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First- and second-grade students enjoy blowing off some steam on the jungle gym during their lunchtime recess Thursday at Miller Elementary School in Bend.
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Bend City Hall, responding to complaints from businesses along Galveston Avenue, agreed to reopen a key intersection closed Tuesday for a street improvement project.The intersection at Galveston Avenue and Riverside Boulevard will reopen Sept 17, according to City Manager Eric King.The Tumalo Avenue portion of the project will remain closed, as well as the portion of Riverside Boulevard south of the Galveston intersection, the city announced.

A drunken driver killed a Madras couple Thursday after likely running a stop sign just east of Metolius, according to a Jefferson County sheriff’s sergeant.Diane Elizabeth Hanson, 34, and her husband, Lukas Daniel Hanson, 32, were dead at the scene, the intersection of Southwest Dover Lane and Southwest Bear Drive, following the crash reported at 5:15 p.m., patrol Sgt.

ON DECKTodayVolleyball: Mazama at Ridgeview, 6:30 p. m.; Chiloquin at La Pine, 6:30 p. m.; Kennedy at Culver, 6 p. m.; Trinity Lutheran at South Wasco County, 5 p. m.; Lakeridge at Redmond, 5:45 p. m.Boys soccer: Ridgeview at Mazama, TBA; Redmond at Madras, 4 p. m.; La Pine at Culver, 4:30 p.

City of Bend• CVSC LLC, 63455 N. Highway 97, $117,000• ML Bend Limited Partnership, 20709 N. E. Comet Court, $245,671• Pahlisch Homes Inc., 3325 N. W. Shevlin Ridge, $308,610• Makena Custom Homes Inc., 19133 N. W. Chiloquin Drive, $268,971• Trinity Episcopal Church of Bend, 231 N.W.

A gas leak in Sunriver forced the evacuation of approximately 10 homes Wednesday afternoon, according to the Sunriver Fire Department.Firefighters were called to Goldfinch Lane around 2:35 p. m. after a 2-inch gas line was cut during a road repair project.

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 DepartmentDUII — Adana Larene Zemke, 43, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 8:36 a.m. Aug.

The parking lot at the Riverhouse bustles with Ford Model A's Tuesday afternoon during the first day of The High Desert A's Northwest Regional Meet. The meet continues through Sunday with events daily. Enthusiasts can visit http://nwrm2013.

Ridgeview High School seniors Mandie Kuhlman, center, and Kirsten Hawk watch a video during the end of their first day of AP Literature class on Wednesday in Redmond.

ON DECKTodayVolleyball: Sisters, Crook County at Madras, 5 p. m.; Summit, Mountain View, West Albany, Churchill at Churchill, 4:30 p. m.Girls soccer: La Pine at Madras, 4 p. m.ThursdayVolleyball: Mazama at Ridgeview, 6:30 p. m.; Chiloquin at La Pine, 6:30 p.