News from The Rookie Sidekick: Missoula Smokejumpers, DRM & TSI @ TEEX, First Overseas Customer

I'll spare the bad puns about inventor David Johnston's product catching fire . . . Here's a round-up of news from Deschutes River Manufacturing, the Bend, Oregon-based maker of the go-anywhere power fire hose roller, The Rookie Sidekick. -hoc
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Wildland Season Kick-Off: Six New Rookies for Missoula Smokejumpers

To prepare for wildland season in the West, the famed Missoula Smokejumpers recently purchased a half-dozen new Rookie fire hose rollers. The Missoula Smokejumper Base is located at the Aerial Fire Depot by Missoula International Airport in Missoula, Montana. The base is situated adjacent to the Region One Fire Cache, the Interagency Fire Science laboratory, and the Northern Region Training Center.

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DRM Goes to Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
Firefighter Training with Training Specialties Inc.

Deschutes River Manufacturing returns to TEEX in July to assist with firefighting instruction in conjunction with Training Specialities Inc. Part of the Texas A&M University system, TEEX's Emergency Services Training Institute instructs more than 81,000 emergency responders from all 50 states and 45 countries each year. Rookie Sidekicks we donated to TEEX are used every day at their Brayton Fire Training Field, the largest live-fueled firefighter training facility in the world.

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First Rookie Sidekick Shipped Overseas
Singapore Company Supplies Malaysian Oil Industry

Although we have a distributor in Canada and several customers there, we recently shipped our first Rookie Sidekick All-In-One Electric to a customer outside of North America - an engineering supply company based in Singapore that serves oil company customers in Malaysia.

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New Training DVD Available, Video On Web

With invaluable assistance from the Crooked River Ranch Fire Department, we recently produced a training DVD covering basic operation for each model of the Rookie Sidekick, plus the Rookie Reloader. Deschutes River Manufacturing donated a Rookie Sidekick gas (rolls up to 3" dia. fire hose) to the CRR FD, which also purchased a Rookie Reloader to complete its hose management system.

Click here to view an excerpt from the DVD - and to see other videos of the Rookie Sidekick in action.

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New Customers: Industrial, Municipal, Wildland
From North Carolina to British Columbia

• Anderson Township Fire & Rescue (near Cincinnati, Ohio) purchased a Rookie Sidekick after a 30-day trial.

• At the Northwest Fire & Rescue Exposition, Kittitas County Fire & Rescue in central Washington bought a Rookie Sidekick on the spot and wheeled it out of our booth. Our distributor Type One made the sale.

• Department of Energy contractor Fluor-Hanford in Richland, Washington recently purchased a Rookie Sidekick Gas for the DOE's Hanford Site.

• The Canadian Department of Energy in British Columbia bought an All-In-One Electric and portable stand. Our distributor in the Great White North, Columbia Fire & Safety, made the sale.

• Georgia-Pacific in Alabama joined our customer list with a unit sold by HC Services in Laurel, Mississippi.

• Cramerton Volunteer Fire Department (near Charlotte, North Carolina) added a Rookie Sidekick All-In-One Gas to its essential firefighting gear.

4 Peaks Music Festival - Festivarian #2

(photo: Blue Turtle Seduction)

(Bend, OR) Plus, last chance to snap up discounted 4 Peaks Music Festival passes. Ending July 1 (that's one week from today!), Early Bird passes save festivarians $12 - just $76.50 for two-day festival admission and camping. Prices will bump up to $88.75 - still a bargain for this line-up of national touring band and local favorites.

Click here for the new issue of the 4 Peaks Festivarian, packed with the insider's low-down on the people, the music, the Bend beta and the goodness. Get in on the fun - sign up for the Festivarian here.

-hoc

Skateboarding Documentary at Thump Coffee

EVENT DATES: June 23-24

(BEND, OR) During business hours on Monday and Tuesday, June 23 and 24, Thump Coffee will be playing local photographer and filmmaker Nathan Gray's "Smile," a documentary film about teaching kids to skateboard in India. "Smile" will be submitted to the Bend Film Festival this year. For more about "Smile," visit grayghostrider.com.

Thump Coffee is located in downtown Bend at 25 NW Minnesota Ave. For details, visit ThumpCoffee.com or call 541-388-0226.

Where did you get those undies?

(Bend, OR) Unless you're one of those free-spirited sorts who go commando style 24x7x365, you occasionally buy underwear, lingerie and other undergarments (or someone buys them for you). Here's your chance to share what you like and dislike about the experience, while also helping an Oregon-based, boot-strapping start-up get a leg up (and possibly winning a few bucks in exchange for a few minutes of your time).

Please take this brief online survey - and pass the word along to friends and family. When it comes to survey statistics anyway, bigger is definitely better.

Thanks,
HOC

4 Peaks Music Festival Newsletter

(Bend, OR) Kate Wells is killing the new 4 Peaks Music Festival newsletter, The Festivarian! Check out the first issue here - it's fun to read and packed with good info, including band profiles/previews, locals tips on cool places to visit and things to do in Central Oregon, info about nearby dog boarding options (sorry, no dogs allowed at the festival), the latest press about the festival and more.

Sign up for the 4 Peaks Music Festival Festivarian, and you'll be the first to know about new bands added to the line up, and you'll get all beta you need to get the most out of your 4 Peaks experience.

-hoc

Last Chance to Buy Cheap 4 Peaks Music Festival Tickets

DEADLINE: JULY 1

Buy Discount 4 Peaks Music Festival Tickets Now, Save $12

Second Round of Early Bird Discount Tickets Going, Going . . .

(BEND, OR) Bend’s 4 Peaks Music Festival returns bigger and better this year, with 20 bands and 80 acres of music, food, beverages, crafts, kids fun and camping. But the chance to buy discounted festival tickets ends soon. Festival-goers can save $12 by purchasing specially priced tickets now for $76.50, which includes two-day festival admission and camping. Prices will then bump up to $88.75 without notice as the festival nears on July 25-26.

:: 4 PEAKS MUSIC FESTIVAL DETAILS
For details, visit www.4peaksmusic.com. Tickets are available at Ranch Records in downtown Bend, or at www.frontgatetickets.com. Vendors interested in reserving booth space should contact Will Nash at 541-788-0314 or will AT 4peaksmusic DOT com. The 4 Peaks Music Festival information hotline is 541-382-8064.

:: 4 PEAKS MUSIC FESTIVAL BANDS
Bands are still being finalized, but the line-up promises even bigger headliners than last summer, while still featuring local acts. Tentatively, the band roster consists of Tea Leaf Green, Zilla, Hot Buttered Rum, Everyone Orchestra, Blue Turtle Seduction, Poor Man's Whiskey, Flowmotion, Moon Mountain Ramblers, Izabella, Acorn Project, State of Jefferson, Brent Alan and His Funky Friends, The Grain, Swampthang, Masala Mostest, Rising Tide, Black Strap and North Channel.

Benefit for Former Bend SCUBA Instructor Glenn Asbury

EVENT DATE: Sunday, June 22


Glenn taught the SCUBA certification class I took years ago at the Powder House in Bend. If you're one of the hundreds of Central Oregon SCUBA divers like me that Glenn turned on to the sport, you might want to attend this event or contribute a donation if you are able. -hoc