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It might surprise the thousands of Bend residents who have moved here in the past decade that until 2003, the Bill Healy Bridge did not exist, and the canyon where hundreds of people walk and run along the river each day was an old log deck left behind when the mills shut down.While few quibble about the attractiveness of the bridge, the extension of Reed Market Road and c

On deckTodayFootball: Gladstone at Madras, 1 p. m.Girls soccer: North Medford at Summit, 3 p. m.Volleyball: Ridgeview, La Pine at Philomath Tournament, 9 a. m.; Culver at Corbett Tourney, TBA; Summit at Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Ariz., 8 a.

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Bend’s Community Center will host the eighth annual Hoedown for Hunger from 1 to 9 p. m. Nov. 2 at the center, 1036 N. E. Fifth St., Bend. The fundraiser highlights local music and raises funds for BCC’s Feed the Hungry program.The Hoedown will feature a full day of Americana, folk and bluegrass music by local bands, including Quincy Street, the Runway Ranch Band and the Bitterbrush Band. Attendees will receive all-you-can-eat chili donated by local restaurants as well as desserts from local bakeries. Beer and wine will be available.

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 — Lacey Marie Ashley, 33, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 7:44 p.m. Oct.

Hefting buckets, nets and an aerator, Kim Brannock and her family set out Friday morning to help stranded fish in a dwindling pool in a dry channel of the Deschutes River close to Bend.Going on tips from a fish biologist friend, Brannock used the nets to scoop the fish showing the most life into the buckets, where the aerator gave them a boost of oxygen.

On deckTodayFootball: Bend at Eagle Point, 7 p. m.; Mountain View at Redmond, 7 p. m.; Crook County at Summit, 7 p. m.; Cleveland at Ridgeview, 7 p. m.; Cottage Grove at Sisters, 7 p. m.; La Pine at Elmira, 7 p. m.; Kennedy at Culver, 7 p. m.; North Lake at Gilchrist, 4 p.

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.

• QVI Risk Solutions, of Bend, is celebrating 10 years of business. Founded in 2003, QVI is a third-party health-benefits administration company that works with self-funded employers, other third-party administrators and commercial health insurance companies.• gachruda pr+m, a public relations and marketing firm, which primarily focuses on the fashion industry, has announced several new clients.