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Emilie Cortes delivers OSU-Cascades’ commencement speech about risk and fear Emilie Cortes is a bundle of energy. She wasn’t meant for a desk job, yet she spent 17 years as a financial analyst before ditching her job in San Francisco to move to Bend and take the helm at Call of the Wild, a company […]
As Farmers Market season kicks off, Central Oregon Locavore has coordinated with local farms to give Central Oregonians a chance to see, firsthand, where their food comes from. Faces of Farming Family Fun Day From 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday, June 13, Fields Farm, Juniper Jungle, and Worthy Brewing are hosting educational farm […]
This photo shows a group of party balloons found clinging to the GI Ranch pasture fence and others deflated and scattered around, way out in the middle of the state. A group of calves were smelling and nibbling at them when they were found. Had one of the calves started chewing on it and attempted […]
Eric Corrales never met an obstacle he didn’t like. Always in motion, Corrales uses them as a means of propulsion, employing a series of leaps, jumps, and flips to traverse elements in the natural landscape. An evangelist of parkour—a sport that turns urban landscapes into obstacle courses—Corrales is poised to open Bend’s first indoor parkour-dedicated […]
The Wallowa Mountains are well known throughout the state and beyond for their majestic beauty. They have been dubbed the Alps of Oregon and labeled one of Oregon’s Seven Wonders. From the Imnaha River to Sacajawea Peak, a person could dedicate every free moment to exploring them and still not see all that they offer. […]
Over the last few weeks, several readers called, sent emails and text messages, asking about some moths that have been emerging. They all wanted to know: “What is this thing?” You have to admit, coming upon that beauty at night, fluttering about the porch light, or in the morning clinging to the light or on […]
friday 29 Devinci Bike Demo Day Crow’s Feet Commons presents an all-day shred session. Bring a helmet, your pedals, and your passion for railing turns, going fast, and hitting jumps. Free shuttle from Cog Wild. 9 am-4 pm. Wanoga Sno Park, Cascade Lakes Highway. Free. saturday 30 Ride for Two Rivers This benefit ride for the […]
“We’re in this because we love cycling, because we have faith in the people we work with and a passion for innovation,” responds Bend resident Beverly Lucas when asked why she wanted to start Knight Composites, a world-class cycle wheel company in an industry already saturated with cycling companies producing products and components. That enthusiasm […]
Last year Outside Magazine announced to the world that Bend, Oregon is, in fact, the best place on the planet to stand up paddle board. Thanks, guys. With our cover blown, it’s not surprising that paddling the stretch of river between Riverbend and Drake parks has become an activity not unlike Tinder meets bumper boats […]
Warm air, infrequent rain, and wispy yellow clouds of Juniper pollen have officially ushered in a new spring and soon-to-be summer season. Long gone are the days of waiting for and ultimately never getting snow, and welcome are the dusty and sun-stroked mornings, noon and nights of another trail-shredding, berm-busting mountain biking season. Over the […]
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