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As dusk approaches on Friday evening, the Deschutes River will illuminate with the passing glow of kayaks, canoes, paddle boards and other watercraft.

Tumalo Creek's community event is returning after a Covid hiatus

The business of helping businesses succeed COCC's Small Business Development Center is a steady resource in a time of uncertainty Geoff Frank, owner of Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, a paddling outfitter and guiding company, makes his livelihood on the banks of the Deschutes River, where his Bend shop has been located for the past 20 years. "Our whole mission is to create paddlers," he said of the busy company, which caters to all manner of boaters and floaters with gear, rentals and instruction, and typically employs some 60 staffers in the summer.But when COVID-19 swept in, troubled wa...

Geoff Frank, owner of Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, a paddling outfitter and guiding company, makes his livelihood on the banks of the Deschutes River, where his Bend shop has been located for the past 20 years. “Our whole mission is to create paddlers,” he said of the busy company, which caters to all manner of boaters and floaters with gear, rentals and instruction, and typically employs some 60 staffers in the summer. But when COVID-19 swept in, troubled waters were unavoidable. Small businesses that have a “season,” like Tumalo Creek, were particularly vulnerable. “...