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Winter 2011: In This Issue


Oregon Dreamer

Janet Freeman of Betty Rides By Tina Lassen // Photography by Leah Nash Back in 1993, Janet Freeman’s sister requested that she make her a pair of snowboard pants “that recognized the fact she was a girl,” recalls Freeman. And that desire to show off her curves evolved into Portland-based Betty Rides, one of the country’s first women’s-only outerwear companies. Freeman had the skills,...

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Cat Skiing Mt. Bailey

Powder hounds meet snow cat at Mt. Bailey By Otis Rubottom Two inches per hour. That’s how fast the snow’s falling outside. Enough snow that, if you add serious wind, you officially have a blizzard. Luckily, the winds are moderate; the storm that my brother-in-law, Caleb, and I are driving through is the kind that sends some people straight home and others straight to the mountains. We fall...

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Winter Wonderland in Baker City

Exploring the Wild West in Eastern Oregon’s Baker City By Jeff Wallach // Photography by Leon Werdinger On a crisp winter night, my wife, Renee, and I peer out from behind the curtains of our corner suite in Baker City’s Geiser Grand Hotel to find two black draft horses blowing plumes into the cold air in the wide street below. In the driver’s seat...

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The Dalles

Past and present in the mid-Columbia By Lori Russell // Photography by Lana Young // Video by Brian Kimmel Ascending the curves of the Historic Columbia River Highway west of The Dalles, my anticipation grew. We passed a massive boulder field and columns of native basalt, and the car finally summited the plateau. The view from Rowena Crest — of the Cascade Range to the west and the...

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Live Wire!

The radio variety show that's so much more By Brian Kimmel Portland’s creative spirit takes center stage with Live Wire!, a radio variety show like no other. Showcasing writers, storytellers, musicians and artists of all stripes, the show is taped live at the Alberta Rose Theater and airs on KOPB FM 91.5 on Saturday nights at 7 p.m. (You can also listen any time via Read More »