From the Desk of Jeff Fox at Warren Buffers
Welcome to the Prineville Blog — Real Central Oregon Desert Country Talk
Central Oregon is full of stories.
Some are found in the businesses and people who quietly shape a community. Others are found along back roads, in local history, at a farmers market, behind a storefront, on a trail, or simply in a conversation with someone who has called this place home for a long time.That’s what you’ll find here.
I’m Jeff Fox, founder of Warren Buffers Living Services and Welcome to Prineville. I write about the people, businesses, places, ideas, observations and connections that make Central Oregon worth noticing. Some stories will introduce you to a local business. Others may take you into history, heritage, agriculture, community life, seasonal discoveries or one of the many unexpected pathways connecting people and places across our region.These aren’t recycled travel stories or paid placements.
They’re observations, experiences and conversations from the people and places we’re discovering along the way. And sometimes, a story may simply make you stop and look at something familiar a little differently.That’s really what Welcome to Prineville has always been about:
Welcome. Stop. Connect.
Welcome to what’s here. Stop long enough to notice it. Connect with the people, places and stories that make this community what it is.
Take a read. You may discover a pathway you didn’t know was there.
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