Fore! Sale
River s Edge Golf Course is being sold to develop new housing. What does that tell us about
Bend s land supply? Golfing is expensive, but not nearly as expensive as a house in Bend. Good news is, there s about to be more of them. Wayne Purcell, whose family has been instrumental in the economic development of Bend as a tourist destination for decades, announced his intention to retire and sell River s Edge Golf Course in the process. Rather than selling to another golf course operator, Purcell opted to sell to Pahlisch Homes, whom he s partnered with to build many of the houses sprinkled around the course now.
Unalaskans battle first big snowstorm of the season January 29th |
Piles of melting snow line the streets and crowd parking lots across the island, shrinking by the hour, as they freeze and eventually melt into Unalaska s bays and rivers.
They are the remainder of the community s first major snow storm of the season: a storm that brought with it heavy snow drifts, a surge in snow shovel sales at the local stores and very long days for the city s road crew. You could probably cut those guys loose at 4:30, Director of Public Works Tom Cohenour told his acting Roads Chief Brian Rankin over the phone. I think [the crew s] put in a long day already and certainly a long week. So we can go back at it again tomorrow. Weather looks like it ll be pretty warm, above freezing, so I d be prepared for some sloppy, sticky snow.