Scott Elnes

Meteorologist at KBNZ-TV (Bend, OR)

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The story of the forgotten ski lodge that came before Mt. Bachelor

3 weeks ago | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

BEND, Ore. -- After being in danger of shutting down, the historic Skyliner Lodge is living on thanks to the organization Nature Connect. You may have been aware of the lodge's existence, but really didn’t know much about it. And that’s about to change. “Skyliner Lodge has been in the news lately. Really important to think of Skyliner Lodge as the precursor to everything Mount Bachelor is today” says Kelly Cannon-Miller with the Deschutes Historical Museum.
Why Central Oregon’s spring weather, temperatures feel like a roller coaster ride

4 weeks ago | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

BEND, Ore. -- I love spring in Central Oregon, but spring comes with a weather artifact that consistently leaves viewers writing in and asking why the temperatures fluctuate so much? Central Oregon Daily News Chief Meteorologist Dorrell Wenninger get the same questions. “Roller coaster temperatures. It's a thing that you'll hear me talk about a lot on air as well as most meteorologists, not even just in the Pacific Northwest.
Struggling with your thoughts? How Buddhism can reframe anxiety

1 month ago | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

BEND, Ore. -- May is Mental Health Awareness month, so it seems like the perfect time for another Mental Health edition of Little Did I Know. I’m gonna start with a confession. About six months into my first meteorologist job on television, I started suffering anxiety attacks -- live on the air. The were intense but brief, so I was able to discreetly lean my hand against the wall to keep my balance until the worst was over. I spent weeks looking into indigenous herbs that would curb anxiety.
The Matriarch, the monkey and The New Redmond Hotel

1 month ago | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

REDMOND, Ore.-- “I'm Ginny Weaver, and I'm the membership chairwoman for General Federation of Women's Clubs of Central Oregon.”About two years ago, Ginny’s organization along with the Redmond Chamber of Commerce sponsored an event called “Ladies, Legacies and Landmarks." The tour raised money for Saving Grace of Redmond and featured a who’s prominent among Redmond matriarchs.
A tour of Petersen Rock Garden though the eyes of a historian and a geology professor

1 month ago | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

A professional historian and a geology professor don't leave any stone unturned as they recently visited the Petersen Rock Garden near Redmond for this edition of Little Did I Know. Kelly Cannon Miller from the Deschutes Historical Museum wanders the Petersen Rock Garden with Geologist Hal DeShow from Central Oregon Community College.
The story behind the Petersen Rock Garden and how you can help keep it going

2 months ago | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

REDMOND, Ore. -- May will be National Historic Presentation Month, and what better place to spotlight it than a look at the history of the Petersen Rock Garden just outside of Redmond. "When he was 18 years old, Rasmus Peterson and his brother came to the U.S. It’s thought they were some of the original immigrants that came through Ellis Island. In 1905, Ramus purchased the property the rock garden sits on through the Desert Preservation Act and turned it into a successful farm.
Pilot Butte and 56 other lost ski hills of Oregon you may not have known about

2 months ago | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

BEND, Ore. -- Once a beloved local ski hill before Mt. Bachelor took the spotlight, the old Skyliners site is again drawing attention—this time through the work of longtime Oregon ski historian Steve Stenkamp. Stenkamp has spent the past six years researching and documenting Oregon’s forgotten ski areas. His efforts culminated in a recently published book chronicling 57 former ski sites across the state.
Little Did I Know...

2 months ago | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

BEND, Ore. -- Welcome to the final chapter in my series on fractals and my visit to the High Desert Museum and their exhibit called “Patterns At Play: Fractals in Nature."Last week, we talked about the theory of Fractals but today we’re going hands on. Haley Brazier, the Natural History Curator gives me a tour. “Some of my favorite parts of this exhibit are the large scale photography that we have on each wall. So it's really floor to ceiling. Way taller than you or I.
From math to Mother Nature: How Fractals changed the world

Mar 22, 2025 | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

BEND, Ore. -- I recently found out that the High Desert Museum opened an exhibit called “Patterns at Play – Fractals in Nature.” And I freaked. I immediately needed to see it with my own eyes. So what are fractals and why was I so excited? Well, first of all, fractals were first discovered not in nature, but at the dawn of the computer age. And before there were fractals, there was a man named Benoit Mandelbrot and the Mandelbrot set.
Bob Woodward: A look back at a Central Oregon legend

Mar 14, 2025 | centraloregondaily.com | Scott Elnes

Two summers ago, I found out yet another thing that I didn’t know. The sport of mountain biking wasn’t just invented in Northern California. Bob Woodward, from Bend, was the man who literally wrote the Sports Illustrated book on Mountain Biking. And he and a handful of pedal rebels here in Central Oregon deserve as much credit for its invention. Last summer, after a lot of humble pushback, Bob finally agreed to sit down with me and tell me the story of his life.