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Tourism for the whole family, Sun Country Raft Tours, a raft from which is seen here navigating the Big Eddy rapids on the Deschutes River in 2006, is well-positioned to capitalize on the growth of family travel, company owner Dennis Oliphant said Tuesday. A tourism researcher who visited Bend on Tuesday said travel destinations like Central Oregon that can offer family-oriented activities are better suited to weather the economic slowdown.

Tourism for the whole family

Researcher points to region’s strengths as a destination

May 14, 2008 4:00 am

Despite angst throughout Central Oregon’s tourism industry over how the economy could affect travel, there’s a silver lining for the region, which could be well-positioned to accommodate an American population that still sees travel as ....MORE

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Going with the flow

Paddling the river offers new perspective on life on the water

May 14, 2008 4:00 am

Going with   the flow, Mare Schelz and son Hayden, both of Bend, enjoy a day on the water Sunday in The Old Mill District.

If you really want to see a river, you’ve got to get on it. Not in it, necessarily. But on it. Paddling puts you right there, in intimate contact with the water and the denizens of the riparian....MORE

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Bend soldier remembered as someone ‘you couldn’t help but love’

May 14, 2008 4:00 am

According to a friend, Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis “loved what she was doing” in Iraq, where she worked as a medic.

The Central Oregonian killed Sunday in Iraq was described by those who knew her as a friendly young woman who worked hard and always had a smile on her face. Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis, 24, was killed....MORE

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Eagle Crest Challenge Course

Gullies, mounds, steep elevation help links live up to its name

May 14, 2008 4:00 am

Eagle Crest Challenge Course, Along with the Cascades, the Eagle Crest Challenge Course overlooks Smith Rock in Redmond.

Editor’s note: This is the sixth story in a series profiling each of Central Oregon’s public golf courses. REDMOND — The starter at Eagle Crest Resort’s Challenge....MORE

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Our chilly spring will give way to highs in the 90s by Friday, perhaps ....MORE

Deschutes County Sheriff Larry Blanton is pictured at home in “the command module,” flanked by a lineup of remotes, a Black-Berry, cell phone and home phone.

At Home With ... Deschutes County Sheriff Larry Blanton

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