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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Eric Flowers / The Bulletin
May 14, 2005
Just north of Lava Ridge Elementary school in northeast Bend, a dirt road disappears into a grove of juniper trees. It's the closest thing to a gateway for a 1,500-acre dust- and rock-covered parcel between the state highway and a vast expanse of federal lands.
The land, owned by the city of....