FEB/MAR 2018
BEND TEAM WINS SINGLE SPEED
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NEW
ZEALAND
A mountain bike team from Bend traveled to Rotorua,
New Zealand this past fall. The team consisted of Dave
Marchi, owner of Crow’s Feet, Zoe Roy, two time PPP
winner, pro-cyclist Barry Wicks and others. The Bend
racers won the team overall. By winning the overall cat-
egory, that team is eligible to host the next Single Speed
World Championships. Marchi has teamed up with Visit
Bend who will run the 50-mile race next October. Octo-
ber 20th is the day for the race, but from all reports the
party could start a week before and last a week after
the race. Registration will be open soon and more race
details will be coming as well. Registration is capped at
2000 and racers who will come from all over the world.
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KING, MENDOZA, AND METIVIER WIN
USATF TRAIL RUNNERS OF THE YEAR
For their efforts in 2017 three Bend residences take home USATF Runners of the Year
awards. Max King, 37, was selected for Mens Open Ultra Trail, Mario Mendoza, 31, Mens
Open Sub-Ultra Trail and Renee Metivier, 35, Women’s Open Sub-Ultra Trail. All three are
now qualified for the Trail Running World Championships on June 24, 2018 in Karpacz,
Poland. Mendoza and Metivier will attend, but King has other running commitments.
SANDY VISNACK TAKES OVER AS
NEW BEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sandy Visnack of Bend, Oregon has been named the new Executive Director of the Bend
Endurance Academy (BEA) by the organization’s governing board. In 2018, as BEA cel-
ebrates its 9th year serving youth in Central Oregon, they now have a new leader who has
the vision, skills, and capacity to strategically guide the organization forward. The board
has great confidence that Sandy will build upon the strong foundation BEA has created,
further engage youth and families in our programs, and develop rich and meaningful rela-
tionships with donors, sponsors and nonprofit partners.
Sandy’s background uniquely positions her to assume the role of Executive Director.
Visnack will advance the organization’s current strategic priorities and guide BEA’s future
contributions to serving youth, maintaining high quality programs, and promoting active,
healthy lifestyles. Visnack has a Masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis University
in Denver, Colorado, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Vermont.
She also has over 20 years of experience working in education and in the nonprofit sec-
tors. Past roles have included the Coordinator of Residence Life at Colorado Mountain
College and Executive Director of Grand Futures Prevention Coalition.
DESHAUN ADDERLEY, SUMMIT
FRESHMAN, SNOWBOARDER, AND
SKATEBOARDER, WILL BE MISSED
Tragedy struck the Bend community in December when Deshaun Adderley, a Summit
freshman, took his own life. He was an active teenager and was into fashion, hip hop,
snowboarding and skateboarding. Information is hard to come by, but bullying seems to
have played a substantial role. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his friends, family and
the entire community affected by this tragic event. Below are some words written be one
of Deshaun’s best friends Tyler Rosenzweig.
“Deshaun was different, he was the type of kid you could introduce to anyone and they
would instantly love him. There was something about him that made everyone instantly
find happiness in just hanging out with him... He will always be remembered in an
amazing way”. - Tyler Rosenzweig
NEW BIKE TAX GOES INTO
EFFECT JAN 1
On Monday January 1 2018 a new $15 dollar point of sale bike tax goes into effect. For
every bike sold $200 dollars or more the tax will be collected by the state to fund bicycle
infrastructure projects. The tax is said to raise over $12 million dollars over ten years.
Kids’ bikes as well as BMX bikes under 26” inch will not be affected by the tax. Many
people in the Oregon bike industry are very skeptical to see how the taxes collected will
be used at this point.
MBSEF A PLACE TO SOAR CAMPAIGN
IS OFF AND RUNNING
After ninety years of serving the Bend community, Mount Bachelor Sports Education
Foundation (MBSEF), is taking the biggest step in their history. At the end of 2017 ,MB-
SEF launched “A Place to Soar Campaign”. The plan is to raise money to build a perma-
nent home and training facility. The new facility will be built and open by 2020. To make a
tax deductible (501c) donation to MBSEF’s building fund you can:
Call: 541-388-0002
Or stop in: 563 SW 13th St St#210 Bend, OR 97702
BEND’S WHOLE FOODS MARKET
GOES SOLAR
Whole Foods Market’s Bend,
Oregon location is officially the
only solar powered grocery store
in Bend. This fall the work began
to retrofitted the roof with solar
panels.
The roof, installed by Oregon
contractors that were retained by
Tesla (formerly SolarCity), holds
260 panels that can be seen
from nearby Pilot Butte. The high
desert sun will provide 80 kilo-
watts of power to the store, once
Pacific Power flips the switch,
adjusting the flow control to the
building.
Over the last twelve months, several projects have been completed to improve energy
consumption at Bend’s Whole Foods Market, including new cooler doors for refrigeration,
an upgraded HVAC system, and new, more efficient sliding doors at the store’s entrance.
“We are committed to investing in the clean energy economy, and are thrilled to be bring-
ing this technology to Bend” said Angela Lorenzen, Regional President of Whole Foods
Market in the Pacific Northwest. “Finding ways to offset costs that also benefit the envi-
ronment is good for our customers, and good for our communities as a whole.”