Maupin Madness Motorcycle Rally June 9 - 11th
For the 10th consecutive year, MACC is coordinating the Maupin Madness Motorcycle Rally. Taking place all weekend long at the Oasis Riverview Campground, the event will include off road training, slow races, live music, food vendors, raffle and super raffle, and a poker run. Proceeds this year will benefit the Legion Hall and Veterans Back 40 Adventure. Help us welcome bikers from all over the pacific northwest to Maupin when you see them around town this weekend! All the details are at maupinmadness.com
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Richmonds Service Station Receives Main Street Grant
Maupin's iconic gas station, Richmonds Service, is the second local recipient of the Oregon Mainstreet Revitalization grant, following the 2022 award to Maupin Works. Improvements at Richmonds Service will include a new roof, fresh paint, energy efficiency upgrades, and an elevated awning that will accomodate larger vehicles and buses, all while preserving the historic character of the building. Click here for more information about the Main Street program. Your business could be next! Photo by Gabor Gardonyi
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MAUPIN featured on bus back advertising in Portland!
MACC has started running an awareness campaign designed to remind people that Maupin exists! Utilizing bus-backs in Portland, our graphics will be circulating all summer long in the Portland metro area on the backs of 15 buses. This is an advertising channel we have not used before and we are excited to be getting the word out about Maupin in a new creative way. The ads will be viewed by tens of thousands of potential visitors, from Oregon and beyond, over the next 12 weeks. We are about to start a competition asking for photo’s of the bus backs - send us a pic if you see one, you might win something! In addition to the bus backs, we also have a 1/2 page ad running in the summer issue of 1859 Magazine.
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Growing Rural Equitable Outdoor Recreation Economies
A discussion hosted by the Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute invites participation in this conversation from community members living in rural places shaped by outdoor recreation. Thats us! Voice your ideas and concerns and learn from others at this virtual discussion taking place this Friday.
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From the Aspen Institute: "How is your community using outdoor recreation to grow sustainable livelihoods for families and new economic futures for your region? How do equity, fairness, local ownership, and better health outcomes shape your outdoor recreation efforts? Join the discussion to share your story.
As new rural outdoor recreation economies take root, we have the opportunity to meet this moment by improving the way we do outdoor recreation development to better support rural families, businesses, and workers and to create more sustainable and equitable economic systems.
We want you to join the discussion! From longtime residents to newcomers who are now living and working in rural places, we want to hear from you! This conversation will be enriched by people interested in sharing or learning about techniques for growing sustainable regional economies based on outdoor recreation. Please think about a success story or experience you’d like to share."
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Building Your Business Workshop: June 13th
The final workshop in this series will be help June 13th at the Maupin Civic Center. The topic is on food safety. The sessions presenter, Erin Lockett, a Food Safety Program Manager for ODA, will provide resources to help participants take the next step to establishing a commercial kitchen. Bring your questions – there will be plenty of time to have an in-depth Q & A session. This event is FREE and includes coffee & pastries!
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DEQ Proposes New Draft Rules to Protect Aquatic Life
Public Comment Period Open til June 23rd
From Deschutes River Alliance, a 501c3 and MACC member:
"For the first time in over two decades, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is updating water quality rules to protect aquatic life in Oregon. Based on the draft rules, DRA is concerned that some water quality standards will be relaxed and these changes are not based on available data. Supporters of the lower Deschutes River need to make their voices heard in order to get the best possible standards and protect the aquatic life in the lower Deschutes." Read the full article here.
Comments must be submitted by 5pm on June 23.
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Maupin Works Open House June 30th
Did you know Maupin Works is the future home of MACC, South Wasco Alliance and will be a co-working and production space for local entrepreneurs? Learn about all Maupin Works has in store for South Wasco County and get a tour of the upgraded space during their open house, Friday June 30th 11:30-1:30 p.m. Maupin Works is located at 410 Deschutes Ave. in Maupin.
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Ride the Rapids Report & Ride Row Run
Ride the Rapids, a cycling event put on by Hood to Coast productions and held for the second time in Tygh Valley on May 6th, raised over $5,000 for the Deschutes River Athletic Complex. Projects are coming to a close at DRAC, but a few features are yet to be completed and Hood to Coast wanted to contribute. If you haven't seen the Central Oregon Daily News feature about DRAC, check it out here.
Maupin's original athletic event, the Ride-Row-Run triathlon, is scheduled to return September 23/24th. A central Oregon favorite, RRR can be a solo, or done as a relay team. Now is the time to put your team together! The day begins with the RRR Grand Prix start where participants will run to their bikes and RIDE a 26-mile loop, then ROW/PADDLE the Deschutes, then RUN along the river bank. More info to come!
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Visitors Guide Maupin History maupinoregon.com
MACC invites you to use these QR codes in your print marketing materials! Driving traffic to the chamber website, the South Wasco Visitors Guide, and sharing our local history is an easy boost to our tourism effort and something we can all benefit from. We still have copies of the mini-visitors guide and will be making the rounds to distribute these to you!
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