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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 DepartmentTheft — A theft was reported at 12:07 p.m. Oct.

Meet Oscar, a sweet 2-year-old tabby. He was a stray that was delivered to the adoption center in a 65-gallon garbage rollcart after curiosity got the best of him.

An increasing number of startup companies have adopted a development model called lean startup, which favors experimentation, customer feedback and minimalist prototypes over elaborate planning, intuition and costly product development.And one of its biggest advocates, entrepreneur Steve Blank, is scheduled to give the keynote address at today'sBend Venture Conference at t

Nouvola, a Portland-based startup that helps small- to medium-sized companies scale their websites for higher traffic, took home the $250,000 prize for the launch-stage competition today at the 10th annual Bend Venture Conference.“This is like our great opportunity to realize the dream we’ve been dreaming for the last year," said Paola Rossaro, co-founder and CTO.

On deckTodayBoys soccer: Bend JV at Redmond, 4:30 p. m.; Crook County at Ridgeview, 4:30 p. m.; Sisters at Cottage Grove, 7 p. m.; La Pine at Junction City, 4 p. m.; Mountain View at Summit, 7 p. m.Girls soccer: Crook County at Ridgeview, 3 p. m.; Cottage Grove at Sisters, 4 p.

Economic Development for Central Oregon has hired a former Microsoft senior program manager to head up economic development in La Pine and southern Deschutes County, the agency announced on Wednesday.Gerry Albert, who started work at his new post on Monday, will manage the recruitment of new companies and help existing ones grow, according to a news release from EDCO.

PermitsCity of Bend• Signature Homebuilders LLC, 20031 Sorrento Place, $226,652• FC Fund LLC, 3019 N. E. Red Oak Drive, $220,986• Greg Welch Construction Inc., 813 N. W. Yosemite Drive, $423,149• FC Fund LLC, 3058 N. E.

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 DepartmentTheft — A theft was reported at 7:50 a.m. Oct. 10, in the 63300 block of North U.S.

Anticipating a shortage of officials, the Central Oregon Basketball Officials Association is broadening its recruiting efforts in advance of its first meeting of the 2013-14 season.That meeting is set for Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p. m. in the library at Mountain View High School in Bend.According to Bob Reichert, commissioner of the COBOA, several of the association’s officials have moved out of the area.

On deckTodayCross-country: Bend, Mountain View, Summit, Redmond, Crook County, Ridgeview, La Pine, Madras at C. O. Relays at Pine Nursery, 3 p. m.; Sisters at Country Fair Classic at Country Fair Grounds in Veneta, 3:45 p. m.Volleyball: Culver at East Linn, 6 p.