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February 2026 History Pub: A Big Man from a Small Place: Robert Sawyer, the Bend Bulletin, and the Columbia River
McMenamins Old St Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend, OregonRobert Sawyer, publisher and editor of the Bend Bulletin, played a key role in regional and national politics from 1917 to 1953 as a conservative activist for environmental conservation and irrigated agriculture. With no love for the New Deal, he participated in national policy debates, injecting his central Oregon viewpoint. One of his most effective campaigns was part of a regional and national contest over control […]
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Annual Members’ Luncheon
Bend Elks Club 63120 Boyd Acres Rd, Bend, ORThe 2026 Members’ Luncheon will once again take place on February 28, 2026 at the Elks Lodge in Bend. Doors will open at 11:00 a.m., with a welcome at 11:30. Lunch costs $25 per person, and will be a choice of prime rib, salmon, or vegetable lasagna. Members are asked to RSVP by February 14 […]
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March History Pub: About the Changing Skyline- 100 Years of Landscape Change in Central Oregon
McMenamins Old St Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend, OregonDuring the summer of 1920, Frederick William Cleator (1883-1957), a Forest Service recreational planner, surveyed and signposted the Skyline Trail. This trail, first laid out between Crater Lake and Mount Jefferson, was a predecessor to the Pacific Crest Trail, which, decades later, completed Cleator's dream of a recreational trail running from Mexico to Canada. During […]
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