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PICKY BARS LAUNCHES NEW
PERFORMANCE GRANOLA KIALOA PADDLES & WERNER MERGE
TO FORM PARTNERSHIP
Picky Bars—the Oregon-based energy
bar company founded by professional
athletes Jesse Thomas, Lauren Flesh-
man, and Steph Bruce—are introducing
a new product to their lineup of athlete-
focused real food products, Perfor-
mance Granola. Again teaming up with
New York Times Bestselling cookbook
author Elyse Kopecky (Run Fast. Cook
Fast. Eat Slow.) they’ve focused on bal-
ancing nutrients, limiting added sugar,
and creating something that’ll taste as
good as it performs. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Werner and Kialoa are “Together on the Water.” Meg and Dave
Chun, owners of Kialoa, and Bruce Furrer, President of Werner Paddles, agreed that a
partnership between Werner and Kialoa would create a strong team to provide even bet-
ter paddles and services to the Kialoa paddling community. With Werner Paddles leading
the manufacturing of Kialoa paddles, Meg and Dave would be freed from production
operations to focus 100% of their energies to the paddling community. This led to a deal
where Kialoa is now part of the Werner Paddles’ Family.
“The problem with most store-bought
granola is it’s high in sugar, made with
refined oils, and they skimp on the good
stuff like mineral-rich nuts and seeds. I
loved working with Picky Bars to create
this Performance Granola - It’s exactly
as I would make it my own kitchen.” said
Kopecky.
Debuting with a peanut butter and jelly inspired flavor - PB&J All Day - the granola has a
familiar yet elevated taste and texture. Made with gluten free whole grain oats, cashews,
sunflower seeds, strawberries, and raspberries, the crunchy snack is roasted with virgin
coconut oil and a touch of honey to give a well-balanced flavor without being overly
sweet. With their trusted 4:1 carb-to-protein ratio, each serving only has five grams of
added sugar, and boasts four grams of naturally-occurring protein.
Added co-founder, CEO, and multiple Ironman Champion triathlete Jesse Thomas, “After
the success of our Performance Oatmeal launch last year, we knew our customers had
an appetite (pun intended!) for additional balanced nutrition, real food products from
Picky. Granola is a staple for many athletes, including myself, as is PB&J, so it was an all-
natural choice to add this to our product mix. Ok I’ll stop with the puns now. In all serious-
ness, feedback from the samples we sent to our Picky Club in December was fantastic,
so I’m really stoked to get this product out there.”
Picky Performance Granola is gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and non-GMO. Available
in 10-serving bags on pickybars.com, through the Picky Club, at Amazon and a few select
retailers. The bags retail for $8.99.
CAMERON BEARD
PRO CYCLING UPDATE
Winter Trainings: I spent my winter this year in Tucson,
AZ. I finished up my semester of classes at the Univer-
sity of Arizona and now I am full speed ahead into the
2019 road season. This is my first winter not racing
cyclocross and I have received a lot of questions as to
why I made this choice. Skipping cyclocross was no
easy decision, I got my start in ‘cross and I have many
great memories racing in the mud. I spent all of the
spring and summer racing over in Europe and when
I came back to school in late August I was spent. I
had missed the first two weeks of classes and was concerned about all the work I had to
make up, along with that the season had taken its toll on my body and I had all the zing in
my step of a 95 year old. Taking the fall and winter off of racing let me have an offseason
and find my creative space. I took time to focus on other things, I recovered not just physi-
cally but mentally from the stress of the last few years. This period only lasted for around
two weeks before I was back to training.
Next season I am off to Luxembourg with a team by the name of Differdange-Geba. I am
very grateful to my Dutch squad of last season but this move to Luxembourg will allow me
to race in terrain more applicable to my strengths, hills and mountains. I’m looking forward
to this next season and hopefully coming back to Bend for a while (in the summer).
“When we began to consider a manufacturing partner for us to grow Kialoa, Werner
Paddles was on the top of our list” stated Dave Chun. “Werner is a family run, Pacific
Northwest Company with deep roots in kayak and SUP paddling communities. The blend-
ing of the brands is a natural fit.”
“We have admired the Kialoa brand for years,” says Bruce Furrer. “We are thrilled to be
growing our paddle family to include Outrigger and Dragon Boat paddles with the leading
brand and leading ambassadors in Meg and Dave.”
Kialoa will remain in Bend, Oregon with Meg and Dave leading the Sales and Marketing
efforts.
“Together on the Water,” represents the community of self-propelled paddlers. With the
joining of Kialoa and Werner, the paddling family continues to grow.
SHREDBOX VENDING MACHINE
OPENS IN BEND
“The Shredbox is a
board shop in a vend-
ing machine”, says
founder and local
Bend shredder Jesse
Buckley. It’s a dis-
count bin in a sense,
because an important
factor in my vision is
that everything will be
sold at less than full
retail value. Mostly
it features products
made by brands
people will recognize
and trust, but for
most of the goggles
and sunglasses, I
have sourced qual-
ity products straight
from the manufac-
turer so that we can
keep the sale price
of everything in the
machine at $50 or
less. Shredbox carries
anything you might
need on the way
to the hill: goggles,
gloves, socks, belt,
earbuds, sunglasses,
hats, wax etc.
The idea was sparked when I realized I could fit goggles into this particular vending ma-
chine and I just couldn’t stop thinking about it, so I found a manufacturer that would work
with me and I bought the vending machine. Finally, the guys at Dump City let me set up
in their new brick and mortar location. (384 SW Upper Terrace Drive) It’s such a rad spot
with cool people, I’m grateful the Shredbox has a good home. If your business is inter-
ested in becoming a Shredbox location email Jesse at: [email protected]
39TH CASCADE CYCLING
CLASSIC TO FUND NEWLY FORMED
CCC YOUTH FOUNDATION
In 2018, the Cascade Cycling Classic (CCC) took a break last year in order to have more
time to plan an all new event. New race director Bart Bowen and team have been work-
ing on the all new Classic since the postponement last year. Being the new director and
organizer there just wasn’t enough time to plan an event of this size. Now the 2019 CCC
is back and better than ever. With Worthy Brewing on board as title sponsor, five new
stages have been configured. The popular downtown crit will now take place around the
Pavilion and near the River Park. Getting the city to agree to close down downtown has
always been difficult. At the Pavilion, there is more room for venders and other activi-
ties. There will also be new youth age categories and the proceeds from the CCC will
benefit the newly formed CCC Foundation. The CCC Foundation is a non-profit aimed to
get more youth on bicycles no matter the socio economic background they come from.
Registration is now open! www.cascade-classic.org
HUNTER HESS PODIUMS AT
HALFPIPE WORLD CUP
The Bend native finished in third place in the tour stop at the Secret Garden venue in
China on Thursday. It’s Hess’ first-ever podium finish at a FIS World Cup event.
Coming into Secret Garden, Hess, 20, had competed in twelve world cup events and had
never finished higher than seventh. That changed Thursday as he finished with a score
of 85.50. That was behind gold medalist Simon D’Artois of Canada and Nico Porteous of
New Zealand.
This event was the first chance for competitors to see the halfpipe skiing facility that will
be used for the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing 2022.
With Hess’ podium finish, he moves into fifth in the world cup standings just behind fellow
American Aaron Blunck, who did not compete in China.
IAN BOSWELL BACK TO THE 2019
INTERNATIONAL RACE SEASON
Bend’s Ian Boswell spent
most of the fall riding dirt
roads in Vermont where he
lives on a small farm. Once it
became too cold, he headed
to Mexico for a few weeks of
training. Then, Ian was off to
Nice, France where he trains
in the hills and keeps a home.
Now the 2019 race season
is well underway and he has
joined his teammates on
Team Katusha-Alpecin. So far
the team has already raced
in Mallorca, Spain and Oman
in the mouth of the Persian
Gulf. Next up are races in
Italy, France and Belgium.
Then, the Tour de France in
July and the season ends in
October. All in all there are
about forty races during the
season world wide including
two in the states. Ian will ride
in designated races his team
managers have picked for
him. Nobody, can or will race
forty in a season.
MBSEF NORDIC SKIER ANNIE
MCCOLGAN RACES FIS U18 NATIONS
CUP IN OTEPAA ESTONIA
MBSEF skier and Bend High Junior Annie
McColgan went to Otepää, Estonia for the
FIS U18 Nations Cup from January 25-27.
The U18 Nations Cup features skiers from
nations around the world including the most
powerful Nordic teams from Norway, Swe-
den, and Finland. The U18 Nations Cup
is first level of US skiers as they progress
from domestic US racing onto the interna-
tional circuit.
McColgan qualified as one of six girls and
six boys for the team at the US National
Championships in Craftsbury Vermont. US
Nationals include all the best professional,
collegiate, and junior racers in the US and
Canada. In the U18 Girls division Mc-
Colgan finished 15th is the 10 km Classic,
20th in the 1.5 km Classic Sprint, 6th is the
7.5 km Skate, and finally 1st in the 1.5 km
Skate Sprint.
MBSEF skiers Will Lange and Hunter
Greene also competed in Craftsbury.
According to MBSEF Program Director Dan Simoneau, “Annie was as tough and
determined and anyone that knows her would expect that, especially at the end of the
long final hill of the 7.5 km skate she fought hard, passing a bunch of skiers and putting
herself on the team.”
McColgan is the first junior skier from Central Oregon to qualify for any International
Competition in more than 10 years.
Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation creates opportunities through competitive
snow sports programs to support athletes in achieving their individual athletic, academic,
and personal goals.
YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR LAUNCHES
HURRICAINE HEADWEAR LLC
Zachary Jayne, a nordic skier, river surfer, Summit High School Freshman and a 14-year-
old business owner, launched Hurricane Hardwear in the fall of 2018. He formed Hur-
ricane Headwear LLC because he always dreamed of being an entrepreneur. “Bend and
its surrounding regions are the perfect storm for four-season outdoor enthusiasts, and I
was no different”, he said. Be it paddle boarding, surfing, backpacking, snowboarding or
cross-country skiing, you have to dress accordingly. Zach loves hats and it was perfect
fit to create Hurricane. Starting a company was much more involved than he would have
ever thought.
Zach’s business is very small yet continues to grow with each day. Within the last month,
Hurricane has two new products, has opened an online retail store and has been fortu-
nate to have two local stores in Bend pick up their product for sale (Sunnyside Sports
and FootZone).
As a growing new business he decided to stick with a limited amount of cold weather
gear, known as the “Winter One Collection”. These items are beanies, buffs and skull
caps. Zach is starting to put together the summer collection that will include dad caps,
five panel hats, bucket hats and lifeguard hats.
Along with the business, Zach likes to get outdoors and enjoys Nordic skiing. He races
with MBSEF and Summit High School and attends races almost every weekend during
the season. “It’s been tough to balance all these activities at this age, but I have been
gaining a tremendous amount of knowledge that I can apply in the future”, he says.
Check out his business at: hurricaneheadwear.com.