Free local workshops on repairing lamps and pruning roses highlight this week’s event offerings. In our throwaway culture, it’s often more cost-effective to replace than to repair a broken item. But ...

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WILLIAMSTOWN — They came out in the rain, bearing their broken lamps, torn leather bags and many a dull tool. However, the rain could not quench the high spirits of the gathering as their broken items ...

Broken lamps, torn jackets, zippers that won’t zip — and other household items — have a chance at a second life as the ever-popular Repair Cafe returns to Central Oregon next month. Since 2013, The ...