of handmade hearts for Silver Rail students and staff, hoping to show community support ahead of their possible return to school.

Community

Les Schwab's new foundation is giving $100,000 to Silver Rail Elementary recovery

Les Schwab Tires has created the Les Schwab Foundation, and its first gift is $100,000 for recovery from the Oct. 15 tragedy at . The Bend-based company announced the foundation Tuesday, Oct. 27. KOBI-TV NBC5 says the money will support students, families and educators.

  • $40,000: Silver Rail Elementary and its parent-teacher organization
  • $30,000: other Bend-La Pine Schools
  • $30,000: , for needs as they emerge

The $100,000 gift splits three ways

The Les Schwab Foundation's first gift, $100,000, by where it comes from and where it goes

Comes from

$100,000

Goes to

$100,000 Les Schwab Foundation 100%
$40,000 Silver Rail and its PTO 40%$30,000 Other Bend-La Pine schools 30%$30,000 Oregon Community Foundation 30%

Comes from

  • $100,000 Les Schwab Foundation 100%

$100,000

Goes to

  • $40,000 Silver Rail and its PTO 40%
  • $30,000 Other Bend-La Pine schools 30%
  • $30,000 Oregon Community Foundation 30%

Sources: Central Oregon Daily, KTVZ

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AmountShare
From: Les Schwab Foundation$100,000100%
To: Silver Rail and its PTO$40,00040%
To: Other Bend-La Pine schools$30,00030%
To: Oregon Community Foundation$30,00030%

“With Silver Rail being here in our hometown and having employees directly impacted, it hit home very close.”

Tom Nolan, Les Schwab chairman and CEO

The foundation will also help Les Schwab employees, support nonprofit partners and respond to future crises. The split comes from the company's announcement, and the foundation is developing a way for people and organizations to request assistance.

Les Schwab's foundation starts with a hometown gift

$100,000
in the foundation's first donation
75 years
of the company's belief in giving back
Almost 640
Les Schwab stores around the country

Sources: KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2, KTVZ

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News Notes

Playoffs

Central Oregon's fall playoff teams are in action Fri., Nov. 6. In 5A football, Mountain View hosts Aloha and Summit hosts Canby, both at 7 p.m., according to OSAA's schedule. Central Oregon Daily

Roadwork

Crews are repairing shoulders on Bailey Road and Cline Falls Highway, Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Expect single-lane closures with flaggers and delays of up to 20 minutes. MyCentralOregon.com

Weather

Monday starts cold and frosty, with fog or freezing fog possible. Clouds build this afternoon with highs in the mid to upper 50s, and Tuesday, Election Day, is forecast mostly cloudy with a high near 52. KTVZKTVZ

Lecture

COCC's presents a talk on energy security at 6:30 p.m. Mon., Nov. 9, in Wille Hall on the Bend campus. Tickets are $0-$10 on a sliding scale, and you can reserve a seat at cocc.edu/foundation/cls. MyCentralOregon.com

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Central Oregon teams play first-round football and volleyball quarterfinals Nov. 6

SportGameWhen
5A football(13) Aloha at (4) Mountain ViewNov. 6, 7 p.m.
5A football(11) Canby at (6) SummitNov. 6, 7 p.m.
5A football(10) Ridgeview at (7) SandyNov. 6, TBD
2A football(13) Rainier at (4) CulverNov. 6, 7 p.m.
2A football(15) La Pine at (2) GlideNov. 6, TBD
5A volleyball(6) Crater vs. (3) SummitNov. 6, 1 p.m.
5A volleyball(10) La Salle Prep vs. (2) BendNov. 6, 3 p.m.

Source: Central Oregon Daily

Around Oregon

Early votes

About 31% of Oregon's registered voters had voted early as of Sunday, according to NBC News data. That's 1,163,372 ballots out of roughly 3.78 million registered voters, and Election Day is Tue., Nov. 3. KTVZ

Road deaths

Central Oregon Daily reports that 151 people died on Oregon roads this summer and looks at what's behind it. Central Oregon Daily

About 31% of Oregon's registered voters had voted early by Sunday

31%of registered voters had cast ballots as of Sunday, Nov. 1

Source: KTVZ

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of registered voters had cast ballots as of Sunday, Nov. 131%

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Bend has a tiny race with big enthusiasm: the Toddler Trot. It's part of COCC's Turkey Trot, now in its 27th year, set for Saturday, Nov. 14 on the Bend campus. The free Toddler Trot is in its fifth year and has races for kids 3 and younger and 5 and younger. Little legs, big finish line.

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Bend-La Pine plans Silver Rail community session Thursday

Plus, Les Schwab's new foundation is giving $100,000 to Silver Rail recovery.

The TLDR

  1. Bend-La Pine Schools holds a Silver Rail community session Thu., Nov. 5
  2. Les Schwab's new foundation gives $100,000 to Silver Rail recovery
  3. Do you plan to join the Silver Rail community conversations?
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