Enterprising in Maupin

Maupins economy is based almost entirely on its one major asset the Deschutes River. Important access points for whitewater rafters, kayakers, anglers, and bird watchers abound along the river.

Beetle commander

Slicing into the trunk of a pine with a hatchet, Cal Wettstein shaves off a piece of bark. He's looking for one of the beetles that has killed most of the lodgepole pines in this grove off Red Sandstone Road north of Vail.

Hockinson inventor takes security system to market

There wasnt a light-bulb moment of clarity for Hockinson inventor Dale Tollefson. Four years ago, after thieves stole a bicycle and a cooler from his familys campsite as they slept, Tollefson decided to devise a simple box to lock all of the gear to an RV without using heavy, awkward chains. The ToyLok is a retractable steel cable that pulls out of a box, can be looped through lawn chairs ...

Eagle County man on front lines of beetle battle

Incident commander of the pine beetle battle in Northern Colorado and Southeast Wyoming Cal Wettstein looks for a beetle in the bark of a pine-beetle-killed tree Friday off of Red Sandstone Road in Vail. There are plans to remove the hazardous trees along the road.

Tualatin firm puts art right onto keyboards

Strategic Printing & Manufacturing Solutions has deals with universities and company for its Keyscaper design.