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Hazard map of the Deschutes River
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Stay safe on the Deschutes River this summer
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
Safety first: Avoid floating alone, wear a life vest and carry a whistle. State law requires a life vest for each person aboard a boat. Children 12 and younger must wear them. Life vests aren't required on air mattresses. While a life vest is not required on a single inner tube, if you tie them together, you'll need life vests. Any passenger on an....MORE
How to get around: "Ride the River"
June 12, 2013 4:00 am
The Ride the River service from Cascades East Transit begins July 5th and runs Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday through Labor Day. The shuttle transports river floaters and their flotation devices between Riverbend, McKay and Drake Parks. An all-day pass costs $2.50 for adult and youth and $1.25 for seniors/disabled. A single route ride costs $1.....MORE
NBA Finals
Heat rally to force Game 7
• LeBron James leads Miami to an overtime win over San Antonio
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
MIAMI — LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7. James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep Miami’s repeat chances alive. Losing his headband but keeping his cool while....MORE
Council to vote on streetwork near Drake Park
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
The city of Bend is poised to begin a major project to improve Riverside Boulevard and other downtown streets for bicyclists and....MORE
Editor's choice
Journalistic impartiality tested in NSA leaks
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
LOS ANGELES — Edward Snowden may represent the archetypal leaker of the Internet age — a tech savant who justifies his civil disobedience as a righteous rebuttal to the big institutions he believes have intruded too far into ordinary....MORE
Classmates reunite after 75 years
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
REDMOND — On Tuesday afternoon in a private dining room overlooking Juniper Golf Course, the surviving graduates from the....MORE
Nation & World Briefs
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Women in combat — Declaring “the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's....MORE
Protests spread in Brazil
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic....MORE
Today
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
It's Wednesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2013. There are 195 days left in the year. HistoryHighlight: In 1953, Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U. S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at....MORE
Research
To ease organ shortage, grow them?
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
NEW YORK — By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she’d been waiting for....MORE
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Deschutes 911 board considers changes
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
The Deschutes County 911 executive board on Tuesday discussed the need for stronger leadership and less micromanagement in its first meeting since former Director Rob Poirier’s recent resignation. Poirier, who served as director from October....MORE
Around the state
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Columbia drowning — Authorities say a fisherman who dove into the Columbia River after his pole has drowned. Multnomah County sheriff’s Lt. Steve Alexander identified the man as 60-year-old John Eugene Deranleau of Portland. The....MORE
Bend High senior displays a knack for business
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
When Hannah De Alicante faced the last round of judging during the national high school DECA competition this past spring, she....MORE
Redmond looks into select outdoor smoking bans
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Frustrated by citizen complaints of second-hand smoke and fed up with using city staff to pick up cigarette butts where smokers....MORE
And mini more ...
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Mini Cooper enthusiasts gather the Mini Meet West 2013 event Tuesday at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend. The gathering....MORE
College Baseball Roundup
UCLA holds off N.C. State 2-1
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
OMAHA, Neb. — Never has a team swinging metal bats produced so few runs through two College World Series games yet found itself in such an enviable position. These UCLA Bruins are proving that in this day and age of college baseball, pitching....MORE
Sports On the air
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
TodayBASEBALL Time TV/RadioMLB, Baltimore at Detroit 10 a. m. MLBMLB, Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees 4 p. m. ESPN2College, World Series, Oregon State vs. Indiana 5 p. m. ESPN/KICE-AM 940MLB, Seattle at Los Angeles Angels 7 p. m.....MORE
School notes
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
ReunionsBend High School class of 1973 will hold a reunion Aug. 9-10; 5:30 p. m. Aug. 9 at Crux Fermentation Project, 50 S. W. Division St., Bend; free; 5:30 p. m. Aug. 10 at Bend Golf and Country Club, 61045 Country Club Dr.; $35, $40 after June 1;....MORE
Tourist education aid sought in forest work
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Residents and visitors may find temporary trail closures, forest-thinning crews and prescribed burns this fall on popular hiking....MORE
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Bankruptcies
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Chapter 7Filed June 11• Summer J. Rockenbach, 1580 Newport Ave., No. 1, Bend• James E. Duncan, 21878 Repine Drive, Bend• Wayne A. Christopherson, P. O. Box 1352, Redmond• Chance R. Hyser, 2238 N. E. Arapaho Court,....MORE
State jobless rate at 7.8%
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM— The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell steeply into the Great Recession in the fall of 2008. The state unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in May and, after a revision, 7.9....MORE
Death notices
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Dianna Lee Corey, of Powell ButteJuly 26, 1966 - June 16, 2013Arrangements: Autumn Funerals- Redmond (541-504-9485) www. autumnfunerals. netServices: Memorial Service: 11:30am, Sat., June 22, 2013, Powell Butte Christian Church, 13720 SW Hwy 126,....MORE
Gene LeRoy Lind
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
July 20, 1941 - May 28, 2013Gene LeRoy Lind of Redmond passed away Tuesday, May 28, from cancer. Gene was born in Pasco, WA. He moved to Hermiston, OR in 1950. In 1959 he graduated from Hermiston High School. He married his "highschool sweetheart" Carole Jean Rankin on January 18, 1964 and she survives him. He is also survived by his son, Jeff (Carolyn) Lind of Gaston, OR.; daughter, Gena....MORE
Mary Ann Durfee
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
November 6, 1938 - June 9, 2013Mary Ann (Barrie) Durfee of Crooked River Ranch died on June 9, 2013, two years to the day after the death of her husband, Spike. She fought a courageous and inspiring 10-year battle with breast cancer and its complications. She was 74. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a. m. Saturday, June 22 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Redmond. Mary Ann was born November 6,....MORE
Philip Roger Fleck
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
April 19, 1923 June 12, 2013Philip R. Fleck, 90, of Redmond, OR, passed away in his sleep at home on June 12, 2013. He was born in Rufus, OR, on April 19, 1923, to Bifford L. and Myrtle A. Fleck, the youngest of three children. The family moved to Redmond, when Philip was six, where he graduated from high school in 1941. He married Loraine Peck on December 29, 1946, enjoying over 66 years....MORE
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Education bill defection opens door for leadership
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
One defecting Democratic senator gave pension reform and education funding another chance Monday. Sen. Chris Edwards, D-Eugene, said he voted against the K-12 school budget because it leaves his district short, facing more teacher layoffs and fewer....MORE
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Why the rush on lodging tax?
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Some awfully good people disagree about what’s best for Bend tourism. A group of hotel owners, tourism officials and business owners supports increasing Bend’s lodging tax by 2 percentage points from 9 to 11 percent. There’s....MORE
In My View
eOff-leash trails a smart, necessary option for Bend
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Given the recent Bend Park & Recreation District board of directors election, it is timely to revisit the district’s ban on off-leash trail access. BPRD has devoted significant staff time and millions of taxpayer dollars to develop 65....MORE
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Abandon ‘me first’ mindset
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
David Brooks’ op-ed in the June 12 Bulletin is more than just a judgment about the values of Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency’s contractor who went public with NSA’s phone and internet surveillance programs. Brooks....MORE
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Tetherow SDC decision is misguided
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
In Saturday’s paper, there was an article titled “County cuts SDCs in half for subdivision." It is true that new development helps with the overall economy of the community. It also brings excessive wear and demands to the....MORE
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‘Candorville’ and other comics are losers
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
I chime in with Jim Stedman concerning “Candorville" and the several other so-called comic strips in the six-day comic section of the daily Bulletin. Candorville is a loser along with most of the other strips. The only ones that reflect daily ....MORE
Outside Games are back
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Enjoy playing with the pros at the second annual Subaru of Bend Outside Games kicking off Tuesday. From Tuesday through June 30, festivities will include mountain biking, paddling, triathlon, geocaching, as well as craft beer and live music. The Bend....MORE
Take a hike with your child
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
The Deschutes Land Trust kicks off a series today of naturalist-led hikes and outdoor learning adventures for kids. Hands-on activities and kid-friendly length hikes make these outings perfect for families, according to the Land Trust. All the events ....MORE
Bird Watch
Golden Eagle
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Scientific name: Aquila chrysaetosCharacteristics: Large, dark brown eagles with 6-7 foot wingspans; both adults and juveniles have golden-brown feathers on the top and back of the head. The legs are feathered to the toes. Juveniles have whitish wing patches on the undersides and a white tail with a dark terminal band. Adult tails are dark or show faint barring. Breeding: Builds a huge stick nest....MORE
Fly-tying corner
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
When trout are keying on small mayflies, it is easy to confuse the dorsal/tail surface bulge with the slurp of surface grab. As....MORE
Fishing Report
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Here is the weekly fishing report for selected areas in and around Central Oregon, provided by fisheries biologists for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:CENTRAL ZONEANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR: The reservoir has been very turbid, which has....MORE
TV spotlight
Thriller in a fishbowl in CBS’ dome
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
“Under the Dome" 10 p. m. June 24, CBSIf you’ve ever felt like you’re living in a fishbowl, you’ve got....MORE
British trader charged in rate-rigging
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
LONDON — British prosecutors have filed eight fraud charges against a former UBS trader in the first criminal case in London in connection with the manipulation of benchmark global rates. The case against the trader, Tom Hayes, comes after U. S.....MORE
MTV’s endless youth movement
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Trying to win over a fickle teenager isn’t easy. Trying to win over millions of them every night is — as the kids say — cray cray. But that’s exactly what MTV has had to do since its inception in the 1980s as the cable....MORE
Chrysler to go ahead with recall
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
DETROIT — In a course reversal, Chrysler Group LLC said Tuesday it will recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty SUVs as requested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA said earlier this month that those....MORE
Consumer prices barely rise in May
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Higher costs of housing and power to run homes pushed consumer prices mildly higher in May, but inflationary pressure in the U. S. was largely subdued, and the cost of health care eased again. The consumer price index rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.1 ....MORE
U.S. housing starts up in May
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Home builders ramped up construction in May, providing an economic boost while they sought to take advantage of an improving housing market defined by low inventory. Housing starts increased 6.8 percent from revised April figures to a seasonally....MORE
Organ-donor info boosts Facebook
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s addition of a way for its users to tell people their organ-donor status helped boost the number of people who registered as donors 21-fold in one day. Two weeks after the social networking website set up the....MORE
Possibility of change at Fed
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama suggested that he was likely to nominate a new Federal Reserve chairman later this year, saying in a television interview aired late Monday that the current chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, had “already....MORE
News of Record: Police Log, Bend Police Department, Prineville Police Department, Oregon State Police, Bend fire runs
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Police LogThe Bulletin will update items in the Police Log when such a request is received. Any new information, such as the dismissal of charges or acquittal, must be verifiable. For more information, call 541-383-0358. Bend Police DepartmentTheft....MORE
Scoreboard
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
BaseballCollegeNCAA College World SeriesAt TD Ameritrade Park OmahaOmaha, Neb. All Times PDTDouble Eliminationx-if necessary———Saturday, June 15Mississippi State 5, Oregon State 4Indiana 2, Louisville 0Sunday, June 16Game 3....MORE
Sports in Brief
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
GOLFBend golfers advance at OreAm - Four Bend golfers advanced into match play Tuesday at the Oregon Amateur Championship in Eugene. Karinn Dickinson, a 23-year-old part-time caddie at Pronghorn Club, shot a second-round 4-over-par 76 at Eugene....MORE
University of Oregon plans to bar too-wide seat cushions
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
PORTLAND — Some University of Oregon fans say it’s getting crowded in the bleachers. The problem: Jumbo seat cushions. So the school proposes to limit cushions to 17 inches wide. University spokeswoman Julie Brown says there have been....MORE
Featured obituary
Kenneth Wilson explained nature’s sudden shifts
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Kenneth Wilson, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who pointed the way to a detailed understanding of some of the most familiar phenomena in nature, such as the transformation of water into ice, died Saturday at a nursing home in Saco, Maine. He was....MORE
Canine deputy dies of cancer
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s canine died Friday after a decade of service, the Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Missy, an 11-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, was responsible for locating more than $2.5 million worth of....MORE
Teen injured doing trail work
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
A Northwest Youth Corps member was injured Tuesday afternoon while doing trail maintenance work on the Pole Creek trail southwest of Sisters. Deschutes County Search and Rescue was dispatched around 1:30 p. m. to the area after receiving a call from U.....MORE
‘Drink Planning Area’ open house Thursday
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
The Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project is hosting an open house Thursday to gather public input on U. S. Forest Service plans for 17,430 acres west of Tumalo Falls. The area, named the “Drink Planning Area" by the Forest Service, lies....MORE
West news
Tornado monitored at Denver airport
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
DENVER — Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed,....MORE
In focus: Military life
Deployment not a factor in most military suicides
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Nate Evans had three children depending on him and held down a good job running a hyperbaric chamber at a hospital. But what he....MORE
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Taxes back on the table
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — When a single Democrat crossed party lines Monday to ensure the state’s public school budget failed in the Senate, his goal was to kick up the pressure on a partisan impasse that has dominated most of the legislative session. So ....MORE
Seattle man cured of HIV hopes to help others
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SEATTLE — Early reports identified him only as “the Berlin patient." But Timothy Ray Brown, the first person cured of HIV, was born and raised in Seattle. Now, Brown is returning to his hometown to help boost efforts at the Fred....MORE
In party-line vote, House acts to limit abortions
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the most restrictive ban on abortion considered by Congress in a decade, a largely symbolic vote that laid bare the deep ideological differences between Democrats and Republicans.....MORE
Klamath water debate to go before Congress
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
A congressional committee Thursday is scheduled to hear from ranchers, farmers, environmentalists, tribal leaders and federal officials amid another water crisis in the Klamath Basin. Seventeen in all are set to testify before the U. S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, chaired by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. The hearing comes less than two weeks after the Klamath Tribes put in a....MORE
Update: Jimmy Hoffa search
After 4 decades, disappearance still fascinates
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where....MORE
Taliban plan peace talks
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — The Taliban signaled a breakthrough in efforts to open Afghan peace negotiations Tuesday, announcing the opening of a political office in Qatar and new readiness to talk with U. S. and Afghan officials, who said in turn that they....MORE
House OKs bill to track toxic chemicals
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — The Oregon House passed a bill Tuesday that would set up a public database to track 19 toxic chemicals used in children’s toys and products and would require manufactures to remove the chemicals from their products within five....MORE
Oregon State University ends co-op housing in 4 Corvallis buildings
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — Oregon State University is ending a low-cost cooperative housing program that has allowed more than 200....MORE
Couple faces charges related to killing spree
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
PORTLAND — An Oregon couple faces charges after authorities say they bought a gun for two people accused of a three-state killing spree and then helped them avoid capture. Kimberly Wyatt has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, straw....MORE
Timber fund renewal moves ahead
• A U.S. Senate panel endorses the legislation, which would extend money to timber counties for one year and protect more wilderness
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
A U. S. Senate committee on Tuesday endorsed legislation to extend federal subsidies for timber counties one more year, and to protect more wilderness and wild rivers in Oregon. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the two bills are part of his effort to....MORE
Track & Field
C.O. athletes at junior nationals
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
DES MOINES, Iowa — Five track and field standouts from Bend will compete in the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, set for today through Saturday at Drake University. Mitch Modin, a recent graduate of Mountain View High....MORE
Golf
Mickelson has silver market cornered at Open
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
ARDMORE, Pa. — The U. S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here’s something it might want to consider. Award the “Phil Mickelson Medal" to the runner-up in the U. S. Open. There is precedent. The U. S. Open champion has received a gold medal ever since this brute of a tournament began in 1895, and yet the USGA....MORE
Track & Field
Gay feeling healthy heading into nationals
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
DES MOINES, Iowa — For a little bit, Tyson Gay’s first step tearing down the track made him wince and his next made....MORE
Learning the ropes
• OSU shortstop Tyler Smith remembers gaining baseball seasoning during his summer with the Elks
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
OMAHA, Neb. — Three summers ago, Tyler Smith came to Bend feeling a bit uncertain. The shortstop and second baseman from....MORE
WCL Baseball
Elks take 8-6 win over BlueJackets
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
BREMERTON, Wash. — Tanner Ring went 4-for-5 at the plate on Tuesday night, a double short of the cycle, including a 3-run home run that proved to be the difference, as the Bend Elks defeated the Kitsap BlueJackets 8-6 Tuesday night. After....MORE
Photoshop helps fuel extortion boom against Chinese officials
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SHUANGFENG, China - The photograph usually arrives as an email attachment or the old-fashioned way, in an envelope with no return ....MORE
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Check trainer’s credentials
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
I felt it necessary to respond to Bulletin writer Anne Aurand’s article titled “Build strength, run better" as a means to set the record straight. If you aspire to run a half or a full marathon, here are a few things you need to be....MORE
1 in a million
• Anglers hoping to catch Cabela's million-dollar fish in South Twin should keep dreaming
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
SOUTH TWIN LAKE —Fishing was slow, so the boat anglers began talking to each other across the smooth, blue water. You know,....MORE
Outing
e(One of many) Cascade jewels
• The beauty of Hosmer Lake is best enjoyed via canoe
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
On the first Friday of June, Map Guy and I made the first of what this reporter hopes will be many canoe outings this summer. OK, so it wasn't technically summer yet, and it won't be for two more days. But it sure felt like summer that day at Hosmer Lake. It was one of those warm, late-spring days in mercurial Central Oregon. You know how as we age, sometimes we repeat ourselves sometimes? I think....MORE
Champoeg trail ends with treat
• Family-friendly bike path, located southwest of Wilsonville, combines history and recreation
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
As Claire Wallace finished the last of her ice cream, the 7-year-old took a moment to explain her method of communicating with....MORE
Outdoors calendar
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
FISHINGCentral Oregon Bass Club: Meets on the first Tuesday of each month; new members welcome; 7-9 p. m.; Abby’s Pizza, Redmond; www. cobc. us. Deschutes Chapter of Trout Unlimited: For members to meet and greet and discuss what the chapter is up ....MORE
Weather doesn't stop surf perch fisherman
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
LONG BEACH, Wash. — It was windy, raining intermittently, and the tide was ebbing — conditions not conducive to good fishing for redtail surf perch along the Washington coast. But the conditions did not stop Rick Weir, of Ocean Park, from ....MORE
Hunting & Fishing
Free shooting event gives youth focus, skill
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
We worked our way back up the hill toward where 12-year-old Callan stood with Jim Harris. Lindsay, 14, was with me.“That....MORE
Trail update
Trail update with Chris Sabo
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
Cooler conditionsTemperatures throughout the area are expected to be in the high 60s to low 70s with possible rain and snow showers at higher elevations. SUMMER TRAILSAs summer vacation season is upon us, expect a heavy increase in trail and lake use.....MORE
Maxine E. Raeburn
June 19, 2013 4:00 am
July 5, 1921 – June 11, 2013 Maxine was born July 5, 1921 to James and Bridgett Brown in South Dakota. She married Byron Scott Raeburn on August 11, 1940. They lived in Baker City, Milwaukie and Bend until she moved back to Milwaukie in 1998 to be closer to her family. She worked for United Grocers in Milwaukie. Maxine enjoyed needlework and crocheting afghans and made one for each of her....MORE
In focus: immigration
‘Modern-day plantation system,’ authorities say after 7-Eleven raids
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
More than a dozen 7-Eleven franchises took in more than $180 million in revenue by running a “modern-day plantation system," prosecutors in New York charged on Monday, built on the unpaid labor of dozens of illegal immigrants hired using sham Social Security numbers. Federal authorities seized 14 7-Eleven stores on Long Island, N. Y., and in Virginia, arresting nine owners and managers, and....MORE
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Lodging tax moves to Bend council
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
The seven members of the Bend City Council sat in the audience Monday night as a group of a dozen stakeholders, at odds over a proposed hike in the city lodging tax, debated the potential increase. A public hearing on the proposed 2 percentage point....MORE
Whatever happened to ... Redmond High School construction
eSchool rehab near complete
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Redmond High School's $9.3 million remodel is almost done and the school will welcome students next fall to the full campus.....MORE
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Deschutes extends jail bed lease with Jefferson County
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
The Deschutes County Jail will continue renting jail beds From the Jefferson County Jail to avoid using a matrix system to release inmates when the jail reaches capacity. The Deschutes County Commission on Monday approved an addendum to the....MORE
Correction
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
In a class listing for “Deer Resistant Landscapes," which appeared Friday, June 14, on page 19 in Go! Magazine, the class date was reported incorrectly, due to incorrect information supplied to The Bulletin. The class will meet at noon....MORE
Eugene man hurt in motorcycle crash
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
A Eugene man was injured when he crashed his motorcycle along U. S. Highway 380 Sunday morning, the Crook County Sheriff’s Office said. Roger Paquette, 65, was injured when the 2002 BMW motorcycle he was riding left the road, became airborne....MORE
Horseback incident fatal
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
An Estacada woman died Saturday after falling backward off a horse while riding on a trail south of the Cyrus Horse Camp near Culver, according to Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins. Dianne Lomeli, 68, was trail-riding on horseback when the lead....MORE
Salem group to fight parking meters
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — Some business and property owners are organizing a petition drive to block parking meters in downtown Salem. A city task force has recommended metered parking replace free on-street parking downtown, saying permits and a tax on businesses don’t raise enough to pay for parking facilities, including $500,000 a year for parking garage upkeep. The petitioners face a July 8....MORE
Bench to commemorate Eugene woman
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
EUGENE — Karol Rourke loved downtown Eugene. She loved the public library, the nearby thrift stores and the convenient bus line.“That was her domain," said her husband of 25 years, Ron Rourke. Four years ago, a pickup truck struck Karol ....MORE
Around the state
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Bomb plot — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to delay sentencing for the Somali-American man convicted of plotting to bomb a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland’s town square. Mohamed Mohamud, 21, is scheduled to be....MORE
Deaths elsewhere
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Deaths of note from around the world:Maxine Stuart, 94: Actress whose stage, film and television career spanned more than six decades, including a recurring role on the soap opera “The Edge of Night" and a guest spot on a memorable episode of....MORE
Bernard Sahlins, patriarch of sketch comedy, dies at 90
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Bernard Sahlins, a founder and former owner of the Second City, the Chicago nightclub that helped establish improvisational....MORE
West news
Fracking fuels water fights in the nation’s dry spots
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO — The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation’s driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth’s surface. Hydraulic fracturing,....MORE
Major League Baseball
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
StandingsAll Times PDT———AMERICAN LEAGUEEast DivisionW L Pct GBBoston 42 29 .592 —Baltimore 40 31 .563 2New York 38 31 .551 3Tampa Bay 36 33 .522 5Toronto 33 36 .478 8Central DivisionW L Pct GBDetroit 39 29 .574....MORE
Golf Commentary
Why do so many fans love to hate Phil Mickelson?
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
PHILADELPHIA —The only thing more baffling than Phil Mickelson’s inability to finish the deal in a U. S. Open is the delight so many people seem to take in that. From my vantage point, he appears to be the most unpopular popular person in sports. I don’t get it. Never have. This week at the Merion Golf Club, where he finished second for an unimaginable sixth time in a U. S. Open, ....MORE
COCC program offers flight at night
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
Pilots flying into Prineville Airport at night usually use a radio trick to turn on the runway lights so they can see the small....MORE
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$6.55B schools budget denied
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
SALEM — After what one lawmaker called a “good old-fashioned legislative debate," the state Senate on Monday rejected a $6.55 billion public school budget. A single Democrat, Sen. Chris Edwards of Eugene, joined 14 Republicans in voting....MORE
Editor's choice
Building a bomb that won’t blow up
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
The four Pentagon scientists gathered at a secret base about an hour’s drive from Washington. The three younger scientists wore camouflage jackets and dark, wraparound sunglasses. The fourth, their leader, was a 61-year-old man named Bob Best....MORE
food biz
The new goal: Be imperfect
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
NEW YORK — Here’s the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection. When stretching out the dough....MORE
Drugs
‘Pay for delay’ opened to scrutiny
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court rattled the pharmaceutical industry Monday when it ruled that antitrust regulators should be able to challenge the arrangements that allow rival drugmakers to delay the sale of a generic drug. Under such....MORE
MLB
Cloud of drug cheaters hovering over baseball
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
SEATTLE — When cyclist Lance Armstrong was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs last fall, he was publicly disgraced, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life. When outfielder Melky Cabrera....MORE
NBA Finals
Heat look to stop Spurs in Miami
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
MIAMI — The Miami Heat weren’t supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing. They were at the end of their first year together — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh still trying to figure it all out and clearly a long way from it. But this season they were the NBA’s best team, one that lost ....MORE
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- Horseback incident fatal | June 18, 2013
- Fracking fuels water fights in the nation’s dry spots | June 18, 2013
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Event Calendar
- Organizing with Outlook for Busy People Webinar | Wed 06/19 8-10a.m. | Camp Sherman,
- Mini Meet West Autocross and Funkhana | Wed 06/19 9a.m.-3p.m. | Mt. Bachelor ski area, Bend
- Diverson Familiar en Espanol/ Family Fun Storytime in Spanish | Wed 06/19 10:30a.m. | Redmond Public Library, Redmond
- Preschool Parade Storytime | Wed 06/19 11a.m. | Redmond Public Library, Redmond
- "Sleep Well Workshop" | Wed 06/19 noon-1:30p.m. | Bend Senior Center, Bend
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