Spiegel was survivor of Warsaw ghetto uprising

Iran sends soldiers to fight in Syria

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

MUSCAT, Oman — Iran has sent soldiers to Syria to fight alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. An unknown number of Iranians are....MORE

Ex-commissioners at IRS deny lying

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

WASHINGTON — The last two directors of the Internal Revenue Service, Douglas Shulman and Steven Miller, endured a barrage of hostile questions Tuesday from members of the Senate Finance Committee about who was responsible and why they....MORE

Phenomenon

Energy released by tornado dwarfed Hiroshima bomb

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

WASHINGTON — Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled....MORE

Curry voters say no: ‘It’s going to get interesting,’ sheriff says

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

On Tuesday night, Curry County Sheriff John Bishop shook his head and sighed. Voters had defeated Measure 8-71, which would have increased property taxes to fund public safety in a county near bankruptcy.“I’m disappointed in the real....MORE

Plaza towers elementary school

Chaos at disaster’s emotional focal point

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

MOORE, Okla. — At the end of the day on Monday, on the last week of the school year, students at Plaza Towers Elementary in this blue-collar suburb were zipping their backpacks. A fifth-grade class had just finished watching “Hatchet,"....MORE

Oregon News

Bill expands distilleries’ tastings, sales

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

SALEM — A bill that would give Oregon distillers more opportunities to market and sell their spirits earned final approval from the state Senate Tuesday, and now heads to the governor’s desk. The measure is part of a recent push by the....MORE

Benghazi suspects ID"d

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

WASHINGTON — The U. S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials ....MORE

Deaths Elsewhere

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

Deaths of note from around the world:Mack Emerman, 89: Founder of Criteria Recording Studios, where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records. Died Tuesday in Miami. J. Hyde Crawford, 82: Fashion ....MORE

Online slang dictionary gets a say in court cases

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

The wheels of justice move slowly sometimes, but not, apparently, as slowly as Webster’s New World Dictionary. Slang has always been a challenge for the courts in cases that involve vulgar or insulting language. Conventional dictionaries lag....MORE

Public safety

Big win for 911

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

Deschutes County voters agreed by a wide margin Tuesday to continue funding 911 dispatch service for another five years. And in La Pine, where a brush fire blackened 170 acres in early May, voters extended existing levies to fund the La Pine Rural....MORE

Bend-La Pine school bond

'Full speed ahead' for new schools

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

Two new schools are on Bend's horizon after voters approved a $96 million Bend La-Pine Schools bond Tuesday to fund their construction.“It's a bit of a relief," said Superintendent Ron Wilkinson. “It allows us to keep moving forward, and ....MORE

Horoscopes are misleading nonsense

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

Did you hear about the pathetic, $800-per-hour psychic Sylvia Browne who was hired by and assured Amanda Berry’s mom that her daughter was dead but was waiting for her in heaven? After that, the mom stopped looking and died “of a....MORE

Using ‘crash’ implies fault

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

It is quite common to hear people referring to an accident snarling traffic during rush hour. Really? An accident is a total unforeseen and random event that was not any one person’s fault. The majority of these traffic-snarling events are....MORE

Tired of rudeness on the trail

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

My wife and I, with our dog, use the Deschutes River Trail segment from Archie Briggs to Awbrey Glen several times a week. My attitude is generally “live and let live" but I am tired of the chronic rudeness I encounter from other trail users.....MORE

The importance of critically examining our beliefs

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

There is no standard definition of the all-important term “wing nut," so let’s provide one. A wing nut is someone who has a dogmatic commitment to an extreme political view (“wing") that is false and at least a bit crazy....MORE

Don’t allow off-leash dogs on park trails

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

Bend parks and trails are scenes of all sorts of polite — usually — clashes: Bike v. pedestrian. Duck and geese feeders v. Bend law. And off-leash dog v. on-leash dog or people or bikes. Some candidates for the Bend Park & Recreation....MORE

Jefferson County measures

Madras Aquatic Center bond passes

• Culver voters reject $9.8 million bond for school improvements

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

Voters appear to have narrowly approved an operations levy for the Madras Aquatic Center on Tuesday, a change in fortune for the measure, a nearly identical version of which was defeated last November. Anita Goodwin, vice-chairwoman of the aquatic....MORE

More school races

Most incumbents keeping their seats

May 22, 2013 1:01 am

In school board races throughout Central Oregon, Tuesday was mostly a good night for the incumbents. David Ford, 61, appeared to defeat Adele McAfee, 59, to retain his seat on the Central Oregon Community College board of directors. It was the only....MORE

Bend Parks

Little change, with 1 new face on board

May 22, 2013 1:01 am

The Bend Park & Recreation District board will look much the same after Tuesday night’s election. Voters elected one incumbent who ran unopposed and a second incumbent who faced little opposition, and chose to keep recent appointee Daniel....MORE

Liquid nitrogen lesson teaches about science in Spanish

May 22, 2013 1:01 am

For more than an hour Monday morning, the noise of glass shattering against linoleum could be heard coming from Stephanie Montoya's first-grade classroom. But students weren't breaking windows. They were breaking hot dogs and flowers instead. Monday,....MORE

Crook County schools

$33M bond measure narrowly passed

May 22, 2013 1:02 am

Prineville appears to be getting a new elementary school as of Tuesday night, with voters in the Crook County School District narrowly saying yes to a $33.5 million bond measure. Dean Noyes, chairman of the bond committee, said he and others with the ....MORE

Don’t reduce legal limit for drunken driving

May 22, 2013 1:01 am

We’re all for putting an end to drunken driving. In Oregon in 2011, alcohol-impaired drivers were involved in nearly 30 percent of all traffic fatalities, a figure that mirrors the national average closely. At the same time, however, imposing....MORE

Sports On the air

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

TodayBASEBALL Time TV/RadioMLB, New York Yankees at Baltimore 4 p. m. ESPNMLB, Seattle at Los Angeles Angels 4 p. m. RootHOCKEYNHL, playoffs, Pittsburgh at Ottawa 4:30 p. m. NBCSNBASKETBALLNBA, playoffs, Indiana at Miami 5:30 p. m. TNT, KICE-AM....MORE

Sports in Brief

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

PREPSLava Bear lacrosse falls in playoffs — Fresh off its first Oregon High School Lacrosse Association victory in school history, Bend High fell to Jesuit 18-2 on Tuesday in Beaverton in the second round of the postseason. Seniors Daniel Nase ....MORE

NHL Playoffs Roundup

Sharks tie series with 2-1 win over Kings

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton set up Brent....MORE

Scoreboard

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

ON DECKTodayBaseball: 5A state playoffs, first round: Pendleton at Bend, 4:30 p. m.; Liberty at Redmond, 5 p. m.; 4A state playoffs, first round: Astoria at Sisters, 4:30 p. m. Softball: 5A state playoffs, first round: Bend at Hood River Valley, 4:30 p.....MORE

NFL

San Francisco gets Super Bowl

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

BOSTON — The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game.....MORE

Prep Baseball, softball

Redmond makes mark on all-IMC

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

The kids at Redmond High can play some ball. The Panthers’ baseball and softball teams dominated the Intermountain Conference all-league teams, which were announced earlier this week. Redmond senior J. D. Abbas was named the IMC baseball pitcher....MORE

NFL

TV viewing set to be enhanced

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. Envision Peyton Manning sitting on the bench and dissecting the last series from a variety of camera angles on his hand-held device instead of looking....MORE

Major League Baseball

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

StandingsAll Times PDT———AMERICAN LEAGUEEast DivisionW L Pct GBNew York 28 17 .622 —Boston 27 19 .587 1½Baltimore 24 21 .533 4Tampa Bay 24 21 .533 4Toronto 18 27 .400 10Central DivisionW L Pct GBCleveland 26 18 .591....MORE

Spurs hang on to beat Grizzlies

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

SAN ANTONIO — When Tony Parker started running low on masterful plays, Tim Duncan was there to take over and lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists,....MORE

NBA Playoffs

Heat, Pacers ready to go in Game 1

• A series win sends either Miami or Indiana to the finals

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade’s rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship was in their sights. That’s when....MORE

NBA

Cavs win lottery again

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

NEW YORK — Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft. Gilbert, owner Dan....MORE

Anchored putting strokes to be banned in 2016

• The new rule will take effect for professionals and amateurs in 2016

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

FAR HILLS, N. J. — Golf's rules-making bodies, the U. S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient, on Tuesday prohibited golfers from anchoring a putter against their bodies while making a stroke, a rule change the organizations first....MORE

Golf

Anchored putting strokes to be banned

• USGA and R&A recent ruling leaves plenty for region's players to digest

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Time for many a golfer to dust off that old, conventional putting stroke. The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient, the governing bodies responsible for the Rules of Golf, announced Tuesday that Rule 14-1b has been adopted and....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle

Changes well received

• There has been positive feedback for the Pole Pedal Paddle's new run course along the Deschutes River

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

After the busiest — and most lucrative — weekend of the year for the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation, John Schiemer took a moment to come up for air Tuesday and reflect on Saturday's 37th annual U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle.....MORE

Fly-tying corner

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

In June and July, one of the most effective lake patterns is the Callibaetis Nymph. This version is a Denny Rickard's tie. Put it to work at Paulina or East Lake, at Diamond Lake or your favorite trout lake. When fish are eating Callibaetis, they put ....MORE

Fishing Report

May 22, 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 roads leading to the reservoir are clear.....MORE

TV spotlight

Aiming to expand career beyond ‘Stars’

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

NEW YORK — Derek Hough has made it to the finals of the 16th edition of “Dancing With the Stars," which wrapped up last night, but he almost didn’t return to the ABC show this season.“I was gonna sit this season out," Hough....MORE

Outdoors Calendar

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Email events at least 10 days before publication to communitylife@bendbulletin. com, or click on “Submit an Event" at www. bendbulletin. com. Contact: 541-383-0351. BIRDINGDean Hale Woodpecker Festival: Participants have a choice of attending 12....MORE