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Bend formed a recreation department and hired its first director in April 1949. Before then, summer youth activities were organized jointly with the local school district. Sites were maintained by the public works department until 1964 when the maintenance and recreation programs combined to form a new Parks and Recreation Department. [1]
The City of Bend, Oregon, was founded in 1904, and lumber businessman Tom Shevlin donated the land to the city in 1919. [3] The park was then established in 1921 by the City of Bend and named after the donor. It has been managed by the Bend Park and Recreation District since 1974. [4] In 2019, Hixon Crossing Bridge located in the park was ...
The Old Mill District is also known for its network of trails. Four trails, ranging from 1 to 2.4 miles, loop through the area, providing a view of Bend's mountainous landscape. The loops connect with the greater network of trails maintained by the Bend Parks and Recreation District and are open to the public.
The park was conceived by the Bend Park & Recreation District and the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance (BPTA) in 2007, [1] and cost $9,681,985, including $1.13 million in community fundraising by the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance. [2] It opened in September 2015.
In 1979, the Central Oregon Phillies paid the Bend Metro Park and Recreation District $9,500 for use of the ballpark for the season. In 1980, the team paid $9,700. [ 9 ] In 2008, the Bend Elks led the WCL in league and overall attendance, averaging 1,430 fans at Genna Stadium over 21 league home games. [ 10 ]
Riverbend Park is a 13.1-acre (5.3 ha) along the Deschutes River, near Bend, Oregon's Old Mill District, in the United States. [1] Yakaya is installed in the park. References
The Brooks companies have been working with the Bend community on park and recreation programs since the 1920s, when Brooks-Scanlon donated 1,000 acres (400 ha) to the City of Bend to establish Shevlin Park. More recent, Brooks Resources helped fund a riverway study along the Deschutes River corridor that identified 54 projects needed to ...
Drake Park is a 13-acre (5.3 ha) park in Bend, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It was named for Alexander M. Drake, the original owner of the site. [2]The park is a popular downtown community gathering place and hosts many events, including the Old Fashioned July 4th Celebration.