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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
July 21, 2008
Tom McDonald envisioned his 6,240-acre Ashwood ranch, in his family since the 1800s, with about 4,500 homes, a riding arena and possibly a restaurant. It would transform the tiny town, 20 miles northeast of Madras, where houses sit on large ranches dotted with sagebrush and cattle.
Every....