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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Jeanene Harlick / The Bulletin
February 3, 2005
MADRAS - On a frigid, gloomy Friday afternoon last week, Walt Ponsford stared with resolve at a tiny wasteland tucked into the northeast corner of this rural town. A hillside covered with knee-high weeds at the intersection of Highway 97 and Jefferson Street hid a neighborhood overflowing with....