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The Class 4A boys and girls soccer rankings have been set, and five Central Oregon teams have landed spots in the postseason.The Sisters boys and girls teams, both unbeaten and untied Sky-Em League champions, secured first-round home playoff games slated for Tuesday.

Former Mountain View High School standout James Reid has committed to play basketball at NCAA Division-I University of Arkansas at Little Rock next season.Reid, a 2012 Mountain View graduate, is currently a sophomore at the College of Southern Idaho. Last season he averaged 8.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game for CSI while shooting 37 percent from three-point range and 90 percent from the free-throw line. A three-year starter at Mountain View, Reid led the Cougars to the Class 5A state tournament three times, helping his team take second place in 2010 and fourth in 2012.

On deckTodayGirls soccer: Sisters at Summit, 4 p. m.Boys water polo: Mountain View vs. Marist in state playoffs at Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton, 12:30 p. m.; Ashland vs. Madras in state playoffs at Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton, 1:40 p. m.; Summit vs.

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The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project is hosting Central Oregon’s first Repair Cafe from 6 to 9 p. m. on Nov. 7.The event will be held at Pakit Liquidators, 903 S. E. Armour Road, Bend.

Forest Road 370 in the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters ranger districts of the Deschutes National Forest is now closed for the season, a forest official announced Wednesday.The road will not reopen until weather conditions allow in the spring.

The Bend carver who made the jack-o’-lantern above isn’t the only one who goes all out for Halloween.

On deckThursdayGirls soccer: Sisters at Summit, 4 p. m.Boys water polo: Mountain View, Summit, Madras at 5A state playoffs at Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton, 12:30 p.

Customers of Cascade Natural Gas, the provider for much of Central Oregon, will see a rate increase beginning Friday, the Oregon Public Utility Commission announced.For a typical customer, monthly bills are expected to rise $5.70, on average annually, from $46.81 to $52.51, according to a news release from the PUC.

Police LogThe Bulletin will update items in the Police Log when such a request is received. Any new information, such as the dismissal of charges or acquittal, must be verifiable. For more information, call 541-383-0358.Bend Police DepartmentUnlawful entry — A vehicle was reported entered at 12:50 p.m. Oct.