History Pub: Mt. Bachelor’s Nordic Center and the History of Cross-Country Skiing in Central Oregon

McMenamins Old St Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend, Oregon

Stuart Craig former Bachelor XC instructor. In 1976, Mount Bachelor's founder, Bill Healy, approved a one-page proposal creating a cross-county ski area at the resort. What began with a seven-kilometer loop on Dutchman Flat evolved into one of the nation's premier Nordic ski areas and a training ground for numerous Olympians. Join Mount Bachelor's first […]

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Annual Chili Feed and Raffle: Friday, November 8, 2024

Deschutes Historical Museum 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend, OR

This year the Annual Chili Feed and Raffle is held November 8 and 9, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.  Chili, pie, and hot beverages will be sold to enjoy on-site and are available to go. Admission to the museum is free during the two-day event, with available off-street parking. 

Annual Chili Feed and Raffle: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Deschutes Historical Museum 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend, OR

This year the Annual Chili Feed and Raffle is held November 8 and 9, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.  Chili, pie, and hot beverages will be sold to enjoy on-site and are available to go. Admission to the museum is free during the two-day event, with available off-street parking.

Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science with Catherine McNeur

McMenamins Old St Francis School 700 NW Bond St, Bend, Oregon

In her new book, Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the forgotten lives and work of the sisters Margaretta Hare Morris and Elizabeth Carrington Morris, who were at the center of scientific conversations and debates in the nineteenth century. Margaretta, an entomologist, was famous among her peers and the public for her research on 17-year cicadas […]

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