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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By By Julie JohnsonThe Bulletin / The Bulletin
January 1, 2003
At age 15, Steve Penni got his first job cooking at a restaurant in Prineville.
He remembers not wanting to work at the local lumber mill because it seemed that everyone he knew who worked there got stuck there.
"Look at me now," the 36-year-old restaurateur said, laughing behind the....