One of Oregon’s strongest attractions is its outdoor environment. The state has it all—a rugged coastline, a fertile valley, snowcapped mountains, and an expansive desert. Much of the landscape is federally owned, which means that the people own it and can recreate on it. In fact, more than half of Oregon’s landmass is maintained by […]
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Top 10 Sports Stories
Mike Ficher is an actor & radio personality for KPOV With apologies to the Sisters’ boys soccer team, golfer Jesse Heinly, the Ridgeview girls’ softball team, Oregon State volleyball players Rachel Buehner and Hannah Troutman, locally-bred tennis players Paxton Deuel and Adam Krull, the local pickle ball craze, the coming curling bubble, the Summit High […]
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Top 5 Environmental Victories
Moey Newbold is Outreach & Communications Coordinator for Central Oregon LandWatch The challenges facing the Earth’s forests, oceans, and atmosphere affect all of us. Unfortunately, true environmental victories are hard to come by—often the wins are incremental and temporary. Let’s take this time to celebrate the successes we do achieve because ultimately, a win for […]
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Top 5 Wildlife Acquisitions
at the High Desert Museum
Damian Fagan is the Communications Manager for High Desert Museum. Every year, the High Desert Museum adds a few more critters to the mix. Here are a few of 2015’s highlights. 1 Porcupette The porcupine, Honeysuckle, gave birth in mid-April to a baby “porcupette.” A naming contest was held for the porcupette and “Juniper” was […]
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Glow By Tube
Blacklight Blast sets Sunriver aglow
Shawn Cannon has a glowing secret. With a hearty laugh, the recreation director for the Sunriver Owners’ Association (SROA) freely admits that she is a “blacklight addict” who becomes overly excited about staging blacklight events. She says her colleagues sometimes have to temper her enthusiasm. Cannon has good reason to be excited, as the SROA […]
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Earning Your View
Skate skiing emerges as a popular choice in Bend for winter endurance sports
Skiing and ice skating are two of the most beloved snowy weather sports. But a lesser-known winter activity has become just as popular in the Cascades that binds the two sports together. Skate skiing combines the atmosphere and terrain of Nordic skiing with the motions and fitness required for long-distance, and at times uphill, skating. […]
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Unstoppable Stoke
Dirksen Derby continues to support snowboarder
When Tyler Eklund was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident at the 2007 Snowboard Nationals, the then-14-year-old didn’t know how many friends he had. As it turns out, he has at least 500—probably many more—who have shown support for him year after year. For the past eight years, these friends have come together […]
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Ice, Ice Baby
The Pavilion prepares for winter sports
If all goes according to plan, the Bend Park & Recreation District will have a giant holiday present for Central Oregonians to open. Recreation Director Matt Mercer says the long-planned “Pavilion in Bend” anticipates an opening between December 19 and 24. As The Pavilion’s website explains: “With the opening of The Pavilion this winter, ice […]
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A Ride Through Time
New bikeway proposed in the Painted Hills
Oregon’s richest prehistoric landscape could soon have a new addition. Currently in its “recommended” phase, the Painted Hills Scenic Bikeway would become the state’s 15th official scenic bike route if approved by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Similar to the concept of designating scenic roadways, signs would be installed along the 120-mile proposed […]
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Before It All Falls Down
Local group offers avalanche awareness and education
On January 15, 1998, Brian Sali, of Yakima, Washington, was with two friends snowmobiling on a high, treeless snowdrift on Paulina Peak in Newberry Crater. On a failed turn, he dismounted his machine to turn it when a football field-sized avalanche swept him about a hundred yards and buried him under five feet of snow. […]