Our competition is gone and we await approval of our application and issuance of our three-year construction permit, which will likely happen some time in June or July of this year!

David Barsamian, renowned media critic, author, lecturer and director of Alternative Radio, will speak on "The Decline and Fall of PublicBroadcasting: What Can Be Done About It."   7 p.m., Thursday, May 15, at the Bend Community Center, 1036 NE Fifth Street, one block north of Greenwood Avenue.  His presentation, part of a week-long Oregon tour, is sponsored by  KPOV.  Admission is $5; refreshments will be available.