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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
December 16, 2008
In 1973, Bill and Jeannine Bloom opened the first McDonald’s in Central Oregon.
Located at the Wagner Mall on Northeast Third Street in Bend, that first restaurant became a home away from home for the Blooms’ daughter, Nanette. Thirty-five years later, Nanette Bittler owns....