🌱 How a new Redmond campus could reshape local youth job prospects

Hello Redmond! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new Redmond campus could reshape local youth job prospects
• How Redmond’s Longest Night vigil remembers homeless neighbors this year
• What Redmond flyers should know about the airport’s ongoing expansion

Also on today's calendar: Middle Ground Book Club and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: Snow and rain in the morning, temps: high: 45, low: 30.
• Thursday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 56 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Heart of Oregon Corps receives $300,000 Ford Family Foundation grant toward new Redmond campus (ktvz.com) — A major new youth workforce development campus is under construction in Redmond, backed by a fresh $300,000 grant from The Ford Family Foundation. Heart of Oregon Corps plans to open the facility in fall 2026, centralizing training and support for hundreds of 16–24-year-olds from rural Central Oregon. The group is still fundraising to close a $1.25 million construction gap.
   

2. 'The list keeps growing': Longest Night vigils honor those who died homeless (redmondspokesman.com) — A Longest Night vigil at Bethlehem Inn’s Redmond shelter on Dec. 21 will honor homeless neighbors who died this year, including one woman who spent years living between Bend and Redmond. Organizers describe how the ceremony’s candles, stories, and prayers help families and service providers remember loved ones while drawing attention to those still struggling on local streets.
   

3. Mild winter keeps Bend, Redmond construction projects on schedule (centraloregondaily.com) — Mild winter weather is helping keep Redmond Airport’s terminal expansion on schedule, as crews add new gates, jet bridges, and a temporary shipping-container walkway for passengers. Travelers shouldn’t see major disruptions, and the project is expected to wrap up before the end of 2027. Bend road projects are also benefiting from the favorable conditions.
   

4. Gold Beach Lumber to put new store location into Madras (madraspioneer.com) — Residents who now drive to Bend or Redmond for building supplies may soon have another option, as Gold Beach Lumber plans a full-service store in Madras within two years. Backed by a $500,000 local grant package, the project aims to keep more shopping and jobs in Jefferson County while boosting access to agricultural and ranching materials across Central Oregon.
   

📸 Around Redmond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redmond

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Quiet Writing Time
  Redmond Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Wrestling: Novice @ Culver HS
  Culver High School Redmond, OR 97756
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Middle Ground Book Club
  Redmond Library , 827 SW Deschutes Ave , Redmond
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Spirit Day - Walk in Someone else's shoes
  Sage Elem Redmond, OR 97756
• Girls BX @ Sheldon
  Ridgeview High School , 4555 SW Elkhorn Ave , Redmond
  5:30 pm
• Hoodoo’s Wintervention 2025 in Redmond
  Wild Ride Brewing , 332 SW 5th St , Redmond
  6:00 pm
• 12/19/25 - Coyote Rider - 6:00 to 8:00pm
  Silverleaf Café , Eagle Crest Resort , 7535 Falcon Crest Dr #300 , Redmond
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• COFE Winter Concert
  Redmond Library , 827 SW Deschutes Ave , Redmond
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Girls BX vs Liberty
  Ridgeview High School , 4555 SW Elkhorn Ave , Redmond
  5:00 pm
• Musical Theater Showcase
  Redmond Proficiency Academy Redmond, OR 97756
  6:00 pm
• Skeptoid Trivia — Worthy Brewing
  Worthy Brewing Company , 495 NE Bellevue Dr , Bend
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• The Reindeer Room Holiday Pop-up Bar at River's Edge Golf Course
  River's Edge Golf Course , 400 NW Pro Shop Dr , Bend
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing cat.
  Our Maine Coon Mauzi is missing he is an indoor cat He is 10 we miss him and want him back home if you find him please contact us we live on Eagle… (Nextdoor Eagle Crest)
• Anyone have Blue Cross coverage?
  Are there available doctors in Redmond and Bend? Just checking to see if I want to switch insurance plans. Also, I’d appreciate any Dr… (Nextdoor NW 10th St)

• ABC Supply posted a job opening for Warehouse Material Handler (1220) in Redmond. Apply here.
• Precision Castparts posted a job opening for Janitor in Redmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Redmond here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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