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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Tom Peterson / The Bulletin
April 30, 2001
As pea-sized hail fell about 10 a.m. Saturday, a group of about 25 Deschutes County Sheriff's employees gathered at the parking lot of the defunct Albertsons on South Highway 97 in Bend.
While the mood was jovial, the mission was dire: Pass a Deschutes County Sheriff's operating levy on May 15,....