From my front door on NE Lotus Drive, adjacent to Pilot Butte, there s a paved bikeable foot path that tracks all the way to Reed Market Road, straight through the heart of the Larkspur neighborhood no stop lights and very few street crossings. Its two variations are known as Larkspur and Coyner Trails, however, I informally refer to the network as the Eastside Promenade (Prom). The Coyner Trail extends between Juniper Park and Ponderosa Park, describes Bend Park and Recreation District on its website. Paved and off-street, it gently rolls along the west of Bear Creek Elementary School from park to park. The Larkspur Trail, meanwhile, runs through the heart of east Bend, BPRD describes.
Brrmmmm. the sound of the engine roars to life as the small plane rumbles down the runway and ascends quickly into the sky. On board the 1971 Grumman Yankee AA-1A is longtime veteran pilot Kim Muinch and his fearless passenger, 16-year-old Lucas Tracy, a junior at Ridgeview High School in Redmond. Just a few miles away, 17-year-old Sisters High School senior Mary Root is completing her preflight checklist before taking the helm of a single-engine Cessna 120 tailwheel light aircraft. Lucas and Mary are not like other students their age. While the closest most teenagers get to a cockpit is via online video games, these two teens are part of the thriving youth aviation scene here in Central Oregon.
A Year in Local News
As 2020 comes to a close, a look back at some of the Source s biggest stories of the year Remember having New Year s parties? Or how about raucous family gatherings with all the beloved (and tolerated) relatives crowding around? Remember PPE shortages, wildfires, protests and protests about closures? Nicole Vulcan In late May, Central Oregonians gathered in downtown Bend for the first of what would turn into a summer of demonstrations centered around justice for George Floyd and other Black people killed at the hands of police. A lot can change in a year and while many people are more than ready to put 2020 behind us, we re taking one last look at some of the stories that impacted