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Running into 2022 Side by Side

After two years, Bend Marathon is back hitting the ground running to find ways to support the community

by Trinity Bradle April 6, 2022September 2, 2024

Bend Marathon has had to cancel its in-person races for the past two years, but this year, runners will be delighted to know that the “real deal” is back. On Sunday April 10 organizers will stage the marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k in-person races, starting and ending in the Old Mill District where it’s […]

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Watching the Nest

The only known Golden Eagle cam in North America is near Sisters, capturing a mom and dad sitting on their eggs

by Jim Anderson March 30, 2022May 28, 2025

If you want to peek in on the life and times of a pair of beautiful, wild, Golden Eagles nesting locally, all you have to do is go to goldeneaglecam.org. There, Petra, the female, and Rocky, the male, are back again this year. I don’t think anyone knew about the eagles until Janet Zuelke and […]

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Seasoned with Sun

This spring, enjoy the flowers—because that’s what they were designed for!

by Kelli Neumann March 30, 2022April 10, 2025

Darkness inexorably yields to light, just as warmth will gently thaw the coldest days. Nowadays our small corner of earth begins to lean toward the sun and the landscape lifts her face gratefully to absorb a slow increase of its regenerative rays. The lengthening photoperiod and slow defrosting of soil sends chemical signals zinging through […]

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Early Spring Wildflowers to Welcome the Season

With fickle weather, the only sure sign that spring is really here is the arrival of colorful flowers

by Sarah Mowry March 23, 2022June 13, 2025

Spring in the high desert is a mercurial thing: sun and warm temperatures one day, followed by snow and sleet the next. The only sure sign that spring is really here is the arrival of wildflowers! Central Oregon, with its deserts and high mountain meadows, is chock full of wildflowers and a nice long season […]

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Bird Walks at the Crooked River Wetlands

Enjoy birding with an expert on a series of free guided walks

by Damian Fagan March 16, 2022March 3, 2025

“If you build it, they will come,” is one of the themes that highlight the City of Prineville’s Crooked River Wetlands Complex on the west edge of town. In this case, the “it” is the secondary wastewater ponds, and the “they” are a wide diversity of wildlife species, including humans bearing binoculars, or riding bicycles […]

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Ski Race Returns, In Honor of the Mailman

McKenzie Pass ski event honors trailblazer John Craig

by Damian Fagan March 9, 2022August 1, 2025

Though the ski season may be winding down, don’t “summerize” those Nordic skis just yet. The Oregon Nordic Club is bringing back the John Craig Memorial Ski Race and Tour up McKenzie Pass on Saturday, March 19. The event starts at the East Snow Gate on the McKenzie Pass Highway (9 miles west of Sisters) […]

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Pro File: Rebecca Hynes

A producer and documentarian, and creator of the local film “River Looters,” talks about her path to success

by David Sword March 2, 2022July 12, 2025

Rebecca Hynes is a filmmaker and agency producer. Her list of credits includes print and film media with clients as big as Nike, Mastercraft and Eddie Bauer, but her real love is the short film documentary, where she is able to use her multi-faceted skill set to create a more powerful and intimate experience. As […]

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Diversifying Ski Culture

An interview with a local back-country ski enthusiast

by Charlotte Ferguson February 16, 2022December 9, 2024

Back-country skiing has molded into a lifestyle for 29-year-old Mallory Duncan. Since the early age of two, Duncan has been hitting the slopes and exploring the back country of mountain ranges across California and the Pacific Northwest in a never-ending search for amazing lines. Now an adult, and officially a “Bend local” Duncan has big […]

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Five Ore-lympians Make It to Beijing

Three downhill racers, one high flying snowboarder and one Paralympic racer set their sights for winter in Beijing.

by Chris Williams February 2, 2022July 8, 2025

The Winter Olympics in Beijing, China start this week. Here’s a quick rundown of the local and Oregon athletes competing. Tommy Ford, Giant Slalom skier Coming back from a horrific injury is never easy. Tommy Ford, the Bend native who grew up skiing for the Mount Bachelor Sports Education Foundation, plans to come back on […]

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February Fun at Mt. Bachelor

Celebrate the Peace Park 2022 seasonal opening and VertFest

by Charlotte Ferguson February 2, 2022May 30, 2025

Mt. Bachelor’s February agenda is packed to the brim with awesome events that are fun for the entire family! A couple exciting occasions being featured on the mountain in the coming weeks include the celebration of the opening of Peace Park for the 2022 winter season and VertFest. The Peace Park Season Opening Celebration starts […]

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