I moved to Bend in 1973 to work in the wood products industry --- It was good to me. Finally sold our home in April and moved full time to Montana. Bend and Oregon have both changed for the worse, in my opinion.
I remember the great California invasion about 89 was when Bend was hit. I remember as youngster after St Charles medical center it was nothing but sage brush. Slowly it turned into homes shopping plazas.
