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2019 Subaru Outside Games

Whether you’re participating or spectating, there’s something for everyone at this outdoor celebration
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

From mountain biking to bouldering, kayaking and more, the Subaru Outside Games showcases some of Central Oregon’s favorite pasttimes while appreciating the beauty of the surrounding area. Whether you’re participating or spectating, there’s something for everyone at this outdoor celebration. The Outside Games kicks off on the banks of the Deschutes River on July 25 […]

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Community Connection

Amiguitos: opening access for all youth
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

Milagros Aparicio greets children and their parents with a smile and a hug as they arrive at Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe for their first paddle lesson. The kids, ages 8-14, are quiet, wide-eyed and nervously inspecting foreign gear that are boats, paddles and dry bags. They may not fully understand the transformative experience that […]

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Coming Soon to a River Near You

Once just blueprints and a concept, whitewater park is nearing reality
Avatar photo Phil Busse

“I think it will be transformative,” explains Jayson Bowerman, with Bend Paddle Trial Alliance. He is talking excitedly about the proposed “whitewater park” adjacent to the Colorado Avenue Dam. “We have a lot of whitewater, but (Bend) hasn’t been a destination spot.” Part of a voter-approved bond measure, the so-called water park is scheduled to […]

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Let’s Call it a Draw

In the fast and furious pond-or-river debate, some are calling for both
Avatar photo James Williams

At last Wednesday’s city council meeting, Mayor Jim Clinton held up a colorful painting of what could be. The rendering (pictured above) showed both a river and a pond—but no Newport Avenue dam, the 103-year-old, leaking structure that creates Mirror Pond. Presented to murmuring approvals and head nods at the city council meeting, this new […]

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