History of Irrigation

Name: February 2026 History Pub: A Big Man from a Small Place: Robert Sawyer, the Bend Bulletin, and the Columbia River
Start: 2026-02-24T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-24T20:00:00-08:00
Location: McMenamins Old St Francis School

February 2026
February 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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, Oregon

Robert 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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