The Bulletin (Bend and Central Oregon News)

Back on track; The U.S. Trials in Eugene returned some of the luster to the sport that has fell on hard times because of doping scandals

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PST

EUGENE ’Maybe it was the Oregon sweep and the dive that completed it.Or perhaps it was the fastest 100 meters ever run by a human being.Then again, maybe it was a Portland woman winning the 5,000 meters after already qualifying for the Olympics in the 10,000.Whatever the signature moment of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, one thing is certain: The event helped to revive a sport that in recent years has been tarnished by drug scandals.

Fun on the water vs. reality of the fuel tank; Despite summer’s pull, many boaters have cut back

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PST

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK ’ As Hank and Donna Bosak and their two teenagers drove from Portland to Central Oregon for their annual family camping trip last week, they took turns guessing how much it would cost to fill up their boat for a day on one of the area‘s most popular lakes.Their estimates ranged from $5.49 to more than $6 per gallon, so when they arrived at Lake Billy Chinook‘s Cove Palisades Marina and found gas selling for $5.19, the Bosaks were relieved ’ or at least as relieved as they could be about the prospect of paying $135 to fill up their boat‘s 26-gallon tank.

A business pitch, Little League style; Recent baseball and softball tournament was part of an effort to attract sports events – and the business that comes with them – to the region

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PST

REDMOND ’ Score one for Central Oregon businesses.A walk-off home run by 9-year-old Cal Waterman on Friday sent Bend Little League South‘s 9- and 10-year-olds to the District 5 state championships in Springfield later this month, but some local businesses were cheering about the increased business from a weeklong softball and baseball tournament that brought 53 teams to the city from across the state and concluded Friday in Redmond.