🌱 How Bend’s ballpark upgrade puts Sunriver on a darker-sky map

Good morning Sunriver! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Bend’s ballpark upgrade puts Sunriver on a darker-sky map

Also on today's calendar: A Glimpse of Bengal: Henna, Face Painting, and More and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 53 and low of 23 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 36.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Vince Genna Stadium lighting upgrade earns Oregon's 8th DarkSky certification (centraloregondaily.com) — Sunriver is highlighted as one of Oregon’s certified DarkSky locations, alongside Bend’s newly upgraded Vince Genna Stadium, which just earned the state’s eighth certification. The Bend Elks’ new LED system sharply cuts neighborhood light spill, glare and structural risks from aging poles while preserving darker night skies across Central Oregon.
   

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📸 Around Sunriver

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sunriver

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• My Father Created D.B. Cooper
  Sunriver Library, 56855 Venture Ln, Sunriver
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• A Glimpse of Bengal: Henna, Face Painting, and More
  Sunriver Library , 56855 Venture Ln , Sunriver
  4:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• 2026 Sunriver Scramble
  Sunriver Resort Marina , 17400 Deschutes Rd , Sunriver
  9:00 am
• SunRiver Scramble
  Sunriver Resort Marina , 17400 Deschutes Rd , Sunriver
  10:00 am

Sunday April 26

• SunRiver Scramble Family Race
  17400 Deschutes Rd , Sunriver
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• SLED Annual Luncheon 2026
  Sunriver Resort , 17600 Center Dr , Sunriver
  11:30 am
• Bingo Night — Century Commons Taps & Trucks
  Century Commons Taps & Trucks , 56809 Venture Ln , Sunriver
  6:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Design Committee
  Sunriver Owners Association , 57455 Abbot Dr , Sunriver
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• The Banff Mountain Film Festival hosted by Friends of Realms
  Tower Theatre , 835 NW Wall St , Bend
  7:00 pm
• Parties of Progress
  Volcanic Theatre Pub , 70 SW Century Dr , Bend
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Bend Salmon Run
  Riverbend Park , 799 SW Columbia St , Bend
  9:00 am
• Dad Bods - Let's Glow Crazy! 80's Neon Party at McMenamin's
  McMenamins Old St. Francis School , 700 NW Bond St , Bend
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bend

• Bend Elks make major lighting upgrades to Vince Genna Stadium, earning Dark Sky certification (ktvz.com)
• Bend man arrested after March gun dispute (bendbulletin.com)
• New SE Bend roundabout planned at 15th Street and Ferguson Road; open house coming up (ktvz.com)

La Pine

• Spacious La Pine Home Offers Privacy and Outdoor Access (nationaltoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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