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The Redmond Spokesman is a weekly newspaper published in Redmond, Oregon, United States. It serves the city of Redmond and neighboring communities in northern Deschutes County, focusing on local news and events. The Spokesman was founded in 1910 by Henry H. Palmer. Today, the paper is owned by EO Media Group.
Also located at the Deschutes County Expo Center is a conference center known as the Three Sisters. These three buildings have 33,736 square feet of total space. The largest is the Middle Sister, at 14,904 square feet, used for banquets, conferences and trade shows. It can accommodate 1,568 for smaller concerts.
The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon. Deschutes comprises the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area [3] and media market. Deschutes is Oregon's ...
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The Three Sisters, the city's namesake mountains. Sisters is the headquarters of the Sisters District of the Deschutes National Forest. The Sisters Ranger District Office is located at Pine Street and Highway 20. [18] Hiking, biking and horse riding trails go from the city limits into the Three Sisters Wilderness.
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The Hayden Homes Amphitheater - formerly known as the Les Schwab Amphitheater - is an outdoor riverfront amphitheater built in 2001 on the west bank of the Deschutes River as part at the Old Mill District development. The Amphitheater was originally named after Les Schwab, [11] a native of Bend, Oregon. The venue accommodates approximately ...
Deschutes County: 017: Bend: 1916: Southern part of Crook County: Named for the Deschutes River from French Riviere des Chutes, 'River of the falls'. 208,513: 3,018 sq mi (7,817 km 2) Douglas County: 019: Roseburg: 1852: Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit: Named for senator Stephen A. Douglas, a supporter of ...