PPP's other meaning? 'Place, people and party'

Ex-loan officer pleads guilty to bank fraud

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

A former Bend loan officer who faked loan applications for Desert Sun Development pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and conspiracy to make false statements to a financial institution. Jeffrey Sprague, 50, was a loan....MORE

Brighter state forecast relieves some pressure

• Republicans are still holding fast against hospital tax in hopes of bigger PERS reform

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

SALEM — The political rhetoric kicked up a notch Thursday after a deadline from the governor passed with no sign of compromise. Gov. John Kitzhaber gave lawmakers a 5 p. m. Thursday deadline to break through a partisan impasse on taxes and cuts....MORE

'I guess I beat everybody'

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

In May 1977, John Grout ran into Drake Park and into local sports history as the first winner of what would become Central Oregon's signature sporting event. Grout, however, did not even realize he had won.“There was a lot of people and teams....MORE

Prep lacrosse

Area teams set for state playoffs

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

The first postseason win in program history made Sisters one of three Central Oregon teams scheduled to play in Oregon High School Lacrosse Association first-round playoff games this evening. The Outlaws defeated Wilson of Portland 8-5 in a play-in....MORE

News of Record: Police Log

May 17, 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

Northwest News

Relocated deer adapting in Washington

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

VANCOUVER, Wash. — More than a month after an elaborate multi-agency operation moved some three dozen endangered Columbian white-tailed deer to protected habitat in Clark County, the animals are adapting to their new surroundings. Now wildlife....MORE

Man who posed as a doctor faces new charges

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

CORVALLIS — A man serving time for posing as a surgeon in Portland and bilking a woman who hoped to undergo a stomach operation faces accusations of writing bad checks to get $32,000 worth of Christmas decorations at his condominium in Albany.....MORE

Investigation into missing woman may end after fruitless search

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

SCOTTS MILLS — After a two-day search in rural Oregon failed to yield any trace of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, authorities said Thursday they may close the investigation.“The leads have become fewer and farther between," said Wayne ....MORE

Oregon News

Health group apologizes for not disclosing HIV testing

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

PORTLAND — Kaiser Permanente Northwest is apologizing to nearly 6,500 members in Oregon and Washington whose blood was tested for HIV without their knowledge or consent. The health organization implemented a screening policy a month ago in line ....MORE

College baseball

Beavers, Ducks to battle for Pac-12 lead

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

CORVALLIS — There’s a certain civility to the Civil War baseball rivalry between Oregon and Oregon State. Since the Ducks brought back baseball in 2009, the rivalry with the Beavers has been growing. But this season both teams are....MORE

Golf

Local bows out in Master-40 semis at Brasada

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

POWELL BUTTE — All Tom Carlsen could do was shake his head and laugh. Carlsen, of Bend, had just been eliminated from the semifinals of the Pacific Northwest Men’s Master-40 Amateur Championship, losing 1 down to Beaverton’s Bill....MORE

Prep tennis: State championships roundup

Summit boys in the mix for Class 5A title

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

PORTLAND — A third consecutive tennis state title for the Summit boys is not going to be easy. The Storm, who advanced seven players to this weekend’s Class 5A state tournament in Portland, have just two entrants — singles player....MORE

Prep equestrian

One last ride

• The four-day Oregon High School Equestrian Teams state championship meet began in Redmond on Thursday

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

REDMOND — The school year is winding down, and for some 550 young riders and ropers from around the state, that means it is time for the Oregon High School Equestrian Teams state championship meet. These student-athletes have clocked in....MORE

Around the State

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Gunfight over car — Medford police say an argument over a car resulted in gunfire, stray bullets hitting the front window of a nearby home, and officers swarming a neighborhood in search of two men. The Medford Mail Tribune reports that two....MORE

Ballot returns

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

County clerks announced the following ballot returns as of Thursday:• Crook County, 24.4 percent• Deschutes County, 18.7 percent• Jefferson County, 28.9 percent....MORE

Trails reopen near area of Pole Creek Fire

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

The Deschutes National Forest on Thursday reopened trails through the section of Three Sisters Wilderness Area burned last year by the Pole Creek Fire. They include portions of the Park Meadow, Green Lakes and Camp Lake trails, and the U. S. Forest....MORE

Redmond debates utility billing policy

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

With nearly $500,000 in default accounts on the books, the city of Redmond is considering changing its utility billing policies for what would be the second time in five years.“The current policy really affects our staff workload," said....MORE

Deschutes county

More than 30 cattle and horses seized

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Close to 30 horses and cattle were seized from a Redmond-area property Thursday afternoon in an investigation into animal neglect by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. Capt. Shane Nelson said several of the animals were emaciated when deputies....MORE

COYO holds first concert on Sunday

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Central Oregon saw the advent of its first full symphony orchestra — replete with winds, brass, strings and percussion — when Amy Goeser Kolb founded the Central Oregon Youth Orchestra last fall. After auditioning and seating nearly 60....MORE

Book reading and concert at Dudley’s

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Husband and wife Matheu DeSilva and Stacey Joy are two artists and expatriates who make their home in Ecuador. The two are visiting Bend and touring around small venues to promote their art. DeSilva, 39, is originally from southern England and....MORE

Pepper plays the Domino Room

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Hawaii-bred and SoCal-based Pepper — popular with people purported to prize pedestrian pop-reggae — is gearing up for the release of its self-titled new album, which comes out in July on the band’s own LAW Records label. Step....MORE

Deschutes County Fair’s concert lineup unveiled

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Here’s a fun fact that you may not know: Last summer, on Aug. 4, the pop band Hot Chelle Rae played for what I believe to be the biggest concert crowd in Central Oregon’s history at the Deschutes County Fair. The group drew an estimated ....MORE

PPP's other meaning? 'Place, people and party'

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

About 3,000 of them arrive each spring, ready to race at the time of year when snow sports and warm-weather sports can be merged together all in one day. Sure, the U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle is about athletes competing in alpine skiing, nordic....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle

• Bend's big racing event is back for one day of skiing, cycling, running and paddling to the finish

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Molly Cogswell-Kelley assures one of the many annoying reporters who have been phoning her that her voice “normally does not sound like this."Oh? How does it usually sound?“Not raspy!" she said. “I'm getting laryngitis ... sorry if ....MORE

Story Times and library youth events

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

n For the week of May 17-23. Story times are free unless otherwise noted. Barnes & Noble Booksellers2690 N. E. U. S. Highway 20, Bend; 541-318-7242n ONCE UPON A STORY TIME: All ages; 11 a. m. Friday. C. E. Lovejoy’s Brookswood Market19530 Amber....MORE

Sweet Skylar wants to play

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Meet Skylar, a sweet 3-year-old domestic short hair/mix. She was brought to the shelter as a stray and never reclaimed. She is affectionate and has a strong desire for attention and playtime. If you would like to meet Skylar, or any other animal....MORE

Naked Winery coming to Old Mill

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Naked Winery, a Hood River-based vintner with the marketing slogan “We aim to Tease," plans to open a tasting room in the Old Mill District. The winery plans a temporary opening for Memorial Day weekend at the tasting room, 330 S. W. Powerhouse....MORE

Dispatches

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

• GoBend Realty has joined the national franchise network of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and will now do business under the name Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Northwest Living. To learn more, visit www. betternwliving. com.....MORE

Art Exhibits

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Ambiance Art Co-op: Featuring gallery artists; 435 S. W. Evergreen Ave., Redmond; 541-548-8115. Artists' Gallery Sunriver: Featuring local artists; 57100 Beaver Drive, Building 19; www. artistsgallerysunriver. com or 541-593-4382. Atelier 6000: Featuring ....MORE

A new (old) stage

* After years away from standup, Paul Reiser is telling jokes in front of a live audience again

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Actor, musician and author Paul Reiser is back where he started: traveling around the country and telling jokes on stage. On Saturday, the 56-year-old will bring his stand-up act to the Tower Theatre in Bend (see “If you go"). Although there....MORE

Tartufi returns to the scene of the crime

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Let's get this out of the way: Tartufi is the band that was playing when local police cited The Horned Hand for excessive noise last summer. That's one of those things that was a bummer when it happened, but with the passage of time — and the....MORE

The Staxx Brothers

• Funk, rock and soul will be in the spotlight when the Seattle band visits Bend's Silver Moon

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

If The Staxx Brothers frontman Davin Stedman is anywhere near as fast-talking and energetic and smart on stage as he comes across off of it, you should be in for a good time Saturday, when the Seattle group plays its “hard-ass soul" — a....MORE

Pioneer Memorial Hospital open again following scare

May 16, 2013 2:56 pm

Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville returned to a relatively normal operation this afternoon after an hours-long lockdown prompted by a threatening phone call. City police spoke to the former patient who called in the threat and took a report,....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle

Still standing

Bend's Sarah Max and Zoe Roy are the favorites to win the elite women's title in a field that has been beset by injuries

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Three-time defending champion Stephanie Howe is out with an injury. And Sarah Max, one of the favorites, will be racing on a bum ankle. The elite women's division of the U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle this Saturday is decimated by injuries, leaving just ....MORE

Marshall High may lose meal program

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

Starting in the next school year, Marshall High School may no longer offer breakfast and lunch to all of its students the way it has, due to a school improvement grant running out. However, Bend-La Pine Schools is looking into a way to save the....MORE

Walden, Wyden critical of DOJ’s seizure of phone logs

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle criticized the Department of Justice on Wednesday for seizing phone records of The Associated Press without first providing the newswire the opportunity to resist the subpoena. The outcry has....MORE

Seattle man posted video before dying on highway

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

PORTLAND — A final video of Richard Swanson shows him smiling and happy to be at the ocean as he prepared to dribble a soccer ball along Oregon’s coastal road on a planned 10,000-mile walk to Brazil. It was the same coastal road where he ....MORE

Police search property near Salem for missing Utah woman’s remains

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Authorities investigating the disappearance of Utah mother Susan Powell spent two days this week searching a rural Oregon property for her remains, Powell’s father said Wednesday. Chuck Cox said in an interview Wednesday....MORE

News of Record: Police Log, Bend Police Department

May 16, 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....MORE

Klamath County

Meth, gun raids lead to 38 arrests

May 16, 2013 4:00 am

GRANTS PASS — More than 300 local, state and federal officers, some in camouflage gear and helmets, fanned out across rural Klamath County in the pre-dawn darkness Wednesday and arrested 38 people accused of operating a methamphetamine and....MORE