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Health At Every Size and All Movement Counts

A Bend running/workout group is tailored for mid-life women
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Michelle Poirot is no stranger to exercise and running. She’s coached local running groups for a dozen years and is certified by the Road Runners Club of America. But aging and some health challenges led her to refocus her mission. About six years ago, she started Ceiling: Unlimited, a health and running coaching business, specifically […]

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Miles of Fun to Keep You Fit & Healthy

A list of local runs/walks for all ages
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There is no shortage of runs and races in Central Oregon, for all levels. Some shorter family fun-runs will get your blood flowing during the cold weather with longer, tougher races to prepare you for a slate of spring runs. Here is a list of runs/walks in the coming months that may inspire you! February […]

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Seed to Table Aims to Build Community Health and Wellness

Nonprofit provides access to fresh produce and hands-on farming education for Central Oregonians
by Dallas Finn Calvert

Little did 10-year-old Audrey Tehan know, as she furiously shielded her fledgling beet plants from a pounding hail storm on her family’s farm in Sisters, that one day, she’d be helping to grow more than 100,000 pounds of fresh produce in that same spot and helming a nonprofit that distributes the bounty to Central Oregon […]

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New Meissner Bus to Shuttle Skiers & Snowshoers

The pilot program is a stress-free way to enjoy the snow (once it’s here!)
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Avoid the stress of jockeying for parking spots at the ever-popular Meissner Sno Park this winter by taking a new shuttle. The Meissner bus is scheduled to make three trips every Saturday and Sunday through March. The best part? It’s a bargain at $5 roundtrip! Visit Bend, Deschutes Trails Coalition and an anonymous donor contributed […]

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All Wags at Wanoga Sno-Park 

Thanks to Dogpac, Nordic skiers and off-leash dogs can shred the groomed trails together
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Jeff Johnston has a ritual during Central Oregon’s winter months. Several times a week, he finds himself, along with Kundi, his Australian Shepherd, standing in the pre-dawn light at Wanoga Sno-Park. As he unlocks a shipping container that houses a utilitarian Ski-Doo Skandic snowmobile, Kundi tears around in the snow, marking his favorite spots. After […]

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Three Sisters Backcountry is Making Cascades Magic

“Come on baby, make it [yurt] so good” – John Mellencamp
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Put down that beat-up Harry Potter paperback. With the right guidance, the forests of Central Oregon can put a spell on you, no wands or wizard hats required. Just ask Three Sisters Backcountry about the “magic that exists” at their two mountain yurts. They’re located at the base of what the outdoor recreation company calls […]

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Shooting for the Snow Zone

Photographer Pete Alport goes to extremes to capture a special moment
by Kim Cooper Findling

Pete Alport arrived at the young snowboarder’s home at 11pm on a winter’s night in late 2022. The pair bid a cheerful goodbye to Kai Huggin’s parents and drove south from Bend into the night. Where Highway 138 intersects the north access for Crater Lake, they ditched the truck and fired up the snowmobiles. During […]

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Return of the Snow Dragon at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park

An annual tradition that takes weeks to create needs volunteers
by Julie Furnas

What originated as construction on a quinzhee (a snow shelter made by hardened show and hollowed out) at Meissner Sno-Park and evolved into an annual tradition, artist Joshua Cook and a team of volunteers are once again inviting participants to experience the “Snow Dragon” art installation on one of the most magical nights on the […]

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Phase II of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge Restoration

Restoration project has come a long way since its inception
by Damian Fagan

When Susan and Dwight Sheets toured the defunct Santiam Pass Ski Lodge on a rainy October day in 2016 with Willamette National Forest Ranger Terry Baker, they were saddened with the condition of the historic lodge that had been unoccupied since 1986. “The archaeologist wouldn’t come in because it was horrible,” said Dwight. “We were […]

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Time to Shine with a Freak Holiday Salad

The Deschutes Historical Museum is celebrating gelatin sides
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 Jello salad was created in 1904 by Mrs. John E. Cook of Pennsylvania. She called it the “Perfection Salad.” The colorful item became especially popular after World War II as a convenient, inexpensive dish for busy housewives. It became overshadowed in the 1960s and 70s with the rise of other cooking trends. Nonetheless, many families […]

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