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- ↑ "Bend club nicknamed the Bucks". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. January 15, 1987. p. D1.
- ↑ Dufresne, Chris (June 25, 1989). "MINOR DETAIL : Even the Little Things Mean a Lot for the Bucks of Bend, Ore., Where Success Requires Being Ready for Anything and Keeping the Park Packed". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Bucks take shape for season opener". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. June 16, 1991. p. D1.
- ↑ Lucas, Grant. "The day the Rockies came to Bend". The Bulletin. Retrieved September 12, 2020.