- Bend Bulletin main site
- Bend Bulletin archives
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
- Contact the Bulletin
- Comments/Questions?
Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Steve Paul / The Bulletin
March 25, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four and a half years ago, Allen Heath plunked down $10 for an odd item he found on a sale table at the annual fair in Kincaid, Kan.
The collapsible telescope, made of brass and stretching 30 inches or more when extended, was covered in greenish gunk. But so what? It....