Bring your blanket and sand chair and come to Black Butte Ranch on Friday, July 17 at 6 pm for a benefit concert featuring the award-winning bluegrass band, The Infamous Stringdusters, from Nashville, Tennessee. The band is known for their creative blend of acoustic, bluegrass and fusion styles of music. The Sisters Folk Festival and Black Butte Ranch are partnering to sponsor the event, which is a benefit for the Americana Project in the Sisters School District.

Suggested donation is $5 per person.

Black Butte Ranch is providing the perfect “venue with a view” for this inaugural outdoor Live at the Ranch series concert to be held at the Lakeside lawn. The concert starts at 6 pm, when Students from the Americana Project will perform a short set of original music before the main act, with the Infamous Stringdusters taking the stage at 6:30p.m. Bring a picnic or sample the ranch-style ribs and chicken available on site.

Additional information is available on the Stringdusters website at http://thestringdusters.com/ , http://www.myspace.com/stringdusters, http://twitter.com/stringdusters

For further information please contact Katie Williams 541-595-1510 KWilliams@BlackButteRanch.com

We have a great lineup of activities for the 4th of July holiday, beginning with a Fun Run that benefits Bend Endurance Academy. Next comes the bike decorating party followed by the 4th of July parade - bring your bikes, dogs and kids!

The parade ends up at the Rec Barn with a BBQ, music and old fashioned games and the climbing wall. Enjoy pie and ice cream while listening to Masala Mostest bluegrass band beginning at 6pm. For more activities, click here

You've got to try the new zero gravity massage pedicure chairs at the Spa! You get a head to toe massage with every foot treatment. 541.595.5878 / 888.592.9110

The search is over. Capping a three month search that generated interest from 175 applicants, Scott Huntsman has been named the new President and CEO of Black Butte Ranch Corporation and General Manager (GM) of the Association. Bringing close to 20 years of hospitality experience, Huntsman will assume GM responsibilities on March 16.

Born and raised in the Seattle area, Huntsman is a 1990 graduate of Whitworth College where he earned a B.A. degree in International Relations.  He brings diverse management experience from properties throughout the western United States, including Salishan Lodge, Skamania Lodge, and more recently as the GM of Tetherow Resort development in Bend.

Scott and his wife, Christy, live in Bend with their three children. She is originally from Milton-Freewater, and the family is excited to be staying in Central Oregon. They are expecting a fourth child in June.

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Golf Digest 5/09
The Bend Guide - Real Estate About Black Butte Ranch

An eco-pitch 9/22/0/8

The Oregon Historian 11/25/08

Sunday, August 10, 2008, A home for the heart, in a small frame by Chelsea Cain.

Autumn Trip, Register Guard 10/21/08

Get to Know Your Pro - Jeff Fought, Bulletin, January 2009

Western Horseman: Building a Better Horse (BBR Stables) 9/06

An eco-pitch, 9/22/08 Bend Bulletin

Oregon Cascades Eco-Trekking, NW Travel Magazine, 12/08

An Eco Trek connects five Sisters-area lodges, Oregonian 11/10/08

Cascades East Article.

The recent Summer Issue of Cascades East has an article on the newly formed Sisters Country Cooperative.

The article appears as the result of the combined efforts of each participating property and the successful release of information surrounding the creation of the marketing group.

While marketing cooperatives are not a new invention of the tourism industry this is a new focus for the Sisters Country area of Central Oregon.

This article represents a small glimpse into the sort of activity that can be successfully accomplished through unified support and concentrated recourses.

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Black Butte Ranch golf course was named on Where to Play Golf radio's Summer 2008 Favorite Golf Destination contest. A golfer from Beaverton, OR nominated the Ranch and was the contest winner. The commentators noted that “One of the best courses out in that area is the Black Butte Ranch golf course, one of Golf Digest’s top 100 golf resorts.” To listen to the broadcast, go to Where to Play Golf radio, click on the June 21, 2008 show, segment #5.